Stacey Pierce-Talsma, DO, MS-MEdL, FNAOME
Stacey Pierce-Talsma, DO, MS-MEdL, FNAOME is the Dean of The College of Osteopathic Medicine at Touro University Nevada located in Henderson, Nevada.
Dr. Pierce-Talsma is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) and completed a residency in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NMM/OMM) along with a master’s degree in medical education and leadership at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM).
She has served in several roles across the undergraduate to graduate medical education continuum including, residency program director (NMM/OMM) (UNE COM), Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Department Chair at Touro University California (TUC COM) and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (UNECOM). She is the recipient of several innovation in education awards as well as teacher of the year, and recognized by both the Maine Osteopathic Association, and the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California for contributions to the profession.
Dr. Pierce-Talsma is a 2015 American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Health Policy Fellow and a Fellow in the National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators (FNAOME). She serves/ has served on several national committees including the American Academy of Osteopathy, Board of Governors, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM) Review Committee where she served as vice-chair and chair. She is a national speaker on innovative curriculum trends, leadership, osteopathic principles and practices, and coaching in medical education.
Dr. Pierce-Talsma has also completed physician well-being training through Stanford, Coaching for Life and Work through the University of California Davis (UC Davis), and is a yoga teacher.
Her experiences have led institutional accreditation, advanced innovative and integrated curriculum models, expanded class capacity, and the development and transition to a new health sciences campus. Her work emphasizes competency-based education, leadership development, coaching-informed educational models and a sustained commitment to learner wellbeing and osteopathic principles and practices.
