Dr. Faith A. Coleman, MD

Medical Content Expert

Faith A. Coleman, MD, is a family medicine physician trained and experienced in caring for patients of all ages and conditions, addressing their physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual wellbeing. She is also a medical journalist, author, editor, and reviewer, committed to serving both the public and health professionals with information that is current, relevant, reliable, precise, and actionable.

Full Bio & Experience

More About Dr. Faith

After earning her BA in Journalism at the University of New Mexico, she joined the editorial staff at Medical Economics, Inc. During medical school at the UNM School of Medicine, she continued as a contributing editor to Contemporary Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Her education included coursework at Harvard Medical School and pain management research at the National Institutes of Health, as well as projects in end-of-life care and advocacy.

After completing her residency training at one of the nation’s top 100 hospitals, Dr. Coleman joined the faculty of a Family Practice Residency Program, where she trained new physicians in family medicine, emphasizing OB/Gyn and substance abuse care. She has practiced in a family medicine office and later served as Director of Health Promotions for a Northeast Texas public health district.

As her family grew, Dr. Coleman returned to journalism, becoming an independent writer, editor, and reviewer. She has authored hundreds of articles spanning medical topics from A to Z, bridging the gap between technical medical language and accessible plain language. She also develops curricula and continuing medical education materials for health professionals, from nursing assistants to board-certified physicians, including substance abuse counselors-in-training.

Education

Certification by the American Board of Family Practice (1991, 1997)
Family Practice Residency Program, Beaumont Hospital, Troy & Royal Oak, Michigan (1991)
Doctor of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine (1985)
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of New Mexico (1981)

Experience

Faculty, Family Practice Residency Program, Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan
Heritage Family Physicians, Saginaw, Michigan
Director, Health Promotions, Smith County Public Health District, Northeast Texas
Expert on Gifted Children, The New York Times
Media Production, University of Iowa, Iowa Institute for Public Health Practice
Content Specialist, Pearson Education
Independent Writer/Editor/Reviewer:
- Consumer health reporting
- Medical content and research articles
- Medical education curricula
- Continuing medical education
- Case reports, book chapters, introductions and reviews
- Video scripts

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