Puerto Rico Department of Health
STD Surveillance Office
Villa Nevarez calle 20 #323
San Juan,
PR
PR
00927
Email:
mrodriguez@salud.gov.pr
Biographical Sketch:
September ’08- present STD Surveillance Director
March ’04- Epidemiologist and Surveillance Supervisor
STD/HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, Puerto Rico Department of Health. Responsible for the STD Surveillance Data, ensuring the quality of the data. Responsible for the making of the reports and the uploads to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention of the USA. Evaluate the work of the people STD Surveillance having in charge Surveillance Auxiliaries Staff, an Epidemiologist, a Statistic expert and a System Administrator. Develop and implemented STD Surveillance Protocols, Development of the Outbreak Response Plan, I participate as a member of the STD/HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Management team, providing guidance and assistance to ensure that program decisions are made based on morbidity trends, I routinely collaborate with the Puerto Rico Infertility Prevention Program to ensure that they have up-to-date data. I collaborate with the Syphilis Elimination Project as one of the advisors in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the STD Outbreak Response Plan. I develop and disseminate reports of morbidity trends so that management can evaluate the effectiveness of the project. I am responsible for all the purchase orders for the materials needed for the function of the STD Surveillance Office. I work with the program administrator and other managers to ensure that my office is functioning at the optimum level. I represent the STD Surveillance Office in meetings with CDC advisors, state officials and Community Based Organizations.
150 hr/month
Volunteer Service
Aug. ´02- July ´03 Teacher Assistant
Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Science Campus, University of Puerto Rico. Responsible with Coordinators and Speakers, to facilitate the educational process of the Core Course.
10 hr/wk
Silvia Rabionet Ed.D., Associate Dean, (787) 767- 1340.
Investigator Assistant
Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Science Campus, University of Puerto Rico. Review of documents from the Anemia Commission establish in Puerto Rico in the earliest 1900.
10 hr/wk
Silvia Rabionet Ed.D., Associate Dean, (787) 767- 1340.
June ´01- July ´02 Investigator.
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus Department of Biology. Responsible of investigating the coral reefs at the northeast of the island Puerto Rico. Scuba dive, take pictures, prepare the area of investigation and analyze some research data.
10 hr/wk
Edwin Hernandez, Ph.D, Marine Biology and Ecology Professor, (787) 449-0566.