Dr. James Palen MD

Family Practice Physician - Cape Girardeau, MO

Dr. James Palen specializes in family practice in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Details of Dr. Palen's 42 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at University of Missouri are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Palen

Dr. James Palen
3129 Blattner Dr
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. James Palen identified specializing in Family PracticeFamily Practice
A family physician is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family, and is trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of ailments in patients of all ages. The family physician receives a broad range of training that includes internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and geriatrics. Special emphasis is placed on prevention and primary care of entire families, utilizing consultations and community resources when appropriate.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Family Practice.

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Palen is affiliated with 1 hospital:

St Francis Medical Center
211 St Francis Dr
Cape Girardeau, MO

Education

Dr. Palen attended medical school at University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine and graduated in 1970 having 42 years experience.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.