Education & Training
• Harvard University, BA 1998
• Harvard Law School, JD 2001
• Health Care Law, Tax Law, Corporate Law, Business Law
• Self-Study in the Following Areas: Patient Safety, Hospital Safety, Patient Rights,
Health Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Hospital Billing, Patient-Doctor Communication,
Medical Research, and Alzheimer’s
• Certified in Pediatric and Adult First Aid, CPR, and AED
Through it all, Dalia, a lawyer by training who graduated from Harvard University in 1998 with a B.A. in English and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2001, has found a new mission in life: patient advocacy.
From the Brink and Back: How One Patient’s Struggle with Infection Led to a Higher Calling
Membership in Professional Organizations
• The American Bar Association (www.americanbar.org)
• AdvoConnection (www.AdvoConnection.com)
• The Alliance of Professional Health Advocates (www.aphadvocates.org)
• The National Association of Professional Women (www.napw.com)
• The National Patient Advocate Foundation (www.npaf.org)
• The National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (www.nahac.com)
• The Professional Patient Advocate Institute (www.patientadvocatetraining.com)
• The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (www.caremanager.org)
• SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business (www.score.org)
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Dalia Al-Othman, with mother Jennifer Mainwaring & pet yorkie Mango, at a benefit for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (October 6, 2011). Dalia has raised close to $100,000 for the Foundation. | |
Dalia Al-Othman with Dr. Mark C. Gebhardt, Chief of Orthopedics at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. She organized a charity event to raise money for the hospital’s Osteosarcoma Tissue Bank (August 11, 2009). |
Volunteer Activities
• The Alliance of Professional Health Advocates (www.aphadvocates.org)
- Legal Advisor
• Health Care For All (www.hcfama.org)
- Consumer Health Quality Council: Member
- Patient Family Advisory Council Workgroup: Member
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (www.bidmc.org)
- Osteosarcoma Tissue Bank: Fundraiser
- Patient Family Engagement Projects: Volunteer
- Patient Teachers in Patient Safety Program: Volunteer Patient-Teacher (provide training to
healthcare professionals on how to communicate effectively and compassionately with patients
about adverse medical events)
- International Advisory Board for the Cancer Center: Member
• Hale House Elderly Living, Boston, MA (www.halebarnard.org)
- Board of Directors: Member
- Fundraising Committee: Member
- Volunteer: developed a meditation program for the elderly residents
• Ethos, Boston, MA (www.ethocare.org)
- Boston Money Management Program: Volunteer (help older adults with money
management/financial planning matters)
• University of North Dakota College of Nursing (www.nursing.und.edu)
- The College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines Council: Member
• University of Miami School of Nursing & Health Studies (www.miami.edu/nur)
- Fundraiser & Researcher: engaged in projects to define patient advocacy, develop possible
survey instruments, and measure patients’ outcomes
• The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (www.bcrfcure.org)
- Fundraiser
- Boston Host Committee: Member
I suppose having the staph infection was a reminder of my higher calling," admits Dalia. “When I was sick with cancer at the age of 13, I always intended on doing lots of volunteer work and giving back to others who were sick. I thought about becoming a doctor. But I was so young then, and I went on to do other things in life. I think having the staph infection was a reminder of what I was supposed to be doing in my life."
From the Brink and Back: How One Patient’s Struggle with Infection Led to a Higher Calling
