Alumni Profile: Tom Stocklin-Enright
Tom Stocklin-Enright, DO, CQASM, RMSK
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest
Class of 2016
Current Practice: The Vancouver Clinic (WA) – Sports Medicine Physician
Internship: Toledo Hospital (OH)
Residency: New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NC), Fellowship – Duke University
Everyone has a calling. To serve others. To serve our community. Whether as a doctor, a friend, a parent, a mentor, a sibling, a teacher, we are led by those who help us most to grow. WesternU alum Thomas Stocklin-Enright, DO (’16), is one of those leaders with a calling: to serve as a preceptor, a practitioner, to future doctors on their clinical rotations journey.
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Stocklin-Enright’s academic, personal, and professional experience led to a commitment of serving his community.
“While an undergraduate, mentors motivated me to pursue a medical education and training in the Pacific Northwest,” shared Dr. Stocklin-Enright. “One of my favorite parts of attending WesternU was the community feel of the school. Many of my closest friends I currently have are WesternU classmates.”
And during his WesternU days, one of those students will always have a special place in his heart. His wife, Alyssa Horne, DO (COMP-NW ’17), is a WesternU alum. Just like him, she was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and both agreed, “we wanted our kids to grow up here.”
The former student-athlete and hockey player feels very connected to his community. As a sports medicine physician, he finds it very rewarding to share an active lifestyle like his patients and exploring the outdoors. He also volunteers his physician skills with youth sports at a local high school.
Dr. Stocklin-Enright has a few reasons to celebrate what is right with his world, “Growing up in the region and going to med school at WesternU allowed me to know the medical community and gave me a head start on learning the local resources. I received support from my mentors, Dr. John Pham, DO, and Dr. Robyn Dreibelbis, DO, (COMP ’95), as well as generous support from the Arthur O. Rott and John & Carol Dinges Medical Education Award Scholarships”
His advice to future doctors, “find your specific interests and fine tune your knowledge so you can help your patients.”
Everyone has a calling. For Dr. Stocklin-Enright, his calling has led him on the path to changing and improving lives for the better as a physician, a practitioner, and a preceptor. With certainty, it can be said that he has earned the title of MVP – Most Valuable Person – serving others and serving his community.
