Your Doctor, Up Close will be a regular feature in the Chronicle's new weekly Health & Wellness section.

Today's inaugural featured doctor is Zach Meyers with Bozeman Health's Cottonwood Neighborhood Clinic.

Q: Why did you decide to become a doctor?

ZM: I’ve always had a passion for service, science, and teaching. I come from a family of teachers, and I always thought that’s what I would do too. During college and after college I was a server at various restaurants and explored teaching as a substitute teacher. But it wasn’t until I started working as a nurse’s aide in the local hospital in Kalispell that I discovered healthcare as an option. A career as a doctor combines four important career pillars: Service, teaching, science, and continued personal growth.

Q: What’s one health

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