Medical School: A T Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate School: South Dakota State University
Hometown: Lennox, South Dakota
I know what you’re thinking so we will just get it straightened out right away. My name is Tylor Kock but pronounced “tie-ler cook”. I grew up in the great white north in Lennox, South Dakota and graduated from South Dakota State University with a Bachelor’s in Biology. After undergrad I spent three years working as a patient care tech in an emergency department until starting medical school. Four years later, the ghost of Andrew Taylor Still himself presented me with my diploma after graduating from ATSU KCOM in Kirksville, Missouri. My first two years of medical school were spent in Missouri and my two clinical years in Phoenix.
Unlike most of the other residents, I never did a rotation at CHRISTUS Health and had never even been to Texas. Everyone always asks how you know what programs you like when you interview on zoom? But I will tell you from experience, there are a handful of places that are going to stand out, even through a virtual interview. This program was one of them. Everyone I interviewed with was down to earth and genuine. It was evident that the residents had a great relationship, and the faculty was approachable and supportive.
Since starting residency in June, I quickly found I made the right choice. From day one, you are treated like a physician and given tremendous autonomy. There are no limits to patients that interns can manage, and you are able to see patients of all levels of severity from the start. Although you own your patients, your attending and other residents are always there for support and help whenever needed. I am still in awe of the level acuity we see on a daily basis. There is definitely no shortage of procedures .
In my free time I do anything that involves the outdoors. My hobbies include hunting, fishing, working out, jiu-jitsu, and more hunting. My wife Val and I, who is also an EM resident here, enjoy camping, hiking, and occasionally suffering through a few games of pickle ball. We have a delinquent fur-baby named Cash (named after Johnny) who is a German Shorthair Pointer. He likes birds. Also if you have any questions, you are better off asking Val because she is the smarter half.