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CHRIS L ANGAN, Dar tmouth, took advantage of our flexible curriculum so that he could maintain his training program in running. Chris was able to qualify for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, vying for a spot to represent the United States at the Summer Olympics. His time placed him in the top twenty-five percent of runners.

TANISHIA WILLIAMS, Seton Hall University, is a former participant in Access Med Program, an ar ticulated degree program with Rutgers University and Seton Hall University to encourage disadvantaged students to enter the medical profession. Tanishia is currently in the laboratory, studying to complete her M.D./Ph.D. dual degree.

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OFFREY YOUNG, PH.D. Ohio State ersity ’90, Assistant Professor of chiatry, Assistant Dean for Student • Dr. Young has created the Peer Mentoring Program. Upper classmen are specifically trained to be there should you need some help along the way. The Student Affairs Office provides an array of ser vices om career counseling to cognitive skills enhancement.

NORMA SAKS, ED.D. Rutgers University ’86, Assistant Dean for Educational Programs, Director of the Cognitive Skills Program • Dr. Saks recognizes that students who have been very successful and have been admitted to medical school may need advice on integrating the information presented in a medical school curriculum. She has developed a program available to all students and tailored to individuals. She has a national reputation and is the author of the acclaimed book entitled “How to Excel in Medical School.”

JAME S CREEDEN, Rutgers University Ph.D., Class of 2001

One of the great strengths of our medical school is its flexibility, allowing students with a variety of backgrounds and ambitions the chance to pursue other interests while completing the preclinical curriculum. As a result the student body is very diverse, with students pursuing Ph.D.s, M.P.H.s and J.D.s working alongside the traditional medical students, each bringing his/her unique skills and experiences.

REACH OUT to prog rams beyond the preclinical cur r iculum whic h sur round you on the campus. Rober t Wood Johnson Medical Sc hool enjoys a close relationship with Rutger s, The State Univer sity of New Jer sey. Many of our facilities are co-administered with Rutger s, affording oppor tunities for more collaborative researc h and dual deg ree education. Pic k a scientist from the Researc h Tower or from the Center for Advanced Biotec hnology and Medicine. Try a summer fellowship, be a Student Sc holar for a year, or ear n your Ph.D. Lear n the business of medicine with our 5 year M.D./M.B.A. deg ree, or get on the fast trac k with a M.S. in Infor matics.

or women’s health.

RAYMOND C. ROSEN, PH.D., SU NY Stony Brook ’72, ofessor of Psychiatry and acting Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, is an internationally renowned researcher in sleep disorders and sexual dysfunction. Dr. Rosen has authored er 100 papers and chapters on aspects of sleep disorders and human sexuality. He is well known for his work in erectile dysfunction. SANDRA R. LEIBLUM, PH.D., University of Illinois ’71 , Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, joins Dr. Rosen as the Co-Director of the Center for Sexual and Marital Health. She specializes in sex therapy, women’s health, and infertility, has authored or co-edited over 80 chapters and articles, and is the North American Editor of the Journal of Sexual and Marital Therapy.

STUDENTS AT Rober t Wood Johnson Medical Sc hool complete their third and four th year s on one of two clinical campuses, in New Br unswic k where Rober t Wood Johnson Univer sity Hospital is the pr incipal teac hing hospital, along with other affiliate hospitals, and in Camden where Cooper Hospital/Univer sity Medical Center ser ves as a single teac hing site.

Eight week bloc ks of core clinical clerkships in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetr ics and Gynecology, Pediatr ics, Family Medicine, and

Psyc hiatry are spent in our many state-of-the-ar t facilities with accomplished clinical scientists. Students try out their newly acquired clinical skills through a ser ies of Objectively Str uctured Clinical Exercises (OSCEs). Students perfor m history and physical examinations on real or standardized patients, for m a differential diagnosis, and establish a management plan.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will prepare physicians in the care of the ever increasing older population. ELAINE LEVENTHAL, M.D., PH.D., University of Wisconsin ’74, Ph.D., Yale University ’66, Professor of Medicine, is the Director of the Gerontological Institute and the Director for the Geriatric Assessment Center. She coordinates an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals in the compr hensive medical assessment of patients 55 years of age and older

Attending physicians provide immediate feedbac k to the students on their physical examination skills, communication skills, and professionalism.

MICHAEL LEWIS, PH.D. University of Pennsylvania ’62 , University Distinguished Professor, Depar tment of Pediatrics, Director of the Institute for the Study of Child Development, world renowned child psychologist, leads a faculty of diverse professionals in understanding individual children through the study of normal and atypical behavior patterns. Ask “why do children….?” and Dr. Lewis is likely to know the answers.