Friday, August 26, 2005
When Dr. Henry Buck decided to retire after working since 1987 as the only gynecologist at Watkins Student Health Center, Dr. Carolyn Johnson said he called her and asked whether she was interested in taking over his duties.
“For a long time I had said when he retired, I would be interested, because I thought it would allow me to spend more time with my children,” she said.
When Buck retired, Watkins put out notices in various professional magazines for the open position of gynecology. Also, local gynecologists whom the staff had known professionally were notified.
Johnson worked in private practice at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for the last 13 years, she said.
Johnson said her duties as a gynecologist included seeing women for physicals, health education, abnormal bleeding, sexually transmitted diseases or any kind of problems with the reproductive system.
Working at Watkins, Johnson’s hours are more controlled than when she worked at LMH, she said.
“It’s very set,” she said. “Before, I would be called in the evening or the middle of the night.”
Another advantage of working at Watkins, she said, was that she received a lower volume of patients, allowing her to spend more time with each one.
“I think it lets them get a little more comfortable with me,” she said. “They are more able to ask questions.”
Veronica Cooper, Lawrence junior, said she thinks that having a woman gynecologist would make visiting one easier.
“It’s scary going to one anyway, and a woman would make it more comfortable,” she said.
At LMH, Johnson not only practiced gynecology but also obstetrics, or delivering infants. Patricia Denning, chief of staff at Watkins, said Johnson will not provide that care at Watkins.
If students do need an obstetrician, Denning said they would be referred to Johnson’s former partners at LMH.
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