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

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DEDICATION swimmer who participated in many national and international competitions. She attended medical school at the Universidad Central de Venezuela directly after high school. After graduating in 2002, she immediately began practicing in a rural Venezuelan town named Carayaca. As a new graduate, she was in charge of the government based medical facility 36 hours at a time while simultaneously preparing for Step 1. During this time she managed hundred of traumas, obstetrical deliveries, and illnesses, gaining an exponential amount of knowledge and experience in a short period of time. 61 i: in i: l i i:ksh n or ii m She finally began her Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences residency in 2004 at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. There she was immediately impressed with the “instant gratification” that psychiatric patient care provided her. Two years later, Dr. Retamero found herself established in a new city and recently married. With a long-held interest in medical education, Dr. Retamero proudly accepted the position of Associate Clerkship Director of Medical Student Education for the Department of Psychiatry at Temple University in 2008. Her focus on “team based learning” included weekly psychiatry-themed Jeopardy games as well as small-group learning sessions for students. These innovative teaching techniques helped to increase the mean Psychiatry shelf exam score while allowing Dr. Retamero to do what she enjoys most: interact with medical students. In her brief time at Temple University,

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DEDICATION 10 DR. CAROLINA RETAMERO Professor of Psychiat ry and Behavioral Science “My teaching philosophy is to help my students fight the stigma of mental illness through understanding. I also try to help them understand what persons with mental illness are going through and make then aware of society’s trend to isolate persons with mental illness. I try to make them aware of the many important contributions persons with mental illness have made to society and that recovery is not only possible but should be our goal. There is no doubt that the road to becoming a doctor is extremely dependent on the support that we receive throughout our training. Family, friends, teachers, patients, and mentors all shape the way that we have grown and matured during these past four years. Family and friends help us through the tough moments and encourage us to continue. Teachers and patients give us the knowledge and experience that we will use for the rest of our careers. But our mentors give us a template for the kind of physician we aspire to become. Each year the graduating class dedicates the yearbook to an outstanding faculty member and teacher who has devoted him or herself to the task of medical student education. This honor is given to someone who shows a great interest in molding the future generation of physicians through their commitment and innovative teaching methods. The dedicatees do not simply convey information through words on a slide, but they go a step further to create new, interactive teaching styles that make us think differently about learning the material. They inspire us and guide us. They make us the doctors that we will soon become. This year, the class of 2012 has chosen Dr. Carolina Retamero, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for her outstanding commitment and enthusiasm for medical student education. This great honor also gives Dr. Retamero the privilege of addressing the class at the 2012 Temple University School of Medicine graduation ceremony. Dr. Retamero grew up in Caracas, Venezuela where she lived until she came to the United States for her residency in Psychiatry. She excelled not only in academics during her school years, but she was also an award winning mi;ski1.1 5

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Dr. Retamero has already received the 2010 Golden Apple Teaching Award in recognition of her excellence in medical student education. Additionally, Dr. Retamero is the first clinician from the Department of Psychiatry to receive the School of Medicine Yearbook Dedication since 1985. In only four years, Dr. Retamero has left a lasting impression on both her students and the Department of Psychiatry. We are sure this is only the beginning of a long career filled with achievements and recogition for Dr. Retamero. Although she is a mentor to many students, Dr. Retamero would like to thank Dr. Ruth Lamdan for the outstanding role she has played not only in her psychiatric career but in all aspects of her life. Dr. Lamdan, former Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, was key in Dr. Retamero’s transition from resident to attending being “the best person to come in and learn from...about everything, not just psychiatry.” On behalf of Dr. William Dubin M.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, and the rest of the department of psychiatry: “The dedication of this years yearbook to Dr. Carolina Retamero by the Class of 2012 is an accomplishment that the entire Department of Psychiatry shares with pride. Dr. Retamero is committed to student education and her creativity and enthusiasm have revolutionized how psychiatry is being taught at Temple. The faculty members of the Department of Psychiatry congratulate her and thank her for her extraordinary efforts.” By: Suzette Delgado Eric Silverman Till-Skil l 7