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After relocating to Florida, his parents both worked in real estate,
with his mother working at home most of the time. Later, a video busi-
ness became his father’s new venture. Interestingly, Dr. Sandhouse
grew up in North Miami Beach “within easy bike-riding distance to the
original SECOM campus,” but “never knew it existed,” he explained.
The Road to Osteopathic Medicine Unfolds
Thanks to the excellence of the New York education system,
he was more than ready to attend school in Florida. In addition
to skipping first grade, Dr. Sandhouse attended summer school
classes—including taking some courses at Miami Dade Col-
lege—which enabled him to graduate 18 months earlier than other
students his age. The dual-enrollment also brought extra credits that
helped him enter the University of Miami “at the ripe old age of 17,”
Dr. Sandhouse recalled. Initially, his studies focused on biology, but
wo traits needed to become a successful physician include at-
tention to detail and dedication to the calling.
As the son of a bookkeeper mother and tailor father, who owned
his own business, Mark Sandhouse, D.O., definitely has an eye for
detail. Add in his steadfast dedication to ensuring the best quality
care, education, and leadership as chair and associate professor
of the Department of Osteopathic Principles and Practice, and the
portrait of success is complete.
When he was five years old, Dr. Sandhouse started thinking about
becoming a physician. He recalls no catalyst that sparked the idea,
but the desire stayed with him.
Like so many South Floridians, Dr. Sandhouse was born in New
York. Soon after his birth, however, his family moved from Brooklyn
to Long Island. A few years later, “My dad decided it was time for a
change, and we just packed up the car and moved down here,” he said.
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By Debra R. Gibbs, B.A., Medical Communications Coordinator
Attention to Detail Defines the Essence
of Dr. Mark Sandhouse