The Wyoming-WWAMI Medical Education Program in the University of Wyoming's College of Health Sciences recently named Dr. Todd Guth, a physician and associate professor specializing in emergency medicine, as its new program director.

Guth, currently with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, brings with him research interests that include clinical skills assessment, team communication, interprofessional education, teaching and assessing clinical reasoning, along with arts and humanities in medical education. He will begin his tenure with Wyoming-WWAMI Aug. 19.

WWAMI is a medical school consortium program delivered by the University of Washington School of Medicine involving the states of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho.

"I am honored to be joining the University of Wyoming community and to be given the opportunity to lead the Wyoming-WWAMI Program to recruit, educate and retain the next generation of medical professionals for the people and the state of Wyoming," Guth says. "I am especially excited to be working with the talented faculty, staff and administrative deans at the University of Wyoming and the University of Washington School of Medicine WWAMI programs. Understanding the culture and aspirations of the institution and the community will be my first priority in building upon the amazing work already accomplished by faculty, staff and students who are part of the University of Wyoming WWAMI program."

Guth arrives as medical education director just as the new 2024 class of 20 medical students begins the foundations, or preclinical, phase of classes. The medical students will spend their first two years on the University of Wyoming campus, mostly in medical technology-equipped classrooms in the Health Sciences Building.

"Working with medical students has always been the first love of my professional career," Guth says. "I am overjoyed to have the privilege to work closely with the exceptional Wyoming-WWAMI medical students to support them in their medical education journey to become outstanding health professionals."

Afterward, the medical students will depart for their home campus at the University of Washington School of Medicine and begin the clinical, or patient care, phase of their curriculum. During this time, students will work collaboratively with medical providers at clinical sites around the Mountain West region.

"We are excited for Dr. Guth to join the WWAMI team in Wyoming," says Dr. Suzanne Allen, vice dean for academic, rural and regional affairs at the University of Washington School of Medicine. "As the director and assistant foundations dean, Dr. Guth's experience and enthusiasm for medical education will benefit the Wyoming-WWAMI medical students, faculty and staff as well as the WWAMI program across the region."

Guth has been practicing as an academic emergency physician at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Department of Emergency Medicine since 2010. Guth has extensive experience educating health professionals across the continuum of medical education, including medical students, resident physicians and emergency physicians seeking to reenter medical practice. Most recently, he has served in the roles of associate director of clinical skills at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, working with first-year medical students in their clinical skills course and as an associate program director for the Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine.

In addition to his academic medical experience at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Guth has served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Navy and the Colorado Air National Guard. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has a master's degree in health professions education from the University of Illinois Chicago.

"Dr. Guth's exemplary track record and commitment to advancing medical education make him an ideal fit to lead our WWAMI Medical Education Program at the University of Wyoming," says Michelle Hilaire, interim dean of the College of Health Sciences. "We are confident that his leadership will undoubtedly enhance our program and impact the future of health care."

To learn more about the Wyoming-WWAMI Medical Education Program, go to www.uwyo.edu/wwami/index.html.

About the University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences

UW's College of Health Sciences trains health and wellness professionals and researchers in a wide variety of disciplines, including medicine, nursing, pharmacy, speech-language pathology, social work, kinesiology, public health, health administration and disability studies. The college also oversees residency and fellowship programs in Casper and Cheyenne, as well as operating a speech/hearing clinic in Laramie and primary care clinics in Laramie, Casper and Cheyenne.

With more than 1,600 undergraduate, graduate and professional students, the college is dedicated to training the health and wellness workforce of Wyoming and conducting high-quality research and community engagement, with a particular focus on rural and frontier populations.

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