Spring 2000
From the SFFPR
Chad E. Fey, University of Minnesota. Chad and his wife, Deb, have two children, ages 11 and 14. Chad is originally from the Pipestone/Luverne area. He received his B.A. in Biology from Augustana College in 1995, then entered the U. of Minnesota School of Medicine. His first two years were in Duluth, MN. Chad also participated in the RPAP program at Cloquet, MN. Before going back to college, Chad was a photographer in Luverne, and also was a business partner in a personnel management group. His hobbies include spending time with his family, aviation, photography, and lots of outdoor activities.
Stacie A. Lenssen, University of Minnesota. Stacie grew up on a farm in rural Minnesota. She is married and her husband is a teacher. Stacie completed her undergraduate studies at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, and received a B.A. in Chemistry in 1996. Her hobbies include activities in the outdoors—she’s been a member of the Wilderness Medical Society throughout medical school, in addition to golfing, gardening and softball. She also enjoys teaching/tutoring, and hopes to be able to do this during her residency training.
Angela M. Meyer, M.D., University of South Dakota. Angela is originally from the Estelline, SD area. Angela was one of two students in her class to be selected for the Alumni Student Scholars Program. This program provisionally admits students into medical school as high school seniors. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of South Dakota in 1996 with a Bachelor of Liberal Studies with University Honors in 1996. Angela is single and enjoys reading, history, sports, and music.
Amy L. Nelson, University of South Dakota. Amy is from the Sioux Falls area and is married to Chris. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of South Dakota, graduating with a B.S. in Biology. In October, 1999, Amy was inducted into the AOA as a senior. She has received many awards and scholarships throughout her academic career. In her spare time, Amy enjoys gardening, sports and cooking.
Jennifer A. Schriever, University of South Dakota. Jennifer and her husband Troy, who is a restaurant manager at Applebees, have three children. Jennifer is originally from Lincoln, NE, but migrated across the border to receive her undergraduate education at Augustana and SDSU, graduating from State in 1995. Outside of family activities, Jennifer’s other interests are physical fitness, nutrition, cooking and gardening.
Christopher R. Smart, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine. Chris is married, his wife is a social worker. Chris has an interesting background as a British Army officer who saw service in the Falklands, Northern Ireland, Europe, and Africa, as well as North and South America. In 1996, Chris received his B.S. in Biology at the Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington.
Kimberlee C. Understock (Tams), University of South Dakota. Kim is married. Her husband works in the Loss/Prevention Department for K-Mart stores. They have a two year old son. She received a B.S. in Biology from the University of South Dakota in 1995. Kim’s main interest is her family. She also enjoys exercise, boating and camping.
We look forward to working with these new members of our team.
MARY WATSON TO JOIN SFFPR FACULTY
We are very pleased to announce that Mary Watson, M.D., 1991 graduate of this Program, will be joining the faculty, on a part-time basis, beginning the end of April. Since completing her residency, Mary has been practicing at Canton Family Physicians with former SFFPR graduates Dan Heinemann (’84), Margaret Devick (’84) and her husband, Dan Rath (’88). Dr. Watson’s professional interests include rural medicine, patient education, preventative medicine, and women’s health. We look forward to working with Mary and to having her help lead the Residency into the future.
CLASS OF 2002 Grows by One Scott Richard Meyer, M.D. will be joining the soon-to-be second year class this summer which will bring the number of residents graduating in 2002 to seven. Dr. Meyer comes to us from Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico where he has been serving as a General Medical Officer for the past four years. Before that, he completed one year of a Psychiatric residency at Wright State University-Wright Patterson AFB Medical Center in ‘95-’96 and comes to us with advanced standing as granted by the ABFP. He is a native of Iowa and completed his undergraduate education at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa with a B.S. in Biology. He went on to get his M.D. degree at the University of Iowa School of Medicine in 1995. We are looking forward to having Dr. Meyer and his family join us this summer.
Residents Taken to Court
On February 29th, a Mock Court was held in Judge Peter Lieberman’s chambers. The primary goal of the court was to expose residents to the process of providing medical testimony in the legal environment. Two residents, Dr. Etson Cameron and Dr. Dan Crossley, represented respectively the plaintiff and defense. They based their testimony on actual medical records of a law suit which occurred in South Dakota. Each attorney initially elicited testimony then took off their gloves and went after the witnesses with rigorous cross-examination. Twelve other residents served as jurors and had two minutes at the end of the court proceedings to render a verdict. Preparation of the two residents who had to go through years of medical records and meet with both attorneys preceeding the court testimony was outstanding. Following the court proceedings, Judge Lieberman and the two attorneys gave a critical analysis of the testimony of the plaintiff and the defense witness. Not only did residents attend the Mock Court, but faculty and staff of the SFFPR did as well, and it was an outstanding experience for all involved. Mr. Bruce Ford took the responsibility of arranging for the Mock Court. We all owe him, as well as Mr. Scott Heidepriem, Judge Lieberman and the two residents a great deal of gratitude.