Midwest Health Clinic

Dr. Wells is Board-Certified in Family Practice. He is a native of Freeport, IL and now lives in Galena with his wife and three children. Dr. Wells obtained his medical degree in 1998 from the University of Illinois School of Medicine. He was in the first full class of the Rural Medical Education program (RMED) at the Rockford campus. This program helps prepare students to become primary care providers in a rural area. In 2001, he finished his residency with the University of Colorado at the Swedish Medical Center near Denver. After residency, Dr. Wells worked at Conifer Medical Center, an eight physician practice about an hour into the mountains from Denver. During this time, he was a clinical instructor for the University of Colorado Department of Medicine. After their first child was born, Dr. Wells and his wife decided to move back to Illinois to be closer to their families.

In 2007, Dr. Wells accepted a position with the newly established Midwest Health Clinic, and was appointed to the faculty of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine.  This position allows him to continue teaching medical students as he works with the RMED program. Dr. Wells strongly believes in patient education to provide a cooperative, comprehensive approach to preventative and continuing health care.

Margaret (Peg) Dittmar was born in North Carolina and has been a resident of Jo Daviess County since she was 13. She and her husband Rick celebrate a 34 year marriage, three married children and four grandchildren.

Peg's professional degrees include: Highland Community College where she obtained LPN and ADN degrees. She also attended Rockford College, where she obtained a BSN, and Northern Illinois University, where she graduated with a MSN that included specialty training in Family Practice.

While spending many years in the medical field, Peg feels that she has been privileged to gain experience in Pre-Hospital, Emergency, Intensive Care and Cardiovascular, as well as general nursing. Peg is currently licensed as an Advanced Practice Nurse in Illinois and Iowa. She is Board-Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center and has obtained a Fellowship in Cardiovascular nursing. She is also a member of the Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing and the Professional Women's Initiative. In addition to being a Director on the Jo Daviess County Health Department board, Peg holds certification as a Provider of Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

Since May of 2006, Peg has been providing a wide variety of family care, patient education and illness prevention as a member of the health care providers in Galena. She is the Clinic Coordinator of the Midwest Health Clinic and shares a strong interest in Women's Health, as well as providing all aspects of family care.