Yale School of Medicine
Education - Medical Education (small parent)
Physician Associate Program

Physician Associate Program
Harkness Office Building
Second Floor
367 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06510-3222
Tel: 203.785.2860
Fax: 203.785.3601
pa.program@yale.edu

Rosana Gonzalez-Colaso, PharmD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Gonzalez-Colaso, Rosana

Academic and
Professional Highlights

  • Develop and assess the research curriculum
  • Maintain accreditation standards for research curriculum and programmatic assessment
  • Lecture in research and pharmacology topics
  • Academic advisement of students
  • Research collaboration with Dr. Marcella Nunez

Research Interests

  • Healthcare Workforce Diversification
  • PA Workforce Utilization
  • Predictors of success on certification examinations

Courses taught, committee participation and professional activities

  • Course Director, Introduction to Research
  • Coordinator of Graduate Theses for PA Program
  • Medical Spanish Curriculum Facilitator
  • Chair, Self-Assessment Committee
  • Member, PA Program Admissions Committee
  • Member, Progress Committee
  • Member, YSM Committee on International Health
  • Member, PAEA International Affairs Committee

Presentations and Publications

 "International Clinical Rotations: Brainstorming a Process for a Successful Experience," Faculty Presentation with David Brissette, MMSc, PA-C, Physician Assistant Education Association Annual Education Forum, November 2009.
"Research Courses and PA School: Tell Me Exactly What I Need to Know," Paper Presentation, Physician Assistant Education Association Annual Education Forum, November 2008.
 "Use of PA among Children with Special Health Care Needs: Type of Provider and Satisfaction with Care," Paper-CME Presentation, Physician Assistant Education Association Annual Education Forum, November 2008.
“Is ZERO Tolerance Enough Evidence?  A Road Map to Evaluate The Quality of Drug Advertising in Medical Journals,” Faculty Presentation, Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) national conference, November 2007.
“Hyperpolarization moves S4 sensors inward to open MVP, a methanococcal voltage-gated potassium channel.  Sesti F, Ragan S, Gonzalez-Colaso R, Nikolaeva N, Goldstein SA. Nature Neuroscience. (2003) Apr 6(4):353-61.
“Opening and closing of KCNK0 potassium leak channels is tightly regulated,” Zilberberg N, Ilan N, Gonzalez-Colaso R, Goldstein SA. Journal of General Physiology.(2000) 116, 721-34.

Contact

Office

(203) 785-2860

Email

rosana.gonzalez-colaso@yale.edu

Education

  • MPH, Health Policy and Administration, Yale University, 2004
  • PharmD, School of Pharmacy, University of Buenos Aires, 1988

Awards

  • 2007, PAEA Research Institute Grant, Physician Assistant Utilization Among Children with Special Health Care Needs: Type of Provider and Satisfaction with Care
  • 2007, Yale Center of Clinical Investigation, Understanding Discrimination in Health Care Settings
  • 2008, Public Health Services' Office of Minority Health and the Department of Health and Human Services, Early Childhood Health Literacy Project.  What do you know about Asthma?
  • 2009, PAEA Research Institute Grant, Putting Physician Assistants on the Map: Geographic Analysis of Workforce Capacity