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 60 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
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
College: University Of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque
Currently Practicing: Outpatient rural Family Medicine with OB providing care to the Alaskan Native/American Indian population as part of the Southeast Alaskan Regional Health Consortium, Sitka Alaska
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
College: Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Currently Practicing: Rural Emergency Medicine fellowship, Monroe, Wisconsin
Hometown: Billings, Mont.
College: Montana State University, Bozeman
Medical School: Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, Nev.
Currently Practicing: Wikler Family Practice Associates, Las Vegas
Hometown: Warsaw, Ind.
College: Loyola University Chicago, Ill.
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine- Midwestern University, Ill.
Currently Practicing: Sports Medicine Fellowship at MFMR, Billings Montana
Hometown: Sonora, CA
College: Pacific Union College, Angwin, Calif.
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Calif.
Currently Practicing: Thompson Falls outpatient clinic of the Clarks Fork Valley Hospital network based out of Plains, MT.
Hometown: Marblehead, Mass.
College: University of Vermont, Burlington
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies
Currently Practicing: Rural Emergency Medicine fellowship, Monroe, Wisconsin
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
College: Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Medical School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, Calif.
Currently Practicing: Urgent care, Corvallis, Oregon
Hometown: Moline, Illinois
College: Western Illinois University, Moline
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean, St. Maarten
Currently Practicing: Healing Arts Family Medicine Clinic, Loveland Colorado
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
