A Principled Prescription for America’s Health:The Perspective of a Doctor-Turned-Lawmaker A Lecture by Tom Price About Congressman Price: Congressman Tom Price was first elected to represent Georgia’s 6th district in November 2004. For nearly twenty years, Rep. Price worked in private practice as an orthopedic surgeon. Before coming to Washington he returned to Emory University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor and Medical Director of the Orthopedic Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, teaching resident doctors in training. He received his Bachelor and Doctor of Medicine degrees from the University of Michigan and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Emory University. This public lecture at Hillsdale College was presented by the Department of Politics in conjunction with the College Republicans on April 30.