Ramona Rhodes

Ramona Rhodes is an American geriatrician and physician leader.[1][2][3]

Education

Dr. Rhodes graduated summa cum laude from Xavier University of Louisiana with a Bachelor's degree in Biology/Pre-Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2000, and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at MetroHealth Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of Case Western Reserve University in 2003. She completed a combined clinical geriatrics and health services research fellowship at Brown University, where she earned a Masters of Public Health degree in 2006.[4][5] She received additional training in research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, earning a Masters of Science degree in Clinical Sciences in 2013.[5]

Career

Ramona was on faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center from 2009 to 2020.[6] In 2020, she became the Associate Director for Health Services Research for the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.[7] She was also an Associate Professor in the Department of Geriatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In 2023, Dr. Rhodes returned to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where she is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Geriatric Medicine) and the O'Donnell School of Public Health. Ramona currently serves on the board of directors for the American Geriatrics Society.[8] She has served as Section Editor for Ethnogeriatrics and Special Populations for the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and currently serves on the Editorial Board.[9]. She also serves as co-Editor for the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Diversity on Aging in Research Series.[10]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Inequality Affects Black Americans at the End of Life". Next Avenue. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ↑ "Study aims to narrow gap in end-of-life care for minorities - Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas". 2021-03-06. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Medical Justice in Advocacy fellows". American Medical Association. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ↑ "Geriatrics Fellowship | Department of Medicine | Medical School | Brown University". dom.med.brown.edu. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  5. 1 2 "Ramona Rhodes, M.D.: Internal Medicine | Geriatrics | UT Southwestern Medical Center". utswmed.org. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Practice 'Cultural Humility' in End-of-Life Conversations". www.medpagetoday.com. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  7. ↑ "Little Rock GRECC - Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)". www.va.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  8. ↑ "Board of Directors | American Geriatrics Society". www.americangeriatrics.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  9. ↑ "Accolades – June 23, 2021 | UAMS College of Medicine". medicine.uams.edu/. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  10. ↑ Rhodes, Ramona L.; Cummings-Vaughn, Lenise A.; Lundebjerg, Nancy E.; Hardi, Angela; Obrusniak, Erin E.; Yeo, Gwen (June 2024). "Diversity in research on aging: A new series". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72 (6): 1645–1649. doi:10.1111/jgs.18880. ISSN 0002-8614. PMID 38594955.
  11. ↑ "Awards". AAHPM. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  12. ↑ "Medical Professional Ramona Rhodes, M.D." Southwestern Health Resources. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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