Educator & Advocate: Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber

Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber speaks with medical student Ruhi Patel.

Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber: California native Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber graduated from California State University, Long Beach, and Weill College of Medicine at Cornell. Training as an internist at University Hospitals of Cleveland, she is a professor of medicine and clinician educator who joined the faculty of AU/UGA Medical Partnership in March 2021.  A physician advocate, leading efforts to improve the health of women and their families, her leadership positions have included 1st Hispanic president of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), vice-chair of the American Medical Association (AMA) Women’s Physician Section, AMA Minority Affairs Governing Council and the Dissemination and Implementation Steering Committee for the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative with the American College of OBGYN. An inaugural fellow of AMWA, Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber is the recipient of many leadership and teaching awards.  As an underrepresented-in-medicine professor of medicine, Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber is passionate about diversifying the healthcare workforce. Developing programs and mentoring, she strives to assist physicians and others to find satisfaction in their careers. Teaching to ensure our future physicians have a well-rounded background in clinical medicine and understand the conditions and social factors that affect health and well-being, her clinical expertise is in primary care for adults and adolescents, especially those with chronic conditions.

Ruhi Patel:  Ruhi Patel a medical student at PCOM Georgia in the class of 2029 and a member of MAA, with interests in internal medicine and a focus on advocacy through organized medicine. Ruhi currently serves as President of the Cardiology Club as well as the Secretary of the Medical Association of Georgia Chapter at PCOM.