Alumni Update - Dr. Tom Winkler
Dr. Tom Winkler (1983) graduated from OC with a pre-med degree and completed medical school at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. After residency, he practiced Family Medicine for approximately 32 years in Garland, TX.
In 2016, Tom transitioned into practicing Medicine part-time. At the end of 2017, he began his part-time work with the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture (CSC). When asked why he chose to attend OC, Tom shared the following:
"One of the most important influences regarding my decision to attend OC was hearing tapes of Dr. Don Dunn's lectures on the inconsistencies in Darwinian evolution. As a high school student, I had already begun wrestling with questions about science and faith, and Dr. Dunn's passion for using scientific evidence for the proof of God provided information that helped reconcile my questions. Just knowing one of my professors cared to address these issues made me want to study under him.
Throughout the last two decades of my medical practice, I watched many young people walk away from their faith because of the influence of writings by atheists like Richard Dawkins. So, I began searching for resources on scientific evidence for God. This was when I discovered Stephen Meyer's book, Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design. After reading the book, I was convinced it was the most complete and eloquent argument demonstrating how life could not have been created without a designer. I knew that students needed to hear his message, so I began working to coordinate a visit for Dr. Meyer to speak at OC.
It was during his trip to speak at OC that Dr. Meyer encouraged me to consider working for the CSC. I was hired at the end of 2017, and my current role is Regional Ambassador. This not only includes fundraising but also utilizing CSC's resources to educate churches, private schools, and homeschool organizations to equip young people with the scientific evidence for God so that they are better able to defend their faith in a highly secular culture."
