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starting at the Lexington Diabetic Center where she honed her skills even more .
In 2014 , the family made one more move , this time back to Louisville . She interviewed with several companies but was ultimately impressed by Jefferson Medical Associates .
“ They allowed me to be the kind of doctor I wanted to be . Meeting the goals of the company , while meeting the goals of what I wanted with patient care . Giving time , allowing teaching and being a diabetologist and practicing primary care . I served patients in the West and the South , and my practice was thriving .”
Over the years , they were bought by KentuckyOne Health and then UofL Health , and then came the pandemic . No stranger to the burnout that so many faced , she knew she needed a change of pace . When she found out about a new venture in the West End , she knew she wanted to be a part of it .
“ I got to run the UofL Health - Urgent Care Plus - Parkland clinic and I enjoyed the work and trying to understand social determinants of health for those individuals .”
After a few years , she was ready for something new again and even considered starting a foundation , something she is still toying with for the future someday . That ’ s when she heard about Center- Well , a senior primary care center .
“ I interviewed with them , but I didn ’ t really take them seriously
because I felt like they were selling me something that felt too good to be true . They kept talking about work-life balance and I thought there was no way . I ’ ve been here since January , and I ’ ve had the most work-life balance of my life ,” she laughed . “ They do exactly what I envisioned health care to look like .”
With her passion for bringing health care to the West End , she was happy to be a part of the team as they opened their newest Louisville location this fall , a freestanding clinic in collaboration with the Louisville Urban League in front of their Sports and Learning Complex .
Dr . Evans appreciates the uniqueness of CenterWell in both form and function . Each day , the full team “ huddles ” and everyone from the front desk to the back office meets to discuss the patients of the day and their needs . They also focus on social determinants of health like transportation , housing and food insecurity and medication assistance .
“ We don ’ t see as many patients as some other practices . I see on average six to eight per day and that means I get longer visit times . We work really hard on access to care . I get a chance to spend more time digging through their charts and in the visit to get to know who my patients are .”
In addition to extra time , she also appreciates the functionality of their space and how that can contribute to the patients ’ health .
“ I remember at the FQHC , the patients I was serving were hardworking people who didn ’ t have insurance , so they felt like
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