Department of Medicine Faculty Profile

Monica Vela
Section of General Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Vice Chair for Diversity
e-mail: mvela@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730

Training:

Degree	Year	Institution	Area
BS	1989	University of Illinois	Psychology
MD	1993	The University of Chicago
Residency	1996	The University of Chicago	Internal Medicine

Academic Interests:

Dr. Vela is actively involved in teaching of both medical students and medical housestaff. She serves as the Course Director of the Clinical Skills Teaching module for the Pritzker School of Medicine. Her other interests include issues of medical professionalism and the doctor-patient relationship.

Clinical Interests:

General Internal Medicine, Preventive Health Care.