Journal Five. Trey Maynard

I decided to research if there is truly a need for a country doctor. Turns out, there is. Country doctors played a major role in a town before hospitals were prevalent. Now, country doctors are just as important. Evidently, rural hospitals are shutting down. This leaves millions of Americans without a local hospital, which puts their lives at risk. The country doctor is seeing a resurgence in Appalachia and the rural parts of America. Appreciation for this profile should come from Lydia's profession still being alive and well, even though that can be seen as a short coming of our society.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/03/health/hospital-deserts/index.html

A passage from the text that I enjoyed a lot: "So somebody said to me, "Why don't you go into nursing?" And I said, "I'd much rather be a doctor." That was something that just came out of me---- I had never considered it."
I enjoyed this passage because this woman is asked a simple question about her future, she blurts out something that goes against gender norms, and then she sticks to it. Even though she says she never considered it. Quite a way to choose a major.

I chose the vocabulary word: Country doctor. I never knew what a country doctor was before I researched this profile. Turns out, a country doctor is someone who has medical training and decides to primarily treat patients in rural areas. You always think of a doctor being in a hospital in a big city. There's two sides to that profession.