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

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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS Us! lit a Patel Alexandria Hepburn Dear Clinical and Academic Faculty, Staff, and Fellow Classmates, It is our pleasure to present the TUSPM's Achilles yearbook of 2012. Editors from each class have donated their valuable time, creative ideas, and hard work to making this year's book the best yet! We appreciate their dedication and hope that you all enjoy this edition. Special thanks to Lisa Buscaglia-our Cooke Publishing Company Representative, David Martin-our advisor, and Jeanne Martino for their patience, dedication, and guidance during the production of this yearbook. Class of 2012 Congratulations! It has been a long journey...a journey full of hard work, perseverance and dedication. This marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of the rest of our lives. There will be classmates we will work with, some we keep in touch with, and others we may never cross paths with again. Those lost will be found within the pages of the Achilles. Every year we have attempted to capture memories through pictures to help us remember times of stress, struggle, triumph and fun. We would like to thank everyone for four years of memories; memories that all of us will cherish one day. As yearbook editors we take pictures, request moments, crop shots, create spreads, meet deadlines, edit proofs and distribute the final product. We thank you for all your participation in making each year's book of memories special by submitting pictures. We will look back 20 years from now and remember... One look is worth a thousand words. - Chinese Proverb Your Editors-in-Chief Ushita and Alexandria fc University School of Podia trie Medicine

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podiatrist's CREED These following fundamental beliefs are expressed as standards of ethical conduct and propriety of podiatrists, individually and collectively with patients, colleagues, members of allied health professions, and the public: To render service to humanity with impartial respect for the dignity of man. To provide a full and complete measure of professional service and attention to patients in the practice of Podiatric Medicine. To unhesitatingly serve consultation in difficult or doubtful circumstances where it appears that the quality of service and therapy to the patientcan be enhanced. To continue the improvement of knowledge and skills for the benefit of patients and professions. To conduct the practice of Podiatry as a credit to the profession. To never accept limitations that might destroy or interfere with the exercise of best judgement and skills or the quality of performance. To regard the confidence and information received from patients with professional care and understanding. To fully offer service and participate in the health programs for the public in keeping with the integrity of the profession. 2012AchiHes w 5

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CLINICIAN OF THE YEAR Some Congratulatory Remarks to the Class of 2012: Given my general behavior and attitude towards your class over the last 3 years, I fear it would come across a little phony for me to shower nothing but praise on you in this format! So let me begin by reminding you that the act of graduating and earning a degree is really nothing to be proud of. There are literally hundreds of podiatric medical students graduating this year, and you haven't achieved anything that tens of thousands of people haven't already achieved before you. Graduation is not an accomplishment in itself, but it does provide you with the opportunity to accomplish in the future. It is this opportunity that I celebrate with you and congratulate you for. What makes a good doctor is not the physical diploma hanging up on their wall, but instead what they've done because of that diploma. I am tremendously proud to serve as your representative of the TUSPM faculty as you begin this opportunity, and eagerly anticipate discovering what each of you choose to do with it from this day forward! Let me also remind you that graduation in no way marks the end of your education, but rather signifies the beginning of it. The content of knowledge you have accrued at TUSPM means very little compared to the understanding you have gained with respect to the process of how to learn. A patient will never present to your office in the form of a multiple choice question, and at no point in your career will you ever know enough information to help every patient you encounter. The process of learning is a dynamic and endless one, and your goal should be to learn as much as possible, from as many patients as possible, so that you are better able and more prepared to help the next patient you encounter. Also remember that what you have now dedicated yourself to is not and never will be a job. A job involves a start time and an end time, coffee breaks, lunch, weekends and the ability to turn off . There will always be a patient in need of your care and you have taken an oath to do whatever you can, whenever you can. You have embarked upon a career and a lifestyle, and it is one with both greater challenges and higher rewards. And finally let me remind you that you are now a vital part of medical education from this day forward and into the future. Although you have yet to begin your residency training, think about how many people (instructors, attendings, clinicians, residents, senior medical students, classmates, etc) have been a part of your education thus far. Our current medical education system is entirely dependent on the current generation passing knowledge and experience down to the next generation. You are now a part of the current generation, and it is never too early to start giving back to the next generation. After just 2 years of clinical experience, think about how much you could already teach to your 2nd year self at the white coat ceremony! Soon you will leave TUSPM in your rearview mirror, but never forget that although I am now proud to call you my colleague, the faculty at TUSPM will always be your teachers and will always be available in a time of need. My goal when joining the faculty at TUSPM was to always train physicians who end up better than myself, and I again congratulate you on taking the first step to making this a reality! Andrew J. Meyr, DPM Andrew . Meyr DPM Assistant Professor 2012 Achilla 'f 7