Research Guides: Scholarship @ SHSU-COM: Dean's Office

Dr. Craig Boudreaux

Craig Boudreaux, DO

Dr. Boudreaux is interested in sharing the clinical skills he acquired over 22 years with medical students. He has a particular interest in community-based research exploring the impact that pooled community resources (food banks, nutritional counseling and fitness promotion) can have on population health to facilitate improved regional health outcomes in various disease states such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This should provide ample opportunity for student involvement in his research.

Certifications & Expertise

Certifications Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice

Selected Scholarly Works and/or Activities

Research Activities Clinical Trial: A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center study of the efficacy and safety of long-term administration of Nateglinide and Valsartan in the prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular outcomes in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), Sub-Investigator Clinical Trial: Escitalopram effects on quality of life, Principle Investigator
Service Memorial Hermann The Woodlands, Family Practice Department Chair, 2002-2004

Dr. Courtney West

Courtney West, PhD

Senior Associate Dean, Educational Affairs

In her role at SHSU-COM, Dr. West is responsible for assessment and accreditation, faculty development and continuing medical education, and medical student affairs including academic support and learning resources. Her research interests include: learning and study strategies, instructional techniques, professional development, and team-based care. Over the course of her career Dr. West has worked on grants, published more than 20 peer reviewed articles, and has presented over 60 peer reviewed presentations.

Research Interests/Expertise

Learning and study strategies
Instructional techniques
Team-based care

Selected Scholarly Works and/or Activities

Publication Book chapter: Internal Medicine Simulation Based Medical Education, The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare, 2013
Presentation National Presentation: Reflective Leadership Development, AACOM Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2019 International Presentation: Assessment Tools for Short-Term Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education: A Multidimensional Measurement Approach, Collaborating Across Borders VI Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2017
Funding National Institutes of Health, Relationship-Centered Transformation of Curricula/Communities of Transformative Learning, Co-Investigator, 2015-2016
Honors Outstanding Presentation Award for Continuing Medical Education (CME) Workshop, Southern Group on Educational Affairs, 2016

Recent Papers

Buck, E., West, C., Graham, L., Frye, A., & Teal, C. (2019). Challenges to assessing professional identity in medical students: A tale of two measures. Medical Education Online, 24:1, doi:10.1080/10872981.2019.1649571.

West, C., Wagner, J., Greenberg, S., Buck, E., Hsieh, P., Horn, K., Martin, R., Stark, D., Williams, S., Pietz, K., Graham, L., & Teal, C. (2018). Examining Medical Students’ Social Media Beliefs and Behaviors and Their Relationship to Professional Identity. Medical Science Educator, 28:389-399, doi:10.1007/s40670-018-0562-1.

West, C., Zhou, Y., Landry, K., Watzak, B., & Graham, L. (2018). Multidimensional Evaluation of Interprofessional Collaboration in a Disaster Simulation. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 12:40-47, doi:10.1016/j.xjep.2018.05.002.