- Family Medicine Residency Program
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Our Faculty
Professor and Chairman of Family Medicine
Undergraduate:
Stanford University
Medical School:
University of Oregon
Residency:
University of Arizona Medical Center
Additional Certification:
Geriatrics, Sports Medicine
Special Interests:
Sports Medicine and Geriatric Medicine
Biography:
Dr. Richard Viken attended medical school at the Oregon Health Sciences University, residency at the University of Arizona Medical Center, and cut his teaching teeth while serving on the network faculty of the Family Medicine Department at the University of California Davis. He moved to Tyler as director of the Family Medicine Residency Program in its third year (1987).
Dr. Viken is the only University of Texas physician to serve as President of the 500-member Smith County Medical Society, and he is the founding and current editor of the Society’s journal, East Texas Medicine . He is an active member of the Residency Assistance Program (RAP), a consulting division of the American Academy of Family Physicians, dedicated to the enrichment of residency training. He maintains Certificates of Added Qualification in Geriatric Medicine and Sports Medicine and owns a 4A Texas State Football Championship ring.
He has two grown sons and a charming wife of 32 years who covers for him in awkward social situations. Dr. Viken appreciates thinking and working outside the box in order to arrive at creative solutions to problems (example: if your car is making loud noises, turn up the radio). His passion is writing, and he is currently working on his 723 rd unpublished book. He enjoys international travel, and has lost his luggage in seven languages.
Associate Professor and Residency Program Director
Medical School:
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Residency:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Additional Certification:
Adolescent Medicine, Clinical Tropical Medicine
Special Interests:
Aviation Medicine, Travel Medicine, Diving Medicine, and ENT
Biography:
Dr. Jonathan MacClements was educated at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg graduating in 1989. He accomplished an internship in general medicine, practiced for a year, and finished an additional year of training in Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery before coming to the United States and attending the University of Texas Health Science Center Tyler Family Medicine program. He was a chief resident and graduated in 1996 and practiced rural medicine in Chandler Texas until 2000.
He was pleased to move back from private practice to pursue his passion for education and join the faculty. He took over as the Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency in 2003 and additionally the Director of Medical Education of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler in 2004. Dr. MacClements is a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, is certified in Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health, and has an Additional Qualification in Adolescent Medicine.
He believes that learning should be enjoyable and that our program provides a supportive environment for training a quality family medicine physician. As a life long learner, he is dedicated to mastering the complexities of piloting an airplane while learning the bagpipes. He has been observed torturing the residents with his flying anecdotes and threatens to wear his kilt to work. He is proud of the fact that he has successfully flown to and landed at Oshkosh three times, and would love to fly to an offshore island to pursue his scuba diving interests, or to Colorado to snow ski. Fortunately his wife and daughter help keep him grounded, as his dreams of owning his own airplane threaten to financially ruin him.
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Medical School:
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Residency:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Special Interests:
Women’s Health, Medical Missions, Sports Medicine
Biography:
In 2000, Dr. Patti Burk Olusola graduated AOA from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock, the "Land of Wind & Sand". She then migrated East to Tyler, the "Land of Lakes & Trees", for her residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. While in residency she was able to go on a medical mission trip to Zambia, Africa; fulfill duties as chief resident during her 3 rd year; and found a husband along the way.
Dr. Olusola was asked to stay on at UTHSCT as faculty, and after several months of self-reflection and consideration, decided to take the plunge into academic medicine and has never looked back. During her first year as faculty, she completed a Faculty Development Fellowship with training in clinical teaching, curriculum design, and research. She wears many hats in the residency program including Pre-doctoral director for the UT Southwestern 3 rd -year medical student clerkship in Tyler.
She enjoys curriculum development, women’s health care (including colposcopy), evidence-base medicine, and a "Girls Night Out" every now and then.
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Undergraduate:
North Texas State University
Medical School:
The University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Residency:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Special Interests:
Adolescent Medicine
Biography:
Dr. James took a round about way to get to medicine as a career. After training as and becoming a licensed Aviation Mechanic Dr. James spent several years at Love Field Airport in Dallas repairing and maintaining aircraft for folks like Elvis Pressley, John Travolta, Diana Ross and others. Then in 1979 he went to North Texas State University where he got his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. After that he spent a few years doing research in biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. In 1989 he graduated from UT Medical School in San Antonio and entered a General Surgery Residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Leaving his Residency after a little more than a year he came to the UTHSCT Residency in Family Medicine. Upon his graduation he joined the UT Faculty in the ER. In 1995 he joined the Faculty of the Family Medicine Department.
Currently Dr. James is the Associate Program Director for the Residency Program. He also serves as the Medical Director of the Family Medicine Clinic, Director of the Adolescent Clinic, oversees the Adolescent Medicine Elective and serves as Program Director for the Annual Adolescent Medicine Conference sponsored by UTHSCT. Dr. James also serves as a member of the Texas Adolescent Mental Health Initiative, a part of President Bush’s Healthy People 2010 Project, and is an active member of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.
A native Texan, Dr. James lives in rural East Texas with Devonna, his wife of 12 years and three wonderful children, his daughter Samantha, and twin sons who yes really are called Jesse and Frank James. His interests include Adolescent Medicine, martial arts, horse-raising and history.
Fortunately Dr. James does not play the bagpipes but he does play the five stringed banjo.
Scott Lawrence, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Undergraduate:
United States Air Force Academy
Graduate:
University of South Florida
Medical School:
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Residency:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Special Interests:
Medical Missions, Sports Medicine, Skiing, Hiking, and Curriculum development
Biography:
After graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 1978 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Dr Lawrence was a fighter pilot in the USAF for 17 years. He was an instructor pilot, an F-16 Fighter Weapons School Graduate (Air Force Top Gun) and flew F-4s and F-16s while accumulating over 1500 hours of fighter time. He won numerous instructor awards and helped develop Air Force curriculum for the F-16, Electronic Warfare, and Fighter Tactics. While in the Air Force he acquired a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the University of South Florida in Tampa.
He left the Air Force from the Pentagon after serving as the Chief of Fighter Requirements, Special Programs, Assistance Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition in 1995. He Graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1999 and from the University of Texas Health Science Center Tyler Family Medicine program in 2002.
Dr Lawrence assists in curriculum and technology development, strategic planning, and in addition to his faculty position works part-time as an emergency room physician in the local area and speaks nationally on resident education topics.
Dr Lawrence enjoys time with his family and wife of 26 years. He has special areas of interest in curriculum development, leadership, computer technology and enjoys going on medical mission trips.
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Undergraduate:
Texas Christian University
Medical School:
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Residency:
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh
Additional Certification:
Sports Medicine
Special Interests:
Sports Medicine
Biography:
Private practice of Family Medicine and Sports Medicine 1990-2004. In 2004 joined full time faculty at UTHSCT Family Practice Residency Program. He continues to serve as a team physician for Robert E Lee and John Tyler High Schools, and Tyler Junior College, as he has since 1995.
He is also the head team physician for the University of Texas at Tyler Patriots. He has had a lifelong involvement in sports as an athlete (from recreational to NCAA Division I), as a physician, and as a fan. He is committed to teaching sports medicine and family medicine, and to improving the musculoskeletal skills of our residents.
He is equally determined to avoid the cabin of any aircraft in which Dr. MacClements is practicing bagpipes.
Jose Jimenez, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Undergraduate:
University of Houston
Medical School:
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Residency:
John Sealy Hospital, Galveston, Saint Mary Hospital, Port Arthur, Texas
Special Interests:
Emergency Medicine, outpt procedures
Additional Language:
Spanish
Biography:
Dr Jimenez was born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated to the United States in 1968 as a teenager. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Houston and his M.D. degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1982. Dr Jimenez’s postgraduate training in Family Medicine occurred at a joint program between John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas for the first year and Saint Mary Hospital, Port Arthur, Texas for the second and third year of training. As a resident Dr Jimenez wrote a weekly health column for the local newspaper. After finishing his residency training in 1985, Dr Jimenez has been involved in primary care both in Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine. His practice settings have varied from independent solo practice, staff physician at military clinics, and full time Emergency Department attending physician. Dr. Jimenez was also Director of the Emergency Department at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. For the last two years Dr Jimenez worked at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida as a staff Physician in both the Emergency Department and the Family Health Clinic. While in Florida, Dr. Jimenez was involved in teaching both Family Medicine residents and Physician Assistant students. He enjoys reading, diving, tennis, traveling and mechanics. He is a certified aircraft mechanic since 1973 and a certified SCUBA diver since 1974. Dr. Jimenez has been married to his wife Suzanne since 1977. They have one "child", Anna, a 14 year old blind Dachshund who is very sweet but very spoiled.
Will Avery, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Undergraduate:
New York University
Medical School:
Columbia College
Internal Medicine Residency:
St Luke’s Hospital, NY
Pulmonology Fellowship:
Mt. Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Fl
Special Interests:
History, Sailing, and Flying
Biography:
After Dr Avery served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946 he finished his undergraduate studies at New York University graduating Cum Laude. He graduated from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1952. He finished his residency in 1955 in Internal Medicine from St Luke’s Hospital, NY.
After practicing medicine for over 10 years he completed a Pulmonary fellowship at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Fl in 1969. He continued his distinguished career as a pulmonologist in the state of Florida until 1980. During that time his accomplishments included Chief, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, South Miami Hospital, President Florida Chapter American college of chest Physicians, and President-elect Florida Thoracic Society.
He came to Tyler in 1980 as a Professor of Medicine and Associate Director for Continuing Medical Education. Dr Avery is now a professor emeritus and works part-time for the Family Medicine residency as its primary coordinator for didactics training. Dr Avery helps coordinate the more than 750 lectures residents experience during their three years at UT Health Science Center. Dr Avery has published extensively on Pulmonary issues. He enjoys history, sailing, and flying.
Donna Mann, LMSW
Behavioral Science Coordinator
Undergraduate:
University of Pittsburgh
Graduate:
University of Pittsburgh
Special Interests:
Geriatrics, Community Medicine, Resident Recruitment
Biography:
After graduating with a Master’s degree in Social Work, Mrs. Mann lived in Los Angeles and New York City, sharpening both her social work and survival skills. In 1990 she moved to the "capital of the world" Tyler, Texas, where she was hired by the Health Science Center to teach Geriatics in the residency program.
Through both personal and professional experience she developed a strong interest in Dementia and related disorders. Mrs. Mann overcame tremendous stage fright [sort of] to speak at several aging conferences on the subject and was recently the co-keynote speaker for the Area Agency on Aging conference. She also produced an educational video "When a Mind is Lost-The Odyssey of Alzheimer’s Disease" which has been shown at national conferences.
Her other strong interest is in the area of resident recruitment. Being a self proclaimed "people person" she enjoys meeting students and recruiting them to the residency program. She has entertained everyone from spouses to babies to prairie dogs in her office and loved every minute. She also enjoys building relationships with the residents and watching as they and their families "grow", and is personally responsible for the" traveling maternity wardrobe".
Mrs. Mann [along with her colleague and fellow Pittsburgher, Dr. McKinley] is a proud member of the "Steeler Nation"
It is a well known fact that she can be tremendously influenced by chocolate.