Discipline Leads Musician to Military and Medicine

Following in his father’s footsteps, Dr. Steven Mowen was drawn to both performing in a military band and the fast-paced field of emergency medicine.

marine playing a tuba in military band

Co-chief emergency medicine resident Steven Mowen, MD, performing with the Marine Forces Pacific Band in American Samoa. (Photo courtesy of Sgt. William Holdaway)

“Hard work …”

“… Gets it done!”

This call and response echoes throughout the Mowen household often, where Dr. Steven Mowen, instills in his 9-year-old son the same lessons his father instilled in him. 

Mowen’s circuitous path from music to the military to medicine – he is co-chief resident for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Emergency Medicine residency program – is proof that Mowen’s fatherly advice is more than just words. 

Read more about Dr. Mowen’s career path through music, military, and medicine on UNLV Today: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/discipline-leads-musician-military-and-medicine?utm_source=unlvtoday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=unlvtoday-20231109

By UNLV Career Services
UNLV Career Services