SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – Regional West is pleased to welcome two new family practice residents to Regional West Physicians Clinic-Family Medicine, Scottsbluff.

Kendal Laux, MD, is a Family Practice resident through the University of Nebraska Medical Center Family Medicine Rural Training Track, Scottsbluff. Dr. Laux earned a medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.

Derek Shafer, MD, is also a Family Practice resident through the University of Nebraska Medical Center Family Medicine Rural Training Track, Scottsbluff. Dr. Shafer earned a medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.

As part of the Family Medicine Residency program, Regional West Medical Center partners with the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, to provide a two-year family medicine residency program in Scottsbluff.

To make an appointment with Dr. Laux or Dr. Shafer, call Regional West Physicians Clinic-Family Medicine, Scottsbluff at 308.630-2100. Physician referrals are not required.

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 182-bed regional referral center and one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state. As the region’s only tertiary referral medical center, Regional West offers care that spans more than 32 medical specialties provided by over 28 physician clinics. With nearly 300 providers, and over 2,000 employees, Regional West provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.