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

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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