At Vanguard, our mission is to make a positive impact on our patients, our community, and our world. We often say, we just happen to be a medical practice. Regardless of whether we were a hotel, construction company, or medical practice, our mission of making a positive impact would be unchanged. We always want to […]
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Mom and Manager: A Stay-At-Home Mom Finds Her Next Career
Part of the Women on Their 2nd Careers Series Personal values are not something we turn on and off. They are as much a part of making us who we are as our eye color, our laugh, or other physical traits. Beth Parke, Billing Manager at Vanguard Skin Specialists, embodies the value of seeing things […]
Finding Your Joy at Vanguard: Why Vanguard Is a Terrific Place to Work
There’s an African proverb we love at Vanguard, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” In other words, we can’t expect to be great on our own—we’re all in this together. This is why we operate as one team and do not let our fellow team […]
From Administrator to Medical Provider – A Lesson in Creating a “Life Budget” (Emily Reynolds, FNP-BC DCNP)
Welcome to Part 1 of our series “Vanguard Women on Their Second Careers.” We begin by featuring Emily Reynolds who considered her whole story when determining her career path to become a dermatology nurse practitioner. “I really love how everyone at Vanguard Skin Specialists does their best for the patients,” Emily Reynolds offers as one […]
Vanguard Skin Specialists – Voted Top Docs
Dr. Michael Leslie and Dr. Vinh Chung have once again been voted as Top Docs by a vote of physicians in El Paso County. Dr. Michael Leslie is recognized as a top dermatopathologist and Dr. Vinh Chung is recognized as a top Mohs surgeon. The two dermatologists are grateful for being voted by their physician […]
Pikes Peak or Bust
Vanguard celebrates its 10 year anniversary this month. Dr. Vinh Chung shares the story of how Vanguard began. I often say that Vanguard Skin Specialists began with a failure. After 10 years of moving all over the world, my wife and I wanted to find a place we could settle, put down roots, and raise […]
Our Medical Providers – Before and Now Photos
Vanguard celebrates turning 10 years old this month. We’re celebrating with birthday decorations and cookies in the office. We even have a temporary slideshow featuring our medical providers at age 10. In case you aren’t in the office this month, we share their photos with you here.