Patricia Solo Josephson

Compassionate General Pediatrician with strong background in providing holistic care to children from infancy through young adulthood. Possess hands-on experience in telemedicine, diagnosing and treating a wide range of illnesses, managing health conditions, and educating families on disease prevention. Demonstrated strengths include exceptional communication skills, clinical acumen, and ability to build trusting relationships with patients and families. Previous work has led to improved patient outcomes, enhanced family satisfaction scores, and marked growth in preventive care adherence. Special Interest in social drivers of health, health equity, evidence based research and teaching.

Sulzbacher Board of Directors (2023-2024)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - Section on Telehealth Care (2016-2024)

Mayor’s Hispanic American Advisory Board – Chairman (2013-2014)

AAP’s Council on Community Pediatrics - Immigrant Health Special Interest Group (2013-2107)

Member of the Florida’s Chapter of the AAP (2012-2017)

Northeast Florida Pediatric Society (2004-2018)

Duval County Medical Society (2004-2018)

The Partnership Board for Children’s Health – Vice Chair (2012-2016)

Duval County Health Department’s Hispanic Advisory Council (2010-2016)

Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Hispanic American Medical Student Association – Class Representative

Florida Medical Association – University Representative

Manuscript titled “A Pediatric Telemedicine Response to a Natural Disaster” Selected as best paper for 2020 by the Journal of Telemedicine e-Health (2021)

American Medical Association’s Physician’s Recognition Award for Achievement in Continuing Medical Education and Commitment to Lifelong Professional Development (2021)

American Academy of Pediatrics CME Award in Recognition of 150 or more AAP CME Credits Earned on AAP-Sponsored Activities from 2017 to 2019. This award exemplifies commitment to self-directed learning in Pediatrics (2021)

University of Florida Directory of Health Disparity Researchers (2013)

National Football League’s Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award for Jacksonville (2012)

Certificate of Appreciation from the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing for being a Preceptor (2012)

Pediatrician of the Year - Northeast Florida Pediatric Society (2010)

Certificate of Appreciation by the Duval County Health Department for Dedication and Commitment to Addressing Hispanic Health Issues in Duval County (2012)

Community Service Award for the Duval County Health Department in the Health Services Division (2009)

McClelland Trust Medical Rotary Scholarship (1994-1997)

Medical Ethics Special Recognition Award at the University of Miami (1993)

Current State Medical Licenses in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Alabama, and Pennsylvania

Board Certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics since 2000

Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics since 2000

DEA licenses in Florida and Delaware

Board Certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics since 2000

Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics since 2000

Florida State Medical License (ME0076779) and Drug Enforcement Administration Certification - DEA (BS6697049) since 1998

USMLE Part III – passed 1998

USMLE Part II – passed 1997

USMLE Part I – passed 1995

Neonatal Advanced Life Support Certified since 1999

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certified since 1999

Basic Cardiac Support Certification Instructor in 1993

• Murren-Boezem J, Zettler-Greeley CM, Ali-Panzarella A, Solo-Josephson P (2024) Development of a Virtual Pediatric Telemedicine Training Program. Telemedicine Reports 5:1, 123-133, DOI: 10.1089/tmr.2024.0004.
• Solo-Josephson P, Murren-Boezem J, Zettler-Greeley C, Pediatric, Urgent Care Telemedicine during COVID-19: A Comparative Analysis. Telemed J E Health. 2023;29(9):1366-1373. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2022.0443.
• Murren-Boezem J, Ali-Panzarella A, Solo-Josephson P, & Zettler-Greeley C, Nemours Pediatric Resident and Student Telemedicine Quality Improvement Training Study, Abstract accepted for a poster presentation at the AAP Section on Telehealth Care 2022 National Conference, October 2022.
• Zettler-Greeley C, Murren-Boezem J, Solo-Josephson P. Pediatric, Urgent Care Telemedicine during COVID-19: Pivots, Patients, and Potential. Abstract accepted for a panel discussion at The National Telehealth Research Symposium sponsored by the Society of Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health. SEARCH 2021. November 2021.
• Solo-Josephson P, Murren-Boezem J, Zettler-Greeley C, Patient and Visit Characteristic of Families Accessing Pediatric Urgent Care Telemedicine During COVID-19 Pandemic. Telemed J E Health. 2021. Published on-line ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2021.0135
• Murren-Boezem J, Zettler-Greeley C, Solo-Josephson P, On-Demand, Virtual Healthcare during COVID-19: Clinician Redeployment and Telemedicine Utilization in a Children’s Health System. Telemed J E Health. 2020. Accepted for publication December 2020.
• Zettler-Greeley C, Murren-Boezem J, Solo-Josephson P. Integration of Telehealth into a Nurse Triage Workflow with a Connected Health System. 2020. Abstract Accepted for a panel discussion at The National Telehealth Research Symposium sponsored by the Society of Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health. August 2020.

Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health. The National Telehealth Research Symposium. Integration of Telehealth into a Nurse Triage Workflow within a Pediatric Connected Health System. Abstract published in Telemed J E Health. November 11–13, 2020.

Solo-Josephson, P., Zettler-Greeley, C.M., Murren-Boezem, J. (2021). Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine. In: Atanda Jr., A., Lovejoy III, J.F. (eds) Telemedicine in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53879-8_11

Murren-Boezem J, Solo-Josephson P, Zettler-Greeley C. A Pediatric Telemedicine Response to a Natural Disaster. Telemed J E Health.  2020;26(6):720-724

Solo-Gabriele H, Ferguson A, Mena K, Gidley M, Uppal T, Guerrero R, Valdes Morales C, Solo-Josephson P, 2019.  Protocol for Collecting Child Activity Data at Beach Sites.  Abstracts from the 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA, February 2019.

Solo-Josephson P, Telehealth Visits Help and Reassure Families During Natural Disasters. 2018. Published in the American Academy of Pediatric Voices Section on-line at aap.org.

Murren-Boezem J, Solo-Josephson P, Zettler-Greeley C. 2018. Pediatric Telemedicine Response to a Natural Disaster, Abstract accepted for presentation by the American Academy of Pediatrics at the National Conference in Orlando.

Vyas S, Murren-Boezem, J, Solo-Josephson P. 2017. Analysis of a Pediatric Telemedicine Program. Telemedicine and e-Health. Published online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0281

Abstract accepted on Protocol for Collecting Child Activity Data at Beaches Sites. 2018. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. Focus was to perform microbial data collection from children at beaches along the gulf coast.

Poster Presentation on Hispanic Health Initiative: Empowerment, Partnership and Education at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine Research Day (5/2013).

Poster Presentation on Hispanic Health Initiative: Empowerment, Partnership and Education at the Duval County Medical Society Annual Meeting (11/2012).

Poster Presentation on Hispanic Health Initiative: Empowerment, Partnership and Education at the 2012 National Conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics Exhibition in New Orleans (9/2012).

Submission of Healthcare Barriers Identified by Hispanic/Latino Families When Accessing Care for Their Children: A Community-Based Participatory Assessment to the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (2011).

Obtained CATCH Planning Grant sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics for identifying health access barriers for Hispanic children in Jacksonville, Co-investigator (2009).

Solo P, Fawcett N, “Performance Improvement Report” for the Pediatric Residency Ambulatory Care Center (2000).

Solo, P., Omachonu, V., and Davis, E., “Productivity Measurement in a Contract Oriented Service Organization”, International Journal of Technology Management. (1989)

Davis, E. Omachonu, V., and Solo, P., “Computerizing Productivity Measurement for Service Installation Companies”, 11th Anuual Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, also presented at a speaker session. (1990)

Sulzbacher Housing, Healthcare, and Hope (2023)

·  Board of Director - Medical/Health Committee, Assisted with fundraising for the Transformations Gala 

Jacksonville’s Hispanic Health Initiative (2008-2016)

• Created and Maintained Jacksonville’s Hispanic Resource Guide
• Participated in the Expanding Healthcare Access Initiative sponsored by the Jacksonville’s Children’s Commission (2014)
• Hispanic Advisory Council Member, Sub-committee on Health Access (2012-2014)
• Radio broadcast on Hispanic Pediatric Health on WNNR Spanish Radio Station (2/2014)
• Radio talk show on Diabetes in Jacksonville’s Hispanic Population (3/2012)
• TV show on Diabetes in the Jacksonville’s Hispanic Population (2012)
• TV show on Obesity in the Jacksonville’s Hispanic Population (2012)

Chair of the Mayor’s Hispanic American Advisory Board (2013-2014)

·  Organized The Mayor’s Hispanic Leadership Awards that recognizes Hispanic leaders in Duval County who have given outstanding community service in their field of practice (2013-2014)

·  Participated in the First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Achieving the Dream Luncheon which provides educational scholarships to rising Hispanic College students (2012-2014)

·  Participated in the City of Jacksonville’s World of Nations Event (2012-2014)

·  Participated on the Roundtable discussions with the Mayor regarding Hispanic Health (2012)

Collaborative Care Initiative for Adolescent Depression Screening with SAMSHA and Nemours Children’s Clinic (2012-2014)

Easy Breathing Asthma Initiative with Wolfson Children’s Hospital (2011-2014)

Maternal Depression Screening Initiative (2011-2014)

Community Pediatric Advocacy Initiative Project (2010)

Influenza Incidence Project/DCHD Epidemiology Department (2010-2014)

Reach Out and Read Program at Beaches Family Health Center (2009-2014)

Familycted Kids Implementation Project/Pilot Site at the Beaches Family Health Center through the AAP (2007)

Florida Intervention Network for Kids on Obesity at the Beaches Family Health Center through the AAP (2007)

Pediatric Vision Screening Project, “See by Three” at the Beaches Family Health Center through Nemours Children’s Clinic/AAP (2007)

Hispanic Literacy and Breastfeeding Project at the Beaches Family Health Center (2007)

Thanksgiving Basket Project sponsored by Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (2010-2014)

Holiday Gift Project for Underprivileged Children (2009-2014)

Immunization Champion for the Florida SHOTS Program (2005)

Community Attending Program at Wolfson Children’s Hospital (2002)

CATCH Program Medical Consultant at a local daycare (2001)

Medical Student Mentor Program – Chiron Society (1998)

Florida Keys Health Fair – Pediatrics Committee (1995)

Domestic Violence Assistance Program (1994)

Neonatal Audiology Volunteer at Jackson Memorial Hospital (1993)

Biomedical and Orthotics Lab volunteer at Miami Children’s Hospital (1993)

Nemours Children’s Health System- Telemedicine Preceptor (2020-2024)

·  Clinical preceptor for Nemours Children’s Health pediatric residents

·  Clinical preceptor for University of Central Florida medical students

Clinical Preceptor for the University of Florida - Jacksonville Pediatric Residents (2000-2016)

Clinical Preceptor for the University of Florida - Gainesville Medical Students (2012-2016)

Clinical Preceptor for the University of Cincinnati - Nurse Practitioner Student (2012)

AmeriCorps/North Florida Health Corps Site Mentor (2011-2013)

Mentored the AmeriCorps member through various projects:

·  Bilingual Maternal and Adolescent Depression Screening Program in partnership with the SAMSHA Mental Health Initiative

·  Bilingual Easy Breathing Program and Asthma Screening Surveys in partnership with Wolfson Children’s Hospital and Nemours Children’s Clinic

·  Bilingual Parent Education regarding Vaccines/TB screening

·  Culturally Competent Dental Initiative sponsored by Target which provided information and resources about Dental hygiene and access to local dental providers

·  Culturally Competent Nutritional Course sponsored by Winn Dixie which provided weekly one-hour courses on healthy eating habits geared toward Hispanic families

·  Jacksonville’s Hispanic Health Initiative which involved the publication of the second Hispanic Resource Guides along with the Partnership for Child Health and DCHD’s Hispanic Health Council.

Clinical Shadowing Experience - high school students from Stanton High with interest in medicine (2011)

Clinical Preceptor for Pediatrics - Mayo Clinic Family Practice Residents (2006-2010)

Presentation to the University of Florida Pediatric Residents on Enuresis (2015)

Hispanic Health Presentation at the Volusia County Health Equity Summit in Daytona Beach (2014)

Presentation to the Obesity Prevention Coalition at Nemours Children’s Clinic on the Hispanic Health Initiative (2014)

Keynote Speaker and Panelist for “Mental Health Stigma in the Hispanic Community and Effective Cross-Cultural Communication” Event (3/2013)

Presentation to Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Hispanic Organization of Learning and Advancement on the State of Hispanic Health in Florida (9/2012)

Lecture to Pediatricians on the new AAP Guidelines for Diagnosing UTIs (2011)

Presentation to the Duval County Health Department and the Northeast Florida Pediatric Society regarding the Hispanic Health Disparities (2011)

Presentation to Pediatricians at the Duval County Health Department on a clinical cases (2012)

Presentation to North Florida Health Corps on Health Advocacy and the Jacksonville’s Hispanic Health Initiative (2012-2013)

Presentation on the State of Hispanic Health Data Report at the Press Release (2012)

Presentation to Pediatric Residents on Breastfeeding (2011)

Presentation to Pediatric Residents on Enuresis (2010)

Presentation to Pediatric Residents on Common Infectious Diseases in Pediatrics (2006)

Grand Rounds Presentation on the Florida SHOTS Program (2005)

Grand Rounds Panel Discussion on Attention Deficit Disorder (2002)

Manuscript titled “A Pediatric Telemedicine Response to a Natural Disaster” Selected as best paper for 2020 by the Journal of Telemedicine e-Health (2021)

American Medical Association’s Physician’s Recognition Award for Achievement in Continuing Medical Education and Commitment to Lifelong Professional Development (2021)

American Academy of Pediatrics CME Award in Recognition of AAP CME Credits Earned on AAP-Sponsored Activities (2021)

University of Florida Directory of Health Disparity Researchers (2013)

National Football League’s Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award for Jacksonville (2012)

Certificate of Appreciation from the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing for being a Preceptor (2012)

Pediatrician of the Year - Northeast Florida Pediatric Society (2010)

Certificate of Appreciation by the Duval County Health Department for Dedication and Commitment to Addressing Hispanic Health Issues in Duval County (2012)

Community Service Award for the Duval County Health Department in the Health Services Division (2009)

McClelland Trust Medical Rotary Scholarship (1994-1997)

Medical Ethics Special Recognition Award at the University of Miami (1993)