Jennifer Occhipinti Howell

-Faculty and Fellows:
Advisor for General Obstetrics and Gynecology Oral Board Review: Fellows/Junior Faculty, 2-4 hours; 1 time per year. Reviewed case lists and provided opportunity for mock oral exam, with guided feedback on answers.

2014: Dr. Marcela Smid (UNC Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow,)Dr. Elizabeth Bleeker (Northwestern Asst. Prof. OB/GYN,)Dr. Kelly Krase (UNC Women’s’ health Fellow,) Dr. LaurenSchiff (UNCAsst Prof. Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery)
2015: Dr. Christine Horton (UNC Women’s Health Fellow,)Dr. Janelle Moulder (UNC Asst Prof. Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery)
2016: Dr. Arthur Tran (UNC GYN Onc fellow,)Dr. Kim Kilfoyle (private practice)
2017: Dr. Kimberly Fryer (UNC Women’s HealthFellow,)Dr. Michelle Louie(UNC Asst Prof. Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery,) Dr. Angelica Glover (UNC MFM fellow,) Dr. Stuart Pierce (UNC Gyn Onc fellow
2018:Dr. Elizabeth Jarvis (privatepractice,)Dr. Andrea Knittel(UNC Women’s health Fellow,) Dr. Asha Talati(UNC Women’s Health Fellow)
2019: Dr. Sarah Mustafa (UNC REI fellow), Dr. Nitasha Ricks (private practice,) Dr. Victoria Fitz (UNC Women’s Health Fellow,)Dr. Gabrielle Hawkins (UNC Gyn Onc fellow,)Dr. Alan Rosenbaum (UNC Global Health Fellow,)Dr. Alison Goulding (UNC Women’s Health Fellow,) Dr. Emi Bretschneider (Northwestern Asst. Prof. Of Urogynecology)
2021: Dr. Ariel Cohen (NIH Peds-Adolescent GYN fellow), Dr. Kate Zahn (UNC Asst Professor of OBGYN) Dr. Fan Lee (UNC Global Health Fellow), Dr. Jessica Seltzer (Duke REI fellow), Dr. Tara Castellano (LSU Gyn Oncologist), Dr. Luke Gatta (Duke MFM fellow)

Faculty co-director of “Passing the Torch: Fostering Medical Humanism through Faculty RoleModels”: 2016-2018
a bi-weekly year-long grant funded faculty development program for junior Clinician Educator faculty hoping to improve their patient care and teaching skills.

Clinical Supervisor - Collaborative practice agreement with nurse practitioners in which I provide close supervision and immediate availability for collaboration, as well as quarterly practice reviews. Supervisory agreement with midwife required by NC law to provide collaborative care when needed
Shannon S.Keller,MSN, CNM(midwife): 2015 -2021
April Olsen, MSN, WHNP-BC (nurse practitioner): 2014 -2021
Sally Joseph, WHNP(nurse practitioner): 2019 –2021

-Graduate Student Advisor

Mitchell M. Conover, MSPH, Masters student, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health: 2014
Scholarly product Resulting from Advising: "Incidence of opioid-managed pelvic pain after hysteroscopic sterilization versus laparoscopic sterilization, U.S. 2005-2012"

-Residents:
Residency Advisor Advisors are experienced faculty members in the OB/GYN Department, chosen by or assigned to each resident to provide longitudinal semi-annual review of the resident’s evaluations, skilldevelopment, research project development, and personal learning objectives. I provide overall career development guidance and advice about fellowships, jobs, publishing, and networking.

2011-2014: Dr. Jennifer Sandbulte
2012 -2015: Dr. Sara Till,Dr. Stephanie Sullivan
2013 -2016:Dr. Benjamin White,Dr. Chantel Roedner, Dr. NitashaRicks
2013 -2017: Dr. Rachel Kreiss, Dr. Alison Staley
2014 –2018:Dr. Victoria Fitz2016 –2019: Dr. Caroline Cassling, Dr. Brigitta Mast-Drolet, Dr. Ari Cohen
2017-2021: Dr. Anna Fleishman

Scholarly Products Resulting from Advising:

Curriculum and Clinic Development: Menopause Specialty Clinic7Peer-reviewed Poster: “Menopause Specialty Clinic: Improving the Quality of Menopause Education in the UNC OB/GYN Residency Program” 2017 North AmericanMenopause Society Meeting (NAMS)
Curriculum Needs Assessment: Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Presentation: UNC Resident Research Day May 2019

Medical Student Career Advisor

2016: Anna Fleishman, AlexPlattner. (UNC)
2017: HannahJones, Daniel McCauley (UNC)
2018: Ben Benaskawisc, Glen Patrick Boyles (UNC)
2019: Stephanie Sun (UNC)
2020 - present: Cameron Harris (UNC)
2022 - present: Elayna Kirsch, Linda Zambrano, Elizabeth Bloom (Duke)