Kaitlin VanderKolk, MD, MPH

Originally from Colorado, I came to love the Midwest and South Bend when I attended the University of Notre Dame for my undergraduate degree in biology. While at Notre Dame, I realized I wanted to pursue a health care related career of some kind, but it took me a while to realize medicine was my calling. I decided to complete a Masters in Public Health at Saint Louis University, and at the same time worked as a scribe in a St. Louis emergency department. My experiences there showed me how incredible medicine could be and I knew that medical school was my next step. I returned home to Colorado for medical school at the University of Colorado. Through the amazing Rural Track curriculum offered there, I came to love small town family medicine. Fortunately, I also found a residency program here at Memorial that would give me excellent broad spectrum training with an amazing group of faculty and other residents to learn and grow with. I’m so happy to be here!