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

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U: JLa fit DEDICATION E JLdVach year, the graduating class dedicates their yearbook to an outstanding faculty member whom they feel has had a significant impact on their development as physicians. It is the privilege of the class of 2014 to dedicate this year’s Skull Yearbook to Dr. Alisa Peet for her ongoing commitment and kindness to her students. Starting from our first few days in medical school, Dr. Peet has been an integral part of our education. As students we’ve worked with her through our Docting courses and our Medicine rotations. Now as fourth years, Dr. Peet is not only a mentor and an educator, but also a voice of guidance and reassurance. In the hospital, she always made sure we were an integral part of the team. Our questions, opinions, and suggestions mattered and we were able to make meaningful contributions to our patient care. Through these final months, as we approach residency, once again Dr. Peet stands with us as a mentor to help us navigate the decisions that will impact our lives. Dr. Peet is always there with a quick response to our stressed emails, words of comfort to ease our anxieties and straightforward, honest advice about our futures. Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Peet found her interests in medicine began early on when she volunteered 5 DEDICATION

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Manish Garg, M.D. Mary Barbe, Ph.D. Robert Bettiker, M.D. Barrie Ashby, Ph.D. HOODERS --------□ Graduation is a cultural tradition considered a rite of passage from one platform in a student’s life to another. It has its origins in antiquity where many tribes were found to be celebrating their passing from youth to adulthood through various customs and observances. Today’s graduation ceremony is a manifestation of this ancient rite of passage in the modern context. An important part of the graduation ceremony is the giving of the hoods. The origin of the hood lies with the Celts and Druids (the Celtic priests). Among the Celts, only the Druids wore mantles which had hoods attached to them as a mark of their rank in the society. In the schools of the Middle Ages, the hoods were worn as a covering to protect against frigid temperatures. Gradually, it was integrated into the academic system with much symbolic significance. Now, the wearing of hoods symbolizes authority, high standing, or a new graduate’s institution and degree. A hood is always black in color, but the edges and lining have individual signifi- cance. The hood is lined in silk with the official colors of the institution conferring the degree. The edging of the hood is velvet, with a color representative of a field of study. The official colors of Temple University are cherry and white. The dark green velvet signifies medicine. One of the great continuing traditions is the presence of hooders - individuals who symbolically bestow the medical degree upon each graduate. Each senior class chooses four individuals to assist with the placement of the hoods. These distinguished members of the faculty were selected not only for their superior quality of teaching, but for their passion, hard work, and dedication. Each hooder has committed themselves to challenging the minds of medical students and encouraging the development of future doctors to this great profession. Thank you Dr. Garg, for showing us how to be ninjas. Thank you Dr. Barbe, for staying late and dissecting the hard parts. Thank you Dr. Bettiker, for expanding our horizons. Thank you Dr. Ashby, for impressing the importance of fundamentals. 4 HOODERS 2014

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D DEDICATION at a hospital during high school. Dr. Peet moved to San Francisco soon after earning her degree in Psychology from Yale University. There, she worked with a Forensic Child Psychologist and parttime at a halfway house caring mostly for residents with schizophrenia. During her time there, she also volunteered at a rehabilitation hospital where she rediscovered her love for medicine. Dr. Peet moved back to the East Coast, completing her Post Baccalaureate at Boston University. She matriculated to Temple School of Medicine and fell in love with the Temple community. “I went to medical school to be a Primary Care doctor for patients in an underserved community and I feel really lucky that I have the opportunity to do that”. A Temple School of Medicine and Temple Internal Medicine Residency graduate, Dr. Peet now dedicates countless hours teaching and helping new generations of Temple medical students and residents. “I love being at Temple. I love the community and caring for patients in the community, and I love working with the students and helping them.” Dr. Peet is not only a wonderful teacher and role model, she is also an excellent mentor. One student said “Dr. Peet sacrifices her time to make sure that students are doing well mentally and academically. She always 6 DEDICATION