Brion Randolph: Curiosity Saves The Cats
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🗓️ 14 May 2016
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Brion Randolph's journey to becoming a doctor begins with a box full of kittens. Dr. Brion Randolph is currently the Chief of Medical Oncology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in Newnan, Georgia. He joined CTCA as a medical oncologist and hematologist when the hospital opened in August 2012 and is now Chief of Medical Oncology. He also serves as Medical Director of Hematologic Oncology at the Newnan hospital. Dr. Randolph earned his medical degree from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, and he is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine. Dr. Randolph also earned a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville. He completed residency training in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he also completed his fellowship training in hematology and oncology. While Dr. Randolph started his education in nuclear engineering, he switched to medicine when introduced to the field of hematology/oncology as a graduate student studying the physics of medical imaging and radiation therapy. Dr. Randolph lives in Newnan with his wife and two children. He has a passion for music and the performing arts, and as a drum major he had the opportunity to lead the UT Band in the 1993 inaugural parade for President Bill Clinton. His hobbies also include tennis and running.
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| 0:00.0 | A science story, huh? |
| 0:04.0 | Is NYU scientists the... |
| 0:06.0 | It felt... |
| 0:07.0 | I was so... |
| 0:09.0 | And I just thought, well... |
| 0:10.0 | It was that golden moment. |
| 0:13.0 | Because science was on my side. |
| 0:15.0 | Hi, everyone, I'm Ben Lilly, and welcome to The Story Collider, where we bring you true personal stories about science. |
| 0:29.3 | This week's stories from Brian Randolph. It was recorded in March 2016 at the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the Atlanta Science Festival. |
| 0:46.7 | So it all started with a cat's meow. |
| 0:51.0 | And who would have ever thought that six little kittens in a box would have changed my life |
| 0:56.5 | and put me into a career of science? |
| 0:59.0 | So when I was in ninth grade, you know, I was surrounded by science. |
| 1:03.0 | My mother was a science teacher, and all of her friends were science teachers, |
| 1:06.4 | and so I kind of had cool science projects going through school. |
| 1:10.2 | And I worked at the local veterinarian's |
| 1:13.0 | office. And working at that office, I would come in on the weekends, and I was the one that, |
| 1:19.8 | you know, would have to basically clean the stalls, you know, scoop the poop and all that good |
| 1:24.0 | stuff, you know, real exciting job, you know. And I walk in one day, and on the stoop, there's this box. |
| 1:31.3 | And inside of that box were six little kittens. |
| 1:35.2 | So I took them inside with me, and I put them in one of the kennels. |
| 1:38.7 | And then the next day when the veterinarian came in, I shared with him that I found these kittens, |
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