Nahia Jean Amoura1
Nahia Jean Amoura
983255 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-3255 USA
(402) 559-4405
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of OB/GYN, College of Medicine, University
of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), 7/09-present
Associate Professor (Courtesy appointment),Health Promotion, Social &
Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, UNMC, 7/09-present
Assistant Professor, Department of OB/GYN, College of Medicine, University of
Nebraska Medical Center, 7/02-8/02, 1/04-6/09
Assistant Professor (Courtesy appointment), Health Promotion, Social &
Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, UNMC, 1/04-6/09
Instructor, Department of OB/GYN, University of Nebraska Medical Center,
9/99-6/02
Education
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
9/2002-11/2003, Master of Science (with Distinction): Reproductive and
Sexual Health Research
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
8/1991-5/1995, Doctor of Medicine
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE
6/1987-12/1991, Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude):Spanish
Postgraduate Training
Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 6/1995-6/1999
University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Continuing Education Training
AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Development Seminar, 7/08
Marketing of Medicines: Critical Skills for Clinicians, UCSF, 11/07
Transgender Healthcare Symposium, WPATH, 9/07
Bioethics Intensive Course,Kennedy Institute of Ethics, 6/07
APGO/Solvay Educational Scholars Program, completed 3/07
Nebraska Medical Center Physicians’ Development Leadership Series, Levels 1-2,
2005-06
University of Michigan Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology, 7/2005
Berlex Foundation Junior Faculty Development Workshop, 5/2001
APGO Faculty Development Seminar, 2000, 2001, 2006
Medical Licensure and Certification
State of Nebraska, #21172, expires 10/2012
State of Michigan, # 4301066327, expires 1/2013
American Board of Obstetrics andGynecology
Board certified, 12/2001
Recertified: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2002-present
Consulting Positions
Medical Director, Nebraska Reproductive Health Program, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, 2007-present
Founding member, Ethics Review Committee, Marie Stopes International, 2011-present
Reviewer, International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2007-present
Consultant and Alternate Member, Schulman Associates Institutional Review Board, 2009-2011
Instructor, Fellowship Program in International Family Planning, University of
Michigan, 2007-2009
Reviewer, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5th ed, Beckmann et al, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009
Consulting reviewer, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Practice Guidelines
for ObstetricAnesthesia, 2007
Grant Support
Family Planning Title X service grant
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
$330,000/year
7/1/07-6/30/10
PI: Jean Amoura, MD, MSc
Educational Grant: Inter-rater reliability in scoring computerized OSCE
UNMC College of Medicine
$5,000
4/2006-4/2008
PI: Jean Amoura, MD, MSc
Educational Grant to attend APGO Faculty Development Seminar
UNMC College of Medicine
$2000
4/2000-4/2001
PI: Jean Amoura, MD
Honors and Awards
Academic Appointment
APGO/CREOG National Faculty Award, 2005
APGO Excellence in Teaching Award, 2000
Graduate School
Reproductive and Sexual Health Student Research Prize, 2003
Residency
Administrative Chief Resident
Residency Advisory Council
APGO/Parke-Davis Scholar
Berlex award for outstanding junior teaching resident
Resident representative on Hospital Ethics Committee
Scholarship to participate in Michigan Ethics Resource Network intensive
course
Medical school
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), national medical honorary
University of Nebraska Award for Outstanding Proficiency
in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Regents’ Scholarship
Professional Memberships
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
Committee Assignments
University of Nebraska Institutional Review Board
Member, 11/2004-present
Vice-Chair, 1/2006-present
Nebraska Medical Center Medical Ethics Committee
Member, 2005-2010
Chair, 3/2007-2010
Chair, Subcommittee on Relations with Industry, 6-12/2006
UNMC Scholastic Evaluation Committee, 2006-present
University of Nebraska Chancellor’s Commission on Gender Equity, 2004-2011
UNMC Dean’s Committee on Vendor Relations, 2007-2008
UNMC IT Scholars Advisory Board, 2007-09
State of Nebraska Working Group on Unintended Pregnancy, 2005-7
UNMC Department of OB/GYN Education Committee, 2004-8, 2009-present
Chair, Subcommittee on Resident Research, 2005
UNMC Minority Health Grant Review Committee, 2005
UNMC Ad-hoc Committee for LCME Education Program, 2004
University of Nebraska Clerkship Director’s Committee, 1999-2005
University of Nebraska Dean’s Curriculum Committee, 2000-02
Community Service
Member, Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood of Nebraska and Council Bluffs, 2008-9
Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union, Nebraska Chapter, 2010-2012
Bibliography
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Schonfeld T, Brown JS, Amoura NJ, Gordon B. Protecting patient privacy redux: response to open peer commentaries on “’you don’t know me, but…’: access to patient data and subject recruitment in human subjects research.” Am J Bioeth 2012; 12(1):W1-2.
Schonfeld T, Brown JS, Amoura NJ, Gordon B. “You don’t know me, but…”: access to patient data and subject recruitment in human subjects research. Am J Bioeth 2011; 11(11):31-8.
Schonfeld T, Brown JS, Amoura NJ, Gordon B. Ideal vs real: revisiting contraceptive guidelines. IRB 2010; 32(6):13-6.
Schonfeld T, Amoura NJ, Stoner J, Gordon B. Women and Contraception in Research: A Pilot Study, Journal of Women’s Health2009;18(4): 507-512.
Schonfeld TL, Amoura NJ, Kratochvil CJ. iPLEDGE Allegiance to the Pill: Evaluation of Year 1 of a Birth Defect Prevention and Monitoring System. J Law Med Ethics 2009; 37(1): 104-17.
Schonfeld T, Amoura J, Brown J, Gordon B. Money Matters. American Journal of Bioethics 2007; 7(2): 86.
Hester M, Schonfeld T, Amoura J. Gatekeeping and Personal Values: Misuses of Professional Roles. American Journal of Bioethics 2007; 7(6): 1-2.
Bruner M, Amoura J. Statewide availability of EC in Nebraska. Published abstract. Contraception 2007; 76(2): 168.
Invited Presentations
Amoura J, Schonfeld TS, Schmid K, Brown JS, Gordon, BG. Pregnancy testing policy. Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of PRIM&R, 11/09.
Amoura J, Little MO, Lyerly AD, Kukla R, Schonfeld T. “Reproducing” risk: Ethical issues in research involving women. Panel presentation, Annual Meeting of PRIM&R, 11/08.
Amoura J. Contraception and OB/GYN Residencies. Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of APGO/CREOG, 3/08.
Schonfeld T, Amoura J, Gionola G. Conflict and Conscience. Workshop, Association of Professional and Practical Ethics Annual Meeting, 2/08.
Amoura J, Schonfeld T, Brown J, Gordon B. Ethical issues in subject recruitment. Panel presentation for Annual Meeting of Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, 12/07.
Schonfeld T, Gordon B, Brown J, Amoura J. A Taxonomy of Benefit in Pediatric Research. Presented at American Society of Bioethics and Humanities Annual Meeting, 10/07.
Bruner M, Amoura J. Statewide availability of EC in Nebraska. Poster presentation Annual Meeting of Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, 9/07.
Amoura J. Assessing a Competency Assessment: Reliability in an Online OSCE. Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of APGO/CREOG Educational Scholars Program, 3/07.
Amoura J, Patterson S. Teaching and Temperament. Workshop facilitator at American Association for Higher Education Annual Meeting, March 2002
Amoura J. Technology and justice in health information distribution. Oral presentation at Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Section of International Association of Bioethics Fifth World Congress, September 2000
Amoura J. Student gender and performance on OB/GYN clerkship. Oral presentation at Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics Annual Meeting, March 2000
Amoura J. Physician gender in obstetrics and gynecology: a new definition of women’s work? Oral presentation at The Second Biennial Feminism and Rhetoric Conference. Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing, University of Minnesota, October 1999
Amoura J. Labor trends in the field of OB/GYN. Oral presentation at the University of Michigan Women’s Studies Department Feminists at Work Conference; published in the University of Michigan Institute for Research on Women and Gender’s Working Paper Series, October 1998
Community Presentations
Female Genital Cutting. Invited presentation to Good Samaritan Hospital medical staff, Kearney, NE, August 2011
History of Contraception. Metropolitan Community College, 3/2009 and 1/2010.
Essentials of Preventive Women’s Health Care. Invited speaker for Olson Center Women’s Health Week, May 5010
Contraception: New Methods, New Uses. Invited speaker for Olson Center Women’s Health Watch, April 2007
Ethical issues in research on special or vulnerable populations: Women, Pregnant Women, and Fetuses, Invited speaker for UNMC Annual Clinical Research Symposium, January 2006, 2007
Osteoporosis, Osteopenia, and You: Who’s at Risk and What You Can Do About It. Invited presentation for Olson Center Women’s Wellness Conference, October 2005
Contraception and Adolescents. Invited speaker for Nebraska chapter of American Association of Pediatrics, April 2004, June 2011
Teaching Activities
International Teaching
Consulting Instructor, International Family Planning Fellowship Program, Accra, Ghana
- Seminars on Study Design, Research Ethics, Teaching Methods and Feedback, Reproductive Health as Public Health, Leading a Journal Club for senior OB/GYN faculty from University of Accra, 11/07
- Clinical teaching on contraception and uterine evacuation for faculty, fellows, and students of University of Accra, 1/2009
Continuing Education for OB/GYN faculty at Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan, 12/2005
- Cervical cancer
- Management of the pelvic mass
- Infertility
- Labor abnormalities
Course organizer, International Obstetrics, Dominican Republic, 2/2007
- Led four M4 students in course on obstetrics and international maternal health to the Dominican Republic, 2/2007
- Manual Vacuum Aspirator use, lecture and clinical training for residents and medical students, Cabral Hospital, Dominican Republic, 2/2007
National Teaching
Invited faculty for Advanced Research Ethics Seminar, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research Annual Meeting
Ethical issues in recruitment, 11/2007
Reproducing risk: women in research, 11/2008
Regional Teaching
Invited speaker, Contraceptive Counseling: Making Decisions with Your Clients, Nebraska Reproductive Health Program, NE DHHS, York, NE, 10/2010
Contraception: From Basic Skills to Advanced Problem-Solving
Invited speaker, Family Planning: A Comprehensive Update, Nebraska Reproductive Health Program, NE DHHS, Lincoln, NE, 10/2009
History of Contraception
Contraception Counseling and Best Practice
Invited speaker, Nebraska Reproductive Health Program Clinical Update, Kearney, NE, 4/2008
Contraception Update
Pap testing and HPV: Title X policy and best practice
Local Teaching
Co-organizer and Instructor, M4 seminar (twice/yr), 2009-present
- Reproductive Ethics
Guest faculty, UNMC Annual Clinical Research Symposium, 2006-2010
- Ethical issues in research on special or vulnerable populations: Women, Pregnant Women, and Fetuses
Lecturer for 3rd year Medical Student Clerkship
- Preterm Labor
- Multiple Gestation
- Abnormal Fetal Presentations
- Amenorrhea
- Abnormal Puberty
- Case Studies in Contraception
Instructor for 2nd year Medical Students’ Genitourinary Core
Lecturer
- Introduction to Obstetrics
- Normal Reproduction and Infertility
- Family Planning Methods
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
OB/GYN Clerkship Director for 3rd year Medical Students, 1999-2002, 2004-5
- Coordinated clinical OB/GYN unit for all third-year medical students (130/year), including lectures, scheduling, and formal evaluation to Dean’s office
- Created and updated website for OB/GYN education at UNMC
- Led department change to consensus grading system
- Developed, evaluated and updated 20 OSCE cases for required clerkship
- Served on Clerkship Directors’ Committee
Integrated Clinic Experience (ICE) course small group facilitator (2-hour sessions 3-4 times per month), 2004-2007
- M1 and M2 classes
Integrated Clinical Experience Instructor for 1st year Medical Students
- Reproductive Rights panel participant
- Pelvic exam skills course
Faculty Advisor and Mentor for 4th year Medical Students
- Director, International Obstetrics elective in Dominican Republic, 2/2007
- Advisor for students entering OB/GYN
- Restructured and coordinated M4 electives
- Co-instructor, Women’s Health M4 elective
Resident Instruction
Organized cadaver lab with Dept of Anatomy for anatomy and
surgical skills review (quarterly ½-day lab)
Teaching attending, OB/GYN Continuity Clinic
Obstetrics service attending (9 weeks/year)
Lectures for OB/GYN residents:
- Infertility
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Contraceptive Management
- Pregnancy Loss
- Abortion
- Ethics in OB/GYN
- Study design and statistics for OB/GYN
Lecture for Emergency Department residents:
- Normal and abnormal delivery
Research project advisor
Lectures for hospital personnel
- Obstetric emergencies
- Obstetric anesthesia
- Pregnancy loss and termination
- Contraception
- Ethics of drug screening in pregnancy
Co-organizer and instructor for Philosophy of Public Health course, 2002,
2004, 2007
- Individual risk and risk assessment
- Global maternal mortality
- Individual choice and public health
Dissertation committee member, Amber Donnelly, PhD student. Parental
acceptance of HPV vaccine.
Continuing Education Presentations
Research Ethics for the Clinician. Grand Rounds, Department of OB/GYN, October 2011.
Contraception for the Medically Complicated Patient. Grand Rounds, Department of Internal Medicine, UNMC, December 2009.
History of Contraception. Grand Rounds, Department of OB/GYN, August 2009.
Fellowship Program in International Family Planning, Senior Faculty Development Course, University of Michigan, November 2007:
Research Ethics
Issues in Reproductive Health
Teaching Methodologies: Giving Effective Feedback
Supervising Research and Study Design
Leading a Journal Club
Cops or Caregivers? The Unintended Consequences of Pregnancy Drug Testing. SchwartzCenter Rounds, UNMC, August 2007
Focus on Global Health: Dominican Republic. Grand Rounds presentation for Department of OB/GYN, University of Nebraska, April 2007
Motivating the Millennials. Grand Rounds presentation for Department of OB/GYN, University of Nebraska, April 2006
Men and Reproductive Health. Grand Rounds presentation for Department of OB/GYN, University of Nebraska, September 2004
Intrauterine Device: a controversial history and optimistic future. Grand Rounds presentation for Department of OB/GYN, University of Nebraska, April 2002
Abortion: Past and Present. Grand Rounds presentation for Department of OB/GYN, University of Nebraska, April 2001
Labor analgesia by obstetricians: paracervical and pudendal blocks. Grand Rounds presentation for Department of Anesthesia, University of Nebraska, May 2000
Immigrant reproductive health. Grand Rounds presentation for Department of OB/GYN, University of Nebraska, February 2000