Primary Care

Primary care is your first resource for health care. It encompasses health services to cover a range of prevention, wellness and treatment of common health conditions and illnesses. It also is where you go for checkups and routine medical appointments.

Health care professionals in primary care include physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. They often maintain a long-term relationship with you to support and manage your ongoing care.

Primary Care includes these specialties:

• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine

To learn about our health care professionals, browse the directory of providers, making sure to select your preferred location.

Check Symptoms is a free online symptom evaluation tool available 24/7/365. It can give you peace of mind when symptoms start to worry you. Located within Mayo Clinic's patient portal, it allows you to answer a series of targeted questions to evaluate your symptoms and receive a care recommendation.

Learn how to use the Check Symptoms tool.

Disease prevention is crucial to your health. Getting vaccinated is one of the best ways to maintain good health, and protect you and those you care about against infectious diseases. Vaccinations offer protection against serious diseases by stimulating the immune system to create antibodies against certain bacteria or viruses.

Get vaccine guidance from Mayo Clinic, including benefits, safety, side effects and what to know about recommended vaccines for babies, children, teens, adults and during pregnancy. For recommended vaccines based on age, refer to the adult or child and adolescent schedules.

Use your patient portal account to self-schedule a COVID-19 vaccination or call your local clinic. For information about the flu or getting your flu shot, visit our Influenza page.

Review the history of infectious disease outbreaks and vaccines timeline for information about major disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics, and the impact of vaccines and research.