Schedule: 36 hours a week at TMH and 36 at Calhoun-Liberty. He likes this schedule: “Except for three or four days a month, I can pick up my kids from school. That’s very important.” Surprise: “I didn’t start out in family medicine. I was in a surgery residency for almost three years. I was not in a good place mentally, went through a nasty divorce and made some poor decisions.” Why a family doc is at Behavioral Health: “These individuals need medical help just as much as they need psychiatric help. Besides, I have a lot of family dynamics with behavioral health. I even have a brother who is mentally challenged.” It’s part of his mission. FSU’s approach: “I trained at a tertiary-care center. In surgery, you’d have a fourth-year resident, a third-year resident, an intern and eight medical students. When we were making rounds, we residents were exhausted. The medical student was the last person we were trying to train. We had to train our senior residents to make sure they were ready. Unless those medical students went above and beyond, I never knew
GARRETT CHUMNEY, M.D.
who they were. Whereas at Florida State, you work hand in hand constantly with an attending physician.” Advice: “If you’re willing to learn from everybody, regardless of who it is, you’re going to go far. If you don’t, you’re going to do exactly like I did and find yourself in a burning plane heading toward the ground really fast.” Family: spouse Rachel; children Taylor Grace, 13; Walker, 9; Chasen, 4.
Hospitalist, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Behavioral Health Center Emergency physician, Calhoun-Liberty Hospital, Blountstown FSU College of Medicine faculty
LAURA DACKS, M.D. General surgeon, General Surgery Associates, Las Vegas FSU memories: “How tight-knit our class was. Also, the professors cared about us and were genuine in seeing all of us succeed.” FSU’s focus on patients: “Starting our clinical experiences right off the bat gave us so much practice that by the time we were third-years, talking to patients was second-nature. They instilled in me giving kind and compassionate care to my patients as well as being a true advocate for them.” New-school uncertainties: “That was half the fun! Looking back, we were paving the way for future classes. How awesome was that!” Family: Carson, 1, “the love of my life!”
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VICTOR GONZALEZ, M.D. Assistant professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson Member, University of Arizona Cancer Center
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