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BlANtoN (Continued from Page 1) The Composite in my clinic. I also rotate through various Project specialties both in and out of the hospital. I spend time in the emergency department s part of the project to decorate the house, doing acute and trauma care. Several times Aa collection of chapter composite photos is a year I cover the hospital at night, managing being assembled. This will provide a historical the full spectrum of family medicine. I love statement about the long history of Tennessee the variety so I never get bored! Delta, and provide a visual impact about the Outside of work what do you do for fun? broad span of brothers over the years. If you have a composite that you would loan I love the outdoor activities that Colorado or give to us, that would be most welcome! has to offer. I mountain bike, hike, and fsh in So far, we have composites from these years: the warmer months. When it gets cold, I love 1968-1970-1971-1972-1976-1979-1980-2013. Davis and his girlfriend Rachel snowshoeing near silver Plume, Co. skiing and snow shoeing up in the mountains We are seeking the 11” x 14” kind, not the with my girlfriend Rachel. Fort Collins has a dedicate at least two years to teaching in some great young family scene so there are events large ones! If you have one of more from your of America’s most poorly performing schools. in town almost every night. Also, CSU is years, there are three ways you can help: After applying, I decided I would go if I got here so I can still go to college football and SCAN your copy and send it to us. We placed in a rural high school teaching science. basketball games. will have it printed and displayed. LOAN I was offered a chemistry and physical science us your copy. We will scan it and return it. teaching position in Forrest City, Arkansas, so How do you keep in touch with your Phi DONATE your copy to us. I signed up. It was an incredible experience Psi brothers today? To help us out, contact Byron Cain ’70, at that I am glad I did before going back to My pledge class has stayed in contact pretty bchome@texastourstrade.com. school. well, especially in the fall around our fantasy What motivated you to go back to school football league. This year we have an NFL for your MD? Pick’Em league that has rekindled our 2015 Founders Day competitive spirits. Several of the guys have While I had dreamed of being a physician gotten married recently, so we’ve been able since middle school, I was in it for the to see each other at those festivities. Our 10 Celebration wrong reasons. I always thought I’d be year reunion will be coming up in a couple a neurosurgeon, but my time in Arkansas years, so I hope we will have a big gathering rSVP for events at http://www.mygreekgift.org/tN_Delta_events taught me the value of the doctor/patient in Nashville in 2016. relationship, especially in a rural setting. Schedule of events When I applied to medical school, I focused What advice can you give to your on rural primary care training which led me brothers about being willing to relocate? Founders Day – Reception back to NC to the Brody School of Medicine I think trying new things and going beyond Friday, February 20, 2015 @ 5:00 pm at East Carolina University. They have a my comfort zone helped me thrive in my time TN Delta Chapter House - 103 24th Avenue South particular focus in Family Medicine which is at Vanderbilt as well as in my life and career Business Casual *Complimentary where I ultimately settled. to this point. The people you meet all over Founders Day – Dinner How did you fnd your current residency? the country have different stories and different Friday, February 20, 2015 @ 7:30 pm Ruth’s Chris - Private Dining Room life experiences from which you can learn. I During my 4th year in medical school, I did would have never become a family physician 2100 West End Eve a rotation in Cheyenne, Wyoming for the if I didn’t move to Arkansas to teach high Business Casual *See Special Menu selections/prices at pure purpose of seeing somewhere new. My school. I also may not have fully explored my http://www.mygreekgift.org/TN_Delta_Events cousin was in graduate school at Colorado love for outdoor life if I didn’t pack up and Founders Day – Initiation State University at the time in Fort Collins. head west to Colorado. It’s hard to know what Saturday, February 21, 2015 @ 9:30 am On a weekend off, I visited her and fell in love opportunities will be there for each of us, but a St. Augustine Chapel - 200 24th Avenue South with the town and the residency program. All little adventure can go a long way. Formal Attire or Business Suit *Complimentary medical students go through Founders Day – Banquet “The Match” to be placed in a Saturday, February 21, 2015 @ 12:00 pm Keynote: TBA residency. I guess the program Centennial Ballroom – Holiday Inn Vanderbilt liked me as much as I liked it 2613 West End Avenue because the computer program Formal Attire or Business Suit *$28 Alumni Price placed me in Fort Collins. I’ve had a great time exploring Founders Day Colorado for the last few years. Self-Paced Sunday Brunch Sunday, February 22, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm What is a typical day like? J. Alexander’s - 2609 West End Avenue As a resident physician, Relaxed Casual Attire *Menu Pricing particularly in family Host Hotel: Holiday Inn Vanderbilt medicine, it is hard to say Thursday, Friday, Saturday Night Rooms Available what a typical day is. I usually 2613 West End Avenue Make online Reservations by visiting see my patients in the hospital https://www.mygreekgift.org/tndelta and click on Events around 6 am, then either stay for the direct links and details or call 615-327-4707 there to cover our medicine, and use code PKH. obstetric, or pediatric Hotel Block Cut-Off Friday services, or go see patients Davis and several TN Delta brothers at Jonathon January 20, 2015 - $144/Night Bullard’s wedding in Chattanooga - May 2014. Alumni communication services provided by Te Laurus Group | www.thelaurusgroup.net | 770-903-3987 | @thelaurusgroup