Teri B. Racey, P.A., M.A.
Illumined Heart
teriracey@gmail.com www.teriracey.com
EDUCATION
University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan
Master of Arts, Spirituality and Healing in Medicine, Suma Cum Laude
University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan
Bachelor of Science, Health Education, Magna Cum Laude
Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan
Associate of Science, O P A, Sums Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Illumined Heart, 2003 to present
teriracy@gmail.com Teriracey.com
Founder and CEO. A health and wellness consulting company blending traditional and non-traditional therapies to
support personal empowerment and stress management. A comprehensive program which includes: health consultations,
individual and group course work presented in a relaxed atmosphere that promotes holistic health of mind, body and spirit.
Associates In Neurology, 2000 - 2003
27555 Middlebelt Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Physician Assistant; Stress Management/Mindfulness Instructor; Owned and operated an onsite bookstore specializing in health
information/ books, CD’s and other resources.
Providence Hospital, 1996 - 2000
Southfield, MI
Assarian Cancer Center; Healing Arts Committee Member, Mindfulness Meditation Instructor.
Co - P.I. Mindfulness Research Study
Member Medical Education Committee, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Detroit Mercy
Physician Assistant Program, Surgical PA, Plastic Surgery
University of Detroit Mercy, 1996 -2000
Detroit, MI
College of Health Professions, Physician Assistant Program, Assistant Professor
Director of Clinical rotations; interacted with all tri-county hospitals, their Medical Education departments, and staff physicians.
Staff Physician Assistant, Student Health Center.
Henry Ford Health System, 1973 to September 1996
Detroit, MI
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1995 - 1996
Physician Assistant in the Clinic, E.R., O.R. and Inpatient settings;
Department of Internal Medicine 1992 - 1994
Physician Assistant in the adult primary care and urgent care settings; research coordinator;
Patient Learning Resource Center 1990 -1992
Developed, Implemented, and managed PLRC
Department of Neurology, Adult Epilepsy Clinic 1988 - 1992
Physician Assistant; Clinic Coordinator, Adult Epilepsy Clinic. Research Coordinator, clinical drug trials.
Department of Internal Medicine 1980 - 1988
Physician Assistant in the adult primary care patient and urgent care settings.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1975 -1980
Evaluation and treatment of surgical patients in the Clinic, ER, OR. and in-patient settings.
Department of Orthopedics 1973 - 1975
Physician Assistant in the Clinic, O.R., E.R. and Inpatient settings
LICENSE/ CERTIFICATION
Physician Assistant, State of Michigan
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION / RECOGNITION
Member: Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 1992, Henry Ford Health System Physician .Assistant Committee
Creation of the Patient Learning Resource Center, 1992, Henry Ford Health System Physician .Assistant Committee
LYNN HADLEY MEMORIAL LECTURE AWARD-Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants, 1996
(Yearly award given to a Michigan Physician Assistant in recognition for humanitarian service to the community,
for my volunteer work as a P.A. at Health on Wheels (Project HOW), a non-profit mobile medical care service in Detroit.
PRESENTATIONS
Health Promotion /Stress Management Courses and presentations
University of Detroit Mercy
Physician Assistant program. McCauley School of Nursing. U of DM Student Health Center
Michigan Academy of Physicians Assistants, annual conference
Providence Hospital and Medical Centers through the Medical Education Department
offering ongoing CME credit for Mindfulness course work to Associate groups in the Psychiatry Department, Assarian
Cancer Center,
(including medical students, PA’s, nurses, other health professionals, and In and Out patients and their families.)
St. Patrick Senior Center, Detroit
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter
Michigan Trigeminal Neuralgia Association
Groves High School, Beverly Hills, MI
Farmington High School, Farmington, MI
Huntington Woods Senior and Recreation Center
Akzo-Nobel Coatings Company
Mt. Clemens Regional Medical Center
Alex and Emilio’s Salon
Center Street Salon
Comerica
Cassell and Associates
Jewish Apartments and Senior Services
Gibson School for the Gifted
Michigan School Counselors Association
University of Michigan Psychology Department
Michigan Parkinson’s Foundation
Gilda’s Club
Brain Injury Association of Michigan CAM conference
PUBLICATIONS
Loving Ourselves Mindfully: Six Steps to Calming the Inner Critic, Cultivating Self Compassion for a More
Peaceful Inner World 2024
Loving Ourselves Mindfully. Guided meditation M3 2023
Master Your Storms, Master Your Life; Journaling and sketching for Health and Happiness. Book, 2012.
New Mind New Body; Know Yourself for Greater Health. C/D, 2011.
Mindfulness in Life Mastery. Course book, 2006, 2010.
Master of the Storm; Life’s Challenges Can Transform Your World. Book, 2008.
Master of the Storm Journal; Mindful Writing and Sketching for Self Mastery. Book, 2008.
The Heart of Meditation; CD, 2008.
Master of the Storm; Guided Meditations for Self-healing, CD, 2007.
Dolphin Healing Meditation; Guided Meditations for Self-healing, CD, 2006.
Purple Flame; Guided Meditations for Self-healing, CD, 2006.
Empty Nest; PhenomeNEWS, September, 2005.
Changing Rhythms; Ann Arbor Magazine, Summer, 2003.
Nursing the Spirit: The Framework of Systemic Organization; Journal of Advanced Nursing, V39 Issue 4, p 325-
335, Aug, 2002.
Stress Reduction for the Clinician; Michigan Academy of Physician Assistant News Letter, Summer, 2000.
