Tara Smith

Since the start of my employment in 2008 at Open Door Community Health Centers, I have been involved in many aspects of the organization such as:

* Specialty services that include but not limited to telemedicine, cardiology, dermatology, nephrology, orthopedics, and gynecology

* Over10 years of acute after hour clinics

* Coordinating and facilitating vaccine events

* Volunteer time with Health Fairs

* Site Champion for a communication model for delivering impressive healthcare services

* Community Primary Care Renewal collaborative which assisted and helped the organization transform into a Patient Centered Medical Home with a rigorous pursuit of improvement measures and patient experiences

* Hypertension initiative project team member

* ECHC design team working with architects in designing a new clinic