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Ross, Jeanette S

School of Medicine
Family & Community Medicine
(210) 617-5356
jeanette.ross@va.gov, rossj@uthscsa.edu, jeanetterossmd@gmail.com

Dr. Jeanette Ross Is board Certified in Family Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine.
Her clinical activities are based at the Audie L. Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital, where she has a leadership position as the Medical Director for transitions of care for Geriatrics and Extended Care.

Dr. Ross is a clinician-educator whose main goal is improve the care of persons who have multiple chronic conditions, are seriously or terminally ill through program development and educational innovations. Her main interests include advanced communication skills, goals of care, pain management, management of falls in elders and transitions of care. She has developed extensive curriculum and educational materials and has educated thousands of medical students, health professions students, hundreds of residents (Medicine, Family medicine, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, Fellows (Geriatrics, Palliative, and geriatrics psychiatry) and staff.

Dr. Ross has been actively involved in many educational program managing roles including: 1) Graduate Medical Education by having different leadership roles in the Palliative Care and Geriatrics fellowship since 2006. Dr. Ross is currently the associate director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship. 2) Clinical education including with the GRECC (Geriatrics Research and Education Center) when she served as Acting associate director for education and evaluation. Multiple VISN Level Geriatrics and Extended care educational initiatives and 3) hospital educational programs such as the life sustaining treatment initiatives.

Dr. Ross has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards including a Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) and the Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Award.

Appointments Education Expertise Teaching Publications Grants

2/2020 - Present	Associate Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship	University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio, Medicine, San Antonio, TX
12/2019 - Present	Medical Director Transitions of Care Geriatrics and Extended Care	South Texas Veterans Health Care System
4/2019 - Present	Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor	University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine, San Antonio, TX
9/2018 - Present	Professor/Clinical	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Family & Community Medicine, San Antonio, TX

Date	Description	Institution	# Students
3/2011 - Present	MEDI 4115 Hospice and Palliative Medicine Course	UTHSCSA	2150 students
Mandatory spring didactic course offered to all medical students. I was involved in the development of the course, designing the curriculum, developing the interactive multimedia module, and teaching the small group sessions. This is an 8 hour credit course in which students learn about hospice and Palliative Medicine principles, advanced communication skills, goals of care, pain management and interdisciplinary teamwork. I spend approximately 20 hours total face time leading small group sessions, giving feedback to several groups of students during their standardized observed structured clinical encounters and small group course evaluations. for 2021 a televisit OSCE with a Covid patient was added
4/2010 - Present	Hospice and Palliative Medicine Selective	The University of Texas Health Science Center
This rotation offers clinical experience in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM). Palliative care provides treatment for seriously ill hospitalized and ambulatory patients and focuses on symptom management, enhancement of function, physical comfort, quality of life, a psychosocial support and communication about the goals of medical care for the patients as well as their families. I designed the elective, created the curriculum, coordinate the students? rotations and provide clinical experiences for the students from 2010-2015. Currently I am only a clinical faculty. The rotation is available to up to 4 students per period and is available for 6 periods per year.
9/2006 - Present	Individual Instruction	UTHSCSA

9/2006 - Present	Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Team Meetings	UTHSCSA/STVHCS	50 students
These are weekly 1 hour didactic sessions designed for medical and interdisciplinary Palliative care fellows, Palliative Care faculty and rotating learners (medical students and residents). Attendees of the session acquire knowledge to develop expertise in Hospice and Palliative Care. I am an active participant in these sessions and between 2006 and 2019 I was the presenter in 6-12 sessions per year.
9/2006 - Present	Geriatric Medicine	The University of Texas Health Science Center
I teach and supervise fourth year medical students participating of the clerkship during the clinical experiences of the combined Geriatrics and Palliative Care service, the Inpatient Hospice Unit and the VA Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) clinic. Typically I`m in contact with each student for approximately 12 contact hours. On average, I supervise 8 students per year.

Abstract

Fernandez H, Flint L, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Healy JM, Ross JS, Lindenberger E, Morrison L. Stronger Together: Integrated Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fellowships to Train Leaders in the Care of Older Adults with Serious Illness (GP729); 2020 Jul. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 60, no. 1).

Walker, M, Ross JS, Trinh, H. Polypharmacy Burden amongst Older Veterans with Non- Curable Cancer; 2020 May. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 68, no. S1).

Cruz-Martinez, J, Zaragoza, G, Reilly, P, Mader, MJ, Ross JS, Conde, A, Welch, M, Arevalo-Flechas, L. Walking in Their Shoes: Living with Dementia for 5 minutes; 2020 Apr. (Journal of The American Geriatrics Society; vol. 68, no. S1).

Walker, M, Ross JS, Trinh, H. Polypharmacy Burden amongst Older Veterans with Non- Curable Cancer; 2020 Apr. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 68, no. S1).

Vutukuri S, Mejia Grueso A, Reilly P, Ross I, Mader M, Ross JS, Sanchez-Reilly SE. What?s On Your Mind? I Need Help: Identifying Social Media Resources Available to Caregivers of ALS Patients (S747); 2020 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 59, no. 2).

Sanchez-Reilly SE, Reilly-Sanchez L, Restrepo V, Restrepo MI, Ross JS, Mader M. This Stroke Changed My Life and I Need Help: Social Media Resources for Bilingual Caregivers of Stroke Victims (S753); 2020 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 59, no. 2).

Zaragoza G, Cruz-Martinez J, Reilly P, Ross JS, Mader M, Arevalo-Flechas LC. Dementia Immersion Simulation Experience (DISE): Eliciting Empathy, improving Communication Skills in Dementia; 2019 Nov. (Innovation in Aging; vol. 3, no. S1).

Aggarwal A, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Mader M, Ross JS. The Efficacy Of Case-Based Instruction On Student Attitudes Towards Pain And Opioid Risk Assessment In Older Adults; 2019 Nov. (Innovation in Aging; vol. 3, no. S1).

Sanchez-Reilly SE, Vutukuri S, Reilly P, Ross I, Mejia A, Ross JS. Identifying Social Media Resources Available to Caregivers of ALS Patients; 2019 Nov. (Innovation in Aging; vol. 3, no. S1).

Powers BB, Ross JS. Improving Geriatric Care of Interprofessional Practicing Providers; 2019 Nov. (Innovation in Aging; vol. 3, no. S1).

Sanchez-Reilly SE, Reilly-Sanchez L, Restrepo V, Restrepo MI, Ross JS, Mader M. Social Media Resources For Bilingual Caregivers Of Stroke Survivors; 2019 Nov. (Innovation in Aging; vol. 3, no. S1).

Parker, B, Walker, M, Ross JS. #Geriatrics - A 7-year Twitter Analysis; 2019 Apr. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 67, no. S1).

Preston, A, Lockett-Burr, L, Ross JS, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Marceaux, J. Geriatrics in Social Media: An Instagram Explorative Analysis; 2019 Apr. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 67, no. S1).

Torlak, F, Trinh, H, Shi, Y, Ross JS, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Lee, S. This is the End?I think?: Analysis of Medicine Residents? Complex Care Communication Strategies; 2019 Apr. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 67, no. S1).

Lockett-Burr, L, Cheng, C, Reilly-Sanchez, L, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Ross JS. #Palliativecare and #Hospice: A Comprehensive Instagram Analysis; 2019 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 57, no. 2).

Glade, D., Davila-Lourido, N., Lee, S., Ross JS. Why is Grandpa in the Emergency Department Again?; 2018 Apr. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 66, no. S2).

Gonzalez- Cano,TV, Chung, M, Carretero, J, Flores, B, Martinez M, Ross JS, Lee, S, Arevalo-Flechas, L. Exploring the interplay of ethnicity, socioeconomic status and falling in a group of community-dwelling older adults; 2017 May. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 65, no. S1).

Sanchez-Reilly SE, Ross JS, Lee, S., Martinez M, Garza, M, Healy JM. PAIN-ME-FREE: A Videogame to Improve Geriatric Pain Management among Inter-Professional Clinicians; 2017 May. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 65, no. s1).

Mireles, C., Murray AA, Pagan-Ferrer, J., Arevalo-Flechas, L.C, Ross JS. Determining the Efficacy of Clinical Novelas as a Teaching Tool for Fall Prevention in the Geriatric Population; 2016 May. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 64, no. S1).

Arevalo-Flechas, L.C., Murray AA, May, L., Frausto, E., Sanchez-Reilly SE, Ross JS. The Fall: A Cultural and Linguistic Adaptation of a Fall Prevention Program for Community Dwelling Older Hispanics; 2016 May. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 64, no. S1).

Harris, J., Hagiwara Y, Kasbarian, C., Lee, S, Ross JS. Geri-SAFE: An Educational Intervention to Aid Students in the Prevention and assessment of falls in the Elderly; 2016 May. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 64, no. S1).

Amdur, S., Seetharama, A., Lee, S., Ross JS, Sanchez-Reilly SE. Good Mourning, YouTube! Grieving and Bereaving on the World's Most Popular Video Sharing Website; 2016 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 51, no. 2).

Hagiwara Y, Ross JS, Aagaard H, Lee S, Sanchez-Reilly SE. As Real as It Gets: Enhancing Medical Students' Palliative Communication Skills Through Standardized Family Meetings with Onsite-Feedback; 2015 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 49, no. 2).

Mireles, C, Ross JS, Lee, S, Noble, S, Healy, A. Facebook as a Resource for Caregivers of Hospice Patients; 2015 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 49, no. 2).

May, L, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Lee, S, Gonzalez, EY, Ross JS. Integrating an Advance Care Planning Clinical and Education Intervention to Improve Patient-Centered Care and End of Life Care Planning among Chronically Ill Older Adults; 2015 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 49, no. 2).

Healy JM, Chappell P, Lee S, Villarreal D, Ross JS, Sanchez-Reilly SE. The Double Parallel Curriculum in Palliative Care(DP-PC): Using a Double Parallel Education Strategy with Multimedia to Enhance Learners Knowledge and Skills in End of Life Palliative Care (EOL-PC); 2014 Mar. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 65, no. S1).

Methvin B, Lee S, Sharp C, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Ross JS. Caregiver Burden Among Family Caregivers Of Homebound Older Veterans; 2013 Apr. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 61, no. S1).

Methvin, B, Lee, S, Ross JS. Analysis of YouTube Resources for Caregivers of Aging Individuals; 2013 Apr. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; vol. 61, no. s1).

Aziz, W, Getter, B, Ross JS, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Lee, S. YouTube as a Palliative Care Source of Information to the world; 2013 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom management; vol. 45, no. 2).

Patel C, Abel J, Ross JS, Lee S, Wiesenthal A, Sanchez-Reilly SE. Changing Practice by Changing Hearts: Medical Students Reflecting on Their Hands-on Palliative Care Experience; 2013 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 45, no. 2).

Ross JS, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Meyer, T, Riley, C, Villarreal, D. Rehabilitating the Palliative Care Patient: Why Bother?; 2013 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 45, no. 2).

Levine, S, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Periyakoil, V, Ross JS, Rosielle ,D, Gustin, J. Fellowship Directors - Looking 10 Years into the Future; 2013 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 45, no. 2).

Goldman B, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Ross JS, Shuko L. Evaluating an Interdisciplinary, Multicultural, Innovative, and Required Palliative Care Medical Student Course; 2012 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 43, no. 2).

Healy JM, El Ahdab S, Ross JS, Sanchez-Reilly SE. Bereaved Family Members as Teachers: Educating Medical Students in What Matters Most; 2012 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 43, no. 2).

Ross J, Meier D, Weissman D, Sanchez-Reilly SE. Learn from Today`s Palliative Medicine Leaders So You Can Become a Palliative Leader Tomorrow; 2012 Feb. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; vol. 43, no. 2).

Book Chapter

Ross JS, Widera, E. Section XI. General Medicine Chapter 9.Geriatrics. In: Baliga R. Baliga`s Text Book of Internal Medicine:An Intensive Board Review Book with 700 MCQs. 2018.

Tatum, P, Brandon, S, Ross JS, Widera, E. Chapter 55 Palliative care and Special Management Issues. In: Halter J, Ouslander J, Studenski S., High K., Asthana S., Ritchie C. Hazzard`s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology 7th edition. 2017.

Book/Monograph

Rodgers PE, Ross JS, Tatum PE, Vandekieft GK. End-Of-Life Care Leakwood KS: American Academy of Family Physicians; 2020.

Electronic/Web Publication

Jordan, A, Harmoney, K, Scott-Dietz, S, Ross JS, Hanh, E, McMartin, M, Sinclair, C, Thienprayoon. An Impromptu Group Conversation With Women in Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2018 Feb. Available from: http://www.pallimed.org/2018/02/an-impromptu-group-conversation-with.html .

Journal Article

Powers BB, Welch, M, Hartman, P, Ross JS. Expanding the Reach of Geriatrics Grand Rounds Using Facebook Live Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Oct;.

Tatum, P, Talabreza, S, Ross JS. Geriatric Assessment: an Office-based Approach American Family Physician 2018 Jun;97(12):776-784.

Hagiwara, Y, Healy JM, Lee, S., Ross JS, Fischer, D, Sanchez-Reilly SE. Development and Validation of a Family Meeting Assessment Tool (FMAT) Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2017 Aug;:1-11.

Healy JM, Chappell, P., Lee, S., Ross JS, Sanchez-Reilly SE. The Double Parallel Curriculum in Palliative Care: Teaching Learners to Teach End-of-Life Care at the Bedside Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2016 Nov;.

Hagiwara Y, Ross JS, Lee, S., Sanchez-Reilly SE. Tough Conversations: Development of a Curriculum for Medical Students to Lead Family Meetings American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2016 Sep;.

Harris B, Ross JS, Sanchez-Reilly SE. Sleeping in the Arms of Cancer The Cancer Journal 2014 Sep;20(5):299-305.

Sanchez-Reilly SE, Ross JS. Hospice and Palliative Medicine: Curriculum Evaluation and Learner Assessment in Medical Education Journal of Palliative Medicine 2012 Jan;15(1):116-122.

Villarreal DV, Restrepo MI, Healy JM, Howard B, Tidwell J, Ross JS, Hartronft SR, Jawad M, Sanchez-Reilly SE, Reed K, Espinoza SE. A Model for Increasing Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit: Enhancing Interprofessional Consultation Rates and Communication Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2011 Nov;42(5):676-679.

Year	Degree	Discipline	Institution
1998	MD	Medicine	Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Medellin , Colombia
	Clinical Fellowship	Geriatric Medicine	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio , TX
	Clinical Fellowship	Hospice and Palliative Medicine (n/a)	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio , TX
	Residency	Family Medicine	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio , TX

Federal
Funding Agency	Department of Veterans Affairs
Title	GERI-EMPOWER
Status	Active
Period	3/2018 - 3/2019
Role	Co-Investigator
Grant Detail	The Geri-EMPOWER: Empowering Medical Providers and Older adults with strategies to Escape Readmissions was funded by the Veterans affairs Chief Consultant in Extended Care (10NC4). The STVHCS GRECC Geri-EMPOWER proposal enhanced and evaluated the new Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) Complex Patient Care Team (CPCT) program. The Geri-EMPOWER educational program trained newly hired clinical healthcare professionals and the inpatient case managers in geriatric assessment and syndromes, provided patients and caregivers with culturally sensitive educational resources, and will track patient outcomes beyond readmission reduction and SAIL scores for this new GEC clinical program.

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