

In primary care, one of her main roles was to help the patient make sense of competing or seemingly contradictory recommendations from other sources, including specialists, friends and family, and the internet, while also coordinating a team comprised of professionals from multiple disciplines, with different areas of expertise, but all with a common goal.


Ottawa County Department of Public HealthĪfter completing medical school at Southern Illinois University in 2005 and Family Medicine residency at Grand Rapids Family Medicine Residency in 2008, Gwen Unzicker, MD, practiced outpatient primary care in multiple clinical settings, including a Community Health Center for uninsured and under-insured patients, a Family Medicine Residency Health Center (where she also served as a core faculty member), and an employer-based primary care clinic.
