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"Training First-year Medical Students in Health Coaching; Seeding Patient Empowerment "
Presented by Ruth Q Wolever, PhD
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt, Interim Director

Ruth Q. Wolever, PhD, NBC-HWC is an Associate Professor (Clinician-Educator Track) of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with secondary appointments in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She serves at Interim Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt and leads the Vanderbilt Health Coaching Certificate Program. Ruth is also the Chief Science Advisor and a subject matter expert for eMindful. Ruth is a nationally-board certified health and wellness coach (NBC-HWC) and a clinical health psychologist. She has over 25 years of experience training and mentoring medical and allied health professionals in behavioral medicine, emotional health and coaching.