Colleen T. Fogarty, M.D., M.Sc.

Professional Background

Background
Dr. Fogarty completed her BA in Chemistry at Cornell University where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa; after a year in service as a Jesuit Volunteer in Southern California, she entered the University of Connecticut School of Medicine where she earned her MD. She trained as a resident and served as Chief resident in Family Medicine at Highland Hospital/University of Rochester. She then completed additional training in the Marriage and Family Therapy Training Program at the University of Rochester and subsequently a Master of Science in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the Boston University School of Public Health.

Clinical
Dr. Fogarty is a Board Certified Family Physician who practices full spectrum care for children and adults, with a commitment to serving underserved patients. After residency, she practiced in a rural Community Health Center in Western New York for three years before joining the faculty and practicing at the Boston University Department of Family Medicine.

Returning to Rochester in 2004 to join the UR Department of Family Medicine, she initially practiced at Brown Square/Jordan Health Center. In 2017, she moved to practice at the Highland Family Medicine Center in Rochester NY. Her special clinical interests include working with patients coping with post-trauma symptoms, integrating mental health care within routine primary care practice, and behavioral change to promote health and wellness.

Teaching and Scholarship
Dr. Fogarty's publication record reveals both empirical and creative work. This scholarship includes work in primary care identification and management of mental health conditions, intimate partner violence, cultural humility training and Patient Centered Communication Strategies while Using the Electronic Health Record. Her empiric publications have appeared in Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine, The Clinical Teacher, and other journals. A committed medical educator, she has taught many topics relevant to the Patient Centered Medical Home, including team development, team huddles, and supporting patient self-management.

Dr. Fogarty is considered an expert on writing 55-word stories and using them as an educational tool for self-reflection. She has published many of stories, poetry, and narrative essays in journals including Family Medicine, Health Affairs, Pulse Magazine, Medical Humanities, the Journal of Family Practice, and Families, Systems, and Health. Dr. Fogarty served as co-editor of the interdisciplinary journal, Families, Systems, and Health in 2013-2018. She has received creative writing awards from the University of Rochester Cluster on Human Values in Healthcare and the Family Medicine Education Consortium.

Leadership
Since joining the Department of Family Medicine as faculty, Dr. Fogarty has served in a variety of leadership roles including: Assistant Residency Director, Site Director at Brown Square/Jordan for the UR Family Medicine residency, Medical Director of the Highland Family Medicine Practice, Associate Chair for Interprofessional Practice and Education, and Senior Communication Coach for URMC Physician Communication Coaching Program.