Rachel Marinch Carpenter MD FAAFP

Obstetrics, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist, Women's Health, Urgent Care

Associate Program Director at SCL Saint Joseph Family Medicine Residency

Summary

Dr. Rachel Carpenter is a Family Medicine specialist based in Denver, CO, with subspecialties in Obstetrics, Hospital Medicine, Women's Health, and Urgent Care. She completed her medical education at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, followed by a residency and Chief Residency in Family Medicine at Saint Joseph Hospital. She further enhanced her expertise with a Faculty Development program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, she practices at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center and Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital. Dr. Carpenter is skilled in joint steroid injections, urgent care, obstetrics, women's health, and critical care medicine. Her published works include studies on Graves' disease and financial education for family medicine trainees. She has received several awards, including the Best Poster Award from the Rocky Mountain Research Forum in 2016.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineFaculty Development, 2017 - 2018
Saint Joseph HospitalChief Residency, Family Medicine, 2015 - 2016
Saint Joseph HospitalResidency, Family Medicine, 2013 - 2016
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 2013, MD
The University of Texas at El PasoB.S., Biological Science; Chemistry, Summa cum laude, College of Science Valedictorian, 2006 - 2008

Best Poster Award Winner Rocky Mountain Research Forum, 2016
Physician Spotlight Saint Joseph Hospital, 2013
Merck Manual Award Winner 2013
Excellence in Professionalism Winner (2012) 2012
Daisy Emery Allen M.D. Endowed Medical Student Scholarship 2012
Crawford and Hattie Jackson Scholarship for Medical Education 2012
William G. Kolb M.D. Scholarship Texas Association of Family Physicians, 2012-2013
Anderson Scholarship 2011
Scholarship Carl J. Herzog Foundation, 2011
Scholarship Shiller Educational Fund, 2011
Joint Admissions Medical Program Scholar 2007
Alpha Omega Alpha
Gold Humanism Honor Society
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PubMed

Graves' disease presenting as severe postpartum pruritus.
Rachel Marinch Carpenter, Jessica Wongward
BMJ Case Reports. 2018-06-15

Books/Book Chapters

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2017
Chapter: Herpes Eye Infections
Carpenter, R.M. and William FosmireEditors: Domino FJ.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2017
The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2016
Chapter: Herpes Eye Infections
Carpenter, R.M. and William FosmireEditors: Domino FJ.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2016
The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2015
Chapter: Herpes Eye Infections
Marinch, R.A. and Juliet McKeeEditors: Domino FJ.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2015
The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2014
Chapter: Herpes Eye Infections
Marinch, R.A.Editors: Domino FJ.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2014
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Abstracts/Posters

MR. FISCAL: A Financial Education Curriculum for Family Medicine Trainees
Carpenter R, Clemente-Fuente R., Ewing J, Huang C, Kellner S, Kemmet R, Poetta R, Williams A, Completed Scholarly Works Poster, STFM Annual Spring Conference, Washington, DC, 1/1/2018
MR. FISCAL: The Effects of Financial Education on Family Medicine Residents and Fellows.
Bryce C, Carpenter R, Clemente-Fuente R., Ewing J, Huang C, Kellner S, Kemmet R, Poetta R, Rerucha C, Williams A, Works in Progress Poster, USAFP Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2018
MR. FISCAL: The Effects of a Financial Education Curriculum on Family Medicine Residents' and Fellows' Financial Well-Being and Literacy.
Carpenter R, Rererucha C, Bryce C, Clemente-Fuente R., Ewing J, Huang C, Kellner S, Kemmet R, Poetta R, Williams A, Works in Progress Poster, NAPCRG Annual Meeting, Montreal, ON, Canada, 1/1/2017
Patient Panel Outreach: Improving Adherence to A1c Testing Guidelines
Areson R, Carpenter R, Young K, Burdick J, Rocky Mountain Research Forum, Denver, CO, 1/18/2016
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Lectures

Aiming for the triple aim: nurse-driven pre-procedure phone calls decrease no-show rates and patient anxiety in a family medicine residency clinic.
Washington, DC - 1/1/2018
Putting teaching first: establishing a formal teaching routine to promote consistency and resident satisfaction on a busy family medicine inpatient service.
Washington, DC - 1/1/2018
Primary Care Procedure Workshop as a Student Recruitment Tool.
1/7/2015

Other

HB1009 Diabetes Drug Transparency Pricing Act 2018
Carpenter R, Colorado State House, Testimony
Denver, CO - 1/1/2018
Health Tip of the Month: Healthy Living: Empowering Men to Live Longer and Feel Better.
Carpenter RM, Alamosa Valley Courier
http://vwhs.org/healthy-living-empowering-men-to-live-longer-and-feel-better/
1/15/2015