Heidi Allespach, PhD, is a Professor in the Departments of Medical Education, Medicine & Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital.
For over 25 years, Dr. Allespach has specialized in the training of residents & fellows, practicing physicians, medical students & counselors.
Her main specialty areas within behavioral medicine are physician wellness, chronic pain, addiction, & teaching office-based cognitive behavioral stress management interventions. She has published numerous articles on physician wellness, difficult patients, chronic pain and addiction, among others, & has lectured extensively on those topics at many national conferences. She has lectured both nationally and internationally on the topic of Motivational Interviewing.
Dr Allespach developed teaching models including “The CALMER Approach” "Rule of Six 2s," "The 7 Cs", “Wargaming with the Chiefs,” “Show and Tell Rounds,” and an ergonomics curriculum to improve the physical well-being of surgeons and interventionalists by attempting to reduce career-related pain and disability.
Dr A is a native Miamian who is the proud caregiver of 7 beloved rescue dogs and three wonderful horses.
By far, her greatest and most important achievements in life are being a mother to her amazing daughter and “Nahni” to her very adored granddaughter.
