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CURRICULUM VITAE

Rachel A. Saltness MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
06/2016 Bachelor of Science in Medical Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
05/2020 Doctor of Medicine, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2020 - 06/2024 Medicine-Geriatrics Residency-Fellowship Program, Medicine, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/15/2024 - Present Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226
08/2024 - Present Attending Physician, Skilled Nursing Facility and Assisted Living Facility, Saint John's on the Lake, 1840 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
08/2024 - Present Geriatrics Medical Director, Saint John's on the Lake, 1840 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
ABIM Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
2023
None
Advanced Cardiac Life Support & Basic Life Support Certified
None
Federal DEA Certification
Drug Enforcement Administration
None
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin Medical License
77478
09/16/2022
10/31/2025
    

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2016 - 2018 Wellness Committee, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (Member (peer nominated))
2018 - 2020 Coyote Clinic Steering Committee, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (Member)
2020 Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (Member (peer and faculty nominated))
2021 - 2024 Medicine-Geriatrics Residency-Fellowship Program Recruitment Committee (Member)
10/2022 - 06/2024 Internal Medicine-Geriatrics Recruitment Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin (Member)
2022 - 2023 Residents as Educators Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin (Member (peer nominated))
2024 - Present AMDA Futures Program (application process- letter of rec from attendings) (Member)

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Jensen S, Anderson E, Saltness R, Nielsen C, Beard M, Connecting Patients to Local Resources: Implementing Patient Navigation into the USD Coyote Clinic [Poster presented], Society of Student Run Free Clinics 2018 Annual Conference, Omaha, NE, 03/01/2018
Saltness R, Waligoske K, Kazi S, Anderson E, Jensen S, Beard M, Implementing Patient Navigation into USD Coyote Clinic: Connecting Patients to Community Resources and Providing Visit Summaries [Poster presented], Society of Student Run Free Clinics 2019 Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, 03/01/2019
Saltness R, Bukowy, E, A Case of Refractory Pruritus: Celiac Disease in the Older Adult Population [Poster presented], PALTmed-The Post-Acute and Long-term Care Medical Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, 03/09/2024
Saltness R, O’Brien C, Lyon W, The Case of the Missing Chest X-ray: Serving Geriatric Veterans in Rural Communities [Poster presented], The American Geriatrics Society Annual Conference, Virtual, 05/08/2024
 
Local
Saltness R, Sternhagen E, Strategies for Preventing, Curing, and Restoring Function to Patients Suffering from Decubitus Ulcers in US Long-Term Care Facilities [Poster presented], 2016 IdeaFest, Vermillion, SD, 04/01/2016
Lee D, Saltness R, Schumacher H, Elders in Lakota Culture: Reflections from Pine Ridge [Poster presented], USD Sanford School of Medicine Cultural Colloquium, Yankton, SD, 12/01/2018
Saltness R, Daytime Sleepiness Predicts Mortality in Nursing Home Residents: Findings from the Frailty in Residential Aged Care Sector Over Time (FIRST) Study [Oral Presentation], Wisconsin Society of Post-Acute and Long-term Care Annual Conference, Pewaukee, WI, 10/13/2023
Saltness R, Woodard J, A Case of Caregiver Illness [Oral Presentation], Fellow’s Most Difficult Case Conference, Virtual, 11/15/2023
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Baker DJ, Childs BG, Durik M, Wijers ME, Sieben CJ, Zhong J, Saltness RA, Jeganathan KB, Verzosa GC, Pezeshki A, Khazaie K, Miller JD, van Deursen JM. Naturally occurring p16(Ink4a)-positive cells shorten healthy lifespan. Nature. 2016 Feb 11;530(7589):184-9. PMCID: PMC4845101
2. Saltness R, Lee D, Schumacher H. Elders in Lakota Culture: Reflections from Pine Ridge. S D Med. 2019 Mar;72(3):134. PMID: 31018062.