Emko, NidaSchool of Medicine |
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Dr. Emko is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. A graduate of the University of the Miami School of Medicine and the UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA) Family Medicine residency, Dr. Emko joined the department?s faculty in 2004. Dr. Emko, who is board-certified in Family Medicine, cares for incarcerated teens at the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC), precepts Family Medicine residents in the Family Health Center, and attends the Family Medicine Inpatient Service at University Hospital. At the JDC Dr. Emko provides direct patient care and performs administrative tasks such as creating protocols, dealing with public health concerns, and modifying the JDC clinic?s electronic medical record templates. She is Medical Director of a Student-Faculty Collaborative Practice weekly clinic at the SAMM Transitional Living and Learning Center where she volunteers with medical, nursing, and pharmacy students to provide adult and pediatric medical care; her duties also include taking care of administrative issues related to the clinic. She serves on the School of Medicine Admissions Committee and recently finished a three-year commitment to the Diversity Committee, and she is involved with quality improvement projects within her department. She is a physician collaborator with nurse practitioners and physician assistants at local branches of CVS MinuteClinic, affiliated with UT Medicine San Antonio. Dr. Emko teaches first and second year medical students as a Synthesis Case Facilitator and mentors medical students throughout their four years with the Veritas program. She has been the recipient of the Veritas faculty mentor of the year award, the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award for Faculty, the Bexar County Medical Society Women in Medicine Award, and the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Exemplary Teaching Award for Part-Time Faculty. Her clinical interests include adolescent health, women`s health, caring for underserved populations, preventive medicine, and ambulatory care. |
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| 10/2012 - Present | Clinical Associate Professor | UTHSCSA, Family & Community Medicine, San Antonio, TX |
| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 2004 | Residency | Family and Community Medicine (Chief resident) | University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio San Antonio , TX |
| 2001 | MD | Medicine | University of Miami Miami , FL |
| 1996 | BS | Chemistry and Microbiology (Cum Laude) | University of Florida Gainesville , FL |
Adolescent Medicine- I am the attending physician for high risk adolescents at the Juvenile Detention Center, providing acute and preventive care for the JDC population ages 10-17. I also mentor and teach medical students and residents about the intricacies of adolescent care including patient confidentiality, testing for and treating sexually transmitted diseases, and motivational interviewing. |
Ambulatory Care- In my clinic I see patients who have conditions such as diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, hypothyroidism, and depression; as well as patients who have less common diseases such as pyoderma gangrenosum and myasthenia gravis. It is a rewarding experience to take care of patients, many of whom I have known since my internship, and be able to provide quality health care for their many chronic conditions. I also teach third year medical students who rotate with me in my clinic on disease processes, socioeconomic influences of healthcare, and chronic disease management. |
Chronic Pain- I see many patients with chronic pain in my continuity clinic, and I understand it is important to treat the pain while ensuring the patient is not misusing or abusing medications. Because of my interest in treating chronic pain I have been involved in creating an interdisciplinary plan for taking care of chronic pain in the Family Health Center and updating the University Health System Opioid Use Agreement to better reflect an interdisciplinary approach to treatment. |
Correctional Health Care- Correctional Health Care (CHC) involves the care of acute injuries that happen either prior to patients being detained or during their detention in the correctional system, addressing chronic diseases, and providing health maintenance by doing physicals and screening patients for potential problems. Acute injuries may range from head trauma to lacerations, from toxic ingestion of illicit substances to withdrawal symptoms, and from joint sprains and strains to fractured bones. Chronic diseases seen in correctional health care may include obesity, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and tobacco and illicit substance abuse. Being a doctor in CHC requires taking care of patients within limitations of the system, putting aside preconceived notions of what a patient has done to provide optimal care for them, and being prepared for and managing public health concerns. Working at the Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center has given me extensive experience with correctional health care. |
Interdisciplinary health care- I have been fortunate to work with and/or teach multiple disciplines including nursing, dentistry, psychology, pharmacy, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. I currently interact with various health care professions in my roles as a SAMM medical director, the attending physician at the Juvenile Detention Center, a CVS MinuteClinic physician collaborator, and a physician collaborator with South Central AHEC and Dr. Janna Lesser of the School of Nursing. |
Preventive Medicine- Working in various clinical settings has emphasized to me the importance of preventive care. I feel that promoting and encouraging healthy choices and lifestyles can help improve general population health and decrease the burden of chronic disease. |
Women`s Health- My interest in women`s health encompasses preventive medicine such as screening for breast and cervical cancer as well as prenatal care and care for chronic diseases. I have worked as the faculty mentor for the Alpha Home Women`s Clinic and am currently involved with promoting women`s health at the SAMM clinic by holding women's clinics at regular intervals and teaching students from the OB/GYN interest group about how to do well woman exams. |
Abstract |
| Oscos-Sanchez MA, Burge SK, Emko N. Teaching Residents a Brief Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Substance Use; 2010 Jun. (Family Medicine; vol. 42, no. Sup 4). |
| Pogosian E, Tinitigan M, Oscos-Sanchez MA, Burge SK, Loffredo AS, Emko N, Lyssy TK, Tysinger JW. Residents? Attitudes Toward Clinical Management of Substance Use; 2010 Jun. (Family Medicine; vol. 42, no. Sup 4). |
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| Funding Agency | UT Health San Antonio Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics |
| Title | A Mental Health & Wellness Initiative for the Homeless Population at SAMMinistries? TLCC |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 3/2019 - 2/2020 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | Faculty Mentor for a Community Service Learning grant with a medical student and nursing student to provide multiple mental health and wellness interactive educational activities for the residents at the San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries` (SAMM) Transitional Learning and Living Center (TLLC). |
| Funding Agency | Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, UT Health San Antonio |
| Title | Community Service Learning Grant: SAMMinistries Health Fair, Screening and Health Education |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 9/2018 - 2/2019 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail | Grant provides funding for an interdisciplinary health fair at the SAMMinistries Transitional Living and Learning Center (TLLC), 5922 Blanco Road, San Antonio, TX 78216 that occurred on 9/15/18 with students and faculty from the UT Health schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and dentistry, and the University of Incarnate Word`s School of Optometry. Using information gathered from the health fair, students and faculty will develop a series of educational presentations to increase knowledge and awareness of the SAMM TLLC residents for various health and safety topics. |