MEDICAL DISTRICT — Essentia Health Urgent Care–Duluth has added a familiar name to its roster: Emily Martinson, a certified physician assistant and recent graduate of the College of St. Scholastica.
“I recently graduated after completing most of my training through Essentia,” said Martinson. “I found that all employees were welcoming and helpful with my education, and this was a team I wanted to be part of.”
Martinson’s story is about coming full circle. She trained inside the same hallways and exam rooms where she’ll now care for patients — a homegrown addition to a system that clearly made an impression.
“As a new graduate, urgent care is a specialty that allows me to use all the skills I learned in school, and see cases that involve multiple body systems,” Martinson said. “I am also excited for the opportunity to have a patient population that spans from pediatrics to geriatrics.”
She’s certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and brings a Duluth-bred sense of calm to a place that rarely slows down.
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Essentia Health’s mission is to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. An integrated nonprofit health system, Essentia relentlessly pursues that mission at its 14 hospitals, 80 clinics, 29 retail pharmacies, six long-term care facilities, three assisted living facilities, three independent living facilities, seven ambulance services and one research institute. Essentia has about 15,500 employees, including 2,350 physicians and advanced practitioners who provide expert, compassionate care to serve patients in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.