Z Colette EdwardsZ. Colette Edwards, MD, MBA, has been active in most segments of the healthcare arena, including, first and foremost, as a practicing gastroenterologist. She has leveraged additional training in health and wellness coaching at the Maryland Universityof Integrative Health and in health equity as a member of the NIH Scholars Program in translational health disparities. Over the course of her career, she has served in a variety of roles in her quest to make a difference in the lives, health, and well-being outcomes of patients. They include being theassociate medical director of a multispecialty group practice and serving in health plan medical roles. Her work has also encompassed positions at two Fortune 50 companies, including as the national medical lead for health disparities, with an initiative that won a national innovation award and as a corporate medical executive for employee health and wellbeing, with a multiyear record of national awards won by the team: NBGH Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles, top 10ranking in the "Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America," Gold status in the AHA's Workplace Health Achievement Index, and a citation for Excellence in Mental Health. Dr. Edwards is the managing editor of the Wharton Healthcare Quarterly, the author of Be Less Stressed and a McGraw-Hill GI text, and she is a member of the board of two nonprofits, Bread for the City and T1D Exchange. Read More Read Less