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

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£. Bales, President Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine IAMESC BATES. DPM msiMN i TO THE CLASS OF 1992: It doesn't seem possible that four years have passed since wo first net at your orientation! Then I congratulated you on your choico of PCPM; now I congratulate you on tho attainment of your degree. Then I predicted your days would be filled with excitement; now you understand the meaning of oxcltemont at PCPM. You have dono well! You havo proven yourselvos and you will be good Doctors of Podiatric Medicine. With your Class the number of graduates from this Institution now exceeds 2,000. You are the first of the next quarter century of classes that will go forth to serve society. All of us aro proud of tho accomplIshnents of those first twanty-fivo classes. Many leaders In our profession are counted In that group. Political, as well as scientific, leaders have come to the foro making those who taught them very proud. Theso Individuals took up the challenge and have contributed to tho growth of our profoaaion. Now It Is your turn. You first muat complete your residuncy and establish yourself a a practitioner. Then you will be able to make your contribution to the Hold of podiatric medicine. You must carry forth the mantle which Is passed on to you with the great traditions of this snail but important profession. This is a different world than the one which existed when you onterod PCPM four years ago. It appears the Cold War Is over; our notion is now on a peace-tlmo economy for the first time In over fifty years. The priorities and tho emphasis of government regarding health care ond Its funding will be changing dramatically In the months and years ahead. You have a responsibility to help shape those changes and to assure that the nation's public who need podiatric medical care aro not neglected. we wish you much success, health, and happiness! We look forward to tho day whon we can tell succeeding generations of your achievements and your contributions to the advancement of podiatric siodiclne. EIGHTH AT RACE STREET • PHILADELPHIA. PA 19107 • 2I9-629-0J00

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ACHILLES 1992 Senior Editor: Denise M. Opitz Co-Editors: Senior Section: Stephanie Tamburri Deborah Photos Faculty Staff: Tanya Nichols Sponsors: Suzanne Roeckell Colleen Boyle Supporting Staff: Lisa Beckinella Kelly Burek Marianne Cuttic Lisa Donatiello Catherine Henry Michele Parker Class Editors: Helen Gold ’93 Gina Painter ’94 William McCarron ’95

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PEms LVAN A College of Podiatric Medicine srn EIGHTH AT RACE STREET • PHILADELPHIA. PA .9.07 • DAVID A AXIER. PKO VWS TOJIWNt rO» lOOCAIlOKAl ANO S1WWT AIMWS Dear Class of 1992: On behalf of the entire Student Affairs staff, I an delighted to congratulate each of you on the successful completion of an intense and denanding four year educational program. Through your dedication and sacrifice, you were able to overcome what at tines Bust have seemed like impossible obstacles. As a result, you are prepared to enter a challenging and rewarding profession and begin a career of providing podiatrie care with the competence and compassion that your patients require and deserve. To continue to grow as a professional, you bust make your graduation a launching pad toward a coasitaent for continuing education, and maintain a inquisitiveness and sense of observation that leads to the discovery and creation of new knowledge. We know you will. As you proceed with your careers, always remember, as Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. May the best days of your past be the worst days of your future. Good luck and best wishes. David A. Axler, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs