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Imposter Phenomenon

Daytheon Sturges, MPAS, PA-C, CAHIMS, CHES
Daytheon Sturges has been a physician assistant (PA) since 2008 and a PA educator since 2013. He is an assistant professor at the University of Washington 鈥� MEDEX Northwest PA program, associate program director of regional affairs, justice, equity, diversity, & inclusion, and also serves as the justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion chair for the Department of Family Medicine, while maintaining clinical practice in family medicine within the UW system. His passion is providing care to underserved populations. He serves as the chair of PAEA鈥檚 Diversity and Inclusion Mission Advancement Commission, as a Faculty Skills 101 Workshop facilitator, and as the cultural perspectives editor for the Journal of Physician Assistant Education. He is currently embarking upon the dissertation phase for the Ph.D. degree in health studies at Texas Woman's University, where he also completed a post-master鈥檚 certificate in interprofessional informatics. His dissertation is studying perceived burnout in underrepresented minority PA educators in the United States in order to inform future health interventions.

Panel 1

• Health Physical Education & Recreation, Kinesiology

  T.J. Miller, M.Ed.
  After growing up in Colorado and moving to 熊猫在线视频 in 2002 I found my new home. I have a bachelor鈥檚 degree in outdoor recreation leadership and a master鈥檚 degree in adult education: curriculum and instruction. I have been an outdoor educator for nearly 20 years. I am a Wilderness Education Association Certified Outdoor Leader, Wilderness First Responder, and avalanche instructor. I have a relentless passion for outdoor pursuits including a son and daughter who enjoy rafting, hiking, skiing, biking and fishing

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• Dietetics & Nutrition

  Leslie Redmond, Ph.D., MS, RDN, LDN 
  Leslie Redmond is a registered dietitian with a master鈥檚 degree in kinesiology and a doctorate degree in human nutrition from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is an assistant professor of dietetics and nutrition and her research interests include the promotion of nutrition and physical activity to decrease chronic disease burden in Indigenous populations and sustainable solutions to food insecurity among college students. She completed her dietetic internship at UAA ten years ago and is thrilled to be back in 熊猫在线视频 and teaching within the same program from which she graduated.

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• Dental Hygiene

  Carri Shamburger, MSDH, RDH 
  Greetings from the UAA dental hygiene program!  My name is Carri Shamburger, and I am the program director. I graduated from UAA 30 years ago and was a clinical dental hygienist for several years before becoming an educator. I have a master's degree in dental hygiene from Idaho State University and am currently working on my Ph.D.. I am excited to share information about the dental hygiene program and this profession with you.

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• School of Nursing

  Carla Hagan, Ph.D., MPH, RN 
  Carla Hagen is the director of the UAA School of Nursing. Hagen has practiced as a nurse for over 25 years, and has a background in home health care, gerontology, nursing research, nursing education, global health and nursing administration. Her greatest passion in nursing education and nursing administration is to provide a positive learning environment for students, which allows them to gain the knowledge, skills, and attributes to be competent and caring nurses, and in turn serve others. Prior to her nursing career, Hagen spent five years involved in cultural and linguistic work in Southeast Asia. Hagen now enjoys leading nursing student groups to participate in immersive international learning experiences.   

  Angelia Trujillo, DNP, MSN, WHNP-BC, AFN-DF: Program Panels鈥擲chool of Nursing
  Angelia Trujillo is an associate professor with the UAA School of Nursing. Trujillo has worked in the field of interpersonal violence, sexual assault and public health since 2002. She obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice with a focus on forensic nursing in 2008 from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and also holds a master of science in advanced community health nursing from the 熊猫在线视频 and a Master of Science Nursing as a women鈥檚 health nurse practitioner from Frontier Nursing University. Trujillo has served as a forensic nurse examiner for 熊猫在线视频 CARES (2009-2016)鈥攖he Anchorage-based child advocacy center working with children who have been physically and sexually abused鈥攁nd as a program manager and forensic nurse for the Anchorage SART team (2002-2007). In addition, Trujillo is a founding board member for the Academy of Forensic Nursing, has presented at the local, state and national level on issues of interpersonal violence and public health, is the principle developer of 熊猫在线视频 Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy, and is a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Forensic Nursing.

  Pete Varney, RN, MSN, MBA, CCRN: Program Panels鈥擲chool of Nursing
  Pete Varney has been a nurse for 16 years, predominantly working in critical care and educational roles. He started his career as a registered nurse, initially earning an associate's degree (ADN), later earning his bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing (BSN and MSN). Varney is currently an assistant professor and the simulation coordinator for the UAA School of Nursing.

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Panel 3

• WWAMI School of Medical Education

  Kathy Young, MD
  Kathy Young is a family physician and the interim director of WWAMI School of Medical Education, 熊猫在线视频's Medical School. She is also the interim assistant dean of Foundations for the University of Washington School of Medicine. Young attended medical school at Trinity College in Dublin and completed an internship and a year of pediatrics before moving to the United States. She has worked in private practice as a family practice physician in Anchorage since 1998. She joined WWAMI in 2011 to engage in her second passion of teaching.

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• Doctor of Pharmacy

  Tom Wadsworth, PharmD
  Tom Wadsworth is an associate clinical professor at Idaho State University in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences. A native Idahoan, Dr. Wadsworth earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from ISU in 2002 and completed an ASHPiaccredited primary care pharmacy specialty residency at the Boise V.A. Medical Center in 2007. Prior to his residency, Dr. Wadsworth served four years as a clinical pharmacist at the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center in Fairbanks 熊猫在线视频. He is a licensed pharmacist in Idaho and 熊猫在线视频 and has significant experience in community and home infusion pharmacy. Along with his faculty appointment, Dr. Wadsworth is a board-certified pharmacotherapist and served as a primary care clinical pharmacist at St. Luke鈥檚 Internal Medicine in Boise, Idaho for nine years. In 2015, Wadsworth accepted the position of assistant dean for 熊猫在线视频 programs with the ISU College of Pharmacy and relocated to Anchorage, 熊猫在线视频. Wadsworth has been integral in establishing ISU鈥檚 Doctor of Pharmacy program through a unique collaborative partnership with the University of 熊猫在线视频.

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• MEDEX Physician Assistant Program

  Jenny Fayette, M.Ed, PA-C
  Jenny Fayette is a lifelong 熊猫在线视频n, born and raised. She is currently a lecturer for University of Washington MEDEX Northwest P.A. Program, while continuing to practice in orthopedic surgery. She acquired her undergrad from Northern Michigan University and went on to study education in Arizona. She started her medical career over 25 years ago as an exercise physiologist in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation for Providence 熊猫在线视频 Medical Center and the U.S. Air Force. She is proud to be a graduate of U.W. MEDEX Anchorage Class 4. She lives in Anchorage with her three teenage boys and spends as many hours outdoors as possible, enjoying this beautiful state!

  Tim Olson, MS, PA-C
  Tim Olson has been a P..A since 2015 and a P.A. educator since 2020. He is currently a lecturer for the University of Washington MEDEX Northwest P.A. program, while continuing to practice in family medicine and urgent care. He earned a B.S. in biomedical science at Grand Valley State University. While earning his degree, he worked in neurological rehabilitation and neonatal intensive care in nearby Grand Rapids. He earned his P.A. education at Rosalind Franklin University and started work in a rural hospital while waiting for opportunities in 熊猫在线视频. He currently resides in Anchorage and has served on the 熊猫在线视频 State Medical Board.鈥�

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• Occupational Therapy

  Cary C. Moore, OTR/L
  Cary Moore is the academic program director for the UAA/Creighton University Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program. Cary has been an occupational therapist for over 20 years with a variety of clinical experience in adult and pediatric settings. Cary's specialty interest areas include: fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, sensory processing disorders, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Cary and her family have enjoyed life in 熊猫在线视频 for 12 years and appreciate the abundance of outdoor activities.

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Barb Doty, M.D.
Barb Doty is the clinical dean for the University of Washington School of Medicine WWAMI Medical Education Program in 熊猫在线视频 and a WWAMI graduate. Her family medicine practice is based in Wasilla, 熊猫在线视频, with over 30 years of experience teaching and mentoring health profession students in the Mat-Su and Anchorage area. As clinical dean she oversees the WWAMI medical student clinical training experiences throughout 熊猫在线视频 and works directly with the University of Washington School of Medicine clinical curriculum. She is a member of the UWSOM Admissions Committee and has a particular interest in training and recruiting a quality health care workforce for rural and bush 熊猫在线视频.

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