She is board-certified in internal medicine and Psychiatry and the Associate Dean for Veterans Affairs with University of Texas Health San Antonio Medical School.  Dr. Flynn serves on several leadership committees at South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) and is an active member of the American College of Physicians and the American Psychiatric Association. She is a physician executive with proven leadership and management skills committed to delivering the highest quality of care for Veterans.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a medical degree from University of Chicago.  She completed a combined Internal Medicine/ Psychiatry residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Before medical school, Dr. Flynn designed and fabricated thermoplastic composite parts as an applications engineer at the Du Pont Company. Prior to this acting position, Dr. Flynn was STVHCS Chief of Staff. During her tenure, STVHCS flourished in several innovative areas to include Polytrauma care, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Care, Whole Health, and as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Heart of Texas Network (VISN 17) lead site for the VHA High Reliability Organization initiative. Prior to the Chief of Staff position, she was Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health at STVHCS.   

Dr. Flynn has also held several leadership positions in the United States Air Force (USAF). Prior to retiring after 26 years of service, she was the USAF Reserves Medical Augmentee to the Deputy Director of Medical Operations/Research, squadron commander for the 433d aeromedical squadron (AMDS), and Deputy Residency Training Director for University of Texas Health San Antonio/San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC). She deployed as a Critical Care Air Transport (CCAT) physician and was assigned as Chief of Emergency Services at the 447th EMEDS, in Baghdad.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:

2021 – Present           Acting Deputy to the Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Office of Community Care Performing the Delegable Duties to the Assistant Under Secretary for Health Office of Community Care

2010 – Present           Chief of Staff, South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS)

2008 – 2010                Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health (STVHCS)

2007 – 2008                Medical Director, Substance Abuse Treatment Program, STVHCS

2004 – 2007                Deputy Residency Training Director, Wilford Hall Medical Center (WHMC)

2001 – 2004                Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist, Malcolm Grow Medical Center (MGMC)