Jamie Schaeffer, MD

Written by cloakendagger on July 6, 2023. Posted in Physicians, South Clinic.

Jamie Schaeffer, MD

Dr. Schaeffer chose to become a family physician because of her love for working with people of all ages who have a variety of health conditions. She cares for babies after they are discharged from the hospital, people who are nearing the end of their lives, and everyone in between. She particularly enjoys caring for multi-generational families and providing hospice care.

She grew up in Montana, in a variety of towns of different sizes. Knowing she wanted to eventually go to medical school, Dr. Schaeffer spent a year after college volunteering at a hospice for people with AIDS in Houston, Texas. She then returned north to attend medical school at the University of North Dakota. She completed a residency at the Family Medicine Residency program at Rapid City Regional Hospital – now Monument Rapid City.

She has an adult daughter and a son in elementary school. She and her family enjoy living in Rapid City because of the kind people, natural scenery and geographic location. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, camping, and meeting friends for coffee.

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Michael Goodhope, DO

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Michael Goodhope, DO

Dr. Goodhope attended medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, MO, followed by an internship and residency in family medicine at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, MI. After completing residency training in 2003, he joined the United States Air Force and remained on active duty until 2008. He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He joined Rapid City Medical Center’s Family Medicine Department in 2010.

An osteopathic doctor (DO) is a fully licensed physician trained in a comprehensive approach to treating patients. Rather than addressing specific symptoms or illnesses, they look at the underlying causes of disease and the overall picture of a patient’s health to help them achieve and maintain a healthy life.

His father, a retired internal medicine physician, had a significant influence on his decision to practice medicine. Initially studying physical therapy, he ultimately decided osteopathic family medicine would allow him to help patients in the way he wanted to practice.

In his free time, he enjoys biking, skiing, hiking, gardening and spending time with his children.

Board Status

Certified Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

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Kathryn Fausch, MD

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Kathryn Fausch, MD

Dr. Kathryn Fausch is a board certified Family Medicine physician. She was born in Colorado, and raised in Rapid City. She attended the University of South Dakota for undergraduate and medical education. She then moved to a small town in Oregon, where she completed Oregon Health and Science University’s rural Family Medicine residency. She received full scope training, including point of care ultrasound, sports medicine, obstetrics, emergency and critical care, and wilderness medicine training.

Dr. Fausch practices broad spectrum family medicine. She especially enjoys newborn and pediatric care, women’s health, gender affirming care, and procedural medicine. She has special interest in integrative medicine, as well as weight management. She has a passion for working together with patients to achieve their goals and help them to enjoy healthy and full lives.

Dr. Fausch met her husband Eric in medical school. They are blessed with two beautiful young children. Her hobbies include hiking, camping, reading science fiction, and knitting. She is excited to be raising her family in the Hills.

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Eric Fausch, MD

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Eric Fausch, MD

Dr. Eric Fausch believes Family Medicine is the sentinel of the healthcare system. The specialty provides whole-person care and interfaces subspecialties with patients and families. With that purpose, he provides evidence-based screenings for early identification of disease and efficient care coordination to help connect patients with subspecialists. His strengths are interpersonal coordination and patient education.

Dr. Eric Fausch completed full-spectrum rural Family Medicine training at Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) Cascades East residency in 2021. There he practiced primary evaluation and management of complex patients exhibiting multisystemic disease. His training pedigree taught him to facilitate rapid evaluation and referrals in resource-impaired environments. He is excited to establish his practice here in Rapid City, where he serves as a valuable partner in accomplishing patients’ healthcare goals.

Dr. Eric Fausch completed medical education at University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine in 2018. Prior to that, he completed undergraduate education at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. He was raised in many regions of the country (NY, NC, KY, MI, WI, FL) but has found his true home here in the Midwest/mountain west. He shares this journey with his wife Kathryn and three young children. He enjoys tennis, mountain biking, winter sports (skiing and skating), music (listening and performance), and enjoys staring at the night sky through finely-polished glass.