Cahaba Medical Care
Carmen Collins, MD, MPH, CHES, FAAFP, currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of South Alabama and a Clinical Instructor at the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine. As a Family Medicine Obstetrician at Cahaba Medical Care since August 2022 and a former Medical Doctor at American Family Care, Collins has extensive clinical experience. Training includes completing an Obstetrics Fellowship and a Family Medicine Residency at The University of Alabama. Previous roles include a Public Health Fellow at the CDC and various positions at Emory University, including a Teaching Assistant and Research Specialist. Education encompasses a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Georgia and a Master of Public Health, along with a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University.
Cahaba Medical Care
We are a local community-based health organization that aims to be an incarnation of love, peace and justice by guiding our patients through their journey toward physical, mental and social well-being, and to be a center for transformational medical education and primary care training in a rural and international context, modeling and exhorting the next generation of medical professionals in a career of excellence, conscientiousness and compassion. Our mission statement flows from our affirmation that our purpose is to love God and show His glory by walking in the steps of Jesus and ministering the love of Christ. Cahaba Medical Care is a Community Health Center (FQHC), accredited as a Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and Joint Commission. We currently have ten sites in Central Alabama serving Bibb, Perry, Chilton, Dallas, Autauga and Jefferson Counties. Our health centers provide comprehensive primary care services, including treatment and management of chronic and acute diseases; preventative care and cancer screenings; pediatric care; women’s health services; prenatal care and obstetrics; dermatological services; geriatrics; sports medicine services; mental healthcare; dental services and much more. Cahaba Medical Care provides high-quality health services regardless of a patient’s ability to pay by offering a discounted, sliding fee schedule based on income and family size. While this has been the mission of the clinic since its founding, our capabilities have continued to develop and grow through our designation as a nonprofit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). As an FQHC, we are stewards of annual federal funding that allows us to enhance our services to those without insurance and to those facing hardship - whether medical, social, financial or emotional.