McGuire, James, E, PA

At a young age, Diane Julius remembers being sick and going to the doctor for asthma and allergy care. She remembers knowing all of the nurses by name and them knowing her due to her frequent visits. These fond memories combined with her interest in helping and caring for others led her to a career in medicine. Originally, she pursued nursing and received a Registered Nurse (RN) degree. However, she found herself wanting to continue her education. She went back to school and received a Physician Assistant (PA) degree. After working in a few different medical fields, she ultimately found herself in pediatrics and adolescent care, where she has remained since 1996. In addition to Diane

Dr. Goettel has always had a strong desire to help others and to work building up acommunity. Becoming a physician provided her a way to pursue these ambitions.She strives to connect with patients, understanding not only their medicalcondition but also their personal goals. Dr. Goettel realizes an individual'swell-being is not solely dependent on one factor but rather encompasses allaspects of a person's life. That is why her aim is to partner with patients tocollaboratively improve their health. She enjoys practicing as a familymedicine provider because it provides her with the privilege to interact with abroad spectrum of patients, ranging in age and issues. She is very appreciativethat she can spend each day doing work that she loves.

Dr. Thomas grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas and attended college at the University of Tulsa, where he majored in biology. After college, he went Oklahoma State University where he completed the DO-MBA program. He completed Internal Medicine Residency at The University of Oklahoma in Tulsa and is currently serving as the Co-Chief Cardiology Fellow at MercyOne North Iowa. He enjoys the variety a career in cardiology has to offer, although he has found that the most rewarding part of the job is performing procedures in the catheterization lab. The thrill of taking someone with a severe heart attack, in terrible pain to the cath lab, revascularizing them, and seeing them return to their life afterwards is incredibly gratifying. For this reason, he plans to continue training in Interventional Cardiology at Texas AM College of Medicine, Baylor Scott White Medical Center in Temple, TX. He enjoys exercising, outdooractivities, traveling, and spending time with his wife and three young children.