Biographical summary
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Interests
- Narrative bioethics
- Patient-physician communication
- Medicine and religion
Mayo Clinic locations
Rochester, Minnesota
Education
- 2017
Fellow - Balint Group Leader Education American Balint Society
- 2006
ResidentGeriatrics, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2006
Fellow - Geriatrics Medicine ProgramMayo Clinic in Rochester
- 1999
Chief Resident - Primary Care Internal MedicineCentral Texas Medical Foundation
- 1998
Resident - Primary Care Internal MedicineCentral Texas Medical Foundation
- 1994
MAHL - Rabbinical OrdinationHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1988
Chief Resident - PsychiatryUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- 1987
Resident - PsychiatryUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- 1983
Internship - PsychiatryUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- 1979
Internship - Family PracticeUniversity of Wyoming
- 1979
MDBaylor College of Medicine
- 1975
BA - Religion, Honors Program with DistinctionBaylor University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2006
Geriatric MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 1999
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 1990
PsychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Awards and honors
- 2011
FellowAmerican College of Physicians
- 1994
Israel Bettan Memorial PrizeHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 1993
Rabbi Morris H. Youngeman Memorial PrizeHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- 1975
Magna Cum LaudeBaylor University
Professional memberships
- 2019 - present
MemberMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Admissions Committee, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2019
Reviewer, Scientific ManuscriptAmerican Balint Society
- 2016 - 2018
LeaderBalint Group
- 2015
ReviewerMedical Humanities Journal
- 2014 - present
MemberAmerican Balint Society
- 2009 - 2015
Physician LeaderMedical Psychiatry Consultation Service, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2009 - 2011
MemberAmerican Academy on Communication in Healthcare
- 2009 - 2011
MemberAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- 2008 - 2012
Faculty MemberProgram on Professionalism and Bioethics Physician-Patient Communications Program
- 2008 - present
PreceptorSenior Student Outpatient General Internal Medicine Rotation, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2007 - 2009
ReviewerGeriatrics Certification Examination, American Board of Internal Medicine
- 2005 - present
MemberAmerican Geriatrics Society
- 2003 - 2004
MemberAdmissions Committee, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- 1999 - present
FellowAmerican College of Physicians
- 1988 - 1994
Voluntary Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati