Josette Rivera, MD

Title(s)Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address490 Illinois Street, #82C
San Francisco CA 94158
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    University of RochesterM.D.2001School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins BayviewResidency, Internal Medicine2004School of Medicine
    Johns HopkinsGeriatrics Fellowship2007School of Medicine
    University of California, San Francisco, CA2017Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
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     - 2012Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence Faculty Scholar
     - 2012Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF Academy of Medical Educators
     - 2015Induction, UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators
     - 2016Outstanding Service Award, UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators

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    Josette Rivera is a Professor of Medicine and a clinician educator in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. She received her medical degree from the University of Rochester and completed residency training in Primary Care Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview, followed by a clinical and research fellowship in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at Johns Hopkins. At the conclusion of fellowship, Dr. Rivera became a staff physician at On Lok Lifeways, a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, which serves nursing home eligible seniors in the San Francisco area. Dr. Rivera joined the UCSF Division of Geriatrics in 2008, where she serves as an educator, program leader, and clinician.

    Clinical Activities
    Dr. Rivera is board certified in geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. She provides primary and palliative care to homebound older adults through the UCSF Care at Home Program. This program serves patients throughout San Francisco, many of whom have not previously received primary medical care for years. Dr. Rivera teaches medical students, residents, and fellows how to do a home visit and related elements of geriatric care within this context, including assessment of functional status, care coordination, and establishing a patient's goals of care. Her goal is to ensure that trainees understand the unique needs of and resources for homebound older adults.

    Academic Focus
    Dr. Rivera’s educational and research endeavors focus on interprofessional education and practice, particularly in the context of caring for older adults. She co-leads the School of Medicine’s collaborations with the campus-wide UCSF Program in Interprofessional Practice & Education, and is developing interprofessional curricula, assessment tools, and faculty development opportunities. As a past recipient of a Geriatric Academic Career Award, co-PI of the Reynolds Foundation Next Steps Grant, Deputy Director of the Northern California Geriatric Education Center, and currently PI of the UCSF Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) Dr. Rivera has developed programs and curricula to train health professions faculty, students, and community practitioners to provide optimal interprofessional health care for older adults. She is also the founding chair of the American Geriatrics Society Interprofessional Education and Practice Special Interest Group.

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    1. More Than Maintaining Competence: A Qualitative Study of How Physicians Conceptualize and Engage in Lifelong Learning. Perspect Med Educ. 2024; 13(1):380-391. O'Brien BC, Collins S, Haddock LM, Sani S, Rivera JA. PMID: 38974779; PMCID: PMC11225866.
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    2. Learning Together: Co-Learning Among Faculty and Trainees in the Clinical Workplace. Acad Med. 2023 02 01; 98(2):228-236. Haddock L, Rivera J, O'Brien BC. PMID: 35830270.
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    3. "Getting Out of That Siloed Mentality Early": Interprofessional Learning in a Longitudinal Placement for Early Medical Students. Acad Med. 2020 01; 95(1):122-128. Rivera J, O'Brien B, Wamsley M. PMID: 31274523.
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    4. Integrative Health: An Interprofessional Standardized Patient Case for Prelicensure Learners. MedEdPORTAL. 2018 05 04; 14:10715. Rivera J, de Lisser R, Dhruva A, Fitzsimmons A, Hyde S, Reddy S, Tsourounis C, Adler SR. PMID: 30800915; PMCID: PMC6342396.
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    5. Emergent is Authentic: A Sociomaterial Perspective on Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education. Teach Learn Med. 2017 Oct-Dec; 29(4):363-367. O'Brien BC, Little JW, Wamsley M, Cook JG, Yuan P, Rivera J, Cianciolo AT, Dahlgren MA, Ng SL, Stillsmoking KL. PMID: 29020519.
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    6. Good Cop, Better Cop: Evaluation of a Geriatrics Training Program for Police. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Aug; 65(8):1842-1847. Brown RT, Ahalt C, Rivera J, Stijacic Cenzer I, Wilhelm A, Williams BA. PMID: 28436006; PMCID: PMC5555774.
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    7. Interprofessional education in the clinical setting: A qualitative look at the preceptor's perspective in training advanced practice nursing students. Nurse Educ Pract. 2016 Nov; 21:29-36. Chen AK, Rivera J, Rotter N, Green E, Kools S. PMID: 27710811.
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    8. A BEME systematic review of the effects of interprofessional education: BEME Guide No. 39. Med Teach. 2016 Jul; 38(7):656-68. Reeves S, Fletcher S, Barr H, Birch I, Boet S, Davies N, McFadyen A, Rivera J, Kitto S. PMID: 27146438.
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    9. Update on the management of chronic kidney disease. Am Fam Physician. 2012 Oct 15; 86(8):749-54. Rivera JA, O'Hare AM, Harper GM. PMID: 23062158.
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    10. At the tipping point: predicting severe mobility difficulty in vulnerable older women. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Aug; 56(8):1417-23. Rivera JA, Fried LP, Weiss CO, Simonsick EM. PMID: 18808598; PMCID: PMC2775519.
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    11. Completing a scholarly project during residency training. Perspectives of residents who have been successful. J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Apr; 20(4):366-9. Rivera JA, Levine RB, Wright SM. PMID: 15857496; PMCID: PMC1490090.
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