Angela Botts, MD
Rabkin Fellow in Medical Education
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship Project:
Geriatric education for surgical subspecialty residents
Dr. Angela Botts is a geriatrician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Botts attended medical school at the University of Missouri Columbia and completed an internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. As an intern, she received the Elmer Hinton Award in recognition of outstanding physician-patient relationships. Dr. Botts went on to complete a geriatric medicine fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Since joining the Division of Gerontology at Beth Israel Medical Center in July 2007, she has been the recipient of the prestigious Harford Center for Excellence Research Fellowship and two Geriatric Academic Career Awards. Dr. Botts has served as the Director of Inpatient Services and Geriatric Education at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center since July 2009. She is currently involved in revision of the primary care curriculum at Harvard Medical School.
As a Rabkin Fellow in Medical Education, Dr. Botts developed, implemented, and assessed a geriatric inpatient pain management curriculum for surgical subspecialty residents. She was mentored in this project by Rabkin Fellowship graduates, Drs. Anne Fabiny and Sheila Barnett. Thus far, Dr. Botts has presented the curriculum to 300 learners including multidisciplinary residents, nursing, and physical therapists. The pain management curriculum was selected for oral presentation at the 2009 American Geriatric Society conference. Dr. Botts has also presented multiple invited presentations on this topic. She is currently working with Dr. Sheila Barnett to develop and co-teach a curriculum regarding common geriatric issues including pain and delirium management using simulation. This will be presented to anesthesia residents. Their knowledge and comfort will be assessed.
