Anne Valburg, MD, earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Kansas. She completed a family medicine residency through the Goppert-Trinity Family Care residency program in Kansas City.
Anne Valburg didn’t go to college knowing she wanted to practice medicine. It took her a bit to find that path. She earned an undergraduate degree in English and traveled to South Korea to teach the language.
“I decided that before I’d come back to the States, I'd know what career path I wanted to follow. All the books I was reading for fun were medical-related, so that helped me decide that maybe I should come back and get my medical degree.”
After graduation, Dr. Valburg turned toward primary care. She knows the relationship that develops with a physician can be foundational for a patient’s health, and she wants to help her patients get the care they need.
“It’s really important for people to understand what’s going on with their health, so they can make changes if they want to. It doesn’t matter if you have a great plan for someone, if they don’t understand the why, they’re not invested. I want to be part of that education process to help my patients better understand their health.”
What advice would Dr. Valburg give her patients? She says that it really comes down to the basics.
“Trying to get enough sleep, move your body, eat vegetables and protein are all really important. You have to get invested in your own health and understand that you may not be able to do something perfectly, but that doesn’t mean that things can’t get a little bit better.”
