InterMountain Medical Clinic offers many choices of professionals whom can provide your medical care. These professional providers are physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists. These providers come together as a team to provide you with complete and quality medical care.
All of the physicians at InterMountain Medical Clinic are Board Certified in their respective specialty. Board Certification indicates a higher standard of education with continual medical education to remain current with the latest medical care. All of our physicians have active staff privileges at Portneuf Medical Center.
| Michael Baker, M.D.(Diabetes) |
Dr. Mike Baker completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida in 1964 and earned his Medical Doctorate from the University of Miami in 1969. He did his three year Family Practice residency at San Bernardino Family Medicine in California and became Board Certified in Family Practice in 1974. He founded InterMountain Medical Clinic in 1974 originally as... |
| Kelli Christensen, M.D., CCD |
Dr. Christensen completed her undergraduate studies and earned her Medical Doctorate at University of Nevada, Reno in 2004. She completed her residency in Family Medicine through ISU Family Practice Residency in Pocatello June 2007. Dr. Christensen joined InterMountain Medical Clinic in July 2007. She has a special medical interest in women’s health including obstetrics and gynecologic procedures, as well as... |
| Jared Price, D.O. |
We are pleased to announce Dr. Jared Price as the newest physician at InterMountain Medical Clinic. Growing up in Idaho Falls, he attended Bonneville High School. After completing an LDS mission in Portugal he attended Idaho State University receiving his bachelors degree in Chemistry. He received his Medical Degree in 2004 from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Board Certification in ... |
| Andy Thayne, M.D. |
Dr. Thayne completed his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University in 1990. He then attended the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland while on an Army scholarship, graduating in 1994. He did his three year Family Practice Residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington, finishing in 1997. He was then a staff physician for four years... |
| Kris Walker, M.D. |
Dr. Walker completed her undergraduate studies at Idaho State University in 1983 and earned her Medical Doctorate from the University of Nevada School of Medicine in 1994. She did her three year Family Practice residency at McKay Dee Hospital and became Board Certified in Family Practice in 1997. She joined InterMountain Medical Clinic in 1997. She has a special interest in pediatrics and additional training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Dr. Walker is an affiliate faculty member at... |
| Clay Baker,M.D. | Dr. Clay Baker completed his undergraduate studies and earned his Medical Doctorate at University of Missouri - Columbia in 1998. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Dermatology in 2002. He became Board Certified in Dermatology in 2002. Dr. Baker also completed additional education in 2003 in a Fellowship in MOHS Surgery (www.mohscollege.org ) at ... |
| Earl Stoddard, M.D | Dr. Stoddard, a native of Pocatello, completed his undergraduate studies at Idaho State University in 1997 and earned his Medical Doctorate from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2001. He completed his Internal Medicine internship at Boise's VA hospital and then his fellowship in Dermatology at Duke University. He became Board Certified in Dermatology in 2005. He has a special interest in psoriasis, acne, skin cancer and... |
Nurse Practitioner is an advanced master’s degree in nursing. This degree allows the provider to practice medicine independently. The Nurse Practitioner graduate must pass a national certification test prior to practicing medicine in private practice. The Nurse Practitioners at InterMountain Medical Clinic do not have staff privileges at the hospital.
Physician Assistants are either a master's or bachelor degree. After completing their education they must become certified by passing a national exam and receive their license from the State Board of Medicine. They may then practice medicine with a supervising physician. The Physician Assistants at InterMountain Medical Clinic do not have staff privileges at the hospital.
| Todd Gillespie, PA-C | Todd Gillespie did his undergraduate studies at Idaho State University, graduating in 1995. He completed his Physician Assistant training at Idaho State University in 1997. A native of Pocatello, he joined InterMountain Medical Clinic in 1997. He received his Physician Assistant's certification in 1997. His special medical interests are hyperbaric medicine, urgent care medicine and cardiac stress testing. Todd is an... |
Ryan McCulloch, PA | Ryan obtained a BA in Spanish from Idaho State University in 2000. He graduated from the ISU Physician Assistant Program in 2002. He later received his Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska. He worked for Bear Lake Memorial Hospital in Montpelier, ID from 2002 until joining InterMountain Medical Clinic in 2006. He has worked in several settings... |
The pharmacists at InterMountain Medical Clinic are here in conjunction with a teaching site for
Idaho State University’s Doctorate of Pharmacy program. They provide a valuable resource and service to the other providers and patients at InterMountain Medical Clinic.
| Cara Liday, PharmD | Dr. Liday is an Associate Professor at Idaho State University College of Pharmacy. She earned her Pharm.D. degree at ISU and completed a pharmacy practice residency and fellowship with the Department of Family Medicine. She has been a member of the ISU faculty since 1998. Dr. Liday is an Ambulatory Care clinical pharmacist with Intermountain Medical Clinic in Pocatello. She is a Certified Diabetes Educator and provides clinical services to the clinic in diabetes management... |