Teaching Activities
Course Director, Warfighter in the Environment, 2016-2018
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
A one-week course for 180 medical students in their pre-clerkship that covers the pathophysiology and treatment of cold, heath, high altitude and diving complications.
Instructor, High Altitude Medicine and Biology, 2018
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
A one-week course for 180 medical students in their pre-clerkship that covers the physiology of high altitude exposure and pathophysiology and treatment of acute mountain illnesses (acute mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema and high altitude cerebral edema).
Course Director, Medical Field Practicum 101, 2016-2017
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
A one-week course for 180 medical students in their pre-clerkship that covers health services support, land navigation, preventive medicine, tactical evacuation, hand-to-hand combat training, M9 familiarization, troop leading procedures, and officer professional development and casualty experiences.
Instructor, Sports Medicine Fellowship, 2015-2018
The National Capital Consortium's Military Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Taught cardiopulmonary and skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise, and diving physiology to 10-15 Fellows in training annually.
Laboratory Instructor, Cardiopulmonary and Renal Module, 2015-2017
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Two laboratory sessions for 180 medical students in their pre-clerkship that covers electrocardiogram and heart sounds, and pulmonary function testing.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Physiology of Exercise, 2007
Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Taught the 5 week cardiovascular and exercise section to 30 undergraduate kinesiology majors.
Clinical Dietitian Preceptor, United States Air Force Dietetic Internship, 2002-2005
959th Diagnostics and Therapeutic Squadron, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
Served as a preceptor to 4 dietetic interns annually in the following rotations: critical care, general medicine, pediatrics.
Instructor, Sports Nutrition, 2002-2005
U.S. Air Force 342nd Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX
Taught an introductory course in sports nutrition to 30-80 U.S. Air Force Pararescue and Combat Control Indoctrination trainees upon arrival.