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Sanford Health Occupational Medicine Center:

About us

Meet the staff

Occupational Medicine Clinic leadership

Stephanie Murdock, MBA, MSN, RN
Vice President Corporate Occupational Medicine Services
  • Master's degrees in business administration and nursing
  • Certified occupational health manager
  • Member of Central Dakota Safety Association
  • Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce ambassador
  • Member of National Association of Occupational Health Professionals
   
   
Dr. Joel Blanchard Joel Blanchard, MD
Medical director
  • Board-certified family medicine doctor
  • Certified medical review officer
  • Special training in occupational medicine
  • Member of American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
   
   
Melissa Artlip Melissa Artlip
Corporate relations director
  • Graduate of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks
  • Member of National Association of Occupational Health Professionals
  • Member of Central Dakota Safety Association
  • Specialized training in sales and marketing
  • Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce ambassador
  • Bismarck-Mandan Chamber Leadership class of 2012
   
   
Jennifer McGregor Occupational Health Clinic Jennifer McGregor
Business operations director
  • Certified Department of Transportation collector
  • More than 10 years of drug and alcohol testing experience
  • Member of the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals
   
   
Damian Schlinger, MPA
Employee relations director
  • Master’s degree in public administration from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
  • Over 12 years of experience in injury treatment and management
  • Serve on various state boards and associations that regulate physical rehab/trauma health care
  • Member of the Bismarck State College Alumni Association board
  • Earned Patriotic Employer designation from the Office of Secretary of Defense
   
   
Deb Vesey Deb Vesey, BSN, RN
Clinic operations director
  • Graduate of Minot State University in Minot
  • Member of the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals
  • Member of Advancing the Profession of Occupational Health Nursing
   
   
Jeff Wetzel Jeff Wetzel, PT
Rehabilitation and injury prevention director
  • Graduate of Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago
  • Certification in ergonomic science
  • Certification in ergonomic rehabilitation
  • Over 20 years of experience in treatment and management of injuries
   
   

Bismarck

 
Dr. Jeff Askew Jeff Askew, DC
Chiropractic services
  • Graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, magna cum laude with Doctor of Chiropractic degree
  • Member and diplomate of the American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists
  • Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters—approved best practices instructor
  • Advanced certification in car accident and whiplash injury traumatology
  • Past president of the North Dakota Chiropractic Association and member of American Chiropractic Association
  • Held leadership position on a national research development council
   
   
Christine Malzer, P.A.-C Christine Malzer, PA-C
Physician assistant
  • Graduate of University of South Dakota in Vermillion
  • Graduate of North Dakota State University in Fargo
  • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
  • Advanced cardiac life support certification
  • Basic life support certification
  • American Red Cross CPR/AED certification
   
   
Roger Preszler, MPAS
Physician assistant
  • Graduate of University of North Dakota in Grand Forks
  • Specialized training in acute injuries
   
   
Eric Seamands, DC
Chiropractic services
  • Graduated from Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, MN, cum laude with Doctor of Chiropractic degree
  • Member of North Dakota Chiropractic Association
  • Member of American Chiropractic Association
  • Uses scientifically sound treatment to care for conditions related to occupational or daily stress, sports injuries and accidents
   
   
Tracy Vearrier, P.A. Tracy Vearrier, PA
Physician assistant
  • Graduate of University of South Dakota
  • Graduate of University of Mary in Bismarck
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification
  • Advanced cardiac life support certification
  • Pediatric advanced life support certification
  • Advanced trauma life support certification
  • Certified by the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
   
   

Dickinson

 
Brenda Huston
Clinic manager, Dickinson
  • Graduate of Dickinson State University with Associates in Applied Science
  • Certified professional coder
  • Health care experience in cardiology, radiology and pain management
   
   
Liz Steiner—Occupational Health Clinic Liz Fridrich, PA
Physician assistant
  • Graduate of Touro University Nevada in Henderson
  • Certified Department of Transportation collector
  • Certified by the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
   
   

Minot

 
Rhonda Larson, Minot Occupational Health Clinic Rhonda Larson, MHA, MSN, BSN, RN
Clinic manager, Minot
  • Graduate of Sanford Health College of Nursing in Bismarck
  • Graduate of University of Phoenix
  • Member of Emergency Nurses Association
  • Trauma nurse core curriculum certification
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification
  • Advanced cardiac life support certification
  • Pediatric advanced life support certification
   
Brianne Manglitz Brianne Manglitz, PA
Physician assistant
  • Graduate of University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
  • Graduate of University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification
  • Certified Department of Transportation collector
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