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From the Dean's Office
GSM Emerges as a Unique Graduate Regional Medical Center
In the Spotlight
Kestler and Bruker Receive Susan G. Komen Foundation Grant
Cassada Introduces Non-Invasive Technique to Diagnose Venous Obstruction
Michael and Christie Carringer: Father and Daughter Resident Physicians
Stevens Elected to Prominent Role in Vascular Society
Carlson, Hudson and McCoy Examine OMFS Board Candidates
Kurek Elected to Board of Directors of Surgery of Trauma Organization
JAMA Publishes Poem by Preston Library's Donna Doyle
Former GSM Professor Newly Appointed Mayo Clinic Division Chief
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Register by March 22: Faculty Development Workshop, March 26
Resident Business Course Lite Addresses Real Estate Investments, March 25
Residents Can Submit Abstracts Online for Resident Research Day by April 26
Inaugural Fellow Research Day Coming June 2
Continuing Medical and Dental Education
Hematology Conference Brings International Knowledge to Knoxville; 2011 Date Set
Radiology Seminar Discusses Ordering X-Rays
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Michael and Christie Carringer: Father and Daughter Resident Physicians
A daughter following in her father's footsteps to become a doctor may be common, but for Christie Carringer, MD, second-year Internal Medicine Resident, to attend medical school and complete residency a year behind her father, her experience can only be described as unique.
After a 20-year career as an engineer in the Knoxville area, Michael Carringer, MD, third-year Internal Medicine Resident, decided to pursue his passion for medicine. A year later, his daughter, Dr. Christie Carringer, graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee and followed her father to the American University of the Caribbean. In the process of pursuing medical degrees, the Carringer family, including Dr. Michael Carringer's wife Michele and son Kent, moved to St. Maarten, Ireland, Florida, New York, California and Knoxville for rotations before re-settling in Knoxville for residency at the UT Graduate School of Medicine.
Michael said the decision to come to the Graduate School of Medicine for residency was natural. "We both completed fourth-year rotations here. We got to know the people and the program. Having travelled, there's no place like home."
Michael and Christie said they chose the field of internal medicine because they enjoy adult medicine and the variety it provides.
"With internal medicine, you don't get the same case every day. It keeps you on your toes," Michael said.
After Michael graduates this year, he will join UT Hospitalists. Christie said she also plans to be a hospitalist when she graduates next year and would not mind continuing to work with her father. She said they both like to be in the hospital environment because it is challenging and fast-paced.
The Carringers have enjoyed their unique experience and said they have gotten to spend more time together than they would have otherwise at this stage in life.
Michael said, "I instructed her when she put in her first central line. I think I was more nervous than she was."
"It went well," Christie added. "He was a good, patient teacher, and I am comfortable with the procedure today because he taught me well the first time.
"Being here together has been great. You have someone to get a second opinion from or talk medicine with. We've gotten along well, and Dad hasn't shown me any favoritism. We've both enjoyed it."
