Heidi Worth

• Established and operated large aesthetic practice with three locations in Colorado mountains.
• Delivered excellent, evidence-based care.

• Provided Internal Medicine expertise for patients in local free clinic by seeing complex patients and supervising physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

As Director of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course for first-year students and Coordinator of the Intro to Clinical Medicine course for second year students, I was responsible for teaching Medical Interviewing and Physical Exam skills to medical students in their pre-clinical years. This also entailed recruiting and training simulated patients as well as other staff physicians from local hospitals for small group learning. I also ran the annual Objective Structured Clinical Exam for second year students who were preparing for entry to their clinical internships. Acting as a staff Internist in the outpatient clinic and on the wards was part of this role.

Instructor in other medical school courses to include Medical Ethics, Human Behavior, Human Context in Health Care, and Gross Anatomy Clinical Correlation.

Consultant for Standardized Patient use aboard the USS Comfort during disaster simulation 1999.

Awards:

1. Forest Award for Teaching Excellence 1993

2. Tri-Service Achievement Medal for development of Internal Resident Structured Clinical Exam

3. AOA Faculty Inductee 1996

4. Best Hands-On Course 1996

5. Meritorious Service Medal 1996

6. Exceptional Service Medal 1998

• Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
• Engaged in research and other scholarly activities.
• Delivered individualized instruction on observation, assessment, decision-making and patient health teaching.
• Instructed students on how to perform head-to-toe assessments on patients and how to intervene in medical emergencies.
• Implemented new educational techniques to boost student comprehension while reducing learning time.
• Conducted clinical simulations and provided feedback for each individual student.
• Provided immediate and constructive feedback to students individually and as group.

Provided excellent patient care to both active duty and retirees with their families.

• Teamed with other physicians, specialists and health care providers to provide well-rounded care for complex cases.
• Taught inpatient and outpatient Internal Medicine to residents and medical students
• Worked with patients undergoing Medical Evaluation Board evaluations and taught residents how to approach these keeping in mind best interests of both service member and military service.

• Provided inpatient and outpatient care to active duty service members as well as retirees and their families.
• Served as Internal Medicine attending physician for Family Practice residents training at Martin Army hospital.