APMA News - July/August 2017 - 50

Young Physicians' Accomplishments
In every issue of APMA News, young physician members
find the Your APMA insert with news and information specifically designed to meet their needs. But some news is too good
not to share with the entire APMA membership. Please join
APMA in congratulating the following young physicians on
their recent accomplishments.

n Ramona Brooks, DPM

Atlanta
Graduated from the Dr. William M.
Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at
Rosalind Franklin University of
Medicine and Science in 2011.
Accomplishments:
Board certified by the American Board of
Podiatric Medicine
Appointed to medical staff at DeKalb Medical
Center at North Decatur
Member of Education Committee,
American Society of Podiatric Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Foot & Ankle
Orthopedics & Medicine

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n Benjamin Cullen, DPM

San Diego
Graduated from the California
School of Podiatric Medicine at
Samuel Merritt University in 2010.
Accomplishment:
Elected president of the San Diego
County
Podiatric Medical Society for 2017-19
n Jonathan Deming, DPM

South Bend, IN
Graduated from the Dr. William M.
Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
and Science in 2009.
Accomplishment:
Board certified by the American Board of
Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) in Rearfoot
Reconstruction and Ankle Surgery
n James Fullwood, DPM

Pittsfield, ME
Graduated from the Dr. William M.
Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
and Science in 2010.
Accomplishments:
Elected vice president,
Maine Podiatric Medical Association

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Appointed to Eastern Maine Health Systems
Central Regional Advisory Board for its
three-hospital medical group
Chosen to lecture on safety and diabetic quality
measures in Lagos, Nigeria, in August 2017
to physicians, surgeons, medical students,
and politicians, along with William Harris IV, DPM
Appointed chief of staff at Sebasticook Valley
Health, Pittsfield, ME
Graduate of the 2016 Physician Executive
Leadership Class sponsored by Harvard
Business School and The Daniel Hanley Center
for Health Leadership
Helped to author bill with Gary Degan, DPM,
which was passed and signed by Gov. Paul LePage
to give podiatrists the right to perform histories
and physicals in the state of Maine
Organized and chaired Maine's first Interdisciplinary
Diabetic Foot Conference for DPMs, MDs, DOs,
and allied health providers
Lectured at Johnson C. Smith University to
STEM students with hands-on bone saw workshop
to encourage more minority students to consider
podiatry as a career; William Harris IV, DPM,
joined Dr. Fullwood in sponsoring this event

n Sarah Haller, DPM

Chicago
Graduated from Barry University
School of Podiatric Medicine in 2013.
Accomplishments:
Co-authored the first scientific exhibit
presented by a podiatrist at the American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting
Completed fellowship in foot and ankle surgery
at the Weil Foot and Ankle Institute in Chicago
Will join Essex Union Podiatry in New Jersey
in September
Will become attending at Carepoint: Hoboken
University Medical Center, Hoboken, NJ,
in September

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n Troy Harris, DPM

Jacksonville, NC
Graduated from Midwestern
University Arizona School of
Podiatric Medicine in 2011.
Accomplishment:
Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
Medal for service as a podiatrist at Naval Hospital
Camp LeJeune from August 2014 to July 2017

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