[For all their sakes, she's going to do everything she can to avoid feeding his ego. The last time she dealt with anyone wearing a Colonel's bird, it didn't end well for anyone. Now that she knows he out ranks her? It's all professional respect.]

It was a means to an end. I've always wanted to help people. Life sometimes has it's own little way of sidetracking us. [And then:] They have a medical school here?