Camille Z. Bentley, DO, MPH, FACOFP

Education

Master of Public Health
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
2008

AOA Family Practice Residency
Southeastern University of the Health Sciences
North Miami Beach, FL
1993-1995

AOA Rotating Internship
University Medical Center
Plantation, FL
1992-1993

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Southeastern University of the Health Sciences
Plantation, FL
1992

Master of Science in Biology
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
1982

Bachelor of Science
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY
1977

Professional Experience

2009 – present: Physician
Weekend Urgent Care
Loco Tenums: Maxim and Onyx Medical Staffing

2015 – present: Chair of Honors Tracks and Special Programs; Director of Global Medicine Track and Programs
Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
2013 – present: Professor, Department of Primary Care
Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

2011 – 2015: Chair of Global and Community Medicine; Director of the Global Medicine Program
Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

2007 – 2013: Assistant Professor, Department of Primary Care
Rocky Vista University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

2006: Beirut-Daren Family Medicine/Urgent Care

2006 – 2007: Associate Professor and Clinician
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

1995 – 2006: Assistant Professor and Clinician
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

1997 – 2001: Chair of the Department of Family Medicine
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

1993 – 1995: Physician (Women’s Health, Family Planning, and STD)
Broward County Public Health Unit #10

1981 – 1988: Science Department Chair
Courtland High School

1979 – 1988: Science Teacher
Courtland High School

1981 – 1986: Emergency Medicine Technician – Cardiac Technician
Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads

Certifications and Licenses

Teaching Academy (2015)
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
FERPA Basics (2015)
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
CITI Courses Completion: Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research Curriculum; HIPS Curriculum; Intro to Research; HIPPAA Regulations (2015)
General Campus Security Authority Course (2015)
D. Stafford & Associates
Human Participants (2011)
Protection Education for Research Teams, NIH
Certificate of Training (2010)
Advanced Disaster Life Support
DO Physician License (2010 – 2012)
State of Virginia
Annual Clinical Compliance Training (2009 to present)
Maxim and Onyx Medical Staffing
DO Physician License (2007 to present)
State of Colorado
Certification of Health Care Provider (1997 – present)
Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security
Family Medicine Board Certified (1996 to present)
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
DO Physician License (1993 to present)
State of Florida
FBCCEDP Joint Practicum on the Clinical Breast Examination: Proficiency and Risk Management (2005 – 2006)
Nova Southeastern University
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (1998 – 2007)
American Heart Association

Service and Contributions

Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Chair, Department of Honors Tracks and Special Programs (2015 – present)
Curriculum Committee (2012 – present)
Course Director, Global Medicine Track (2011 – present)
Chair, Global Medicine Committee (2011 – present)
Strategic Planning Task Force (2011 – present)
Faculty Council (2008 – present)
Faculty Promotions Committee (2008 – present)
Chair, Admissions Committee (2007 – present)
Faculty Promotions and Credentialing Committee (2007 – present)
Curriculum Committee (2007 – 2008)
Chair, Medical Outreach Committee (2007 – 2008)

American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP)

Medical Outreach Committee (2010 – present)
Student Awards Committee (2008 – present)
Public Health and Wellness Committee (2008 – 2015)
Chair, Medical Outreach Taskforce/Committee (2008 – 2010)
Affiliate Relations Committee (2007 – 2008)

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Vice Chair, Clinical Peer Review Committee (2006 – 2007)
Course Director, Selective Elective in International Medicine (2005 – 2007)
Co-Course Director, Clinical Procedures (2003 – 2006)
Co-Director, Physician Assistant Clinical Fellowship Program, Ziff Health Center (2002 – 2004)
Co-Course Director, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (2001 – 2007)
International Medicine Committee (2001 – 2007)
Medical Director, Guatemala Medical Outreach Program, DOCARE (2000 – 2007)
Sponsor, DOCARE Student Chapter (2000 – 2007)
Council of Chairs (2000 – 2001)
Graduate Medical Education Committee (1997 – 1998)
Learning Outcomes Model Committee (1997 – 1998)
Chair, Council of Chairs (1997 – 2000)
Academic Curriculum Committee (1997 – 2002)
Faculty Representative, Faculty Council Executive Committee (1997 – 2002)
Co-Director, Integrated Generalist Program (1998 – 2000)
Academic Admissions Committee (1996 – 2005)

Miscellaneous

Medical Director and Coordinator, H4H/RVU Yearly Medical Outreaches (2007 – present)
Medical Director, REACH Health Fair (2002 – 2007)
Medical Coordinator, Health Education Training Council of the South Florida AHEC Program (2001 – 2007)
Graduate Medical Education Committee, North Broward Hospital District (1997 – 2001)
Graduate Medical Education Committee, Palmetto General Hospital (1997 – 2001)
Post-Doctoral Committee, Florida Medical Center South (1995 – 1996)
Infectious Disease Committee, Florida Medical Center South (1995 – 1996)

Professional Societies and Affiliations

Hands for Health, Inc. NFP
President: 2012 – present
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
1990 – present
American Osteopathic Medical Association
1990 – present
Annual ACOFP Conference
Colorado State Delegate: 2014 – present
Colorado Society of Osteopathic Medicine, State Delegate
Vice-President: 2012 – 2013
DOCARE International, NFP
Board Member: 2009 – 2011
Immediate Past President: 2007 – 2011
President: 2005 – 2007
1st Vice President: 2003 – 2005
2nd Vice President: 2001 – 2003
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians – Florida Chapter
Board Member: 1998 – 2003
Broward County Osteopathic Medical Association
1990 – 2007
Society Teachers of Family Medicine
1990 – 2001

Honors and Awards

Certificate of Recognition for Service – more than 10 years on the board
DOCARE International
2011
Robert A. Klobnack Award, AOA
DOCARE International
2009
Diploma de Agradecimiento, Licda.Sandra de Colom
Primera Dama de la Guatemala
2008
Earnest A. Allaby Humanitarian Award
DOCARE International
2007
MPH Student of the Year Award
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
2007
Fellowship
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
2006
Humanitarian Award
REACH and Hendry/Glades Health Fair Committees
2006
Certificate of Appreciation for disaster relief work related to Hurricane Katrina
Covington-Jefferson Davis Baptist Association/Mississippi
2005-2006
NSU-STUEY Award for “Co-Curricular Advisor of the Year”
Nova Southeastern University DOCARE
2001
Award for clinical research in conjunction with medical missions to Guatemala
President’s Faculty Scholar Award
2000

Publications and Presentations

Publications

Sheila Maier, Melissa Fujan, and Camille Z. Bentley DO (2013). Health Literacy in Latin America. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 113(3), 224-248.
Brittany Van Been, Carissa Chalut, Rebecca Bowden PhD, Jennifer Herman-Montemayor PhD, and Camille Bentley DO (2013). Perceptions and Attitudes of Vitamin Supplementation by Patients in Guatemala. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 113(3), 224-248.
Bentley, Camille, DO. (2006, September). The International Medical Outreach Experience. Florida ACOFP Newsletter.
Camille Z. Bentley DO et al (2004). Relationship of Cryptosporidiosis to Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea in Mayan Indians. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo. 46(4).
Camille Z. Bentley DO et al (2004). A study of Risk Factors Associated with the prevalence of Cryptosporidium Infections in Villages around Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 8(4), 319-23.
Camille Z. Bentley DO, Joel S. Spalter MD, Elisa L. Ginter DO. and Harold E. Laubach PhD (2003). Human Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Villages Located Around Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. Florida Scientist. 66(4), 300-307.

Presentations

“Evidenced-Based Admission Decisions: Predicting Student Performance in Medical School”
AACOM
2015
Family Medicine Global Health Workshop
AAFP Annual Conference
2014
“Global Medicine Department”
Parker Rotary
2014
“Access to Healthcare in Solola, Guatemala”; “A Rural Setting is not Necessarily an Underserved Setting”; and “Comparing Standards of Care Between the U.S. and Rural Nicaragua”
118 Annual BIOM AOA Convention and Scientific Seminar
2013
“Health Literacy In Latin America”; “Perceptions and Attitudes of Vitamin Supplements by Patients in Guatemala”; and “Perception of Hands-on Medicine by Patients in Developing Nations”
117 Annual BIOMEA AOA Convention and Scientific
2012
“RVU Global Medicine Track”
Colorado AHEC Engaging Communities in Education and Research Conference
2012
“Five Tropical Diseases in North America”
CSOM Summertime Breckenridge CME Program
2012
“Identifying Risk Factors Involved in the Spread of Dengue Virus in Guyana”; “Local Behaviors and Perception Towards HPV in Guatemalan Men: Case Report”; and “Use of OMT to Alleviate Symptoms of Bell Palsy in Guatemala”
116 Annual BIOMEA AOA Convention and Scientific Seminar
2011
“Patient with Abdominal Pain”; “Performing a History and Physical”; and “Hypertension, Diagnosis and Treatment”
AOA/AOF Train the Trainer Series
2007
“Chronic Venous Insufficiency: A Case Report and Review of the Literature”
111 Annual AOA Convention and Scientific Seminar
2006
“Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Efforts”
Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association’s Fall CME Conference
2005
“Prevalence of Anemia in Mayan Females of Childbearing Age Living in a Rural Community
110 Annual AOA Convention and Scientific Seminar
2005
“Prevalence of Cryptosporidiosis in Children Experiencing Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea”
108 Annual AOA Annual Convention and Scientific Seminar
2003
“Parasitic Infections of Mayan Indians Living in Rural Guatemala”
Florida Academy of Science’s 66^th Annual Meeting
2002
“A Cultural and Medical Learning Experience: Medical Mission to Guatemala”
Society of Teachers for Family Medicine Annual Conference
2001

Research and Studies

Evidence-Based Admission Decisions: Predicting Student Performance in Medical School (2014 – 2015)
Assessment Survey of Developmental Changes of Students Enrolled in the Global Medicine Track (2014)
Access to Healthcare in Solola, Guatemala (2013)
A Rural Setting is Not Necessarily an Underserved Setting (2013)
Comparing Standards of Care Between the US and Rural Nicaragua (2013)
Health Access Survey in Latin and South America (2013)
Babes in the Woods: Assessment of Second-Year Rural Track Student Knowledge of Basic Obstetrical Skills in a Remote Field Situation (2013)
Assessment of Developmental Changes of Students Enrolled in the Global Medicine Track (2013)
Assessment of Second-Year Medical Student Knowledge of Basic OB Skills Coupled with Bilingual Communication in a Simulated Remote Field Situation (2012)
Perception of Hands-On Medicine by Patients in Developing Nations (2012)
Perception and Attitudes of Vitamin Supplements in Developing Countries (2012)
Health Literacy in Latin America (2012)
Asthma Education Program Utilizing XXX and XXX as the Pharmacotherapy for Asthmatics Along with Peak Flow Monitoring with the Air-Watch Device to Promote Optimal Management of Asthma (2000)
A Comparative Study of the Efficacy and Safety of XXX and XXX for the Treatment of Patients with Secondary Infection of Acute Bronchitis (1999)
Comparative Study of the Efficacy and Safety of XXXER and XXX for the Treatment of Patients with Secondary Bacterial Infections of Acute Bronchitis (1998)
A Comparison Study of the Difference in the Incidence of Frequently Reported Estrogen Related Side Effects Between XXX and XXX Oral Contraceptives (1997 – 1998)
A Comparative Study of the Efficacy and Safety of XXX and XXX for the Treatment of Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis (1997)

Biographical Information

Camille Z. Bentley, DO, MPH, FACOFP, received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Wagner College in Staten Island, New York, and a Master of Science in Environmental Biology from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She received a Master of Public Health degree from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Miami, Florida and her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. Since 1995, Dr. Bentley has continued to expand her teaching skills through continued professional development in both academics and medicine. She is experienced in working with simulated and standardized patients, directed case discussion/management, OSCE’s and PBL. Over the years she has directed many courses to involving Clinical Medicine, Procedural Medicine, Community Medicine and International Medicine. Dr. Bentley is currently the Director of the Honor’s Global Track, and along with her on-campus teaching responsibilities, she provides international opportunities for student clinical training and work. She enjoys travel, whether road trips or around the world, and exploring new places and cultures. She enjoys hiking and gardening when the weather is warm and antiquing during the colder months.

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