Patriot League Success Stories - Where Are They Now?
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Mark Matthew McGuire, Bucknell, '95
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March 29, 2006
Name: Mark Matthew McGuire
Institution: Bucknell University
Sport: Men's Tennis
Graduation Year: 1995
Undergraduate Major (GPA): Chemistry/Religion (3.6)
THEN:
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Bucknell Mentor Board
- Sigma Xi Honor Society (Scientific and Engineering Research)
- 1995 Patriot League Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 1994 Patriot League All-League
- Two-year captain
- Sixth all-time at Bucknell for career doubles victories
- Seventh all-time at Bucknell for combined career victories (singles and doubles)
- Tied for 17th all-time at Bucknell for career singles victories
NOW:
- Employed at Sturdy Memorial Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital as emergency medicine attending physician.
- Married since 2000 to Katie
- Son Jake born in 2004
- Completed residency in emergency medicine in 2004 at Brown University
- Received MD from Columbia University in 2000
Thoughts on how your competitive experience as a Patriot League student-athlete helped you achieve professional or personal goals:
The delicate balance of managing Division I athletics at a highly competitive academic institution allowed me to effectively navigate the rigors of medical school. The intensity that was requires on the court to win and succeed at the best level I could translate into the daily challenges I face in the emergency department as I tend to high volumes of critically ill patients.
