Elections - ASP

APDIM has been my professional home since starting as a clinical educator many years ago. The training, networking, and mentorship that APDIM has provided contributed substantially to my professional growth. Serving as an APDIM Councilor is a way to give back to the community I value highly.

The diversity of my professional experience is my most significant asset. My career spans the full and nuanced spectrum of program types represented by APDIM. I have served as APD in a large university-based program and many years as APD in a community-based program. I have started 2 new programs. I have extensive experience in the unique challenges of new and community-based programs. I have used that experience to support others.    I have made myself a resource through the New Program listserv, provided workshops for new programs, and even provided free mock site visits for many programs awaiting ACGME site visits.

I conceptualized my career in simple terms - I care for patients, and I make doctors. I pursue both of these tasks with a sacred sense of mission. I have done this work in times, locations, and contexts where caring for patients and making doctors was challenging, but I have an indefatigable enthusiasm for meeting challenges. APDIM is where PD’s and APD’s, core faculty feel the camaraderie and support of those who share that sense of mission. Those who know me recognize someone who has shared their struggles and never lost the sense of joy and privilege in what we do.