CMS COFFEE CONNECT REVIEW

By Michelle Miller, M.D.

Capital Medical Society has just launched a new program called Coffee Connect. This program matches CMS members for one-on-one get-togethers. For my first match, I was paired with Dr. Sarah Ko, the current CMS president. We decided to meet up at a local coffee spot, RedEye, located on Capital Circle. If you haven't been to this local coffee shop, I strongly recommend it. There are two locations, one in Midtown and one on Capital Circle. They have local, Tallahassee-roasted coffee and goods. From their website, “RedEye Coffee is a minority and woman-owned company focused on community. We're the only Latina-owned coffee roastery in the North Florida area, proudly roasting in Tallahassee. We celebrate kindness and are passionate champions for local businesses and the amazing nonprofits that serve our region. And, we try to spread a little thing we call #RELove in everything we do.” RedEye has also just launched happy hour at their Midtown location with wine and beer from 4-6pm.

During our hour-long get-together, we discussed multiple topics. Dr. Ko’s husband, Joe, had just injured himself while they were biking. He fractured his humerus requiring internal fixation, which I was privy to seeing the photos. Luckily, she was taking the week off already with plans to head to the beach. I hope that Joe will be able to enjoy it while resting and recouping. We bonded over biking injuries, as I had fractured my distal radius/ulna during residency while Dr. Ko has injured her elbow/ankle in the past. We also discussed our sons, 4-5 year olds that are similar with shy personalities and love of construction vehicles and Legos. I hope that we will be able to get these kids together in the future for play dates. We also spent time talking about trying to teach our kids responsibilities. I currently started some seedlings with my son from the library seeds so we had a learning opportunity when the toy aisle was nearby the garden center at the store.

I learned that during her limited free time, Dr. Ko enjoys exercising, watching action movies, and is in the contemplation phase of home renovations. I told her I recently had solar panels installed on my house, so if anyone wants to talk about this or to get a discounted referral, let me know. We spoke about our dread of the high summer temps. Dr. Ko experienced milder summers while in Baltimore, Boston, and London, and I enjoyed the colder temperatures in New Zealand during my recent yearlong locums.

I am excited for the next match and would recommend for those that haven't expressed interest to reach out to Rosalie Carlin at rcarlin@capmed.org