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 | [email protected] |
| Dr. April Wilson | [email protected] |
| Dr. Andrew Mock | [email protected] |
Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group 2025-2026
President: Forrest Sheperd
Vice President: Megan Ervin
Secretary: Cherisse TompkinsTreasurer: Maya Paniagua
Historian: Luiza Barseghyan
Public Health/Community Services Rep: Faith Son
Preventive & Lifestyle Opportunities Rep: Sean Webster
Community Outreach Rep: Kasia Kwitnieski
Marketing Coordinator: Adam Sabangan
Curriculum Rep: Lief Gaston
MS4 Rep: Yunmi Kim
MS3 Rep: Thomas Symons
MS2 Rep: Kimberly Stahovich
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Karen R. Studer
Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group Constitution
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Obesity Medicine Interest Group
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Karen R. Studer
Obesity Medicine Interest Group Constitution
Clinical Informatics and Analytics Interest Group
Clinical Informatics and Analytics Interest Group (CIA-IG) Constitution