May 19, 2012

I Care for the Community that Cares for Me!

Alan Olson, MD

I guess when I look back you could probably ask my classmates and they would tell you that it was as early as 6th grade that I knew that I wanted to be a doctor. I grew up in rural Spicer, Minnesota and I knew that this was the size of community I wanted to [More]

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    ACMC Offers Flexibility for my Medical Career and Family

    Michelle Cilek, MD, Family Medicine, ACMC-Redwood Falls

    I start my day at 5:30am with a cup of coffee relaxing, thinking about the events of the day while listening to the still of the house.  As the pitter patter of little feet come down the hall, the mom hat goes on as I help my boys Camden (7) and Kilen (5) get ready [More]

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      Mammograms, breast ultrasounds and MRI’s: what’s it all mean?

      Mammogram

      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]

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        Medical School is the Right Path for Me

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        Luke Radel is currently in his first year of medical school at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth.  He received a medical student scholarship in 2010 from Affiliated Community Health Foundation. “I first discovered my interest in medicine when I took a health class at Redwood Valley Middle School instructed by Mr. Dave [More]

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