Drs. Jeffrey Jensen and Johanna Richy, welcome Dr. Tanya Thoms to Dean's Chat!

Dr. Thoms, an Associate Professor, is currently the Director of Curriculum & Student Learning Outcomes at the Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine. She also Chairs the Promotion & Graduation Committee and is the Curriculum Committee Chair.

Dr. Thoms graduated from the University of California at Davis with a BS in Animal Science and worked as a Research Associate for biotechnology firms for four years, participating in the development of human and veterinary vaccines.

Her decision to pursue a medical career led to her receiving her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree in 2001 from the California College of Podiatric Medicine. This was followed by residency training in podiatric medicine and surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Puget Sound and the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Thoms was engaged for an additional year in a Diabetic Research Fellowship for the Limb Preservation Service, Department of Orthopedics, also at Madigan Army Medical Center. As a Fellow, she participated in numerous clinical studies involving analgesics, wound care adjuncts, and risk factors for diabetic ulceration and amputation. While serving as a Fellow, Dr. Thoms was largely responsible for the didactic instruction of students and residents.

After two years in private practice in Nevada, Dr. Thoms joined the AZCPM team at MWU in 2006. She is the Director of Curriculum and Student Learning Outcomes, and her primary teaching duties include course direction of Biomechanics of Lower Extremity Function I and II and Applied Clinical Biomechanics.

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