Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Faculty Biography

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.


Dr. Michelle S. Barratt

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Education:

B.S., Biology, 1981: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

M.D., 1985: Northwestern Medical School, Chicago, Illinois

M.P.H., 1987: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Residency, 1988: Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Clinical and Research Interests:

  1. Teaching residents about the effective care of adolescents
  2. Promoting excellence in patient communication
  3. Teaching residents to Teach

Publications (selected):

  • Barratt MS, Tanz, RR:  A survey of the structure and function of pediatric continuity clinics. AJDC 146:937-940, 1992.
  • Barratt MS, A glimpse of pediatrics in Moscow.  Contemporary Pediatrics. Nov 1992, 84-100.
  • Barratt MS, Koerner CE, Hajare SA, Williams RJ:  Knowledge of Medicolegal Issues among Pediatric Faculty and Residents.  Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 9(1):14-18,1997
  • Barratt MS and Risser WL:  Sexual Terminology:  A Barrier to Communication Between Adolescents and Health Care Providers.  Ambulatory Child Health, 4(1):21-31,1998.
  • Risser WL, Gefter L, Barratt MS, Risser JMH:  Weight changes in adolescents who used hormonal contraception. J Adol Health, 1999; 24:433-436.
  • Frazier JP, Barratt MS, Smith KS:  Practice Guideline:  Evaluation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 1999;13(5):250-253.
  • Barratt MS, Moyer VA: Pediatric resident and faculty knowledge of the Denver II, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2000;154:411-413.
  • Serwint JR and the Continuity Clinic Special Interest Group*, Ambulatory Pediatric Association.  Multi site survey of pediatric residents' continuity experiences: Their perceptions of the clinical and educational opportunities.  Pediatrics. 107(5): e78 (1-11), 2001. *I was the co-investigator from UT-Houston
  • Johnson CE, Barratt MS.  Continuity Clinic Preceptors and ACGME Competencies.  Medical Teacher, 2005;27(5):463-457.
  • Barratt MS, Wong SL, Platt FW. CONVERSATIONS WITH ADOLESCENTS:  What We Have Learned From Our Medical Student Exercises with Standardized Patients.  JCOM,  2006;13(1):39-42.
  • JR Serwint, KA Thoma, SM Dabrow, LE Hunt, MS Barratt, TR Shope, PM Darden for the CORNET Investigators. Comparing Patients Seen in Pediatric Resident Continuity Clinics and the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS): A Study from the CORNET Network.  Pediatrics. Vol. 118 No. 3, September 2006, pp. e849-e858

 

Faculty Biography

Dr. Michelle S. Barratt
  • Dr. Michelle S. Barratt
    Professor
  • Department of Pediatrics
    Division of Adolescent Medicine
  • Division of Community and General Medicine
  • Resident Continuity Clinic Director
  • Assistant Residency Program Director
  • University of Texas-Houston Medical School
    6431 Fannin Street, JJL 480
    Houston, Texas 77030
  • phone: (713) 500-5810
    fax: (713) 500-0527
    e-mail: Michelle.S.Barratt@ uth.tmc.edu
  • Administrative Assistant:
    Debbie Hernandez | (713) 500-5813
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