Speaker: Duane Patterson

Duane graduated from BYU in electrical engineering. After several years working in the aerospace industry he returned to graduate school and earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. After stints in academia and industry he is now director of the Medical Education Simulation Center at York Hospital in York, PA, where his job entails part education, part research, part engineering and part show business. In addition to his other duties, he provides a learning opportunity in the Simulation Center for scores of local high school youth each year. Living in different parts of the country, the Pattersons have found joy in having their six children taught at home since 1994. The oldest three have served missions, one has graduated from BYU and is teaching in Virginia, one is currently in the Business School at BYU and the third is serving a mission in South Africa. The three younger children continue to thrive at home.