FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — After 33 years as an obstetrician/gynecologist, one Fayetteville doctor is switching gears to join the United States Navy as a lieutenant commander.
For 28 of those years, 63-year-old Dr. James Gorman has held a successful career at Parkhill The Clinic for Women in Fayetteville.
However, a lifelong dream to serve the U.S. has always lingered in his mind, and after this week, it’s coming to life.
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“About a year ago, when I realized I had some flexibility in my career and my wife and I were talking about ‘What else can we do? What else would we like to do?’ The first thing I said was, ‘I want to be a Navy doctor,’ and she said, ‘Well, that’s great. Let’s do it,’” Gorman said…