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<p>How many of you remember Dr. Red Duke? For years he did a TV spot with medical updates from UT Houston Health Sciences Center. He had a handlebar mustache and was/is quite a character.</p>

<p>He was the speaker at UT Houston Medical School graduation yesterday. He is still quite a character and I was really excited to hear him. He still teaches at the med school (trauma surgery) and is truly amazing.</p>

<p>On a side note, the whole thing was a real wake-up call to me about the lack of need to attend a prestigious undergraduate school if your goal is medical school.
UT Houston is a great medical school, and every graduate’s undergrad school (as well as where they are going for residency) was listed. There is a spattering of what we on this forum would consider elite schools, but the overwhelming number of doctors did their undergrad work at Texas state schools- and, in a large number of instances, not the flagship schools. There were lots from A&M, a few from Rice, lots from Baylor but also UT-Brownsville, Southwest Texas State, Prairie View A&M, Angelo State, Texas S&M Commerce… The residency programs to which they are proceeding are awesome.
So much for “my life is over if I don’t go to a top 20 college”.</p>

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<p>Oh my gosh… I remember him. I’m amazed he’s still alive? </p>

<p>If I ever needed a trauma doctor in Houston, he’d be the one I want, though.</p>

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<p>OK, I must assume that the “Texas S&M Commerce” was a typo, but I’m still ROFL.</p>

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<p>^^Oops. Definitely a typo!</p>

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<p>I love Dr. Red Duke! I can hear his voice in my head right now. He has some seriously good common sense advice for us all.</p>

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<p>My wife (TAMU class of '82) recalls Dr. Duke from her days as a med student. There are TV personality docs that I would never let treat me, but according to my wife, Dr. Red is the real deal.</p>

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<p>I remember him. I wonder how old he is!</p>

<p>And if I had to live in Commerce for four years, I would think S&M might be a plausible diversion.</p>

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<p>I absolutely remember him! I didn’t realize he was still around and practicing. He was definitely larger than life and the real deal.</p>

<p>Here’s some info I found on him: [TRAUMA</a> RESEARCH CENTER](<a href=“http://utsurg.uth.tmc.edu/trauma/events.html]TRAUMA”>http://utsurg.uth.tmc.edu/trauma/events.html)</p>