Back & Forth

AGAINST ALL Evans Scholar Malachi Zeitner ’16 is determined to focus on the positive 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.ODDS 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. STORY BY DONNA BOEN ’83 MTSC ’96 Yes, he is tired, but he’s not complaining. To coin a phrase, minus PORTRAIT BY MANDY PARIS the irony and sarcasm, he is living the dream, which is truly amazing once you know his story.