Advice- Knoxville and Nassau

Knoxville, TN

My husband is on call every 3 nights, has in-house call and is usually busy all night.

Tip: If you tell the physician (PCP) your husband is a resident, Dr. will usually cover co-pay

Take the opportunity to spend as much time together as possible.  We often go to the hospital to at least eat dinner together.  Our program is supportive of that but other programs may not be.

You have to BE STRONG!  Dad is gone so you have to be the strong one for the family.  It’s a tough four years but you have to push through.

Temple: 2 ½-3 hours away from Knoxville, Our Church building is 15 minutes away

East Meadow (Nassau), NY

We have a small ward with balanced dynamics and is the building is about 20 minutes away.  There is a medium sized primary.   We LOVE the ward.  It is our favorite ward ever, The Temple is about 40 to 60 minutes away with train and subway and about 45 minutes with no traffic if driving

Our apartment is provided by the program  and makes cost of living do-able (take straight from paycheck), There is good heating and cooling,  The apartment is ground level with 2^nd and 3^rd floor to live in, There is a BBQ and play area.  In general there is a pretty high cost of living because its an island.  Right now its around $3.80.

There are lots of things to do but most things cost money, Wading pools cost money but beach is 20 minutes away in either direction (north and south), There is a bounce house, mall (great), parks are in walking distance, There are lots of Museums.  Walmart, Mcdonalds, Target and everything else is within 15 to 25 minutes.

The weather is not bad.  The 30's is the coldest it gets.  It only snows once in a while, but not often, Hospitals are around 20 minutes away, Southshore is abou 30 minutes away.   Tons of hospitals, good insurance

Program specific info- Great program, My Husband loves it, On call every 3^rd night

                1^st year, course to take, drive to class once a week, 2^nd year- rotations, 6 months not on call, You can get along with one car.  Church is the only conflict

                Test to take every year (Omsite), Presentations- 1 month after work

                T/TH surgery days, M-F clinic, days are about 6:30/7-5pm