COM Outlook Summer/Fall 2019

34 | DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT ALUMNI Spotlight and labored through her KPCOM coursework. “We put the wedding off until we had some time to plan it,” Moody explained. “We got married the day after my last exam in 2005. I planned the wedding for a Wednesday, because we had to squeeze it in. Grace was born three days later.” CONTENTMENT COMES INTO FOCUS Moody graduated two years behind her husband in 2009, using the additional time to bring two beautiful daughters into the world and earn not only her D.O., but a Master of Public Health degree as well. After completing her emergency medicine residency training at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, Moody accepted a contract position with a level-one trauma center in Johnson City, Tennessee. “We searched the United States for a beautiful area with no state income tax. We wanted mountains and lots of outdoor beauty, so we bought a farm in eastern Tennessee,” said Moody, who has always found solace in nature. “But as the start date approached, the hospital network suddenly offered me a medical director position. I had never even been an attend- ing physician yet, but I said yes.” Four years later, Moody was ready for her next great adventure. She found it near Mount Rainier in Washington. “After a tough four years in residency that in- cluded living in a small apartment with few days off, Top left: The Moodys celebrate their anniversary with a surprise cake at the Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee. Top right: K Kay Moody enjoys a scenic view with her children, from left, Grace, Faith, Dillon, and Dustin. Bottom left: Moody exudes joy as she signs the paperwork to purchase the land for what would become Glacier Rock Wellness Ranch.