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

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Manish Garg Amy Goldberg Charles Grubmeyer Alisa Peet Graduation is a cultural tradition considered to be a rite of passage from one platform in a student’s life to another. Today’s graduation ceremony is a manifestation of an 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 the Druids (Celtic priests). Among the Celts, only the Druids wore mantles, which had hoods attached to them as a mark of their rank in society. In the schools of the Middle Ages, the hoods were worn as a covering to resist the frigid temperatures. Gradually, it was integrated into the academic system with much symbolic significance. Now, the wearing of the hoods symbolizes a kind of authority, a high standing, or a new graduate’s institution and degree. A hood is always black in color, but the edges and lining have individual significance. 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 particular color representative of a field of study. The official colors of Temple University are cherry and white. The dark green velvet signifies the field of medicine. One of the great continuing traditions is the presence of hooders - individuals who symbolically bestow the medical degree upon each graduate. The senior class has chosen four individuals to assist with the placement of these hoods. These distinguished members of the faculty were selected not only for their superior quality of teaching, but also for their passion, hard work, and dedication. The hooders have committed themselves to challenging the minds of medical students and encouraging us as future doctors to maintain the integrity of the profession. It was from these mentors that we were able to become true physicians. Thank you, Dr. Garg, for your devotion to our clinical development and for encouraging us to serve the world. Thank you, Dr. Goldberg, for inspiring us even through the hardest times. We can only hope to have your passion for medicine for the rest of our lives. Thank you, Dr. Grubmeyer, for laying down a solid foundation during our pre-clinical years. Thank you, Dr. Peet, for your mentorship and advice, but most of all for getting us through the crazy ride that is medical school! 4 Lewis Katz Scmuo or MEDICINE

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 Administration ....................................1 □ Faculty Support Staff........................... IS Regional Clinical Campuses.......................34 Student life.......................................54 Match Day .........................................7C Graduates..........................................94 Patrons............................................2 53 TEMPLE UNIVCN9ITV 3

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When did you know you wanted to become a doctor? “Where I am from the highest pinnacle of a job you could have is to become a doctor. I did not want to be a doctor. I wanted to be an astrophysicist. At MIT one of my closest friends steeped into a bad depression and I did not know what to do. He handed me a poem about ‘doing cartwheels’ on the roof and then I took him to MIT Counseling Service. After that experience, I worked on a suicide hotline in California that taught me that I did not want to be psychiatrist but I learned a lot and realized that I enjoyed helping people . Why Ir fectious Disease? “I like to solve puzzles and to figure things out by helping out the other doctors. I was really good at remembering bugs and antibiotics. It is fun! We also get the best stories. For example, I had a young woman with two ulcers in the same area in both legs. Cultures from the ulcer grewr very unusual bacteria. I asked the patient what she liked to do for fun and her husband replied 'She likes to be covered in mud!’ That was an odd statement. This particular bacterium grows in soil. The patient then told me she had her pants rolled up when she went riding her four-wheeler and got covered in mud. Do you think cardiologist get great stories like that? TtMPu university 5