Gretchen Holmes, PhD

Gretchen Holmes, PhD serves as the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and DIO for Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Holmes is an experienced researcher having published in top journals including Health Communication, Psycho-Oncology, and Injury Epidemiology. Her published research includes work in obesity management, rapport, and provider-patient communication. She has served as a national-level patient advocate for the National Cancer Institute since 2002 and serves as an Associate Editor for Patient, Family and Caregiver Perspectives for the Journal of Patient Experience. She is the author of The Work in Between: A Memoir About Stepping Out of My Shadows and hosts The Work in Between podcast.