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Campus Safety
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Dr. Joe M. Phillips Jr. MD '51 - December 2018
I was born in 1937 and lived in Miami my entire life until I left for Atlanta, Georgia where I began my college education at Emory University. I decided to stay at Emory to pursue my medical degree, and after graduating from Emory’s medical program, I served three years in the United States Air Force as a Flight Surgeon.
- Name: Dr. Joe M. Phillips Jr. MD
- Class Year: 1951
- College/University (If applicable): BA, Emory University (1959), Emory University School of Medicine MD degree (1963), Emory University School of Medicine/Grady Memorial Hospital Ob/Gyn Residency Program (1969)
- Short Bio (In 150 words OR LESS, please describe what you’ve done since graduating from MCDS):
I was born in 1937 and lived in Miami my entire life until I left for Atlanta, Georgia where I began my college education at Emory University. I decided to stay at Emory to pursue my medical degree, and after graduating from Emory’s medical program, I served three years in the United States Air Force as a Flight Surgeon. After completing my specialty training, I entered a private practice in Marietta, Georgia and had a wonderful career for over forty years. Upon retirement several years ago, I began my second career as an Attending Physician in Cardiac Rehabilitation which continues today. Now, I am busier than ever and stay active by writing, mentoring, teaching, lecturing, woodworking, and farming. Although, I always have plenty of time for my spiritual life, grandchildren and fishing.
- Please share one of your favorite moments, experiences, or memories from your time at Miami Country Day.
When I was at Miami Country Day School it was an all-boys boarding school, which meant there was an emphasis on regiment and discipline. However, Country Day also promoted a reasonable and purposeful atmosphere of peer accountability, academic excellence fostered by individual attention, a genuine interest of teachers in regards to their students’ success, and a positive environment in which developing an attitude for the importance of education became part of a fulfilling life.
- What is one experience from MCDS that you’ve taken with you and have referred back to as a resource or guide in your adult life?
Learning the technique of good study habits, and recognizing how learning is an important and inevitable tool used throughout one’s entire life journey. I have come to realize that the learning experience is fulfilling and essential to our growth and maturity.
- What advice would you offer future MCDS alumni?
Enjoy and embrace your good fortune to be a student at MCDS, and you will be well prepared to meet the challenges of your life experiences no matter what marvelous challenges lie ahead.
