Gayle Whitmer:  

Life The Reader's Digest Version:Jamestown College, BA 1975 (Music--organ) 2 Army tours (1984-1987 enlisted medic) (1993-1997 physician) University of North Dakota School of Medicine, MD 1993 Husband David Myers, no children , 2 cats (Sadly, husband Rick Schantzen passed in 1999 due to complications from MS. He developed dementia in 1997--actually quite rare in MS and passed with pneumonia about 2 years after). I had planned on anesthesiology and was nearly finished with the residency but got an incredibly rare illness (neurosarcoid) that knocked me out of commission for a couple of years so went into Family Practice (that which I said I'd NEVER do!!) but I actually kind of like it now that I'M IN CONTROL (LOL). (No OB,not too many kids,& out-patient only!) I work for a non-profit federally-qualified community health center where about 35-40% of my patients are uninsured and as many as half don't speak English. Over the past 2 years I've learned Spanish to the point where I can get by without an interpreter but I still like to have one available for the more esoteric stuff!! I've always enjoyed languages--German in HS & college (spent sr. year of college in Switzerland using German on a daily basis & taking French while there and using it somewhat as well) so adding Spanish wasn't such a burden as it might have been without a previous basis. Physical fitness is my mantra for my 50's and when the weather is nice I bicycle commute my 11.5 miles to work over a rural back road which is scenic and fun. Oth...Expand for more