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Assistant Professor
Department of Medical Sciences
Physician Assistant Program
Physician Assistant & Department of Psychiatry
University of Nebraska Medical Center
985578 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5578
402.552.6389
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Academic Appointments:
- Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, 2019
Degrees/Certifications:
- Masters of Physician Assistant Studies: University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2013
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology: University of Nebraska Lincoln, 2011
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, 2014- current
- Certificate of Added Qualification in Psychiatry, CAQ Psych, 2019- current
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider, 2013- current
Primary Program Responsibilities:
- Co-Instructor Behavioral Medicine
- Physical Examination Skills
- Clinical Rotation Preceptor
- Guest instruction in areas of specialty
College and University Responsibilities:
- Co-Director Psychiatry Department Treatment Resistant Depression Subspecialty
Service:
- Chair - Nebraska Medicine APP Council 2021
- Clinical Preceptor for physician assistant and nurse practitioner students
- Resident lectures in areas of specialty
- Member - Nebraska Medicine APP Leadership Committee
- Fellow Member - Nebraska Academy of Physician Assistants
- Fellow Member - American Academy of Physician Assistants
Scholarly Activity/Presentations:
- NAPA 2021 Winter CME Conference
- Psychiatric Emergencies & the Suicidal Patient
- NCCPA 2021 Psychiatry CAQ Standard Setting
- Clinical Medicine for Physician Assistant
- Co-Author for Nutrition Chapter, Topics include Bulimia Nervosa & Binge Eating Disorder
- 3rd Annual Heartland Interprofessional Education Conference – Poster Presentation
- Interprofessional Training in Addiction Psychiatry: The Time is Now
- NAPA 2021 Spring CME Conference
- Physician Assistant Wellness: Staying Well In Unwell Times
- UNMC Psychiatry Grand Rounds 2020
- Treatment Resistant Depression: A Multimodal Approach To Diagnosis & Management
- Diabetes Education Center of The Midlands 35th Annual Symposium:
- Diabetes, Depression & Dementia
- Diabetes Burnout & Depression
- 3rd Annual Advanced Practice Provider Conference
- The versatile Antidepressant: A Review of the Evidence for On and Off Label Uses
Awards:
- Nebraska Academy of Physician Assistants 2022 PA of the Year
- UNMC Department of Psychiatry Benschoter Leadership Award 2020
- UNMC Department of Psychiatry Non-Faculty Teacher of the Year Award 2020
- UNMC Department of Psychiatry William H. Roccaforte Citizenship Award 2019
Clinical Positions:
- Nebraska Medicine Psychiatry Department APP Supervisor, October 2018 - Present
- Meridian Mental Health, February 2014 – September 2018
- All CAHP Staff
- Contact the College of Allied Health Professions
- Clinical Perfusion Faculty
- Diagnostic Cytology Faculty
- Genetic Counseling Faculty
- Medical Imaging & Therapeutic Sciences Faculty
- Medical Laboratory Science Faculty
- Medical Nutrition Faculty
- Occupational Therapy Faculty
- Physical Therapy Faculty
- Physician Assistant Faculty
- Respiratory Care Faculty
- Office of Academic Affairs
- Office of Business Affairs
- Office of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs
- Office of Research Affairs
- CAHP Organizational Chart
- CAHP Awards