Candidate Statement: As a proud internist, active member of ACP-NJ's Governor's Council, and lifelong "Jersey Girl," I am honored to be considered for Northern Governor. ACP-NJ is my professional home where I've found camaraderie, support, and inspiration with a collaborative community of colleagues dedicated to bettering health, promoting continued learning, and advocating for our patients, our communities, and our own well-being. I aspire to encourage colleagues at all career stages to join us and feel at home: to connect, access best practice resources and CME activities, stay abreast of health policy, and get involved with ACP-NJ committees as advocates. I will champion professional growth and advancement to ACP fellowship and mastership. Lastly, I am committed to recruiting the next generation of internists. I hope together we can inspire them to understand how rewarding a career in primary care is, and advocate for measures that enhance its competitiveness as a career option.

Medical School Education: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA

Post-Doctoral Training: Yale School of Epidemiology & Public Health, New Haven, CT

Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine

Present Employment Position: Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Morristown Medical Center (MMC), Morristown, NJ

ACP Chapter and Leadership Activities: Council Member, Governor's Council, NJACP since 2019; Advisor and Mentor, Medical Student Committee, ACPNJ since 2019; Research Abstract Competition Judge and Committee Member, Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Abstract Competition, Annual Scientific Meeting, ACPNJ 2020-2022; Co-Chair, Annual Scientific Meeting ACPNJ, Princeton, NJ 2022-2024; Member, Membership/Cultural Diversity Committee, ACPNJ since 2023; Organizer and Question Writer, Medical Student Challenge Bowl, ACPNJ 2024

ACP National Activities: Fellowship 2019; Participant, Being an Upstander for Women in Medicine (small group discussions held virtually), Women in Medicine 2020; Manuscript Reviewer, Annals of Internal Medicine since 2019; Manuscript Reviewer, Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Case Journal since 2021

Other Appointments/Activities: Atlantic Health System: Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee since 2021; Member, EPIC and Medical Education Committee since 2022; Internal Medicine Residency Program, Morristown Medical Center: Member, Internal Medicine Education Committee since 2021; Member, Clinical Competency Committee since 2021; Member, Annual Program Evaluation since 2021; Advisor, Women in Medicine Group since 2022; Advisor, Wellness & Social Committee since 2022; Coordinator, Community Health Events and Lectures since 2023; Volunteerism Physician of the Year, Atlantic Medical Group, Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health System 2024

Areas of Professional Interest and Expertise: Primary Care and Women's Health; Medical Education - Graduate, Undergraduate, and Continuing Medical Education; Quality Improvement to Address Healthcare Disparities

Candidate Statement: For over 10 years, I have had the honor of collaborating with ACPNJ’s Governors and Council members. Through leadership roles entrusted to me by my mentors, I have demonstrated a vested commitment to ACPNJ’s mission, members, and the communities they serve. As governor, I would engage the council to strengthen our four strategic pillars: membership, education, advocacy, and communication. We would grow, develop, and promote a diverse membership of students, residents, and early, mid, and late-career physicians, whether in practice, education, research, pharmaceuticals, or other roles. My medical academic experience will support innovative educational events to reinforce medical knowledge, and help members navigate social determinants, global sustainability, technology, and other healthcare systems factors. As a servant-leader and active listener trained in health policy and management, I will lead efforts to prioritize provider well-being by inviting members to our professional home to communicate their needs and advocate for their voices.

Medical School Education: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn

Post-Doctoral Training: Staten Island University Hospital

Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine; American Board of Obesity Medicine; American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians; Board of Nutrition Physician Specialists

Present Employment Position: Assistant Professor, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine; Adjunct Associate Professor, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

ACP Chapter and Leadership Activities: Recipient, Laureate Award 2020; Recipient, Positive Impact Award for Palliative Care Education Project 2023; Governor Nominee, ACNJ Northern 2021; Nominated and Awarded Secretary since 2022; Member, Governor’s Council since 2013; Chair, Membership Engagement Pillar (Strategic Planning) since 2019; Co-Chair, Member and Diversity, Community Service Committee since 2017; Initiative for Outreach to Members for Membership Renewal (Ongoing); Private Practitioner Outreach Task Force 2024; Resident Community Outreach Service Projects (Tooker Evergreen Award Received by Chapter for the Community Outreach Project); Palliative Care Education Project; Ongoing Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives; Community Service Initiatives for Scientific Meetings (New Jersey Food Bank); Vice Chair, Scientific Meeting Committee, ACPNJ 2019-2020; Chair, Scientific Meeting Committee, ACPNJ 2021-2023; Chair, Resident and Student Abstract and Poster Competition, Scientific Meeting, ACPNJ 2017-2023; Judge, Poster and Oral Presentations, Scientific Meeting, ACPNJ since 2017; General Member, Advocacy Committee since 2022; Initiative to increase educational resources on Environmental Sustainability and Social Determinants of Health, Virtual Leadership Day, Trenton 2022; As a senior member- provide support of and advice for initiatives for all other NJACP committees (Ongoing); Participation in Fellowship recruitment and available for letters of support for aspiring Fellows (Ongoing); Panel, Social Determinants of Health, Scientific Meeting Presentation, ACPNJ 2023

ACP National Activities: Fellowship 1998; Mastership 2024; Leadership Academy Capstone Review Board since 2019; Advocates for Internal Medicine 2024

Other Appointments/Activities: Co-Chair, Palliative Care Education Project Physician and Community Event; Salesian Cooperators Catholic Charities of Patterson High School Student Mentorship Events; Chair, Admissions Committee Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine 2014-2023: Vice Chair, Faculty Promotion Committee, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine 2014-2023; Gold Humanism Honor Society Advisor, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine 2015-2023

Areas of Professional Interest and Expertise: Medical Education and Simulation in Medical Education; Provider/Faculty Support and Development; Advocacy and Health Policy; Access to Quality Care and Humanism in Medicine