Current Residents and Resident Bios
Primary Care Residents 2009- 10
PGY 1
Jared Davis, University of Kansas
Jarred Freese, University of Washington
Jennifer Holmes, University of Texas Southwestern
Reuven Kimmerling, Oregon Health & Science University
Elma Kreso, University of Colorado Denver
Mark Learned, University of Washington
Jonathon Reither, University of Michigan
Rachael Dirksen, University of Iowa
Andrew Tomlinson, University of Texas Southwestern
Roger Turcotte, University of Washington
PGY 2
Jaclyn Fertig, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tracey Hansel, Oregon health & Science University
Kevin Hartman, University of Cincinnati
Benjamin Heinzen, University of Wisconsin
Melissa Hippely, University of Colorado
John Kim, Temple University
Schuyler Livingston, Emory University
Erin Marcum, University of Washington
Shabnam Showell, University of Colorado
Jennifer Stichman, University of Washington
PGY 3
Tanner Caverly, Ohio State University
Brandon Combs, St. Louis University
Lindsey DePena, University of California-San Francisco
Laura Donigan, University of Nebraska
Emily Downing, University of Minnesota
Timothy Eldridge, University of Iowa
Lauren Holmes, University of North Carolina
Anna Kendrick, University of Arkansas
Sean Martin, Baylor College
Tricia Yeo, University of Hawaii
Resident Bios
Jarred Freese, MD, is a first year intern in the primary care track.
He moved to Colorado from Seattle where he attended the University of Washington for medical school.
He chose the University of Colorado specifically for its strong primary care track,
its emphasis on rural medicine, and its unbeatable location. He is excited to be living on the
front range while learning medicine from some great senior residents and attendings. Jarred grew
up on a dairy farm in Iowa and got his undergraduate degree in Dairy Science from Iowa State.
Following undergrad, Jarred spent three years selling bovine somatotropin to dairy farmers.
Realizing sales wasn’t for him, he transitioned to medicine. He moved to Colorado with his wife Hannah
who is a dietician, and their 11 month old son Noah. Outside of the hospital, Jarred enjoys spending
time with his wife and son, family hikes, barbequing, biking, and skiing. Jarred and his wife love the
quality of life Denver offers, the limited traffic, the reasonable cost of living and Denver’s quick access
to the mountains. Early in his internship, Jarred has been very impressed with his fellow interns,
enjoys his continuity clinic, and likes the camaraderie that has already developed amongst the PC interns.
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Tanner Caverly, MD, went to Ohio state for medical school where he reaffirmed his interest in general internal medicine and the challenge of caring for patients with multiple complex medical problems. He was attracted to UCD for multiple reasons. First, the primary care track emphasized issues concerning chronic disease and disease prevention that he felt were often overlooked in residency programs. Also, there were established avenues through mentoring and research electives for him to get involved in primary care/policy research. Probably most important though is that his wife Lindsay, who is a pediatrics intern, liked the University of Colorado just as much as he did. The only downside was the amount of sunshine, since he enjoys overcast and rainy days every now and then. So far he has been impressed by how competent and down to earth his fellow residents are. He loves to cook and eat food and is embarassed at how much time he has spent watching the food channel. His greatest culinary acheivement so far has been causing a nose bleed from a very fiery chili recipe. He is looking forward to being outside as much as possible during residency and do as much backpacking, skiing, golfing, and fly-fishing as is financially feasible.
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Shabi Showell, MD is a Denver native, and a graduate of the University of Colorado Medical School.
There are many reasons that she chose to stay at the University of Colorado for residency,
but perhaps the greatest reason was the opportunity to be a part of the primary care tract.
She says that the best thing about the primary care tract is the opportunity to tailor your residency
to meet your needs. As an aspiring primary care physician, it was important to Shabi to have a lot of
exposure to ambulatory medicine, and this curriculum is impressive in that it grants residents
the exposure to ambulatory care that is limited in many training programs.
Primary care is truly a priority to the University of Colorado program, and residents are provided
with great mentors who are invested in making this the best experience possible.
Shabi was also impressed with the many opportunities that this program offers for residents
to become involved in both throughout the community, and nationally. She is currently applying
to be a representative for the Society of General Internal Medicine on the Clinical Practice Committee.
Some of her interests outside of medicine include spending time with her husband Brandon,
skiing (both water and snow), cooking, and hip-hop dancing. She can honestly say that Colorado is the
best place to live because it is sunny throughout all four seasons, which allows you to do any activity
you want throughout the entire year. There is no greater place to be!
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