Sascha Mackalie Brown, DO

I chose to go into medicine as a teenager because I had family members who were ill. I thought it was a very noble profession to take care of somebody and help them when they're ill, hopefully heal them, but if not, at least comfort them. What I love about internal medicine is that it encompasses the whole patient. You care for patients from their youth throughout their whole life, so you see a lot of their health conditions. You care for the whole person for the whole lifetime. Several different things motivate me: when patients improve and because I could help them and positively change their course of their lives; figuring out what's wrong with somebody and helping heal them. The most gratifying part of medicine is having a long-time patient who refers their friends, who continues to see me, who feels that I give them good care and who knows I care about them and will do my best to take care of them.

I chose medicine after living up the road from my family physician. Over the years, I've developed a fondness for geriatric medicine and skilled nursing. I think a lot of people feel lost as they get older and may not be as revered as they should be, so I find it rewarding to serve them not only as a caregiver, but also somebody that they can trust and lean on in hardship.

One of my favorite things about Norman is the sense of community. To me, there is nothing more satisfying that helping somebody through a difficult time and building a mutual, caring relationship in the process.