Tanya Holsopple, DO
Chief Resident
It’s been a long journey! I am so thankful to my family and friends for their constant
support and encouragement through these last years of education and training.
To my parents – Thank you for instilling great values and teaching me
that hard work pays off. I truly
appreciate your sacrifice! To Todd
& Tam – Thanks for standing by me and being here for all of the important
events. I love you guys. Dale
– You know I could never have gotten here without you! Thank you for your love and support through all the good and
bad times. Thank you for allowing
us to have a family and for keeping them close by, even through the call!
Jacob and Josh – I love you! Thank
you for all the smiles that made the days Okay!
To my classmates, I’m so grateful to have experienced this with you
all. Best wishes in your new endeavors!
To the new interns – enjoy your time – you’re more ready than you
realize! To the new 2nd
and 3rd years, the light at the end of the path continues to brighten
and will be here so quickly. Good
Luck!
As I close this door at AFP, a new door opens for me at Southern Cove
Medical Associates in Hollidaysburg – new patients welcome!
Biography
I was born in Somerset county, PA and raised on a 300 acre dairy farm.
Responsibility was learned early as there were always many chores to do on the
farm. It was a great way to grow up. During school I was involved with 4-H which
included me showing our Holstein dairy cattle at county fairs. Also, I enjoyed
volleyball, basketball, and softball during high school. These sports taught me
a lot about team work and hard work. Sports also taught me how great winning is
but how losing can motivate you to keep working.
After high school I attended
Juniata College and received a B.S. in PreMed/Biology. College was a great time
and I met a lot of friends. From college I traveled to Philly where I attended
PCOM in a Master's program for two years. While in Philly I worked in a bagel
shop. I was a manager there and met a lot of interesting people. Throughout
college and Philly I depended on the encouragement and support of my very best
friend - Dale. By the time I was in Philly, we were engaged and having a
long-distance romance, but he was incredibly supportive and helped me get
through.
After Philly I trudged to arctic Erie for medical school at Lake Erie
College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dale and I got married the fall of my first
year. We had a great four years in Erie - many stressful hours of study but also
many hours at the lake. By the second year of medical school our son, Jacob, was
born. He was an incredible gift and a great joy in our lives.
My third
and fourth years I bounced from rotation to rotation learning a lot but very
anxious every day to go home to Jacob. One rotation brought me to Altoona with
then Allegheny Family Physicians. I so loved the residents and staff and was
excited about the possibility of interviewing here. My husband and I agreed
Altoona would be a great move. It would also bring us closer to home and family
and this would be wonderful for Jacob too. When the match arrived we were very
excited. Dale was very lucky and was offered a job here in his profession which
is animal nutrition. He works for a company out of Syracuse, New York - Shur Gam
USA.
We bought a house in Hollidaysburg and we're working to fix it like we
want it. AFP is great and everyone is wonderful to work with. I'm very pleased
with my choice to be in Altoona and hope to stay around the area when residency
is finished.
