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

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6t4d tfant SDeaa FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS Joseph M. Leso ES School of Podiatric Medicine TEMPLE UNIVERSITY x «» Smt Sattftw , PA 9107 foHS-UMSX To the TUSPM Class of 2016 Congratulations graduates of the TUSPM class of 2016. The work ethic you displayed has helped you achieve your goal I We could not be more proud and enthusiastic to call you Alumni. We would like to thank you for being a loyal group of givers and doers. You have far exceeded our expectations of your dass and we thank you. Your support of Thank a Donor Day,' where you created lively and appreciative cards to be sent TUSPM alumni who generously support the School, was outstanding. Your dass had a strong presence at the Temple Toast, Homecoming and the tailgates at Temple Football Games at the line. You embraced volunteerism In a significant way. As the next few years win keep you busy during your residency, please keep In contact with the School. If the development and alumni relations department can ever be of service to you during your residency and beyond, as you settle Into your career, please don’t hesitate to contact us. You will always be an extension of the strong legacy that we continue to build here at TUSPM. We wish you a long, successful career and life filled with achievements and professional strides. And let us know when you reach career milestones as we want to brag about you to al our alumni on our website and social medial Assistant Dean Development and Alumni Relations

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Gdd tfa il JDeaa FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND PROGRAM INTEGRITY H TEMPLE UNIVERSITY rch and Program Erjtah at Race Str»«{ PhUdfiphM, PA 19107 prior 21S42S-5239 £m21S-629-1929 tr l «p tootOtuipm.t»rpIe «JU •wPtvwwVfnriauJu May 9,2016 Dear Members of the Class of 2016: In hts Class Day address to the Harvard University Graduates of 1977. George Plimpton implored them to boycott the commencement ceremony, return to their dorm rooms, and unpack, noting that “There's not much out here. He further wrote that ’Graduation is a terrible event, the opening of an enormous dovecote from which spring thousands of (under] graduates. We don't want you....’ I would not be surprised If some of you harbor similar feelings. After all. there are not enough residencies, the healthcare marketplace is in a state of flu , physician reimbursement is falling (again), the practicality of starting your own practice anytime soon is almost nonexistent, and there is an abundance of your predecessors waiting to take advantage of your cheap labor. Indeed, the real world can be an ugly place and, yes, being thrust Into it is a traumatic experience, one for which you may feel utterly unprepared. DON'T! Don't lose sight of the fact that you are highly trained. Don't lose sight of the fact that your training makes you a valuable commodity. Don't lose sight of the fact that, as Henley said so well, so long as you have the courage to make your own decisions and accept the consequences, you are the masters of your fates and captains of your souls! Bocca Al Lupo, Samuel J. Spadone, DPM Assistant Dean 13