Our dedicated faculty take a hands-on approach to teaching, and while our preceptors are approachable and enjoy open interaction, there's nothing casual about their attitude toward quality medicine and a challenging curriculum. But when the work day is finished, they plunge into a variety of pastimes or into serious relaxation in one of the most beautiful natural areas left in the world... the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!
Full-Time faculty
Our faculty physicians are all board certified and each bring unique strengths and interests to the program. As you'll see in the biographies of our faculty, the scope of interests outside of medicine is truly global, but our priorities center around our families. Life in Marquette is about balance, and we strive to structure the residency program so that our residents receive excellent education and achieve a semblance of balance as well.
The faculty meets weekly to discuss the operations and plans for the program, with the chief residents helping to make this a time for honest exchange of ideas, sharing and growth. Faculty work sessions serve to maintain the sense of shared purpose in setting long-range goals. The faculty, individually and collectively, have made a commitment to the program and community.
Undergraduate degree: Michigan Technological University
Medical degree: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, M.D.
Residency: Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program, Marquette, MI
Board Certified: Family Medicine
James Heron, M.D.
Catherine Kroll, D.O.
Ralph Olson, PhD
Undergraduate degree: Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN – B.A.
Graduate degrees: Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID – M.S.; West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV – PhD
Internship: Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Syracuse, NY
Board Certified: Behavior Analysis
Scott Pynnonen, M.D.
Undergraduate degree: Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI – B.S.
Medical degree: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, M.D.
Residency: Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program, Marquette, MI
Board Certified: Family Medicine
Thomas Schacht, M.D.
Undergraduate degree: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Cellular Biology – B.S.
Medical degree: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, M.D.
Internship and Residency: University of Chicago, Internal Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Full-time faculty biographies:
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WILLIAM M. SHORT, M.D.
In April 2011, William M. Short, M.D., was named CEO and Community Assistant Dean of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine - Upper Peninsula Region. He was previously the Director of the Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program, and a member of the program’s fourth graduating class. Dr. Short spent 12 years as an Assistant Director of the Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program prior to his promotion as Director.
Dr. Short has overseen two ACGME residency program reviews, receiving the highest rating after each evaluation. He is actively involved in the oversight of every aspect of the educational program. In addition, Dr. Short has added qualifications in Addiction Medicine and promotes resident education in this field. His unique insight in addiction management provides an exceptional added benefit to residents graduating from this program.
Keeping current on residency training requirements and developing innovative methods of integrating change into the program remains a satisfying aspect of Dr. Short's experience. He also takes great pleasure in the relationships developed with residents during their training and beyond.
On a personal note, Dr. Short is married and has four children. He enjoys the out of doors, especially hiking, biking, and cross country skiing. He also enjoys spending time with his family at their cottage in the western portion of the Upper Peninsula.
Credentials
Undergraduate degree: Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, Biology – B. S.
Medical Degree: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Internship: Marquette General Hospital, Marquette, MI
Residency: Marquette Family Medicine Residency, Marquette, MI
Board Certified: Family Medicine through the ABFM
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STUART K. JOHNSON, DO
In April 2011, Stuart K. Johnson, D.O., was named Program Director of the Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program. His position prior to the promotion was Director of Osteopathic Medical Education and assistant program director.
Dr. Johnson has a special interest in promoting the principles of osteopathic medicine. His belief in these principles has instilled a desire to promote osteopathic medical education in the residency and throughout the community.
Dr. Johnson is also involved in directing the PALS course and assists in instructing the ALSO and Advanced Airway courses offered to the medical community.
He completed the Primary Care Faculty Development Fellowship Program through Michigan State University in 2004 and a National Institute of Program Directors Fellowship in June of 2008.
His clinical interests involve Osteopathic Manual Medicine, Obstetrics, Disease Prevention, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In 2010 he was named Associate Medical Director of the Lake Superior Hospice and in 2011 he attended the Palliative Care Education and Practice through Harvard Medical School. He carries a certificate of added qualification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Dr. Johnson is involved in local church and community activities. He and his wife enjoy raising their five children. His interests include woodworking, remodeling, cycling and outdoor activities.
Medical Degree: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI– D.O.
Internship: Mercy General Health Partners, Muskegon, MI
Residency: Marquette Family Medicine Residency, Marquette, MI
Board Certified: Family Medicine through the AOBFP and the ABFM
Certificate of Added Qualification: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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SUZANNE CLARKE, M.D.
Dr. Clarke is an Assistant Director at the Residency. She was born and raised in rural lower Michigan, receiving her bachelor degree from Albion College with majors in Biology and Psychology. She received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU-CHM) on the UP Campus and completed her Family Practice Residency training at the Mid-Michigan Regional Medical Center in Midland. Dr. Clarke is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice and completed a Primary Care Faculty Development Fellowship at MSU. She is also a member of the American Academy of Family Practice, the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine and the Christian Medical and Dental Association.
Dr. Clarke practiced the full spectrum of rural medicine in Ironwood, Michigan, for seven years. Precepting medical student rotations in Ironwood led to her interest in teaching and she then joined the Residency Program in 2000.
Special interests include Resident well-being, family-centered maternity care, rural health care issues, women’s health care, and international medical missions. She has been involved with the residents in short term medical mission trips to Guatemala, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Dr. Clarke is the faculty advisor for first-year residents and Director of the Family Medicine Clerkship for medical students at the MSU-CHM Upper Peninsula Campus. She particularly enjoys the interactions with the medical students and residents and sees them as an “opportunity to help develop tomorrow’s physicians.”
Dr. Clarke’s personal interests include singing, swimming, taking walks with her dog, Prance, cruising with the local Corvette Club, and just about anything else that takes advantage of the beauty of God’s Country!
Credentials
Undergraduate degree: Albion College, Albion MI; Bachelor of Arts in Biology/Psychology
Medical Degree: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI – M.D.
Residency: MidMichigan Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Midland, MI
Board Certified: Family Medicine through the ABFM
Certificate of Added Qualification: Primary Care Faculty Development Fellowship
After graduating from the Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program in 1995, Dr. M. Scott Doughty worked in the UP and Alaska for two years before moving to Zuni, New Mexico. There he worked with the Indian Health Service for 10 years as a family physician and diabetes program director. In addition to the richness of a cross-cultural experience, Scott returns to Marquette with a better understanding of community-oriented primary care, Native American health issues and rural family medicine.
Scott also returns with a bigger family. He and his wife, Amy, a certified nurse-midwife, now have three daughters. They look forward to hiking, berry-picking/eating, cycling, dog sledding, and connecting with old and new friends.
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BO ROWAN, D.O.
Dr. Rowan joined the Marquette Family Medicine Residency faculty in July, 2012.He graduated from the residency program in 2011, and then spent a year in Erie, PA, honing his OMT skills during his neuromusculoskeletal medicine fellowship. He is happy to return to Marquette, where he also spent time during his undergraduate training at Northern Michigan University.
His special interests include osteopathic manual medicine, office procedures, research, OB and pediatrics. He also enjoys helping patients with management of their chronic conditions, and has a fledgling interest in nutritional medicine.
Dr. Rowan, who is originally from the Detroit area, is a big sports fan and likes all of the Detroit teams. He and his wife, who is a native Yooper, like being back in the Upper Peninsula. They spend time together hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and going to the U.P. State Fair. The only time they don’t agree is when the Packers are playing the Lions.
Dr. Waite joined the faculty of the Marquette Family Residency Program in February, 2008. He is a former Marquette resident, having graduated in 1999. In the interim, he practiced in a small Family Medicine group on Whidbey Island, in the Puget Sound in Washington State. His undergraduate training was in Anthropology at Washington State University, and he received his MD from the University of Washington School of Medicine. His intent was always to practice Family Medicine in a rural setting, and he participated in the WAMI (Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) rural medicine track in medical school.
His special interests include EMR/EHR, chronic disease management, billing and coding, and implementing the concepts of TransforMed and the Future of Family Medicine, which focus on the quality of the delivery of health care.
He and his wife are very happy to be back in the U.P. and their two daughters love the outdoor activities available. He enjoys hiking, camping, kayaking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing, and is still perfecting his igloo building techniques.
Susan is the Residency Administrator for our program. She has worked within the health system for more than 23 years, 15 of those have been with the Residency. Susan ensures that residents are fulfilling all required curriculum to complete their family medicine training. She is also responsible for receiving and reviewing ERAS applications and arranging residency interviews. Her knowledge of ERAS and the overall recruitment experience ensures all applicants receive a worthwhile interview in Marquette.
Susan became Michigan’s first family medicine administrator to be certified in graduate medical education training administration with added qualifications in family medicine by the National Board of Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME). TAGME is a certification process to assess the expertise and competence needed to successfully manage graduate medical education programs. She currently serves as a member of the TAGME Family Medicine Review Board which entails writing and scoring assessments.
Susan is active with the Association of Family Medicine Administration (AFMA) volunteering to be a mentor for other family medicine coordinators and administrators. She served a four-year term on the AFMA board and was board president in 2011-12. She has been a presenter at the Residency Program Solutions Conference, the National Center for the Evaluation of Family Medicine Residency Program Annual Conference, and the Residency Program Solutions Conference. In 2011 she was named a finalist for the ACGME’s “GME Program Coordinator Excellence” Award.
Susan previously attended Northern Michigan University and is currently re-enrolled pursuing a degree in Communications. She is a native of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and enjoys flower gardening, traveling, playing tennis and watching her boys play sports.
Family Medicine Residency, 1414 West Fair Ave. Suite 36, Marquette MI 49855
