Christi Taylor, MD
Chief Medical Officer, McFarland Clinic
Dr. Taylor serves as the Chief Medical Officer of McFarland Clinic in Ames, IA, and serves as the Medical Director of the Stratum ACO, which manages the care of over 100,000 Medicare patients. Dr. Taylor has been instrumental in educating providers and engaging the Stratum ACO groups to progress toward high quality, cost-effective care with downside risk.
Dr. Taylor serves as medical director to the physicians and oversees the population and value based care health efforts for McFarland Clinic, the largest physician-owned multi-specialty clinic in the state, with over 300 providers and 40 medical specialties.
She is American Medical Group Association (AGMA) and currently serves as the AGMA Foundation Board Chair, having also served on Quality Council and serving as Quality Council Chair for two years. She has been on the AMGA Foundation Board of Directors since 2016.
She is on the Board of Directors of Wesley Life, a collection of senior living communities across the state including independent, assisted and skilled living facilities, home health agencies and hospices. She also serves on the board for Above and Beyond Cancer, whose mission is to elevate the lives and health of those touched by cancer.
She served on Iowa Governor’s chronic care roundtable and Iowa’s vaccine advisory taskforce.
Dr. Taylor is on the executive committee of the Iowa Medical Society Board of Directors, as Treasurer and Chair-Elect.
She earned her medical degree from The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency in Des Moines, Iowa.
