About Raena Pettitt, D.O., CHSE
Professor of Family Medicine / Chair, Department of Primary Care
Dr. Pettitt is originally from Charlottesville, Virginia. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001. She returned to Virginia for residency at Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, where she also served as Chief Resident.
Dr. Pettitt has worked in rural Virginia, as well as the Veterans Affairs health system, where she started a Women’s Health clinic. She always enjoyed teaching students, so it was a natural progression to transition to academic medicine. She taught at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine for 10 years and is excited to be a part of the Inaugural Faculty at Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Pettitt’s interests include Simulation in Medical Education and Preventive Medicine.
Courses Teaching:
- Cardiovascular
- Clinical Skills I
- Clinical Skills II
- Clinical Skills III
- Clinical Skills IV
- Endocrine
- Gastrointestinal
- HEENT
- Integumentary
- Musculoskeletal
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonary
- Renal
- Reproductive
Professional Affiliations and Awards:
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
- Clinical Educator of the Year, awarded eleven times from 2017-2024
Recent Publications:
- Hoegerl C, Barton A, Pettitt R (January 22, 2023) Innovation in Learning: Critical Review of the Literature is Absolutely Necessary for the Modern Medical Student. Cureus 15(1): e34055. doi:10.7759/cureus.34055
- Pettitt R.M., Brown E A, Delashmitt J C, et al. (October 12, 2022) The Management of Anxiety and Depression in Pediatrics. Cureus 14(10): e30231. doi:10.7759/cureus.30231
- Pettitt R.M., Horkott, G.B., Reno, D.C., Grohol, B.N. (2022) An Osteopathic Approach to Anemia, Osteopathic Family Physician, 14 (5), 10-15
- Pettitt, R.M., Gara, T.M., Izak, M.E., Steele, E.R. (2022) The Impact of Climate Change on our Patients' Health and the Family Physician's Role, Osteopathic Family Physician, 14 (4), 35-40
- Pettitt, R.M., Brumbaugh, A.P., Gartman, M.F., Jackson, A.M., (2020) Chronic Kidney Disease: Detection and Evaluation, Osteopathic Family Physician, 12(1), 14-19
- Hadfield, M.J, Kota, S.V., Siragusa, S.M., Pettitt, R.M. (2019). Skin & Soft Tissue Infections: It’s More Than Just MRSA. Osteopathic Family Physician, 11(1), 28-32
- Pettitt, R.M., Ilustrisimo, T.L., Song, J.Y., Kim, A.J. (2018). Newborn Disorders and Nutritional Guidance, Osteopathic Family Physician 10(6), 20-26
- Pettitt, R.M., Kota, S.V., Hadfield, M.J., (2017) Abnormal Loss of Weight. Osteopathic Family Physician, 9(2), 20-24