Founded in 1995, the Montana Family Medicine Residency has established a solid track record for training physicians to meet the challenges of practicing in rural and underserved areas. Nearly 70 percent of our graduates now practice in Montana. While some residents grew up in the state, most are transplants who chose to make Montana their home.
MFMR Practicing Graduates in Montana from 1998 – Present
| Anaconda, MT=1 | Clancy, MT=1 | Great Falls, MT =2 | Lincoln, MT=1 | Ronan, MT=1 |
| Billings, MT =27 | Columbia Falls, MT =2 | Hardin, MT =2 | Livingston, MT =2 | Stevensville, MT =1 |
| Bozeman, MT =4 | Cut Bank, MT =1 | Helena, MT =6 | Miles City, MT =2 | White Sulphur Springs, MT=1 |
| Browning, MT =1 | Dillon, MT =2 | Kalispell, MT =3 | Missoula, MT =7 | Total =74/121 |
| Butte, MT =1 | Glasgow, MT =1 | Lewistown, MT =3 | Red Lodge, MT =2 | 61% Retention Rate |
Dawn Corso, M.D.
Hometown: Massapequa Park, New York
College: State University of New York at Binghamton
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean, St. Maarten
Currently Practicing: Billings Clinic Lamplighter Square, Billings, Mont.
Eric Farmer, M.D.
Hometown: Mountain View, California
College: Hawai’i Pacific University, Honolulu
Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Currently Practicing: Locums in New Zealand
Katrina Maher, M.D.
Hometown: Helena, Mont.
College: Willamette University, Salem, Ore.
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich.
Currently Practicing: Locums in New Zealand.
Tiffany Mitchell, M.D.
Hometown: Overland Park, KS
College: Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo.
Medical School: Saint Louis University, Mo.
Currently Practicing: St. Vincent Healthcare Hospitalist, Billings.
Dorothy Sizemore, D.O.
Hometown: Whitehall, Mont.
College: Montana State University, Bozeman
Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, Colo.
Currently Practicing: Bozeman Health Medical Group, Bozeman, Mont.
Brendon Smith, D.O.
Hometown: Choteau, Mont.
College: Montana State University, Bozeman; Carroll College, Helena, Mont.
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences, Mo.
Currently Practicing: Big Sky Family Medicine, Kalispell, Mont.
Chardonnay Vance, M.D.
Hometown: Minnetonka, Minn.
College: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Medical School: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Currently Practicing: NorthShore Medical, White Salmon, Wash.
Joy Welty, M.D.
Hometown: Harrisburg, PA
College: Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Currently Practicing: Squalicum Family Medicine, Bellingham, Wash.
Hometown: Inman, S.C.
College: Undergraduate degree, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Currently Practicing: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Bethel, AK
Hometown: Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
College: University of South Florida, Tampa
Medical School: St George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
Currently Practicing: ER fellowship with UTHSC/Methodist Emergency Medicine (University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center), Memphis, TN
Hometown: Miami, FL
College: Brandeis University, Boston, Mass.
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
Currently Practicing: ER fellowship with Valley Emergency Physicians Healthcare, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA
Hometown: Marshalltown, IA
College: Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), Kansas City, Mo.
Currently Practicing: St. Peter’s Medical Group, Helena
Hometown: Boise, Idaho
College: Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y.
Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno
Currently Practicing: Jordan Valley Medical Center, St Marks, and Lone Peak Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
College: Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Medical School: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth
Currently Practicing: St. Peter’s, Helena
Hometown: Charlottesville, Va.
College: Georgia Tech, Atlanta
Medical School: University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Currently Practicing: Family Medicine of Albemarle and Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, VA
Hometown: Oskaloosa, Kan.
College: University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.
Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine- San Antonio
Currently Practicing: US Navy
Hometown: Butte, Mont.
College: Montana State University, Bozeman
Medical School: University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Currently Practicing: Community Hospital of Anaconda, Anaconda, MT
Hometown: Grantsburg, Wis.
College: University Of New Hampshire
Medical School: University Of Minnesota
Currently Practicing: Western Montana Clinic, Missoula, MT
Hometown: Monument, Colo.
College: Whitman College
Medical School: Ross University
Currently Practicing: Montana Family Medicine Residency Faculty
Hometown: Three Forks, Mont.
College: Boise State University/Montana State University
Medical School: Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center
Currently Practicing: St. Peter’s Hospital, Helena, MT
Hometown: Hammond, Mont.
College: Montana State University, Bozeman
Medical School: University of Washington
Currently Practicing: Rural Surgical Obstetrics Fellowship, Tacoma, Wash., then Holy Rosary Healthcare, Miles City, MT
Hometown: Bozeman, Mont.
College: Montana State University, Bozeman
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Currently Practicing: St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings, MT
Hometown: Missoula, Mont.
College: Gonzaga University
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Currently Practicing: Mountainview Medical Center, White Sulphur Springs, MT
Hometown: Hysham, Mont.
College: Montana State University, Bozeman
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Currently Practicing: St. Vincent Healthcare Heights Family Practice, Billings, MT
