Special Award for Outstanding Achievement
Amanda Mooneyham, MD
Redding, CA
Amanda (Goyne) Mooneyham, MD, is living proof that Focus on People Award winners continue to make a positive difference! The 2001 Student category winner is a former Deaf United States Junior Alpine Racing Champion and served on United States Deaflympics Team in 2003 and 2007, where she won a gold medal in Alpine Skiing. Amanda attended UC Davis School of Medicine, where she earned both her MD and MPH degrees. As a primary care physician at Shasta Community Health Center, Amanda serves as a role model to all, delivering expert care to children and adults with the help of hearing aids, lip-reading and an electronic stethoscope with headphones. She is proficient in American Sign Language and is a member of the Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss.