Throughout the whole design process, and in an effort to control costs, Pate kept thinkingWhat do I have that I could use? “I held out on a new X-ray machine for the longest time. My old machine – it took a good picture. But as Tracy patiently pointed out, where will the X-ray machine be when you give clients a tour? Will you close a door and not let people see in there?” Pate hadn’t thought about it that way.
In the end, Pate opted to get a new Sedecal X-ray machine and hasn’t looked back. “It would be so depressing to go back to what it was! This is a case of not knowing how good something can be and what you thought was OK, then you get something so much better. You ask yourself how in the world could I have done that for that many years?”
Living, learning The new hospital has helped Pate realize how far he’s come. Pate graduated from Wofford College with a degree in economics. He worked for Union Carbide for three years, and it was during this time that the idea of working for himself became his goal. He had always had a love for animals and enjoyed being around them. So he decided to take a few veterinary courses. They worked out and Pate earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at University of Georgia.
“I love what I do,” said Pate, who wants to share his love for his profession with as many people as he can. Pate is now a speaker at GPS and in addition to this article, you’ll see him featured in some upcoming advertisements. According to Pate, “There are people out there who are probably frozen. I was. But as Patterson has been helpful to me, I want to be helpful to others.”
Pate partners with Berry College’s Pre-Veterinary Medicine program and has mentored nearly 20 students over the years. He likes the quid pro quo of the relationship, saying he learns as much from the students as the students learn from him. Some students have learned that veterinary medicine, in real practice, is not for them. Some have gone on to become board-certified cardiologists. Some have come back to work for him. >>
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