There was, he explains, no such thing as a pediatric orthopedic residency in 1963. He chose to become a surgeon and did his residency in general, orthopedic and hand surgery at Marquette University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University from 1966 to 1970. While at Marquette, he studied under Dr. Walter Blount, a world-renowned children s orthopedic surgeon. How to join 1. Sponsors receive bimonthly reports on the hospitals work and are encouraged to visit the rehab hospitals.
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We don t feel like we re citizens of either country, and it s impossible to be as heavily involved in our local church as we were. He is former chairman of the board of elders, West Shore Evangelical Free, and occasionally teaches adult classes there when they re home. The Harrisons have been married 43 years and raised three children. Son Christopher is working on his Ph.D. in political science while in law school but plans eventually to lend time and expertise to his father s efforts overseas. He says that from its inception, he has felt a clear sense of being led by God in this ministry, but he can t imagine what the future holds.