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t m c » p u l s e | m ay 2 0 1 7 32 Powell worked as a college marketing representative for Sony Music in 2008, promoting record releases and upcoming concerts for alternative rock artists. That same year, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded him and his team with a personal- ized Gold Record for their contributions to promoting MGMT's 2008 album Oracular Spectacular, which sold half a million copies in the U.S. and 1.5 million singles worldwide. But Powell began to fall out of love with the music business. In addition to his work with Sony, he was juggling four other music-related jobs through- out the school year and it was quickly burning him out. "It was fun for the first year or two, but afterwards, it felt like work," Powell said. "I wasn't enjoying it anymore." After graduating from Tulane with a degree in com- munications, he moved back in with his parents in Houston to reevaluate his life. He realized he always had a dormant passion for health care, but never fully pursued it because he was set on a career in music. Powell enrolled in an anat- omy and physiology course at Houston Community College "just to see" how it would go, he said. To his surprise, he ended up enjoying the course and excelled in it, cementing his desire to pursue medicine, specifically as a nurse. "I focused on nursing because nurses are the ones who spend the most time with the patients," Powell said. "I'm very much a people person." In May 2014, he gradu- ated from Oklahoma City University's nursing program and went to work at the VA Medical Center to honor his grandfather, who served as a Marine for four decades—from the Korean War through the Gulf War. "As a nurse at the VA, I'm trying to provide the highest care possible for the veterans," Powell said. "The vet- eran population is very unique and there's a certain pleasure in knowing that I'm serving some- one who served in the military. I'm giving back." ON THE SIDE (CONTINUED) Steven Powell, RN, at KTRU Rice Radio 96.1 FM. S AV E T H E DAT E TMCx DEMO DAY D I G I TA L H E A LT H 06.08.17 To celebrate the culmination of the four-month TMCx accelerator program, our 22 digital health startups will showcase the progress they have made on their solutions, and what they have planned for the future. Join us as our entrepreneurs take to the main stage one final time to pitch their solutions, which span key areas, including process automation, medication management, artificial intelligence and remote care. Register to attend TMCx Demo Day Digital Health 2017 here: tmcxdemodaydigitalhealth2017.eventbrite.com #TMCxDemoDay AADMD 15th Annual Educational Conference The American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry is a unique conference on healthcare for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. • Practitioners, researchers, and providers from around the world • Topical plenary sessions • Posters and research/practice oral presentation sessions • Networking sessions, including a medical and dental student leadership meeting The Denton Cooley, MD, & Ralph C. Cooley, DDS, University Life Center 7440 Cambridge St. Houston, Texas 77054 Quick and Easy Registration go.uth.edu/aadmd 713.486.4028 Dementia Capable Care of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia TRAIN THE TRAINER - 6.6.17 • Aging and ID • Early Detection and Screening • End of Life Issues • Programmatic Challenges C O N F E R E N C E F E AT U R E S F R I D AY, J U N E 2 , 2 0 1 7 T O T U E S D AY, J U N E 6 , 2 0 1 7 P O S T- C O N F E R E N C E 2 - D AY W O R K S H O P