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

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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

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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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It was a special gift to have had a dean who worked to improve the educational experience not only through administrative means, but also through personal interaction with the students. We all know of Dean Daly’s great accomplishments while serving as the dean of our medical school. He spearheaded the project that eventually became the Medical Education and Research Building, and all of us can attest to the great impact this has had on our education. We were the only class that spent preclini-cal years in both Kresge and MERB, and for that reason we have a special appreciation for the effort Dean Daly put into this incredible task. He took the reins when the medical school found itself in the difficult position of being placed on probation by the LOME and facing a migration of faculty away from the institution. His passion and vision for the resurgence of the school reversed the previous trend and began to attract new physicians and educators. He worked to revamp the curriculum and restored our LCME accreditation. He took our school GOODBYE ' DEAN JOHN DALY Professor of Surgery from its downward skid and elevated it to a level it had not previously attained. And while all of these accomplishments were vital in supplying us with the resources to obtain a first-rate medical education, Dean Daly did not stop here. He invested even more time into our education. During first year anatomy, he led the discussion of the abdomen in one of the four class modules. He also attended presentations at the end of our Neurology rotation, and contributed both feedback and a question or two at the end of each and every student talk. He would always make time for us, the students. From an amicable “How are you doing?” as we would pass him in the lobby, to a meeting scheduled exclusively to listen to our input on the current state of the medical school, Dean Daly was unparalleled in his dedication to each and every one of us. 8 n: in.!•: L'xivi-Ksrn ofmkdicixi-: