JENNIFER GROOS, MD, FAAP

Dr. Groos is a highly skilled and board-certified pediatrician with over 16 years of expertise. She is a valued team member at BEC Medical and is dedicated to providing exceptional care for children and families.

Dr. Groos obtained her medical degree from the prestigious University of Iowa College of Medicine and completed her residency in pediatrics at the renowned University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital in Madison, WI. Her extensive training has equipped her with comprehensive knowledge and clinical proficiency in pediatric medicine.

While at Blank Children's Hospital, Dr. Groos demonstrated her passion for child health by founding the innovative Healthy Kids Program. Now, she brings her invaluable experience and expertise to Primary Health Care at the BEC clinic, where she will be available to serve the community starting this summer.

Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Groos actively engages in community and legislative advocacy on important topics like healthy eating and active living. She is the lead faculty member for the National Childhood Obesity in Primary Care (COPC) Quality Improvement project, which is led by the prestigious American Academy of Pediatrics Institute on Healthy Childhood Weight (IHCW).

Moreover, Dr. Groos leads the 5-2-1-0 Health Care Program in Iowa, demonstrating her commitment to promoting optimal health habits among children. As the co-chair of the COACH network (childhood obesity advisor) within the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Obesity, she actively contributes to shaping policies and initiatives related to childhood obesity.

Dr. Groos's remarkable dedication to pediatric healthcare extends beyond her clinical and advocacy roles. She served as the past president of the Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and chair of the chapter committee on legislation. Additionally, she founded and chaired the chapter committee on obesity, further highlighting her commitment to addressing this critical health issue.

In recognition of her outstanding contributions, Dr. Groos received the prestigious Iowa Medical Society Physician Community Service Award in 2018. This esteemed honor acknowledged her statewide efforts to promote child health and well-being.
 

ANGELA R. MICKENS, BSN, BA, RN

Biography is coming soon.

WENDY MOBLEY-BUKSTEIN, PHARMD, BCACP, CDCES, CHWC, FAPHA

Dr. Mobley-Bukstein, is an Associate Professor of  Pharmacy Practice at Drake University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She is a Diabetes Care and Educational Specialist at Primary Health Care Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center serving refugee, underserved and uninsured populations in the Des Moines metropolitan area.

ALISON PHILLIPS, PHD

Dr. Phillips is an Associate Professor and Director, Healthy Habits Lab at Iowa State University. The lab's goal of helping individuals and their healthcare providers to prevent and/or manage chronic illness. The lab’s work aims to identify the universal and behavior-specific processes and mechanisms of health-habit development, create a communication system, and design interventions to promote healthy behaviors in the long-term.

JAMIE PITLICK, PHARMD

Dr. Pitlick is an associate professor at Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She earned her PharmD from Drake in 2008 and then completed a pharmacy practice residency at Mercy Family Medicine in association with the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Before returning to Drake, she was previously a Clinical Associate Professor at St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Dr. Pitlick is involved in teaching diabetes content with a pharmacy practice site at Mercy Diabetes and Endocrinology Center.

TRINA RADSKE-SUSCHAN, PT, CSCS

Ms. Radske-Suschan received her Master's in Physical Therapy from the University of Iowa. She has dedicated her career to promoting and advocating for healthy lifestyles to reduce the severity of disease and disability in individuals and society. She has been leading statewide health initiatives addressing chronic disease and health disparities and promoting fall prevention in aging populations as the Co-Chair of the Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition. Her expertise as a physical therapist was essential in developing the first YMCA-hospital partnership nationally that created the YMCA Healthy Living Center (Y-HLC) in Clive, Iowa, employing and administering physical therapy and medically integrated programs and services. As the Y-HLC Medical Program Executive from 2009-2017, she led the medically-integrated efforts reaching over 1,160 referring providers. Y-HLC membership peaked at 8,300 members, and nearly half of the membership population was driven by medical referrals. 

AMISHA TAYAL, PHARMD/MBA Candidate 2025

Ms. Tayal is a rising third-year student pharmacist in the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program who will graduate in 2025. Ms. Tayal recently completed a Regulatory Advertising and Promotion Summer Internship with Seagen, Inc. (formerly Seattle Genetics, Inc.) in Seattle, Washington. Seagen is a global multi-product biotechnology company that develops and commercializes innovative therapies for treating cancer.

CARESSA TRUEMAN, PHARMD, BCACP, BC-ADM

Dr. Trueman practices in ambulatory care at the Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, NE. Her primary focus is the comprehensive management of all types of diabetes, including blood sugar management, addressing comorbid disease states, and providing education and access to diabetes technologies. She also works with patients with other endocrine conditions, including panhypopituitarism and acromegaly. Her goal is to empower all patients to reach their therapeutic goals.