CURRICULUM VITAE
Paola A. Palma Sisto MD
Paola A. Palma Sisto MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Endocrinology
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Endocrinology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Children’s Wisconsin - Fox Valley Hospital |
130 Second Street |
Neenah, WI 54956 |
EDUCATION: |
09/1986 - 06/1990 B.A., New York University, New York, New York |
08/1990 - 06/1994 M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
06/1994 - 06/1997 Residency, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein Affiliated Hospitals, Bronx, NY |
07/1996 - 09/1996 Clinic Chief Resident, Albert Einstein Affiliated Hospitals, Bronx, NY |
07/1997 - 06/2000 Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2000 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2010 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
02/2002 - Present Medical Student Course Director, Pediatric Endocrinology, M4 elective, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI |
01/2004 - Present Medical Student Course Director, Pediatric Component to the Clinical Examination and Reasoning Course (CER) M2, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI |
07/2004 - 06/2006 Medical Student Course Director, Essentials of Nutrition, M4 Selective, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI |
04/2006 - 06/2008 Co-Chair, Clerkship Directors Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI |
07/2008 - 06/2010 Chair, Clerkship Directors Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI |
07/2009 - Present Medical Student Course Director, Pediatric Endocrinology, M3 Elective, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2002 - 01/2008 Director, Cystic Fibrosis Endocrine Program, WI |
09/2009 - Present Associate Chair, Children's Specialty Group Service Committee, WI |
01/2010 - Present Chair, Culture Subcommittee, Children's Specialty Group Service Committee, WI |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
07/2000 - Present Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
08/2001 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
07/2003 - Present Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - Fox Valley, Appleton, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
American Board of Pediatrics | 10/1997 | 12/2011 |
ABP,Subboard Pediatric Endocrinology | 08/2001 | 12/2015 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
New York | 201541 | 11/1995 | 12/1999 |
Pennsylvania | MD063921-L | 06/1997 | 12/2000 |
Wisconsin | 42192-020 | 07/2001 | 10/2010 |
Illinois | 036-103268 | 07/2002 | 07/2006 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
02/2002 - Present Society of Teaching Scholars Junior Faculty Travel Award |
06/2008 - Present Outstanding Teacher of Medical Students Award |
09/2008 - Present The Edward J. Lennon Endowed Clinical Teaching Award |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
10/1999 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics |
06/2001 - Present American Diabetes Association |
06/2001 - Present The Endocrine Society |
05/2002 - Present Midwest Pediatric Endocrine Society |
10/2002 - Present Group on Educational Affairs of the American Association of Medical Colleges, AAMC - Central Division (CGEA) |
02/2003 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics- Wisconsin Chapter |
05/2003 - Present Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society |
03/2004 - Present Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) |
05/2004 - Present Ambulatory Pediatric Association (APA); Medical Education Special Interest Group |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Editorship |
04/2008 - Present The Pediatric Educator |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
02/2002 - Present Director of Education - Pediatric Endocrine Division |
09/2002 - 01/31/2004 Department of Pediatrics: Assistant Director, Undergraduate Medical Education |
02/2003 - Present Co-Chair, Medical Education Committee (appointed), Wisconsin Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics |
01/2004 - 12/2008 Program Director, Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship |
02/01/2004 - Present Department of Pediatrics:Director, Undergraduate Medical Education |
01/01/2006 - Present Department of Pediatrics: Co-Chair, Administrative Core, Center for Educational Excellence |
02/2007 - Present Department of Pediatrics: Director, Summer Student Research Program |
08/2010 - Present Program Director, Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
12/2006 - Present Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE), Communications Committee Representative for the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) |
01/2007 - Present Invited Reviewer, AAMC-CGEA abstract submissions |
04/2007 - Present Invited Reviewer, The Pediatric Educator, Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics |
04/2007 - 06/2010 Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society (LWPES) Chair, Fellow's Forum |
01/2008 - Present Invited Reviewer, AAMC MedEdPORTAL, the premier online peer reviewed repository for education-related materials |
07/2009 - 06/2010 Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society (LWPES)Chair, Education Committee |
06/2010 - Present Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society (LWPES)Chair, Faculty Development Committee for Education Council |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Palma Sisto, Paola; "Cystic Fibrosis and Puberty"; Weekly Academic Research Conference; Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/13/2002 - Present |
Palma Sisto, Paola; "Puberty: Review of Normal and Treatment-Induced Complications"; Pediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner Research Conference, 07/22/2004 - Present |
Palma Sisto, Paola; Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Endocrine Perspectives; Pediatric NEW Kids program members, Children Hospital Of Wisconsin, 07/01/2005 - Present |
Regional |
Palma Sisto, Paola and O'Shaughnessy, Irene; Not for Women only: Bone Disease and CF; Cystic Fibrosis Education Day, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 03/09/2002 - Present |
Palma Sisto, Paola; Turner Syndrome: A Review; Multiple Children's Hospital Medical Group (CMG) sites in Southeastern Wisconsin); Sponsored by Lilly Pharmaceuticals, Inc, 12/2002 - 12/2003 |
Palma Sisto, Paola; Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Disease in the Child and Adolescent; The Starkey Davis Conference, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 11/13/2004 - Present |
Palma Sisto, Paola; Advances in Insulin Management in Type 1 Diabetic Patients; Pediatric Grand Rounds; Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, Appleton, WI, 04/13/2005 - Present |
Palma Sisto, Paola; Diabetes Management: Finding the Pathways to Success; Diabetes Program for parents of Children with Diabetes at the Diabetes Care Center, Aurora Health Care, Sheboygan, WI, 06/01/2005 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A. Growth Attenuation: Issues and Options; Child with Special Needs Conference, Waukesha, WI, 02/28/2008 - Present |
National |
Palma Sisto, P.A. Precocious Puberty, Lecture Presentation, Annual Pediatric Editor's Choice Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 06/2006 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A. Carbohydrate Metabolism, Lecture Presentation, The Endocrine Society and Lawson Wilkins Endocrine Society's Pediatric Board Review 2009 Meeting, 09/2009 - Present |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Regional |
Palma-Sisto, P.A., Gaebler-Uhing, C., Hurlbut, P., Dettinger, D. Use of Video Clips to Assess Student Diagnostic Skills, Poster Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), Madison, WI, 03/2005 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A., Lund, MR, Redlich, PN. Building Bridges that Work: Creating and Refining Student and Resident Transition Courses, Discussion, Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), AAMC, Rochester, MN, 03/2009 - Present |
McKanry, J, Palma Sisto, P.A., Dettinger, D. Utilizing On-Line Modules in Training Standardized Patients, Discussion, Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), AAMC, Rochester, MN, 03/2009 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A., Tipnis, S, Cleppe, V, McKanry, J, Dettinger, D, Marcdante, KJ. Systematic Approach to the Revitalization of a Pediatrics Clerkship., Discussion, Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), AAMC, Rochester, MN, 03/2009 - Present |
Dettinger, D, Palma Sisto, P.A. The Impact of Computer-Assisted Learning Program (CLIPP) in a Pediatric Clerkship, Poster Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), Rochester, MN, 03/2009 - Present |
Tipnis, S, Treat, R, McKanry, J, Mitchell, J, Palma Sisto, P.A. Use of a Simulated Patient Curriculum to Teach Pre-clinical Pediatric Physical Diagnosis Skills, Poster Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), Rochester, MN, 03/2009 - Present |
Potts, SE, Humphrey, SR, Holmes, MP, Palma Sisto, P.A. Medical Student Run Obesity Education for High School Students, Poster Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), Rochester, MN, 03/2009 - Present |
National |
Palma Sisto, P.A., DeFranco, D.B. Closely Related Transcription Factors Exert Divergent Effects on GnRH Gene Transcription in a Neuronal Cell Line, 1999, Poster Presentations to The Pediatric Academic Societies, Society for Pediatric Research (APS-SPR) Meeting May 1999, The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting, June 1999, and Recent Progress in Hormone Research, 08/1999 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A., Arslanian S.A. Fatty Liver in Child with Craniopharyngioma Before and After Growth Hormone Treatment, 1999, Poster Presentation to The National Cooperative Growth Study (NCGS) Meeting, 10/1999 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A., Radtke H.B., Bellissimo, D.B. Genetic Analysis of Two Non-Twin Siblings with Turner Syndrome, 2002, Poster Presentations to The Pediatric Academic Societies, Society for Pediatric Research (APS-SPR) Meeting, May 2002, and The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting, 06/2002 - Present |
Marcdante K.J., Rademacher R.M., Palma Sisto P.A., Lund M, Redlich P.N. Understanding Professionalism: The Use of Scenario Learning During M3 Clerkships, 2003, Poster Presentation to the Pediatric Academic Societies, Society for Pediatric Research (APS-SPR) Meeting, 05/2003 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A., Rademacher, R. M., Redlich P., Simpson D. Confronting Unprofessional Behavior: Providing Effective Feedback, Workshop, Central Group on Educational Affairs, (CGEA), AAMC, 03/2004 - Present |
Marcdante, K.J., Rademacher, R. M., Palma Sisto, P.A. Scholarship of Education Workshop, Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting, 03/2004 - Present |
Marcdante, K.J., Rademacher, R. M., Palma Sisto, P.A. Our Duty to Learners: Assessing Professionalism in Real Terms, Educational Workshop, Pediatric Academic Societies, Annual Meeting, 05/2004 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A., Marcdante, K.J. Developing Teachable Moments for the 21st Century: Use of Video Technology to Simulate Real-Life Encounters, Workshop, Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting, 03/2006 - Present |
Marcdante, K.J., Palma Sisto, P.A., Tipnis, S, Bragg, D. Student Scores and Time of Year Bias in a Pediatric Clerkship. Oral Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies, Society for Pediatric Research (APS-SPR) Meeting, 05/2006 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A., McIntosh, G.C., Sanguino, S. How to Develop and Implement a Transition to Clerkship Course, Workshop, Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting, 03/2007 - Present |
Palma-Sisto, P.A, Cleppe, V. Teaching Oral Presentation Skills during Clerkship Rotation through a Workshop Addressing Communication Apprehension and Presentation Format, Poster Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), Indianapolis, IN, 03/2007 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A., Maguire, A, Bower, D, Currey, L, MorzinskI, J. How Much Do Our Students Know about Obesity? A Collaborative Approach in Medical Education, Lecture Presentation, Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), AAMC, Indianapolis, IN, 03/2007 - Present |
Tipnis, S, Palma Sisto, P.A. Audience Response Systems (ARS) technology improves response rate of clerkship lecture evaluations, Poster Presentation, Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting, 04/2008 - Present |
Lund, M.R., Palma Sisto, P.A., Simpson, D, and M3 Clerkship Directors. Fanning the Flames for Educators: Career Vitality Workshops for Clerkship Directors, Poster Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA), Columbus, OH, 04/2008 - Present |
Nocton, J.J., McKanry, J., Dettinger, D., Marcdante, K., Sheets, L., Palma Sisto, P.A., Das U., Weisgerber, M. First "SIPS" then "GULPS": Utilizing Standardized Individual Patient Scenarios (IPS) to Promote the Generation of Unique Learning Plans (GULPS). Workshop, Association of Pediatric Program Director, 04/2009 - Present |
Palma Sisto, P.A., Tipnis, S, Schechter, M.B. Innovative Strategies to Energize Learners on Difficult Topics. Workshop, Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting, 04/2009 - Present |
Potts, SE, Humphrey, SR, Holmes, MP, Palma Sisto, P.A. Impact of a Medical Student Developed Obesity Education Program on High School Student Lifestyle Behaviors, Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies, Society for Pediatric Research (APS-SPR) Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 05/2009 - Present |
Larson G, Lund MR, Palma-Sisto P, Helms A, Tipnis S, Bower D, Begaz T, Webb T, Simpson D. Outcomes from a Series of Clerkship Director Vitality Retreats. Innovations in Medical Education (IME), 2009 Annual Meeting of the AAMC, Boston, Massachusetts, 11/06/2009 - 11/11/2009 |
Palma Sisto, P.A., Tipnis, S, Long, M, Cleppe, V, , Marcdante, KJ. Stuart, E Can we create an ILP program for students that they actually like? Yes we can! Workshop, Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, 03/2010 - Present |
Tipnis, S, Palma Sisto, P.A., Rademacher, R, Marcdante, KJ. Lane, LL, Cleppe, V. Creating effective plans for struggling students: an exercise in deliberate practice. Workshop, Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, 03/2010 - Present |
International |
Palma Sisto, P.A., Maguire, A, Bower, D, Currey, L, Morzinski, J. How Much Do Our Students Know about Obesity? A Collaborative Approach in Medical Education, Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies, Society for Pediatric Research (APS-SPR) Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 05/2007 - Present |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
10/2001 - Present Department of Pediatrics: Member, Committee on Resident Selection |
09/2002 - Present Member, Clerkship Director Committee |
04/2004 - Present Department of Pediatrics: Member, Resident Admission Committee |
04/2004 - 12/2008 Department of Pediatrics: Member, Program Director Committee |
09/2006 - Present Department of Pediatrics: Member, Resident Evaluation Committee |
01/2007 - Present Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Member, Children's Specialty Group (CSG) Service Committee; Member, Blue Kid's Way Subcommittee |
02/2009 - Present Member Dean's Education Innovation Advisory Committee (DEIAC) |
04/2010 - Present Member, LCME Study Self Work Group on Institutional Resources |
07/2010 - Present Member, Curriculum and Evaluation Committee, clerkship representative (Dean appointed) Member M3-4 Subcommittee |
07/2010 - Present Member, Internal Review Committee, Graduate Medical Education Committee |
MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
07/2000 - Present ttending Physician, Inpatient Endocrine Service (2.5 months/year, 10 hours/month) |
07/2000 - Present Attending Physician, Endocrine/Diabetes Clinics (10-12 M3 students/year, 6-8 hours /student) |
09/2000 - 09/2006 Preceptor for small groups, M1 required Biochemistry course (1-5 cases); 1.5 hours/case |
03/2002 - Present Lecturer, M4 students on Pediatric Endocrine Elective, (didactic sessions, 1/ month), 3-4 students/year |
07/2002 - Present Lecturer, M3 students on Pediatric Clerkship rotation, Growth; 6 - 1 hour lectures/year |
10/2002 - Present Co-presenter, Intersession on Professionalism, one 10 hour commitment/year |
01/2004 - Present Lecturer, Pediatric Component to the Clinical Examination and Reasoning Course (CER), 1 lecture/year |
10/2004 - 06/2006 Lecturer, M3 students on Pediatric Clerkship rotation, Pediatric Vignettes/Board Review; 4-6/year |
01/2005 - Present Facilitator, M3 students on Pediatric Clerkship rotation, Developmental Milestones; 6/year |
06/2005 - Present Facilitator, Transition to Clerkship, small groups on Active Learning Scenarios/ Survival Skills; 1/year |
06/2006 - Present Lecturer, Transition to Clerkship, Navigating the Clerkships; 1.5 hours, 1/year |
06/2008 - Present Lecturer, Transition to Clerkship, Evaluation and Testing, 1 hour, 1/year |
07/2008 - Present Lecturer, M4 Sub-intern Core Curriculum, Endocrine topics; 1/month |
07/2008 - Present Lecturer, M3 students on Pediatric Endocrine Elective, (didactic sessions, 1/ month), 6-8 students/year |
01/2010 - Present Lecturer, M3 medical students on Pediatrics Clerkship, Prep review for residency application, 2-3 sessions per 8 week rotation |
Resident and Fellow Education |
07/2000 - Present Department of Pediatrics, Attending Physician, Endocrine/Diabetes Clinic (8-10 residents/year, 32 hours / resident) |
07/2000 - Present Department of Pediatrics, Attending Physician, Inpatient Endocrine Service (3 months/year, 10 hours / month) |
10/2000 - 07/2002 Department of Pediatrics, Lecturer, in Pediatric Resident Core Curriculum Conference, on: Disorders of Puberty, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Outpatient Management of Diabetes, Review of Endocrine Principle |
03/2002 - 06/2008 Lecturer, monthly didactic sessions with residents rotating through Endocrine elective, 1-3/year |
04/2002 - Present Department of Pediatrics, Ward Attending (1 month/year, 15 hours / month) |
02/2004 - 02/2006 Lecturer and Facilitator, Workshop on Giving Effective Feedback |
07/2005 - Present Division of Endocrinology: Co-presenter, monthly conferences with endocrine fellow on various endocrine topics (4 conferences/month) |
01/2006 - Present Division of Endocrinology: Participant, weekly case presentations by endocrine faculty, fellows, and nurse practitioners |
07/2006 Waukesha Family Practice Residency Program, Waukesha, WI |
07/2006 Common Endocrine Presentations in Primary Care |
11/2006 - Present Pediatrics:Lecturer/ facilitator,Joint Fellowship Curriculum, sessions on:Didactic Teaching,Leadership&Administrative styles,Negotiating Job Offers,Choosing research mentor,Fellows as Teachers |
12/2006 - 06/2007 Facilitator, Resident as Teachers Workshop Series |
Continuing Medical Education |
03/2002 Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; Co- presenter with Dr Michael Levine on "McCune Albright Syndrome" |
03/2003 Allergy Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; "Autoimmune Endocrine Disorders" |
04/2005 Pediatric Grand Rounds; Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, Appleton, WI; "Advances in Insulin Management in Type 1 Diabetic Patients" |
07/2005 Allergy Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; "Idiosyncratic reactions in the Treatment of Graves Disease" |
10/2006 Pediatric Grand Rounds; Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Kenosha, Kenosha, WI; "Type I diabetes in the 21st century: Current approaches to self-management" |
02/2008 Allergy Grand Rounds; Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; "Pathogenesis of Thyroid Autoimmunity" |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
MCW, 04/2002 - 04/2003 Advisor, chart review research project by a resident on the treatment practices by the pediatric endocrine faculty for adolescent female patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome |
2 students, MCW, 2005 - 2006 Clinical Advisor, assist M4 student in designing fourth year electives, deciding field of specialization and residency programs |
3 students, MCW, 2006 - 2007 Clinical Advisor, assist M4 student in designing fourth year electives, deciding field of specialization and residency programs |
9 students: Fancher, Jennifer; Harris, Julia;Haw, Jeehea;Kong, Brian;Kong, Eunice;Loyal, Jaspreet;Miller, Maren;Montgomery, Jennifer;Welscher, Kathleen, MCW, 2007 - 2008 Clinical Advisor, assist M4 student in designing fourth year electives, deciding field of specialization and residency programs |
Sarah Potts, Stephen Humphrey, Melissa Holmes, Carina Jackson, MCW, 09/2008 - Present Research Advisor, assist students involved in various research projects as members of the Pediatric Interest Group: High School Student Obesity Curriculum |
5 students:Beasley, Heather;Harmelink, Matthew;Hill, Michelle;Kaplan, Rachel;Malysiak, Kelly, MCW, 2008 - 2009 Clinical Advisor, assist M4 student in designing fourth year electives, deciding field of specialization and residency programs |
7 students: Anderson, Katherine;Brumund, Shannon;Himm, Rachel;Lelinski, Jessica;Miller, Claire;Miller,Heather;Petermann, Nicole, MCW, 2009 - 2010 Clinical Advisor, assist M4 student in designing fourth year electives, deciding field of specialization and residency programs |
8 students:Castelli, Emily;Ferris, Jessica;Gray, Laura;Hahn, James;Hammer, Matthew;Onuoha, Berthrand Chukwuemeka;Trowbridge, Molly;West, Anna, MCW, 2010 - 2011 Clinical Advisor, assist M4 student in designing fourth year electives, deciding field of specialization and residency programs |
Clinical/Research Fellows |
2 fellows: Khanna, Priya; Kawadry, Ola, MCW, 2009 - Present Research Mentor, pediatric endocrine fellows; review research proposals and advise on direction of projects; member of fellow’s Scholarship Oversight Committee |
Residents |
Kessler, Elizabeth, MCW, 2007 - 2008 Faculty Advisor, pediatric residents; review written documentation skills, evaluations, and career development |
3 residents: Kessler, Elizabeth; Bond, Alexis; Lau, Hiu-Pui, MCW, 2008 - 2009 Faculty Advisor, pediatric residents; review written documentation skills, evaluations, and career development |
4 residents: Bond, Alexis; Lau, Hiu-Pui; Schultz, Rebecca; Cooling, Danielle, MCW, 2010 - 2011 Faculty Advisor, pediatric residents; review written documentation skills, evaluations, and career development |
4 residents: Kessler, Elizabeth; Bond, Alexis; Lau, Hiu-Pui; Schultz, Rebecca, MCW, Faculty Advisor, pediatric residents; review written documentation skills, evaluations, and career development |
Faculty |
Tipnis, Sajani, MCW, 01/2006 - Present Medical Education Mentor |
Gaethke, Sarah, MCW, 07/2009 - Present Medical Education Mentor |
Gimenez, Leslie, MCW, 01/2010 - Present Medical Education Mentor |
Bier, Angela, MCW, 01/2010 - Present Medical Education Mentor |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Student |
05/2001 - Present Author, Objective Structured Clinical Exercise (OSCE), Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
05/2002 - Present Editor, Endocrine Elective Rotation Syllabus |
03/2003 - Present Co-editor, Undergraduate Medical Education Syllabus |
06/2005 - Present Author, Active Learning Scenarios for Transition to Clerkship Course |
06/2010 - Present Co-author, presentation on Effective Presentations, Transition to Clerkship Course |
Fellow |
11/2003 - Present Editor, Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship Curriculum |
03/2006 - Present Author, Endocrine Fellowship Curriculum Syllabus |
11/2006 - Present Author, Workshop on Didactic Teaching, Joint Fellowship Curriculum |
02/2007 - Present Author, Workshop on Leadership Styles, Joint Fellowship Curriculum |
Resident |
02/2004 - 02/2006 Author, yearly workshop on Giving Feedback for first year residents |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Alemzadeh R., Palma Sisto PA, Parton E, Totka J, Kirby M. Beneficial effects of flexible insulin therapy in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus, Acta Diabetologica, 2003: 40(3):137-142. |
2. Alemzadeh R., Palma Sisto PA, Parton E, Holzum, M.K. Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) and Multiple Dose of Insulin (MDI) Regimen Display Similar Patterns of Blood Glucose Excursions in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes (DM). Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DT&T), 2005 7(4): 587-96. |
3. Alemzadeh R., Palma Sisto PA, Parton E, Holzum, M.K., Kichler, J. Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Attenuated Glycemic Instability in Preschool Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DT&T), August 2007. |
4. Torre DM, Simpson D, Bower D, Redlich R, Palma-Sisto PA, Lund MR, Sebastian JL. Learning activities and third-year medical student ratings of high quality teaching across different clerkships. Med Educ Online [serial online] 2006; 11:32; Available from http://www.med-ed-online.org |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Palma Sisto, PA, Reiter, E.O., Lee, P.A. Neuroendocrinology of Puberty - In: Sanfilippo, J.A., ed. Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2nd Edition. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2001. |
2. Palma Sisto, PA. Endocrine Disorders in the Neonate - In: Kliegman R.M. and Rademacher R. M., ed. Pediatric Clinics of North America. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2004. |
Abstracts |
1. Alemzadeh, R., Palma Sisto, PA, Holzum, M.K., Parton, E.A. Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) and Multiple Dose of Insulin (MDI) Regimen Display Similar Patterns of Blood Glucose Excursions in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes (DM), Poster Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association, Orlando, FL, June 2004. |
2. Alemzadeh, R, Palma-Sisto, PA, Holzum, M.K., Parton, E.A. Kichler, J. Insulin Pump Therapy Attenuated Glycemic Instability without Improving Glycemic Control in Preschool Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Poster Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association, Washington, D.C., June 2006. |
Peer Reviewed Educational Products |
1. Palma Sisto PA, Lund M, Rademacher R, Helms A, Redlich P, Sebastian J, et al. Professionalism Workshop: Applying the Elements of Professionalism Through Scenario Learning. MedEdPORTAL; 2007. Available from: http://services.aamc.org/jsp/mededportal/retrieveSubmissionDetailById.do?subId=666 |
2. Morzinski JA, Maguire A, Palma-Sisto PA, Currey L. Collaborative Curriculum on Obesity (CoCO), a MCW innovative project summary published in Contemporary Issues in Medicine: The Prevention and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity. The Medical School Objectives Project, Association of American Medical Colleges. August 2007. (available at https://services.aamc.org). |
