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Curriculum Vitae

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Academic family physician and clinical program architect with leadership experience in medical school and residency education, service line development, faculty onboarding, regulatory compliance, and quality governance within low-resource community clinics and multi-site systems. 

Proven ability to build clinical programs from conception to operational sustainability, supervise interdisciplinary teams, implement measurable quality improvement initiatives, and mentor learners across training levels.

Demonstrated success aligning mission-driven care delivery with educational excellence, fiscal responsibility, and regulatory standards. Committed to underserved populations, learner development, and scalable systems leadership in clinical medical education.

 

ACADEMIC & CLINICAL LEADERSHIP

Clinical and Curricular Faculty, Family Medicine

Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Santa Fe, NM | 01/2026–Present

La Familia Medical Center (Federally Qualified Health Center), Santa Fe, NM | 06/2024–Present

Chiricahua Community Health Centers (Federally Qualified Health Center), Sierra Vista, AZ | 09/2021–04/2024

  • Clinical curriculum leader through development of high yield interactive material and targeted patient problem-based learning

  • Core teaching faculty educating third and fourth year medical students and Family Medicine residents across outpatient and procedural settings

  • Evaluate learner competence and progression with reference to highly-complex ACGME and ABFM standards of training and practice

  • Develop standardized metrics for success and individualized remediation and advancement plans

  • Model integration of preventive care, chronic disease management, differential diagnosis, and team-based care models into training of future physicians

  • Emphasize biopsychosocial literacy, fully integrated trauma-informed-care, and shared decision making as the foundation of the doctor-patient relationship

  • Devoted to service of medically underserved populations in a federally qualified health center environment

 

Medical Director, Vasectomy Services

Planned Parenthood of Arizona | 03/2023–06/2024

  • Conceived and launched a statewide procedural service line in response to evolving reproductive healthcare needs

  • Recruited community clinic participation distributed across a +100,000 sq mi service area, designed and implemented policies and evaluated standard of care provided across all clinic sites, developed clinical workflows and compliance protocols

  • Directed onboarding, competency assessment, and performance evaluation of multi-specialty physicians

  • Oversaw regulatory adherence and clinical governance standards

  • Generated >$100,000 annual gross revenue within first year of operation

  • Led iterative PDSA cycles to improve patient access, follow-up completion, and operational efficiency

  • Co-led successful grant acquisition to expand patient-centered follow-up testing

 

Lead Provider, Documentation & Compliance

TriState Pain Management | 11/2023–06/2024

  • Developed documentation and coding systems aligned with complexity and reimbursement standards

  • Designed cooperative medication management protocols and clinical workflow algorithms through transformational leadership and life-long-learner approach

  • Improved revenue capture through compliance-driven documentation oversight

  • Enabled team-based care at top of license through structured operational design

 

GRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING

Family Medicine Residency
Penn State University / Hershey Medical Center | 2018–2021

  • Senior resident leading inpatient service (15–20 patient census)

  • Supervised junior residents and coordinated care planning

  • Developed daily problem-based learning with emphasis on differential diagnosis, biopsychosocial literacy, and team communication

  • Designed and implemented clinic-wide PDSA cycles presented at national conferences

  • Focus areas: Obstetrics, Ultrasound, Addiction Medicine, Sports Medicine

 

EDUCATION

Doctor of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine | 2018
Distinction in Commitment to Underserved Populations

Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude
Neuroscience & Cognitive Science

 

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Medical Entrepreneurship Longitudinal Program
Eller College of Management, University of Arizona

  • Strategic program design

  • Data-driven performance evaluation

  • Market-responsive service innovation

  • Quality improvement methodology

 

BOARD LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

Board Member & Treasurer – Grieving the Child (Nonprofit)
Board Member – Sierra Vista Community Youth Theater
Board Member – Serenity Club

  • Budget oversight

  • Governance participation

  • Bylaw development

  • Community stakeholder engagement

 

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION

  • American Board of Family Medicine

  • NM & AZ Medical Licensure (Active, Unrestricted)

  • ACLS 

  • Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics

  • Neonatal Resuscitation

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 SCHOLARLY WORK:

✶ “Food Security in Penn State Residents” Lecture/Discussion accepted at Family Medicine Education Consortium. 10/2020

✶ “Arthritis” Presentation for Family Medicine Resident Morning Report. 09/2020

✶ “Evaluation of Chest Pain” Presentation for Family Medicine Resident Morning Report. 06/2020

✶ “Circumcision” Presentation for Family Medicine Resident Morning Report. 03/2020

✶ “Coping Skills 101” Presentation for Family Medicine Resident Morning Report. 02/2020

✶ “Are PennState Residents Food Secure?” Poster presented at Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians 03/2020

✶ “Food Insecurity in PennState Residents.”Poster presented at North American Primary Care Research Group. 11/2019

✶ Gerace, B. “Evaluation of the Current Model of Stress Using Research on Transcendental Meditation.” Neuroscience and Behavioral Reviews. Submitted

✶ Gerace, B. “Sensitivity and Specificity of Malaria Smear at BUMC: exercise in self-examination in clinical pathology.” Medical Lab Management on behalf of Clinical Laboratory Management Association. 7.5 (2018) 16-19

✶ Gerace, B. “Subjectivity in Diagnosis of Personality Disorders: A Case for Countertransference.” University of Arizona Journal of Medicine. 2 (2017) 7-9

✶ “Sensitivity and Specificity of Malaria Smear at BUMC: exercise in self-examination in clinical pathology.” Presented at Arizona Society of Pathology. Spring Conference 2016 

✶ Hameroff, S. et. al. “Transcranial ultrasound (TUS) effects on mental states: A pilot study.” Brain Stimulation 6.3 (2013) 409-415

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