Joy Anne Rodriguez:  

, but we had so much formaldehyde on our lab coats and the floor that no one could tell. My favorite part of medical school was the CUP clinic. Not only was it a lot of fun, but I also learned primary care and Spanish-speaking skills that served me well during my residency in California and later working in Peru. During medical school, I hung out most of the time with Dianna Williams, Troy Manchester, Rebecca Goldman Rawnsley, and Heather Earick. However, since I had two little girls at home, I was usually too busy to go out with everyone after class. Gee, it sounds like my life hasn't changed too much - I'm still really busy all the time! Workplace I am a Family Physician currently on active duty in the Air Force, but I'll be separating and going into civilian practice in November. I have been stationed in Texas, Maryland, and the United Kingdom. I was also deployed to Kyrgyzstan. I completed a Master's of Tropical Medicine and Hygeine and did research and field training in Peru for the summer as part of that degree. I also completed a second residency in General Preventive Medicine, but Family Medicine remains my favorite field. Military I have been stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, at RAF Lakenheath in England, at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland, and then at Brooks City-Base in Texas. I met some fantastic people at "Lakenhell". I was so busy all the time over there and the people running the show used to drive me crazy. I think my morning runs with KJ and having Sharon around to keep things in perspective for me are the main things that got me through the insanity. It helped that I had some great techs to work with, too, especially Kim Hollowell and Andy Schmitt. While I was at Lakenhell, I deployed to Kyrgyzstan during their Tulip revolution in 2005. That was certainly... interesting! The people I worked with there were great, too. I was lucky that Schmitty and Bedrick were there, too, because they were both great. I love doing humanitarian work, like when we worked at the orphanages in Bishkek, but I hate being separated from my kids. So, even though there are a lot of opportunities, I try not to get too many assignments away from home.