Affiliations and Awards


Hospital Affiliations
 
1997 – present – Palomar and Pomerado Health System
1996 – present Sharp Community Medical Group-Pharmacy Committee
1996 – present – Redwood Terrace Skilled Nursing Facility – Medical Director
 
Teaching Affiliations
 
UC San Diego -volunteer clinical faculty-teaching medical students and residents since 1996
Stanford University – Preceptor for Physician Assistant Program
Drexler University – Philadelphia, Penn-Preceptor for Physician Assistant Program
University of San Diego-Preceptor for Physician Assistant Program
 
Professional Affiliations
 
1993 – present – American College of Physicians
1989 – present – American Medical Association
2007 – present – American Society of Laser Medicine
1989 – 1995 – Association of American Dieticians
1989 – 1996
   American Women’s Association
   Residents Association Branch Vice President
   Pennsylvania Medical Association
 
Community Service
 
2008 – present – San Diego 6 Local News – Month Health Segments
2002 – 2008 FOX NEWS Channel 6-Heath Segments
2007 – American Heart Association Lecture – “Move It or Lose It”
2006 – 2007 – Volunteer Clinical Faculty – Drexler University’s P.A. Program
2004 – 2005 – Volunteer Clinical Faculty – Stanford’s P.A. Program
2005 – Palomar Pomerado Heath – Women’s Heath Conference “Women’s Cancers”.
2005 – Sharp Health Care Lecture – “Women’s Health Symposium”
1998 – 2003 – KUSI Morning News-Health Segments – Bi-Monthly
1996 – present – Volunteer Clinical Facility – UCSD
1996 – present – Career Counselor – UCSD
1991 – CBS News Local – North Carolina – “Use of Simulated Patients in Medical Education”
1989 – 1992 – STATS / STEP – Taught AIDS and Arteriosclerosis presentation to High School Students
 
Memberships
 
Diplomat American Board of Internal Medicine
American College of Physicians
American Medical Association
American Medical Women’s Association (past)
American Society of Laser Medicine Physicians
National Association of Medical Communicators
Society for Innovative  Medical Practice Design
 
Awards
 
2007-VIP Member of Cambridge Who’s Who
2006-Global Directory of Who’s Who
2003 Woman of the Year
2002 and 2003 America’s Registry of
Outstanding Professionals
2000 Women of Merit nominee-NC times
1992-High Honors in Family Practice and Internal Medicine