Faculty and Administration
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Bert Garrett, MD 

Education: University of Texas, Austin - B.A., 1970; University of Texas Medical School at Houston - M.D., 1973; University of Texas Medical School at Houston Family Practice Residency - 1976; School of Hard Knocks, Summa Cum Laude.  Board Certification in Family Medicine, 1977-present.

Private Practice:  Family Medicine - La Grange, TX, 1978-94; Austin, TX, 1995-99.

Academic Medicine:  Residency Director, Southern New Mexico Family Practice Residency Program, 2001-present.  Clinical Instructor, Central Washington Family Medicine, Yakima, WA, 1999-2001.  Junior Faculty, UTMSH FP Residency, 1976-1978.

Fellowships:  Family Practice Faculty Development, 2001, National Institute for Program Director Development I, 2001-2002, National Institute for Program Director Development II,

2005-2006.

Medical Appointments and Elected Office:  President Elect, New Mexico Chapter American Academy of Family Physicians 2005-2006; President, Dona Ana County Medical Society

(2004-2006)

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Kathleen Hales, MD

Education: New Mexico State University – BS in Biology, 1979; University of New Mexico School of Medicine – M.D., 1986; Southeastern Family Practice Residency Program, Medical College of Wisconsin Board Certified in Family Medicine, 1989 – present
Experience: Practiced the full spectrum of Family Medicine from perinatology to geriatrics, including eight years of private practice and seven years traveling to work in clinics from the Alaskan North Slope to small-town New Mexico. Areas of interest include medicine in rural and isolated environments and telemedicine.
Fun Fact: Spent a winter in Antarctica.

Susan Thomas, MD

Education: Baylor University, Waco, TX – Masters of Gerontology, 1993; Texas A&M University College of Medicine, M.D., 1997; Corpus Christi Family Practice Residency, Corpus Christi, TX – 2000. Board Certification in Family Medicine 2002-present.
Academic Medicine: Faculty, Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program, 2002-present. Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, Instructor, 2003. Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Instructor.
Fellowships:  Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Women’s Health Fellowship, Colton, CA – 2001

Professional interests include women's health, aging and appropriate use of alternative therapies.  Personal interests include photography, travel
(25 countries so far), dance and collecting medical antiques.

Linda Summers, DSN, FNP
Linda Summers has a Doctorate of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. Her doctoral work focused on adolescent and young adult health.  She is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing and a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has a Masters Degree in Counseling and Educational Psychology from New Mexico State University and a Masters Degree in Nursing from the University of New Mexico. She is originally from New York and her interest in adolescent health care stems from her own experience as a Puerto Rican growing up in the South Bronx. Her research interests include patient/provider communication and adolescent disclosure of health concerns to health care providers. She has published and presented her findings in these areas at several national conferences. Dr. Summers uses her combined skills as a nurse therapist and a family nurse practitioner to promote a holistic view of patient care. Her interest in providing comprehensive health care for adolescents has led to the procurement of funding and the development of two programs, a student health care center at a local high school and a dedicated adolescent clinic at a family medicine office.  For the past nine years she has been the Behavioral Science Faculty offering her the opportunity not only to practice comprehensive health care but also to teach and develop curricula that incorporates psychosocial assessment and treatment in primary care practice for all age groups. Her present interests include traveling, white water rafting and despite living in a desert community, she is an avid sailor.

Rebecca Fresquez
Rebecca was born and raised in Indiana and a recent transplant to New Mexico. She is currently attending New Mexico State University working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Human and Community Service.

Rebecca has experience in both medical and legal settings. Medical office management, and sole proprietor business. In her spare time, (whenever that might be) she enjoys sewing, reading, baking, and her pets and grandpets.