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The True Citizen, Wednesday, October 12, 2011 — Page 3
SIMILARLY SUCCESSFUL
Twins take different paths to success in medical field
By Don Lively
livelycolo@aol.com
T hey share a birthday, plenty of re
semblance and their fair share of
success.
Jerry and Terry Arrington are
twins who embarked on different
professional paths but also have a common
work site these days... the operating room.
The Arrington twins graduated from
Burke County High School in 1996 but
parted ways for their higher educations.
Terry left Waynesboro to attend Mercer
University. After earning a bachelor’s de
gree in biology in 2000. he entered the
Medical College
‘7 had really good teachers...
They provided much of what I
needed to get a good start out
in the real world.”
- Jerry Arrington
of Georgia in Au
gusta, where he
focused on or
thopedic surgery.
From there,
Terry completed
his residency in
Chattanooga in
cooperation with
the University of
Tennessee and
then went to Ortho Carolina in Charlotte
for his fellowship training, an intense spe
cialized study under the guidance of a top
orthopedic surgeon.
Now. he works with Orthopedic Associ
ates in Evans and University Hospital in
Augusta.
Jerry, on the other hand, headed to At
lanta after high school to attend Georgia
Tech where he earned a degree in indus
trial engineering.
But before finishing up, he realized he
didn’t want to be a traditional engineer.
“I just couldn’t see myself sitting behind
a desk for ten hours a day.” Jerry says. “I
wanted to do field work.”
Instead, he chose to go into technical
sales. For several years he worked with en
gineering firms, pilot plants and chemical
companies, but he still wasn’t convinced he
was in the right field.
“I would hang out with Terry and he
would talk about his work in the operating
room and I was really intrigued by it,” he
recalls.
That’s when Jerry decided to embark on
a career in medical sales.
Now, he works with Biomet Orthopedics
and has a close working relationship with
his twin and his associates. As a medical
device sales representative and a consult
ant for the global company, Jerry’s terri
tory includes the Central Savannah River
Area and other parts of east Georgia.
He is often in the operating room during
surgeries to consult on the equipment used
in procedures surgeons are performing.
“I am right there with them in case they
have questions
about the instru
ments that we pro
vide.” he explains.
Medical policy
prohibits him from
being in the O.R.
when his brother is
performing sur
gery but he’s been
in on numerous
occasions with his
twin’s associates.
“It’s ironic that Terry and I both ended
up in the medical field, and we have a sis
ter who is, too,” Jerry says.
Right here in Waynesboro, their sister
April Arrington Riggs, a 1998 grad of
Burke County High School, is a Physician’s
Assistant in Dr. Lamar Murray’s office.
The Arrington twins credit much of their
success with their beginnings in
Waynesboro and in the local school system.
“I had really good teachers ... They pro
vided much of what I needed to get a good
start out in the real world,” Jerry says, cred
iting science teachers Pam Rhea and Joel
Bradshaw with piquing his interest in in
dustrial engineering.
Terry also points to solid teachers as a
foundation for his achievements, giving ex
tra credit to calculus teacher Evelyn
Sheppard. “We couldn’t have asked for bet
ter experiences,” he says.
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