Dr. Cole graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and did her residency in Family Medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She practiced in Minneapolis and served as faculty at the University of Minnesota Medical School for 25 years.
Her academic interests include cross cultural medicine and integration of holistic medicine into Family Practice Residency education. She directed a large family practice residency program in Minneapolis for 15 years and was active nationally in the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and on the board of the American Board of Holistic Medicine.
Dr. Cole is board certified in Family Practice and certified by the American Board of Holistic Medicine (ABHM). She completed fellowship training at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin
MD University of Minnesota Medical School graduate 1973
BA Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota graduate 1969
Special interests
Holistic medicine
Women's health
Autism
Spirituality in Medicine
Honors
1995 Woman Physician of the Year, Minnesota Alpha Epsilon Iota
2000 Minnesota Medical Foundation Hertz Teaching Develop. Award
Community Activities
2008 to present Elder First Presbyterian Church, Whitefish, MT
1994-2005 Founding Board Member Phillips Powderhorn Cultural Wellness Center
1995-2005 Founding Member & Co-chair, Law and Health Policy Committee, PP Cultural Wellness Center
