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About Our Providers
Christine Babcock, ANP (Advanced Nurse Practitioner) earned her Master in Adult Health in 1986 at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon and her Post-Master Certificate in Pediatrics in 2002 at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to moving to the Kenai Peninsula in 2003 and joining Central Peninsula Family Practice, she lived in the Bristol Bay Region of Western Alaska. She initially moved to Bristol Bay in 1989, where she worked for the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation. While with BBAHC, she initially worked in Togiak and later at their hospital in Dillingham. In 1997, she was the proud recipient of the State of Alaska Award for Excellence in Healthcare from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner’s. Christine enjoys traveling the world and learning about new cultures and countries. (photo coming)
Jason Wallentine, MD is excited to be joining the community and medical team at Central Peninsula Family Practice. He is originally from Idaho, where he received his Bachelor of Science in exercise science and physiology from Boise State University. He went on to complete medical school through the University of Washington’s regional WWAMI collaborative as one of Idaho’s five Targeted Rural and Underserved Track (TRUST) scholars. He has personally placed a special focus on community medicine during his education.
After completing medical school, he moved to Muncie, Indiana and completed his training in Family Medicine at Indiana University’s Ball Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency. Dr. Wallentine developed skills both in outpatient and inpatient medicine across all age groups, and gained a passion for inpatient medicine and pediatrics. Dr. Wallentine is an avid outdoorsman, is married and has three children who enjoy camping and fishing, biking, and building new experiences with each other. They are all thrilled to be building a life on the Peninsula!
Michael Visick, MD is excited to be joining the community and medical team at Central Peninsula Family Practice. Dr. Visick has been a practicing Pediatrician in Logan, Utah for over 20 years. He attended Medical School at the University of Utah School of Medicine and completed his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine in Rochester, New York before settling down to see babies and kids of all ages in Utah. Dr. Visick enjoys traveling, running, reading, and hiking. He and his wife Liz love spending time with their kids and two little grandsons. Dr. Visick and Liz spend much of their free time volunteering to help doctors and midwives save mothers and babies in Africa and Asia.