Patrick is a life-long native of Idaho. He graduated from Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, after which he attended Tulane Medical School in New Orleans, LA, graduating with honors. His Internship was at Philadelphia General Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Division, Philadelphia, PA. He then worked 2 years with the Indian Health Service, Pawnee, OK. His residency in Internal Medicine was at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. His GI Fellowship was at the University of Utah Salt Lake City. He then moved to Boise, ID, in 1976 to start practice as the first gastroenterologist in Idaho. He helped start the Idaho Gut Club with Ted Bohlman and Pat Lind in 1991. Now retired he continues to serve as the treasurer for the Idaho Gut Club. He and his wife Jolene enjoy the many great things about Boise and Idaho.