Raquel Watkins, M.D., M.S.
Dr. Watkins completed her Internal medicine internship and residency in 1999 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and became Chief Resident in 2000. She acquired a Master of Science Epidemiology and Health Services Research degree in 2007 at Wake Forest University, before completing a two-year fellowship program in Allergy and Immunology while attending Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She served as Assistant Professor, Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Diseases until 2008, when she moved to Jacksonville and she joined Borland-Groover Clinic.
Office locations
Orange Park - Allergy Office
Baptist South - Allergy Office
Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Allergy and Immunology
National Provider Identifier
1205036084
Licensure
Florida, North Carolina
Professional Clinical Positions
| 2008 - Present | Borland-Groover Clinic, P.A. | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 2007 – 2008 | Assistant Professor – Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Immunologic Diseases | Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
Administrative and Leadership Positions
| 2007 - 2008 | Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergic and Immunologic Diseases | Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Winston Salem, North Carolina |
| 2001 - 2005 | Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section on General Internal Medicine | Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Winston Salem, North Carolina |
| 1999 - 2000 | Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine | Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Winston Salem, North Carolina |
Medical Education
| 1992 - 1996 | M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine | Baltimore, Maryland |
Postgraduate Education
| 1996 - 1999 | Internal Medicine Internship and Residency | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | Winston Salem, North Carolina |
| 1999 | Participant, How to teach evidence-based clinical practice | McMaster University Health Sciences Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics | |
| 1999 - 2000 | Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Residency | Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Winston Salem, North Carolina |
| 2001 - 2002 | Faculty Development Fellowship, Office of Medical Education, Research and Development | Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan |
| 2004 | Tutor Trainee, Evidence Based Clinical Practice | McMaster University Health Sciences Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatics | |
| 2004 - 2007 | Master of Science Epidemiology / Health Services Research | Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Public Health Sciences | Winston Salem, North Carolina |
| 2005 - 2007 | Allergy and Immunology Fellowship | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | Winston Salem, North Carolina |
Undergraduate Education
| 1988 - 1992 | B.S., Biology | University of Miami | Coral Gables, Florida |
Professional Associations
- Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), 1999 - 2005
- Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM), 2000 - 2005
- American College of Physicians (ACP), 1999 - Present
- Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine (CDIM), 2002 - 2005
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2005 - Present
- American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2005 - Present
- Clinical Immunology Society, 2005 - 2006
- Florida Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Society, 2011 - Present
Publications
Watkins RS, Case D, Bonds D. Quality of Pap Smears by Internists: Exploring the Influence of Gender, Status, and Practice site. J Gen Intern Med. 2001; Vol. 16: Supplement 1: April 2001
Watkins RS, Sinclair C, Kimberly J, Zorn M, Wilson MC. What do Residents need to know about “Free Lunches”? J Gen Intern Med. 2002; Vol 17: Supplement1: April 2002
Bonds D, Mychaleckyj J, Watkins RS. Women’s Health Ambulatory Skills: Do Internists Feel Prepared? Med. Educ. Online 2002; 7:7. URL http://www.med-ed-online.org
Kimberly JR, Watkins RS. Your blood’s no good here: A less common cause for rejecting a potential blood donor. J Gen Intern Med. 2003; Vol. 18: supplement 1: April 2003
Watkins RS, Moran W. Competency Based Learning: The Impact of Targeted Resident Education and Feedback on Pap smear Adequacy Rates. J Gen Intern Med. 2004 May;19(5 Pt 2):545-8
Watkins RS. GIM PDA Media Review: 5 minute clinical consults. J Gen Intern Med. 2004; Vol. 19 (3):291-2
Watkins RS, Kimberly JR. What Residents Don’t Know about Physician-Pharmaceutical Industry Interactions. Acad Med. 2004 May;79(5):432-7
Wofford J, Mansfield R, Watkins RS. Patient characteristics and clinical management of patients with shoulder pain in U.S. primary care settings: Secondary data analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2005, 6:4
Watkins RS, Peters SP. COPD and Asthma: Similarities and Differences. WAO online synopsis. In press
Abstracts
Wilson MC, Watkins RS, Richardson WS. How well prepared are our Chief Residents to Practice and Teach Evidence Based Medicine. 24th Annual Meeting of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. Philadelphia, PA. April 11, 2000 (Top 5 abstract competition award)
Watkins RS, Clyburn B, Hunt D, Schlessinger S, Wilson MC. Attitudes and Appetites of New Interns for Physician-Pharmaceutical Industry Interactions. 27th Annual Meeting of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. San Diego, CA. April 1, 2003 (Top 4 abstract competition award)
Watkins RS, Wilson MD, Richardson S. Chief Residents’ Skills with Evidence-based medicine: Still Hazy after all these years. 27th SGIM Annual Meeting. Chicago 2004
CH Griffith, JF Wilson, SA Haist, University of Kentucky; C Hoesley, S Cohen (UAB), R Wong (Loma Linda), H Harrell (Florida), B Bognar (South Florida), TA Albritton (Georgia), R Kovach (Southern Illinois), P Hemmer (USUHS), G Ferenchick, O Pryor (Michigan State), B Houghton (Creighton), E Friedman (Mt. Sinai), T Loftus (SUNY-Syracuse), D Lambert (Rochester), R Watkins (Wake Forest), T Painter (Pittsburgh), M Fagan (Brown), M Udden (Baylor). What Structural Aspects of an Internal Medicine Clerkship are associated with enhanced student examination performance? Research In Medical Education Conference. November 2004
Watkins RS, MacDowell AL. Cystic Fibrosis Masquerading as Immunodeficiency. Abstract Poster Presentation. Nov. 2006 American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting
Watkins RS. 14 years old with ill-defined immunodeficiency. Clinical Immunology Society Immunodeficiency Workshop Oral Abstract Presentation. November 2006, Miami Florida
Watkins RS, MacDowell AL, Fontana-Penn M, De Ravin S, Malech H. 14 Year old with ill-defined immunodeficiency. Abstract Accepted. April 2007 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting
Watkins RS, Hogan P, Goff D. Cholesterol Guideline Adherence in Internal Medicine Residents. Abstract and Thesis preparation selected for Oral Presentation -November 2006. 14th Annual National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Cardiovascular Diversity Research Supplement Awardee Session
Watkins RS, Moore W, Peters SP, Myers D, Bleecker E. Racial Differences in Asthma Related Quality of Life in the Severe Asthma Research Program. Abstract presented at ATS 2008 international meeting-Toronto Canada
- Watkins, RS. Center for Healthcare Research and Quality Grant. Project: The Effect of a Targeted Resident Physician Education Program on Pap Smear Adequacy Rates. 2002-2003
- Watkins, RS. Wake Forest University Foundation Fund for Leadership and Ethics. Curriculum Project: Implementing and evaluating a curriculum to teach internal medicine residents about the ethics and effects of physician-pharmaceutical industry interactions. 2002-2004
- Watkins RS. NHLBI Postdoctoral Supplement to R01. Mentored Project- Mentor David Goff, MD, PhD: Personal Digital Assistant Devices in Guideline Adherence in Resident Physicians. 2003-2007