Elizabeth J. Rourke, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Education:
University of Massachusetts, M.D., 2001
General field of research:
General Internal Medicine
Contact information:
Office
Crosstown Building, Second Floor, 2103D
Phone: (617)-414 6681
Fax: (617)-638 8026
Keywords:
Refugees; Asylum-seekers; Immigrants; Forensic Evaluation
Summary of research interest:
My work focuses on the primary care of refugees, asylum-seekers, and immigrants. I also do forensic evaluations of torture survivors.
Recent publications:
Reveiws, Chapters, and Editorials
Rourke E, Crosby S, Grodin M. 2005. Refugee Women’s Health. In: Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. Our Bodies, Ourselves. New York: Simon and Schuster, p. 738-9.
Clinical Communications
Rourke E, Crosby S, Paasche-Orlow M, Grodin M. Falanga. An Unexpected Cause of Peripheral Neuropathy [poster presentation]. 2004 New England Society of General Internal Medicine Regional Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, March 5, 2004.
Rourke E, Crosby S, Paasche-Orlow M, Grodin M. An Unexpected Cause of Peripheral Neuropathy [oral presentation]. 27th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, May 14, 2004.
Rourke E, Crosby S, Levison J, Grodin M. Caring for Refugee Patients: A Proposed Four-Week Resident Rotation [poster presentation]. 2006 New England Society of General Internal Medicine Regional Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, March 24, 2006.
Letters to the Editor
Crosby SS, Rourke EJ, Warfa M. 2006. Fasting and Medical Issues During Ramadan. JAMA 2005; 294:1618.
Reply: Crosby SS, Rourke EJ, Warfa MA. Medical Issues and Ramadan. JAMA; 295:498.
Dept. of Medicine Podcasts
- Amyloid Program on NPR’s All Things Considered May 21, 2012
- Creating an Inclusive Working Environment May 7, 2012
- Turning Quality Improvement Projects into Scholarship February 14, 2012
