Shelby Armstrong-Kager

Lifestyle Medicine Area of Concentration, Co-developer

• Utilizes the American College of Lifestyle Medicine residency curriculum to focus on therapeutic lifestyle intervention as treatment for chronic diseases. Requirements: dedicated lifestyle medicine patient visits, online modules and educational activities. Pending diplomate 6/2024.

Lifestyle Medicine Group Medical Visits, Resident Leader

• For clinic patients with chronic diseases interested in improving health. Designed curriculum, led group visit lectures and activities, and formed partnerships with community liaisons with a specific focus on topics such as nutrition, exercise, stress management and sleep.

LGBTQ Health Area of Concentration

• Longitudinal curriculum focused on providing culturally-competent primary care to LGBT patients of all ages with training in gender-affirming hormone therapy and STD prevention and treatment.

• Armstrong-Kager, S., Oosterhouse, H., & Dehnel, R. (n.d.). Empowering Primary Care through Lifestyle Medicine Group Curriculum: A Blueprint for Widespread Impact. USC Family Medicine Research Day 2024.

• Texas A&M University – Exercise Physiology Department, Dr. Susan Bloomfield

          - Student assistant in the Bone Biology Lab, Fall 2015

• American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, Member
• American Osteopathic Association, Member
• American Academy of Family Physicians, Member

• California Medical Board Postgraduate Training License
• ACLS/BLS Certified
• Nexplanon Certificate of Training
• Lifestyle Medicine Certification (in process)