The Times West Virginian - Different every day

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Published: October 20, 2009 01:18 am

Different every day

Variety makes family practitioner’s job interesting

By Mary Wade Burnside
Times West Virginian

FAIRMONT — As the daughter of a veterinarian, Dr. Lisa Flower definitely considered that career choice and even majored in animal and veterinary sciences at West Virginia University.

Then she had an epiphany. “I decided I wanted my patients to talk to me,” she said. “I decided to go into human medicine because I do like the contact with people.”

So Flower went to medical school — again at WVU — where she realized while doing different rotations that she enjoyed different aspects of the field, which led her to family medicine.

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Dr. Lisa Flower chose family medicine because she likes the variety that it provides her in her practice. Plus, she did not want to get called out at 2 a.m. to deliver a baby. When she was in medical school, she noted that “the family doctors seemed to be happier people.” PHOTO BY DANNY SNYDER/Times West Virginian (Click for larger image)

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