Fulfilling the Mission: The Class of 2020 in Campbell Residency Programs CAPE FEAR VALLEY HEALTH PAUL TONOG, DO (’20), General Surgery Hometown: Fayetteville, NC Undergraduate University: North Carolina State University Masters Degree: NYCOM WHY CAPE FEAR VALLEY HEALTH? When it was time for the Match, I was happy to choose Campbell. My family moved to North Carolina in the 1990’s for my father, Dr. Jose Tan Tonog, Jr., to take a position as an Emergency physician at Cape Fear Valley Health, so growing up here I heard about the success of Campbell’s pharmacy school and was familiar with Campbell. When you think about where you want to go for residency, you want to know you are going to a program that is going to train you to be competent physician. The programs that have name recognition – Duke, Johns Hopkins, etc. – but, we have that here at Cape Fear Valley, too. Many of the attending physicians trained at university and prestigious programs, so the pedigree is here. Also the residents and atmosphere are great. Dr. Rachel Dellehunt (DO ’17) is now a fourth year surgery resident, so I’m looking forward to training under her. I’m looking forward to continuing to be part of the community. I owe so much to Campbell and the people here; I look forward to staying connected and giving back.
SOUTHEASTERN HEALTH Jacob Pearce, DO (‘20), Emergency Medicine Hometown: Tarboro, NC Undergraduate University: North Carolina State University WHY SOUTHEASTERN HEALTH? They were high on my match rank list based on location. I liked some programs farther away, but being out of state and in an urban setting isn’t attractive to me. In larger hospitals – massive places – you don’t know who’s-who and who you are handing your patients off to. I did an audition rotation at Southeastern, and everyone was very friendly, helpful and open. At other programs, they definitely didn’t have that sense of comradery. It is a pretty busy ED, but it is a smaller environment – not as hectic all the time. All of the staff and hospitalists know each other; everyone is very cordial and have a sense of community. In Lumberton, I just got a good feeling, and Ben McMichael (DO ’17) is chief resident there now, so I’m looking forward to working under his leadership.
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