Faculty Member Since:
1985

Education and Dates Degrees Earned:

• University of Connecticut (Farmington, Connecticut) School of Dental Medicine (1969-1973) D.M.D., 1973
• University of Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), College of Education/Health Professions (1971-1973) M.Ed., 1973
• University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) College of Arts and Sciences (1965-1969) B.A.(Psychology), 1969

Fellowships
University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida) (1973-1974) Postdoctoral Fellow in Dental Education, Evaluation, and Instructional Design

Professional Experience:

• College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Health Professions Division (formerly Southeastern University of the Health Sciences), Fort Lauderdale Florida: Professor, Department of Family Medicine (1990-Present)
• Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine (1985-1990)
• Associate Dean for Community Affairs (1991-Present)
• Assistant Dean for Community Affairs (1989-1991)
• Director, NSU Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program (1985-Present)
• Director, Florida Border Health Education and Training Centers (HETC) Program (1993-Present)
• College of Allied Health, Nova Southeastern University Health Professions Division: Professor of Public Health (1995-Present)
• College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University of Health Professions Division: Professor, Department of Community Dentistry (1997-Present)
• School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia: Assistant Professor, Department of Community Dentistry (1974-1980)
• Eastern Virginia Medical School/Medical College of Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia: Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (1980-1985)
• Executive Associate Director, Eastern Virginia AHEC Program (1980-1985)

Dental Licensure:
Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners (1975);
District of Columbia, No. 3220 (currently inactive)

Honors and Awards
NSUCOM Nominee, NSU Administrator of the Year Award, 2001; Department of Family Medicine Scholar Award, NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, February, 2000; Honorable Mention Recipient, Annual Ernest A. Lynton Award for Faculty Professional Service and Academic Outreach, New England Resource Center for Higher Education/American Associate for Higher Education, 1999; NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Nominee, Health Care Heroes Award, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 1999; President's Outstanding Leadership Award, Florida Statewide AHEC Network (Consortium of Florida's Medical Schools and the State's Department of Health), Tallahassee, Florida, 1993; Distinguished Service Award, Southeastern University of the Health Sciences, No. Miami, Florida, 1991; Distinguished Service Award, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, 1985.