Clinical Education

Faculty of Clinical Sciences

Matthew Checketts, DO

Matthew Checketts, DO, is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and Assistant Clinical Professor at Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he serves as Co-Director of the Internal Medicine Clerkship and teaches across the clinical sciences curriculum. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University–School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona and completed his internal medicine residency at the Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. Before joining Noorda COM, Dr. Checketts practiced outpatient internal medicine in Arizona and Iowa, with particular experience in primary care for older adults, chronic disease management, and interdisciplinary care. He has also contributed to medical student education, clinical research, and scholarly work. 

Chair of Community Clinical Faculty and Co-Director of the Emergency Medicine Clerkship

Tyler Smith DO, MS

Dr. Tyler Smith is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with a strong commitment to clinical education, physician leadership, and mentorship. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology from the University of Utah, followed by a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from A.T. Still University–Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Smith completed his emergency medicine residency at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he served as Chief Resident. After residency, he practiced emergency medicine in Northern California before returning to his home state of Utah, where he continues to practice clinically.

His passion for medical education developed through bedside teaching and clinical education while working with medical students and residents in the emergency department. This commitment to education led him to Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he initially served as a Co-Director of the Emergency Medicine Clerkship. Currently, he continues in this role as well as Chair of Community Clinical Faculty.

Throughout his career, Dr. Smith has held a variety of leadership roles within both hospital and community settings, including Emergency Department Chief and Medical Director, member of the Hospital Medical Executive Committee, and local EMS Medical Director. He has also contributed to numerous hospital committees and initiatives focused on clinical operations, quality, and physician leadership.

Dr. Smith is passionate about developing the next generation of physicians through meaningful clinical education, mentorship, and leadership. He is particularly committed to supporting students and residents while also mentoring clinical faculty as they pursue opportunities to strengthen their teaching and contribute to the education of future physicians.

Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs

Andrew Yorgason, DO, MPH, MHPE

Dr. Andy Yorgason is a physician and an educator who has dedicated his career to medical education and public health and safety with a focus in occupational and environmental medicine. Teaching is a passion—he was awarded a Master’s of Health Professions Education degree alongside his medical studies. He has enjoyed teaching medical students and other health professions students and residents at Midwestern University’s Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale, Arizona, Otago University in New Zealand and West Virginia University. In addition to student teaching, he now uses his experience to train clinical faculty members in his current position. He finds particular joy in helping others discover the ability to decipher truth from data and tell a story that will change someone else’s health for the better. He is the founding medical consultant at Milchad Occupational Medicine Consulting, LLC. He was residency-trained in occupational medicine at West Virginia University. He has been a guest researcher at NIOSH, a medical expert for workers’ compensation insurers, a clinical chair overseeing dozens of other occupational health providers, and maintains his boots-on-the-ground approach by consulting and, when he gets the chance, working on-site for employers in the nuclear power, biotech, manufacturing, and distribution industries.

He loves Noorda—the students, the faculty, the curricular model, and the commitment to leading the way forward in medical education for our future physicians.

Co-Director of the OB/GYN Clerkship

Christie Porter, DO