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This month “The Docs” focuses on Dr. Robert Allin, one of the original Medical Associates doctors. PART TWO Dr. Robert Allin A beaming smile tells a tale where words might fail: Bob Allin knows he’s blessed. At 69, he finds himself surrounded by loving family — expanded now to include three grandchildren (whose mention brings an inevitable twinkle to grandpa’s eye) — as well as his wife, Lesley, and two grown daughters. He’s woven himself deeply into the community fabric of Port Perry through years of service as a physician and Rotarian. And his wise choice of vocation is underlined by that smile, which forms again as he describes the professional fulfillment he continues to feel strongly at an age when many others would opt for retirement. “Originally, I thought I'd retire at 60,” he laughs. “But the last few years have been especially satisfying, and I work with great people at the clinic and the hospital.” “Family physician” may be Bob’s —___— most commonly recognized title, “Originally | thought — but medically speaking, far from I'd retire at 60, but his only portfolio. With respon- ? sibilities as an anesthesiologist, the last few years coroner, and teacher, Bob Allin i maintains a rigourous work have been especially schedule. £ satisfying at the clinic The road to a medical ca- and hospital.” reer began beyond our town: it ran from a farm near ~~ rural Bowmanville, made a brief detour into Western Canada and a short stopin another Ontario community. j Choosing not to follow in his father’s farming footsteps, Bob gravitated instead to a professional path where he could capitalize on his strength in Please turn to page 8 FOCUS - MARCH 2010 9