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

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David Vice Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine DAVID A AXLES. Pt. D Vice rtcsioivi tot atSCAtOt Oear Class of 1989: Congratulations to each of you on the successful completion of an intense and demanding four-year educational progran. Through your efforts, dedication and sacrifice, you o»erca«e what at tines must have seemed like leoossible obstacles. As a result, you have been preoared to enter a challenging and rewarding profession and begin a career of providing podiatric care with the competence and compassion that your patients require and deserve. You are a'so about to enter a career of life-long learnlno which will require that you make a commitment to continuing education. You are better trained podiatric physicians at an earlier staqe in your careers than your predecessors. However, you must iwlntaln an inquisitiveness and sense of observation that leads to the discovery and creation of new knowledge. We know you will. We wish you the pleasures and rewards attending the practice of oodiatric medicine. Yai have earned it and we are proud to welcome you as col leaques. As you proceed with your careers, always remember, as Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, ’What lies behind us and -hat lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Good luck and best wishes for a healthy and peaceful future. I

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„Sandra G. Mannix v'ce President Student Affairs I Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine SANDRA C MANNIX MCt mvoixl ttOOIKt ATfAlW Dear Cla.« of 1989 U t. alway. difficult to writ a letter of congratulatloot and vell wl.he. that doa. not .©und like J !.1 That timply art not enough ertalivt new way. to tall you how ful Wt know you will be. lut. all of Cheat thing, art true. You havt ht.n a challenging but ravaging cleat to taaeh. You brought a .j «lal ®{ enlhu.Ui to your cla.aaa and to clinic. It ha. been a 1© g four year., but you all ware per..ve«ing and cowUt.d to the ta.V ahead. It ha. bean a ter, real pWa.ura for to gat to hjaw m l •« you wall, riaa.e do baep in touch. Alwunlfae of the calibre ITyour da., are the ba.t poa.lbla rol. oodal wa can provide for currant and future .tudanta. 1 look Urs UI to •aiMto -tinuing to work togathar aa you continue your profctonal life. Stay well! Stay happy? Ve will ■!.. you. Thinking i. ea.yi action la difficult; to act in accordance with one'a thought I. the RO.t difficult thing in the world. Coetha Much reaped and affection, Sandra C. Hannlx I

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dp-m. Academic Affairs 6 Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine KICRAN T. MAHAN. DPM Vtct NCltOCMl »0• AirutS AND Dt» To the Closs of 1989 On behalf of the entire faculty. 1 want to congratulate each of you on the successful completion of your four years ol study. Despite the rigors of the academic progran, you persevered; because of the rigors of the academic program, you have become competent and intelligent practitioners. In the future you will use that Knowledge, and those cKills that you have acquired to build a rewarding and successful life as a healer of other human beings. As with other commencements that you have been throuqh, this one too is but a beginning. Unlike your other commencements, this one marks the beginning of a life-long professional career. Being a professional means making an intense personal commitment to continuing your own growth in the field, and working to advance the field itself. Our profession is a young one, with many challenges and obstacles ahead. Each of us has an important role to play in insuring that the profession continues to thrive. Each patient you treat will be an opportunity for you to demonstrate the knowledge and skills of this profession with regard to the human foot and leg. Continue to challenge yourself, to strive for ever greater knowledge. Only in continuing the search for new knowledge can one truly enjoy the fruits of the profession. Congratulations, colleagues, and welcome to the profession!