Residents
Karli Haugen, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Hometown: Folsom, CA
Interests:
- Harm reduction
- Community outreach
Quote: "I want the time and the tools to stay close to patients in their uncertain times, their dark times, their compline times. I want to work out what it means to keep watch. I want to learn how to do it.“
Camille DeRome Polik, DO
Medical School: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University
Hometown: Morgan Hill, CA
Interests:
- gardening
- event planning
- bringing people together, especially for healthy activities
Quote: “I feel called to work in a small town such as this where I can build lasting relationships with my patients and take care of families throughout their lives and over lives and over generations.”
Nicholas Sparr, MD
Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon
Interests:
- Downhill skiing with favorite spots being Mt Hood, Crested Butte, and Arapahoe Basin
- Woodworking, shade tree mechanic
Quote: “It is my guiding principle that my obligation is to help people—as a family medicine physician I will be most able to meet this obligation.”
Kelty White, MD
Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Hometown: Truckee, CA
Interests:
- Skiing, mountain biking,climbing, partner acrobatics
- Construction/trade work
- Gardening, dogs, women’s health, rural medicine, “gut” health
Quote: “Family medicine is one of the few places I have seen alignment of the patient desire for sustainable wellness and medical management; the goal is not to prevent death or have answers, it is to feel better. Even within a challenging system, the holistic approach to patient care I have seen family physicians take is refreshing and inspiring.”
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