Thomas Balcom moved from Florence, Oregon to the valley to pursue a Bachelor Degree in Anthropology followed by a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Thomas worked as a critical care nurse at Salem Hospital for 11 years before becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner through Gonzaga University, helping fulfill his desire to make a larger impact …

Theresa is a board-certified Physician Assistant; she has worked as a primary care provider on the Oregon coast since 2005. For the past four years she has also practiced Palliative Care. She greatly enjoys developing long-term partnerships with her patients and empowering them to identify and meet their health goals. She has special interest in …

Brenda is a long-time resident of Dallas and graduated high school with the class of 1993. She is married to Jon Hess, who is a practicing attorney in Salem. Together they have four growing boys. Their eldest is a midshipman at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Their second is a cadet at the Air …

Accepting New Patients! A graduate of Des Moines University Medical School (1988) and the University of Iowa residency program, Dr. Chaffee is board certified in family practice. Originally from the Willamette Valley, he returned to Oregon and, in July 2001, began working at Dallas Family Medicine. The focus of his medical practice is serving patients …

Julia Balcom is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with a focus in integrative individualized preventative care, rural health, family medicine, and underprivileged populations. She completed her Doctorate of Nursing Practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner through Oregon Health & Science University with an emphasis on rural health. Since 2013, Julia has worked as a Primary …

Faith Shinn attended Gonzaga University where she graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing in 2017. She has been certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Faith spent all of her career in Family Practice and has a special interest in women’s health and family care. Faith started her medical career as a …

Dr. Edwardson is a family medicine physician, who has been practicing in Dallas Oregon since 1983. He received his medical Training at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, with a term  in Christchurch Public Hospital, New Zealand, and is a diplomat with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Edwardson and his wife Jeanne, a …

Dr. Charles Essex, MD is a Family Medicine Specialist with over 42 years of experience in the medical field. After graduating from the Medical School at The Medical College of Wisconsin in 1979, Dr. Essex completed his residency in Family Practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1982. His professional interests include preventive medicine with emphasis on …