Faculty & Staff
Education
1994-1998
D.O. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OSU-COM)
Tulsa, OK
1993-1994
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
1992-1993
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
1990-1992
Associates of Science
Connors State College
Warner, OK
Postgraduate Education
1999-2001
Pediatric Residency Program
Tulsa Regional Medical Center (TRMC)
Tulsa, OK
1999
Pediatric Fast Track Internship
TRMC
Tulsa, OK
Professional Experience
2004-present
Interim Chairman Department of Pediatrics, OSU-COM
2003-2004
Assistant Pediatric Residency Program Director, OSU-COM
2002-present
Assistant Professor Of Pediatrics, OSU-COM
2001-2002
Private Practice Pediatrics, The Children’s Clinic, Muskogee, OK
Professional Memberships
- American Medical Association
- American Osteopathic Association
- Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
- American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
Professional Committees
OSU-COM
- Interim Pediatric Department Chairman, Co Course Coordinator, Health Promotion Disease Prevention, 2004-present
- Member, Academic Standards Committee, 2004-2005
- Chairman, Faculty Affairs Committee, 2004-2005
- Co Chairman, Strategic Planning Council, 2003-2004
- Member, Faculty Affairs Committee, 2003
- Acting Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, 2003
- Member, Investigational Review Board, 2002-2003
Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
- Member, Oklahoma State Genetics Board, 2002-present
- Member, Post Graduate Education Committee, 2003-2005
- Member, Legislative Committee, 2002-2003
Licensure
Certifications
- 2002 Board Certified, American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
- BLS, PALS, NRP
Resident Activities
- Chief Pediatric Resident, 2000-2001
- Developed Intern Reading Manuals and
Core Pediatric Lectures
- Case presentations to OSU Student Chapter of the ACOP
- Immunology Case Presentations to 1st year medical students
- Submitted board questions to NBOME
- Presented: Pediatric Sinusitis American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians Spring Convention, May 2000
- Presented: Common Pediatric Illnesses and What You Can Do At Home from the perspective of "Dr. Mom", Coweta Health Fair, Coweta , OK, Jan. 2001
Faculty Activities
- Health Promotion Disease Prevention lectures
- Develop pediatric case for Clinical Problem Solving Course
- Lectures to pediatric residents and interns on service
- Develop Competencies for Pediatric Interns
Publications and Research
Pediatric Sinusitis: The Important of Diagnosis and Treatment. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association-May 2001 Supplemental
Clinical Study: ViroPharma Protocol 637-302, Sub Investigator, An Observational Study to Characterize the Disease Course and Outcome of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Nov. 2000-2001
Clinical Study: ViroPharma Protocol 637-303, Sub Investigator, An Observational Study to Characterize the Disease Course and Outcome of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in High-Risk Infants and Young Children, Nov. 2000-2001
Clinical Study: Merck Research Laboratories Protocol 006-00, Sub Investigator, Rotavirus Safety and Efficacy Study, April 2002-present
Clinical Study: Merck Research Laboratories Protocol 010-00, Sub-Investigator, A Comparison of the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of MMR II Manufactured from the 2003 Measles Stock Seeds with Recombinant Human Albumin (rHA) Versus Currently Licensed M-M-R II Manufactured from the 1967 Measles Stock Seeds With Human Serum Albumin (HAS) in Healthy Children 12 to 18 months of Age.
The Safety Check Study, American Academy of Pediatrics and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Co-Investigator
Preliminary Investigation of the Nutrition Education Component of a Proposed Multidisciplinary Wellness Program for Overweight Adolescents In a Medically Underserved Population, Sub Investigator- Pending IRB Approval
Honors and Awards
Connors State College
- Athletic Scholarship-Women’s Fast Pitch Softball
- Provost and Dean’s Honor Roll
- Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
- Distinguished Academic All American
Northeastern State University
- Community College Connections Scholarship-Academics and Leadership
University of Arkansas
- Golden Key Honor Society
- Arkansas Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Med Honor Society)
OSU-COM
- Deans Honor Roll
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Janet M. Glasgow Academic Achievement Citation
- Sigma Sigma Phi Honor Society
Professional
- Rookie Physician of the Year 2001
- Who’s Who Among Executives and Professional
