Sydnee McElroy

Sydnee McElroy (/ˈmæk.əlˌrɔɪ/ MACK-əl-roy) is an American family medicine physician, assistant professor in family medicine at the Marshall University School of Medicine, and podcast host of Sawbones and Still Buffering.[1][2]

Sydnee McElroy
EducationMarshall University
Occupation(s)Doctor, podcaster
Years active2009–present
Notable work
Spouse
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(m. 2006)​
Children2
Websitehttps://www.mcelroyforwv.com/

Career

Education and medical practice

McElroy graduated from Marshall University in 2005 as a Yeager Scholar and from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in 2009.[3][4] She completed her medical residency at the Marshall University School of Medicine. As a medical student she received the 2009 faculty award, which is "presented by the Marshall University School of Medicine Alumni Association to the most outstanding fourth-year medical student as selected by the faculty."[5] She also received the Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement from the American Medical Women's Association, which is awarded to women graduating in the top ten percent of their medical school graduating class.[2][6]

McElroy is board certified through the American Board of Family Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.[2][7] She is an assistant professor at the Marshall School of Medicine and has served as the faculty advisor for the Marshall University Alpha Omega Alpha chapter.[8][9] In 2013, she was inducted as an Associate to the Marshall Academy of Medical Educators[10] and in 2016 was awarded the Marshall College of Science's award of distinction at the Marshall University Alumni Association's 79th Annual Alumni Awards Banquet.[11]

Podcasting

McElroy is the co-host of two podcasts on the Maximum Fun Network, Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine and Still Buffering.[1] She co-hosts Sawbones with her husband, writer and podcaster Justin McElroy, and Still Buffering with her two siblings, Teylor Smirl and Rileigh Smirl. Sawbones has aired over 400 episodes with content on "medical history to uncover all the odd, weird, wrong, dumb and just gross ways we’ve tried to fix people over the years."[12] Still Buffering has aired over 150 episodes with content to "help bridge the gap between the teenagers of yesterday and today."[13]

Politics

On 9 February 2022, McElroy announced that she was running for District 26 in the 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election.[14] She won the Democratic primary in the district on May 11, 2022, and ran against the incumbent[lower-alpha 1] Republican Matthew Rohrbach.[15] She was endorsed by Planned Parenthood.[16] McElroy was defeated by Rohrbach in the election.[17]

Writing

McElroy has written about family medicine and preventative care for patients.[18] The Sawbones Book, a companion to the podcast, was published by Weldon Owen in October 2018.[19] The book was illustrated by Sydnee's sibling, Teylor Smirl.[20]

Personal life

She is married to writer and podcaster, Justin McElroy, with whom she has two daughters: Charlie, born in 2014[21] and Cooper, born in 2018.[22]

Notes
  1. Rohrbach was originally elected to District 17, which is roughly congruous with the new District 26 after redistricting for the 2022 election.

References
  1. "Dr. Sydnee McElroy | Maximum Fun". Maximum Fun. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. "Faculty Details". jcesom.marshall.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. Turnbull, Rebecca (Oct 20, 2017). "McElroy family podcasts to record at Keith-Albee". The Parthenon.
  4. "Benefactor Summer-Fall 2014" (PDF).
  5. "Faculty Choice Award". jcesom.marshall.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. "Glasgow-Rubin Certificates". American Medical Women's Association. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. "Sydnee S. McElroy, MD | Marshall Health". www.marshallhealth.org. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. "Marshall University School of Medicine recognizes national medical honorary inductees". jcesom.marshall.edu. June 3, 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  9. "Medical students selected for prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society". jcesom.marshall.edu. August 19, 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  10. "Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Academy of Medical Educators" (PDF). 2013.
  11. "Benefactor" (PDF). 2016. p. 53.
  12. "Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine". Maximum Fun. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  13. "Still Buffering". Maximum Fun. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  14. "McElroy Family Podcasting Empire Is Getting Into Politics". www.vice.com. 11 February 2022.
  15. Pace, Fred (2022-05-11). "McElroy wins Democratic primary in House of Delegates' District 26". The Herald-Dispatch. HD Media Co. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  16. "West Virginia Endorsed Candidates". Planned Parenthood Action. Archived from the original on 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  17. Hickey, Walt. "Sydnee Smirl McElroy takes on Rep. Matthew Rohrbach in West Virginia's 26th House District". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  18. "Sydnee McElroy, MD, Author at Healthy Herd". Healthy Herd. Marshall Health. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  19. McElroy, Sydnee; McElroy, Justin; Smirl, Teylor (2018). The sawbones book: the horrifying, hilarious road to modern medicine. ISBN 978-1-68188-381-6. OCLC 1090876374.
  20. Sawbones (2018-11-13). "The Sawbones Book is Out Now!". The McElroy Family. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  21. Justin McElroy [@justinmcelroy] (August 13, 2014). "Look at what @sydneemcelroy and I made! She's Charlie McElroy, and she was born yesterday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. "Birth announcements". The Herald-Dispatch. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
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