Megan A Berman, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
Megan A Berman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Assistant Director of Clinical Operations
Division of General Internal Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0566
Phone: 409.772.4182
Fax: 409.772.6507
Email: General.Medicine@utmb.edu
Education
| Degree/Training Completed | Year | Name & Location |
| M.D. | 2004 | Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL |
| Internship & Residency | 2007 | The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC |
Overview
Megan Berman earned her medical degree at Loyola University in Chicago and completed her residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. She worked as a hospitalist in South Carolina prior to joining faculty at UTMB in 2008. She currently attends on the wards in John Sealy Hospital and the TDCJ hospital, is a faculty preceptor in the Daniel's Resident clinic, sees private patients with the Harborside Medical Group, and teaches medical students with their Practice of Medicine curriculum. She is training in health care quality by attending the MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Safety and Effectiveness course and is involved in a project aiming to reduce the hospital readmission rates for pneumonia.
Clinical Interests
- Preventive medicine
- Chronic disease management
- Quality Improvement
- Resident Education
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The department of internal medicine is developing evidence based clinical protocols which will be available in EPIC (as order sets) for use when admitting patients with these diagnoses. Their AIM is to standardize care and decrease length of stay and readmission rates.
Currently available protocols are:- CAP - Community Acquired Pneumonia Orderset
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Adult, ICU
- General Medicine Admission
- Immunodeficiency Flow Panel
- MICU/CCU Admission Order Set
- Oral Analgesic Medicaitons
- Parenteral Opioids
- Sepsis, Adult ICU
All protocols can be found in the EPIC order set section.
The department of Internal Medicine has a large role in the Meaningful Use Initiative. Our participation is key for the success of the initiative. Please visit the meaningful use website for important communication and updates from the Meaningful Use Initiative.