Rachel Bramson, M.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Humanities in Medicine
Department of Family and Community Medicine

108 Reynolds Medical Building
College Station, Texas 77843-1114
Phone: 979-845-7829
Fax: 979-862-1372
Email: bramson@medicine.tamhsc.edu

Education

B.A., Biology, University of Chicago (1982)
M.S., Biological Structure, University of Washington (1985)
M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine (1991)

Specialty Training

Internship, Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA, 1991-1992
Fairfax Family Practice, Fairfax, Virginia, Residency 1992-1994
Faculty Development Fellowship, University of North Carolina, 1997-1998
University of North Carolina Faculty Development Fellowship, 1997-1998
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians, 2000
Harvard Macy Institute for Leaders in Health Care Education, 2005

Professional Appointments

Senior Staff Physician, Scott & White Clinic, August, 1994 -Present.
Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine,
The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 2001 - Present.
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine,
The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, August 1994 - 2001.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology, The Texas A&M University,
College of Liberal Arts, 1999 - Present
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities in Medicine,
The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 2001 - Present.
Predoctoral Director Years One and Two, College Station Campus,
Department of Family and Community Medicine, The Texas A&M University
System Health Science Center, 1999 - Present.
Core Faculty, Division of Research Department of Family Practice (DORFAM),
Scott & White/Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 1999 - Present.
Planning Committee, Central Texas Primary Care Research Network, 2003 - Present.
Member of Faculty, Texas A&M University Health Science Center,
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1999 - Present.
Member of Graduate Faculty, Texas A&M University, 1997 - Present.
Board Member, Brazos Area Health Education Center Advisory Board, December 2005 - Present.
Assistant Medical Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program,
Scott & White Clinic, College Station, Texas, January 1997 - July 1999.
Steering Committee Member, CATCHUM Project (Cancer Teaching and
Curriculum Enhancement in Undergraduate Medicine), a Texas medical school consortium,
March 1996 - March 1999.
Interim Program Director, Brazos Valley Family Practice Residence, May 1995 - January 1996.
Predoctoral Directors' Working Group on the Domain of Family Practice,
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 1994 - 1998.
Women in Medicine Liaison Officer to the American Association of Medical Colleges,
The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine, 1994 - 2000.

Licensure and Board Certifications

American Board of Family Practice, 1994; Re-certified, 200 and 2006

Honors and Awards

Recognition for Volunteer Service to the Health For All Clinic, Brazos Valley Business and Professional Women's Club, 1995.
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians, 2000
AMA Physician's Recognition Award, May 2000-May 2003, July 2003-July 2006, January 2004-January 2007.
Scott & White Regional Clinic Award. 2002, Major Research Contributor
Best Department Award, Family & Community Medicine, from Class of 2007 and Class of 2008.

Selected Publications

Ory M, Yuma P, Jarvis C, Barron, K, Hurwic M, Tai-Seale T, Tai-Seale M, Patel D, Hackethorn D, Bramson R, Street R, Cook M. "Prevalence and Correlates of Doctor-Geriatric Patient Lifestyle Discussions: Analysis of ADEPT Videotapes." Accepted and in press in Preventive Medicine, July 2006.

Tai-Seale M, Bramson R, Drukker M, Hurwicz T, Tai-Seale T, Ory R, Street R, Hackethorn D, Cook M, Forjuoh, S. "Understanding Mental Health Treatment Process in Primary Care with Patient-Physician Interaction Data." Medical Care, December 2005; 43(12), 1217-1224.

Means-Christensen A, Arnau R, Tonidandel A, Bramson R, Meagher M. "An Efficient Method of Identifying Depression and Panic Disorder in Primary Care." October 25, 2005; 1-8.

Norris M, Arnau R, Bramson R, Meagher M. "The Efficacy of Somatic Symptoms in Assessing Depression in Older Primary Care Patients." The Clinical Gerontologist, 2004, 27(1/2): 43.

Edwards J, van Walsum K, Sanders C, Fossum T, Sadoski M, Bramson R, Wiprud R. "Attitudes of Veterinary Medical Students and Medical Students Toward Collaborative Learning: An Experiment." Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, Spring 2004; 31(1): 76-78.

van Walsum K, Lawson D, Bramson R. "Physicians' Intergenerational Family Relationships and Patients' Perceptions of Working Alliance". Families, Systems and Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare, 22: 457-473, 2004.

Sanders C, Sadoski M, Bramson R, Wiprud R, van Walsum K. "Comparing the Effects of Physical Practice and Mental Imagery Rehearsal on Learning Basic Surgical Skills by Medical Students". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 191(5): 1811-1814, July 2004.

Arnau R, Meagher M, Norris M, Bramson R. "Psychometric Evaluation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with Primary Care Medical Patients". Health Psychology 2001; 20(2).

Peer Reviewed Abstracts

Bramson R, Heads A, Lang F. "An Innovative Multidisciplinary Strategy for Teaching Communication Skills Training to Medical Students". Southern Group on Educational Affairs Annual Meeting, Galveston, Texas, May 2006.

Bramson, R, Van Walsum, K, Heads, A, "Self Efficacy of Communication Skills in Difficult Patient Encounters". 26th Annual STFM Conference on Families and Health Conference, Austin, Texas, March 2006.

Wiprud, R, English, M, Bramson, R, Heads, A, "An Innovative Formative Evaluation of History and Physical Exam Skills". 32nd Annual STFM Predoctoral Education Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, February 2006.

Neely, K, Bramson, R, et al, Celebrating Women in Family Medicine, "Beyond Parity: Transforming Academic Medicine Through Women's Leadership", 38th STFM Annual Spring Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2005.

Bramson R, VanLandingham A, "Faculty Development in Primary Care: Connecting the Community of Medicine for Increased Academic Quality". 31st Annual STFM Predoctoral Education Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 2005.

Bramson R, Wiprud R, van Walsum K, Sadoski M, Edwards J, Sanders C, "A Reliable Rating Scale for Evaluating Basic Surgical Skills". 2004 Annual Meeting of Southern Group on Educational Affairs, Association of American Medical Colleges, Savannah, Georgia, April 2004.

Sanders C, Sadoski M., Bramson R, Wiprud R, van Walsum K, "Teaching Surgical Skills to Medical Students Using Mental Imagery and Physical Practice". Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, March 2004.

Bramson R, Vanlandingham A, Davenport D, "Process Knowledge versus Content Knowledge: Teaching Advanced Communication Skills". Society Teachers of Family Medicine, 30th Annual Predoctoral Educational Conference, New Orleans, LA, January 2004.

Yuma P, Ory M, Jarvis C, Bramson, R "Physician Discussion about Social Activities in the Primary Care Medical Visit". American Public Health Association, November 17, 2003.

Ory M, Yuma P, Patel D, Tai-Seale T, Hackethorn D, Tai-Seale M, Bramson R, Street R, Hurwicz M, Cook M. "Doctor-older patient communication: Discussing lifestyles during primary-care visits." American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 2003.

Ory M, Yuma P, Patel D, Tai-Seale M, Tai-Seale T, Bramson R, Street R, Hackethorn D, Hurwicz M, Cook M. "Doctor-Older Patient Communication: Discussing Lifestyles During Primary-Care Visits". Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, California, November 2003.

Ory, M, Yuma P, Tai-Seale M, Tai-Seale T, Patel D, Jarvis J, Hackethorne D, Bramson R, Street R, Hurwicz M, Cook M. "Doctor-Older Patient Communication: The Extent and Correlates of Lifestyle Discussions in Primary Care". Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, California, November 2003.

Real K, Bramson R, Poole MS. "Know Your Limitations: A Field Study of Memorable Messages and the Construction of Physician Identity". National Communication Association Convention, Miami, Florida, November 2003.

Bramson R, Van Walsum K, Davenport D. "An Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Medical Interviewing Skills Evaluation Scale (MISCE) in the Context of an Undergraduate Communication Skills OSCE." North American Primary Care Research Group 31st Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta, October 25-28, 2003.

van Walsum K, Bramson R, Lawson D. "Physician's Relational Contexts and Patients' Preceptions of Working Alliance in a Difficult Interview". American Academy of Physicians and Patients, October 9, 2003.

Tai-Seale M, Bramson R, Street R, Ory M, Hackthorne D, Tai-Seale T, Hurwitz M, Guan Y, Cook M. "Physician Discussion of Affect Issues in Primary Care". 20th Annual Research Meeting of the Academy Health, Nashville, Tennessee, June 18-29, 2003.

Real K, Poole M, Bramson R. "Identity Types and Organizational Contexts: An Inquiry Into Physicians In Organizations". International Communication Association Convention, San Diego, California, May 2003.

van Walsum K, Edwards J, Sanders C, Sadoski M, Bramson R, Wiprud R, Fossum T. "Cognitive and Affective Predictors of Surgical Skill in a Collaborative Learning Environment". Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2003.

Edwards J, Sanders C, Sadoski M, van Walsum K, Bramson R, Wiprud R, Fossum T. "The Effect of Imagery Rehearsal on Medical Student Learning of Basic Surgical Skills in a Collaborative Environment". Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2003.

Sanders C, Edwards J, Sadoski M, van Walsum K, Bramson R, Wiprud R, "Imagery vs. Text Study in Learning Basic Surgical Skills as Measured by Checklist and Rating Scales". 2003 Annual Meeting of The Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology and The Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Anaheim, California, March 2003.

Tai-Seale M, Bramson R, Street R, Ory M, Hackthorne D, Tai-Seale T, Patel D, Hurwitz M, Guan Y, Bukovcan S, Yuma P, Cook M. "Physician Discussion of Affect Issues in Primary Care". Beyond the Clinic Walls: Expanding Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services Research Outside the Specialty Care System Meeting, National Institute of Health, Washington DC, March 10-12, 2003.

Hannigan G, Bramson R,. "Passion Meets Reality: Introducing Evidence-based Medicine Into the Curriculum". Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 29th Annual Predoctoral Education Conference, Austin, TX. Abstracts, p. 24. January 30 - February 2, 2003.

Hannigan G, Bramson R, Cleveland A. "MEDLINE Metric: A Method to Assess Medical
Students' Search Effectiveness". Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 30th Annual Predoctoral Education Conference, Austin, TX. Abstracts, p. 24. January 30 - February 2, 2003.