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=D OCS The J PART NINE Dr. Kerri Best Dr. Kerri Best always knew she wanted to be a family doctor and it was a childhood goal from which she never waivered. For Dr. Kerri Best, her devotion to her children and husband, made the decision to focus on family medicine an easy one. “I always knew I wanted to be a family doc- tor,” she says. “It was a childhood goal and I never veered from it.” However, her interest in teaching proper breastfeeding education to colleagues and other women is a passion that stemmed from her own experiences as a mother. “I real- ized just how poorly educated we are about breastfeeding when I had my daughter,” she explains. “Even I felt lost and I’m a full-fledged physician!” Kerri knew she wasn’t alone in her despair. “There's a lack of resources available to women,” she says, before adding that she could only imagine how other mothers —who weren't a part of the medical world — were feel- ing about it. Determined to find a way to “teach and help pa- tients prepare for breastfeeding prior to the birth,” Kerri spent her spare time taking extra courses. “I wanted to take my experience and help others,” she explains. Now, as part of the Medical Associates of Port Perry, Kerri works as a family physician while living out her dream of specializing in women’s health issues through teaching breastfeeding education and doing routine ctation assessments at the hospital. In addition to her doctor duties, including working in the clinic and on urgent care and doing in-patient Please turn to page 28 FOCUS - OCTOBER 2010 29