PROGRAMS FOR FELLOWS AND JUNIOR FACULTY

THE COMMONWEALTH FUND/HARVARD UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP IN MINORITY HEALTH POLICY

FELLOWS' BIOS: 2002-2003

SHELIA ROUNDTREE, M.D., M.P.H.

Staff Physician, Veterans Administration Primary Care Clinic, Greenville, SC

Dr. Roundtree practices Internal Medicine with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Greenville, SC. Additionally, she serves as a physician consultant with the South Carolina Coalition for Obesity Prevention Efforts (SCCOPE). Administered by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), the goals of SCCOPE include establishing a state-based obesity surveillance system, developing effective community intervention, and educating health care providers on the burden and management of overweight/obesity. Dr. Roundtree is currently involved with the development of a tool designed to assess South Carolina primary providers’ level of knowledge and learning needs related to obesity. Additionally, she serves as the SCCOPE liaison to Honorable Governor Mark Sanford’s office.

Dr. Roundtree received her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, School of Medicine in 1998, and she completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2001. In 2003, she received an M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health as a CFHU Fellow.

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