Pamela Promecene, MD

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Pam Promecene, MD
Professor Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
ACGME Designated Institutional Official
Memorial Hermann Endowed Chair
McGovern Medical School
UTHealth Houston

Email:  [email protected]
Phone:  713-500-6385

Educational Philosophy

The practice of medicine is an art that cannot be completely learned from reading a textbook. The art of medicine is more than medical knowledge and is best learned by allowing the learner to work with basic science educators as well as active clinicians dedicated to education. I teach medicine because I believe that everyone deserves quality health care and to be treated by competent physicians. I believe that the art of medicine is handed down from teacher to learner. As a medical educator, I work hard to maintain my clinical skills. Working with medical students and resident physicians enforces the idea of lifelong learning and challenges me. I teach by being a clinician-teacher, an engaged learner and active participant in the educational process. I consider myself both a teacher and a learner.  I believe the learners, both residents and students gain even more from being guided and evaluated during the learning process. I try to be available to learners to engage and challenge them as they engage and challenge me.

Biography

Dr. Promecene is currently a professor in the department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and serves as the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the McGovern Medical School. She is proud to be a native Houstonian and graduate of the McGovern Medical School. She attended Loyola University in New Orleans and after receiving a bachelor’s degree in Biology she returned to Houston to attend the McGovern Medical School. She was recruited to the Obstetrics and Gynecology faculty after residency and has spent her career with the McGovern Medical School practicing and teaching obstetrics and gynecology.

Currently she divides her time between the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Graduate Medical Education and serves as the ACGME Designated Institutional Official.

Education

  • Medical Degree
    McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston
  • Residency
    Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston

Current Teaching Responsibilities

Gynecology Clinic teaching attending, ½ day each week
Medical Coaching for MSIII OB/GYN Clerkship
MSIV Advisor for OB/GYN

Honors and Awards

Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Council for Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG), National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Mentor of the Year, 2015
The Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Award, 2017

Selected Publications and Presentations

  1. Hollier LM, Promecene PA, Owens MY, Hampton M, Gala R, Kulbida N, Tomich P, Gregg L, Rothenberg J, Phelan ST, Jennings JC.  Women’s Health Care Teams and the Future of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;126(6):1285-9.
  2. Shah JS, Nasab S, Papanna R, Chen HY, Promecene PA, Berens PD, Johnson A, Bhalwal A. Management and reproductive counseling in cervical, caesarean scare and interstitial ectopic pregnancies over 11 years: identifying the need for a modern management algorithm. Hum Reprod Open. 2019;2019(4):hoz028.Published 2019 Nov 4.
  3. Smith C, Hashmi SS, Czerwinski J, Wagner VF, Promecene PA, Melentijevic I, Ramdaney A, The Impact of Genetic Counseling on Women’s Grief and Coping Following Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Anomaly. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2020 Oct 26. Dio: 10.1002/jgc4.1338 PMID: 33103308
  4. Carreno C, Hsieh P, Promecene P. The art of feedback: Abandoning “you are doing great” and moving to “this is what you can improve”. Workshop presentation. APGO Martin L. Stone, MD Faculty Development Seminar, virtual conference January 2021.
  5. Carreno C, Hsieh P, Promecene P. “Becoming Master Adaptive Educators to Develop Master Adaptive Learners”. OBGYN Grand Rounds.McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Virtual Presentation. April 2022.
  6. Herrin J, Reis E, Figg B, Promecene P. Tacking onboarding and new resident orientation challenges. Round table presentation. Association for Hospital Medical Education Institute, virtual conference May 2022.
  7. Herrin J, Promecene P. Annual Program Evaluation: Improvement process rather than accreditation event. Round table presentation. Association for Hospital Medical Education Institute, virtual conference May 2022
  8. Carreno C, Hsieh P, Promecene P. Leaving the classroom to master the bedside: Teaching nontechnical skills to our medical students. TEACH-S Educational Symposium. Virtual Workshop Presentation. May 2022
  9. Carreno C, Hsieh P, Promecene P. Did we do enough for our medical students to prevent and treat moral distress during the pandemic?. TEACH-S Educational Symposium. Virtual Workshop Presentation. May 2022
  10. Luber S, Promecene P. Building GME Leadership that Supports Program Improvement and Faculty Development. Round table presentation. Association of Hospital Medical Education Institute, Austin, TX April 2023
  11. “Quality in Medical Education”, Ed Talk McGovern Medical School Academy of Master Educators. Panel Discussion participant, Houston TX November 2023