“I was doing a rotation here in January with Dr. Wooten, and I really liked what he was doing. Since I hadn’t gotten a job in Montreal and there was an opening here, it worked out perfectly,” said Dr. Debora.

Having a sister who lived in Luskville, Dr. Debora said he fell in love with . . .

the area and decided to opt for a small community practice over working in the city.

When asked what the attraction was of working in a small community, Dr. Debora answered, “First of all, the people are very nice and welcoming, unlike the city, and that’s a big thing.”

“And then there’s the diversity of practice, the ability to see patients in a clinic, work in the emergency room and work in the hospital. I really get to touch on a lot of different aspects of medicine, which, you know, you could probably do in the city, but not to the same extent,” he added.

Having worked at the Lotus Clinic as a resident, Dr. Debora said he got to know the other doctors, the management and the secretaries who have all been very welcoming and helpful; these things have also contributed to taking up his practice there specifically.

“The fact that we offer a new clinic with new medical equipment that also comes with the required personnel to run it makes it a turnkey experience that is attractive to new doctors, they don’t have to worry about any of that,” said clinic founder, owner and office manager, Joanne Romain.

“I even have a minor surgery room now, we’re all stocked up and we can do removal of cysts, do biopsies and stuff like that. We have liquid nitrogen, we can do sutures here, it just makes it easy and more appealing for doctors to do it all here. Plus the wait time for patients is diminished greatly because they don’t have to wait for an opening to have these things done at the hospital’s external clinic,” said Romain.

THE EQUITY asked Dr. Debora what he felt he could personally bring to his position at the clinic and he answered, “Well, I’m young, I bring vibrant energy, and I’m a hard-working individual, so I kind of jumped right in and I’ve been working pretty much nonstop since I’ve gotten here. I’ve just kind of been filling in where needed, where the community needs me.”

“My areas of focus in the clinic are geriatrics, pediatrics and also palliative care, that’s what I’d like to focus on the most,” he added.

The tremendous need for doctors in the area is one of the main aspects that pushes Dr. Debora to work in the hospital and emergency room, “It’s not like it’s fun, but there’s a real need,” he said.

Another advantage of setting up his practice in Pontiac is that it’s a beautiful location, according to Dr. Debora who plans on exploring a bit more of it.

Though he is not married, Dr. Debora said he plans to buy a home of his own in the Pontiac in hopes of setting roots here

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