<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/magazine/summer-1999/childhood-interest.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Childhood Interest</title><excerpt>Coming from a family that frequently housed foster children, Dr. Christian Eby ’92 knew from an early age he wanted to be a doctor and work with children. A 1990 Potter’s Clay missions trip confirmed this desire when he served on a medical team with doctors who taught preventive medicine to Mexican children. He instructed youngsters in basic health habits — such as how to brush their teeth — and the small impact he made on the young lives that week cemented in his mind his calling to become a pediatrician.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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