8383 El Mundo #327 • Houston, TX 75235

Phone (713) 748-3187   • E-mail Erica.P.Ruger@uth.tmc.edu

Erica P.Ruger

Education

 

Residency                         

 

 

 

M.D

 

 

B.S in Biology

Minor In Chemistry

University of Texas Health Science Center, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Houston, TX, July 2006-Present

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, June 2006    

Dallas, Texas

 

University of Houston, May 2002

Houston, Texas

Research

June-August 2003

 

 

 

 

 

June-August 2001

 

 

 

June-July 2000

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center- Community Health Fellowship Dallas, TX -Project Title: Can a Barbershop-Based Intervention Change the Health Beliefs and Behaviors that Impact Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in African-American Men?

Morehouse School of Medicine - Neuroscience Institute   Atlanta, GA - Project Title: Muscarinic Regulation of Potassium Currents in Dopamine Neurons
 
National Space and Biomedical Research Institute - Shriners Burn Institute for Children   Boston, MA - Project Title: The Development of a Bioartificial Liver Device

 

Publications

Barbershops as Hypertension as Detection, Referral and Follow-up Centers for Black Men. Hypertension, Volume 49, Issue 5, May 2007, Pages 1040-1046

Efficacy of a barbershop-based intervention to improve the treatment and control of hypertension in African American men. Journal of HypertensionVolume 17, Issue 5, Supplement 1May 2004, Pages S198-S199

 

Honors/Awards

 

June 2007                 

 

 

 

December 2006

 

 

January 2004

 

 

 

February 2002

 

 

January 2002

 

Intern of the Year Award

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Houston, TX

 

Featured in the University of Houston College of Natural Science and Mathematics Momentum Graduate Magazine

 

Oral presenter at the 42nd annual medical student research forum- Dallas, TX

 

Oral Presenter at the 8th Biennial Intercultural Cancer Council Symposium   Washington, DC

 
2nd place Poster presentation – 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium  Baylor College of Medicine   Houston, TX
 
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Team Spirit Award 2001- Residential Life and Housing, Golden Key Honor Society, Undergraduate Dean's List, Alpha Lambda Delta - Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Houston Premedical Academy Scholarship - University of Houston/ Baylor College of Medicine
 

 

Extracurricular activities

2002-2006

 

2002-2004

 

2003-Present

 

2003-2004

Student National Medical Association

Class Officer- Admissions Committee Representative

Women’s Health Interest Group

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic Coordinator for 2nd Year Medical Students

Professional Organizations

2006-Present              American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

2006-Present              Texas Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

Employment/ Volunteer Experience

May 2007

 

 

2002

 

2002

 

 

2001

 

2000- 2002

 

 

June - July 1999

Health Awareness Presentation at Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church.  “Taking Responsibility for Your Health”
 
Crisis Pregnancy Center Volunteer Houston, TX
 
Scholar Enrichment Program, University of Houston
Pre-Calculus Teaching Assistant 
 
Scholar Enrichment Program, University of Houston
College Algebra Teaching Assistant
Resident Assistant -University of Houston Residential Halls
 
 
Minority Medical Education Program - Baylor College of Medicine /Rice University
Preceptorship in the Department of Anesthesiology in Obstetrics and Gynecology