Dr. Nisly's clinical interests include general medicine primary care, internal medicine outreach to the local community, patient education in diet and life-style changes in prevention and treatment of disease, and patient's and physician's use of alternative and complementary medicine treatment and how to safely integrate its use with standard medical care.

Her research interests include prevalence of use of alternative medicine in Iowa and the United States, mechanism of action, benefits and side effects of use of herbal therapies, mechanism of action, efficacy and safety of various forms of alternative and complementary medicine, complementary and alternative medicine and health care professional education, patient education in diet and life-style changes in the prevention and treatment of disease, and preventive medicine and primary care.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• American College of Physicians
  • Diversity Committee, 2000-
• Society for General Internal Medicine
• Outreach Planning Committee - General Medicine Division, 1996-98
• Recruitment Committee - General Medicine Division, 1997-98
• UI Provost Committee on Interdisciplinary Education and Research, 1998-99
• Chief of Staff Advisory Committee (COSAC), 1999-
• UHS Steering Committee on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2000
• Consultant Iowa Board of Medical Examiners, 2001-
  Committee on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Continuing Medical Education Committee, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2001-
• Comprehensive Women's Health Center: Steering Committee, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2001-
• Junior Faculty Promotions Committee, 2002

Medical School:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Residency:
Hospital Central do IASERJ
The University of Iowa

Fellowship:
The University of Iowa