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Health Services

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Core Faculty

Program Administration

Dustin Beck, DO – Program Director

Residency: Tahlequah City Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program ‘14
Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine ‘11
Special Interests: I enjoy exercising, playing golf, watching football, and spending time with my wife and kids.
What I enjoy most about our residency program
I greatly enjoy being the Program Director for our residency program. I have a passion for teaching, both in the academic and clinical settings, and being Program Director provides me opportunities for both. Helping residents progress through the program and grow into full-fledged attending physicians has been my favorite part of my medical career.

Joe Russell, DO – Associate Program Director

Residency: NHS Tahlequah Family Medicine Residency Program ‘18
Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine ‘15
Special Interests: I enjoy outdoor activities of hunting, fishing, off-roading, water and snow skiing.
What I enjoy most about our residency program
I enjoy working with the Family Medicine Residency program due to the enthusiasm of attending physicians, nursing staff, and administration to provide a well-rounded education. It's also nice to be in a system where medications are provided at no cost (on our formulary) and no co-pay for visits. The Cherokee Nation has a passion for the health of its citizens. It is also nice to have the med school located on the same campus to utilize all of their facilities and support.

Core Faculty

Douglas Nolan, DO – Director of Osteopathic Education

Residency: OSU Family Medicine Residency Program ‘03
Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine ‘00
Special Interests: snow skiing, hiking
What I enjoy most about our residency program
Cherokee Nation has developed a program that offers a great learning environment. A rural program with a large array of specialists that allows the resident to learn one-on-one and enhance their skills to be prepared to practice with confidence.

Emma “Beth” Harp, DO

Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine ‘10
Residency: Tahlequah City Hospital Family Medicine Program ‘13
Special Interests: I enjoy spending time with my husband and four children. We enjoy attending our kids’ sporting events, hiking, watching baseball, and running.
What I enjoy most about our residency program
I love being a part of our residency program! Interacting with the residents every week and watching them develop into amazing physicians is incredibly rewarding. Cherokee Nation Health Clinics continue to provide an area where up-to-date care is valued and instilled in all of our students, residents, and physicians!

Roy Ward, DO, M.H.A.

Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine ‘11
Residency: Oklahoma State University Family Medicine Residency Program ‘14
Special Interests: Wilderness Medicine, Tactical Medicine, Disaster Medicine
What I enjoy most about our residency program
I enjoy training the next generation of physicians in rural and tribal healthcare, especially in the emergent and critical care setting.

Laila Khan, DO

Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine ‘16
Residency: Northeastern Health System (Tahlequah) Family Medicine Residency Program ‘19
Special Interests: Gardening, crocheting/knitting, jewelry making, traveling, shooting my bow/crossbow, playing with my dogs and cats.
What I enjoy most about our residency program
I enjoy working with students and residents as I feel it’s important to give back to the program that trained me. It’s rewarding to see them learn and find their path in medicine. It also encourages me to stay current and continue to learn, to be a better physician and teacher.

Natasha Bray, DO

Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine ‘03
Residency: Internal Medicine - Cambridge Health Alliance ‘07
Special Interests: Triathalons, Marathons
What I enjoy most about our residency program
Working with residents is an opportunity to see them grow, develop strengths and positively improve the lives of their patients. I love seeing residents enter residency unsure of where and how they fit into medicine, and over the course of training they develop their individual professional identity and confidence.