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Division of General Internal Medicine

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photo Dheepa Sekar, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Fellow, Academic Clinician Educator Scholar

Email: sekardr@upmc.edu

Contact
 
E-mail: sekardr@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
MD, University of South Alabama, College of Medicine, 2016
BSE, Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, 2010
Training
ACES Medical Education Fellow, General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2022
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Texas Southwestern, 2019
Chief Resident, University of Texas Southwestern, 2020
Educational Interest
Dr. Sekar's educational interest is in improving curricula for graduate medical education. Specifically, she has organized a curriculum on Goals of Care Discussions at UTSW. She is currently working to improve the quality of faculty feedback as part of the ACES Fellowship
Notable Achievements
Chief Resident, 2019-2020
Best Resident Teacher, 2018-2019
Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2015