COM student Travis Bouchard and relatives interviewed by 鈥楤angor Daily News鈥 on family tradition of studying medicine
On September 8, 2015, the Bangor Daily News featured an article about the family of Travis Bouchard, a third-year medical student in the College of Osteopathic Medicine -- a family that lays claim to three generations of medical providers.
Bouchard鈥檚 grandmother was the first family nurse practitioner in Aroostook County, Maine, in 1978. His mother is a certified nurse midwife and his aunt a registered nurse. Bouchard followed in their footsteps in pursuing a medical career.
鈥淗aving them all as family members really gave me exposure to the field of medicine,鈥 Bouchard said in an interview with the newspaper. 鈥淚鈥檝e seen the sacrifices they make on a daily basis to meet the needs of their patients, [and] now I鈥檓 living it and going through it myself.鈥
The three women, all of Stockholm, Maine, were also interviewed and reminisced about how various facets of medicine have changed over the years.