Traci Stevenson, DO

Biography

Traci Stevenson, D.O. is an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health at Touro University California, College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, holds a Certified Culinary Medical Specialist Certification and is an Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. She has a special interest in medical education and care for the unhoused, nutrition and food security, prevention and health equity. In addition to development and integration of medical education addressing structural determinants of health she has co-led the integration of a Culinary Medicine curriculum into the pre-clinical undergraduate medical curriculum incorporating modules recognizing the importance of cultural awareness, food systems, and nutrition security as part of chronic disease prevention. She also serves as faculty preceptor and clinician as part of the Street Medicine Team collaboration with Touro University and One Love/4th Second Vallejo Mobile Health Outreach and Faculty Preceptor for the Cardiology Club.

Education

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University/Chicago College Osteopathic Medicine
• General Osteopathic Internship, Mt Clemens General Hospital, Mt Clemens Michigan
• Family Medicine Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago

Certifications

• American Board of Family Medicine, Board Certified Family Medicine
• American College Culinary Medicine, Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (CCMS)
• Institute of Functional Medicine, Certified Practitioner (IFM-CP)
• Association of College University Educations/American Council on Education, Certificates: Effective College Instruction and Inclusive Teaching for Equitable Learning
• National Health Care for Homeless Council, Health Care for the Homeless 101
• Certificate of completion, The National Diabetes Prevention Program, Lifestyle Coach Training

Research

Integrating Structural Competency as a Program Learning Outcome in Undergraduate Medical School Curriculum, poster presentation.  Jessica Mitter Pardo, M. SC., Samaneh Bolourchi, MHS, Melissa Gillespie, Nneka Okonkwo, Isabella Hamilton, Glenn Davis, M.S., Traci Stevenson, D.O. 

Health Meets Food, Culinary Medicine Curriculum: Integration with basic sciences, clinical and community medicine. 

Recent Publications

Clearfield M*, Gayer G, Wagner A, Stevenson T, Shubrook J and Gugliucci A “From the COCCI Syndemic to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cautionary Tale Interaction of Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Particulate Matter (PM), SARS- CoV-2 and the in ammatory response”. J Epidemiol Glob Health Res. 2021; 1:102

Memberships and Affiliations

American Board Family Medicine, American Osteopathic Association, Institute of Functional Medicine

Teaching Responsibilities

Structural Competency Osteopathic Doctoring (OMS1 and 2), Integrative Systems (OMS1, 2), Health Meets Food: Culinary Medicine Elective/Curriculum