Nathaly Shoua Desmarais oversees student personal and academic counseling, helps coordinate health and wellbeing programs, and serves as a resource for students who need guidance and assistance during their medical journey.
She also serves as chair of the FIU Medicine Liaison Committee for the FIU Disability Resource Center. She is an active member of the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Student Affairs.
Research Interest
- Academic medicine
- Learning strategies
- Learning theories
- Graduate student mental health
- Resident wellbeing
- Physician and organizational wellbeing
See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.
Honors & Awards
Achievement Award for Early Career Professionals, American Psychological Association, 2014
Education
- PsyD, Clinical Psychology, Concentration in Health Psychology, Nova Southeastern University
- MS, Clinical Psychopharmacology, Nova Southeastern University
- MS, Mental Health Counseling, Nova Southeastern University
- BS, Psychology, Florida Atlantic University