Dr. Gina DeFranco, Associate Professor, is Vice Chair of Family Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. She graduated from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in 2002, and completed specialty training at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine – Chattanooga. She has taught family medicine residents while practicing medicine, including low-risk obstetrics. Her experience encompasses both the inpatient and outpatient setting as a rural family physician. She currently teaches clinical skills, possessing significant experience in simulation and standardized patient encounter development. She is a past president of the Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Association.