Clinical faculty in practice are specialized faculty who provide patient care while mentoring students. They are practicing nurse practitioners and physician assistants (PAs) within UC Davis Health and California community clinics. The role of the clinical faculty in practice includes:

  • Provide direct patient care at practice locations
  • Precept second-year PA and family nurse practitioner students at their practice locations
  • Support ongoing curriculum improvements, including current clinical practice standards
  • Teach hands-on skills and didactic content to students in their areas of clinical expertise
  • Mentor student acquisition of clinical skills including patient communication, physical exams, clinical reasoning and professionalism

Clinicial faculty in practice

Christine de Belen-Wilson, M.S.N., R.N., F.N.P.-B.C.Christine de Belen-Wilson, D.N.P., R.N., F.N.P.-B.C.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Family nurse practitioner, Sacramento County Health Center

Kathleen Carlsen, M.S., P.A.-CKathleen Carlsen, M.S., P.A.-C
Assistant Clinical Professor
Physician assistant, UC Davis Medical Center Intensive Care Unit

no photoLynda Creighton-Wong, M.S., R.N., P.M.H.N.P.-B.C.
Associate Clinical Professor

Mary Gallagher, M.S.N., M.P.H., C.P.N.P.-P.CMary Gallagher, D.N.P., M.P.H., C.P.N.P.-P.C.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Pediatric nurse practitioner, Sacramento Native American Health Center

Kathryn HanksKathryn Hanks, M.S., R.N., C.C.R.N., P.H.N., N.P.-C., P.A.-C 
Assistant Clinical Professor
Nurse practitioner and physician assistant, Cardiovascular Consultants Heart Center in Fresno

Harris MilesMiles Harris, M.S., F.N.P.-B.C., A.A.H.I.V.S. 
Assistant Clinical Professor
Family nurse practitioner, UC Davis Health Ambulatory Care Center

Victoria Jackson, D.N.P., R.N., P.H.N., F.N.P.-C., P.A.-C.Victoria Jackson, D.N.P., R.N., P.H.N., F.N.P.-C., P.A.-C.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Family nurse practitioner, UC Davis Health Healthy Aging Clinic

Janet Meda, D.N.P., F.N.P.-C., P.H.N., R.N.Janet Meda, D.N.P., F.N.P.-C., P.M.H.N.P.-B.C., P.H.N., R.N.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Family nurse practitioner, UC Davis Health Folsom Clinic

Frances Patmon, Ph.D., R.N., F.N.P.-C. 
Assistant Clinical Professor
Family nurse practitioner, area health systems

Amber L. Ramage, M.S.N., Ed.M., F.N.P.-B.C.Amber L. Ramage, M.S.N., Ed.M., F.N.P.-B.C.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Family nurse practitioner, Sacramento County Refugee Clinic

Amber L. Ramage, M.S.N., Ed.M., F.N.P.-B.C.Angelica de Leon-Renteria, D.N.P., F.N.P.-B.C., R.N.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Family nurse practitioner, Camarena Health Center in Madera, California

Jill R. Saberman, M.S.N., R.N., W.H.N.P.-B.C.Jill R. Saberman, M.S.N., R.N., W.H.N.P.-B.C.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Women's health nurse practitioner, UC Davis Health Elk Grove Clinic

Elenitsa SebatElenitsa Sebat, M.S., P.A.-C
Assistant Clinical Professor
Physician assistant, UC Davis Health Dermatology Clinic

Michelle Touw, M.M.S., P.A.-C.Michelle Touw, M.M.S., P.A.-C.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Physician assistant, UC Davis Health Infectious Disease Clinic