Notes of Appreciation

Every contribution alumni make, whether providing a meal or housing for a medical student, offering career advice or a shadowing opportunity, hosting an event, or donating to the Medical Alumni Annual Fund, has a lasting impact on the School of Medicine community. Below are expressions of appreciation from medical students for support they have received from alumni.

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Bethani Dunlap

Event: Dinner with a Doc

Event Year: 2025

Thank you, Dr. Williams for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk and have dinner with me. It was such a pleasure to meet you and learn about your journey in emergency medicine. You provided amazing insight into the field of EM and gave me great advice about what to focus on as an M2 to match in EM in the future. I appreciate your wisdom and encouragement you left me with. I hope to co

Thank you, Dr. Williams for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk and have dinner with me. It was such a pleasure

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Mariam Samir

Event: Shadowing

Event Year: 2022

I had a good time with the team, as they showed me different patient cases and told me about procedures done in interventional radiology. The environment was great and I definitely learned a lot. Thank you :)

I had a good time with the team, as they showed me different patient cases and told me about procedures done in interventiona

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Katherine Palmer Loveluck

Event: Dinner with a Doc

Event Year: 2021

Dr. Rakitin, thank you for such a wonderful dinner! It was so helpful to hear more about your career path and current life, it really help put into perspective what years of medical school and residency are for!

Dr. Rakitin, thank you for such a wonderful dinner! It was so helpful to hear more about your career path and current life, i

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Isaiah Hough

Event: Medical Specialty Webinar

Event Year: 2021

I would like to thank Dr. Brian LaMoreaux for taking some time to speak us students, describing his experiences in both clinical and academic medicine in Rheumatology. It was pleasant to listen to the enthusiasm and joy that Dr. LaMoreaux expressed and finds in his work. It is sessions like these that provide myself with more enthusiasm to continue studying.

I would like to thank Dr. Brian LaMoreaux for taking some time to speak us students, describing his experiences in both clini

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Eleftherios Halkias

Event: Medical Specialty Webinar

Event Year: 2021

Thank you to Dr. King and Dr. Guthrie for sharing your experiences with orthopaedic surgery! I found your answers and presentation very helpful!

Thank you to Dr. King and Dr. Guthrie for sharing your experiences with orthopaedic surgery! I found your answers and present

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Samantha Goodenow

Event: Shadowing

Event Year: 2021

To Dr. Steven Arbit, I am so grateful that you allowed me to shadow in your office. It was so helpful to be in person to get a feel for the specialty. I appreciate the book and reflex hammer as well! Please also thank your nurses and staff for being so welcoming. Shadowing in your office has only enhanced my interest in PM&R and I am very excited to continue exploring this specialty. Best,

To Dr. Steven Arbit, I am so grateful that you allowed me to shadow in your office. It was so helpful to be in person to g

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Zechariah Jean

Event: Shadowing

Event Year: 2021

Dear Dr. Adams, Thank you so much for allowing me to shadow you! I had a great day with you. I learned a lot about pediatric rheumatology and owe it all to you. Kind Regards, Zechariah Jean

Dear Dr. Adams, Thank you so much for allowing me to shadow you! I had a great day with you. I learned a lot about pe

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Nyla Leonardi

Event: Shadowing

Event Year: 2021

Dr. Potts, thank you for allowing me to come shadow in your office! Seeing the different types of patients and cases solidified the fact that I am interested in dermatology as a future specialty.

Dr. Potts, thank you for allowing me to come shadow in your office! Seeing the different types of patients and cases solidifi

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Charlotte Thill

Event: Shadowing

Event Year: 2021

Thank you Dr. Arbit for the opportunity to come in and shadow you! I was surprised by the diversity of patient cases and found myself really enjoying PM&R. I am definitely going to continue looking into the specialty, so thank you for continuing my interest in the field.

Thank you Dr. Arbit for the opportunity to come in and shadow you! I was surprised by the diversity of patient cases and foun

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Rebecca Goldstein

Event: Other

Event Year: 2020

I had a great experience participating in the One-on-One Virtual Mentoring program with Dr. Regina Wang. She gave me a lot of insight into the field of Family Medicine, and was very helpful answering all of my questions about medical school and residency. Thank you to Dr. Wang for your time and advice, I truly appreciate it!

I had a great experience participating in the One-on-One Virtual Mentoring program with Dr. Regina Wang. She gave me a lot of

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Sarah Gonzalez

Event: Medical Specialty Lunch

Event Year: 2019

Dr. Goyal, I genuinely enjoyed attending your lunch. Thank you for taking the time to come and talk to us about your journey and all things Ophthalmology. You are so passionate and enthusiastic and that simply exudes out of you. Thank you again.

Dr. Goyal, I genuinely enjoyed attending your lunch. Thank you for taking the time to come and talk to us about your journey

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Lindsay Jenkins

Event: Shadowing

Event Year: 2019

Thank you so much for taking the time to teach me Dr. Goedtel! I had such an amazing time and learned so much shadowing you in the labor and delivery ward and at your Ob/Gyn practice. I got to see so many different aspects of your specialty and am now considering pursuing it a lot more seriously. It was great to get to learn about Ob/Gyn while also getting to watch an amazing physician interact wi

Thank you so much for taking the time to teach me Dr. Goedtel! I had such an amazing time and learned so much shadowing you i

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armen zeitjian

Event: Medical Specialty Lunch

Event Year: 2019

Thanks for the helpful information, Dr. Daveluy. This was my first exposure to the field of dermatology. The experiences you shared encourage me to shadow dermatology to see if it is what I want to pursue. Appreciate your time.

Thanks for the helpful information, Dr. Daveluy. This was my first exposure to the field of dermatology. The experiences you