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Bethesda Family Medicine
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Bethesda Family Medicine, built in 1997, is located eight blocks from St. Joseph’s Hospital. The clinic has:
- 27 spacious exam rooms
- Three procedure rooms for colposcopy, OB ultrasound, cardiac stress testing, suturing, casting, biopsies, and manipulations
- Large residents’ workroom and preceptor area with library
- On-site pharmacy
- X-ray and lab services
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We serve a large urban community in St. Paul and see 1,700 new patients yearly with more than 6,000 patient visits annually. Our patient population is diverse—35% Asian, 25% African American, 20% Caucasian, 10% Hispanic, and 10% other.
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| Ila Harris, PharmD, our on-site clinical pharmacist, co-precepts residents and is available for consultation on patients with complicated medication issues. She sees patients for medication assessment, recommendations, and education. Once a month she lectures to residents on drug therapy topics. |
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Clinic preceptors include the residency faculty and family physicians practicing in the surrounding area. In addition, several graduates from our program enjoy returning to Bethesda Family Medicine to precept on a monthly basis. |
| Each resident and faculty member is assigned daily to a team of two or three medical staff. The team could include certified medical assistants, LPNs, RNs, x-ray, lab techs, a nurse manager—all well-trained in assisting physicians. They room the patients, provide vitals, give vaccines, check peak flows, perform OB non-stress tests, conduct vision and hearing screening tests, and often interpret for our non-English-speaking patients. |
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The ability to have x-ray on-site and perform many lab tests in-house provides our physicians with accurate and rapid diagnostic results when they need them. |
| Front office employees make appointments, field phone calls, and check in patients. Same day appointments are always available for patients with acute care concerns. |
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The medical records staff organize patient data and keep the charts up-to-date. We are incorporating EMR to provide timely access to patient records throughout the clinic. |
| Mike Underwood, RPH, owns and runs Capitol Pharmacy, located in the Bethesda Family Medicine building since 1978. He is a valuable resource for medication information and costs. |
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