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Becker, Joseph R. MD

School of Medicine
Medicine
(210) 567-6673
beckerjr@uthscsa.edu

I serve as a clinician educator in the Division of Endocrinology and the Department of Medicine. My major interests and activities include teaching and patient care. My focus as a teacher includes educating residents, students, fellows, and other faculty in various topics in the field of thyroid disease. As a clinician, I have a strong interest in thyroid disease and thus have designed my practice to see patients with various thyroid illnesses. I have a weekly thyroid ultrasound clinic and I focus on managing patients with thyroid cancer. On a national level, I am involved in the American Thyroid Association which is an organization for individuals with a strong interest in thyroid illness and disease.

Appointments Education Expertise Teaching Publications

7/2010 - Present

Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Endocrinology/Department of Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Medicine, San Antonio, TX

Date	Description	Institution	# Students
2/2012 - Present	Intro to Clinical Medicine	The University of Texas Health Science Center
I currently oversee the Endocrine Module in the Introduction to Clinical Sciences course for second year medical students in the school of medicine. I coordinate the various faculty to provide one hour lectures and case discussions to an audience of approximately 200 second year medical students. The topics include evaluation and treatment of adult patients with disorders involving the bodys endocrine system. Prep time 20 hours.
2/2012 - Present	Intro to Clinical Medicine	The University of Texas Health Science Center	200 students
I provide 1 hour of presentation to second year students in the school of medicine in the endocrine module of the Introduction to Clinical Sciences Course. The audience includes approximately 200 second year medical students. I provide an hour of reviewing cases of patients with Diabetes and hypoglycemia and how those individuals were diagnosed and treated to help the students apply when they learned in the first hour. Prep time 4 hours and presentation time 1 hours. This occurs on an annual basis.
1/2011 - Present	Intro to Clinical Medicine	The University of Texas Health Science Center	200 students
I provide an 2 hours of presentation to second year students in the school of medicine in the endocrine module of the Introduction to Clinical Sciences Course. The audience includes approximately 200 second year medical students. I provide one hour of presenation regarding the workup and approach to patients with disorders of the thyroid gland. I provide an additional hour of reviewing cases of patients with thyroid disorders and how those individuals were diagnosed and treated to help the students apply when they learned in the first hour. Prep time 4 hours and presentation time 2 hours. This occurs on an annual basis.
1/2011 - Present	Internal Medicine Endocrinology Board Review	UTHSCSA
Physicians whom are training in internal medicine attend a daily conference from 11:30-12:30 that reviews pertinent topics in the field of internal medicine. I provide them with an annual one hour lecture that reviews evaluation and management of patients with disorders involving the endocrine system in preperation for their certification exam in internal medicine. Prep time 4 hours. Presentation time 1 hour.
1/2011 - Present	Internal Medicine New Conference Thyroid Board Review	UTHSCSA	40 students
Physicians whom are training in internal medicine attend a daily conference from 11:30-12:30 that reviews pertinent topics in the field of internal medicine. I provide them with an annual one hour lecture that reviews the evaluation and management of patients with thyroid disorders in preperation for their certification exam in internal medicine. Prep time 4 hours. Presentation time 1 hour.
1/2011 - Present	Intro to Clinical Medicine	The University of Texas Health Science Center	200 students
I provide an 2 hours of presentation to second year students in the school of medicine in the endocrine module of the Introduction to Clinical Sciences Course. The audience includes approximately 200 second year medical students. I provide a presenation regarding the workup and approach to patients with disorders of the pituitary gland. I provide an additional hour of reviewing cases of patients with pituitary disorders and how those individuals were diagnosed and treated to help the students apply when they learned in the first hour. Prep time 4 hours and presentation time 2 hours. This occurs on an annual basis.
11/2010 - Present	Neurosurgery Resident Lecture on Pituitary Disorders	UTHSCSA	15 students
Preperation Time:16 hours Time spent with residents:1 hour. Provided neurosurgery residents with a lecture on the perioperative management of patients with pituitary disorders or those going for pituitary surgery.
10/2010 - Present	Internal Medicine Resident Noon Conference on Hypothyroidism	UTHSCSA	30 students
Preperation Time:8 hours Time spent with residents:1 hour. Provided the internal medicine housestaff with a lecture on the workup, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with hypothyroidism. I provide this lecture on an annual basis at the noon conference series for residents whom are training in the field of internal medicine.
10/2010 - Present	Thyroid Cancer and Tumor Board	UTHSCSA	5 students
Preperation Time:16 hours. Time spent in conference: 2 hours. I started this meeting. It is a monthly meeting that meets on thursday afternoons for an hour and a half. The group consists of endocrine surgeons, pathologists, ENT surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, fellows, residents, students, and endocrinologists. We review difficult thyroid cancer cases including pertinent surgical pathology, cytopathology, imaging studies to formulate a treatment and management plan to be discussed with these patients.
10/2010 - Present	Medicine Clerkship	The University of Texas Health Science Center	30 students
I meet with third year students in the school medicine four times annually during their noon conference as they are rotating through their internal medicine clerkship. As a specialist in pituitary diseases, I provide them with a presentation on the management and evaluation of patients with disorders involving the pituitary gland. I provide this 4 times annually. Contact time 4 hours over the year. Prep time 8 hours.
10/2010 - Present	Thyroid Ultrasound and Fine Needle Aspiration Clinic	UTHSCSA	1 student
Time spent with fellows:4 hours every week. Fellows in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism attend my thyroid ultrasound and fine needle aspiration on wednesday afternoons at the Texas Diabetes Institute. I instruct them in the use of ultrasound to evaluate patients with thyroid nodules. I also teach them the use of fine needle aspiration to remove cytopathology samples from these nodules. This is an ongoing weekly teaching session.
10/2010 - Present	Internal Medicine Resident Noon Conference on Endocrine Hypertension	UTHSCSA	30 students
I presented to residents whom are training in the field of internal medicine during their daily noon conference. During this time, I provide them with a yearly presentation on the topic high blood pressure caused by problems in the body''s endocrien system. Preperation Time:8 hours Time spent with residents:1 hour.
10/2010 - Present	Medicine Clerkship	The University of Texas Health Science Center	30 students
I meet with third year students in the school medicine four times annually during their noon conference as they are rotating through their internal medicine clerkship. As a specialist in thyroid diseases, I provide them with a presentation on the management and evaluation of patients with disorders involving the thyroid gland. I provide this 4 times annually. Contact time 4 hours over the year. Prep time 8 hours.
9/2010 - Present	Internal Medicine Residency Noon Conference	UTHSCSA	30 students
Preperation Time:16 hours. Time spent with residents:1 hour. Provided noon conference lecture to the internal medicine housestaff on the treatment and diagnosis of patients with hyperthyroidism. I provide this lecture on a yearly basis. Presentation time 1 hour. Prep time 4 hours
8/2010 - Present	Pre-Doctoral Student Supervision	UTHSCSA

7/2010 - Present	Internal Medicine Resident Morning Report	UTHSCSA	30 students
I attend and participate in the UTHSCSA Department of Medicine morning report. I attend this hour long conference once a week in which difficult patients are presented and discussed by the internal medicine housestaff. I provide input as a faculty endocrinologist for the Deptartment of Medicine.

Year	Degree	Discipline	Institution
2010	Clinical Fellowship	Advanced Fellowship in Diabetes	University of California San Francisco , CA
2009	Clinical Fellowship	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	University of California San Francisco , CA
2008	Residency	Internal Medicine	Yale School of Medicine New Haven , CT
2005	MD	Medicine	University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio , TX
2001	BS	Chemistry	University of Chicago Chicago , IL

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