Joanna Nelms
Dr. Joanna Nelms is an accomplished military physician leadership consultant with Occupational and Aerospace Medicine expertise and a dynamic activist for the Preventive Medicine specialties. She currently runs the team responsible for medically clearing all FAA Air Traffic Control Specialist new hires and commands the 149th Medical Group Detachment 1 in the Texas Air National Guard. She also currently serves as a director on the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Nelms has a proven track-record of effective team building, strategy development, and tactical implementation of innovative solutions. She is skilled in program and personnel management, risk analysis, and data-driven decision-making. Dr. Nelms has achieved success in bridging operators to administration and leadership teams, driving mission success, and building program objectives with quantified valuable results. She builds swift rapport in collaborative spaces through confidence and competence balanced with warmth and respect.
Areas of Expertise
- Multidisciplinary Team Leadership
- Liaising with Multi-Level Stakeholders
- Clinical Aerospace Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Strategic Risk Assessment and Management
- Medical Standards Interpretation and Administration
- Federal Agencies and Regulations
Degrees
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- Master of Public Health (MPH), Public Health Management, Wright State University
- Bachelor of Science (BS), Basic Exercise Physiology, Texas A&M University
Certifications
- Certified Physician Executive (CPE) American Association for Physician Leadership
- Board Certified, Aerospace Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine
- Board Certified, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine
- Board Certified, Healthcare Administration, Leadership, and Management, American Board of Preventive Medicine
