Dr. Jenna Silakoski, DO (who ETSd as a Major from the US Army in 2019) attended both undergraduate and medical school in Ohio where she went to Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Graduating in 2012 she dedicated herself to serving our nation as she immediately took an oath as an officer in the United States Army. Serving as a Soldier and a physician, she completed her residency at the Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, TX and became a Board Certified Family Physician in 2015. Since then she has attained the rank of Major and served in many roles including Medical Director of an outpatient clinic and Officer in Charge for the Family Medicine Residency Clinic at Fort Hood as well as providing care for Soldiers and their families across the spectrum “from cradle to grave.”
As early as medical school, Dr. Silakoski saw firsthand many of the challenges that existed with traditional healthcare both in the civilian world as well as the military. Difficulties with access to care and the lack of time able to be spent with patients left her searching for a better way. As Direct Primary Care surfaced as an answer to physician and patient’s alike calling for a way to bring quality-driven relationship-based care back into medicine without the complications of insurance, Dr. Silakoski seized the opportunity to bring care directly to her patients which she does at her DPC North Idaho DPC.
Dr. Silakoski raises her two young children, AJ and Everly, with her husband Ryan who works for a company that supports our military. She enjoys painting, exploring the world with her family and continues to pursue her dreams in the community of North Idaho.
In today’s episode, Dr. Silakoski shares her experience practicing medicine in both the civilian and military worlds and how she makes her dream of providing relationship-based care and having time with her patients at her DPC North Idaho DPC. Hear her share her story as to how she ended up in Idaho and how she has grown her practice to the point she is adding on another physician in the fall!