Todd Guth, MD

Associate Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine


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Medical School
  • MD, University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine (2000)
Graduate School
  • MHPE, University of Illinois At Chicago (2019)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, John Carroll University (OH) (2005)
Internship
  • National Capital Consortium (Bethesda) Program (2001)
Residency
  • Denver Health Medical Center Program, Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine (2010)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Medical Education (2012)
Languages
English
Department
Emergency Medicine

Professional Titles

  • Associate Director of Clinical Skills, Developing Our Clinical Skills Course
  • Associate Program Director,Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine

Recognitions

  • National Junior Faculty Teaching Award, American College of Emergency Physicians (2017)
    The American College of Emergency Physicians sponsors a national faculty teaching award to honor outstanding educators in emergency medicine. This award is designed to support emergency medicine faculty in their efforts to achieve academic advancement, as well as support the continued academic development of the specialty. The award recognizes superior teaching activities including didactic lectures, clinical instruction, the development of innovative educational programs, community education, and contributions to regional and global programs, as well as the endorsement by faculty, residents, and students.
  • Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award, Selected by the Graduating Class of 2016 at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (2016)
    The University of Colorado School of Medicine sponsors a local faculty teaching award to honor outstanding clinical educators. This award is designed to recognize a single outstanding clinical educator as selected by the graduating students from the School of Medicine. The award recognizes superior clinical teaching activities in the classroom, small groups, and at the bedside.
  • Member of the Academy of Medical Educators, Academy of Medical Educators (2016)
    Selection to the University of Colorado Academy of Medical Educators serves as recognition of an individual's teaching excellence, curricular innovation, and educational scholarship.
  • Selection as Affiliate Faculty for the Center of Bioethics and Humanities, CUSOM, Center of Bioethics and Humanities (2017)
    Selection as a faculty member with consistent and ongoing contributions to the mission of the Center of Bioethics and Humanities within the CUSOM education curriculum.
  • Selection as a Fellow of the National Board of Medical Examiners, Inaugural Strategic Educational Enhance Fund Fellow, National Board of Medical Examiners (2021)
    NBME fellowship program seeks to support the specific medical educators by providing professional development opportunities for faculty who focus on assessment.
  • Best Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Experience in the Country, Kaplan Exams (2020)
    Kaplan Exams named the CUSOM Emergency Medicine Experience for medical students as the “Best Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Experience in the Country” in recognition of the CUSOM Clerkship and Career Bound Electives in Emergency Medicine and its associated mentoring experiences.

Research Interests

Clinical Skills Assessment, Team Communication, Inter-professional Education, Teaching and Assessing Clinical Reasoning, Arts and Humanities in Medical Education

Publications

  • Commiseration with a Frontier Trapper: Reflections of a First Year Emergency Medicine Attending. Accepted for publication in Journal of Emergency Medicine.
  • Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA) Emergency Medicine Qualifying and Certification Exam Preparation Survey, CORD Academic Assembly Poster Session, 2012 and Abstract and Podium Presentation, SAEM Annual Meeting, 2012
  • Faculty Knowledge of and Confidence in Giving Feedback on the ACGME Core Competencies, SAEM Annual Meeting Abstract and Poster Presentation, 2012
  • A Qualitative Assessment of Emergency Medicine Self-Reported Strengths, SAEM Abstract and Podium Presentation
  • Teaching Clinical Reasoning to Third and Fourth Year Medical Students, Innovations in Medical Education Abstract and Poster SAEM Annual Meeting, 2012
  • Schmitz GR, Clark M, Heron S, Sanson T, Kuhn G, Bourne C, Guth T, Cordover M, Coomes J. Strategies for coping with stress in emergency medicine: Early education is vital. J Emerg Trauma Shock 2012;5:64-9
  • Esophageal Disorders, Adams: Emergency Medicine 2/ed.
  • Chief Resident as an Educator and Chief Resident Diplomat in Domestic Relations, The Chief Resident Survival Guide, 2nd edition.
  • Guth, TA editor (2013) Resident as Educator Handbook. Emergency Medicine Resident Association Publishing: Irvine, TX.
  • Guth, TA.(2012) Esophageal Emergencies in Emergency Medicine. Clinical Essentials edited by James Adams, MD.
  • Guth TA. Commiseration with a Frontier Trapper: A Reflection by a First Year Attending Emergency Physician. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013 Mar 9.
  • Yarris LM, Coates WC, Lin M, Lind K, Jordan J, Clarke S, Guth TA, Santen SA, Hamstra SJ. A suggested core content for education scholarship fellowships in emergency medicine. Emerg Med. 2012 Dec;19(12):1425-33.
  • Kraus CK, Guth T, Richardson D, Kane B, Marco CA. Ethical considerations in education research in emergency medicine. Emerg Med. 2012 Dec;19(12):1328-32.
  • Coates WC, Lin M, Clarke S, Jordan J, Guth T, Santen SA, Yarris LM.Defining a core curriculum for education scholarship fellowships in emergency medicine. Emerg Med. 2012 Dec;19(12):1411-8.
  • Schmitz GR, Clark M, Heron S, Sanson T, Kuhn G, Bourne C, Guth T, Cordover M, Coomes J. Strategies for coping with stress in emergency medicine: Early education is vital. Emerg Trauma Shock. 2012 Jan;5(1):64-9.
  • "Improvement in ACGME Core Competency Specific Summative Comments by Faculty Following Implementation of a Core Competency Specific Daily Feedback Cards program, a Faculty Incentive Program and Specific Faculty Development on the Core Competencies and Giving Feedback to Residents". SAEM Annual Meeting 2013.
  • Guth TA. Commiseration with a frontier trapper: a reflection by a first-year attending Emergency Physician. J Emerg Med. 2013 May;44(5):1017-8. PubMed PMID: 23490113
  • Chinai, S, Guth TA, Lovell E, Epter M. Taking Advantage of the Teachable Moment: a Review of Learner-Centered Clinical Teaching Models. WestJEM. (Accepted for Publication August 27th, 2017).
  • Guth TA, Clinical Reasoning Handbook, Online Handbook for the Foundations of Doctoring Curriculum, 2017.
  • Jordan J, Yarris LM, Santen SA, Guth TA, Rougas S, Runde DP, Coates WC. Creating a Cadre of Fellowship-Trained Medical Educators, Part II: A Formal Needs Assessment to Structure Postgraduate Fellowships in Medical Education Scholarship and Leadership. Acad Med. 2016 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27805949
  • Coates WC, Runde DP, Yarris LM, Rougas S, Guth TA, Santen SA, Miller J, Jordan J. Creating a Cadre of Fellowship-Trained Medical Educators: A Qualitative Study of Faculty Development Program Leaders' Perspectives and Advice. Acad Med. 2016 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26826070
  • Chinai SA, Guth TA, Lovell E, Epter M. Taking Advantage of the Teachable Moment: A Review of Learner Centered Clinical Teaching Models. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Jan;19(1):28-34.
  • Jordan J, Yarris LM, Santen SA, Guth TA, Rougas S, Runde DP, Coates WC. Creating a Cadre of Fellowship-Trained Medical Educators, Part II: A Formal Needs Assessment to Structure Postgraduate Fellowships in Medical Education Scholarship and Leadership. Acad Med. 2017 Aug;92(8):1181-1188. PubMed PMID: 27805949
  • Broadfoot, KJ, and Guth, TA. Keys to effective communication in all contexts. In A. French and M. Moreira (Eds.) Communication in Emergency Medicine. 27-44.New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • Guth TA, Overbeck MC, Roswell K, Tien TV, Williamson KM, Yi Y, Hilty W, Druck J. Impact of a Dedicated Teaching Attending Experience on a Required Emergency Medicine Clerkship. West J Emerg Med. 2020;21(1):XX-XX.
  • Guth TA. Validity Evidence for the Core Physical Examination in Medical Students. Master’s Thesis for Master of Health Professions Education in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Chicago, 2019.
  • Guth, TA, Luber, SD, Marcolini, E, Lo, BM. Physician Reentry–A timely topic for emergency medicine. JACEP Open. 2020; 1- 9.
  • Mutter M, Lampe M, Guth TA. A clinical skills dashboard for medical student assessment. Med Educ. 2022 Nov;56(11):1119-1120. PubMed PMID: 35989362
  • Guth TA, Medakovich, Milla SS. Art in medicine: in the classroom, exam room, and reading room, Intern Rev of Psych 2023 Sept 28; 10.1080/09540261.2023.2262018
  • Buchanan JA, Meadows S, Whitehead J, Sungar WG, Angerhofer C, Nussbaum A, Blok B, Guth TA, Bakes K, Millner M, Salazar L, Stephens M, Kaplan B. Implementation of dedicated social worker coaching for emergency medicine residents - Lessons learned. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023 May 17;4(3):e12971.
  • Roussel, D, Guth TA, Wolfe, R, et al. Programmatic Assessment of Clinical Reasoning: What Does It Really Take to Triangulate Assessment Data? AAMC Meeting Poster Presentation; Seattle, WA, 2023.

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Member
  • American College of Emergency Physicians, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Emergency Care - Anschutz Medical Campus (Hospital-based)
12505 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-9111

Hospital Affiliation
  • Denver Health Medical Center
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Emergency Medicine, Board Certification (2010, 2021)
Clinical Interests
Medical Team Communication and Leadership, Clinical Reasoning, Medical Student and Resident Assessment, Inter-Professional Education

Care Philosophy
As an Emergency Medicine Professional, I serve as part of the foundation of the United States health care system's patient safety net. I provide valuable clinical and administrative services to the emergency department and other sectors of the health care delivery system including: --Coordination of out-of-hospital emergency medical response and medical control system authorization and oversight --Participation in community disaster preparedness --Emergency department process improvement and quality improvement activities --Participation in emergency department staff, medical student and emergency medicine resident continuing education