Adolescent Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center (1993-current)
2006 - Associate Professor, Pediatrics
1997- 2006 Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
1993-1997- Instructor, Pediatrics
Education and Training
1992-1993: Adolescent Medicine Fellowship, Boston Children’s Hospital
1998-1991: Pediatric Residency, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
1988: M.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine
1984: B.S., George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Primary Research Interests
Adolescent Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents, Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine,
Medical Education Initiatives.
Committees (selected)
Public Relations Committee, Society for Adolescent Medicine; Committee on Adolescence and Sports Medicine, Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics; Reduce Tobacco Use Committee, MetroHealth
Medical Center; Community Preceptor Leadership Council/Primary Care Initiative, Case SOM; Women Faculty School of Medicine, Case SOM; Committee on Medical Education, Case SOM.
Summary
In the roles of faculty mentor, student advisor and clinician educator, Dr. Stager has been dedicated to the education of residents and medical students for many years. She has been a preceptor
for the physical diagnosis course, the Medical Apprentice Program, and the RAMP program. She helped to shape the development of the new clinical curriculum as the Block 2 design team leader for
MetroHealth. She was trained in clinical competencies at the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a co-leader of faculty development course aimed at improving direct observation and
feedback skills. In the community, Dr. Stager has been involved with a variety of educational activities. She is past President of the Cleveland Chapter of the American Foundation
for Suicide Prevention, an organization directly credited with providing over 70 suicide prevention educational forums. Dr. Stager was awarded a Child and Health Services Grant 2 years in
a row to educate community-based pediatricians about adolescent reproductive health issues. Dr. Stager has been an advocate for our area’s youth to secure tobacco settlement monies towards
the establishment of the Ohio Tobacco Use and Prevention Foundation. Currently she is President of the Women Faculty of the School of Medicine (2005-2007); an organization whose mission is
to improve the overall status of women faculty in areas of salary equity, mentoring, career advancements, and leadership opportunities.  |
