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Meet...Jerome Name: Jerome Gathers. Department: Dietetic Services. How long at MUSC: 13 years. Pets: A dog, Cagney. Favorite T.V. show: ER. Favorite book: The Bible. Favorite room in your house: Kitchen, because I do catering in my spare time. Ingredient you must have in your refrigerator: Fresh garlic. Least favorite chore: Cutting the grass. Bad habit: Eating sweets. Pet peeve: Seeing people goofing off while others are working. Plans for the future: When I retire I want to help the elderly. Hobbies, activities in your free time: I volunteer at church, lodge and in the community. What do you like most about Charleston: The resorts. Person you admire most: My mother. Fondest childhood memory: I was raised in New York, and I met different people every day. Most rewarding thing about your job: It's a pleasure to assist the patients with their meals. What is the most unusual food request from a patient: Patients who are on special diets often crave the foods that they cannot have in their diet. So, when a patient requests an item not allowed I usually have to ask a registered dietitian before I can take the item to the patient. Something people don't know about you: Underneath it all, I'm truly a gentle and kind person. Your idea of a perfect vacation: A five-day cruise to the Bahamas. Words of advice: Treat each other right. Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.