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We'd like to give you an idea of what to expect during your appointment. You can expect to be at our office for approximately five hours. For the first hour, you and your significant other will meet with Dr. Rankin in order to get to know you better. The meeting will be like an interview designed to discuss your current medical problems, your past medical history, academic achievement, vocational history and family history.

After the interview, the rest of the time will be spent taking standardized tests of attention, memory, learning, intelligence, language use, and complex problem solving. You will also be asked to complete paper-and-pencil inventories describing your mood. All of this information will be scored and interpreted within the context of your interview information. A report will be written and sent to your health care professional who referred you. You may ask that we send the report to anyone else you want to have your results. Finally, Dr. Rankin will meet with you at the end of the appointment in order to provide you an understanding of the results of the examination.

You can do your part to help. Because there is so much to do during this one-time evaluation meeting, it is important that you complete the questionnaire (available here: history questionnaire) prior to the appointment time. If you have any questions or you might be late, please let us know. You can telephone us at (904) 281-0493 or email Dr. Rankin. Like your other health care professionals, Dr. Rankin's considers your time valuable and thereby wishes to help you get through this evaluation process competently and efficiently.

Directions to our office:

(also available as a printable PDF)
Off of J. Turner Butler Boulevard (JTB, also known as State Road 202), exit onto Belfort/Salisbury Road, and head north onto Belfort Road. Proceed 0.1 miles to Southpoint Parkway, which is right across from St. Luke's Hospital.

At this intersection, turn left at the light. Proceed on Southpoint Parkway approximately 0.4 miles (continuing past the intersection with Southpoint Drive North/East). Past this intersection on the right will be the Southpoint Office Center complex. Turn right just before the complex, and drive past the first group of buildings to the next group of buildings in the rear of the complex. Our address is 6817 Southpoint Parkway, Suite 803, Jacksonville, Florida. Feel free to park in the parking spaces along the front of the building. We look forward to seeing you.