Faculty Feature – Nanami Yoshioka

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Nanami Yoshioka, MA, is the Director of the Simulation Center and an Adjunct Instructor of Medical Simulation at the CHSU-COM. She is involved in simulation curriculum development that prepares students for work in the field. She also is the liaison between faculty and the Standardized Participants, developing case scenarios for students to experience during simulations. Learn more about how Yoshioka is shaping the next generation of medical professionals.

Faculty Feature – Dr. Lisa Chun

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Lisa Chun, DO, MS.MEd.L, FNAOME, CPE, OHPF, is the Associate Dean of Osteopathic Clinical Education and Simulation, and Professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practices at CHSU-COM. In addition to teaching Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM), she oversees the four clinical departments at CHSU-COM. She specializes in OMM, a hands-on treatment DOs use to diagnose illness and injury and encourage the body’s natural tendency toward self-healing. Learn more about Dr. Chun’s work and why she believes OMM is such a valuable diagnostic tool.

Faculty Feature – Dr. Jonathan Terry

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Jonathan Terry, DO, QME, DABPN, ABIHM, is the Assistant Dean for Community Clinical Education and Associate Professor of Specialty Medicine at CHSU-COM. Dr. Terry also practices integrative psychiatry in his private practice where he helps his patients understand the relationship between the mind and body, helping patients address the root issues that can prevent them from being able to cope with a physical ailment. Dr. Terry started as a preceptor to CHSU medical students, but soon became a full-time faculty member, allowing him to have a bigger impact on student learning. See how he is shaping the next generation of medical professionals.

Faculty Feature – Dr. Francisco Ibarra

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Francisco Ibarra, PharmD, BCCCP, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Education at CHSU-COM. In addition to teaching, he is a full time emergency medicine clinical pharmacist, which allows him to take what he learns in the field and apply that to his lesson plans at CHSU. Learn more about Dr. Ibarra’s work and why he loves teaching the next generation of osteopathic physicians.

Faculty Feature – Dr. Sidney James

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Dr. Sidney James, is the Medical Director for the Simulation Center and Assistant Professor of Specialty Medicine at CHSU-COM. Dr. James is passionate about teaching medical students how to use ultrasound devices as a diagnostic tool, helping them familiarize themselves with it starting early in their first year. As a practitioner that uses point-of-care ultrasound with his patients in private practice and the ER, Dr. James knows how beneficial it is to be able to make clinical decisions using handheld ultrasound devices that connect directly to a smartphone or tablet. Learn more about Dr. James’ work and why point-of-care ultrasound is such an important tool at the bedside.

Faculty Feature – Dr. Sara Goldgraben

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Sara Goldbraben, MD, MPH, MBA is an Assistant Professor of Specialty Medicine at CHSU-COM. Dr. Goldgraben teaches the Culinary Medicine course where students learn how healthy food can be used to help prevent and heal different disease states. In these hands-on culinary classes at the CHSU-COM Teaching Kitchen, students learn how to cook healthy meals that can prevent diseases related to the specific body system they are studying in their didactic courses. Learn more about Dr. Goldgraben’s work and why she believes preventative medicine is so important.