Welcome New Convenient Care Provider

Jennifer Sanders, DMSc, PA-C

Memorial Hospital is proud to welcome Physician Assistant Jennifer Sanders, DMSc, PA-C, to our Convenient Care walk-in clinic.

Jennifer’s background in healthcare started in 2014 as a special procedures radiologic technologist in the cardiac catheter lab. In 2019, she began graduate school at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Physician Assistant Medicine, achieving a Masters of Science in 2021 and Doctor of Medical Science in 2022. After completing the physician assistant program in 2021, Jennifer worked in outpatient and inpatient general, interventional, and structural cardiology. In 2024, she moved to academics as an assistant professor at her alma mater, Southern Illinois University Physician Assistant program in Carbondale, Illinois, and currently continues in that role.

Jennifer looks forward to working in the convenient care setting and pursuing her passion to educate patients. As a clinician, she enjoys making a difference in patient lives, and finds great reward in helping the patient feel heard and cared for during unexpected health concerns. Her healthcare experience and accomplishments have helped her grow as a professional, strengthening her confidence and clinical decision-making skills in practice.

Jennifer is Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) as a physician assistant, and a member of American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), and Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants (IAPA).

Jennifer will begin seeing patients in Memorial’s Rural Health Clinic Convenient Care starting this summer. She is excited to work in the clinical setting again and looks forward to seeing patients in convenient care when she is available outside of her academic role.