Virginia

Since 2007, NCAHD annually creates national databases of all actively licensed physician’s practice location as well as 14 other non-physician providers using our unique Enhanced State Licensure (ESL) automated process. To meet our mission, NCAHD has been collaborating with multiple federal and state government agencies (HRSA), national healthcare associations (AMA, AOA, AACOM, Physician Assistant Education Association, National Rural Health Association, etc.), medical training institutions and research organizations to address quality issues relative to

this data, to identify the most effective and practical means to utilize this information in support of research, medical education program planning, workforce shortage areas of concern, scope of practice legislation justification and other national and state healthcare workforce benchmark research. Over 250 political, demographic, socio-economic and other healthcare information healthcare datasets along with workforce data are available through NCAHD’s national healthcare workforce mapping portal found on the website: www.ncahd.org.

Since 2017, VCOM has housed the federally funded National Center for Rural Health Works which conducts economic impact and community health needs assessment research for medical schools, hospital and healthcare systems, states and community stakeholders. Many of the economic impact models created by NCRHW are available through our website: www.ruralhealthworks.org

Education

Dr. Mitchell was born and raised in Orchard Lake, Michigan. She later completed her undergraduate training at Saint Mary's of Notre Dame where she served as captain and president of the Notre Dame/Saint Mary's Irish Dance team. This love of dance has fostered her passion in dance medicine. She completed her medical school training at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and residency in Family Medicine at McLaren Oakland in Pontiac, Michigan. She is excited to have the opportunity to continue her education at VCOM/Virginia Tech Sports Medicine Fellowship and looks forward to continuing her skills in osteopathic medicine.