Dr. Jennifer Sheffield, MD
Family Practitioner
1000 Highway 12 Hettinger ND, 58639About
Dr. Jennifer Sheffield is a family practitioner practicing in Hettinger, ND. Dr. Sheffield specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Sheffield possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
American University Of The Caribbean School Of Medicine 2006
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Treatments
- Acne
- Moles
- High Cholesterol
- Warts
- Actinic Keratosis
- Birthmark
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Pain
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Skin Tag
- Vascular Disease
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Family Physicians
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Family Physicians
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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Jennifer Sheffield, who serves patients in Breckenridge, Minnesota.
Dr. Sheffield is a diligent family physician providing care for CHI St. Francis Health, a 25-bed critical access hospital and nursing home located in Breckenridge, Minnesota. She has experience in family medicine, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, adult health, women’s health, dermatology, allergies, and urgent care.
From 2012-2019, she practiced at a rural critical access hospital doing ER, hospital, clinic, and nursing home care. She provides inpatient and outpatient treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. Started at St. Francis in 2019 until present, doing hospital, urgent care and nursing home care.
In 2006, Dr. Sheffield graduated with her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. She then went on to perform her residency in family medicine at UND Center for Family Medicine.
A member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, she is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). The ABFM is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties.
Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.
Residing in Wahpeton, North Dakota, Dr. Sheffield enjoys spending time with family and friends, going on medical missions, learning history, traveling, crocheting, and photography. She has a dog, Finnegan.
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