Preventive Medicine Overview
A preventive medicine specialist focuses on the health of individuals and defined populations to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being as well as to prevent disease, disability, and premature death. A preventive medicine physician may be a specialist in general preventive medicine and public health, occupational medicine or aerospace medicine.1
1 The American Board of Medical Specialties. Guide to Physician Specialties. Evanston, IL: American Board of Medical Specialties; February 2008.
Lifestyle Medicine Overview
According to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine is the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic intervention—including a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, regular physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connection—as a primary modality, delivered by clinicians trained and certified in this specialty, to prevent, treat, and often reverse chronic disease.
Faculty Advisors
| Dr. Karen R. Studer | kstuder@llu.edu |
| Dr. Kelsey Cherepuschak | kchereuschak@llu.edu |
| Dr. Peter Bastain | pbastain@llu.edu |
| Dr. Andrew Mock | anmock@llu.edu |
Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group 2023-2024
President: Kathryn Halbritter
Vice President: Jedel Butoy
Secretary: Abby Rodriguez
Treasurer: Brian Fish
Public Health/Community Services Rep: Giovanna Nelson
Historian: Chetiwe Kapila
4th Year Rep: CJ Walters
3rd Year Rep: Forest Sheperd
2nd Year Rep: Megan Ervin
1st Year Rep: Emily Novak
Faculty Sponsor: Karen R. Studer, MD
Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group Constitution
Clinical Informatics and Analytics Interest Group 2021-2022
President: Jonathan Thomas
Vice President: Lauren Shields
Treasurer: Justin Herling
Secretary: Pauline Lee
Faculty Liaison: Saharsh Dass
Research Officer: Jonathan Specht
Promotions Officer: Christina Istrate
Communications Officer: Mary Safaeipour
Class Representatives:
2025: TBD
2024: Jonathan Xavier
2023: Jinsoo Lee
2022: Sam Bolivar
Clinical Informatics and Analytics Interest Group (CIA-IG) Constitution
Obesity Medicine Interest Group 2021-2022
President: Monica Fukuda
Vice President: Robin Denny
Social Events Coordinator: CJ Walters
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Peter Bastian