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It’s double the giggles and double the grins as these alumni twins are medical residents on paths to success.<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Being identical twins offers plenty of chances to confuse and tease others. Being identical twins working in the same place boosts those chances astronomically. UTC grads Jermaine and Jeremy Hogstrom sometimes take advantage. As medical residents in Detroit, Michigan, the twins don\u2019t risk anything that would harm any patient.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-workers are a different matter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA few of our co-workers can tell us apart while others still struggle with it,\u201d says Jermaine. \u201cWe do play jokes every here-and-there.\u202fThe majority of the confusion, however, comes from working in the hospital.\u202fMany of the nurses cannot tell us apart and may sometimes even page the wrong person, so we definitely get a kick out of that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have to say that it is still a struggle to tell them apart, so my knowledge, at this point, of the traits that separate them is scanty. I am sure I will pick up on the subtle differences between them as time goes by. They are definitely fun guys,\u201d says Dr. Joel Appel, program director of internal medicine\u202fat the Detroit\/Wayne County Authority Health and head of the twins\u2019 medical residency program (and a twin himself).\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally from Chattanooga, the\u00a0Hogstrom brothers\u00a0graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in\u00a0May\u00a02014\u00a0with degrees in biology\u00a0and minors in chemistry. They went on to study osteopathic medicine\u00a0at the\u00a0Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine at Auburn University, graduating in May 2019.\u00a0Their medical residencies\u00a0started\u00a0in July\u00a02019, several months\u00a0after\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0had\u00a0sunk its teeth\u00a0deep into\u00a0the world. The twins\u00a0were\u00a0plunged into it.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cCOVID-19 has certainly added additional challenges to our training as the Detroit area has been severely affected,\u201d Jeremy said. \u201cNow that we\u2019re in a pandemic,\u00a0I would say we are getting an extremely unique medicine experience while, at the same time, observing first-hand how advancements in medicine occur.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also means longer hours. \u201cIf you\u2019re scheduled to be on call that day, you would do a full 24-hour shift at the hospital,\u201d he adds.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The twins currently are doing their residencies through the Detroit\/Wayne County Health organization, working with patients at Sinai Grace Hospital. Their program technically is community-based program and not hospital-based, but the learning curve is still steep. Appel says they\u2019re doing well handling the program\u2019s formidable responsibilities. \u201cThey are both humble and kind young physicians. They are highly professional. Each one works so well in their respective health care teams backing up and supporting others,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are both humble and kind young physicians. They are highly professional. Each one works so well in their respective health care teams backing up and supporting others.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In the osteopathic medicine practiced by the brothers, physicians see the body as a single, integrated system rather than individual parts. In a respiratory illness, for instance, they will examine more than the lungs to see if there\u2019s a connection between them and another part of the body, particularly the nerves, bones and muscles. \u201cWe are trained to detect various problems in the musculoskeletal system in relation to systemic diseases,\u201d Jeremy adds. \u201cWe can then use techniques as adjunctive treatment in addition to our medical care.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Touch is a key element of the osteopathic discipline. \u201cI feel that our training in osteopathic medicine has taught us both about the power of human touch,\u201d Jermaine says. \u201cWhenever performing a physical exam on a patient, physical contact is what helps to build trust between you and the patient. This is important for the patient-physician relationship because it allows a physician to provide the best care.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As kids, the Hogstroms earned black belts in taekwondo but say they aren\u2019t currently training. They also both learned to play piano and still do. \u201cIt definitely helps with stress,\u201d Jermaine says. They both played tennis as youngsters. Just as with their piano playing, both still like playing piano and say it helps lower stress levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the pair spent their early years in Chattanooga, attending Big Ridge Elementary School and Berean Academy, they moved to Kansas City when their father took a job there. They spent some of their middle school years and all of high school in Kansas City. When they finished high school, they returned to Chattanooga to enroll at UTC. \u201cWe came back to UTC because of our love for our hometown of Chattanooga and our familiarity with the UT system,\u201d Jermaine explains. \u201cGrowing up, we were very familiar with UTC, having attended various events there. This made our decision to join the UTC family very easy,\u201d Jeremy says.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once on campus, they quickly embraced the community and were embraced themselves. \u201cThe atmosphere was always friendly, warm and welcoming,\u201d Jeremy says. \u201cThe professors were excellent, and I really got to know a lot of the staff well.\u202fUTC promotes a unique, family-like environment that cannot be replicated.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While making new friends, they also were able to catch up with old ones. \u201cThroughout our time at UTC, we were able reconnect with several childhood friends which made the experience even better,\u201d Jermaine says.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once their three-year residencies in Detroit are complete, their futures are still somewhat unclear, they say, though discussions have taken place and probable paths are coming into focus. \u201cAfter residency, we have both been pretty interested in going into primary care,\u201d Jermaine says. \u201cWe have even talked about maybe opening a practice together later in the future, but we will see where this path takes us.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s double the giggles and double the grins as these alumni twins are medical residents on paths to success.  Being identical twins offers plenty of chances to confuse…\n","protected":false},"author":1105,"featured_media":1218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[101011,115746],"tags":[101023],"coauthors":[100988],"class_list":{"0":"post-712","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fall-2020-edition","8":"category-feature","9":"tag-right-column","10":"cs-entry","11":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\nDoubly Blessed - 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