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Roger
Waage, MD,
Program Director Dr. Waage grew up in Langdon, North Dakota. He attended Medical School at the University of Minnesota, Duluth /Minneapolis and is a 1979 graduate of the Duluth program. After graduation he joined P.S. Rudie & Associates of Duluth and practiced full-spectrum Family Medicine including Obstetrics. While in practice he remained an active participant and supporter of resident education. His interest in teaching continued to grow and he accepted a faculty position in 1994. |
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Kim
Kruger, MD,
Associate Director Dr. Kim Kruger was born and raised in New Ulm, Minnesota. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter, Minnesota, attended medical school at the University of Minnesota, Duluth/Minneapolis, participated in the Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) in Brainerd, Minnesota, and is a graduate of the St. John's program. In 2000, Dr. Kruger left the Twin Cities for the Buffalo Clinic to practice full-spectrum family medicine including Obstetrics. In 2002 she joined the Allina Medical Clinic in Cokato where she practiced until joining the faculty in 2004. |
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Heather
Pett Taylor, MD,
Assistant Director Dr. Heather Pett Taylor was born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended the University of Minnesota Medical School and participated in the Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) in Montevideo, Minnesota. This solidified her passion for rural Family Medicine and she completed residency in Duluth. After residency, Dr. Pett Taylor completed a fellowship in faculty development while working at a Family Medicine clinic in Spooner, Wisconsin, and in 2008 she joined as a fulltime faculty member. |
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Andrew Snider, M.D., Assistant Director Dr. Snider completed medical school at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and is a 2011 graduate of the Duluth program. He conjunction with faculty responsibilities, Dr. Snider has been accepted to participate in the Essentia Health OB Fellowship designed for Family Medicine physicians who plan to practice in rural areas. He will gain additional experience in surgical obstetrics, ultrasound and other gynecological procedures. It's one of only six such programs offered in the Midwest. |
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Jason Wall, M.D.,
Clinical Faculty Dr. Wall has a long standing fascination with all things Minnesota. He was raised in Woodstock, Illinois, attended St. Olaf College and graduated from the Chicago Medical School in 2003. Returning to Minnesota for residency, he is a 2006 graduate of the Duluth program. Dr. Wall maintains an interest in underserved healthcare and worked at the Healtheast Salud Integral Clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota, for two years after graduation. Coming full circle, he returned to Duluth where he worked in urgent care until joining the faculty in 2011. Dr. Wall enjoys medical education and is planning a fellowship in faculty development. Outside of medicine, Dr. Wall is devoted to his family, friends, two cats and a high-maintenance black lab. He maintains an interest in philosophy and completed a Masters degree in the philosophy of religion at the University of Chicago in 1999. Dr. Wall loves the extreme weather of Duluth as well as trail running, mountain biking, wilderness canoeing and dreaming up road trips in his Volkswagen Vanagon. |
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Lisa Prusak, M.D.,
Clinical Faculty Dr. Prusak grew up in Marshall, Minnesota. She graduated from the College of St. Catherine and attended the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis medical school. She is a 1990 graduate of the Duluth program. Upon graduation, she spent a year as a volunteer in Bangladesh working with woman and children and doing relief work. She joined P.S. Rudie and Associates in 1992 doing full-scope family practice including obstetrics. For the past 7 years, she has worked at EssentiaHealth - Duluth Clinic Urgent Care. During that time she spent one year in Anchorage, Alaska working in the Community Health Clinic. She joined the residency faculty in August 2011. |
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George Jennings, M.D., Clinical Faculty Dr. Jennings completed medical school at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and is a 1999 graduate of the Duluth program. |
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Matthew Horning,
M.D., Clinical Faculty Dr. Horning grew up on a farm outside of Chokio, Minnesota. He attended college at the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University majoring in English, and then moved to New York City, graduating from Weill Cornell Medical College in 2008. He joined the faculty upon completion of his residency at the University of Minnesota Family Medicine Residency Program-Duluth June 30, 2011. He has been accepted for a position with Medecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Boarders and will be departing on a medical mission sometime before summer 2012. Dr. Horning's medical interests include full-spectrum family medicine, including surgical obstetrics, and he also enjoys working in the emergency department and in the clinic, and discussing healthcare policy. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife, family, and friends; he also enjoys writing, music, and ping pong. |
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Kate Dean, MBA,
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Kathy
Thielen, RN Nurse Manager
Bonnie
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