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Heather Ferrill

Heather Ferrill, DO, MS, MEdL

Vice President of Faculty Affairs and Dean of 厙ぴ勛圖COM

Colorado Campus

720-874-2432

Education

  • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
    Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    East Lansing, MI
    2000
  • Residency 泭Traditional Rotating Internship
    Chief Intern
    Mercy General Health Partners
    Muskegon, MI
    2000-2001
  • Residency Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine / Family Medicine
    Chief Resident (2003-2004)
    University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Biddeford, ME
    2001-2004
  • Master of Science in Medical Education and Leadership (MEdL)
    University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Biddeford, ME
    2008-2010
  • Bachelor of Arts in Advertising
    Michigan State University
    East Lansing, MI
    1989

Professional Experience

  • 2017 Present: Professor of Osteopathic Principles & Practice
    厙ぴ勛圖 College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • 2015 Present:泭Chair of Osteopathic Principles & Practice
    厙ぴ勛圖 College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • 2013 2017: Associate Professor of Osteopathic Principles & Practice
    厙ぴ勛圖 College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • 2013 Present: Preceptor for Pre-Doctoral Fellows in OMM
    厙ぴ勛圖 College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • 2010泭 2013:泭Associate Professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
    University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • 2004 2013:泭Clinical Specialist NNM/OMM,泭Preceptor for Pre-doctoral Fellows in Anatomy and OMM, Preceptor for NMM and FP/NMM residents
    University Health Care and University Health Care for KIDS
  • 2004 2010:泭Assistant Professor,泭Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
    University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Certifications and Licenses

  • Board Certification (2005, 2014)
    American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Board Certified (2004, 2013)
    American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice
  • Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Maine
    2001- 2015
  • Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Colorado
    2013 present

Service and Contributions

厙ぴ勛圖 College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Chair, Department of Osteopathic Principles and Practice (2015 present)
  • Faculty Advisor, Pediatrics Club (2014 present)
  • Faculty Advisor, Obstetrics/Gynecology Club (2014 present)
  • Co-Course Director OPP III and IV (2016 2017)
  • Chair, 厙ぴ勛圖COM Faculty Council (2016 2017)
  • Course Director, OPP I and II (2013 2016)
  • Co-Course Director OPP I and II (2014)

University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Course Director, Osteopathic Clinical Skills I and II (2012 2013)
  • Course Director OPP II (2012 2013)
  • Course Director OPP I and II (2008 2012)
  • Assistant Course Director, OPP I and II (2006 2008)
  • Acting Chair, Department of OPP (2008)
  • Department Representative, Educational Committee on Osteopathic Principles (2005 2013)
  • Vice Chair, Committee on Admissions (2010 2012)
  • Faculty Advisor, Student American Academy of Osteopathy (2005 2013)
  • OPP Curriculum Committee (2005 2013)
  • Student Appeals Committee (2006, 2008)
  • OMM Faculty Search Committee (2006, 2009 2010)
  • Dean Seach Committee (2007)
  • Steering Committee (2008)
  • Admissions Committee (2008 present)
  • Clinical Chairs Committee (2008)
  • Committee on Educational Programs (2005 2011)

American Academy of Osteopathy

  • Delegate to the International Federation of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine (FIMM) (2017-present)
  • Awards committee (2016 present)
  • Louisa Burns Research Committee (2015-present)
  • International Affairs Committee (2014 present)
  • Osteopathic Education Service Committee (2014-present)
  • Board of Trustees (2013-present)
  • Education Committee (2012-present)
  • Board of Governors (2011-present)
  • Post-Doctoral Standards Committee (2008-2011)
    • NMM residency program evaluator
    • In-Service Examination Committee member

Miscellaneous

  • Visiting Faculty, Deutsche Amerikanische Akademie fur Osteopathy (DAAO) (2008 present)
  • Visiting Faculty, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Osteopathische Medizin (DGOM) (2006 present)
  • National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
    • COMLEX-CE Faculty Item, Writer, OPP (2005 present)
    • COMLEX-PE OMM Faculty, OMM Rater (2005 present)

Professional Societies and Affiliations

Publications and Presentations

Publications

  • Ferrill HP (2017-English; 2019-German). An osteopathic perspective in treating children with infections.泭. Eds. Mayer J and Standen C. Elsevier.
  • Ferrill HP (2017-English; 2019-German). Developmental disorders in children from an osteopathic perspective.泭. Eds. Mayer J and Standen C. Elsevier.
  • Snider KT, Glover JC, Rennie PR, Ferrill HP, Morris WF, Johnson JC (2013).泭.泭Journal of the American Osteopathic Association,泭113:690-702.
  • Snider KT, Seffinger MA, Ferrill HP, Gish EE (2012).泭.Journal of the American Osteopathic Association,泭112:182-18.

Presentations

  • Evidenced-Based Admission泭Decisions: Predicting Student Performance in Medical School;泭AACOM;泭2015
  • An osteopathic approach to persistent mechanical low back pain: The Dirty Half Dozen; Utah Osteopathic Medical Association Summer meeting; 2016
  • Put them to sleep: using Osteopathy and Ayurveda to shift paradigms and help patients sleep; American Academy of Osteopathy Annual Convocation, March 2016
  • Pediatrics Masters Course Level 5: An Osteopathic Approach to children with ENT Disorders; Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Osteopathische Medizin (DGOM), June 2015
  • Pediatrics Masters Course Level 2: Introduction to Balanced Membranous Tension; Deutsch-Amerikanische Akademie fur Osteopathie (DAAO), June 2015
  • Ayurveda & Osteopathy, Intersections of health and healing; American Academy of Osteopathy Annual Convocation, March 2015
  • Get your Osteopathic Hands On!; American Osteopathic Association, OMED 2014
  • An osteopathic approach to sports injuries in children; American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, October 2014
  • Pediatrics Masters Course Level 1: Introduction to Balanced Ligamentous Techniques; Deutsch-Amerikanische Akademie fur Osteopathie (DAAO), May 2014
  • An Osteopathic Approach to ENT Problems in Children; American Academy of Osteopathy Annual Convocation pre-course, March 2014
  • An Osteopathic Approach to ENT Disorders in Children; American Academy of Osteopathy Annual Convocation, Student program, March 2014
  • An Osteopathic Approach to Colic; American Osteopathic Association OMED lecture for the American Academy of Osteopathy, October 2013
  • Pediatrics Masters Course Level 5: An Osteopathic Approach to children with ENT Disorders; Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Osteopathische Medizin (DGOM), June 2013
  • Treating Children with Common Developmental and Neurological Issues: An International Osteopathic Perspective; American Academy of Osteopathy Annual Convocation pre-course, March 2013
  • An Osteopathic Approach to lymphatic treatment in children; American Academy of Osteopathy Annual Convocation, Student program, March 2013
  • An Osteopathic Approach to the Infant with Suckling Dysfunction; American Osteopathic Association OMED lecture for the American Academy of Osteopathy, October 2012
  • Pediatric Sports Medicine: The Young Athlete; American Academy of Osteopathy and Pediatrics Special Interest Group sponsored course, March 2012
  • Talking to your attending about Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Rotations, A student workshop; American Academy of Osteopathy Annual Convocation, March 2012
  • The Twig Unbent: Osteopathic considerations in the treatment of children; Pantha Rhei, The Netherlands, September 2011
  • Introduction to Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment; Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, August 2011
  • Pediatrics Masters Course: Osteopathic Considerations in the Pediatric GI Patient; AAO and Pediatric Special Interest Group sponsored course, March 2011
  • The Child: Development of the Pediatric Head; AAO sponsored course, April 2010
  • Osteopathic Approach to the Female Pelvis; American Academy of Osteopathy Annual Convocation, Student program, March 2010
  • The Twig Unbent: Osteopathic Approach to Common Orthopedic Problems in Children; AAO sponsored course, April 2008
  • Pediatrics Mastercourse Level 5, ENT; Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Osteopathische Medizin (DGOM), April 2008
  • Pediatrics Mastercourse Level 2, Balanced Membranous Tension; Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Osteopathische Medizin (DGOM), April 2008
  • Pediatrics Mastercourse Level 2, Balanced Membranous Tension; Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Osteopathische Medizin (DGOM), November 2006

Research and Studies

  • OMT and the Chronic Asthmatic.泭Poster presentation and A. Hollis Wolf presentation.
  • Comfort, Confidence, and the Well-Child Exam: A Pediatric Skills Training Lab.泭Poster presentation, American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, 2014.
  • Affect of Workshop on Osteopathic Medical Students Comfort Discussing Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Use With Attending Physicians.泭Poster Presentation, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine-California, 2012.
  • Affect of Workshop on Osteopathic Medical Students Comfort Discussing Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Use With Attending Physicians.泭Poster Presentation, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2012.
  • The development of a rubric for evaluation of Osteopathic Manipulation Skills in second year medical students.泭2009 2010.
  • Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on the Duration of Middle Ear Effusion in Children Following Diagnosis of Acute Otitis Media as Measured by Tympanograms and Acoustic Reflectometry.泭2007 2009.
  • Development of a formative and summative assessment rubric to evaluate osteopathic manipulative medicine skills in second year medical students.泭2009 2011.
  • The Effect of Osteopathic Manipulation in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient.泭Study unable to be completed due to hospital IRB disbandment.

Grants

  • Pilot Implementation of an Osteopathic Principles and Practices Survey & Faculty Development Program to Increase the Use of Osteopathic Principles and Practices in Core Clinical Clerkships. AACOM; $10,000; 2016-present

Bio

Dr. Ferrill is an Osteopathically trained physician dually boarded in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (NMM) and Family Medicine (FM). She received her Doctorate of Osteopathy (DO) from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) in 2000, completed FM/NMM residency training at The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) in 2004, and received her Master’s of Science in Medical Education and Leadership at UNECOM in 2010. Immersed in medical education since 2004, she has served as preclinical and clinical faculty, academic leadership as a Chair of Osteopathic Principles and Practices and as Associate Dean of Preclinical Education, and has the honor of serving as Dean of 厙ぴ勛圖 College of Osteopathic Medicine (厙ぴ勛圖COM) for both the Colorado and Utah campuses since 2021.泭

She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Denver Osteopathic Foundation, the Colorado Institute of Family Medicine, and the Commission on Family Medicine.泭 She also serves on the Executive Board of the American Association of the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Board of Deans, and as an accreditation evaluator through the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).