An unusual odyssey as a physician: an interview with Darrell Pone, MD. Interview by George Dawson

Abstract

This issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association highlights an interview with Dr. D. Pone. It reveals his journey in becoming a physician. It is both inspiring and quite troubling. It shows the remarkable effort he put into him becoming a practicing physician, from his undergraduate studies to his residency training and, ultimately, his initial practice opportunity. But it also reveals the concerns and travails he experienced while doing so, such as having to change his place of study as an undergraduate and his experience in the OR as a medical student, to name two.