Meet...Steve
Name: Steve Makin.
Department:
Nursing—O.R.
holding room.
How long at MUSC: 18 years.
City you were born: Washington, D.C.
Family: Wife, Anne, and cat, Smokey.
Favorite book: Dune by Frank Herbert.
Favorite room in your house: Den.
Favorite musical group: Fairport Convention.
Ingredient you must have in your refrigerator: Diet Pepsi.
What do you like the most about Charleston? I love being near the ocean.
Least favorite chore: Cleaning the shower.
Bad habit: I am a packrat!
Pet peeve: People who don't clean up after themselves.
Plans for the future: Buy a boat and explore the South Carolina waters.
Hobbies, activities in your free time: Stamp collecting and Dr. Who memorabilia.
How do you stay fit: Bicycling.
Biggest personal challenge: Weight control.
If you could trade places with someone for a day, who would you be: National Geographic photographer.
Memorable trip: Hitchhiking in Europe from the Arctic circle to Africa.
Most rewarding thing about your job: Comforting my patients before surgery.
Personality trait you admire in others: Being philosophical.
Something people don't know about you: I'm overly sensitive.
Something that you do that is silly but really fun: Playing Dr. Who pinball.
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