Internal Medicine Board
The Specialty Boards and Advisory Committees aim to maintain a composition that reflects the diversity and complexity of the physician and patient populations that certification serves. They include both practicing physician members and public members representing interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers.
Dr. Wardrop is a career clinician and educator and the Chief Medical Officer at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) Healthcare where he is also a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics. Previously, Dr. Wardrop was Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency and Vice Chair of Academic Medicine at Cleveland Clinic. He also led the top-rated Combined Med-Peds Residency at the University of North Carolina, was founding faculty at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and founding Associate Dean for Biomedical Affairs at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Throughout his career, he has practiced both as an internal medicine specialist and pediatrician and was recognized by the American College of Physicians (ACP) as one of America's top 10 hospitalists in 2018. He is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics.
Dr. Wardrop serves on the ABIM Council and the ABIM Board of Directors Conflict of Interest subcommittee. In 2026, he joined the ABIM Foundation Board of Trustees.
Dr. Wardrop has held several national leadership positions within ACP, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). He has served as Chair of the Council of Early Career Physicians and as a member of the ACP Board of Regents. Within AAIM, he has served on the AAIM Education Committee and the AAIM Graduate Medical Education Funding Task Force and chaired the AAIM Faculty Development Committee. Within AAP, Dr. Wardrop was a member of the Section of Medicine and Pediatrics Executive Council from 2015 to 2018.
Dr. Wardrop attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, graduating in 1994 summa cum laude, with honors, in biology before graduating from the Ohio State University with a doctoral degree in molecular virology and immunology in 2000 and his medical degree cum laude in 2002. He completed combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency and served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As of September 2025, Dr. Wardrop reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Wardrop is a career clinician and educator and the Chief Medical Officer at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) Healthcare where he is also a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics. Previously, Dr. Wardrop was Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency and Vice Chair of Academic Medicine at Cleveland Clinic. He also led the top-rated Combined Med-Peds Residency at the University of North Carolina, was founding faculty at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and founding Associate Dean for Biomedical Affairs at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Throughout his career, he has practiced both as an internal medicine specialist and pediatrician and was recognized by the American College of Physicians (ACP) as one of America's top 10 hospitalists in 2018. He is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics.
Dr. Wardrop serves on the ABIM Council and the ABIM Board of Directors Conflict of Interest subcommittee. In 2026, he joined the ABIM Foundation Board of Trustees.
Dr. Wardrop has held several national leadership positions within ACP, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). He has served as Chair of the Council of Early Career Physicians and as a member of the ACP Board of Regents. Within AAIM, he has served on the AAIM Education Committee and the AAIM Graduate Medical Education Funding Task Force and chaired the AAIM Faculty Development Committee. Within AAP, Dr. Wardrop was a member of the Section of Medicine and Pediatrics Executive Council from 2015 to 2018.
Dr. Wardrop attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, graduating in 1994 summa cum laude, with honors, in biology before graduating from the Ohio State University with a doctoral degree in molecular virology and immunology in 2000 and his medical degree cum laude in 2002. He completed combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency and served as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As of September 2025, Dr. Wardrop reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Arias Morales is an attending physician in internal medicine at SBH Health System in the Bronx, New York, where he also serves as Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and Co-Director of the Primary Care Track. He is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and holds additional certification in obesity medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Arias Morales provides direct patient care in a community-based setting serving a diverse and medically complex patient population. His work combines ambulatory internal medicine, resident supervision and graduate medical education with a focus on clinical excellence, evidence-based care and the development of future internists. His professional interests include primary care, obesity medicine, diabetes, thyroid disease, clinical informatics and health equity.
As a practicing internist, educator and international medical graduate, Dr. Arias Morales brings a perspective grounded in frontline patient care, resident education, and service to underserved communities. His work reflects a strong commitment to high standards in physician training, certification, and patient care.
He received his medical degree from the Universidad de El Salvador, completed his residency training in internal medicine at SBH Health System and earned a Master of Science in Translational Pharmacology from the Ohio State University. In addition to his clinical and educational roles, Dr. Arias Morales has contributed to peer-reviewed scholarship and academic service through publications, editorial work and mentorship.
As of May 2026, Dr. Arias Morales reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Arias Morales is an attending physician in internal medicine at SBH Health System in the Bronx, New York, where he also serves as Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and Co-Director of the Primary Care Track. He is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and holds additional certification in obesity medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Arias Morales provides direct patient care in a community-based setting serving a diverse and medically complex patient population. His work combines ambulatory internal medicine, resident supervision and graduate medical education with a focus on clinical excellence, evidence-based care and the development of future internists. His professional interests include primary care, obesity medicine, diabetes, thyroid disease, clinical informatics and health equity.
As a practicing internist, educator and international medical graduate, Dr. Arias Morales brings a perspective grounded in frontline patient care, resident education, and service to underserved communities. His work reflects a strong commitment to high standards in physician training, certification, and patient care.
He received his medical degree from the Universidad de El Salvador, completed his residency training in internal medicine at SBH Health System and earned a Master of Science in Translational Pharmacology from the Ohio State University. In addition to his clinical and educational roles, Dr. Arias Morales has contributed to peer-reviewed scholarship and academic service through publications, editorial work and mentorship.
As of May 2026, Dr. Arias Morales reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Brown has spent her career as a clinician educator and lifelong learner. She practices internal medicine and pediatrics in hospital and ambulatory settings at the University of Miami in Florida. She is Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Her career has focused on postgraduate medical education. She is currently the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System and the Med-Peds Division Chief. As Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, she transformed the education in the residency in the move to a novel X+Y+Z block scheduling schema that accommodates several fellowship and career focused pathways allowing for early tailored career development. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics.
Dr. Brown joined the University of Miami in 2008 as the Med-Peds Residency Program Director. She served in several leadership positions both within the university and nationally. Her past leadership roles include Assistant Dean for Diversity, Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine, member representative for the Med-Peds Program Director Association and most recently as the Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force for the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine.
Dr. Brown earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, and earned her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio. She completed her med-peds residency, internal medicine chief residency and junior faculty years at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey. With a burgeoning interest in clinical operations and policy, she completed her executive Master of Business Administration in Health Management and Policy at the University of Miami in 2020.
As of September 2025, Dr. Brown reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Brown reported that she serves as the ABIM representative on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Internal Medicine Review Committee.
Dr. Brown has spent her career as a clinician educator and lifelong learner. She practices internal medicine and pediatrics in hospital and ambulatory settings at the University of Miami in Florida. She is Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Her career has focused on postgraduate medical education. She is currently the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System and the Med-Peds Division Chief. As Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, she transformed the education in the residency in the move to a novel X+Y+Z block scheduling schema that accommodates several fellowship and career focused pathways allowing for early tailored career development. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics.
Dr. Brown joined the University of Miami in 2008 as the Med-Peds Residency Program Director. She served in several leadership positions both within the university and nationally. Her past leadership roles include Assistant Dean for Diversity, Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine, member representative for the Med-Peds Program Director Association and most recently as the Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force for the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine.
Dr. Brown earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, and earned her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio. She completed her med-peds residency, internal medicine chief residency and junior faculty years at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey. With a burgeoning interest in clinical operations and policy, she completed her executive Master of Business Administration in Health Management and Policy at the University of Miami in 2020.
As of September 2025, Dr. Brown reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Brown reported that she serves as the ABIM representative on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Internal Medicine Review Committee.
Col. Coffee is an active duty career military officer who serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Force Management Integration on the Secretary of the Air and Space Forces Staff. After graduating from Morehouse College in Atlanta, he entered the Air Force and was commissioned through the Tennessee State University ROTC program in Nashville. Col. Coffee holds master's degrees in legislative affairs and clinical quality safety and leadership from Georgetown University, and a Diversity and Inclusion in Human Resources Certificate from Cornell University.
Col. Coffee commanded over 600 personnel at the National Reconnaissance Office and his staff assignments included the Joint Staff, three combatant command tours, the Air Staff and the National Security Agency/Central Security Service. Col. Coffee deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedom Sentinal and Operation Inherent Resolve, and served as a military aide to former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama on the social staff.
Col. Coffee began his journey as a patient advocate and activist following his then eight-week-old son’s liver transplant due to a diagnostic error. He is a founding member of the Patients for Patient Safety U.S. chapter of the World Health Organization and Chief Executive Officer of Head-2-Heart Connections, LLC. A bestselling children's book author for Baby Steven's Gift of Life, he is an international speaker on equity, diversity and patient engagement. He is a patient advocate on numerous patient and family advisory councils for private and government hospital systems nationwide.
As of September 2025, Col. Coffee reported no ongoing external relationships.
Col. Coffee is an active duty career military officer who serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Force Management Integration on the Secretary of the Air and Space Forces Staff. After graduating from Morehouse College in Atlanta, he entered the Air Force and was commissioned through the Tennessee State University ROTC program in Nashville. Col. Coffee holds master's degrees in legislative affairs and clinical quality safety and leadership from Georgetown University, and a Diversity and Inclusion in Human Resources Certificate from Cornell University.
Col. Coffee commanded over 600 personnel at the National Reconnaissance Office and his staff assignments included the Joint Staff, three combatant command tours, the Air Staff and the National Security Agency/Central Security Service. Col. Coffee deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedom Sentinal and Operation Inherent Resolve, and served as a military aide to former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama on the social staff.
Col. Coffee began his journey as a patient advocate and activist following his then eight-week-old son’s liver transplant due to a diagnostic error. He is a founding member of the Patients for Patient Safety U.S. chapter of the World Health Organization and Chief Executive Officer of Head-2-Heart Connections, LLC. A bestselling children's book author for Baby Steven's Gift of Life, he is an international speaker on equity, diversity and patient engagement. He is a patient advocate on numerous patient and family advisory councils for private and government hospital systems nationwide.
As of September 2025, Col. Coffee reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. D’Souza is an internal medicine physician and hospitalist practicing in California's Central Valley. She currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at California Health Sciences University, where she contributes to medical education and helps train the next generation of physicians. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Her clinical and academic work reflects a commitment to high-quality inpatient care, medical education and leadership within the field of internal medicine.
Dr. D’Souza earned her medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency training at Seton Hall University. Through her training and subsequent clinical practice, she developed expertise in the diagnosis and management of complex adult medical conditions in the hospital setting. As a hospitalist, she provides comprehensive inpatient care, coordinates multidisciplinary treatment plans and supports patients and families through acute illness and hospitalization.
As of May 2026, Dr. D’Souza reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. D’Souza is an internal medicine physician and hospitalist practicing in California's Central Valley. She currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at California Health Sciences University, where she contributes to medical education and helps train the next generation of physicians. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Her clinical and academic work reflects a commitment to high-quality inpatient care, medical education and leadership within the field of internal medicine.
Dr. D’Souza earned her medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency training at Seton Hall University. Through her training and subsequent clinical practice, she developed expertise in the diagnosis and management of complex adult medical conditions in the hospital setting. As a hospitalist, she provides comprehensive inpatient care, coordinates multidisciplinary treatment plans and supports patients and families through acute illness and hospitalization.
As of May 2026, Dr. D’Souza reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Gelles (she/her) is a clinician-educator with an extensive career in internal medicine and clinical informatics. Currently serving as a primary care internist and physician informaticist at the MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio, she plays a pivotal role bridging clinical medicine, information technology and healthcare system operations to enhance patient outcomes and clinician well-being. Dr. Gelles is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine and regularly teaches and mentors a cohort of internal medicine residents and clinical informatics fellows. Her contributions to the field have been recognized, including being named Internist of the Year by the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Physicians in 2021.
Dr. Gelles has been actively involved in regional and national leadership roles with the American College of Physicians (ACP). She served as a member of the ACP Medical Informatics Committee, providing guidance on health information technology issues. She has chaired the Ohio Chapter's Health and Public Policy Committee and served as faculty for multiple regional and national ACP educational meetings.
A graduate of Tufts University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Dr. Gelles earned her Doctor of Medicine from CWRU. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Dr. Gelles is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and certified by the American Board of Preventative Medicine in Clinical Informatics.
As of May 2026, Dr. Gelles reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Gelles (she/her) is a clinician-educator with an extensive career in internal medicine and clinical informatics. Currently serving as a primary care internist and physician informaticist at the MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio, she plays a pivotal role bridging clinical medicine, information technology and healthcare system operations to enhance patient outcomes and clinician well-being. Dr. Gelles is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine and regularly teaches and mentors a cohort of internal medicine residents and clinical informatics fellows. Her contributions to the field have been recognized, including being named Internist of the Year by the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Physicians in 2021.
Dr. Gelles has been actively involved in regional and national leadership roles with the American College of Physicians (ACP). She served as a member of the ACP Medical Informatics Committee, providing guidance on health information technology issues. She has chaired the Ohio Chapter's Health and Public Policy Committee and served as faculty for multiple regional and national ACP educational meetings.
A graduate of Tufts University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Dr. Gelles earned her Doctor of Medicine from CWRU. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Dr. Gelles is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and certified by the American Board of Preventative Medicine in Clinical Informatics.
As of May 2026, Dr. Gelles reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Gonzalez Rodriguez is an Associate Program Director for Internal Medicine and Med/Peds Residency Programs at the University of South Alabama. Born and raised in Cuba, he pursued a career in medicine at the University of Medical Sciences in Havana, graduating summa cum laude. Motivated to expand his clinical training and academic contributions, he later migrated to the United States, where he completed a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency at the University of South Alabama. During his final year of residency, he was selected to serve as chief resident, demonstrating strong leadership, dedication to education and commitment to excellence in patient care.
Following completion of residency, Dr. Gonzalez Rodriguez joined the University of South Alabama as an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. In this role, he has balanced clinical practice with a strong focus on graduate medical education. He subsequently assumed leadership positions as Associate Program Director for both the Med-Peds Residency Program and the Internal Medicine Residency Program, where he has contributed significantly to program development and resident training.
His academic interests include curriculum innovation, resident education and physician well-being. He has served on numerous institutional committees, including as chair of the Clinical Competency Committee. Through these roles, he has led efforts to enhance educational curricula, promote evidence-based medicine and foster a supportive and academically rigorous training environment.
He remains dedicated to mentoring future physicians, advancing medical education and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
As of May 2026, Dr. Gonzalez Rodriguez reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Gonzalez Rodriguez is an Associate Program Director for Internal Medicine and Med/Peds Residency Programs at the University of South Alabama. Born and raised in Cuba, he pursued a career in medicine at the University of Medical Sciences in Havana, graduating summa cum laude. Motivated to expand his clinical training and academic contributions, he later migrated to the United States, where he completed a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency at the University of South Alabama. During his final year of residency, he was selected to serve as chief resident, demonstrating strong leadership, dedication to education and commitment to excellence in patient care.
Following completion of residency, Dr. Gonzalez Rodriguez joined the University of South Alabama as an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. In this role, he has balanced clinical practice with a strong focus on graduate medical education. He subsequently assumed leadership positions as Associate Program Director for both the Med-Peds Residency Program and the Internal Medicine Residency Program, where he has contributed significantly to program development and resident training.
His academic interests include curriculum innovation, resident education and physician well-being. He has served on numerous institutional committees, including as chair of the Clinical Competency Committee. Through these roles, he has led efforts to enhance educational curricula, promote evidence-based medicine and foster a supportive and academically rigorous training environment.
He remains dedicated to mentoring future physicians, advancing medical education and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
As of May 2026, Dr. Gonzalez Rodriguez reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Gupta practices outpatient primary care at Baptist Health AgeWell Center in Jacksonville, Florida, where she cares for senior adults with complex medical needs. Her practice has spanned the full spectrum of internal medicine, including outpatient, inpatient and nursing home care. In her current role, she is lead physician at her clinic and serves on the Quality & Membership Committee. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and holds additional certification in lifestyle medicine from the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.
Through her career, she has served in various leadership roles. She served on the Minnesota Board of Medicine, on the Federation of State Medical Boards National Ethics and Professionalism Committee, as Chief of Staff at Lake Region Healthcare and as Medical Director at the Minnesota Veterans Home. In her various roles, she has participated in quality improvement initiatives, served as a physician champion for community health needs assessments and hospital readmission reduction, and organized weekly interdepartmental journal conferences.
Dr. Gupta completed medical school at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER). Subsequently she obtained a Master of Public Health from Mahidol University in Bangkok and worked with health information systems related to the health status of refugees from Myanmar along the Thailand-Myanmar border. She completed internal medicine residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
As of July 2025, Dr. Gupta reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Gupta serves in significant roles with the following organization, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- The Federation of State Medical Boards, receiving reimbursement for travel expenses.
Dr. Gupta practices outpatient primary care at Baptist Health AgeWell Center in Jacksonville, Florida, where she cares for senior adults with complex medical needs. Her practice has spanned the full spectrum of internal medicine, including outpatient, inpatient and nursing home care. In her current role, she is lead physician at her clinic and serves on the Quality & Membership Committee. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and holds additional certification in lifestyle medicine from the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.
Through her career, she has served in various leadership roles. She served on the Minnesota Board of Medicine, on the Federation of State Medical Boards National Ethics and Professionalism Committee, as Chief of Staff at Lake Region Healthcare and as Medical Director at the Minnesota Veterans Home. In her various roles, she has participated in quality improvement initiatives, served as a physician champion for community health needs assessments and hospital readmission reduction, and organized weekly interdepartmental journal conferences.
Dr. Gupta completed medical school at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER). Subsequently she obtained a Master of Public Health from Mahidol University in Bangkok and worked with health information systems related to the health status of refugees from Myanmar along the Thailand-Myanmar border. She completed internal medicine residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
As of July 2025, Dr. Gupta reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Gupta serves in significant roles with the following organization, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- The Federation of State Medical Boards, receiving reimbursement for travel expenses.
Dr. Ramelb practices hospital medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine. She is a devoted clinician-educator and teaches within all phases of the college of medicine curriculum as a course co-director for problem-based learning (PBL), the internal medicine Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) coordinator and a course co-director for the PBL case-writing senior elective. She also serves as a member of the curriculum committee and the OSCE grading leadership team. In addition, for the internal medicine residency, Dr. Ramelb rounds on the traditional teaching teams and tower-based rounding hospitalist teams, serves as a faculty mentor and facilitates a journal club. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
Dr. Ramelb attended the University of Notre Dame, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 2011. She earned her medical degree at Creighton University School of Medicine in 2015. She completed her internal medicine residency at Loyola University Medical Center in 2018 and worked as a hospitalist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital before returning to Nebraska.
As of October 2025, Dr. Ramelb reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Ramelb practices hospital medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine. She is a devoted clinician-educator and teaches within all phases of the college of medicine curriculum as a course co-director for problem-based learning (PBL), the internal medicine Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) coordinator and a course co-director for the PBL case-writing senior elective. She also serves as a member of the curriculum committee and the OSCE grading leadership team. In addition, for the internal medicine residency, Dr. Ramelb rounds on the traditional teaching teams and tower-based rounding hospitalist teams, serves as a faculty mentor and facilitates a journal club. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
Dr. Ramelb attended the University of Notre Dame, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 2011. She earned her medical degree at Creighton University School of Medicine in 2015. She completed her internal medicine residency at Loyola University Medical Center in 2018 and worked as a hospitalist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital before returning to Nebraska.
As of October 2025, Dr. Ramelb reported no ongoing external relationships.
Dr. Stocking is a paramedic/nurse-scientist and a healthcare quality improvement expert. She has a more than 20 years of demonstrated experience improving patient and provider safety through enhanced project management and increased organizational leadership capacity.
She is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Davis in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, where her clinical program of research focuses on postoperative respiratory failure. She is also the Co-Vice Chair for Quality and Safety for the Department of Internal Medicine.
In addition to lecturing and consulting nationally and internationally, she is recognized by colleagues as an expert in leadership, project management, performance improvement, high reliability, just culture, high-performance teamwork, interprofessional education and risk mitigation/medical legal consulting.
Dr. Stocking has earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science and Health Care Leadership, a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Nursing.
As of August 2025, Dr. Stocking reported the following external relationships:
Service as a fiduciary officer for the following organization, without compensation:
- The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Appeals Committee, Member.
Dr. Stocking is a paramedic/nurse-scientist and a healthcare quality improvement expert. She has a more than 20 years of demonstrated experience improving patient and provider safety through enhanced project management and increased organizational leadership capacity.
She is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Davis in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, where her clinical program of research focuses on postoperative respiratory failure. She is also the Co-Vice Chair for Quality and Safety for the Department of Internal Medicine.
In addition to lecturing and consulting nationally and internationally, she is recognized by colleagues as an expert in leadership, project management, performance improvement, high reliability, just culture, high-performance teamwork, interprofessional education and risk mitigation/medical legal consulting.
Dr. Stocking has earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science and Health Care Leadership, a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Nursing.
As of August 2025, Dr. Stocking reported the following external relationships:
Service as a fiduciary officer for the following organization, without compensation:
- The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Appeals Committee, Member.