Naturopathic primary care physicians in Flagstaff



Curriculum Vitae for Dr. Rich Petke, NMD

Certifications and Licenses

  • Arizona Licensed Naturopathic Physician, Naturopathic Physician's Board of Medical Examiners
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals
  • Certified Irlen Screener, Irlen Institute International, Long Beach, California
  • Licensed Brain Gym® Instructor and Consultant for Educational Kinesiology Foundation (152 hours)
  • Healing Touch levels I, II, & III (56 hours)
  • Touch for Health® levels I, II, & III (48 hours)
  • Registered Polarity Practitioner (640 hours)
  • Associate Polarity Practitioner (160 hours)

Education

  • Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Tempe, Arizona
  • Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana

Clinical Training

  • Internship in Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Jordan Developmental Pediatrics, Phoenix, Arizona (320 hours)
  • Naturopathic Student Clinician, Southwest Naturopathic Medical Center, Scottsdale, Arizona (1040 hours with 160 in pediatrics)

Administrative and Business Experience

  • Member of the Board of Directors and Secretary, American Polarity Therapy Association
  • Management positions within CompuServe, Incorporated and the CompuServe business unit of UUNET, WorldCom, and MCI
  • Management positions within Comshare, Incorporated, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Managing Director, CLC Software Services, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Teaching / Lecturing Experience

  • Keynote speaker for 37th Annual "Getting Good at Getting Old" Elder Conference, Flagstaff, Arizona
  • Presenter, 37th Annual Conference, Arizona Association for Gifted & Talented, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Teaching Assistant for regional anatomy, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Tempe, Arizona
  • Designed and lead workshops on Brain Gym® and associated subject matter, Columbus, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan
  • Semiprofessional "Story-Teller", various venues in Ohio, Michigan, and Virginia
  • Trainer and "Train the Trainer" volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America, primarily in the subject of leadership, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Teaching Assistant for the Senior Vice President of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana.  Designed curriculum and served as primary instructor.

Research

  • Developed and implemented an Algorithm for the Automatic Detection of the Human Language Used in Email Messages, CompuServe, Incorporated

Publications

  • Remarkable Transformation for an Adult Leaner, Brain Gym Global Observer, Volume 2, Number 2, May 2011
  • RFC 2718:  Guidelines for New URL Schemes
  • RFC 2717:  Registration Procedures for URL Scheme Names

Professional Positions Held

  • Member of the Board of Directors and Secretary, American Polarity Therapy Association
  • Working group chair, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), The Corporation for National Research Initiatives, Reston, Virginia

Professional Affiliations

  • National Association for Gifted Children, Washington, DC
  • Arizona Association for Gifted & Talented, Phoenix, Arizona
  • American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Washington, DC
  • Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association, Tempe, Arizona

Continuing Education

  • The Essentials of Essential Fatty Acids, Seroyal Webinar, Nigel Plummer, PhD (1.5 hours)
  • Fall Conference, Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association, "Pulmonology", Martin Milner, ND, David Baratz, MD, Paul Anderson, ND, Elijah Poulos, MD, Thomas Kruzel, ND, Rajiv Tangri, DO, Michael Gerber, MD, Lori Allen, RPh, Tempe, Arizona (13 hours)
  • [Homeopathic] Materia Medica of Autism, Kim Elia (4 hours)
  • Homeoprophylaxis:  The Vaccine Alternative, Kate Birch, Cilla Whatcott (3 hours)
  • The Cycles and Segments Approach for Homeopathic Practice, Paul Herscu, ND, Amy Rothenberg, ND (1 hour)
  • Spring Conference, Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association, Compton Rom Bada, MS, Barry Goldstein, James D. Honeycutt, PhD, Nisha Manek, MD, James L. Oschman, PhD, Stephanie Reese, PhD, William A. Tiller, PhD, Dana Ullman, MPH, Donese Worden, NMD, Tempe, Arizona (12 hours)
  • Therapies for Comprehensive Nerve Pain and Related Acute and Chronic Conditions, Michael Gerber, MD, Scottsdale, Arizona (2 hours)
  • Nutritional Medicine Update, Alan R. Gaby, MD, Phoenix, Arizona (2 hours)
  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Risk Evaluation and Treatment Options, Gregory Ahearn, MD, Mountain Heart, Flagstaff, Arizona (1 hour)
  • Why Treat Sleep Apnea, Steven Marks, DO, FCCP, Mountain Heart, Flagstaff, Arizona (1 hour)
  • Autism and ADHD - A Holistic Approach to Complex Syndromes, Seroyal Teleconference, Robert Abell, ND (1 hour)
  • Matrix Energetics Level 3, Phoenix, Arizona, Richard Bartlett, DC, ND (16 hours)
  • How NOT to Do It - Common Errors in Acute Prescribing, Whole Health Now Webinar, Dr. William Taylor (1 hour)
  • Choosing the Most Effective Probiotic for Your Patient, Seroyal Teleconference, Nigel Plummer, PhD (1 hour)
  • Functional Medicine:  The Immune System, Nigel Plummer, PhD, Tempe, Arizona (6 hours)
  • Advanced Lipid Management:  from Kindergarten to PhD, Mountain Heart, Flagstaff, Arizona (1 hour)
  • Assessment of Renal Function, Matthew Gembala, MD, Mountain Heart, Flagstaff, Arizona (1 hour)
  • Fall Conference, Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association, Focus on Thyroid (13 hours)
  • Challenges and Opportunities When Transitioning Pediatric Patients with Diabetes to Adult Care, Novo Nordisk Teleconference, Gnanagurudasan Prakasam, MD, MRCP, MHA (1 hour)
  • Medical Marijuana Professional Training Seminar, Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association, Tempe, Arizona (4 hours)
  • Pre and Post Vaccination Care, Seroyal Teleconference, Mikhael Adams, ND (1 hour)
  • Flower Essences for Naturopathic Physicians (8 hours)
  • Adolescent Sexual Health Webinar, National Prevention Information Network & CDC (1.5 hours)
  • Spring Conference, Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association, Focus on Cardiology (16 hours)
  • Matrix Energetics Levels 1, 2, and 3 (40 hours)
  • 2011 Annual Conference, Arizona Association for Gifted & Talented:  Edward Amend, PsyD, Paul Beljan, PsyD, Richard Cash, EdD, Richard Olenchak, PhD, Donald Treffinger, PhD, James Webb, PhD, Phoenix, Arizona (16 hours)
  • Professional Training Course in Past-Life Regression Therapy, Rhinebeck, New York, Brian Weiss, MD, Instructor (25 hours)
  • Elective Coursework in Medical Hypnosis, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Tempe, Arizona, Jeffrey Zeig & Lilian Borges-Zeig, Instructors (30 hours)
  • Insulin Intensive Seminar, Scottsdale, Arizona (16 hours)
  • Biotherapeutic DrainageTM and the unda® Numbered Compounds, Seroyal Teleconference Seminar Series, Dr. Dickson Thom, ND, DDS (14 hours)
  • 2010 Annual Conference, Arizona Association for Gifted & Talented:  Susan Assouline, PhD, Paul Beljan, PsyD, Françoys Gagné, PhD, Thomas P. Hébert, PhD, Alison E. F. Reuter, PhD, David Sousa, PhD, Jim Webb, PhD (24 hours)
  • Rhythmic Movement Training:  Facial Reflexes and Bonding, Moira Dempsey (8 hours)
  • Rhythmic Movement Training:  Dyslexia, Harald Blomberg, MD (16 hours)
  • Rhythmic Movement Training:  Limbic System, Harald Blomberg, MD (8 hours)
  • Rhythmic Movement Training:  ADD/ADHD, Harald Blomberg, MD (16 hours)
  • Molecular Genetics (with lab), Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio (5 quarter credits)
  • Vertebrate Morphology (with lab), Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio (5 quarter credits)
  • Abnormal Psychology, Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio (5 quarter credits)
  • Child Developmental Psychology, Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio (5 quarter credits)
  • Integration of Dynamic and Postural Reflexes into Whole Body Movement System:  A NeuroKinesiology Approach, Svetlana Masgutova, PhD (32 hours)
  • Medical Intuitive Training Level I, Judith Meno, RN, MSA, CHTP/I, QHP (16 hours)
  • Spiritual Transformations, Kathy Sinnett, RN, CHTP/I (16 hours)
  • Energetic Transformations, Kathy Sinnett, RN, CHTP/I (16 hours)
  • Brain Gym® for Special Needs, Cecilia E. Koester, MEd (32 hours)
  • Polarity Tuning Forks, John Beaulieu, PhD, RPP (11 hours)
  • Studies with Bach Flower Essences, staff instructors, Bach Foundation Centre, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxon, England (6 hours)

Awards and Honors

  • Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Eagle Scout Award, Princeton, New Jersey
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