Summer Baptist, Nd, Ms, L.Ac., Mph Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

• An experienced and respected naturopathic physician with more than 18 years’ clinical experience including hospital oncology programs.• Knowledgeable and proficient in providing care for cancer survivors before, during and after treatment, addressing Quality of Life, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), pre-existing complaints and treatment adverse effects while carefully avoiding interference with cancer treatment.• Skilled Diplomate practitioner of acupuncture including with cancer treatment. • An authority in Women’s Health practice and research and is considered an expert in finding safe, effective strategies for hormonal issues both with and without cancer.• Best known for connecting with her patients, listening and partnering with them to provide safe, effective treatment plans with the objective of thriving, not just surviving.Honors:• Certificate of Global Health, University of Massachusetts• Acupuncturist Without Borders: Healing Community Trauma Certification• Hospital and Cancer Center leadership positions include:- Lead Project Manager, Inpatient Department, Integrative Medicine - Naturopathic Representative, Prostate Cancer Steering Committee

Provides public health assessment and field operation responses to Centers of Disease Control, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), to help prevent the spread of contagious diseases into the United States’ ports of entry.• Expertise in providing reliable assistance and consultation to federal agencies and state health departments in identifying sick travelers and alerting other passengers of their potential exposure as a strategic responder to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus program. Continues to be awarded over 90% or higher towards CDC (DGMQ) training evaluations along with team shift leads’ promotion for advancement in hours. • Responsible for promoting safe traveler health screenings and active surveillance reporting at Honolulu International Airport through direct response to reports of illness in travelers. Consistently relied upon to provide professional customer service for the promotion of public health safety programs and federal COVID-19 guidelines of quality assurance. • Effectively consults and advises commercial airlines crew and marine crew vessels on safety measures and infectious disease protocols for COVID-19 by identifying unsafe practices and miscommunication mishaps. Accurately completed over 25 new case reports requiring synthesis of state and federal oral and written communication within quick turn-around time. • Valuable problem solver and contributor to Do Not Board/Lookout conference calls by recording and analyzing data regarding infected travelers to share with partnered airlines, state health department and Travel Restriction and Intervention Activities (TRIA) members. Work provides quality assurance for information collected and communicated in furtherance of Centers of Disease Control activities and interception of the spread of COVID-19.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Conducts the full range of epidemiological investigational and educational activities related to all infectious diseases for disease outbreak control and surveillance.▪ Delivers epidemiologic expertise for statewide surveillance plus monitoring and evaluation for infectious diseases and certain non-infectious conditions, including neglected tropical diseases (e.g., waterborne, including amoeboid and fungal diseases).▪ Organizes, plans and performs the most complex investigational and educational epidemiologic activities that support public health programs and initiatives for statewide communities in-need to reflect healthy community outcomes. ▪ Highly sought out by colleagues for skillfulness in identifying characteristics and patterns of disease or health issues within community health programs to prevent disease and to support public health improvement projects.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Assisted Director of Community Wellness and Emergency Preparedness in project evaluations and meeting presentations while independently developing qualitative research project for community health center initiatives.• Designed and directed community health sustainability project focused on health equity within the state of Hawaii. “The Ohua Patient Garden Initiative for Community Health Center – Waikiki Health,” aimed at establishing mental, nutritional and physical health outcomes for a diverse homeless community. • Collaborated and partnered with other Hawaii-based community health centers with specific Pacific Islander cultural needs, which lead to successful implementation of community health project, federal grant acceptances and advancement of health equity. • Conducted data analysis and reported summarized outcomes in team leads and director-level meetings.

Newnan, Ga

Provided clinical care, project management and program evaluation in a fast-paced integrative oncology hospital working closely with medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, internists and hospitalists to provide evidence-based naturopathic and acupuncture treatment plans to patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery. • Initiated and developed naturopathic and acupuncture inpatient procedures and treatments for entire 50-bed inpatient and intensive care unit department, introducing new care treatment models and benefits that reduced medication for pain- and anxiety-related symptoms and improved alternative care options for hospital staff.• Proceeded in project management role, establishing new allied healthcare procedure trainings and health care evaluations for multiple hospital stakeholders and departments for cancer patients to receive integrative medicine care options.

Honolulu, Hi

Elevated learning standards of biomedical courses within traditional Chinese medicine curriculum while engaging graduate students in their studies. • Established high-standard graduate curriculum and comprehension in: Emergence Medicine, Pathophysiology, Medical Terminology, Western Nutrition, and Biomedical Referral courses resulting in increased first time pass rate for students passing the rigorous acupuncture licensing board exams successfully.• Received >90% approval rating from graduate students and high recommendations for students to enroll in future taught courses.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health, Honors

Activities and Societies: Certificate of Global HealthDegree focus on health promotion and policy with certification in global health

Master Of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine And Chinese Herbology, Honors

State licensure in Washington

Doctorate Of Naturopathic Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy, Honors

Bachelor Of Health Sciences, Nutrition Sciences, Honors

Degree focus on natural health sciences and nutrition