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Laird Featured on
Trauma: Life in the ER
On November 3, 1998, Millsaps alumnus Dr. David Laird was featured on
The Learning Channel’s series, Trauma: Life In The ER. The popular
series, now in its third season, documents emergency room heroics, split-second,
life-saving decisions, and intimate portrayals of the men and women who
devote their lives to bringing medical and emotional solace to their patients.
The Learning Channel (TLC) reaches 66.8 million homes in the U.S. and 6.2
million in Canada.
The one-hour episode entitled "Amazing Grace"
offers a behind-the-scenes look at the dedicated medical professionals
serving Memphis and the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Dr. Laird
and colleagues were taped over a four-week period.
Raised in Jackson, Dr. Laird attended Emory
University Medical School after graduating from Millsaps. He served his
internship at Methodist Hospitals of Memphis and his residency at the Elvis
Presley Trauma Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. He
is currently a captain in the U.S. Air Force serving as a General Surgeon
at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
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