Patricia Poitevien MD, MSc, FAAP is the Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University. Dr. Poitevien’ s research focuses on inclusion and mentorship of underrepresented learners in academic medicine, bias in assessment and the impact of racism on medical education. She was a founding member of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) Learning Community on Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine a (UIM) and is currently the President of the APPD. She has lectured nationally on disparities in medical education and in healthcare and has led numerous workshops on building diverse and inclusive environments within academic medicine. She has published on professional identity formation and belonging for UIM learners, using a competency based medical education framework to advance anti-racist medical education and utilizing simulation in faculty development to address bias in the clinical learning environment. Her interests include recruitment and mentorship of UIM trainees and faculty, competency based medical education, professional identity formation for UIM learners and leadership challenges for women of color in academic medicine.
Chieco D, Poitevien P. "We've Got Your Back:" The Role for Faculty in Easing Moral Distress for Residents." Pediatrics, vol. 151, no. 6, 2023. |
Aylor M, Poitevien P, Pitt MB. "Annual Vision Check: A 2022 Year in (Re)View from the APPD." Academic Pediatrics, vol. 23, no. 2, 2023, pp. 233-235. |
Vera Cruz A, Diaz J, Guthrie T, Garcia D, Poitevien P. "The Office of Belonging, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in The Warren Alpert Medical School: Aligning Goals, Programming, and Outcomes for Health Equity." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 106, no. 9, 2023, pp. 9-13. |
Yemane L, Kas-Osoka O, Burns A, Blankenburg R, Prakash LK, Poitevien P, Schwartz A, Lucas CT, Marbin J. "Upholding Our PROMISE: Underrepresented in Medicine Pediatric Residents' Perspectives on Interventions to Promote Belonging." Academic Medicine, 2023. |
Ojugbele O, Poitevien P. "A novel Health Disparities Index and acute asthma management." The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 245, 2022, pp. 246-249. |
Yemane L, Omoruyi E, Poitevien P, Blankenburg R. "AIMS: Increasing Diversity in Graduate Medical Education Leadership." Journal of Graduate Medical Education, vol. 14, no. 3, 2022, pp. 340-342. |
Unaka NI, Winn A, Spinks-Franklin A, Poitevien P, Trimm F, Nuncio Lujano BJ, Turner DA. "An Entrustable Professional Activity Addressing Racism and Pediatric Health Inequities." Pediatrics, vol. 149, no. 2, 2022. |
Osinubi, Adeiyewunmi (Ade), Lewis-de los Angeles, C. Paula, Poitevien, Patricia, Topor, Lisa Swartz. "Are Black Girls Exhibiting Puberty Earlier? Examining Implications of Race-Based Guidelines." Pediatrics, vol. 150, no. 2, 2022. |
Myers RE, Thoreson L, Howell HB, Poitevien P, Wroblewski MB, Ponitz K, Lewis J. "Three Years of X + Y Scheduling: Longitudinal Assessment of Resident and Faculty Perceptions." Academic Pediatrics, vol. 22, no. 7, 2022, pp. 1097-1104. |
Poitevien P. "Foreword: Racism and its impact on the learning environment." Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, vol. 51, no. 10, 2021, pp. 101086. |
Myers, Ross E., Thoreson, Lynn, Howell, Heather B., Weedon, Kathryn, Bevington, Joyce, Poitevien, Patricia, Wroblewski, Mary Beth, Ponitz, Keith, Lewis, Joanna. "Impact of X+Y Scheduling on Pediatric Resident and Faculty Perceptions of Education and Patient Care." Academic Pediatrics, 2021. |
Poitevien, Patricia, Blankenburg, Rebecca. "It’s Not You, It’s Us." Pediatrics, 2021, pp. e2021050884. |
Gustafson S, Poitevien P, Acholonu R, Blankenburg R, Fromme HB. "Opportunities for Mitigating Bias in the Process and Priorities for Pediatric Chief Resident Selection." Academic Pediatrics, vol. 22, no. 2, 2021, pp. 319-323. |
Trevino R, Poitevien P. "Professional identity formation for underrepresented in medicine learners." Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, vol. 51, no. 10, 2021, pp. 101091. |
Honcoop AC, Poitevien P, Kerns E, Alverson B, McCulloh RJ. "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Bronchiolitis Management in Free-Standing Children's Hospitals." Academic Emergency Medicine, 2021. |
Blankenburg R, Gonzalez Del Rey J, Aylor M, Frohna JG, McPhillips H, Myers RE, Waggoner-Fountain LA, Degnon L, Poitevien P. "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Graduate Medical Education: Lessons Learned and Pathways Forward." Academic Medicine, 2021. |
Poitevien P, Blankenburg R, Pitt MB. "Vision Check: A Year in (Re)View from the APPD." Academic Pediatrics, vol. 22, no. 1, 2021, pp. 3-5. |
Blankenburg, Rebecca, Poitevien, Patricia, Gonzalez del Rey, Javier, Aylor, Megan, Frohna, John, McPhillips, Heather, Waggoner-Fountain, Linda, Degnon, Laura. "Dismantling Racism: APPD's Commitment to Action." Academic Pediatrics, 2020. |
Siff EJ, Aghagoli G, Gallo Marin B, Tobin-Tyler E, Poitevien P. "SARS-CoV-2 transmission: a sociological review." Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 148, 2020, pp. e242. |
Dreyer BP, Trent M, Anderson AT, Askew GL, Boyd R, Coker TR, Coyne-Beasley T, Fuentes-Afflick E, Johnson T, Mendoza F, Montoya-Williams D, Oyeku SO, Poitevien P, Spinks-Franklin AAI, Thomas OW, Walker-Harding L, Willis E, Wright JL, Berman S, Berkelhamer J, Jenkins RR, Kraft C, Palfrey J, Perrin JM, Stein F. "The Death of George Floyd: Bending the Arc of History Toward Justice for Generations of Children." Pediatrics, vol. 146, no. 3, 2020. |
Blankenburg, Rebecca, Poitevien, Patricia, Gonzalez del Rey, Javier, Degnon, Laura. "Virtual Cafes: An Innovative Way for Rapidly Disseminating Educational Best Practices and Building Community During COVID-19." Academic Pediatrics, vol. 20, no. 6, 2020, pp. 756-757. |
Pitt, Michael B., Poitevien, Patricia, Blankenburg, Rebecca. "Vision 2020: A Year in (Re)View From the Association of Pediatric Program Directors." Academic Pediatrics, 2020. |
Chieco, Deanna, Chen, Xuxin, Thabit, Christina, Kariuki, Elizabeth, Goonan, Michael, Coble-Sadaphal, Chanelle, Famiglietti, Hannah, Howell, Heather, Poitevien, Patricia. "41. THE EFFECT OF AN ACADEMIC HALF DAY CURRICULUM ON ITE SCORES AND RESIDENT SATISFACTION WITH BOARD PREPARATION." Academic Pediatrics, vol. 19, no. 6, 2019, pp. e19-e20. |
Poitevien P, Osman C. "Tackling Implicit and Explicit Bias Through Objective-Structured Teaching Exercises (OSTEs) for Faculty." Journal of Graduate Medical Education, vol. 10, no. 3, 2018, pp. 353-4. |
Rosenberg RE, Ardalan K, Wong W, Patel S, Gold-von Simson G, Feldman D, Lonner B, Petrizzo A, Poitevien P, Gertz SJ, Dreyer B. "Postoperative spinal fusion care in pediatric patients: Co-management decreases length of stay." Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013), vol. 72, no. 3, 2014, pp. 197-203. |
Dr. Poitevien's research focuses on professional identity formation and belonging for UIM learners, using a competency based medical education framework to advance anti-racist medical education and utilizing simulation in faculty development to address bias in the clinical learning environment. Her interests include recruitment and mentorship of UIM trainees and faculty, competency based medical education, professional identity formation for UIM learners and leadership challenges for women of color in academic medicine.
Association of Pediatric Program Directors Special Projects Grant
Providing Med-Ed Insight into Supportive Environments (ProMISE) Study Exploring UIM Residents’ Perceptions about Resources Addressing Belonging, Wellness, Burnout and Professional Goals (BeWell-BP)
Private
2020-2022
$10,000
Co-Investigator
Association of Pediatric Program Directors Special Projects Grant
Building Comfort in the Uncomfortable: Teaching Pediatric Trainees Skills in Identifying and Addressing Microaggressions in the Clinical Learning Environment using Simulation Methodology
Private
2022-2024
$10,000
Co-Investigator
Invited Presentations
Dismantling Racism in Medicine: Making a Disruptive Toolbox Using the Master’s Tools. Grand Rounds. Elizabeth R. McAnarney Lectureship. University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics. Golisano Children’s Hospital. Rochester, NY. November 2023.
Dismantling Racism in Medicine: Making a Disruptive Toolbox Using the Master’s Tools. Keynote. Katherine White Lectureship. Memorial Care. Miller Children’ and Women’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA. March 2023Dismantling Racism in Medicine: Making a Disruptive Toolbox Using the Master’s Tools. Grand Rounds. Charleston Area Medical Center Institute for Academic Medicine. West Virginia University. Department of Pediatrics. Charleston, WV. May 2023
Leading with Courage. Hot Topic Presentation at Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) National Meeting. (Created and presented with Rebecca Blankenburg MD, MPH) October 2022.
Making the “Invisible” Visible: Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions. Women in Pediatric Hospital Medicine (WiPHM) Webinar. (Created and presented with Courtney Gilliam MD and Christopher Russell MD). September 2022.
Dismantling Racism in Medicine: Making a Disruptive Toolbox Using the Master’s Tools. Keynote. Pediatric Hospital Medicine National Conference. Orlando, FL. July 2022
Take It Personally: A Practical Lens to Professional Identity Formation. Virtual Trainee Professional Development Seminar. Medical College of Wisconsin, Cardiovascular Center. (Created and presented with Robert Trevino MD, PhD). June 2022.
Good Medicine: Creating Inclusive Environments for Learning. David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. Los Angeles, CA. March 2022
Abstracts
Wahood S, Zaki HA, Joudi K, Alani O, Poitevien P. Steps to Engaging Arab Communities in Clinical Research. Poster presented at the National Arab American Medical Association, San Diego, CA. August 2023
Barber A, Lichtenstein C, Falusi O, Poitevien P, Escalante E, Hippolyte J, Chun-Seeley L, Hines M, Kaiman S, Agrawal D, Batra S. Anti-Racism in Residency – Validity Evidence for a Racial Justice Program Assessment. Oral Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies, Washington D.C. April 2023
Poitevien P, Kas-Osoka O, Burns A, Kester Prakash L, Marbin J, Schwartz A, Taylor Lucas C, Yemane L, Blankenburg R. Upholding our PROMISE: You Can’t Recruit Your Way out of Racism. Oral Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies, Washington D.C. April 2023
Poitevien P, Kas-Osoka O, Burns A, Kester Prakash L, Marbin J, Schwartz A, Taylor Lucas C, Yemane L, Blankenburg R. Upholding our PROMISE: You Can’t Recruit Your Way out of Racism. Oral Presentation, Association of Pediatric Program Directors Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 2023
Poitevien P, Kas-Osoka O, Burns A, Kester Prakash L, Marbin J, Schwartz A, Taylor Lucas C, Yemane L, Blankenburg R. Upholding our PROMISE: You Can’t Recruit Your Way out of Racism. Roundtable Presentation, Western Regional Academic Pediatric Association Conference, Monterey, CA, February 2023
Beltran C, Wilhite J, Gillespie C, Osman C, Poitevien P, Hanley K, Porter B, Hauck K, Greene R, Horlick M, Adams J, Zabar S. They asked to see a different doctor: Use of a routine OSCE over time to identify core skills required for supporting providers who are targets of discriminatory patients. New York University Medical Education Day. New York, NY. September 2022
Gustafson S, Poitevien P, Acholonu R, Blankenburg R, Fromme HB. Discovering Ways to Promote Equity in the Selection Process for Pediatric Chief Residents. Virtual oral presentation. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference. July 20, 2020
Gustafson S, Poitevien P, Acholonu R, Blankenburg R, Fromme HB. Opportunities for mitigating bias in the process and priorities for pediatric chief resident selection. Virtual poster presentation at Association of Pediatric Program Directors Conference. June 1, 2020.
Poitevien P, McCullogh R, Kearns E, Honcoop A, Alverson B. Racial Disparity in the Clinical Management of Bronchiolitis. Poster presentation at Pediatric Scholarship Day. Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert School of Medicine. October 2019.
Workshops
Washington N, Bamatt T, Holland S, Poitevien P. Building Comfort in the Uncomfortable: An Intentional Approach to Psychological Safety When Building Effective Microaggressions/DEI Curricula. Workshop at Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD). Atlanta, GA. March 2023
Templeton K, Bresnahan L, Smart E, Poitevien P, Bernstein C. Resident Well-Being: Identifying “Red Flags” and Options for Intervention. Session at Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) National Meeting. Nashville, TN. Feb 2023
Unaka NI, Poitevien P, Turner DA. An Entrustable Professional Activity Addressing Racism, and Pediatric Health Inequities. Hot Topic Symposia at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Denver, CO. April 2022.
Lawrence C, Mallory M, Walker V, Vinson KN, Washington N, Poitevien P, Barber AN, Jackson J, Genies M, McNeil-Trice K. Demystifying DEI in Recruitment: Strategies for Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Residency and Fellow Training Environment. Workshop at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Denver, CO. April 2022
Dreyer BP, Walker-Harding L, Johnson T, Anderson A, Poitevien P, Wright J. On the Basis of Race: Moving Towards Anti-Racism in Pediatrics. Scholarly Session at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Virtual. May 2021
Burns AM, Nichols J, Gillespie, S, Marbin J, Yemane L , Poitevien P, Tatem A, Taylor C, Kester L. Together We Rise - Improving the Patient-Doctor Relationship by Fostering Humanism Through Developing A Social Justice Curricula Rooted in Critical Consciousness. Workshop at Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) Spring Meeting. Virtual. March 2021
Russell C, Gilliam C, Poitevien P. Microaggressions in the Clinical Learning Environment. Confronting Racism Virtual Café Series. Association of Pediatric Program Directors and Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine SIG. November 2020.
Year | Degree | Institution |
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2012 | MSc | New York University |
1998 | MD | Alpert Medical School, Brown University |
1994 | BA | Brown University |
Frauenthal Honoree for Outstanding Contributions and Humanitarian Service, New York University Langone Health 2010
Positive Champion of the Learning Environment, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 2020
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 2021
Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 2021
Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award (Presented to Association of Pediatric Program Directors; Accepted on behalf of APPD as President), Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education 2023
National Academy of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics, Academic Pediatric Association 2023
American Pediatric Society 2024
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Hasbro Children's Hospital
Association of Pediatric Program Directors
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
Medical License R | State of Rhode Island | 2018- | #16407 |
Senior Associate Dean, DEI. Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2022- |
Member. Subcommittee on Competency Based Medical Education, 2021-Present |
Associate Editor. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 2021-Present |
Assistant Dean, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, 2018-2022 |
Residency Program Director. Hasbro Children's Hospital & Brown University, 2018-2022 |
Lecturer
Race and Medicine
Gateways to Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
8/2021, 7/2023
Lecturer
Community Engaged Research
Summer Basic Translational Research Course (T35)
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
6/2023
Lecturer
Race and Medicine
Health Systems Science Course
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
8/2020, 8/2021, 8/2023
Coordinator and Lecturer - Social Justice Curriculum
Race as a Social Determinant of Health
Race and the UTI Calculator
Pediatric Residency Program, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, 2019-2022
Lecturer, Osteomyelitis
Noon Conference
Pediatric Residency Program, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, 2018-2021
Lecturer, Scoliosis
Noon Conference
Pediatric Residency Program, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, 2018-2021
Lecturer, Child with a limp
Morning Report
Pediatric Residency Program, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, 2018-2020
Coordinator and Lecturer - Professionalism Curriculum
Pediatric Residency Program, NYU School of Medicine, 2015 – 2018