NAME: Dr Sara Tancredi
Doctor Sara Tancredi lives her life by one simple
maxim: “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
From an early age, Sara knew that she wanted to be a
doctor. Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, she
always hoped to work in a hospital or private
practice, someplace nice, sheltered
Those desires changed during her freshman year at
Northwestern University when Tancredi was introduced
to the writings of Mahatma Gandhi. Her worldview was
immediately and irrevocably altered. Being a
traditional doctor was no longer enough for her and
she decided that she must follow a more humanitarian
path.
Ironically, Gandhi’s views on non-violence convinced
Doctor Tancredi to pursue a career in the most
violent of all environments: Fox River Penitentiary.
As
one of the few doctors on staff, Sara is responsible
for everything from administering physicals to
performing emergency surgery. And while her work is
noble (she has won multiple humanitarian awards), it
is also dangerous. Every day, she interacts with
rapists and murderers who haven’t so much as touched
another woman in years.
Though Sara doesn’t think twice about the risks she
puts herself in every day, it is a constant source
of stress for her father, Illinois Governor
“Frontier Justice” Frank Tancredi. That, along with
their vastly different political beliefs, has cooled
their relationship significantly in recent years.
