Dr. Carl Allamby talks to a patient about their medical history in the emergency department at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital. Allamby recently started working as an ER resident at Akron General. He's a former mechanic and business owner who decided to become a doctor while in his 40s. July 8, 2019 (Gus Chan / The Plain Dealer)
Carl Allamby became an expert diagnostician after spending his childhood ducking his head under the hoods of Chevys and Fords with the older guys in his East Cleveland neighborhood. If a car whined and growled while turning, or if it squeaked on startup, he could run through a checklist in his head, zero in on the problem, and fix it.
Today, after a career overhaul, he does the same thing with people as an emergency medicine resident, having graduated from medical school this year at age 47.
Allamby said he laughed when people warned him about the long hours residents put in. “When you own a small business, an 80-hour week is like a vacation,” he said.
The story's pretty unnecessarily heavy on the racial aspect, but the man himself shines through it all - and he's impressive as hell. This guy's inspirational, regardless of race.
Well worth the quick read.
