Primary Care for Tuscaloosa.
The way it was meant to be.
Tuscaloosa’s First Direct Primary Care Clinic
Located conveniently near the campus of The University of Alabama, Tushka Direct Primary Care is Tuscaloosa’s first Direct Primary Care Clinic, offering membership-based care where patients have direct and unlimited access to their provider—at any time—for high-quality primary and urgent care.
All members at Tushka DPC receive::
Extended appointment times of 30+ minutes with guaranteed same day appointments—no more rushing through your appointment or waiting for weeks to see your doctor.
Unlimited in-person and Telehealth visits at no additional charge.
Direct access to their provider through telephone, text, and secure messaging through our Electronic Health Record software, AtlasMD—no nurse messages hoping for a callback.
After hours access for urgent care needs.
Discounted cash prices for labs and medications.
NEVER any copays, deductibles, or insurance headaches!
Membership has its perks.
As a Board Certified Family Medicine Physician, Dr. Crystal Skinner and Molly Gwin, CRNP are able to offer a wide variety of services across the lifespan, including those listed below.
Preventative Care
Annual physicals, well-child exams, colon cancer screening, prostate cancer screening, breast exams, Pap smear, skin exam, annual labs such as cholesterol, blood counts, kidney function, thyroid function, and diabetes screening, healthy lifestyle planning
Primary Care
Management of chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid disease, weight loss, COPD, asthma, smoking cessation, non-narcotic pain management, erectile dysfunction, hormone therapy, birth control and more.
Urgent Care
Sick visits, Strep, Covid, and Flu testing, earache, UTI, laceration, sprains and strains, joint dislocations, gout, headache, burns, abdominal pain, skin conditions, back pain, EKG, and most other urgent needs.
Procedures
Laceration repairs, abscess drainage, cyst removal, skin tag removal, skin biopsy, cryotherapy, wart and mole removal, foreign body removal, joint aspiration/injection, wound care, splinting, and ingrown toenail removal.
Mental Health
Management of anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, and other common mental health concerns.
Discounted Luxury Services
Botox Cosmetic, IV hydration, medical weight loss, Vitamin B12 injections
Meet the Team
It all started when we realized there MUST a better way…a way that doesn’t involve 5 minute appointments or insurance playing doctor and choosing what you need. So we changed it—we took back the provider-patient relationship and created Tushka Direct Primary Care. Primary Care as it was meant to be.
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Co-Founder & PhysicianDr. Skinner is a Tuscaloosa native and attended UAB School of Medicine, then completed her residency in Family Medicine at The University of Alabama (Roll Tide!). She has been Board Certified in Family Medicine since 2021.
She lives in Tuscaloosa with her family and has experience in both acute and chronic care.
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Co-Founder & Nurse PractitionerMolly is a native of Camden, Al., but has called Tuscaloosa home since 2011. Through her 12-year career, she has accrued experience across a number of areas including emergency medicine, urgent care, critical care, and primary care. As a young mother herself, she has a special interest in women’s health.