Kootenai Clinic Family Medicine Coeur d'Alene Residency

Kootenai Clinic Family Medicine Coeur d'Alene Residency As an affiliate of the UW Family Medicine Residency Network, we work with national leaders in family medicine, rural practice and primary care.

Kootenai Clinic Family Medicine Coeur d’Alene Residency combines a multitude of regional resources to train family physicians to meet the challenges of a growing rural community in the 21st century. We provide residents with the unique experience of practicing medicine in northern Idaho under the direction of an experienced and diverse faculty and dynamic curriculum. As an affiliate of the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network, Kootenai fully participates with national leaders in family medicine, rural practice and patient-centered primary care. Our faculty has the experience and skills necessary to train residents for rural medicine as well as inpatient and outpatient family practice. Their professionalism and first-hand experience make them ideal mentors for fostering and teaching compassionate patient care. Our practice-based environment creates a team approach to learning and allows open feedback to help to improve each individual and their teammates.

We’re back with✨First Year Friday!✨Introducing: Dr. Travis Mills 🩺🏠 Hometown: Rapid City, SD🎓 College + Med School: Chad...
01/30/2026

We’re back with✨First Year Friday!✨

Introducing: Dr. Travis Mills 🩺

🏠 Hometown: Rapid City, SD

🎓 College + Med School: Chadron State College (NE) + University of South Dakota

☀️ When I’m not at work: In the rough or a bunker at the nearest golf course.

💚 Favorite thing about Coeur d’Alene: Being able to play golf at amazing courses in the morning and jump in a gorgeous lake in the afternoon.

🏥 Why I chose KH Residency: I felt at ease the minute I met all the welcoming people on my tour. Being able to live in a place like CDA while getting the well rounded rural training I’m looking for sealed the deal.

Very proud of resident Dr. Katie Nicolich and faculty Dr. Crystal Pyrak for their continued work with the Idaho Academy ...
01/28/2026

Very proud of resident Dr. Katie Nicolich and faculty Dr. Crystal Pyrak for their continued work with the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians. 🥼🩺

They recently traveled down to Boise for the IAFP Board Meeting and legislative dinner to meet and discuss pertinent topics with our state’s representatives.

Thank you both for your continued advocacy for our patients and fellow family medicine physicians here in the great state of Idaho! 🥔

Drs. Nicolich, Yurkin and Pettigrew at your cervix!Three of our residents spent the week in Tampa at the  comprehensive ...
01/10/2026

Drs. Nicolich, Yurkin and Pettigrew at your cervix!

Three of our residents spent the week in Tampa at the comprehensive colposcopy course advancing their knowledge about cervical cancer prevention. 🌴👩‍⚕️☀️🔬

Notable quotes from the week included:
⭐️ ”Yea, churros, baby!”
⭐️ “Now THAT is a nice cervix.”
⭐️ “I just like to be called genius.”

We love our CME time! 🤓

It’s once again ✨First Year Friday!✨Introducing: Dr. Sarah Jordan 🩺🏠 Hometown: Mukilteo, WA🎓 College + Med School: Gonza...
01/09/2026

It’s once again ✨First Year Friday!✨

Introducing: Dr. Sarah Jordan 🩺

🏠 Hometown: Mukilteo, WA

🎓 College + Med School: Gonzaga University + UWSOM-Spokane

☀️ When I’m not at work: You’ll find me boat camping or fishing with my Husband, skiing on one of many mountains nearby, and reading a good book every moment in between.

💚 Favorite thing about Coeur d’Alene: I chose my undergrad for its strong sense of community, and I found that same feeling here. Being surrounded by beautiful places that fuel my soul has made it feel like home.

🏥 Why I chose KH Residency: The people. From the start, they were genuinely invested in their residents and their community, and that’s exactly the kind of program I wanted to be part of.

Wishing everyone a safe and very merry Christmas! 🎄❤️Love, your inpatient team 🔔🎁✨
12/25/2025

Wishing everyone a safe and very merry Christmas! 🎄❤️
Love, your inpatient team 🔔🎁✨

We’re back with ✨First Year Friday!✨Introducing: Dr. Duncan Biggin 🩺🏠 Hometown: Breckenridge, CO🎓 College + Med School: ...
12/20/2025

We’re back with ✨First Year Friday!✨

Introducing: Dr. Duncan Biggin 🩺

🏠 Hometown: Breckenridge, CO

🎓 College + Med School: UCSD / University of Colorado

☀️Where can we find you when not at work: Powder chasing in the winter and ripping bikes in the summer

💚 Favorite thing about Coeur d’Alene: being able to ride my bike from my house to some great singletrack after work is pretty special. I’m looking forward to learning Schweitzer and some of the local backcountry this winter.

🏥 Why I chose KH Residency: Kootenai FM Residency really stood out in terms of providing very high quality, evidence based training with rural, full scope focus. The size of CDA and Kootenai health allows for a great unopposed program where you learn full spectrum family medicine while also having access and learning from a myriad of specialists.

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Kendall for matching into a Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship! This experienc...
12/07/2025

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Kendall for matching into a Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship!

This experience will allow for specialist training in guiding serious illness and end-of-life conversations, managing chronic pain and neuropsychiatric comorbidities in patients with advanced illness, and overall relieving suffering/maintaining dignity as patients and loved ones navigate difficult decisions.

Your compassion, skill, and dedication to caring for patients and families through their toughest moments is remarkable. We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make! 💙

We’re back with ✨First Year Friday! ✨Introducing: Dr. Mat Rorke 🩺🏠 Hometown: Jackson, WY🎓 College + Med School: Universi...
12/05/2025

We’re back with ✨First Year Friday! ✨

Introducing: Dr. Mat Rorke 🩺

🏠 Hometown: Jackson, WY

🎓 College + Med School: University of Wyoming+ University of Washington

☀️Where can we find you when not at work: Find me in the mountains or on the couch with my wife and cats when I’m not at work.

💚 Favorite thing about Coeur d’Alene: the easy access to a wide variety of outdoor activities.

🏥 Why I chose KH Residency: I choose KH for the robust training in full spectrum family medicine!

It’s once again ✨First Year Friday!✨Introducing: Dr. Meredith Music 🩺🏠 Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa🎓 College + Med School: ...
11/22/2025

It’s once again ✨First Year Friday!✨

Introducing: Dr. Meredith Music 🩺

🏠 Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa

🎓 College + Med School: The University of Iowa (for both!)

☀️Where can we find you when not at work: Out in the forest with my dog Evie! Or tucked in at home with a good book.

💚 Favorite thing about Coeur d’ Alene: The beautiful surrounding geography. I feel so lucky to be able to spend so much time outdoors in my free time.

🏥 Why I chose KH Residency: Many reasons, but most importantly the people and the supportive learning environment. It’s a great place to train to be a full spectrum physician.

We’re back with ✨First Year Friday! ✨Introducing: Dr. Wesley Thompson 🩺🏠 Hometown: San Angelo, TX🎓 College + Med School:...
11/15/2025

We’re back with ✨First Year Friday! ✨

Introducing: Dr. Wesley Thompson 🩺

🏠 Hometown: San Angelo, TX

🎓 College + Med School: Texas A&M University/ UT Southwestern Medical School

☀️Where can we find you when not at work: on the golf course, in the gym, or outside in the woods

💚 Favorite thing about Coeur d’ Alene: it’s a tie between how nice and welcoming everyone has been to me having moved from halfway across the country, and how great the outdoor activities are (lake, forest, mountains) very close by

🏥 Why I chose KH Residency: I would like to practice in a rural community in the future so I wanted to join a program that had a clear mission and track record of producing rural FM physicians. I also liked that the program was located in a neat place and was run by faculty and residents that I thought I would get along with, and so far that has 100% been the case!

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Pettigrew for securing a well-deserved spot in a Women’s Health Fellowship! This exp...
11/11/2025

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Pettigrew for securing a well-deserved spot in a Women’s Health Fellowship!

This experience will allow for further training in surgical obstetrics, prenatal and postpartum care of high-risk patients, and office based gynecological procedures.

We know the skills you learned here will serve you well, and we admire your persistent dedication, compassion, and commitment to advancing women’s health. 💕

Your patients are so lucky to have you! 💐

It’s ✨First Year Friday✨ The day we showcase our new first year residents! Introducing: Dr. Hannah Wheeler 🩺 🏠 Hometown:...
11/07/2025

It’s ✨First Year Friday✨
The day we showcase our new first year residents!

Introducing: Dr. Hannah Wheeler 🩺

🏠 Hometown: Bozeman, MT

🎓 College + Med School: Montana State University/ Medical College of Wisconsin - Green Bay

☀️Where can we find you when not at work: I love spending time paddle boarding, mountain biking, at the gym, spending time with friends and family, and being involved with my church

💚 Favorite thing about Coeur d’ Alene: I appreciate the availability and close proximity to so many outdoor activities. I always came here for the Fourth of July growing up, so it is really neat to live and work here now!

🏥 Why I chose KH Residency: This residency provided the perfect mix of rigorous training all around that I feel will prepare me well for future practice coupled with a supportive culture from the faculty, to clinic staff, specialists, and co-residents!

Address

1919 Lincoln Way, Ste 315
Coeur D'alene, ID
83814

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5pm
Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm

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