Lucia Amore (she/her) was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, to her horticulturist mother from the Philippines and social worker father from Hawaii. While her parents worked, she attended grandma and grandpa daycare, where she graduated with perfect attendance.
She went to the University of Hawaii at Mānoa for her undergraduate degree in dietetics and minor in Filipino language and culture. She then went to the John A. Burns School of Medicine for medical school, where she was a clinic site manager with the Homeless Outreach and Medical Education Project, president of the Gold Humanism Honor Society chapter at her school, and member of the medical school music group. She is thankful for her time in medical school as she could explore different ways to serve her community. Desiring broad spectrum training to care for people of different ages and with continuity in mind, she went into family medicine.
In her days off you can find her spending quality time with her family and friends, reading, and trying new recipes.
Jessica Coulter, M.D. (she/her) grew up in Indiana and graduated from Indiana University with a BS in Public Health. After college, she moved to San Francisco where she worked full-time while taking her medical school prerequisites at night. She volunteered at the Institute on Aging as a Friendship Line volunteer and as a visitor to a fascinating 101 year-old woman.
Once her medical school prerequisites were finished, she spent a year away from home and work– 8 months in Tanzania at an NGO, 2 months in Costa Rica improving her Spanish (which she has since forgotten), and 2 months riding her bike across the country (California to Delaware) with Ride for World Health. Her favorite stop on the way was Dolores, Colorado.
Jessica graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine with a four-year Army scholarship and completed her Family Medicine residency training at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. Her next four years with the Army were at Madigan Family Medicine Residency where she started as an adjunct faculty member and finished as an Associate Program Director and a Major in the US Army. She coordinated the geriatrics curriculum during her three years as full-time faculty.
Jessica will soon begin her part-time Geriatric Medicine training at Swedish First Hill. Her hope is to transfer the skills she learns at Swedish directly to the large population of older military retirees and their loved ones. With the knowledge that there are not enough geriatricians to fill all the family medicine residencies, her hope is to create an online open-access Geriatric curriculum, improving resident education in care for older adults while also improving her own patient care. She lives with her spouse, a curious toddler who is discovering his emotions, and a 7-year old lab.
Frederique Messier, M.D. (she/her), was born in Montreal, Canada. She completed her medical doctorate at the Faculty of Medicine of Sherbrooke. During her formative years in Canada, she volunteered across various establishments and uncovered a commitment to community service, particularly in the realm of geriatric care. She regularly engaged with patients and their families on the dialysis unit of Saint Mary Hospital in Montreal, provided support to residents at the Long-term care home 'Du Roy' in Sherbrooke, and contributed to improving the quality of life for patients at the Rehabilitation Institute Gingras-Lindsay in Montreal. As a family medicine resident at the University of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, Frederique assumed the role of Chief Resident. In this position, she advocated for her peers and spearheaded the integration of a geriatric curriculum for residents by recruiting Geriatric Medicine Specialists to deliver lectures and facilitating clinical exposure opportunities for family medicine residents. Eager for new experiences, Frederique and her husband chose to make the Pacific Northwest in Washington State their home. Deepening her commitment to community health, she joined Health Point in Redmond, WA, focusing on providing essential healthcare services to underprivileged communities. Currently, Frederique is enthusiastic about embracing the role of a geriatric fellow, driven by a sincere desire to be a better advocate for the aging population. Beyond the hospital setting, you'll often find her outdoors, immersing herself in the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, engaging in activities such as skiing and hiking.
