AGAINST ALL ODDS Evans Scholar Malachi Zeitner ’16 is determined to focus on the positive
S TORY BY
D O NNA BOE N ’83 MTS C ’96 P ORTRAIT BY
MA NDY PA RI S
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miamian magazine
Weary after a hectic week of 12-hour days, Malachi Zeitner ’16 is glad to be heading home for a Friday evening with his wife. They’re going to grill a steak, fix a salad, and enjoy a rare leisurely dinner together. He doesn’t even make it out of the hospital before he’s called to emergency. This is his life at the moment. He’s in a yearlong general practice dental residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals, having graduated from Iowa’s dental school last year. Yes, he is tired, but he’s not complaining. To coin a phrase, minus the irony and sarcasm, he is living the dream, which is truly amazing once you know his story.
