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FAMILY PRACTICE POSITION
AT THE MENOMINEE TRIBAL CLINIC
IN
INTRODUCTION:
The family physicians of the
Menominee Tribal Clinic provide comprehensive out-patient and in-patient care
to Menominee Tribal members, Native Americans of other Tribes and a small
number of Non-Indians.
The Menominee Tribal Clinic is one
of the longest triba- operated clinics in the nation
and offers out-patient, medical, dental, and community health services. In-patient services are provided by the
family physicians at the
MENOMINEE RESERVATION INFORMATION:
The Menominee Reservation is located
on 230,000 acres of rolling hills in
The Menominee are
A high school was built in the late
70's allowing culturally sensitive education to take place on the
reservation. The Gaming industry has
brought much needed jobs to the reservation and proceeds have been spent on
construction and initiation of several Tribal programs including the
The Clinic was built in 1977, one of
the first clinics in the nation built under the Indian Self-Determination Act
of 1975. A third addition to the clinic
was built in 1996 to provide adequate space for employees providing comprehensive
ambulatory care. Medical, Dental, Mental
Health, Women's Health, Laboratory, Radiology, Pharmacy, Optometry, Nutrition
and Community Health Nursing Services are provided at the Clinic from 8:00 AM -
4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Colposcopy and obstetrical ultrasound are routinely
performed at the clinic. Periodic
consultative clinics in cardiology, podiatry and psychiatry are provided at the
clinic. Tribal and county programs
provide additional mental health and substance abuse programs, in addition to
ambulance services. Medical students and
residents routinely rotate through the clinic as part of their education. The Medical Staff consists of six (6) board
certified family physicians, two (2) mid-level providers, four (4) dentists,
three (3) psychologists, and two (2) optometrists. Out-patient medical visits
for 2004 are at 21,000, mental health visits at 1,300, dental visits at 5,700,
and 1,300 optometry.
SHAWANO MEDICAL CENTER INFORMATION:
The hospital is a 25 bed critical
access community hospital that has a medical staff of 25 physicians. It is primarily a family practice hospital
with two (2) general surgeons and full-time emergency room coverage. Consultation in the areas of pulmonology, orthopedics, ENT and cardiology are provided
at least weekly. Family physicians
perform endoscopy, colonoscopy, cesarean sections and
assist in surgeries, in addition to providing intensive, general medical and
obstetrical care. A 12 million dollar
remodeling was completed in 1996.
Menominee physicians admitted 900 patients in 2004 and performed over
110 deliveries.
Most physicians live in the city of
The community high school with
swimming pool was completed in 1998. The
city runs a recreational center with exercise room, pool and racquetball
courts.
The community is a family oriented
town. All major church denominations are
represented in Shawano and the major employers are light industry. Unemployment is currently at 4%. Shawano is located 200 miles East of
Minneapolis,
PHYSICIAN INFORMATION:
The
tribal physicians staff the Menominee Tribal Clinic from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Monday through Friday. Physicians
receive 1/2 day off per week. Physicians
rotate call and are on call for 1/2 a week at a time. Call responsibilities include management of
the in-patient service (usually 2-8 patients), answering phone calls from
patients, and occasionally helping with emergencies in the emergency
department. The call physician has an
abbreviated clinic schedule. One nurse
is assigned to each physician. Clinic notes are dictated and an electronic
health record is anticipated within the next year. Patients admitted to the hospital are seen by
the tribal physician at the time of admission or the next morning, depending
upon the clinical situation.
Out-patients who need care after hours are seen by the full-time E.R.
physicians at the
For further information:
J. Kevin Culhane, M.D. Jerry L. Waukau
Clinical Director Health
Administrator
Menominee Tribal Clinic Menominee Tribal
Clinic
P.O. Box
715-799-3361 715-799-5482
kevinc@mtclinic.net
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Meet the
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