We got great news today! Derek is getting a job offer from the Calton Harrison clinic! He flew to Utah last month to interview there and for an Interventional Radiology job in Salt Lake. He was super impressed and excited about this job prospect. We've been crossing our fingers that he would get it. Today his long time friend Austin Okelberry, who is a PA in the clinic, told him they'd be officially giving him the offer in the next few days!
I have to gush about how proud I am of Derek. I got emotional for a minute last night because I just don't know how I got so lucky to have him. He has worked SO hard during PA school to excel and do amazing so that he can get a great job like this. There have been so many HARD things he's been faced with during school and he always makes it through like a champ. I'm so lucky to never have to worry that he will work hard and provide for our family. He got an offer from the IR job as well, but was really hoping to get this job. When he was talking to Austin on the phone he thanked him for helping him get things set up- but Austin said Derek totally did it all himself (of course I knew that already). There were over 70 applicants and they interviewed people who had as much as 15 years of experience under their belt! I always knew Derek was a superstar but I love seeing other people see that in him also.
We have been so blessed and I'm so thankful that we'll be back in Utah. It's a little crazy that he will be back at McKay Dee Hospital, where he worked for 5 years before we moved to CT. He knows the hospital, has many friends that work on the campus, and will be able to fall right back into a place where he feels comfortable and familiar. Derek deserves every opportunity that he has been given because he never stops working towards his goals. We can't wait to be close to family again and back in beautiful Utah- our home!
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