Susan J. Kalota,M.D.
Rachel Savage, P.A.-C
Susan J. Kalota, M.D.
Distinguished as the first woman urologist in the state of Arizona, Dr.
Kalota received her pre-medical training at the University of California-San
Diego, and attended medical school at Howard University in Washington, D.C.,
where she was class salutatorian. She returned to the University of
California-San Diego to complete her general surgery and urology
residencies. While a member of the Peace Corps, Dr. Kalota developed a well
baby clinic in Ivory Coast, West Africa. She is board
certified by the American Board of Urology. Dr. Kalota is the founder of
the Tucson Society of Women Physicians, past president of AUA-Society of
Women in Urology, and a speaker for various community and professional
groups.
The field of urology combines the diagnostic challenge of clinical
medicine with the latest medical testing equipment to treat problems
relating to the urinary tract, as well as the skills demanded in surgery. A
urologist is a medical doctor with at least five years of medicine and
surgical training after medical school.
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Meet The Doctor
Rachel Savage, P.A. – C
Physician Assistants like Rachel are health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. As part of their comprehensive responsibilities, PA’s conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventative health care, assist in surgery, and maintain full prescription authority. Within the physician - PA relationship, physician assistants exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. A PA’s practice may also include education, research and administrative services. Because of the close working relationship the PA’s have with physicians, PA’s are educated in the medical model designed to complement physician training. Upon graduation, physician assistants take a national certification examination developed by the National Commission on Certification of PA’s (PA-C) in conjunction with the National Board of Medical Examiners. To maintain their national certification, PA’s must log 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years and sit for a recertification every six years. Graduation from an accredited physician assistant program and passage of the national certifying exam are required for state licensure.
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