Topeka, Kan., Dec. 1, 2011) - Stormont-Vail HealthCare/Cotton-O'Neil Clinic announces the addition of Lewis Taylor, P.A., to the Rossville Clinic. Mr. Taylor has been affiliated with Cotton-O'Neil Clinic since 2004 and has most recently been in practice at the Minor Acute Clinic and Cotton-O'Neil ExpressCare in North Topeka. Mr. Taylor will begin treating patients at the Rossville Clinic on Dec. 26, 2011. Additionally, Rossville Clinic will change its name to Cotton-O'Neil Clinic - Rossville during this same timeframe. This allows the clinic to become more standardized among all the Cotton-O'Neil Clinic regional clinics throughout northeast Kansas.
Mr. Taylor, originally from Westmoreland, served four years in the U.S. Navy as a hospital corpsman and operating room technician. He completed a Bachelor of Science degree at Kansas Wesleyan College, Salina, in 1978. He received a diploma in nursing from Asbury Hospital School of Nursing, in Salina, in 1978. He completed the Physician Assistant medical program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, N.D., in 1999. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants certified him in 1999 and he was recertified in 2011. He has clinical interests in family medicine and urgent care.
When asked about his transition to the Rossville Clinic, Mr. Taylor commented, "I am looking forward to expanding my capabilities at a clinic where I can spend time getting to know my patients, respond to their medical needs and provide them with a level of patient-centered care that Cotton-O'Neil Clinic is known to provide."
About Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants (PAs) are licensed health professionals who practice medicine with physician supervision. PAs take medical histories, perform physical examinations, diagnose and treat illness, order and interpret laboratory tests, and prescribe medication. They work closely as a team with their supervising physician and are educated to recognize when patients need the attention of a physician or another specialist.
A Physician Assistant education is modeled after physician education, however, it is shorter. In addition to 4 years of college the typical PA program is 108 weeks. The first year includes classroom and laboratory instruction in the medical sciences. The second year involves structured clinical rotations, providing direct patient contact.
PAs have earned the respect of the medical community because of their commitment to the patients they see. We are honored to have them as part of our health care team.
