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

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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!

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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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William J. Martin, D.P.N1. Acting Dean • Clinical Services And Medical Director Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine vmuiamj martin dpm rsr j • “ « ' rs viokh rutiiio To The Class of 196? It l a pleasure to offer ey congratulations to each one of you on the successful conpletion of our academe and clinical program The road to completion at tines. 1 as sure, seened long and impossible You should all feel a great deal of self satisfaction with graduation The years of training at P.C.P.M. have gi en each one of you of Knowledge which all of you nusi build upon. As you enter professional career, you will continue to learn each day froi of the profession. The future of the profession it now your also. Rcnenber that your continued success will also enable to prosper. a foundation Into your ' your practice responsibility the profession it has beer, a pleasure to watch all of you develop into • sKilled Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, and 1 welcone all of you Into the profession. Congratulations and best wishes for continued success in the future. Sincerely '” uufa ft. 7