LMH NEW RECRUITS Medical providers join community
by Janice Early, MBA Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Lawrence Memorial Hospital
The Lawrence Memorial Hospital Medical Staff recently welcomed 12 new medical providers to the community, including a doctor who was one of only two internal medicine physicians finishing residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center who chose primary care as their practice focus. Martha Allen, MD, completed her internal medicine residency at KU this summer. She has joined The Internal Medicine Group. Dr. Allen attended Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri, as a Bright Flight Scholarship recipient all four years. She earned her doctorate of medicine at KU and headed to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis to complete her internship in internal medicine and pediatrics. Also joining The Internal Medicine Group is Jennifer Schrimsher, MD, who specializes in infectious diseases. Dr. Schrimsher completed her undergraduate degree at Emporia State University. She completed medical school at KU, where she also earned a master’s degree in public health. Both her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious diseases were completed at KU Medical Center. She has worked has a clinical microbiologist since 2000. She is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in infectious disease medicine.
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Lynley Holman, MD, joined Lawrence OB-GYN Specialists on October 28. Dr. Holman grew up in Junction City and earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Kansas. She completed her medical training at the University of Kansas Medical School, and residency at Maricopa Integrated Health System/St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. Dr. Holman is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and is a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Diane Knapic, APRN, joined the LMH staff in October to provide mental health consultation to patients in the emergency department and on inpatient units. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing at Wichita State University, and has extensive experience managing mental illness.