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Rita Dadiz, D.O.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 275-2972

Fax: (585) 461-3614

URMFGA member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

groupAn Accountable Health Partner

assignmentAccepting New Patients

Faculty Appointments

Patient Care Setting

Pediatrics

Biography

Areas of Focus:

1. Simulation and debriefing methodologies
2. Communication and teamwork training
3. Neonatal resuscitation
4. Graduate medical education

Administrative Roles:

1. Director, Neonatal Innovation and Safety Simulation Program
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pediatrics/divisions/neonatology/simulation-program.aspx

2. Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program

3. Co-Director, Dean’s Teaching Fellowship
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/faculty-development/deans-teaching-fellowship.aspx

Research

Dr. Dadiz incorporates simulation-based learning and debriefing into graduate and postgraduate health professions education with the goal of improving interprofessional communication and team function during patient care. She investigates the impact of simulation-based team training on learner and patient outcomes. She is a past recipient of an award from the Health Resources and Services Administration and subaward from the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality in this area of research. Dr. Dadiz is also interested in graduate medical education and is currently helping to develop the National Neonatology Flipped Classroom Physiology Curriculum for neonatology fellows.

Credentials

Education

2001
DO | New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2004 - 06/30/2007
Fellowship in Neonatology at University of Miami Emergency Medicine Residency

07/01/2002 - 06/30/2004
Residency in Pediatrics at Winthrop University Hospital

07/01/2001 - 06/30/2002
Internship in Pediatrics at Winthrop University Hospital

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Awards

2020
Academic Mentoring Award for Trainees in Clinical Programs
Sponsor: URSMD

2016
Strong Star for Excellence in Family-Centered Patient Care
Sponsor: URMC

2015
Ruth A. Lawrence Academic Faculty Service Award in Clinical Training
Sponsor: Department of Pediatrics, URMC

2014
Strong Star for Excellence in Family-Centered Patient Care
Sponsor: URMC

2014
Third place for research abstract submission
Sponsor: Society for Simulation in Healthcare

2014
First place for 2014 National Nurses Week Best Practice Showcase
Sponsor: URMC

2011 - 2012
Patient- and Family-Centered Care Award
Sponsor: URMC

2010 - Present
Best Doctors in America
Sponsor: America's Best Doctors

2010
Nomination for 2010 Impact Article of the Year
Sponsor: Journal for Healthcare Quality

2009
Ruth A. Lawrence Academic Faculty Service Award in Training
Sponsor: Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center

2008 - Present
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics

2008 - 2010
George W. Merck Dean's Teaching Fellow
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

2005
Fellow of the Year
Sponsor: Department of Pediatrics, Jackson Memorial Hospital

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Publications

Journal Articles

12/2022
Jones MR, Dadiz R, Baldwin CD, Alpert-Gillis L, Jee SH. "Integrated behavioral health education using simulated patients for pediatric residents engaged in a primary care community of practice." Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2022 Dec; 40(4):472-483.

12/2022
Mavis SC, Caruso CG, Dyess NF, Carr CB, Gerberi D, Dadiz R. "Implicit Bias Training in Health Professions Education: A Scoping Review." Medical science educator.. 2022 Dec; 32(6):1541-1552. Epub 2022 Nov 02.

10/6/2022
Mavis SC, Caruso CG, Carr CB, Dyess NF, French H, Dadiz R, Vasquez M, Johnston L, Gillam-Krakauer M, Chess P, Izatt S, Payne AH, Carbajal MM, Bonachea EM, Gray MM. "Consensus on an implicit bias and health disparities curriculum in neonatal medicine: a Delphi study." Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.. 2022 Oct 6; Epub 2022 Oct 06.

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