On Tuesday Feb 20, we heard from Maxine Hetherington, whose classification is Family Physician. Maxine grew up in a family of five children in rural Alberta. Her family then moved to Ontario, where they lived in Sudbury and also Ottawa. She initially studied nursing, but decided that it was not for her, as she was more interested in Science, so she went on to take a BSc. in Physiology and then earned a MSc. in Experimental Medicine. During this time she married, became a mother of two children and then a single mother. She subsequently went on to study Medicine and in 1998, she completed her residency in Family Medicine in Alberta.
She then took a rural locum position, where she did clinical, hospital and emergency work. She said that it was a steep learning curve at first. She loved rural medicine and stayed on practising rural medicine in Leduc County for over seventeen years. During this time, she was living in Edmonton and commuting out to Leduc each day. In August of last year, she decided to move her practice closer to home, so she joined a practise based in the city of Edmonton.
She enjoys cycling and has cycled in many places around the world. She also enjoys playing golf, but emphasised that she does not keep score. She was prompted to join rotary in an effort to become more connected to the city, and things that are happening in Edmonton. We would like to welcome her to our rotary club and look forward to getting to know her better.