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Jose R Hinojosa, M.D.
Program Director
Medical School: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Residency: Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency Program, Fort Collins, Colorado
Undergraduate School / Degree: University of Texas-Pan American. B.S. Biology
Things I Enjoy Teaching: Difficult patient interviewing, outpatient procedures
Special Areas of Intrest in FM: Resident education and evaluation, information mastery and procedural training for preparation for rural practice
Personal Quote: “Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?” Derek Zoolander
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Marcy Wiemers, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Texas A&M University-Health Science Center
Undergraduate School / Degree: Texas A&M, Biomedical Science
Things I Enjoy Teaching: Procedures: cesarean sections, colposcopy, endometrial biopsies, intrauterine device placement, central line placement Women’s health
Special Areas of Intrest in FM: Obstetrics and Gynecology Adolescent, Pre-menopausal, Menopausal and Postmenopausal Women’s Health
Personal Quote: "Medicine is not black and white, it has many gray sides."
What I like best about CCFM: A wonderful caring atmosphere with hands on learning and a great patient population. Many wonderful physicians have been trained here to make a difference. |

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Darrick Nelson, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Undergraduate School / Degree: University of Texas at Dallas / BS Biology
Things I Enjoy Teaching: I enjoy teaching all Family Medicine (Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, OB, and Geriatrics) Outpatient procedures, C-section.
Special Areas of Intrest in FM: Medical Informatics, EMR
Personal Quote: "It is better to regret embarking on adventure, than to regret not embarking on adventure."
What I like best about CCFM: I suppose I like the people the best. In particular I enjoy watching a new resident develop and grow into a skilled, competent, compassionate physician. I am confident that our graduates leave this program with all the tools necessary to practice full-scope Family Medicine. I enjoy helping train physicians that I know will make a difference in the lives of many others. |

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Alejandro Jimenez, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Southern Illinois School of Medicine
Undergraduate School / Degree: The George Washington University/ BS/MS
Things I Enjoy Teaching: Operative obstetrics, orthopedics, dermatology
Special Areas of Intrest in FM: Preventive medicine
Personal Quote: "This is very good soup"
What I like best about CCFM: Small town atmosphere, uncrowded beaches, with first class medical system, motivated residents, first rate faculty and support staff. |

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Kathleen Soch, M.D.
Geriatric Fellowship Director
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, TX
Undergraduate School/Degree: University of Dallas, BA in Biology
Things I Enjoy Teaching: Geriatrics including Home Visits, Long Term Care, Preventive Medicine
Personal Quote: "When caring for frail elders, the best treatment is often a simple conversation, explaining why we don’t want to recommend any treatments, order any more tests or prescribe more medications."
What I like best about CCFM: There are so many things that make the Corpus Christi Family Medicine Residency Program a great place to work and teach. We have a strong patient base and a never ending variety of challenges. But the main attraction is the people I work with-- our great residents, faculty and staff. |

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Yvonne Hinojosa, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Diplomat: American Board of Family Practice
Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine
Residency: Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency Program
Things I Enjoy Teaching:
Special Areas of Intrest in FM:
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Gerald Kizerian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Medical School/Graduate schools: MSW-University of Utah, Graduate School of Social Work, Ph.D.Brigham Young University
Undergraduate School / Degree: BS in Soc. and psych. from Weber State University
Things I Enjoy Teaching: inpatient FM, Out patient FM, OB, C-section, Geriatrics, Sports Medicine, Coloposcopy,etc.
Teaching residents about themselves as well as how to avoid being controlled by their patients while assisting that patient to help him/her self are my most enjoyable teaching moments.
I also gain much satisfaction witnessing the personal and professional growth in the three years the resident is with us.
Special Areas of Intrest in FM: Hypnosis and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Personal Quote: "Without faith there cannot be any hope."
What I like best about CCFM: I started out not an advocate of medicine. That was in the ‘80s. My first experience with residents was a lecture presentation to help residents deal more effectively with difficult patients. Being a bit devious, I decided to role-play a difficult patient and doctor situation; my being the difficult patient. My initial thought and plan was to really stump the resident. That was my cruel and malicious side. To my surprise, I was so taken by the effective and compassionate way the resident “handled” me that I found new perceptions of medicine that have remained to the present. Shortly after that experience I was asked to be the Behavioral Science faculty. That was in 1990. I’ve been here ever since, never regretting that decision to join the medical world. |

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Amber Watts, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Pharmacy School: Pharm.D; Campbell University School of Pharmacy (2007)
Post Graduate Training:Community Practice Residency, University of Georgia (2007-2008)
Things I Enjoy Teaching: i.e. Pulmonary disease(Asthma, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Diabetes, Over-the-counter medications, Immunizations
Special Areas of Intrest in FM: Anticoagulation, Diabetes, and pulmonary disease
What I like best about CCFM: I am a faculty member at Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, and I developed a practice site with the CCFPRP because its one of the only teaching hospitals in South Texas. I feel it is a great environment to teach pharmacy students as well as medical residents due to our unique patient population. |

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Connor C. Chase, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Kentucky, College of Medicine
Undergraduate School / Degree: Stanford, B.A. English
Things I Enjoy Teaching:OB, C-section, Inpatient FM, Colposcopy, Adolescent medicine procedures and the bio-psycho-social model of medicine
Special Areas of Intrest in FM:Balint training, Office surgery and procedures, Family-centered maternity care and deliveries, cosmetic medicine (peels, Botox, fillers).
Personal Quote: “You can’t have it both ways.”
What I like best about CCFM:I looked for the best FM Program to join as faculty for four years and finally found my “dream position” here. I wanted
to be part of a faculty that allowed a great deal of resident autonomy and wanted to teach family doctors to provide the entire spectrum of medical care traditionally given by family physicians.
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Marissa Charles, D.O.
Assistant Professor
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Robert Caro, M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Shaun Weaver
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Undergraduate School/Degree: UTSA/ B.S. & M.S. Biology
Things I Enjoy Teaching: Sports Medicine
Special Areas of Intrest in FM: Sports Medicine
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