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

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Q Sc A with The Class of 2016 One word to describe Dr. Bettiker? Sweet, as the candy he he keeps in his top shelf in his office, wholehearted and infectious. One memory with Dr. Bettiker? How caring he was with his patients at his HIV clinic, he went above and beyond for each of them. VVc can only aspire to become incredible physicians as he is. One thing Dr. Bettiker has taught you? Besides having someone do your statistics for you. Dr. Bettiker has taught me to approach each patient as a blank slate with an open mind and fresh eyes. If you could be a bug, which one would it be and why? “I would be Toxoplasma. I would hang out in the brain. 1 would oversee everything and not cause too many problems”. If you could be an antibiotic, which one would you be and why? “I would be Imipenem. It has broad coverage and is involved in many things. It's sort of a left-handed molecule, gives you another perspective and a different way of approaching things”. What is your favorite spot in Philadelphia? “I love to walk and bike in Fairmount Park. I also like to eat! My favorite restaurant is Garces Trading Company”. What advice do you have or our class after graduation? “There are times to be very serious and buckle down to work. But there are many times to let loose. There are times to do both! Don’t forget to have a balance between the both. Intern year is fun but it is a learning opportunity that you don’t get again . Temple University 7

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Why Temple? “I went to a doctors party the night before my interview at Temple. Yes, I skipped my pre-interview social. Of course at that party 1 bumped into two Temple doctors! We talked for a long time. On my interview day, 1 thought that everyone was so nice and friendly. That was it! I wanted to go to a place where people work together and not pin against each other”. Tell us about your involvement with medical school students. “I really enjoy teaching as well as serve as a mentor to students. I started as an advisor for the LGTB group. I then began to branch off and got involved in teaching students. I was elected to the Teaching Committee because I wanted to learn how to teach you guys. 1 taught Microbiology for a while and then the Curriculum Committee asked me to teach Biostatistics as well. The students really energize me! Now I am at the Admission Committee and recruiting outstanding students for Temple. Oh, and I am also the advisor for Parkinson College! One of my latest projects is to enhance the medical school’s curriculum in gender, sex and sexuality. 1 make sure that this included in the appropriate times in the curriculum . What is your favorite memory at Temple? “I loved working with my medical students while in Residency. We would get into all sorts of trouble but did not get caught!

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