John Moyer MD has been a pediatrician since 1966 and  retired from primary care office practice in 1999. Now, he works one day per week in the Foundations of Doctoring Curriculum at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The major portion of his responsibility is to recruit physicians in the community who would be willing to act as preceptor/mentors for first, second, and third year medical students. He also facilitates Hidden Curriculum sessions and communication exercises as a faculty tutor.

 

Dr. Moyer volunteers time at The Children’s Hospital, Colorado Historical Society, Plains Conservation Center and Golden Gate Canyon State Park. He is on the Board of Directors of Donor Alliance, the regional organization for procurement and distribution of transplantable organs and tissues.

 

During the summer months, he climbs in the Colorado high country and during the winter spends time snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. John and his wife Margaret live in nearby Morrison. They enjoy attending Elderhostels, which are active learning adventures for seniors. Margaret is a quilter and John enjoys weaving custom baskets. Their younger son Matt is a marketing strategist with Comcast in Aurora, Colorado. Matt and his wife Jamie have a son, Andrew James born February 2004. The Moyer’s older son Andy died in a skiing mishap on Christmas Eve 1992. He was an organ and tissue donor.