Temple University School of Medicine - Skull Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Sally Rosen with her parents, grandparents, aunts and siblings, the role models of her formative years. Dr. Rosen and her parents at her medical school graduation Dr. Rosen and her mother Proudly posing with her sister, Phyllis, and brother. Joel medical school experience. The Wellness Committee was started to help medical students cope with the stresses of school and maintain a healthy lifestyle and the Student Health Advocacy Program was developed to address the needs of impaired students. Dr. Rosen also set up the Community Service Outreach Program to help coordinate student service organizations, which led to the creation of a community service elective offered in the first two years of medical school. The Financial Affairs Committee was implemented to assist students with the ever-challenging task of financing their medical education and Dr. Rosen was instrumental in making the emergency loan policy more student friendly. Students were introduced to the world of alternative medicine through noon-time lectures. Dr. Rosen hopes to create electives in these fields so that students will become more aware of these issues. Dr. Rosen has also been a strong advocate for the Office of Women in Medicine. She helped create the guidelines for non-sexist communication which the Office published. Temple was the first medical school in the country to develop and publish such guidelines and many schools across the country have used them as a template. Dr. Rosen also helped develop Temple’s sexual harassment policy and promote student awareness of it. She has been committed to working on behalf of women faculty members. This past year. Dr. Rosen was promoted to a new position, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. In her new role, she will be working closely with the Admissions Office. Student Affairs Office, Recruitment and Retention Office, the graduate programs, and the Medical Education Office in an effort to renew the curriculum. Through all her efforts on behalf of the students and her “open door policy,” Dr. Rosen continued on page 6 5

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DEDICATION SALLY ROSEN, M.D. She greeted us on August 31. 1994. at orientation, prepared us for what was in store over the next four years, and helped take us through every step as we evolved from medical students into physicians. No matter how important or trivial the problem, whether it be difficulties with the curriculum or the parking situation. Dr. Sally Rosen has been the one we have turned to for guidance, advice and solutions. She has been a teacher, a mentor and a friend upon whom all students have relied. Born in a suburban town in Connecticut. Sally Rosen was the youngest of three children. Her father, a liquor store owner, and her mother, a homemaker, were a constant source of support and encouragement for Dr. Rosen and her siblings. Her brother went to law school anti is now presiding as a federal judge, and her sister, a teacher, currently works in curriculum development. Dr. Rosen’s interests fell into the scientific realm. She received her undergraduate degree in biology at Wheaton College in Norton. Massachusetts in 1970. She then entered the Yale University School of Forestry to study public and environmental health. Throughout graduate school Dr. Rosen felt that the program was not rigorous enough and she was looking for something more challenging (she also realized that she “could not stand the sight of sap”). Therefore, after graduating with a Master of Forest Science degree in 1972. she decided to go to medical school. Dr. Rosen attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, where she met her future husband Dr. Daniel Schidlow. Like many medical students. Dr. Rosen was uncertain about which area of medicine she wanted to practice. She interviewed for residency positions in pediatrics, obstetrics, and psychiatry. A fourth year rotation in pathology helped her to realize her calling. She graduated medical school in 1976 and began her pathology residency at Albert Einstein in New York. During her first year of residency. Dr. Rosen married Dr. Schidlow. He was offered a position at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in the Department of Pulmonology, so shortly after the wedding they moved to Philadelphia. Dr. Rosen completed her residency training at Temple University Hospital. Here at Temple Dr. Rosen met Dr. Irena Koprowska. w ho became her mentor and a lifelong friend. She continued at Temple for her fellowship training in cy-topathology under the guidance of Dr. Koprowska. After completing her fellowship. Dr. Rosen accepted a faculty position at Temple. Soon after joining the Temple faculty. Dr. Rosen became involved in the admissions committee, the faculty sen- ate, and served as the advisor to Temple's chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). Through her involvement with these committees, she began to realize how much she enjoyed working with medical students. In 1987, when the Dean's Office created a new position. Dr. Rosen was selected to be Temple’s Dean of Student Affairs, a position she kept for ten years, while continuing to practice Pathology. Dr. Rosen believed that the goal of the Office of Student Affairs was to develop, implement and maintain programs that help all medical students thrive and attain their full potential. Throughout her ten years as Dean of Student Affairs. Dr. Rosen worked tirelessly toward accomplishing that goal. By serving as the moderator of the Student Council, she has been able to maintain a constant dialogue with students and act as a liaison between the students and the administration. She has created numerous programs to assist students and enhance their 4

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continued from page 5 has created a supportive atmosphere for Temple medical students. She lias been able to bridge the gap between students and the administration by being aware of and responsive to the needs of all students. Dr. Rosen is the proud and devoted mother of three children: David, age 20, Michael, age 18, and Jessica, age 10. David is a junior at Brandeis University and is interested in music and science. He is an R.A. and plays the saxophone, clarinet, flute and piano. Michael is a freshman at Temple and also has an interest in science. He has worked at the Philadelphia Zoo and the Academy of Natural Science. Jessica is in the fourth grade at Merion Elementary School and she also plays the piano. Other members of the family include two dogs, Frederica and Goldie, and a cat. Sunny. Dr. Rosen's favorite thing to do is spend time with her family. Her husband. Dr. Schidlow, is from Chile and they recently took a family vacation there to celebrate his mother’s ninetieth birthday. Dr. Rosen enjoys growing roses, playing the piano, horseback riding and is an avid Star Trek fan. She is also involved in the League of Women Voter 's in her community. Since our very first day at Temple, Dr. Rosen has been a phenomenal advocate. teacher and advisor, always ready to listen and lend a hand. She has fostered our development over the past four years, striving to ensure that we become the best physicians possible. It is with deep gratitude and appreciation that wc, the Class of 1998, honor Dr. Sally Rosen with the dedication of our yearbook, the 1998 SKULL. David.Jessica and Michael