From Business: Emily Machens is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She earned her bachelor of science in nursing from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and graduated magna…

From Business: Charles Larsen, DO, is a board certified family practice physician with SSM Medical Group's Dorsett Village location in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Larsen is a St. Louis native and…

From Business: Tracy Shuman, MD, is a family medicine physician for SSM Health Medical Group.

From Business: The most important skill or characteristic that a primary care doctor could have would be a connection with the patient, especially if you're outpatient. I think a lot of…

From Business: Family medicine is unique. There's no other specialty that lets you do pretty much everything. In our business, we deliver babies, we care for them their whole lives and…

From Business: I became a nurse practitioner to get patients get access to the resources they need. I chose primary care because that's where preventive care begins. I like giving patients…

From Business: One thing that is important for people to know is that my faith is really important to me. I appreciate that as a health system, Mercy supports and fosters an environment that…

From Business: I would consider myself to be a good listener. I think that just makes it easier to be passionate about caring for what people are going through or what problems they're…

From Business: I chose primary care as my specialty because it's always been relationships that attracted me to medicine. That's the essence of primary care. You develop deep relationships…

From Business: Dr. Travis Cobb is a family medicine physician, who provides comprehensive primary care services for patients ages 12 and older. He offers general physical examinations, sports…

From Business: no longer with Mercy.

From Business: After eight years in urgent care, I saw many patients didn't have access to primary care. I hope to promote prevention as the key defense against chronic illness and long-term…