Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Director, Continuing Medical Education
Director, UArizona Recovery thru Integration, Support & Empowerment (RISE)
Principal Investigator, HealthCare Partnership
rkutob@arizona.edu
Randa Kutob, MD, MPH, is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine with extensive teaching, clinical work, and research in the arena of cross-cultural care and chronic disease prevention and treatment. Dr. Kutob joined the UA Department of Family & Community Medicine in 1997. Her early career focus was on medical education. She directed the Family and Community Medicine Clerkship from 2002-2007. Her research publications focused on undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. She also (co)-authored and served as consultant on several online continuing medical education courses on topics such as culturally competent medical care, breast cancer diagnosis, intimate partner violence, and the management of chronic pain. She currently serves as Director of the UArizona College of Medicine-Tucson Office of Continuing Medical Education. Dr. Kutob’s clinical work in primary care inspired her current research focus on promoting lifestyle change for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases such as diabetes. With funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), her research team created an Internet-based course for health care providers that focused on culturally competent care for patients with diabetes. She also has conducted research on medical group office visits for diabetes, diabetes prevention, and childhood obesity. Additionally, she directs the UArizona Recovery thru Integration, Support & Empowerment (RISE) unit that is comprised of Workforce Development Program and UArizona RISE Health and Wellness Center. These programs focus on training Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists and improving the overall wellness of those with serious mental illness, substance use disorder, or other behavioral health issues.