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| “Do We Have to Talk About This?” (562.1 KB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| How to Advocate Effectively by Holly Gerard (1.8 MB) | 30 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Jonathan K. Bushman, DO is proud to join the movement of physicians nationwide calling for a shift in primary care delivery. A native northwest Oklahoman, Dr. Bushman returned to the area for Family Medicine residency training through Integris Bass Baptist Health Center after graduating from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010. Following his last year as chief resident in 2013, he joined Integris Medical Group as an outpatient family medicine physician at Family Care Services of Enid with his friend and mentor, Dr. Dwayne Janzen. Dr. Bushman is gracious toward Integris for the opportunity to serve many patients in the last five years while participating in various leadership roles and training. He has had the opportunity to serve alongside many amazing people that will not soon be forgotten! As an undergraduate at the University of Central Oklahoma, Dr. Bushman pursued a degree in Political Science with an emphasis in Public Administration while obtaining his pre-medical education as well. He finished his degree with a capstone, 50-page paper entitled "The Rising Costs of Healthcare: Shifting the Responsibility". In that paper, Dr. Bushman elaborated on the numerous third-party interests in medicine that have compiled to create the complex, burdensome healthcare system that we have all come to know. Through medical school, residency training, and beyond, Dr. Bushman has persistently sought to simplify care and direct his efforts more and more toward patients. Upon visiting and observing firsthand how the direct primary care model works, he has embraced the model of care and the players within the national movement. With Direct Primary Care, Dr. Bushman sees an opportunity to be part of a greater mission within the political and business arenas of medicine to achieve meaningful change in the way healthcare is delivered. Dr. Bushman is blessed to have the support of his beautiful wife Andrea, and he is a proud father of Avery (12) and Aidan (10)! Having called Enid "home" for the past 8 years, Dr. Bushman looks forward to serving the Enid community and surrounding area for many years to come!!
Dr Bushman has no financial relationships or affiliations to disclose
Holly Gerard is a graduate of Baylor University, in Waco, Texas, Holly worked for over a decade in the corporate world, with the bulk of her work dedicated to healthcare corporate management across several states - managing sales teams, identifying and developing new and expanded market opportunities, and proactive messaging to outperform competitors. Her success led to her becoming part of a select team specializing in turn-arounds of low-performing locations through education, training, skill development and public relations activities in any of the 32 states of operation. A Co-Founder and Partner of Ascend Action & New Valley Forge Consulting groups, Holly built a strong winning record by applying her realworld market development and statistical research background to political campaigns from local to federal to Presidential, and to marketing projects and advocacy – applying data driven strategies that capture trend positive messaging, developing personalized strategic plans for each campaign or issue, and designing a hands-on tactical ground game in dynamic environments to gain the advantage. She is deeply committed to activism and training to coordinate and build coalition groups to achieve success. Holly serves the OOA as a consultant and is Secretary of the Friends of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association. She is also deeply involved in community and state improvement programs, serving on the board of Imagine Durant, the Opportunity Scholarship Fund for disadvantaged students, has served as a Bridge (foster) parent, and just completed a multi-year term of service for the Pregnancy Center of Bryan County. Holly is married to Terry Gerard II, DO, a 4th generation physician from southeastern Oklahoma, and they raise their children in Durant. Her husband is a graduate of Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and serves as an Emergency Room physician as well as serving as an adjunct professor for the OSU – Durant Family Medicine Program.
(Mrs. Gerard is the political consultant for the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association)