Renée M. Betancourt - Faculty Biosketch

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 Education, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine

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Department: Family Medicine and Community Health

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Penn Family Care
40 3737 Market Street, 9th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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13 Education:
21 7 BA 1b (Ethnic Studies) c
29 Brown University, 2005.
21 7 MD 15 (Medicine) c
46 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2011.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 bb Independent researcher, The role that psychosocial factors play in glucose control among diabetic patients, University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine, 2010-2013.
24 7f Resident, Family and Community Medicine Residency Program, University of California San Francisco, 2011-2014.
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17 Certifications
28 36 Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2011.
28 47 Advanced Learning Support in Obstetrics (ALSO), 2013.
28 5f U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Controlled Substance Registration, 2013.
28 3a American Board of Family Medicine, 2015.
28 2b Basic Life Support, 2022.
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Selected Publications

100 Betancourt RM, Baluchi D, Dortche K, Campbell KM, Rodríguez JE.: Scholarship on the Minority Tax for Medical Students: Advancing the Cause for Change. Fam Med 58(1): 68-69, Jan 2026.

16e Betancourt, R.M, Millstein, J: Why is chronic kidney disease now on mymedical problem list? Philadelphia Inquirer June 11 2025 Notes: Editorial. https://www.inquirer.com/health/expert-opinions/chronic-kidney-disease-diagnosis-symptoms-medical-problems-20250611.html?id=IFSMGjuRfzRRn&%E2%80%A6.

186 Dunleavy, S, Igarabuza, L, Laguerre, K, Betancourt, RM, Baylson, M, Wang, J: SHARP 2.0: A Comprehensive Quantitative Approach to Evaluating Residency Applications, Interviews, and Rank-List Processes. Poster Presented at the Society for Teachers in Family Medicine national conference. Salt Lake City, UT. May 2025.

1ad 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.

13c 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.

1b4 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.

193 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.

bf Betancourt, RM, Kogan, J, Nathanson, J.: A New Primary Care Certificate Program at UPenn: Will It Increase Career Choice in Family Medicine? 88 Presentation given at the 2020 STFM National Conference on Medical Student Education on January 31, 2020. 2020.

fb 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.

13a 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.

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