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Show Will Durant New doctor in community A recent addition to Vernal's medical community, Dr. Will Durant, aid, "What really impresses me the most about the area is that everyone las been really friendly." Dr. Durant will cover for Dr. Stringham for the first two weeks in September, and covered for Dr. Allen to first couple of weeks in August. He 'ill be starting a practice here in Vernal Ver-nal as a family practitioner. My recently out of the army, where lie has been on active duty since 1973, Dr Durant has the rank of major and Is on the promotion list for July for lieutenant colonel. He received a BS degree in 1970 torn Louisiana State University, won Rouge, and attended Louisiana State University in New Orleans for hls M.D. in 1974. Dr. Durant's interests include cross ry skiing, backpacking, bicycl-lnS, bicycl-lnS, mountain climbing, and sailing fong other things, and as he says, anything that gets me closer to nature." treason for his move to Vernal "as that he wanted a place in the mountains with a cordial medical wnununityand hospital facilities that uld allow him to practice medicine a comprehensive and quality manner. His wife, Brenda Durant has a BSN in nursing from San Jose University in California, and is interested m community com-munity health nursing. The Durante rveason,Jeremy,age9andareex- pecting their second child in October. |