Dr. Patricia Rogers, MD, FAAP

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Patricia A. Rogers, who serves the population of Texas.

Dr. Rogers is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. To stay up to date in her field, she remains a professional member of the University of Texas Academy of Health and Science education. Dr. Rogers currently practices as a Professor of Pediatrics and the director of the School Health Program at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She has received numerous teaching awards including two awards for Excellence in Clinical teaching by the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine.

The University of Texas Medical Branch is a component of the University of Texas System located in Galveston, Texas, United States. It is an academic health center with 11,000 employees and a medical school that is the oldest in Texas.

Dr. Rogers completed her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University. Furthering her education she then graduated with her Medical Degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1981, giving her over three decades of experience in her field. After obtaining her medical degree she completed her Pediatrics internship and residency with the University of Texas Medical Branch. Wanting to further her training she then completed her Ambulatory Pediatrics fellowship with the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to the age of 18. A pediatrician is a children’s physician who provides medical care to children who are acutely or chronically ill, as well as preventive health services to healthy children. They manage the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the children under their care at every stage of development, in both sickness and health.

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Patricia A. Rogers, MD, FAAP, is a Leading Pediatrician with UTMB Health Pediatrics Primary Care - Island West in Galveston, TX

Patricia A. Rogers, MD, FAAP, is a well-versed pediatrician who diagnoses and treats patients at UTMB Health Pediatrics Primary Care - Island West in Galveston, TX. Furthermore, she is a Professor of Pediatrics at UTMB and has been faculty since 1998 and is a creative and enthusiastic educator, faculty preceptor, and mentor. She joined UTMB Department of Pediatrics in 2004 and she has been a member of the Academy of Master Teachers at UTMB since 2007. “She has contributed to the implementation of curricular improvements, and also developed a resource for both Pediatrics and Family Medicine clinics entitled “Pat’s Pearls” that is used by the house staff to address specific clinical topics,” states the official website of the Academy of Master Teachers. Her extensive activities in teaching include serving as a mentor for the Renee Leannec Osler Student Society. Dr. Rogers has served on the Board of Directors for the Galveston County Health District (2002-2014) and has spent 13 years in private practice in Plano, Texas, prior to her current endeavors. Moreover, she is active with the Texas Pediatric Society and, in 2014, she became a John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine William Osler Scholar. In 2017, she received the Joseph T. Painter Distinguished Professorship in Teaching Excellence from the Academy of Master Teachers’ selection committee. Dr. Rogers has received 2 Educator of the Month Awards from the AMT, most recently in February 2019. She also had a recent Educator of the Month Award from The Academy of Master Clinicians. For more information about Dr. Patricia A. Rogers, please visit https://doctors.utmbhealth.com/providersearch/default/?id=005302.

Patricia A. Rogers, MD, FAAP, attended the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, TN, and received his medical degree in 1981. Then, she served her internship and her pediatric residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston (1981-1984). In addition, he completed his fellowship training in ambulatory pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX (1984-1985), where she served as Chief Resident. In addition, Dr. Rogers received board certification in pediatrics from the American Board of Pediatrics. Moreover, he attained fellowship of the American Academy of Pediatrics having met the standards and guidelines required of the nation’s leading pediatricians. Honors and awards include the Teacher of the Year Award of Excellence from the residents of family medicine at UTMB (2000-2001), the Department of Pediatrics’ Golden Rattle Award for the Excellence in Clinical Teaching (2005, 2014), the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award (2005, 2010), Distinguished Teaching Professor recognition from the UT Board of Regents (2009),  the Pediatric Educator Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education, Best Doctors in America (2005-present), the Martin Luther King Jr. Service Award for her important contributions in promoting equity with the UTMB community, the Unsung Hero in Health Care Award from the Galveston Branch of NAACP (2009), and Super Doctor Award. Prior to medical school, Dr. Rogers graduated from the Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Chemistry (1976). For more information about Dr. Patricia A. Rogers, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2988170-Patricia-Rogers-pediatrician-Galveston-TX-77555.

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