when he came across a Scott & White
brochure in the dean’s office. “I asked
my mom what she knew of Scott &
White, and she said, ‘It’s the Mayo
Clinic of the South,” he says.
It wasn’t long before the young
doctor was looking further into what
Scott & White had to offer. “I fell in
love with Scott & White, and how
small the residency program was at the
time,” Dr. Ransom says. “I had been
at Texas A&M for my undergraduate
degree, and at UTMB there were 200
students per class. At Scott & White,
there were only four residents per
group, every year.” This allowed the
future pediatrician to get the hands-on
experience he wanted but would not
have been able to receive at a larger
medical center.
The family-oriented atmosphere
and the hospital staff also drew
Dr. Ransom to the Scott & White
residency program. This was perfect
for the physician, who was already
married. By the end of the residency
program, he and his wife, Chris, were
expecting their third child. “When
I finished my residency, I joined the
Scott & White staff as a pediatrician
in Temple. And when a position
opened up in College Station, we
moved here,” he says. “It was just
before Halloween in 1987, and this is
the only job I’ve had since.”
Generations grow up
Dr. Ransom spent the next 26 years
developing a following of pediatric
patients, and watching children grow
from babies to adolescents to young
adults. More recently he’s had the
chance to care for the children of
his former patients. And although
seeing his young patients grow and
flourish over the years has brought him
great joy, he also finds contentment
in watching young parents grow in
their role as well. “We watch them go
26 years, Dr. Ransom finally got what
he and his colleagues had wished for—a
Scott & White hospital in College
Station. “To come here, develop a
following of patients, and open a
hospital to completely serve their needs
is a dream come true,” Dr. Ransom
says. He is currently serving as the first
president of the medical staff.
“We’re all pulling in the same
direction. We know everybody
who interacts with eac