Doctor Aides Rural community
Dr. Kalpana Rajdev,a formerly a medical director of two nursing homes with more than two decades of medical experience behind her, reached into an extensive medical background that also included general practice and work in geriatrics, and came up with a plan to combat what she believes is a gap in medical services in her rural Tennessee community. Dr.Kalpana Rajdev's work with the clinic involves delivering small-scale services to nearby Warren and Van Buren counties. In 2006, what she found upon joining the community of McMinnville caused Rajdev to reevaluate her retirement plans because of what, she says, is a "segment that doesn't have anywhere to go" - a reference to the number of low-income families in the region. She likens health care expenditures to a "chronic ailment," one that she, along with a band of steady volunteers, hope to improve.