Education
1971-1972
Internship
Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital
1967-1971
D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville, MO
1963-1967
B.A.
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
Professional Experience
1998-present
Provisional Staff
Hillcrest Hospital
Tulsa, OK
1995-present
Active Member, Professional Staff
Tulsa Regional Medical Center (TRMC)
Tulsa, OK
1994-present
Adjunct Staff
Okmulgee Memorial Hospital
Okmulgee, OK
1972-1985
Primary Care, Osteopathic Medicine
Poteau, OK
1972-1985
Member, Professional Staff
LeFlore County Memorial Hospital
Poteau, OK
1972-1978
Deputy Medical Examiner
LeFlore County, OK
Academic Experience
1999-present
Course Coordinator
Clinic Clerkship, OSU-COM
1999-present
Co-coordinator
Family Medicine C, OSU-COM
1995
Facilitator Coordinator
Clinical Problem Solving, OSU-COM
1994
Course Coordinator
Clinical Problem Solving, OSU-COM
1989-present
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
OSU-COM
1988-1989
Interim Assistant Dean
Postdoctoral Education, OSU-COM
1988-1994
Chairman
Department of General Practice, OSU-COM
1987-1998
Program Director
Family Medicine Residency, OSU-COM
1985-1989
Assistant Professor of General Practice and
Licensed Physician Educator
One-on-one clinical training at College clinic
OSU-COM
1985-present
Clinical Educator at College Clinic
OSU-COM
Professional Service
2001-2002
Chairman
Federation of State Medical Boards
1999-2000
Bylaws Committee
Federation of State Medical Boards
1999-present
Development Committee
COMLEX - USA Performance Exam
1999-present
Residency Inspector
Family Medicine
1998-2001
Special Committee on Licensure Examinations
Federation of State Medical Boards
2001-present and
1998-1999
Board Member
National Board of Osteopathic Examiners
1997
Advisory Committee
COMSPEX-USA, NBOME
1997-1999
Board Member
Osteopathic Founders Foundation
1997-present
Library Committee
TRMC
1992-1999
Board Member
Oklahoma Educational Foundation for Osteopathic Medicine
1992-1999
Oklahoma Educational Foundation for Osteopathic Medicine
- Vice President, 1993–1994
- President Elect, 1994–1995
- President, 1995–1996
1991-1995
Quality Assurance Committee
Family Practice Department, TRMC
1989, 1990, 1993
Delegate to ACGPOMS House of Delegates
1988-1989
President, Board of Trustees
Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
1987-1988
President Elect, Board of Trustees
Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
1987-1988
Chairman, General Convention
Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
1986-1987
Vice President, Board of Trustees,
Convention Program Chairman
Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
1982-1990
Member, Board of Trustees
Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
1983-present
Delegate or Alternate to AOA House of Delegates
1986-1987
President, Alumni Association
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
1985-1986
President, ACGPOMS, Oklahoma Chapter
1979-1980
Chief of Staff
LeFlore County Memorial Hospital
1976, 1978
Vice Chief of Staff
LeFlore County Memorial Hospital
1975, 1977
Secretary
LeFlore County Memorial Hospital
1972-present
Member
Eastern Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
All offices held.
1990-present
Member
Tulsa Osteopathic Medical Society
1972-1985
Chaired and Served on Various Committees of the Professional Staff of LeFlore County Memorial Hospital
Academic Service
2001
Chairman, Task Force on Bioethics
2001
Search Committee, Pediatrics Faculty
1998
Search Committee, Research Assistant
1996-present
Promotion and Tenure Committee
Chair, 1997, 2000, 2001
1995-1997
Budget and Benefits Committee
1994-present
Continuous Quality Improvement Facilitator
1994
Search Committee, Chair, Internal Medicine
1994
Search Committee, Chair Surgery
1994-present
Member, CME Committee
Chair, 1993, 1994, 1997
1993-1995
2nd Year Curriculum Steering Committee
1992-1994
Clinical Services Committee
1992-1993
Director, Campus Wellness Program
1992-1993,
1990-1991,
1985-1988
Peer Review and Credentials Committee
Tom E. Denton, Chairman
1991-1992
President, Faculty Senate
1990-1991
Search Committee for Psychiatrist
Sue Geiss, Ph.D., Chairman
1990-1991
Faculty Senator
1988-1992
Clinical Services Committee and Subcommittee on Practice Plan, Chairman, 1990-1992
1987-1988
Academic Standards Committee
Kirby Jarolim, Ph.D., Chairman
1986-1988
Student Recovery Committee
William E. Moore, D.O., Chairman
1986-present
Applicant Interview Committee
1986-1987
Search Committee for Assistant Professor of General Practice, Steve Eddy, Chairman
1986-1987
Search Committee for Assistant to Dean of Academic Affairs, Gary H. Watson, Ph.D., Chairman
1985-1988
Faculty Affairs Committee,
Mark Ketterer, Ph.D., Chairman
Associations
- American Association of Osteopathic Examiners, President 1999-present
- American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
- American Osteopathic Association
- Eastern District Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
- Federation of State Medical Boards, Delegate 1997-1998
- Oklahoma Chapter of ACOFP
- Oklahoma Foundation for Peer Review
- Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
- Tulsa Osteopathic Medical Society
State Licenses
1971
Osteopathic Medicine, Missouri, #33571
1972
Osteopathic Medicine, Oklahoma, #1603
Certifications
1987
American Osteopathic Board of General Practice #2890
1999
Graduate Course in Hyperbaric Medicine
Honors
1993
Fellow
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
1996
Doctor of the Year
Presented by Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
Lectures and Panels
1997-present
Ethics Lecture
Given every month to 3rd and 4th year medical students
1997-present
Abnormal Cervix Lecture
Given every month to 3rd and 4th year medical students
1995
Colposcopy Workshop, Spring Fling CME
1993-1994
General Practice Course, Clerkship
1992-1993
“Office Procedures I”
1991-1992
“Postdoctoral Education”
1992-1993
Course Coordinator, Primary Care Clerkships
Didactic Assessment Lecture
“Health Promotion”
1990-2000
Clinical Science II, Clerkship
“Chest X Ray Interpretation”
1989-present
General Practice II
1988-1989
“General Practice Residency Training”
1988 to 1989
Systems Biology III
“Thyroid Disease – A General Practice Perspective”
1987 to 1988
General Practice I
“Office Approach to Bronchitis and Pneumonia”
1987 to 1988
General Practice II
1986 to 1987
“General Practitioner’s Role in Professional Organizations”
1986 to 1887
General Practice III
“Thyroid Disease – a General Practice Perspective”
1986 to 1987
General Practice II
“The Case of the Vaginal Discharge”
1986 to 1987
General Practice I
Case presentations and panel discussion member: Dizziness, Vertigo and Syncope
1986 to 1987
General Practice I
Panel discussion member: Management of the Patient with Multiple Chronic Diseases
1985 to 1986
“Chest pain” 4/29/86 Integration, MSIII
“Coma” 5/2/86 Integration, MSIII
Community and Church Service
1975-1983
U.S. Jaycees, Poteau, OK (All offices held)
1986-present
Member, Founders of Harmony Chorus
Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America
1996-present
Fellowship Church, Okmulgee, OK
Song Leader
Governmental Service
1997-1998
Peer Review Panel – Grants for Training in Family Practice, Bureau of Health Professions
1992-present
Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
Secretary-Treasurer, 1994-1996
President, 1996-1998
1996-1998
Respiratory Care, Advisory Committee
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure
1996-present
Aviation Medical Examiner
1999-present
Medical Review Officer
American Association of Medical Review Officers
Special Procedures
- Colposcopy
- Cervical Cryotherapy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Endometrial biopsy
- Joint aspiration and injection
- Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy
Grants and Publications
1992-1995
Grant for Training in Family Medicine
Division of Medicine, Bureau of Health
Professions, HRSA
Amount $350,000
1994
Bristol-Myers Grant for Treating
Underprivileged Patients
Amount $30,000
1999
Lapolla, M., Goodson, L.B. and Pickard. T., "The COMLEX testing process, an Institutional Research White Paper", Tulsa, OK: Center for Health Policy Research, Oklahoma State University (not published)
