Michael L. Rhodes, MD - Director
Medical School - Medical College of Georgia
Residency - Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA. where he served as chief resident during his final year
Dr. Rhodes spent five years in practice at the Intermountain Layton Clinic in Layton, Utah as a family physician, and was a part-time faculty member at the McKay-Dee Family Practice Residency Program at McKay-Dee Hospital Center in Ogden, Utah. He has been a clinical instructor at the University of Utah School of Nursing and an assistant clinical professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Rhodes' professional interests include wilderness medicine and medical informatics. In his time off Dr. Rhodes enjoys mountain biking, working in his yard, working on his home computer or wandering the isles at COMPUSA.
David C. Flinders, MD - Assistant Director
Medical School - University of Utah Medical School
Residency - UCLA at Ventura County General Hospital
Dr. Flinders has been a practicing family physician for 20 years at the Spanish Fork Clinic in Spanish Fork, Utah. During that time, Dr. Flinders spent five years as an associate clinical professor of nursing at Brigham Young University, and one year as president of the Mt. View Hospital Medical Staff in Payson, Utah. In 1994, Dr. Flinders served as president of the Utah Academy of Family Physicians. He is currently the Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Family Practice, and a fellow in the American Academy of Family Physicians. In 2000, he was honored with the Utah Family Physician of the Year Award.
Bob Anderson EdD, MA, M Div - Director
Behavioral Medicine and Bioethics
"Uncle" Bob received a bachelor's of arts degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master's of divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary and master of arts in social service administration from the University of Chicago. He completed a doctoral program in health care education. After 20 years of service, Bob retired as Lt. Col. from the United States Air Force. During his career he received many honors and commendations for his work with victims of terrorism, disasters, and combat stress. Bob was one of the original behavioral scientists chosen to develop and teach the behavioral science and bioethics components in the Air Force Family Medicine Residency programs. His pioneering work lead to his selection as a national finalist for the Franz Inglefinger Primary Care Medicine Teaching Award. Bob enjoys time at home entertaining his golden retrievers.
Robert D. Armstrong, MD - Faculty
Medical School - University of Utah College of Medicine
Residency - Silas B. Hays Army Community Hospital in Fort Ord, California
Fellowship - Faculty Development at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Dr. Armstrong served four years as a faculty member with the 36-resident Dwight D. Eisenhower Family Practice Residency in Fort Gordon, Georgia. During his service, his responsibilities ranged from director of Behavioral Medicine to teaching and clinic chief. He has been a private family practice physician in Manti, Utah for 14 years. He is certified by the American Board of Family Practice and serves on the Sanpete Valley Hospital Executive Board. Dr. Armstrong currently directs our rural training. He enjoys hiking, backpacking and ham radio (N7XJ).
Nicole Clark, MD - Faculty
Medical School - University of Vermont
Residency - Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency
Dr. Clark is a 2002 graduate of the Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency and a former chief resident. Her professional interests include women's health, obstetrics, pediatrics, and general medicine. In her time off, Dr. Clark enjoys movies, walking the Provo River Parkway, and cooking. Dr. Clark has served as the Urban South Region Intermountain Healthcare Hospice Director.
Marlin Christiansen, MD - Faculty
Medical School - University of Utah School of Medicine
Residency - Family Practice Residency at Naval Hospital Camp in Pendleton, California; Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida
Dr. Marlin Christianson, MD was born in Gainesville Florida. He attended Timpview High school in Provo, Utah. and graduated from Brigham Young University in 1990 with a BS in Microbiology. He graduated from the University of Utah School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Christianson completed a Family Practice Internship and residency at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, California in 1997 and a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship for Family Physicians in 1999-2000 at Florida Hospital in Orlando. He Spent 11 years as a physician with the Navy, stationed in Guam, San Diego and Naples, Italy. Dr. Christianson is married to LaDonn Robins. They have five children. He enjoys hiking, fishing, sports, science fiction and music.
Sarah Daly, MD - Faculty
Medical School - Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency - Utah Valley Family Practice Residency
Dr. Daly is originally from Canton, Ohio. She graduated from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 2001 with a BS in Biology. In 2006, she graduated from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is a 2009 graduate of the Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency and a former chief resident. Her professional interests include women’s health, obstetrics, pediatrics, and behavioral medicine. She is actively involved with clinical research. In her spare time, she enjoys jogging, hiking, camping, reading, and spending time with her family.
Douglas Jones, MD
Medical School - Wake Forest University
Residency - Good Samaritan Family Practice, Phoenix, AZ
Fellowship - Faculty Development, University of Arizona
Dr. Jones is originally from Murray, Utah. He attended Brigham Young University and graduated with a degree in International Relations. He received his medical degree from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and then completed a residency in Family Practice at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Following residency, he served as chief resident and completed a faculty development fellowship at the University of Arizona with emphasis in Pediatrics. Before joining the Residency faculty, he was in private practice in Utah County for nine years. Dr. Jones and his wife Nancy have four children. He enjoys skiing, gardening, hiking and camping.
Russell J Osguthorpe, MD
Undergrad - BYU
Medical School - McGill University, Montreal Quebec
Residency - The Children’s Hospital, University of Colorado Health Sciences, Denver, Colorado
Fellowship - Pediatric Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Missouri
Research Fellowship - Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Missouri
Dr. Osguthorpe is a native of Provo. His interests include: outdoor activities such as snow skiing, biking, fly fishing, gourmet cooking and spending time with his family. He is an Eagle Scout, fluent in French and a great teacher.
Brent Rich, MD, ATC - Sports Medicine Director
Medical School - University of Washington Medical School
Residency - Phoenix
Dr. Rich joined Intermountain Healthcare in July 2005 as the Sports Medicine Fellowship Director. Dr. Rich is a 1984 graduate of Brigham Young University and completed medical school at University of Washington in 1988. After finishing a family practice residency in Phoenix and a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at Michigan State University, he returned to Phoenix in private practice at University Sports Medicine. He had the honor of being the team physician for Arizona State University, the Arizona Diamondbacks and several high schools. He has been active in the United States Olympic Sports Medicine program since 1994 serving as a team physician for the U.S. Paralympic Games in Nagano, Japan in 1998, the U.S. Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia in 2000 and the Head Team Physician for the U.S. Paralympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002. Dr. Rich and his wife Lori have four children Katie, K.C., Kristy and Cougar.
Karyn Springer, MD - Part-Time Faculty
Medical School - University of Utah School of Medicine
Residency - Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency
Dr. Springer is a 2001 graduate of the Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency Program. She remains involved in the program as part-time faculty. She is also the Regional Coordinator for Intermountain's InstaCare clinics. Dr. Springer's professional interests include pediatrics, orthopedics, acute care, office-based procedures and women's health. She enjoys spending her free time with her family, baking and "car" camping.
Matthew Steinfeldt, MD
Undergraduate – Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Medical School – Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR
Residency – Phoenix Children’s Hospital / Maricopa Medical Center Pediatric Residency Program.
Dr. Steinfeldt did extensive research on the epidemiology of pediatric toxicology and worked closely with the poison center while in medical school. During pediatric residency in Phoenix, Arizona, he focused on pediatric inpatient medicine and infectious diseases.
Dr. Steinfeldt is married to Amber and they have three daughters. They enjoy the outdoors — doing everything from camping to hiking to just playing in the dirt.
Shad Outsen, MD
Undergraduate — BYU
Medical School — University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
Residency — Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Dr. Outsen is a pediatric hospitalist at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. Prior to joining the Utah Valley Family Practice Residency faculty in 2010, he was a pediatric hospitalist in Richland, WA where he was also an adjunct professor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. His professional interests include reducing inpatient medical cost, medical education and mentoring high school and college students considering careers in health care. In his free time Dr. Outsen enjoys playing soccer, bicycling with his family, and water sports. He is currently training for a powerboat tubing competition. Should such an event ever actually exist, he plans on entering in the over 30 division.