Affiliated Community Medical Centers
As a dermatologist my concern for your skin is year-round, but as spring and summer approach it’s important to start thinking about sun and skin safety. Skin Cancer is Attacking our Young! At ACMC, we have three dermatologists and we are all seeing the same trend that is being reported nationally; skin cancer is on [More]
ACMC-Willmar started offering Urgent Care services for our patients in 1994. We realized that it wasn’t always possible to get right in to see your primary care provider and going to the emergency room can be so expensive. Urgent Care hours vary depending on the day and the clinic, but here in Willmar we are [More]
Sometimes our path isn’t always clear and you have to experience life a bit to help see where you belong and my journey to medical school certainly didn’t start in the traditional sense. Finding My Way After high school, I went to college and studied at the University of St. Thomas where I majored in [More]
Dealing with skin care issues in the winter can be no fun. The air is cold and dry and our skin seems to suffer. Does your skin feel dry and rough? Do you have places where it cracks and peels or maybe you have a rash and wonder what you can do? I’ve put together [More]
We’re seeing a high number of people in our clinics with coughs, stuffy noses, head congestion and sore throats. So what can you do at home that will help you get better and when should you seek medical attention? Outlasting the virus Most viral illnesses last 7-10 days, with day 4 and day 5 being [More]
It’s still dark outside but you awaken to a familiar noise, the beep, beep, beep of your alarm clock. You rub the sleep from your eyes, but feel as if you’ve only slept for a couple of hours. As you get ready for work you long to go back to bed, but you keep moving [More]
It started with those little red bumps and a rash. Then those bumps got itchy and your mom covered you from head to toe with Calamine lotion so you wouldn’t scratch and spread the rash to other parts of your body or worse yet to your siblings. What am I talking about? I know you [More]
Imagine a world with no insulin; how would people with diabetes cope with their chronic illness? All of that changed when in 1922, Frederick Banting and his team discovered insulin in Ontario, Canada. Each year, November 14 is celebrated and is known as World Diabetes Day as we remember the birthday of Dr. Banting and [More]
The key to saving lives from breast cancer is early detection. When women reach the age of 40 (or earlier if at high risk), it is recommended that an annual mammogram test is completed. Mammograms can’t keep women from getting breast cancer; their primary purpose is to assist in detecting breast cancer sooner than it [More]
As women age, so do their reproductive systems. There comes a time in which a woman is no longer considered to be in her child bearing years; this period is called menopause. What is menopause? Menopause is the point in time when the ovaries quit working and there is no more estrogen in the system. [More]
