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KCU GME Grand Rounds



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Welcome, and thank you for joining us for KCU Graduate Medical Education (GME) Grand Rounds.

Disclosure

Each of the speakers and members of the program planning committee have disclosed that the relevant parties have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program or presentation.  They also disclose that they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests relative to the content of this presentation. If any conflicts are identified prior to the program, this will be disclosed at the beginning of the speaker’s presentation.

Allopathic Accreditation and Credit Designation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) and Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU).  MAOPS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

MAOPS designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for each one-hour session. Participants can gain Category 1 Credit up until 3-years after the session was first available.  All activity after this date is not designated for AMA PRA Category Credit(s).  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Osteopathic Accreditation and Credit Designation

Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. MAOPS designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits for each one-hour session.  Participants can gain Category 1-A credit up until 3-years after the session was first available.  

Grievance Policy

All grievances should be in writing and specify the nature of the grievance.  Initially, a grievance should be directed to the KCU Graduate Medical Education Director, who will then forward said grievance to the CME Committee.  Grievances should be addressed to the KCU GME Director at cme@kcumb.edu.  All grievances will receive an initial response from KCU within 30 days of receipt. KCU will resolve the grievance, if possible. 

If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response from KCU, they can then submit the grievance in writing to the KCU’s accredited sponsor, the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS). Grievances should be addressed to the MAOPS Executive Director at 1423 Randy Lane, Jefferson City, MO 65101.  All grievances will receive a response from MAOPS in writing within 30 days of receipt.  MAOPS will resolve the grievance, if possible. 

If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response from MAOPS, they can then submit the grievance in writing to the Council on Continuing Medical Education of the AOA at 142 E Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611.

 

Non-physician professionals should check with their individual credentialing bodies to confirm that participation in this CME activity will be approved for credit.

 

Continuing Medical Education Certificate

Attendees may view and print certificates for completed activities via the Course tab.  After you have participated in a session, you must click on the Evaluation to evaluate the session.  The certificate will reflect your name, accredited CME provider, title of activity, and total number of Credits™ awarded. 

Credits



Speaker

Nauman Ashraf, MD's Profile

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Psychiatry Residency Program Director and Wellness Subcommittee Chair

Ozark Center


Dr. Nauman Ashraf is the Program Director for KCU-GME Consortium/Ozark Center Psychiatry Residency program in Joplin, Missouri. He serves as an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at KCU. He has worked at Ozark Center since July 2013, treating patients with mental illness and comorbid substance use disorders.  He also serves as the Medical Director of Addiction Services at Ozark Center and established Ozark Center’s outpatient buprenorphine treatment program in 2017.  He graduated from Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences in Pakistan.  He completed his psychiatry residency at New York University School of Medicine as well as a Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry. He is board certified in General Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. He is the recipient of the Harold I. Kaplan Memorial Award for outstanding contributions in the field of psychiatric teaching and education. He has co-authored book chapters and published peer reviewed articles. He serves as a Prescriber Consultant for the SAMSHA STR-TA Consortium to help fight the opioid epidemic. He has been invited as a speaker to multiple regional, national and international conferences and has given media talks on the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder.  He has a passion toward improving resident wellness and completed a research project titled the Psychiatry Residency Yoga Training Experiment at Ozark Center. He also served as the PI for KCU- GME Consortium funded project, called 5 Factor Wellness Model, to improve wellness for all residents in the KCU Consortium.

Dr. Ashraf discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Dr. Ashraf can be reached at nashraf@freemanhealth.com or 417.347.7603.


Darrin D'Agostino, DO, MPH, MBA's Profile

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Past Executive Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Vice President for Health Affairs

Kansas City University


Dr. D’Agostino served as the executive dean and vice president of Health Affairs and Professor of Medicine at the KCU-COM from 2017-2020.  Previously he served as associate dean of Community Health and Innovation and profession of medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Ft. Worth and chair of the Department of Medicine at UNT for eight years. His primary responsibilities at KCU include oversight of the curriculum, increased development of graduate medical education, and enhanced clinical outreach and expansion of research within the COM for both the Kansas City and Joplin campuses. Dr. D’Agostino earned his DO degree from New York Institute of Technology, a master of business administration for the University of Texas, Dallas, and a master of public health from the University of Connecticut. 

Dr. D’Agostino discloses that he has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program or presentation.  He also discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests relative to the content of this presentation.


Debra Daniels-Ellis's Profile

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Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety Officer

St. Luke's Des Peres Hospital


Debbie was the Dir of Risk Management/Patient Safety Officer at Des Peres Hospital located in the Greater St. Louis area. She served in this role for over 10 years. Debbie has reached great achievements during this time and here is a list of the most relevant.

  • Span of responsibility: management of multiple sites
  • Conducted critical analysis to streamlined operations Pharmacy to reduce turnaround times, improved employee satisfaction, improve outcomes, and improved budget and cost variance reporting.
  • Developed and facilitated 12-month curriculum for Residency in a Graduate Medical Education Program.
  • Evaluate and assess work flows of clinical and non-clinical departments and service lines. Facilitate Complex Clinical Case Review/Management
  • Facilitated education of topics to include but not limited to: EMTALA, Performance/Quality Improvement, Six Sigma, Risk/Claims Management, Informed Consent, Health Literacy, Root Cause Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Cause-Effect Analysis, Regulatory Readiness; Control Charts, Process Maps.
  • Facilitated strategic plans and initiatives related to regulatory and accreditation compliance for agencies to include but not limited to: Department of Health and Senior Services, Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services, The Joint Commission, Comprehensive Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Programs, and Federal Drug Administration.
  • Planned strategic direction and achievement of key performance improvement and organizational balance scorecard indicators.

Debbie discloses that she has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program or presentation.  She also discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests relative to the content of this presentation.

 


Kenneth Heiles, DO's Profile

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Campus Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine - Joplin

Kansas City University


Dr. Heiles joined the KCU Clinical Education team in 2019, and currently seves as the Campus Dean for the KCU Joplin campus. Immediately prior to this appointment, he worked in Spring Hill, Florida, as a practicing physician, in a Medicare Advantage practice.  For the past 30 plus years, he has dedicated himself to treating the rural and underserved, as well as the education of future osteopathic physicians. He has 20 years’ experience as the Director of Medical Education and Osteopathic Family Medicine Residency Director in Pine Bluff, Ar., where he was affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He has also served as the Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education for the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University and was the founding Dean of the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he was instrumental in guiding the developing school through the Provisional Accreditation. For 25 plus years before joining the medical school faculty, he had a rural private family medicine practice in Star City, AR.

Dr. Heiles is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Following graduation, he completed an internship at the then Shenango Valley Osteopathic Hospital and a residency at Millcreek Community Hospital. Upon completion of his residency, as part of a National Health Service Corp commitment, he was assigned to Star City, AR for four years. After his NHSC commitment was up, he stayed in Star City as well as became involved in Graduate Medical Education.

Dr. Heiles has been very active in associations, from local to national. He is the Past President of the Star City Chamber of Commerce, he served as President of the Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association on two occasions, and is also Past President of the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, where he is a founding member. In 2010-2011, Dr. Heiles served an National President of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). He has also served on various education committees for the American Osteopathic Association and the ACOFP, as well as a Charter member of the Osteopathic Recognition Committee of the ACGME.

Throughout his professional career, Dr. Heiles has been, and remains, dedicated to the training of primary care physicians to serve, primarily, in the underserved regions of the country, as well as assuring the finest of care to all the patients he has touched.

The most important part of his life is family, his wife, children and grandchildren.

Dr. Heiles discloses that he has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program or presentation.  He also discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests relative to the content of this presentation.


Juan Jaramillo, MBA, MBA's Profile

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GME Quality and Safety Education Coordinator

Kansas City University


Juan Jaramillo MBA, LSSGB is the Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Education Coordinator for the Kansas City University Graduate Medical Education (GME) Department.  He is the Chair of the KCU GME Consortium Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Subcommittee. Juan has been working for the private and public sector in the USA and Colombia, and has more than 10 years of experience in education and practice in the healthcare field. He has an MBA from Illinois Tech and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. His professional passion is healthcare quality improvement.

He enjoys outdoor activities, practicing golf and cooking for his family and friends.

Mr. Jaramillo discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.


Kerrie Jordan, DHSc, DHSc's Profile

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Designated Institutional Official (DIO) and Director, Graduate Medical Education, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Education

Kansas City University


Kerrie J. Jordan, MS, DHSc, is the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) for the Kansas City University – Graduate Medical Education (GME) Consortium and Director for the GME Department at Kansas City University within the College of Osteopathic Medicine.  Dr. Jordan also served as a consultant for the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Dr. Jordan started as a program coordinator for an academic hospital, was a senior coordinator for a children's hospital, and a GME administrative director for a College of Osteopathic Medicine before she was appointed as the DIO in 2015.  She serves on several professional committees, and Chair's a few councils in the profession.  She is a published author, national speaker, and enjoys the investigative aspect of medical education.

She considers herself a workaholic and credits her success to her background in customer service and logistics during her earlier years. She prides herself to help others grow professionally and become the best versions of themselves while enjoying their careers.  Dr. Jordan's areas of interest include health system sciences, UTV riding, working out, the water (especially the beach), and playing with her bulldogs. 

Dr. Jordan discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Dr. Jordan can be reached at kjordan@kansascity.edu.


Tyler Marler, DO's Profile

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Family Medicine Resident

St. Luke's Des Peres Hospital


Tyler L. Marler, MS, DO, was a family medicine resident in his second year (PGY-2) of post-graduate training at the time of this ativity.  He also served as a resident committee member on the KCU GMEC committee. Dr. Marler also serves as a captain in the Missouri Army National Guard (MOARNG). Dr. Marler enjoyed his time at the University of Utah where he met his wife and achieved an honors bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences. He went on to obtain a masters degree in biomedical sciences followed by becoming a doctor of osteopathy from A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Marler enjoys snow skiing, mountain biking, hiking, serving in his church, and spending quality time with his family.

Dr. Marler discloses that he has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program or presentation.  He also discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests relative to the content of this presentation.


Nathan Miller, DO's Profile

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Internal Medicine Associate Program Director

Freeman Health Systems


Nathan Miller is the Assistant Program Director for the Internal Medicine Program at Freeman Health System in Joplin Missouri. He graduated from Missouri Western State University with honors in 2006, earning degrees in Biochemistry and Forensic Chemistry. After finishing college he worked as a EKG technician and patient care technician for 2 years gaining valuable patient centered experiences. In 2008 he began his postgraduate career by attending AT Still University/ Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. After graduating in 2012 he joined the Freeman Internal Medicine Residency Program, eventually graduating in 2015. Since then Nathan has remained in Joplin as a core teaching faculty before accepting the position of Assistant Program Director in 2019. Nathan has a passion for teaching. When he is away from the hospital he can be seen spending time with his family or exploring nature.

Dr. Miller discloses that he has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program or presentation.  He also discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests relative to the content of this presentation.

Contact Dr. Miller at nmillerdo@gmail.com 


Charles Orth, DO's Profile

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Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program Director

Orthopedic Surgeons Inc. (OSI)


Dr. Orth is a graduate of KCU, and has been in practice 29 years within the Kansas City Metro. He is one of 12 surgeons within Orthopedic Surgeons Inc. (OSI) and practices general orthopedics. He is the Program Director of Orthopaedics with KCU/ HCA Health Care Kansas City. He is active in the orthopaedic surgery community, being a fellow of and serving as the secretary treasurer of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO). He also chairs the Program Director Section of the AOAO, and has served as a member of ACGME Orthopaedic Milestones 2.0 committee.

His practice of general orthopaedic surgery affords him excellent exposure to all areas of this field. He utilizes his skills to teach students, orthopaedic residents, family medicine residents, and family medicine sports medicine fellows how to be comfortable and knowledgeable in this field. It is a pleasure being able to help patients, students, residents and fellows to reach their potential, and continuing to make our profession stronger with knowledge and compassion for others.

Dr. Orth has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Dr. Orth can be reached at charlesorth57@yahoo.com.


Barinder Singh, DO's Profile

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Psychiatry Resident

Ozark Center


Dr. Barinder Singh was a fourth year co-chief psychiatry resident at Ozark Center when she delivered this activity. Prior to this, she completed medical school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, graduate school in Clinton, Mississippi, and undergraduate education in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is originally from rural Arkansas. When she is not keeping busy reading or taking care of patients, you can find her listening to podcasts or crafting. Her aspirations are to become an Psychiatrist and to work toward decreasing the stigma of mental illness.

Dr. Singh discloses that she has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program or presentation.  She also discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests relative to the content of this presentation.
 


Kimberly Schwarzkopf, DO's Profile

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Family Medicine Resident

St. Luke's Des Peres Hospital


Kimberly Schwarzkopf, DO, was a second year family medicine resident at St. Lukes Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri during this activity. She graduated medical school in 2019 from A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Medicine. In her free time, she enjoys going on hikes, playing intramural volleyball or basketball, and checking out local restaurants with friends and family. Kimberly graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in Biology and minor in Chemistry. As a full-time undergraduate student, she was employed as an ER physician’s scribe, was President of the Pre-Medical Society and President of the Golden Key Honor Society, volunteered weekly at a local free clinic and participated in intramural sports. During much of this same period, she also worked as an AHEC Community Health Summer Intern for Drug Free Communities, an organization dedicated to substance abuse, prevention and community advocacy, tutored math and chemistry, and worked as a sales associate in the campus convenience store. Kimberly was awarded the 2014 Leadership Award which was presented to 5 students per year for academic excellence and leadership at the UW-Oshkosh graduation ceremony. Of note, Kimberly worked as a Project Manager for Elite Medical scribes prior to medical school, and helped establish new scribe programs around the midwest. Kimberly’s accomplishments and strengths in leadership, teaming, patient care, clinical volunteering, public service, health education, and relationship building have helped guide her through her journey in becoming an osteopathic physician. After residency, she is looking forward to eventually having some time to return to the activities she finds most rewarding such as volunteering at free clinics and becoming part of a team that makes structural or policy changes that impact greater masses.

Dr. Schwarzkopf discloses that she has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program or presentation.  She also discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests relative to the content of this presentation.


Barbara Miller, MD's Profile

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Program Director

KCU-GME Consortium/Freeman Health System


Barbara H. Miller, MD, FAAFP, is the Founding Resident Program Director in Family Medicine, KCU-GME Consortium, Freeman Health System, Joplin, MO. She graduated from the University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine in 1999, and is board certified in Family Medicine. In addition to nine years of experience in graduate medical education, including eight years as a program director, Dr. Miller has had many diverse experiences in her 23-year career, including rural medicine, surgical obstetrics, functional medicine, and more recently medical student education in both the preclinical and clinical curricula. She has received numerous teaching awards, has been honored by the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and is a nationally recognized leader and innovator in family medicine education. She has recently been selected to participate in the American Academy of Family Practice’s National Conference on Constituency Leaders, whose goal is to empower a select group of change makers to catalyze positive change in family medicine. Barbara H. Miller affiliates with the Freeman Health System - Freeman West, and Freeman Neosho Hospital.

Dr. Miller discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Dr. Miller can be reached at bmiller@kansascity.edu


Laura Rosch, DO, CS, MS, FACOI's Profile

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Campus Dean, Assistant Professor

Kansas City University


Dr. Rosch served as the Joplin Campus dean for Kansas City University at the time of this activity.  She is the past chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Midwestern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downer’s Grove, Illinois and was a residency program director at Mt. Sinai Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Rosch earned a Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and is past president of Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society.  She currently serves on the board for the American College of Osteopathic Internists.

Laura Rosch, DO, CS, MS, FACOI, discloses she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.


Dale Sanders, DO, DHA, MBA's Profile

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Associate Professor; Director of Health Care Administration

Alma College


Dr. Dale Sanders serves as the Director of the Healthcare Administration Program and as an Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration/Business Administration, at Alma College.
Dr. Sanders is active in the community. He serves on the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) State Health Needs Assessment Task Force; the Mid-Michigan District Health Department Gratiot County Community Health Assessment Steering Committee; the Great Lakes Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives; United Financial Credit Union, Saginaw, Michigan, Board of Directors Credit Committee; and is a Guest Lecturer for the Student National Medical Association Annual Medical Education Conference.
In his spare time, Dr. Sanders research activities and interests include a comprehensive evaluation of system thinking, when approaching health disparities and health outcomes of marginalized communities. This research explores the effects of cultural competency and diversity training for students, educators, new careerist, and seasoned practitioners.

Dr. Sanders discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Dr. Sanders can be reached at dlsand1234@aol.com


Renée Darko, DO, MBA, FACOG's Profile

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Corporate Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer

Pre-med Strategies, Inc., Equal Access Health


Dr. Renée Volny Darko is a Board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist. Dr. Darko graduated from Kansas City University with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Health Care Leadership from Rockhurst University. She completed her OB/GYN residency at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, then went on to the Morehouse School of Medicine where she completed a fellowship in Health Policy Leadership under the leadership of Dr. David Satcher with a focus in global reproductive health. She later served as Interim Associate Director of the fellowship. While in medical school Dr. Darko served the SNMA as the National Pre-medical Board Member and later became the Chair of the Board of the Directors. She has been bestowed the honor SNMA Chair Emeritus. She also serves as a mentor for the Tour for Diversity in Medicine and does international medical missions in Ghana, West Africa as project manager of the International Healthcare Volunteers, an organization focused on women's health. Finally, Dr. Darko is founder/CEO of Pre-med Strategies, Inc., through which she offers medical school recruiters and diversity officers creative solutions to increase the underrepresented in medicine pre-med engagement using innovative programs, cutting-edge technology, and media solutions. Dr. Darko's enterprise includes bestselling author of How Good Ol’ Dr. V Came to Be, a children’s book loosely based on her own journey to becoming a doctor. She also hosts The Total Pre-med Makeover podcast. Most recently, Dr. Renée launched MEdEq [pronounced MED-eck], which stands for medical education equity. The MEdEq program features a new app through which pre-meds who are underrepresented in medicine engage directly with medical school recruitment and diversity officers for career development and recruitment.

Dr. Darko discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Dr. Darko can be reached at premedstrategiestv@gmail.com


Matthew Olovson, JD's Profile

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Managing Counsel, Executive Director

Olovson Law & Consulting PLLC, The Justice, Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion Institute


For more than two decades, Mr. Olovson has assisted organizations and communities transform their operations and practices to attain diversity goals, organizational efficiencies, and markers of inclusive excellence.  He is the founder and managing counsel of one of southwest Michigan’s leading law firms and serves as the Executive Director of the non-profit organization, The Justice, Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion Institute.  As counsel and consultant, Mr. Olovson regularly advises and provides training to corporations, community service entities and governmental bodies on strategies for navigating cultural transformation, compliance, and community building.  His expertise in the law and business administration have garnered Mr. Olovson success representing clients in varying judicial, administrative, governmental, and other legal proceedings.  In executive and representative capacities, Mr. Olovson has led multiple institutions of higher education in their efforts to ensure equity, leverage diversity, and operate inclusively. In the course of his career, he has been an invited keynote speaker and workshop presenter at national conferences, served as faculty, and written the curriculum used to this day in the University of Cincinnati’s civil rights practitioner certificate program. Mr. Olovson's professional experience also includes serving as counsel for Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Prison Legal Services of Michigan, the Office of the General Counsel for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and prior to law school, as a counselor for Gratiot County Mental Health Services and Saginaw Bay Human Services. Passionate about equity, inclusion, and diversity, Mr. Olovson is an active volunteer with several state and national organizations dedicated to community development and the promotion of social justice.  He is a zealous advocate for inclusive organizational practice, culturally competent education, and justice in our communities

Mr. Olovson discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Mr. Olovson can be reached at Matthew.Olovson@gmail.com


Donald Smith, DO's Profile

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Core Faculty for Reid Health Family Medicine Residency

KCU-GME Consortium/Reid Health


Dr. Smith went to Texas Tech University School of Medicine.  He then did his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Texas program in Conroe, Texas.  After completion of his training in 1991 he moved to Indiana.  Most recently he was in private practice with the Indiana University Health system at their office in French Lick, Indiana for several years.  In 2019 he moved to Richmond, Indiana and joined the Reid Health Family Medicine residency program as a core faculty member.  His primary areas of responsibility include precepting in the outpatient clinic, teaching the Geriatrics rotation and supervising the monthly nursing home visits the residents perform.  

Dr. Smith discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Dr. Smith can be reached at donald.smith@reidhealth.org

 


Suporn Sukpraput-Braaten, PhD, MS, MA's Profile

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GME Research Consultant

Kansas City University


My personal mission is to utilize my mathematical/analytical skills and knowledge in public health to protecting lives, preventing injury, reducing mortality, and improving the health of people. My goal is to use my knowledge and experience to become a leader in population health sciences, specialty medicine, and medical education research through interprofessional teamwork and innovation. It is important for me to live a life with honesty, integrity, passion, kindness, and inspiration to educate new generation of physicians and healthcare providers through my hard work and ethics.

I have no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.


Jacob Hunter, MS's Profile

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Scholarly Activity Coordinator

Kansas City University


Jacob Hunter, MS, is the new scholarly activity coordinator for KCU GME. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Master of Science in Neuroscience in June 2021. He has an extensive background in supervising research projects and getting community members excited about science. His interests include behavioral genetics, particularly as they apply to psychiatry. When he is not helping residents with research projects he enjoys cooking and spending time with his toddlers. 

Jacob Hunter, MS, discloses he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Jacob can be reached at jhunter@kansascity.edu.  


David Dugan, DO's Profile

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Physician

Orthopedic Surgeons Inc. (OSI)


Dr. Dugan joined OSI after graduating from the orthopedic surgery residency program through St. Mary’s Medical Center/Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, and working with the surgeons at OSI. He earned his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and his bachelor of science degree from Northwest Missouri State University.

He enjoys the variety of practicing general orthopedics and values the relationships he has with his patients, and the trust they put in him. He performs hip, shoulder, and knee arthroscopy, total joint replacements (including anterior hip), and general fracture care. He also cares for high school and college athletes who have experienced sports injuries, as well as weekend warriors.

Dr. Dugan developed an interest in the treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of sports injuries as a high school and college athlete. He played baseball at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, and college baseball at Northwest Missouri State University, NCAA Division II. During his athletic career, he received a number of academic/athletic honors.

Dr. Dugan is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery. In fact, he had the top score in the nation on the AOBOS orthopedic surgery written board exam for his residency graduation year, 2014. He also is an assistant professor of surgery with the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.

In addition to practicing medicine, Dr. Dugan enjoys fishing, shooting, boating, and spending time with his wife, Carrie, and their twin boys.

Dr. Dugan discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.


Jeffrey Bradley, MD, MA's Profile

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Physician

Ozark Center


Dr. Bradley is board-certified in general psychiatry and in child and adolescent psychiatry. Along with being a published poet, he has also published original research and essays. A recipient of the Lamberti Award for Excellence in Psychotherapy, he was a 2015 “Top Doctor” in psychiatry in 417 Magazine. He has extensive training and unique passion in the area of integrative medicine and yoga.

Dr. Bradley discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.