In February of 2009, she organized a week-long -Japanese Delegation (National Technical University of Technology (NTUT)) Symposium in Rochester on “The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Health Care Professional: Achieving Success.” A group of Japanese Educational and Medical Professors, interpreters, as well as a Deaf medical student and Deaf clinical engineer came to Rochester to learn about improving health care career opportunities for D/HH students in Japan. She serves as a consultant to Federal, State and local organizations, which currently include: National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), National Center for Deaf Health Research (NCDHR), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)/Greater Los Angeles Association of the Deaf (GLAD) (Consultant and talent for a Breast Cancer DVD for Deaf women: “Signs of Awareness: A Visual Guide to Breast Cancer for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women”), National Association of the Deaf, and the Rochester Institute of Technology/ National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID). She has taught “Human Body Systems for Professional Interpreters” at RIT/NTID. Recently, she has presented at: The Summit on the Science of Eliminating Healthcare Disparities (Posters: 20), Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s Summit on Healthcare Access for Americans with Disabilities, and at the 21st World Congress of Rehabilitation International in Quebec, on “Building Bridges for Health Literacy: D/HH, Interpreters, and Healthcare Providers.” She has created curriculum (more than 100 hours of coursework) and taught numerous, highly successful Medical Interpreting courses and workshops in Washington State, Gallaudet University (as Adjunct Professor), and Rochester, NY. She presents extensively in the D/HH, interpreter, medical, and general community, both nationally and internationally, as a role model, advocate, mentor and educator. She has cared for and consulted with thousands of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) patients and the extended D/HH community. Mary’s Hospital (Unity Health System) and Excel Care, PC in Rochester, NY. Stern MD is a Board Certified Family Physician.Ĭurrently, she is an a Medical Director and School Physician at Rochester School for the Deaf, and works as an Urgent Care Physician at St. She has a wonderful husband, Al Spanjer, and 3 amazing children. She completed her Family Medicine Residency at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. She graduated Cum Laude from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and received her MD degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois. I have extensive experience in public speaking and consultations with multiple organizations, including the D/HH, interpreter, medical, and general community, including university and government organizations, both nationally and internationally, as a role model, advocate, mentor, consultant, and educator. At URMC, I am a member of the Deaf Professional Advisory Committee (DPAC) under the URMC’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, on the Deaf Patient and Family Advisory Committee (DPFAC) under the Patient Care Experience office under Jacqueline Beckerman’s office, and on the Clinical Cultural Competency committee. I have been a physician to thousands of Deaf, Hard of Hearing (D/HH), hearing patients, and the extended D/HH community. I am also proud to be the co-founder of (since 2006), with health related videos on YouTube and on a website with numerous health education videos. I have also served as the Medical Director and School Physician at Rochester School for the Deaf since July 2000. Since September of 2015, I have worked as an Urgent Care physician–Instructor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester’s 6 Urgent Care Centers throughout Monroe County. I am the first Deaf Faculty Physician to work at University of Rochester! I enjoy URMC’s concept of Meliora, and work everyday to improve the lives of Deaf patients and Deaf professionals at URMC. Stern MD is a Deaf, Board Certified Family Physician.
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