Show Carol Whaley joins team at Family Health Center Joining the health team at the Vernal Family Health Center is Carol A A. A Whaley an RN and BS DS family nurse practitioner who halls hails originally from California According to Richard G G. G Welker administrator at the Center I she joins Doctors Lee Dalka Balka Dave Evans Larry Robert Vincent and physician assistant Marlee Balka Dalka health assistants Vicki McKinney and Peggy and Leah Davies medical assistant and x-ray x technician BORN AND raised in northern northern nor norr thern California she graduated in 1961 from the Santa Rosa College School of Nursing is a graduate of the California State College at Sonoma and spent three years in the Public Health Service of the National Health Service Corps working in rural communities in Montana and Colorado She specialized in coronary and intensive care for six years The University of Utah contacted Carol and invited her herto herto herto to join the team at Vernal which incidentally is a unique team teaching practice in the United States Upon in investigating investigating in the prospects InVernal in inVernal inVernal Vernal Carol said she found good school systems educational opportunities for her two children Derek who is isIl 11 Il and Mark 14 and was f favorably impressed with the people I love the community and mode of life here enthused Carol In fact Im I'm in the process of buying a home in Maeser I am especially excited about the team concept at the Center These brilliant young people trained professionals in their field coming coining from all walks of life form a team that is not only concerned with the disease process but with the total well being of their people physical and mental social economic and nutritional needs as well The group presents a solid medical front each one a specialist in his field and all of the staff are able to draw on the specialized training of each individual Through this team-group team practice and drawing on each others other's expertise an assessment oft of the patients patient's health problem can be arrived at quickly and ana with a great degree of accuracy Family practice physicians at the Center are Dr Wilcken and Dr Balka Dalka Dr Vincent as a Doctor of Social Work gives marriage counseling testing and is a social psycho ho problem solver DR Dit DAVID DA VJ Evans as the clinical at the Center does not dispense drugs H He lIe does however evaluate the efficacy of medications being is used the prescription doing the job for which it was Intended Intended are are patients taking their prescriptions properly He also prevents the possibility of f two or more drugs that conflict being taken together Marlee Balka whose title litle will not be official until late this summer works directly under the supervision of physicians of the team Health assistants Ms McKinney and perform preliminary work prior to patients being seen by a provider and also do minor lab tests So what's a provider The term is used to identify anyone who provides health care in any specialized field whether physician nurse pharmacist social worker worker- or etc Health covers the well being of individuals individuals in In- divid als families communities communities com com- states and countries Medicine is concerned with the identifying and treating the disease process Whaley as nurse practitioner practitioner has been trained in helping keep people h healthy alU y in all aspects not just medically She will take history give physical exams exams shots counseling counseling counseling coun coun- and health education tion assessments including chronic and acute problems and will also make home visits IM I'M TEACHING people to todeal todeal todeal deal with illness reveals Carol how to stop sniffles before they become a full blown pneumonia cold-pneumonia before its it's out of control Our aim at the Center is to keep you well not just treat you when youre you're sick Its It's a resource center for people The health team will also serve as a faculty for the University of Utah Health Science Center functioning to train other health professionals who are interested in locating in rura rural areas areas after their training and will h have t specialty students to train family practice residents will receive part of t their residency training here Other Center employees are Susan Freeman secretary to the administrator Janet Minnick billing clerk Cathy file clerk and Debbie Peterson receptionist CAROL WHALEY joins loins team at health center |