Transitional Year – Faculty
JUDY SWANSON, MD
Program Director
Grew up In Spokane
Medical School: University of Washington
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, Chief Resident
Special Interests in Medicine: Physical Exam, Board Review, Medical Humanities
CARMEN MCDERMOTT, MD
Grew up in Pittsburgh, Vancouver, WA, Venezuela
Medical School: University of Washington
Residency: University of Washington
Special interests in medicine: Hospital Medicine, Patient-Physician Communication, Nutrition, Lifestyle Medicine, Functional Medicine.
DARRYL POTYK, MD
Grew up in Southern California
Medical School: USC (now Keck)
Residency/fellowship: LA County-Harbor UCLA Medical Center, fellowship Perioperative Consultation
Special Interests in Medicine: Medical education, geriatrics, humanities in medicine, perioperative medicine.
DEBBIE STIMPSON, PA
Grew up in Bellevue WA
PA School: MEDEX Northwest School of Medicine
Special Interests in Medicine: HIV, Hepatitis C
JOHN FRLAN, MD
Grew up in Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington
Medical School: University of Washington
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Special Interests in Medicine: HIV/Hep C
KANG ZHANG, MD
Grew up in Beijing, China
Medical School: American University of Caribbean
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, Teaching Fellowship 2014/15
Special Interests in Medicine: Bedside ultrasound, Physical Exam Diagnosis, Evidence-based Medicine.
JUDY BENSON, MD
Grew up in Nebraska
Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, Chief Resident
Special Interests in Medicine: political advocacy, health care disparities/justice, health literacy
IAN MAY, MD
Grew up on Vashon Island, Washington
Medical School: University of Washington
Residency: Internal Medicine Residency Spokane
Special Interests in Medicine: Diagnostic and procedural ultrasound, Evidence Based Medicine, Wilderness medicine.
Contact Us
Jodie Brierley
Program Coordinator
Transitional Year Residency
101 W. 8th Ave.
Spokane, WA 99204
Ph: 509-474-3020
F: 509-474-5316