UNIVERSITY TRACK RESIDENT<\/p>\n
Hello! I\u2019m Martin, originally from Iowa City, Iowa. I went to college at Washington University in St. Louis where I met my now-fianc\u00e9e, Larissa, who had (and still has, but used to have as well) an infectious passion for medicine that inspired me to seriously consider a career in the field for myself as well. When I realized that my favorite parts of my undergraduate coursework in chemistry were healthcare-related I knew that pursuing a medical degree was the right path for me.<\/p>\n
I returned home to Iowa for medical school, where I met amazing people doing incredible work with the community\u2019s free psychiatric clinic and a local harm reduction organization focused on preventing morbidity and mortality among people who use drugs throughout the state. Working with these groups myself, I learned of the huge need for compassionate, proactive care for patients and populations that have been historically cast aside by medical systems. When searching for a residency program, I knew that I wanted to match somewhere with robust full-spectrum training that prioritized behavioral health and addiction medicine. Once I interviewed with UNC, I was sold on the spot. When I matched here and Larissa matched to Internal Medicine at Duke, we were absolutely thrilled, and have been loving our time in North Carolina so far.<\/p>\n
Outside of medicine, I\u2019m an avid player of just about every racquet sport, an admittedly embarrassed but unapologetic fan of professional wrestling, and a fatherly cat dad of two rescue kittens, Ghost and Chili, who come to us by way of a bucket on the side of I-95.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"