Heather Ontiveros, PA-C, DHSc, ATC
Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Chair, Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies
Office Phone: 951-552-8504
E-mail: hontiveros@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Health Science Campus G112
Office Hours: varies
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
PA-C | Physician Assistant | University of California, Davis | 2008 |
DHSc | Doctor of Health Science | A.T. Still University | 2018 |
MA | Kinesiology, Emphasis in Biomechanics and Athletic Training | San Diego State University | 2004 |
BS | Exercise Science | University of California, Davis | 1999 |
Certified Physician Assistant; 2008
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Red Cross (6/08-present)
National Athletic Training Board Certified Athletic Trainer (8/00-present),
Accredited Clinical Instructor (12/ 02-present)
Health Delivery Systems-Undergraduate
Population Health and Family Planning-Undergraduate
Professional Practice - Masters
Medical Ethics - Masters
Clinical Medicine - Masters
Clinical Skills - Masters
History and Physical - Master's
Guest Lecturer: Masters of Athletic Training Program
Eye & Ear Anatomy and skills lab,
Heart anatomy and auscultation skills lab,
Common Skin Infections in Sports,
Urgent Care vs Emergency Room: What goes where and When
Interprofessional Education
Sports medicine
Head Injuries
Urgent Care
Over-use and antibiotics in medicine, and development of antibiotic resistance
The anti-vaccine movement; and the impact on public health
Clinical Experience: Physician Assistant: University of California Riverside, Campus Health Center, 10/11-present
Physician Assistant: A+ Urgent Care, 6/2009-2018
Physician Assistant: Rancho Springs Emergency Department, 8/09-8/13
Physician Assistant: OUCH Sports Medicine, 2010
University of Southern California (Spring, 2018) Lower Extremity Orthopedics
Accredited Clinical Instructor and Faculty Instructor for San Diego State University, CAAHEP accredited Athletic Training Program (12/02-12/06)
Doctoral Project: Interprofessional Education Attitudes in Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Students
Master’s Thesis: Health Beliefs and Knowledge about the Female Athlete Triad: Measurement Development
Presenter, Practical Applications in Sports Medicine, yearly (5/12-present): Common Skin Infections in Sports; Urgent Care vs Emergency Room; Orthopedic Zebra's
Presenter, Collegiate Athletic Training Symposium (5/16-present): Common Skin Infections in Sports; Urgent Care vs Emergency Room
Facilitator, Inspire her Mind, Mentoring of high school girls from Riverside Unified School District.
Presenter, various events promoting Physician Assistants and the CBU PA Program throughout the Inland Empire
The Bridge Church, Murrieta, CA
Volunteer Clinician: Health to Hope mobile Clinics, Inland Empire (October 2016, April 2017, October 2017, April 2018)
Volunteer Clinician: Disney Fun Run Weekend, (various events 2016-2017)
Club Advisor: California Baptist University Pre-PA Club (8/2015-present)
PA Mentor: Provide Clinical Shadowing exposure for Pre-Pa Students (3/1/2015-current)
AYSO: American Youth Soccer Association Coach, (Murrieta) 2014-present
Calvary Chapel Murrieta Football Program Athletic Trainer and Clinician (8/06-08)
Yearly Community Physicals (Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore Area High Schools) (5/06-5/10)
San Diego Chargers (National Football League), Sick Call (Fall ’06) Physicals (5/08)
Track & Field Olympic Trials, Sacramento Ca. (7/’00)
Love spending time with my 2 girls, 9 and 12; and my wonderful husband of 16 years. We enjoy vacationing at my family’s home in Vermont and all types of travel; national and international. I love gardening, and caring for our chickens. I played collegiate soccer 4 years at UC Davis, and I continue to play weekly in Murrieta. I also coached both girls in AYSO until they moved to club soccer.
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”
― Maya Angelou