Patricia Poitevien MD, MSc, FAAP is the Vice President for Campus Life at Brown University. She is responsible for shaping and advancing a vibrant, inclusive, and student-centered campus experience for undergraduate, medical and graduate students. Dr. Poitevien serves as a key member of the President’s Cabinet, and oversees a broad portfolio that includes student affairs, residential life, student health, wellness and counseling services, student engagement, belonging and inclusion initiatives and equity and compliance reporting. She previously served as Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University. As an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Dr. Poitevien’ s research focuses on inclusion and mentorship of underrepresented learners in academic medicine, competency based medical education, and the impact of racism on medical education. A long time residency program director and leader in graduate 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 Immediate Past-President of the APPD. She also serves as the Chair of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Subcommittee on Competency Based Medical Education (CBME). 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 underrepresented in medicine (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 and professional identity formation for UIM learners.
| Schumacher DJ, Kinnear B, Poitevien P, Daulton R, Winn AS. "Advancing, Graduating, and Attesting Readiness of Pediatrics Residents With Concerns." Pediatrics, vol. 155, no. 6, 2025. |
| Poitevien P, Kas-Osoka O, Burns A, Prakash LK, Marbin J, Schwartz A, Lucas CT, Yemane L, Blankenburg R. "Upholding our PROMISE: Increased representation is not enough to foster belonging in graduate medical education." Medical education, vol. 59, no. 6, 2025, pp. 630-639. |
| Poitevien, Patricia, Sotto-Santiago, Sylk. "A Critical Look at Racism in the Clinical Learning Environment and the Erasure of DEI Efforts." Academic Medicine, 2024. |
| Hsu D, Rassbach C, Leaming-Van Zandt K, Morrow A, Rubenstein J, Tatem A, Turner DA, Poitevien P, Barone MA. "Competency based medical education and trust in the learning environment." Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, 2024, pp. 101640. |
| Humphrey, Holly J., Blumenthal, David, Poitevien, Patricia. "Enhancing Clinical Learning Environments: Strategies to Foster Belonging in Graduate Medical Education." Academic Medicine, 2024. |
| Turner DA, Poitevien P. "Foreword: Preparing future pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists: Competency-based medical education - Part 2." Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, 2024, pp. 101676. |
| Turner DA, Poitevien P. "Foreword: Preparing future pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists: Competency-Based Medical Education-Part 1." Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, 2024, pp. 101639. |
| Gustafson S, Gilliam C, Poitevien P. "Impact of Racism on the Diversification of the Pediatric Workforce." Academic Pediatrics, vol. 24, no. 7S, 2024, pp. S189-S195. |
| Aylor M, Poitevien P, Pitt MB. "Valuable Papers: A Year in (Re)View From the Association of Pediatric Program Directors." Academic Pediatrics, vol. 24, no. 6, 2024, pp. 889-892. |
| 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 underrepresented in medicine 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 and professional identity formation for UIM learners.
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
The Bill Wood Foundation
Brown Health Community Engaged Translational Research Core (BH-CEnTRC) to steward meaningful relationships with community partners while increasing capacity for researchers and community members to engage in innovative and translational community engaged research.
Private
2024-2026
$400,000
PI
The Josiah Macy Foundation
Brown Advocates for Social Change and Equity Mentor Champion Program
Private
2025-2026
$100,000
Co-PI
Invited Presentations
Abstracts
Workshops
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 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
