CALUMET, MI – Brianna Rahn, Physician Assistant (PA) has joined the team of family medicine providers at Upper Great Lakes Calumet Family Health Center (UGL).
Brianna was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and lived there until she was ten years old. Her family then moved to Campobello, South Carolina for two years before relocating to Cleveland, Tennessee. Brianna lived in Tennessee until going to Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI for her undergraduate degree. Brianna earned her Bachelor of Science in Clinical Exercise Science from Grand Valley and then her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN.
Brianna loves family medicine because she can be at the center of coordinating care for patients across a multitude of specialties. She loves listening to patients and hearing their life stories while establishing professional relationships with them. Brianna wants her patients to know they will always have support and a “healthcare home” to turn to whenever they need. She values looking at medicine from a biopsychosocial model, taking into consideration physical, mental, and social factors that impact health and targeting those factors in her treatment plans. “I emphasize the importance of preventative medicine and value working with patients to create a treatment plan based around their personal health goals,” says Brianna.
Both of Brianna’s parents were born and raised in Houghton, and Brianna spent her summers growing up visiting her grandparents in the UP. She has many family ties to the area and lots of family history here. Brianna and her husband Harrison, who she met while at Grand Valley, made the decision to make Houghton their home because of their love for the community and spending time outdoors hiking, camping, exploring, riding ATVs, etc. Their family also includes their 5-year-old German Shepard/German Shorthair Pointer mix, Ace, who loves walking in the woods and swimming.
Brianna chose UGL because she believes that all individuals should have access to quality healthcare regardless of their ability to pay. Through UGL, Brianna will help to bridge the gap in healthcare for underserved populations.
UGL’s Calumet Family Health Center is located at 56720 Calumet Ave., Calumet, MI. To schedule an appointment with Brianna Rahn, call (906) 483-1177.