On the Job with Paul Payne
Jim West
Paul Payne may know a lot of birthing babies, but he is just as comfortable sitting on a farm tractor.
The Albany physician also has a degree in agriculture. He loves the outdoors and has even worked as a cowboy, on horseback punching cows near Bozeman, Mont.
Payne also hunts wild turkey and envisions growing crops, especially corn, in retirement. He considers his practice, Southwest Georgia OB/GYN on Fourth Avenue, to be something of a medical ministry.
Payne recently shared a question-and-answer session with Herald reporter Jim West.
DOSSIER
NAME: Paul Payne, M.D.
AGE: 40
POSITION: Physician, Southwest Georgia Ob/Gyn
FAMILY: Married to Patrea, with children; ages 3, 5, 7 and 3 months
EDUCATION: University of Florida. Medical school at Florida State University
Q. What was your first job?
A. I had Paul Payne
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