Dr. Rev-up

photo of man in stadium with mascot, night
By:
Alan Flurry

Franklin biology alumnus Chip Chambers traded whipping up the excitement of Sanford Stadium crowds for serving patients in rural South Carolina.

UGA shares the story in this terrific installment of Beyond the Arch:

As the patients describe their ailments or injuries or updates to the fresh-faced doctor with the red beard and kind eyes, it’s unlikely they’re picturing Chambers in his previous life leading student section cheers at Georgia Bulldogs football games. As Mic Man, Chambers donned suspenders, bow tie, dancing shoes, and, of course, a microphone as he exuberantly yelled, jumped, chanted, and taught the crowd how to Dougie.

It’s probably best that his patients don’t know this side of their doc—after all, this is Clemson Tiger country.

Growing up in Watkinsville, Georgia, just outside of Athens, Chambers knew two things: He wanted to attend the University of Georgia, where he’d become a third-generation Bulldog, and he wanted to be a doctor.

“I have always had a strong conviction that the blessings and privileges that we have in life are not ultimately ours, but we’re to steward them for other people,” he says.

Chambers came to UGA on a scholarship through the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities and enrolled in the pre-med track. He majored in biology at the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and economics at the Terry College of Business. He also earned a midterm Foundation Fellowship.

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