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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Maighdlin Patterson

Event: Medical Specialty Webinar

Event Year: 2022

Dr. Harvill and Dr. Kakos, thank you so much for speaking of your experiences with interventional radiology and fielding questions from us. It is extremely helpful for us medical students to get to hear first hand what you, as physicians, experience in your specialty, as well as what initially drew you to it and what makes you stay. Thank you!

Dr. Harvill and Dr. Kakos, thank you so much for speaking of your experiences with interventional radiology and fielding ques

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Jeremy Taigman

Event: Shadowing

Event Year: 2022

Dr Sadasivan provided a wonderful introduction to family medicine during the many patient visits I was lucky enough to observe. Many of her patients spoke very highly of their experiences with her, and I'm looking forward to returning to shadow more!

Dr Sadasivan provided a wonderful introduction to family medicine during the many patient visits I was lucky enough to observ

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Eleftherios Halkias

Event: Medical Specialty Webinar

Event Year: 2021

Thank you Dr. VanHaerents for speaking with us about Neurology! I really appreciated your perspectives and thoughtful answers to our questions. Thank you again for your time!

Thank you Dr. VanHaerents for speaking with us about Neurology! I really appreciated your perspectives and thoughtful answers

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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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Min Yi Wu

Event: Shadowing

Event Year: 2021

Hey Dr. Arbit, Thank you for allowing me to shadow and learn more about PM&R. It was great to see your relationships with your patients and the different treatment modalities available for patients. I really enjoyed hearing your perspective on how physicians are not only patient advocates but are also advocates for the community. I had a wonderful time because you made the experience engaging.

Hey Dr. Arbit, Thank you for allowing me to shadow and learn more about PM&R. It was great to see your relationships with

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Victoria Kelley

Event: Medical Specialty Lunch

Event Year: 2021

Thank you Dr. Khan and Dr. Rakitin! I'm an M1 still unsure of which specialty I want to go into and you both did a great job explaining your careers in surgery.

Thank you Dr. Khan and Dr. Rakitin! I'm an M1 still unsure of which specialty I want to go into and you both did a great

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Ariana Madson

Event: Shadowing

Event Year: 2021

Dr. Dickerson, Thank you so much for letting me shadow you yesterday. I enjoyed learning different aspects to OB/GYN and observing different clinical procedures. I also appreciated our conversation as well as you allowing me to get experience interacting with patients. I enjoyed getting to see a day in your clinic! Thank You, Ariana Madson

Dr. Dickerson, Thank you so much for letting me shadow you yesterday. I enjoyed learning different aspects to OB/GYN and obs

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Julia Chase

Event: Dinner with a Doc

Event Year: 2021

Dr. Lauter, I want to thank you so much for hosting Sofia and me for brunch. I loved hearing about the history of medicine and was so moved by how interconnected you are to that history. It was such an honor to be able to sit down with someone so important to this community and to infectious diseases as a field. I really feel like the advice you shared is going to help round out my education. I ho

Dr. Lauter, I want to thank you so much for hosting Sofia and me for brunch. I loved hearing about the history of medicine an

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Sachin

Event: Other

Event Year: 2020

Engaging in the One-on-One Virtual Mentoring program has definitely been worthwhile. I have had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Spence, who was very willing to share his breadth of experience in the clinical and business sides of medicine. As an undecided rising M3, he provided me with perspectives on the different paths I could follow. I am very exciting about catching up/receiving words of advi

Engaging in the One-on-One Virtual Mentoring program has definitely been worthwhile. I have had the pleasure of meeting with

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Ben Drumright

Event: HOST

Event Year: 2019

Thank you to Drs. Isaacs for opening up your home to me for three days in Sacramento! There truly was nothing that I lacked in the days surrounding my interview: time exploring the city, Veterans day parade, relaxing by the pool, delicious food, laundry, etc... Most of all, I was touched by how enthusiastic your family seemed to have me there. Even from the first moment I arrived I knew that I was

Thank you to Drs. Isaacs for opening up your home to me for three days in Sacramento! There truly was nothing that I lacked i

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Ben

Event: HOST

Event Year: 2019

Thank you so much to Dr. and Professor Greenberg for hosting me in Philadelphia! You definitely helped Philly win me over. It was a pleasure to stay in your home and receive your generosity. Beyond the tangible, short-term gifts of food, museum entry, and a concert together, I also left Philly feeling like a more whole and vibrant human being. Thank you!

Thank you so much to Dr. and Professor Greenberg for hosting me in Philadelphia! You definitely helped Philly win me over. It

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Ben

Event: HOST

Event Year: 2019

Thank you to the DeNaults for hosting me in your Denver home! I appreciate how flexible you were willing to be around your holiday party and my ambiguous schedule. I wish I would have gotten a picture with you both in your fancy "Gatsby attire". You are clearly gifted and passionate hosts, and it was a pleasure to be with you!

Thank you to the DeNaults for hosting me in your Denver home! I appreciate how flexible you were willing to be around your ho