UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS

DEANSHIP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
CONRADO F. LIBRARY

CURRICULUMVITAE

NAME: Efraín Flores-Rivera

OFFICE ADDRESS: HOME ADDRESS:

Conrado F. Asenjo Library, Medical 472 De Diego St.
Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico Cond. Green Village 105 A
PO Box 365067 San Juan, PR, 009365067 San Juan, PR 00923

EMAIL (UPR): efrain.flores@upr.edu TELEPHONE (home): 787-562-0256

TELEPHONE (office and cell phone):

EMAIL (other): efrainfloresrivera@gmail.com
787-758-2525, ext. 1224
787-562-0256

EDUCATION AND DEGREES (Chronological order)

COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY DEGREE YEAR OF GRADUATION

1. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Doctor of Education 2015
Campus
2. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Master of Library 1999
Campus Science
3. University of Puerto Rico, Río Bachelor of 1991
PiedrasCampus Arts/Education
(Secondary)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EMPLOYER POSITION DATES

HELD
1. University of Puerto Rico, Medical Librarian 2001- present
Sciences Campus
2. University of Puerto Rico, Medical Assistant Librarian 1996-2001
Sciences Campus
3. Caribbean Preparatory Schools Spanish Teacher 1993-1996

4. Academia Ntra. Sra. de la Providencia Spanish Teacher 1991-1992

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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS (Include all appointments ever held)

RANKS INSTITUTION DATES

1. Librarian IV UPR –Medical Sciences Campus 2017 to present

2. Librarian III UPR –Medical Sciences Campus 2012-2017

3. Librarian II UPR –Medical Sciences Campus 2005- 2012

4. Librarian I UPR –Medical Sciences Campus 2001- 2005

OTHER APPOINTMENTS (Administrative, Consultative, Others)

TITLE DATE
1. Co-Coordinator Component 1 – 2020-present
CRESCOTitle V Project UPR-MSC
PO31S200104
2. Co-Coordinator Component 1 - CRESCO 2015-present
Cooperative Title V Project MSC-UCC
P031S1600068
3. Liaison Librarian with the Graduate School of Public Health 2016-present

4. Director – Center for Technological Support for Learning (CATA), Deanship 2010-2015
for Academic Affairs
5. Liaison Librarian with the School of Nursing 2002-2010

HONORS AND AWARDS (Include dates)

HONORS / AWARDS DATES

1. Distinguished Dissertation Award, Graduate Department, Faculty of April 30, 2015
Education, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
2. Recognition Medal and Certificate awarded by the Conrado F. Asenjo October 23, 2014
Library of the UPR-Medical Sciences Campus for “his commitment and (Library's Centennial
being a valuable resource to the accomplishment of excellence in library Year)
services".
3. Recognition Plaque awarded by the Deanship for Academic Affairs of the April 11, 2014
UPR-Medical Sciences Campus for “his extraordinary and dedicated work
ascoordinator of the UPR-MSC 34th Annual Research and Education Forum”

4. Recognition Plaque awarded by the Deanship for Academic Affairs of the March 15, 2013
UPR-Medical Sciences Campus for “your outstanding contribution to the
organization of the UPR-MSC 33rd Annual Research and Education Forum”

5. Recognition Plaque awarded by the Deanship for Academic Affairs of the March 30, 2012
UPR-Medical Sciences Campus for “your outstanding contribution to the
organization of the UPR-MSC 32ndAnnual Research and Education Forum”
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TEACHING EXPERIENCES

SUPERVISOR CATEGORY
TEACHING EXPERIENCES (Undergraduate, graduate, DATES
POSITIONS HELD clinical, others)
1. DESS 8012 - Social Professor Graduate 2019-present
Determinants of Health
Graduate Seminar II
2. CILC 6400 – Seminar Co-teaching with Dr. Graduate 2015 present
Bárbara Segarra
3. Integration Seminar 1 - MPRI PBL Facilitator Clinical 2014-2018
7130 Dr.América
Facundo,
Course coordinator
4. Using Library Databases for Facilitator Undergraduate, 2001 present
Research (Workshop) graduate, and
clinical
5. Introduction to APA Style, 6t Facilitator Undergraduate, 2010 present
ed. (Workshop) graduate, and
clinical
6. How to Avoid Plagiarism: Facilitator Undergraduate, 2012 present
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and graduate, and
Summarizing clinical
(Workshop)
7. Searching PubMed for Facilitator Undergraduate, 2009 present
Evidence-Based Practice graduate, and
(Workshop) clinical

8. Using the iPad as an Facilitator Undergraduate, 2012 present

Educational Tool graduate, and
clinical

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (Describe and include the title and year of investigation conducted)

RESEARCH EXPERIENES (title) SUBSIDED (by whom) DATES PUBLISHED

1. Reflexión Didáctica en la N/A January 2014-April Yes
Docencia Universitaria: Praxis 2015
de Profesores
Puertorriqueños
2. Integration of the iPad to N/A August 2013 March Yes
Enhance the Teaching- 2014
Learning Process: Results of
Pilot Project Phase I
3. Tutoriales en Línea para el N/A May 2012 March Yes
Desarrollo de las 2013
Competencias de Información
en Bibliotecas Académicas
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RESEARCH EXPERIENES (title) SUBSIDED (by whom) DATES PUBLISHED

4. Proceso de Colaboración N/A August 2009-May Yes
Exitoso para Integrar las 2011
Competencias de Información
al Currículo Universitario: Un
Estudio de Caso Cualitativo
5. Integración del Desarrollo de N/A August 2009-June Yes
las Competencias de 2010
Información en el Currículo
del Programa Subgraduado
de Enfermería del Recinto de
Ciencias Médicas

POSTGRADUATE OR GRADUATE COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED IN

THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Title, place, and dates)

TITLE PLACE DATE

1. Teaching for Social Justice through NYU, New York, NY June 10-14, 2019
Comics and Graphic Novel
2. The Uses of Antiquity: The Classical NYU, New York, NY June 11-15, 2018
World in Contemporary Thought
3. NLM Georgia Biomedical Augusta, GA April 2 – 8, 2017
InformaticsCourse
4. Strategic Collaborations with Faculty: NYU, New York, NY June 12-16, 2017
Intersections of Scholarly Communication,
Teaching, and Research

5. Development of Data Collections OIRE, School of Health January 26, 2017

Instruments for Longitudinal StudiesUsing Professions
REDCap (Workshop)

6. Active Learning in the Classroom UPR-Río Piedras Campus January 10, 2017
(Workshop)
7. Introducción a la Escritura Académica UPR-Río Piedras Campus October 19, 2016
Graduada: La Revisión de la Literatura
Académica
8. 5to Simposio Anual Título V Recinto de UPR-MSC May 17, 2016
Ciencias Médicas, Tecnología, Informática e
Innovación en la Educación de las Profesiones
de la Salud
9. Lo Básico sobre Mendeley: Gestor UPR-Río Piedras Campus April 7, 12 and 28, 2016
Bibliográfico; Citas y Referencias
10. 4to Simposio Anual Título V, Participación UPR-MSC May 14-15, 2015
en actividades de alto impacto en la academia:
Mejorando la planificación estratégica y el
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TITLE PLACE DATE

11. Interactive Technologies for Teaching and New York University, NY June 11-15, 2012
Learning (Faculty Resource Network
Summer Seminar)

12. Conferencia: Derechos de Autor para Hotel Conrad Plaza, San Juan, 25 de abril de
Educadores PR 2012
13. 1er Simposio Anual Título V, UPR-MSC May 8-9, 2012
Fortaleciendo la Academia: Innovación,
Tecnología y Avalúo
14. Taller: Destrezas en la gestión de UPR-MSC May 9, 2012
información en bibliotecas
15. Taller: Pedagogía del siglo 21 UPR-MSC May 9, 2012

16. Conferencia: El dilema de los datos: Retos y UPR-MSC May 8, 2012

cambios para universidades ybibliotecas
17. Crea tu rúbrica (Workshop) UPR-MSC May 19, 2011

18. Inteligencias múltiples: Consideraciones y UPR-MSC March 25, 2011

perspectivas para el aprendizaje (Workshop)
19. Blackboard Mobile Learn (Demonstration) UPR-MSC April 15, 2011

PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL COMMITTEES, BOARDS, ACADEMIC SENATE, ADVISORY

COUNCIL OR OTHER – IN UPR, OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, IN PUERTO RICO OR
ABROAD, IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Names and dates)

NAME DATES
1. UPR-MSC Institute of Health Sciences History August 2019-Present

2. Organizing Committee UPR-MSC Title V 5th Annual Symposium January-May, 2016

3. Organizing Committee UPR-MSC Title V 4th Annual Symposium January-May, 2015

4. Organizing Committee UPR-MSC Title V 3rd Annual Symposium January-May, 2014

5. Organizing Committee MSC 34 th Annual Research and September 2013- April 2014
Education Forum
6. Task Force for the Introduction of the Electronic Portfolio to theMSC June 2013-November 2014
Faculty Evaluation Process
7. Committee for the Evaluation of the Bachelor of Health October 30, 2013-present
Sciences Program, Undergraduate Department, School of
Health Professions
8. Organizing Committee VI International Congress and IV PuertoRican August 2012- Mach 2013
Conference on Public Health
9. Organizing Committee MSC 33 rd Annual Research and September 2012-March 2013
Education Forum
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NAME DATES
10. Committee for the Elaboration of a Proposal for the Coordinated Use of Academic Year 2012-2013
Amphitheaters of the Medical Sciences Campus, School of Nursing, and
School of Health Professions
11. Organizing Committee UPR-MSC Title V 2nd Annual Symposium January-May, 2013

12. Organizing Committee UPR-MSC Title V 1st Annual Symposium January-May, 2012

13. Deanship for Academic Affairs Faculty Personnel ReviewCommittee (ad March 9-16, 2012
hoc committee)
14. Organizing Committee MSC 32nd Annual Research andEducation Forum September 2011-March 2012

15. Organizing Committee MSC 31st Annual Research andEducation Forum September 2010-May 2011

16. Organizing Committee MSC 30th Annual Research andEducation Forum October 2009-March 2010

17. Information Literacy Community of Practice (UPR Vice Presidencyfor October 2009-November 2013
Academic Affairs)

PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OR SPECIAL

LECTURES DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS

PRESENTOR
MEETING TITLE PLACE HELD DATE (yes or no)
1. 2021 Southeast Southeast Regional Carolina, November 12-14, yes
Regional IDeA IDeA Conference PR 2021
Conference
2. 41er Foro Anual de Ciencias de la San Juan, May 17-28, 2021 yes
Investigación y salud en tiempos PR
Educación, UPR- de pandemia (virtual)
RCM

3. Virtual Hispanic Hispanic San Juan, February 4-12, yes

Educational Educational PR 2021
Technology Technology (virtual)
Services (HETS) Services
Best Practices Consortium
Showcase 2021 (HETS)
4. 69th Annual Squaring the Circle: Savannah, October 10-12, no
Meeting of the Libraries Shaping GA 2019
Southern Chapter the Future
of the Medical
Library
Association
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5. RCMI Translational Innovate, Translate, Washington, October 28 – yes

Science 2017 Collaborate, Engage, DC November 1,
Conference Community 2017
6. XIII Congreso Leer y escribir en un Santo Domingo, Sept. 30- Oct. 2, yes
Latinoamericano mundo diverso: República 2015
para el Desarrollo Desafíos y Dominicana
de la Lectura y perspectivas
Escritura
7. Campus Technology 22nd Annual Boston, MA July 27-30, 2015 yes
2015 Education
Technology
Conference
8. XXXIII International Precariedades, San Juan, PR May 27-30, 2015 yes
Congress of the Latin exclusiones,
American Studies emergencias
Association
9. EDUCAUSE Annual EDUCAUSE Orlando, FL Sept. 29- Oct. 3, yes
Conference 2015 Face-to-Face 2014
Annual
Conference
2014
10. Campus Technology 22nd Annual Boston, MA July 28 - 31, no
2014 Education 2014
Technology
Conference
11. Campus Technology 20th Annual Boston, MA July 29 - August no
2013 Education 1, 2013
Technology
Conference
12. VI Congreso La San Juan, PR March 1921, yes
Internacional de Encrucijada 2013
Universidades Social y
Promotoras de la Universitaria
Salud / IV por la Salud
Conferencia
Puertorriqueña de
Salud Pública
13. Digital Media & Beyond San Francisco, March 1-3, 2012 no
Learning DML 2012 Educational CA
Technology

14. American Library ALA Annual Washington, DC June 23-29, no

Association Conference & 2010
Exhibition
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LEARNING RESOURCES AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED

(Video, tapes, movies, self-study units, others)

TITLE DATES
1. Revisión de la literatura: Búsqueda, análisis y selección (Tutorial) 12 de febrero de 2016

2. La prevención del plagio al escribir (Módulo instruccional) 30 de junio de 2015

3. Introducción al estilo de la APA, 6ta ed. (Tutorial) 16 de agosto de 2011

THESIS AND SPECIAL REPORTS

TITLE DATES
1. Análisis del Plan de Descarte de la Colección de Publicaciones Seriadas de la December 1st, 2016
Biblioteca Conrado F. Asenjo – 2016 (Report)
2. Reflexión didáctica en la docencia universitaria: Praxis de profesores April 30th, 2015
puertorriqueños (Dissertation)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Flores Rivera, E. Reflexión Didáctica en la Docencia Universitaria: Praxis de ProfesoresPuertorriqueños,

Pedagogía 48(1); 11, 2015. Available from http://cie.uprrp.edu/wp-
content/uploads/2016/02/vol48_01.pdf
Flores Rivera, E. La Crítica Postmoderna de la Reflexión: Retos y Posibilidades, Paideia Puertorriqueña 10;
2015. Available from http://paideia.uprrp.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2016/02/La-Cr%C3%ADtica-
Postmoderna-de-la-Reflexión.pdf
Flores Rivera, E. La Práctica Reflexiva: Hacia una Visión Social y Dialógica del DesarrolloProfesional del
Magisterio Puertorriqueño, Paideia Puertorriqueña 7(2); 2012. Available from
http://paideia.uprrp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Lapractica-reflexiva-hacia-una-vision-socialy-
dialogica-del-desarrollo-profesional-delmagisterio-puertorriqueno1.pdf
Irizarry-Ramírez, M., García-García, R., Rosado-Santiago, E. L., De Jesús-Ojeda, L., Flores-Rivera,E., Soto-
Santiago, J.C & Campos-Rivera, M. (2021). Title V Medical Sciences Campus Project: Clinical and
Translational Research with an Interdisciplinary/Entrepreneurship Approach for Students and
Faculty form Undergraduate Programs in Puerto Rico: An Initiative for an early jumpstart in CTR
and Scientific Entrepreneurship in a Virtual Scenario 2020-2025. Journal of Clinical and Translational
Science, 5(s1):1-2. https://doi.org/ 10.1017/cts.2021.554
Ortiz-Reyes, A.A., Flores-Rivera, E., García-Berdecía, R., Román-Rivera, E., Sánchez-Castellano, A., Colón-
Santaella, C.L., Muñiz-Santiago, L.A., Quiñones Maurás, I.I. and García-García, R. Integration ofthe
iPad to Enhance the Teaching- Learning Process: Results of Pilot Project Phase I, PR Health Sc J 33(1
Sup); 8, 2014. Available from http://prhsj.rcm.upr.edu/index.php/prhsj/article/view/1150/763
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Flores-Rivera, E. and Lugo-Camacho, R. Tutoriales en Línea para el Desarrollo de las Competencias de

Información en Bibliotecas Académicas, PR Health Sc J 32(1 Sup); 56, 2013. Availablefrom
http://prhsj.rcm.upr.edu/index.php/prhsj/issue/ view/63/showToc
Flores-Rivera, E., Toral, M.P. and García, R. Integration of Assessment and Information Literacy to Enhance the
Teaching-Learning Process, PR Health Sc J 31(1 Sup); 69, 2012.Available from
http://prhsj.rcm.upr.edu/index.php/prhsj/issue/ view/55/showToc
Flores-Rivera, E., González-Pérez, M. and Seguí-Caballero, C. Proceso deColaboración Exitoso para
Integrar las Competencias de Información al Currículo Universitario: Un Estudio de Caso
Cualitativo. Final Program and Abstracts, UPR-MSC 31st Annual Research and Education
Forum; 2011, May 3-6, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, SanJuan, Puerto
Rico.
Soto-Santiago, J. C., Rosado-Santiago, E. L., Flores-Rivera, E., De Jesús-Ojeda, L., Irizarry-Ramírez M.
Moscoso-Álvarez, J. R. & García-García, R. The Impact of First Level Training Cycles on Clinical
and Translational Research in Knowledge and Interest in CTR of Students and Faculty from
Health Professions and Basic Science Programs Island Wide in Puerto Rico. Journal of Clinical and
Translational Science 4, S1 68-69,2020. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2020.226

PARTICIPATION IN PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, GRANTS, CONTRACTS

AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF PROJECT POSITION HELD DATE SOURCE FUNDING
(If known)
1. Clinical and Leader for the October 1, 2020- Title V, US $3,000,000
Translational Communication September 30, Dept. of
Research with an Competency 2025 Education
Interdisciplinary and Component of
Entrepreneurial the Project
Approach for
Students and Faculty
from Undergraduate
Programs in Puerto
Rico (P031S200104)
2. Expanding Leader for the October 1, Title V, US $ 3,250,000
Undergraduate Communication 2016-Present Dept. of
Students Education, Competency Education
Opportunities and Component of the
Options in Clinical Project
and Translational
Research
(P031S160068)
3. Development of an Co-Coordinator October 1, 2010- Title V, US Dept. $ 3,249,314
Institutional Data for the September 30, of Education
Management System Technology, 2015
and Improvement of Telecommunicati
the Technology and on s, and
Information Television
Resources Component of
(P031S100092) the Project
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LANGUAGES (Includes native language, other and level of command)

Indicates level with number:
1 - Good 2 - Fair 3 - A little 4 - Not at all

COMMAND OF LANGUAGES

LANGUAGE SPEAKING WRITING COMPREHENSION

SPANISH 1 1 1

ENGLISH 1 1 1

REFERENCES (List name, address, and email of three persons who have knowledge of your qualifications)

NAME ADDRESS EMAIL

1. Prof. Margarita González Pérez Conrado F. Asenjo Library margarita.gonzalez@upr.edu
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus
2. Dr. Rubén García García Title V Project, Deanship for ruben.garcia3@upr.edu
Academic Affairs, UPR-
Medical Sciences Campus
3. Dr. María I. Castro Laboy Undergraduate Department, maria.castro14@upr.edu
School of Nursing, UPR-
Medical Sciences Campus
4. Dr. Luis A. Avilés Vera Department of Social Sciences, luis.aviles3@upr.edu
Faculty of Biosocial Sciences
and Graduate School of Public
Health, UPR-Medical Sciences
Campus
5. Dr. Isabel Ramos Rodríguez Graduate Department, isarr@coqui.net
Faculty of Education, UPR-
Río Piedras Campus
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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the facts set forth on this Curriculum Vitae are true and complete to the
best of my knowledge and by no means have been made as an act of deceiving or misrepresenting.

You are hereby authorized to make any investigation of my personal history.

December 2, 2021
SIGNATURE DATE

Approved by the Medical Sciences Campus Administrative Board in its ordinary meeting on
August 25, 2015, as it is stated on the Certification Number 02, 2015-16, JA-RCM.

NBJ:NJAS:ynr December 2016