University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine

Dean of Graduate Medical Education
Dean of Continuing Medical Education

Biography

• Born in Utah and raised in California
• He and his wife, Joy, have seven children 

Education

• Undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University
• M.D. degree from Georgetown University Medical School
• Family Practice Internship and Residency, St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Ariz.

Career Highlights

• Family Physician & Geriatrician
• Professor of Family Medicine, 2000 to present
• President, SSOM Residency Corporation, 1999 to present
• Dean, Graduate Medical Education, 1999 to present

Service Highlights

• President, South Dakota Medical Directors Association, 1995 to 2001
• Member, American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Geriatrics Association, American College of Physician Executives, Society for Teachers of Family Medicine, South Dakota State Medical Association
• Admissions Committee Interviewer for Georgetown University

Honor Highlights

• Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
• Certified Medical Director, American Medical Directors Association
• Certified in Duke University Medical Center Faculty Development Workshop Series