Faculty

 

Debra Ahern, MD
Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine
University of Missouri -Kansas City

Dr.Ahern


Medical Degree: University of Health Sciences
Residency: UMKC Family Medicine Residency, Truman Lakewood

After teaching high school biology and chemistry for 10 years, completing law school and raising four children, on my 37th birthday I became a medical student.  I was premed at MU and planned to attend medical school there. However, MU informed me they had met their quota of women (10 women out of 150 students)!  Therefore, I attended the University of Health Sciences.  After graduation in 1994, I completed my residency at TMC-Lakewood. I practiced at Swope Parkway Comprehensive Health Center until 1999 at which time I returned to TMC-Lakewood. Currently, I especially enjoy teaching the residents and following their progress as they grain experience and confidence.

In my spare time, I enjoy cake decorating, snow skiing, reading and hiking.

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