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Friday, February 23, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
Doctors profiled in new brochure
Watkins aims to improve rep
By Steve Balley
Kansan staff writer
In an effort to improve Watkins Memorial Health Center's reputation among students, a brochure will be mailed to new students in May, a Watkins official said Wednesday.
cians, will be mailed before
The new brochure, which will explain the backgrounds and qualifications of each of Watkins' 10 physicians, will be
mailed before summer orientation, said Jim Strobl, Watkins director. It also will be available at Watkins in the near future.
training in a 'monical specialty area'. Strobi said that Watkins' reputation among students might not be as strong as it could and that he hoped the brochure would help improve the reputation.
training in a medical specialty area.
Watkins has never sent out material describing the qualifications of its physicians, Strobl said.
'I think the doctors want to improve the reputation of the health center because some of them went to school here and know the things people say about it.'
Strobi said that based on satisfaction surveys given periodically to
"I think the reputation of the health center is improving," he said. "The doctors are very responsible for that trend. I think the doctors want to improve the reputation of the health center because some of them went to school here and know the things people say about it."
"We have an extremely qualified staff, and the brochure is our way of letting the students know we offer quality medical care." Strobl said.
Jim Strobl Watkins director
The brochure gives background information on the physicians and lists areas of specialization and board certification for each. Seven of the 10 physicians at Watkins are certified in a medical specialty.
Board certification is a nationally recognized symbol of quality signifying that a physician has earned a medical degree and also has received at least three years of additional
students, students were satisfied with the care they received at Watkins.
Kelly Rowen, Omaha, Neb., junior, said she went to Watkins for the first time last week.
"I always thought they weren't very credible, from what I had heard about them," Rowen said. "I figured they would just move me in and out of the house when I went in, when we went in, they were really nice and helped me feel a lot better."
Mindy Meek, Sugarland, Texas, sophomore, said, "The first time I met you was last fall to expect. I think they do a good job. It seems the doctors there really care."
William Brandenberger, one of eight Med Center graduates at Watkins, examines Coleen Dodson, Little Rock, Ark., sophomore.
Med Center grads enjoy Watkins practice
By Steve Bailey
Kansan staff writer
Eight of 10 full-time doctors at Watkins Memorial Health Center are University of Kansas Medical Center graduates, many of which are KU's younger and healthier student population
Jim Strobl, Watkins director, said student health was becoming a more attractive option for physicians going into practice.
students because they are young and, for the most part, healthy. The University atmosphere is also very attractive to most because of the benefits involved, like going to the basketball games or working out over at Robinson.
Strobl also said having eight Med Center graduates was not coincidental. Watkins searches for physicians by advertising in regional publications and by notifying medical schools in surrounding states when a staff position becomes available.
"Student health is the place to be for many doctors," he said. "Doctors like to work with
physicians," he said. "I think a lot of them are familiar with the Lawrence campus and with Watkins. We get more applicants from the Med Center than anywhere else."
"The Med Center turns out very qualified
Charles Yockey, Watkins chief of staff, said he had been in private practice in Wichita for five years before coming to Watkins in 1986. Yockey graduated from the Med Center in 1972.
Ann McBride, Watkins physician, said she chose to work at Watkins because of the type of work she would be doing and because she was from Lawrence.
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