Dr. Ashley Norris Discusses Internal Medicine

Watch Graves Gilbert Clinic's Dr. Ashley Norris discuss the importance of a Primary Care Provider and the difference between Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. Call 270-629-5111 to set up your appointment with Dr. Norris!

Graves Gilbert Clinic is a multispecialty clinic located in Bowling Green, Kentucky housing more than 125 physicians, 50 physician assistants and nurse practitioners who continue to lead the way in medical innovation and technology and serve South Central Kentucky with the same level of care and dedication that their founding fathers promised over 80 years ago when Dr. Graves and Dr. Gilbert shook hands and made a commitment to the future: A commitment to a Lifetime of Care. Learn more at

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I'm Dr. Ashley Norris and I practice internal medicine at Graves Gilbert Clinic in Glasgow. There are differences between a family medicine physician and an internal medicine physician. Internists tend to focus more on adult medicine. Traditionally we don't see children. There's more a focus on hospital medicine as well, chronic disease states, organization of the care, as you get older you tend to require more specialists involved, so I think primary care physicians, especially internists helps organize those roles. I think it's an amazing relationship that develops between a primary care provider and a patient. I know that sometimes the nurses laugh at me because I get really excited when I recheck a patient back and they've reached that weight loss goal or they are able to come off their blood pressure medicine or diabetic pills. I think that's part of the excitement of what we do to make a difference in someone's life. Whether a patient comes in for a sore throat or they're coming in for management of a bigger problem, we're usually the ones that are on the front line and see them first so that that amounts to a lot of visits and you talk about other things during those visits too and you really get to know a person for more than just a medical problem and I think that only helps solidify your relationship. I do think the landscape of medicine is changing and I think that there is greater emphasis on the role of primary care providers. There's a focus to try to keep people out of the hospital, out of the emergency rooms, only for emergent conditions and I think that that's where the primary care providers will be able to step up and fulfill that need. I think my favorite part of the day is truly when I see a patient and they've done exactly what we have set the last appointment to do and they come in and they've lost that weight and they're able to come off medication and they truly feel good about what they've done. I think it's very uplifting to be able to be a part of the success of other patients too.

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Dr. Ashley Norris Discusses Internal Medicine

Watch Graves Gilbert Clinic's Dr. Ashley Norris discuss the importance of a Primary Care Provider and the difference between Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. Call 270-629-5111 to set up your appointment with Dr. Norris!

Graves Gilbert Clinic is a multispecialty clinic located in Bowling Green, Kentucky housing more than 125 physicians, 50 physician assistants and nurse practitioners who continue to lead the way in medical innovation and technology and serve South Central Kentucky with the same level of care and dedication that their founding fathers promised over 80 years ago when Dr. Graves and Dr. Gilbert shook hands and made a commitment to the future: A commitment to a Lifetime of Care. Learn more at

Full Transcript:
I'm Dr. Ashley Norris and I practice internal medicine at Graves Gilbert Clinic in Glasgow. There are differences between a family medicine physician and an internal medicine physician. Internists tend to focus more on adult medicine. Traditionally we don't see children. There's more a focus on hospital medicine as well, chronic disease states, organization of the care, as you get older you tend to require more specialists involved, so I think primary care physicians, especially internists helps organize those roles. I think it's an amazing relationship that develops between a primary care provider and a patient. I know that sometimes the nurses laugh at me because I get really excited when I recheck a patient back and they've reached that weight loss goal or they are able to come off their blood pressure medicine or diabetic pills. I think that's part of the excitement of what we do to make a difference in someone's life. Whether a patient comes in for a sore throat or they're coming in for management of a bigger problem, we're usually the ones that are on the front line and see them first so that that amounts to a lot of visits and you talk about other things during those visits too and you really get to know a person for more than just a medical problem and I think that only helps solidify your relationship. I do think the landscape of medicine is changing and I think that there is greater emphasis on the role of primary care providers. There's a focus to try to keep people out of the hospital, out of the emergency rooms, only for emergent conditions and I think that that's where the primary care providers will be able to step up and fulfill that need. I think my favorite part of the day is truly when I see a patient and they've done exactly what we have set the last appointment to do and they come in and they've lost that weight and they're able to come off medication and they truly feel good about what they've done. I think it's very uplifting to be able to be a part of the success of other patients too.

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