S C H O L A R S H I PI N R E V I E WA REPORT FROM THE LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

S C H O L A R S H I P

"Your investment in scholarship today is an investment in the future of medicine."

Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS, The Lewis Katz Dean at the School of Medicine

S C H O L A R S H I P YOUR INVESTMENT AT WORK

Each year the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple

University carefully assembles a class of students who have

achieved academic excellence and demonstrated a commitment

to serving others.

For many of our students, becoming a Temple Made physician

is attainable only thanks to the availability of scholarship funds.

Scholarships offer students the ability to meet the expenses of a

medical education, free them to choose the path they are most

passionate about, and allow them to focus on their studies, not

on the cost of their education.

In a time when the world increasingly needs excellent

physicians, clinicians and researchers, Temple stands strong

as a leader in humanistic education for the next generation

of physicians.

Well-positioned for a lifetime of learning, our graduates discover

and treat disease with an overarching goal of providing

outstanding, compassionate care for each patient. We have a

unique focus on service to others, a special connection to our

community and a commitment to our neighbors that becomes a

way of life, not just a part of our curriculum.

The students profiled in the following pages represent the

diversity and excellence of our student body. Each has followed

a very different path to medical school, and each has been

changed by the opportunity afforded them by receiving a

scholarship, yet they all have one thing in common—they are

grateful for the scholarship support that allowed them to pursue

their dreams of becoming a doctor at Temple.

With this report, it is our pleasure to say thank you for every gift

made to support our scholarship program, past and future, and

for the transformative impact of those gifts on our students. The

generous investment of those who support our mission ensures

our legacy of excellence in medical education.

Enjoys studying Anatomy.

Is energized by learning how the body works to keep us alive.

Chose Temple because he admires its commitment to the North Philadelphia community.

Thinks the hardest thing about medical school is disciplined

time management.

Excited for the unique learning opportunities available to students

at Temple University Hospital.

M E E TT R O C O N D AV I S MD CANDIDATE 2021

Trocon Davis comes from a family with parents who gave him the confidence that he could do anything he set his mind to. He wasn’t sure what that was at first. But then, the medicine bug bit.

It was sports medicine that peaked his interest. He was intrigued. But then when he decided he might want to be a physician, he did some work in a research lab. And that really opened his mind.

“It spoke to me,” he said.

And so has the Lewis Katz School of Medicine’s commitment to its surrounding community. “At Temple, from the first week of classes, they make us aware we are in this community which is in some ways underserved.”

“It resonated with my personal values,” Davis said.

Trocon is from Philly. He loves its affordability, its culture. “It’s a good place to be young,” he said. He isn’t sure yet what his specialty will be. “I like to have all of my information before I go one way or another." But he will incorporate Temple’s trademark holistic, humanistic approach.

“It's important to have an understanding of each individual as a whole person and not just as a patient," he said. "You've got to get to know their full story.”

“As a first generation American and the first in my immediate

family to go to medical school, I am excited for the opportunity

presented to me to continue bringing pride and joy to my loved

ones while pursuing a career that I find truly fulfilling.”

Hometown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Undergraduate DegreeBachelor of Arts in PsychologyPrinceton University, 2014

Intended Area of PracticeUndecided

M E E TS H E L B YG A R C I A MD CANDIDATE 2020

Shelby Garcia wasn’t sure about Philadelphia. She’s from New Mexico, and when she first got here she called her parents every week and told them she had made a huge mistake.

“Since then I’ve just been falling in love with the city,” she said. At the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, she’s found the best friends she’s had in her entire life.

“It’s definitely an intense setting,” she said of medical school. But the group she worked with in anatomy lab last year is helping her through it. It seems they do everything together. All morning in conference. Eating lunch together. Studying together. Happy hours together. Dinner together. Getting ready for board exams. All in it, together. “It’s a very welcoming environment,” Garcia said.

None of her family is in medicine. But in high school, she was really interested in science. And, she loved volunteering. Medicine seemed a perfect fit.

Medical school is so tiring sometimes all she wants to do is sleep. But it’s sharpened her. She knows now that there are only so many hours in a day. So she is determined to use them to be the best version of herself. Not only academically, or even clinically. But with loved ones.

“You can’t do it alone,” she said. And she isn’t. She is going through medical school with the best friends she’s ever had.

"On my journey through medicine, I will pursue a specialty

where I can best serve the community while becoming the best

version of myself I can be. Scholarship support has made this

possible and words alone cannot express how grateful I am.”

HometownAlbuquerque, New Mexico

Undergraduate DegreeBachelor of Science in BiologyMinor in Biochemistry and Spanish, Baylor University, 2016

Intended Area of PracticeUndecided

Favorite block so far is Anatomy.

Is energized by the fast-paced and challenging curriculum.

Chose Temple because she was drawn to the diverse community.

Finds balancing med school and personal life exhilarating.

Enjoys spending free time on the Schuylkill River Trail.

Enjoys studying Neurology.

Chose Temple for the opportunity to serve a community that really

needs medical support.

Favorite rotation to date is Psychiatry.

Loves the exposure to the once-in-a-lifetime experiences

that medical school offers.

Is challenged by maintaining a sense of self outside of the

rigors of medical school.

Is releasing a full-length album he wrote and recorded while in

medical school.

M E E TZ A C H A R Y G U Y- F R A N K MD CANDIDATE 2019

Who knows why the patient struggling with terrible postpartum depression opened up to the medical student sitting across from her that day. Maybe it’s that he cared enough to stay late. Maybe it’s somehow a result of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine’s emphasis on humanistic care.

Guy-Frank wants to be a psychiatrist. He’s already a serious musician. “It allows me to better relate to people, and that’s something I’ve been grateful for,” he said.

He almost went into music full time, but making it “professional” had robbed him of its joy. Now, he’s found it again. And his art helps him bond with patients in difficult times.

“People have a hard time saying, 'I’m having a hard time right now', " Guy-Frank said. “She felt so scared to admit the feelings she was having. But I left that day feeling like I had done something really worthwhile."

Who knows what made that patient open up to him that day. What we know is, he had it. And we need physicians who do.

“I may never see her again. But helping her feel not so overwhelmed, as she did in that moment, I feel like I made a difference.”

“From lack of sleep, to high levels of stress and uncertainty, I have

been pushed out of my comfort zone time and time again. Through

it, I have built a thicker skin to take on the pursuit of medicine’s

challenges and pitfalls. This opportunity is something that I am

incredibly grateful for.”

HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Undergraduate DegreeBachelor of Arts in Psychology Minor in MusicUniversity of Pennsylvania, 2010

Intended Area of PracticePsychiatry

M E E TK A I T L I NH E A L Y MD/MA URBAN BIOETHICS CANDIDATE 2018

Everyone is going through something. Kaitlin Healy gets it. She’s glad that the Lewis Katz School of Medicine gets it, too. She loves that. It’s what brought her here.

Med students also aren’t known for being great at following wellness advice. So she’s stepped forward to join OWLs (Our Wellness Liaisons), a student mentoring project that’s turned into meaningful research. “School is overwhelming—everyone you know is in medical school. Sometimes it’s hard to take a step back and have some perspective,” she said.

“It’s a luxury for people to take the time to worry about their health,” she continued. “That’s sometimes lost, especially in primary care. Doctors sometimes take it personally when patients don’t follow the plan they have put out for them.”

Perspective. That’s what she loves about Temple. The perspective. “We get to know whole families of people, and individual patients, really well. We’re encouraged to get to know things about them, beyond clinical data,”she said.

As a family physician, everything she does will be with the same holistic approach she learned at Temple.

“It’s looking at where someone is coming from,” she said. “A greater sense of their day-to-day life. How are they coming to you in that moment, and what’s influenced the circumstances of their health?"

“Becoming a doctor has been a dream of mine since I was a

child, and I am excited to be the first physician in my family.

My scholarship has allowed me to accomplish all that I have

and inspires me to give back as well.”

HometownRutledge, Pennsylvania

Undergraduate DegreeBachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Psychology Carnegie Mellon, 2012

ResidencyFamily Medicine, Crozer Chester Medical Center, Chester, PA

Enjoys studying Neurology and Psychiatry.

Chose Temple because she loved the people and their commitment

to serving the community.

Favorite rotation to date is Family Medicine.

Finds the best thing about medical school is learning

skills that allow her to provide holistic care.

Is challenged by time management.

Will be the first doctor in her family.

THE COST OF MEDICAL SCHOOL: A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INVESTMENT

F A C T S & S T A T S“Scholarships help students focus on learning the

knowledge and skills that are most important in order to get through medical school, and not worry

about where that next dollar is coming from.”Gerald Sterling, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Education

$50,932Current Annual Tuition for PA Resident

$203,000Average Medical School Debt of Katz School of Medicine 2017 Graduates

$54,004Current Annual Tuition for Out-of-State Resident

$190,694National Average for Medical School Debt

56%Percentage of Students Receiving Scholarships

23%Percentage of Students Receiving Donor-Funded Scholarships

$1.76MAmount of Donor-Funded Scholarships Distributed This Year

Our Scholarship Investment in Students

$14,936Average Annual Scholarship Distribution per Scholarship Recipient

$59,746Average Total Scholarship Distribution per Scholarship Recipient Over All 4 years of Medical School

F A C T S & S T A T S

AN IMPRESSIVE AND DIVERSE STUDENT BODY

1103Total

Enrollment

61Master's

Level

110Doctoral

Research

870Doctoral Practice

18Graduate Non-Degree

(Certificate)

44Graduate Non-Degree

(Other)

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

African-American 6.7%American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0%Asian 19.0%Hispanic/Latino 8.6%Pacific Islander 0.1%White 54.1%Two or More Races 2.8%Unknown/Other 6.2%International 2.4%Underrepresented in Medicine 16.5%

Degrees Awarded (2016—2017)

Total Degrees Awarded 238Master's 15

Doctoral Practice 198

Doctoral—Scholarship/Research 25

Enrollment by PA Residency

51.0%PA Resident

49.0%Out-of-State Resident

AS OF APRIL 2018

Enrollment by Gender*

48.1%Male

51.7%Female

*0.2% Unreported

Abington Memorial Hospital, PA – General SurgeryBarnes-Jewish Hospital, MO – Radiology-DiagnosticBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA – Internal MedicineBoston University Medical Center, MA – Internal MedicineCase Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH – Radiology-DiagnosticCedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA – Internal MedicineCedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA – Neurological SurgeryChristiana Care, DE – Medicine-PediatricsCMSRU/Cooper University Hospital, NJ – AnesthesiologyCMSRU/Cooper University Hospital, NJ – Emergency MedicineCrozer-Chester Medical Center, PA – Family Medicine (2)Duke University Medical Center, NC – AnesthesiologyEmory University School of Medicine, GA – Emergency MedicineIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY – Internal MedicineIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, NY – PsychiatryKaiser Permanente-Los Angeles, CA – PediatricsKaweah Delta Health Care District, CA – TransitionalLancaster General Hospital, PA – Family MedicineLankenau Medical Center, PA – Medicine-PreliminaryMedStar Washington Hospital Center, DC – General SurgeryNewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NY – NeurologyPennsylvania Hospital, PA – Radiology-DiagnosticRhode Island Hospital/Brown University, RI – PediatricsRutgers University New Jersey Medical School, NJ – Emergency MedicineRutgers University R.W. Johnson Medical School, NJ – General SurgeryRutgers University R.W. Johnson Medical School, NJ – Internal MedicineRutgers University R.W. Johnson Medical School, NJ – PsychiatryScripps Mercy Hospital-San Diego, CA – TransitionalSt. John Hospital, MI – General SurgerySt. Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem, PA – General SurgeryStamford Hospital/Columbia, CT – General Surgery

Summa Health/Northeast Ohio Medical University, OH – TransitionalTemple University Hospital, PA – AnesthesiologyTemple University Hospital, PA – DermatologyTemple University Hospital, PA – Emergency MedicineTemple University Hospital, PA – Internal Medicine (3)Temple University Hospital, PA – Medicine-PreliminaryTemple University Hospital, PA – Obstetrics-GynecologyTemple University Hospital, PA – Surgery-PreliminaryThomas Jefferson University, PA – AnesthesiologyThomas Jefferson University, PA – Emergency MedicineThomas Jefferson University, PA – Family MedicineTufts Medical Center, MA – PsychiatryUCLA Medical Center, CA – Child NeurologyUCLA Medical Center, CA – Emergency MedicineUniversity at Buffalo School of Medicine, NY – General SurgeryUniversity at Buffalo School of Medicine, NY – Vascular SurgeryUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH – General SurgeryUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine- Denver, CO – General SurgeryUniversity of Florida College of Medicine-Shands Hospital, FL – PsychiatryUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, IA – OtolaryngologyUniversity of Maryland Medical Center, MD – Psychiatry University of Massachusetts Medical School, MA – Orthopaedic SurgeryUniversity of Rochester/Strong Memorial, NY – Internal MedicineUniversity of Rochester/Strong Memorial, NY – PsychiatryUniversity of Southern California, CA – Emergency MedicineUniversity of Southern California, CA – Surgery-PreliminaryUniversity of Southern California, CA – UrologyUniversity of Texas-Houston, TX – OphthalmologyUniversity of Utah Affiliated Hospitals, UT – Internal MedicineUniversity of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, WA – Family MedicineYale New Haven Hospital, CT – Pediatrics

WHERE OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE HEADED

2018 Match Results

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