Health Expert, Administrator to Speak at Forum Dec. 4

Patrick Stern

Patrick Stern, director of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, will give a forum address entitled “A Wellness Plan: Healthcare Needs to Treat More Than Sickness,” at Southern Virginia University Friday, Dec. 4, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Activities Center.

Besides working as the director of development and behavioral pediatrics, he is a professor for the university. He also has hospital privileges at Johnson City Medical Center in the general pediatrics and developmental/behavioral pediatrics.

He has written and published over 20 journals, among which are “When Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Become Adults” and “Professionals Perceptions of Divorce Involving Children.”

Doctor Stern received his doctor of medicine degree from Case Western Reserve University and then completed his residency at Wilford Hall, United States Air Force Medical Center. He participated in fellowships, first at Hanna Pavilion and then at the Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital.

Local community members and Southern Virginia faculty, staff and students are invited to hear from devotional and forum speakers in the Stoddard Activities Center each Friday morning at 11 a.m. Recordings of past forum and devotional speeches may be accessed online at http://svu.edu/speeches/forums.aspx.