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

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nn imntviEW Each year, rhc graduating class chooses to dedicate the yearbook to a faculty member who has been integral to our medical school experience and development as future physicians. This year we have the privilege of dedicating the yearbook to Dr. Alisa Pcct, M.D.. Associate Dean of Clinical Education at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Tell us about yourself! I was born and raised in New York City, except for four years when I was living in London. I attended Yale for un-dergrad and played field hockey during that time - my dad always jokes that I majored in field hockey. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my life, so I moved to San Francisco to see where else I could live besides New York City. When I was in high school, I volunteered in a hospital and there were no previous doctors in my family. Volunteering there was just awesome — the place in general, how it ran, helping people. I was actually one of those candy stripers. I used to walk around with books and magazines and offer them to the patients so I wasn’t even involved in anything medical. But I loved being in the hospital and thought it was an exciting place. So, when I was in San Francisco, I decided to volunteer again because I thought maybe I wanted to do something in the medical field. I ended up volunteering at a rehabilitation hospital and loved it and decided that’s what I want to do, be a doctor. I did a post-bacc at Boston University and then ended up at Temple for medical school. I still remember applying to medical school - one of my TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 5

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HH00DER5 Dr. Kathleen Dave Dr. Amy Goldberg Dr. James Heckman Dr. David O’Gurek Dr. Megan Rapp Dr. Scott Rawls Graduation is a cultural tradition considered to be a rite of passage from one platform in a student’s life to another. Todays 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 graduates 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 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 six 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. Dave, for always being there to support us. We are honored to be your first graduating class. Thank you, Dr. Goldberg, for continuing to exude passion and excitement as a physician. You inspire us to have the same and even more enthusiam than when we first entered medical school. Thank you. Dr. Heckman, for the strong foundation you provided in our pre-clinical years. We are grateful to have been one of your last teaching classes. Thank you, Dr. Rawls, for actively engaging us during your lectures and always encouraging us to participate and ask questions. Thank you. Dr. O’Gurek, for your incredible advising and dedication to teaching primary care. Thank you, Dr. Rapp, for being an amazing mentor and truly caring about the wellbeing and education of your students. 4 LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

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college roommates had been at Temple at the time and loved it, so that’s part of why I came to Temple. I met my husband in medical school, we were first years together, and he was getting his PhD, so when I was looking at residencies I looked at Philly programs and New York programs only. I got lucky that I stayed at Temple. Then, after a few years it was his turn to apply for residency and he stayed in Philly as well. When it was time for me to look for a job he was still a resident and suddenly here I am 20 years later still in Philly, a city I have really grown to love.” Why did you choose to go into medical education? If I weren’t a doctor, I would have been a teacher. I love teaching. I was able to do so much of it as a resident here and I really enjoyed it. It's kind of the same like taking care ot patients. You're trying to help people understand cither what's going on with them or what they need to do. You arc educating people so that they can become better, whether if it’s to feel better or to become a better doctor. I like the interaction and trying to figure out how to help the individual.” Is there a time you failed? What did you learn from it? I had an intern once and she wasn’t doing well and I really didn’t respond as well as I should have. I got really frustrated and wasn’t allowing her to do things. I think that was most disappointing because it was around teaching and I pride myself on being able to help people and here I was making the situation worse. It was a stressful time, so what I learned is that I should have stepped back and thought about the situation. It would have been easy for me to say She’s terrible, that’s why this is happening” but instead I should have taken responsibility myself and thought about how I was interpreting things differently due to my frustrations and being stressed out. Other times when I think I've failed it has been because I haven't thought enough of where the other side might be coming from.” Theme song of your life? The song I have been listening to most recently that has meaning to me is Brave by Sara Barcillcs. I wouldn't necessarily call it the theme song of my life but it definitely resonates with parrs of my life. I would consider myself an intro- 6 LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE