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Show Garfield Memorial Hospital and Panguitch Drug Company will share the talents of new pharmacist Tim Smith. Smith looks forward to meeting residents from across the county. Tim Smith Is Pharmacist At Hospital In Panguitch PANGUITCH Tim Smith, formerly of Centerville, has been hired jointly by Garfield Memorial Hospital and Panguitch Drug as a new pharmacist. He will serve half days at the hospital pharmacy and put in about two full-day equivalents equiva-lents a week, relieving Steve Marshall Mar-shall at the local pharmacy. Smith is fully qualified, having obtained his BS in pharmacy. He graduated in 1995 from the University of Utah. His interest in pharmaceuticals began at age 18 when he worked at the local Alpha Beta market. He had started as a grocery bagger, moving up with experience to working in the over-the-counter drug section. He said he was asked so many questions by shopping patrons that he couldn't answer and had to continually seek wisdom from the pharmacist on duty. The questions peaked his curiosity cu-riosity and ultimately drove him in the direction that would determine his future. He began as a pharmacy technician techni-cian at the same grocery in his early college years, then from 1992-95 he earned his intern license and worked also at the same location as pharmacy intern. The position opening in Panguitch Pan-guitch had been known to Smith for the past couple of years as he was completing his education. Having been born and reared in Centerville, he was used to smaller communities commun-ities and wanted to raise his own family in that atmosphere. Over a period of time and after four or five trips with wife Cindy down to Garfield County, Smith carefully considered his options and chose Panguitch. He understands he may never achieve the financial success others in major metropolitan areas might experience but he thinks the trade-offs are well worth it. The Smiths are greatly impressed im-pressed with the southern Utah area, its people, the weather as compared to northern Utah, the hospital facility and "oh, that fishing," fish-ing," says Smith. Next to his family fam-ily and career Smith lives to fish. He only recently discovered the exhilaration of wrapping in layered clothing and carving out holes in Panguitch Lake to ice fish. Besides the obvious lifestyle tradeoffs, Smith is absolutely impressed im-pressed with the hospital and clinic facilities and with those who comprise com-prise the medical staff. He finds each one "very personable and ap- (See Tim Smith Is Pharmacist At Garfield Memorial On Page 5A) New Pharmacist From Page 1 proachable, highly skilled and seemingly a fairly cohesive and happy staff. Something you don't always see in the major hospitals," he said. In addition to that, he believes be-lieves the two part-time jobs will allow more variety in his work day and mitigate the job burn out that so often effects pharmacists. Tim and wife Cindy have been here a little over one month and will be leasing the former Otis Doty home on south Main for the next year. They are the parents of four young children Collin, 7, Gavin 6, Kaele, 3 and Maxwell 11 months. They hope to make this area their permanent residence for a lot of years to come. Cindy is a daughter of Brent and Nelda Bangerter of Bountiful and Tim is a son of Terry and Sandra Smith, now of Arkansas. His father has worked the majority of his life as an electrician with the Union Pacific railroad. He is one of six children with one brother and four sisters. Tim and Cindy were high school sweethearts attending Viewmont High; they married in their early college years. They are excited about this entirely new start in a new location and are especially impressed all the room for their children to grow and thrive. |
