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Department of Surgery College of Medicine – Jacksonville
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Kamela K Scott

Kamela K Scott, PhD

Professor; Associate Chair for Professional Fulfillment and Engagement

Department: Surgery – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-3352
Business Email: kamela.scott@jax.ufl.edu

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About Kamela K Scott

Kamela Scott, Ph.D., is a University of Florida professor of surgery and a psychologist at UF Health Jacksonville. She also serves as associate chair for professional fulfillment and engagement in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Scott received a doctorate of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, and completed a fellowship in clinical health psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She specializes in trauma and critical care psychology, adaptation to traumatic injury, grief/loss and collaborative medical care.

Additional Positions:
Associate Chair
2023 – Current · Professional Fulfillment and Engagement
Professor
2015 – Current · University of Florida
Associate Professor
2002 – 2015 · University of Florida
Assistant Professor
1994 – 2002 · University of Florida

Accomplishments

  1. 20-Year Service Pin

    University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Psychology

Areas of Interest

  • Grief
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Traumatic Injury

Research Profile

Areas of Interest

  • Adolescent violence intervention
  • Collaborative medical care
  • Psychological adaptation to physical injury and disability
  • Suicide
  • Trauma recidivism
  • traumatic brain injury

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. The Complexity of Ethics: a Multidimensional Analysis of Biomedical Ethics in Surgical Residency

    Journal
    .
    Volume/Issue
    219(3, S)

  2. Proficiency of surgical faculty and residents with ethical dilemmas: is modeling enough?

    Journal
    Journal of surgical education.
    Volume/Issue
    69(6):780-4
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.04.014.
    [PMID]
    23111046.
    7 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. An Integrated Collaborative Service-Delivery Model for Patients With Tbi and Science

    Journal
    .
    Volume/Issue
    26:354-355

  4. Impaired residents: identification and intervention.

    Journal
    Current surgery.
    Volume/Issue
    60(2):214-7
    [PMID]
    14972299.
    13 citations PubMed

  5. Turning point: rethinking violence–evaluation of program efficacy in reducing adolescent violent crime recidivism.

    Journal
    The Journal of trauma.
    Volume/Issue
    53(1):21-7
    [PMID]
    12131384.
    11 citations PubMed

  6. The psychological aspects of pediatric trauma: perspectives on patient, family, and provider.

    Journal
    The Surgical clinics of North America.
    Volume/Issue
    82(2):419-34, viii
    [PMID]
    12113376.
    2 citations PubMed

Grants

  1. Investigation of Stress Markers and Resilience in Acute Care Surgery Residents: an opportunity for early identification and stress inoculation

    Active

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    UF SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM DBA HEIC

Education

  1. Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

    Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

  2. PhD, Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

    University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-3352
Emails:
Business:
kamela.scott@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
653 W 8TH ST
SURGERY
 JACKSONVILLE FL 322096511
Business Street:
653 W 8TH ST
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
 JACKSONVILLE FL 322096511