Renée M. Betancourt, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health
Physician, Penn Medicine, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair for Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Family Medicine and Community Health
Contact information
Penn Family Care
3737 Market Street, 9th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3737 Market Street, 9th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8777
Fax: 215-243-4601
Fax: 215-243-4601
Publications
Education:
BA (Ethnic Studies)
Brown University, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2011.
Permanent linkBA (Ethnic Studies)
Brown University, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2011.
Selected Publications
Betancourt, RM, Cai, A, Klusaritz, H, O’Brien, K: Incorporating Equity & Community Engagement in Creating a Learning Health System at Penn: Lessons from PORTAL Scholars [Panel Discussion] Penn Medicine's Health Equity Week, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, The Center for Health Equity Advancement, Philadelphia, PA. April 4 2025.Betancourt RM, Baluchi D, Dortche K, Campbell KM, Rodríguez JE. : Minority Tax on Medical Students: A Review of the Literature and Mitigation Recommendations. Family Medicine 56(3): 169-175, March 2024 Notes: doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2024.268466.
Igarabuza, Laura MD; Gusoff, Geoffrey M. MD, MBA, MS; Maharaj-Best, Ayiti-Carmel MD; Baylson, Margaret J. MD, MPH; Betancourt, Renée M. MD; Nicklin, David E. MD; Wang, Jenny Y. MD: SHARPening Residency Selection: Implementing a Systematic Holistic Application Review Process. Academic Medicine 99(1): 58-62, January 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005451.
Dortche, K, Betancourt, RM.: Minority Tax in Anti-Racism Curricular Development: current issues and future development: Are Medical Students Paying a Minority Tax in Anti-Racism Curricular Development? Presentation given at the Society for Teachers in Family Medicine Medical Student Education Conference. Virtual. January 2022.
[panel members listed alphabetically] Betancourt, RM, Chelsey, C, Clancy, CB, Hamilton, R, Lee, JT, Maharaj-Best, A, Marsh, L, Ogden, S, Sonalkar, S. : Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Organization: How to Create, Implement, and Maintain a Successful Anti-Racist Task Force [Virtual Panel Discussion]. Penn Medicine's 6th Annual Health Equity Week, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, The Center for Health Equity Advancement, Philadelphia, PA. April 16, 2021. 2021.
Betancourt, RM, Kogan, J, Nathanson, J.: A New Primary Care Certificate Program at UPenn: Will It Increase Career Choice in Family Medicine? Presentation given at the 2020 STFM National Conference on Medical Student Education on January 31, 2020. 2020.
Rebekah J. Choi, Renée M. Betancourt, Mario P. DeMarco, Kent D. W. Bream: Medical student exposure to integrated behavioral health. Academic Psychiatry 43(2): 191-195, Apr 2019.
Spahr, N, Wang, J, Sharma, L, Igarabuza, L, Myers, A, Betancourt, RM.: A Strategic Plan to Address Diversity at a Family Medicine Residency Program. Poster presentation at the 2019 University of Pennsylvania Health Equity Week. April 2019.
Betancourt, RM and Margo K: Chapter 1: The Role of the Clerkship Director. Guidebook for Clerkship Directors. Bruce Z. Morgenstern (eds.). Gegensatz Press/Alliance for Clinical Education, Page: 1-14, 2019.
Wang J, Spahr N, Igarabuza L, Myers A, Betancourt RM: Aligning Our Values: Diversity and Residency Recruitment, a QI Approach. Presentation at the Family Medicine Educational Consortium Regional Conference, Lancaster, PA. On November 1, 2019. 2019.