![]() That’s purpose-to actually be part of the system that works to make things better,” she says.ĭelving into the depths of her patients’ lives galvanized the internist to be a conduit of change. You really feel fulfilled when you actually can help someone, and then if you see where it makes a significant impact on their life, it changes what you think is important. ![]() “A lot of people are lost spiritually because they don’t have a purpose. To me, if you don’t understand why someone has a certain behavior, how as a society can we ever impact a potential change?”įar from enervating her, the work with this difficult population energized her. Instead of ignoring what they did, I was curious as to why. She wanted to discern these causes: “I have a high curiosity gene and a low judgmental gene. It’s oriented to shame and punish and make people miserable.”Ĭonversations and interactions with inmates affirmed her notion that destructive behavior stems from a root problem in need of care. Prison “is not oriented for healing or medical care in fact, it’s the exact opposite. “I always wanted to work and help people who were the underdog,” Gedney recalls. ![]() ![]() After a four-year assignment for the National Health Corps, working with the incarcerated became a lifelong vocation for the internal medicine specialist. ![]()
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