KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A 1993 graduate of Kalamazoo College will be returning next month to deliver the spring commencement address at the school.
Dr. Tamea Evans will speak at the ceremony scheduled for June 16 at 10:00 a.m. on the campus Quadrangle.
Evans is a board-certified internal medicine physician and diabetologist recognized for her contributions to healthcare and community health initiatives. The College will also award Evans with an honorary Doctor of Science.
A first-generation college student, Evans graduated from Kalamazoo College with a B.S. in health sciences. She earned her medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine residency there after an internship at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
K-College officials say her commitment to improving health outcomes was recognized in 2019 when she was named a physician champion for the Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program by the Kentucky Department of Public Health.
Evans is currently a physician at CenterWell Senior Primary Care in Louisville, Kentucky, where she also serves as the area medical director for the Kentucky and Southern Indiana Market. Prior to joining CenterWell in 2023, Evans worked for the University of Louisville Physicians and led the medical team at the University of Louisville Health’s Urgent Care Plus, a clinic established in 2021 with a strong focus on promoting health equity.
She has also served at Baptist Health Richmond, Whitehouse Clinics in Richmond, Family Health Centers in Louisville, and Lexington Diabetic Clinic.
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