A Celebration of Scholarship - Report from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine - Summer 2019

REPORT FROM THE LEWIS K ATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

A C E L E B R A T I O N of

SCHOLARSHIP

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SUMMER 2019

This report chronicles four medical students at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, whose lives have been profoundly shaped by receiving a scholarship.

Each of the students profiled in the following pages has their own unique story, 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.

They are representative of the diversity and excellence reflected in our entire student body. Scholarships offer our 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. Most importantly, scholarships allow our students to achieve their dreams of becoming Temple Made physicians, who provide outstanding, compassionate care, with a unique focus on service to others.

S C H O L A R S H I P At a time when the rising cost of medical school debt is a national issue, the Lewis Katz School of Medicine has made providing scholarship funding to deserving students a top priority. In

“ Receiving a scholarship means the world to me, allowing me to pursue a career out of passion, not financial considerations. This investment in me affirms my decision to pursue the challenging road I have taken to become a doctor. I am truly grateful to the donors who continuously give for the future of medicine.”

2016 we set an ambitious goal – to raise a $50 million dollar scholarship endowment by 2026. As of the writing of this report, we have made remarkable headway towards meeting that goal, growing the endowment from $25.3 million in 2016 to $33.5 million in 2019.

Yet, while we have made significant progress, there is still much

Recent graduate Dovber Hecht, MD ’19 at the Katz School of Medicine annual Scholarship Celebration dinner

work to be done to support the next generation of physicians trained 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.

YOUR INVESTMENT AT WORK

Meet

Am b e r S H E L T O N MD CANDIDATE 2022

Hometown Harlem, NY Undergraduate Degree Bac helor of Sc ienc e in Biology and Frenc h and Franc ophone Stu dies Master's of Sc ienc e in Biology Villa n ova Uni versi t y Intended Area of Practice Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Amber Shelton’s “aha moment” came on the first day after orientation at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, when the rite of passage she had been dreaming about for more than a decade finally arrived.

It was during the white coat ceremony, when the speaker asked the audience to rise and welcome the Class of 2022. As the students sat, friends and family members, including Shelton’s parents and grandparents, rose to their feet.

“Seeing them all stand and clap, it was such a surreal and touching moment. I really did feel like ‘Welcome home. This career is and will be my home,’” she said.

Shelton was attracted to the Katz School of Medicine because of its reputation for having a strong sense of community and a mission of helping the underserved in neighboring North Philadelphia.

Serves as President of National Affairs for the Student National Medical Association Belongs to the Family Medicine Interest Group and the Pediatrics Interest Group Chose Temple because the faculty are passionate about caring for the North Philadelphia community Is excited to find an area of medicine to specialize in

Amber is studying medicine to integrate her love of science and physiology with serving the community.

“I love being a part of a class and part of an academic community that values things outside of the classroom just as much as they value things inside the classroom.”

She appreciates the scholarship she received because some of the stress of medical school and having loans has been taken off her shoulders. “Grateful is a word to describe how I feel,” she said.

“But grateful only scratches the surface.”

Now, she’s hitting the books in blocks of time that run for two or three hours at a stretch. “I like knowing that everything I’m learning will apply directly to what I love doing,” she said.

“I love knowing how the body works. I also like knowing that I will directly be able to contribute to my patients’ healthier version of themselves.”

Meet

Parke r M I L L E R MD CANDIDATE 2021

Hometown Denver, CO Undergraduate Degree Ba c h e l or of S c i e n c e i n Bi oc h e m i st r y Ba c h e l or of A r ts i n P h i l o s o p hy S outhern Method is t U n ivers it y Intended Area of Practice Undecided

Parker Miller, a second-year Temple medical student, is also studying toward a master’s degree in urban bioethics. He sees the twin goals as shaping not only what he wants to practice, but also how he wants to practice.

“Urban bioethics is taking all the things you think are rights in health care, and applying them to people in their own context,” he said.

A passion for helping the underserved has led him to volunteer at a free, walk-in clinic that the Temple Emergency Action Corps (TEAC) opened last year in a men’s shelter. TEAC is an organization run by medical students that provides outreach care to people in need.

He’s part of its health-literacy team, which offers patients a deeper understanding of their medical conditions, and steers them toward affordable primary care.

“As a philosophy major in college, I realized that I had an ethical duty to do what was within my power to help others. Now, I no longer think theoretically about what I ought to.”

Plans to publish a paper on research ethics before graduating Is active in the Sports Medicine interest group Favorite blocks to date are cardiology and neurology Chose Temple to learn in an urban healthcare setting

What role he might play in the future, as a physician interested in urban bioethics, is just coming into focus. Delving into public policy issues, doing research and having a clinical practice are all on the table.

“Receiving a scholarship affirmed that this is what I should be doing,” Miller said. “It not only helped ease my financial burden, but it meant that others felt my choices to pursue medicine and public health were a worthwhile investment.”

“Regardless of what I do,” he said, “I want to focus my work on being in an urban setting and focusing on health disparities, and what we can do as physicians to try to minimize those.”

Parker is studying medicine to affect positive social change as a physician.

Meet

Yu r i T A K A B A T A K E MD CANDIDATE 2020

Hometown Irvine, CA Undergraduate Degree Bac helor of Sc ienc e in Biology Uni versi t y of C ali forn i a , Sa n ta B a rba ra Intended Area of Practice Pediatrics

For Yuri Takabatake, one of the biggest challenges of medical school has been living on the East Coast, far away from her close-knit family and college friends in her native California.

But over the past three years, it’s helped a lot that she’s built a life in Philadelphia. “The people I’ve met here have been just unbelievable,” she said. “Everyone’s obviously so committed to learning, but also wanting to have fun outside of school.”

Takabatake, who has twice received scholarships for her medical school education, said they have eased her financial burden and given her the freedom to choose pediatrics, the specialty that was right for her, without worrying about the financial impact.

“I’m extremely grateful for this,” she said, noting that she hopes to give back one day, financially or by teaching those just entering the profession.

Favorite rotation to date is pediatrics Chose medicine in order to advocate for children and their well-being Chose Temple to be surrounded by mentors and peers who value diversity Plans to publish a research paper on Bell’s Palsy in the pediatric population before graduating Is committed to caring for the underserved

Yuri is studying medicine to care and advocate for children and their well-being.

Medical school has brought many challenges, including one that she described as a transformative moment.

She was on a pediatric rotation when a mother and her three children came into the emergency room. The encounter was chaotic, and the mother, understandably affected by the wait and being asked to provide a history to a medical student, requested the attending. Takabatake later went back into the room with the attending physician and together they talked to the family about treatment. Afterward, when the family came into the hallway they hugged her and thanked her.

“While initially feeling discouraged, when the family later emerged from the room, each of the children ran up to me with big smiles and thanked me before leaving. At this moment, I knew that I would always find joy in this specialty and that this was the path for me.”

Meet

Russel l R O Z A R I O MD '19

Hometown Princeton Junction, NJ Undergraduate Degree Ba c h e l o r of S c i e n c e P u b l i c H ea l t h ; C e l l Bi o l o g y a n d N e u ros c i e n c e Rutg ers U n ivers it y Specialty Internal Medicine Residency Match Westchester (N.Y.) Medical Center

Temple’s emphasis on addressing health disparities in the community it serves drew Russell Rozario to the medical school and hospital in the first place. Now, four years later, he says the handson clinical experience he received at Temple was an important part of his education.

Rozario had a background in public health and had worked on health-disparity projects before enrolling in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine. He decided he wanted to become a doctor after volunteering at a hospice led him to realize the rewards of working with patients in a more hands-on way.

He received scholarships for his education in each of the past two years, and said he is grateful for what the assistance meant to his career choice, pursuing a specialty in internal medicine.

Rozario said the biggest surprise of medical school has been how much the practice of medicine involves navigating complex social issues, such as the complicated home lives of patients, the difficulty of arranging their care after discharge, insurance problems, and access to treatment.

Volunteered during high school as a hospital pianist Favorite rotation to date was a subinternship in heart failure Is interested in mentoring underclassmen Values the incredible attendings and residents at Temple

“I just feel that as health-care policy comes to the forefront of national attention, it’s important to have clinicians providing a voice. Because it’s a perspective that should be heard in discussions about policy and how health care operates. I think that’s really critical.”

“Scholarships allowed me to consider specialties that are not as highly reimbursed. It’s really a great gift to have, the freedom to explore where your true interests and passions lie without any other considerations,” he said.

After his May 10 graduation, Russell began his residency at Westchester (N.Y.) Medical Center. His career path eventually may combine his medical experience with his interest in public health policy, and he's excited about where that may lead.

Russell is studying medicine because a background in public health led to working with patients in a more hands-on way.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING

BY T H E N U M B E R S

STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND OUTCOMES AT A G L A N C E

Tuition and Debt

$52,104

FY 2018-19 Tuition for PA Resident

$55,246

Degrees Awarded (2017—2018)

FY 2018-19 Tuition for Out-of-State Resident

272

Total Degrees Awarded Master's 22 Doctoral Research 21 Doctoral Practice 229

$195,000

National Median for Medical School Debt (GQ)

1053

“When I received a scholarship this year I was extremely humbled and honored.

Not only has it eased my financial burden, it has motivated me to work even harder academically. It has allowed me to pursue research I am passionate about. I am grateful to the donors who support this school and its students. Your commitment inspires me and my classmates to leave this institution even better than we found it.”

Gena Topper, MD Candidate 2022 at the Katz School of Medicine annual Scholarship Celebration dinner

Our Donor Funded Scholarship Investment in Students*

$2.3M

Donor Funded Scholarships Distributed this Academic Year

25%

Percentage of Students Receiving Donor Funded Scholarships

151

Total Enrollment Master's 69 Doctoral Research 103 Doctoral Practice 829 Graduate Non-Degree (Certificate) 7 Graduate Non-Degree (Other) 45

Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity 8.3% 0.0% 18.5% 10.4% 0.1% 53.5% 2.8% 4.0% 2.5%

African-American American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Hispanic/Latino Pacific Islander White Two or More Races Unknown/Other International

OUR GROWING ENDOWMENT

$50M 2026

MD Scholarship Endowment Goal

33.5M

$

2018

MD Scholarship Endowment

Total Enrollment by PA Residency

Total number of Donor Funded Scholarships

209

46.2%

53.8%

PA Resident

Out-of-State Resident

Total Enrollment by Gender*

Number of Students Receiving Donor Funded Scholarships

45.5%

54.4%

Male

Female

25.3M

$

2016

MD Scholarship Endowment

*0.1% Unreported * As of February 2019

As of April 2019

2019 RESIDENCY M AT C H R E S U LT S

IN MARCH 2019 FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS AT THE LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE LEARNED WHERE THEY WOULD BE HEADED FOR RESIDENCY FOLLOWING GRADUATION.

The following list details where our outstanding students will spend the first years of their chosen profession.

Albany Medical Center, NY Radiology-Diagnostic Allegheny General Hospital, PA Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery-General Vascular Surgery Ascension St John Hospital, MI Surgery-General Baylor College of Medicine, TX Otolaryngology Boston University Medical Center, MA Internal Medicine Brigham & Women’s Hospital, MA Plastic Surgery (Integrated) Surgery-General Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA Anesthesiology Chestnut Hill Hospital, PA Family Medicine Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH Anesthesiology Internal Medicine Neurology CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital, NJ Dermatology Emergency Medicine (2) Internal Medicine Surgery-General Vascular Surgery Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, CA Family Medicine Crozer, Chester Medical Center, PA Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Denver Health Medical Center, CO Emergency Medicine Drexel University Hahnemann University Hospital, PA Internal Medicine (2) Eastern VA Med School, VA Pediatrics Geisinger Health System, PA Dermatology Psychiatry George Washington University, DC Internal Medicine (2) Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Internal Medicine Surgery-General Hennepin County Medical Center, MN Internal Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, PA Internal Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Psychiatry Houston Methodist Hospital, TX Obstetrics and Gynecology Surgery-General Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY Internal Medicine Surgery-General Neurology Emergency Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine Beth Israel, NY Neurology Icahn School of Medicine St Lukes, NY Emergency Medicine Surgery-General Jackson Memorial Hospital, FL Anesthesiology Otolaryngology Radiation Oncology Jefferson Medical College/duPont Childrens, PA Pediatrics Johns Hopkins Hospital, MD Internal Medicine Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA Obstetrics and Gynecology Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa, CA Family Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, PA Family Medicine Lankenau Medical Center, PA Internal Medicine (2) Obstetrics and Gynecology Surgery-General LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA Urology Madigan Army Medical Center, WA Internal Medicine Transitional Year Maine Medical Center, ME Vascular Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital, MA Pediatrics Monmouth Medical Center, NJ Orthopaedic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center/Einstein, NY Internal Medicine (2) Psychiatry Mountain AHEC, NC Family Medicine Nassau University Medical Center, NY Ophthalmology Northwestern McGaw/NMH/VA, IL Family Medicine NYMC, Westchester Medical Center, NY Ophthalmology NYP Hospital, Columbia & Cornell, NY Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation NYP Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, NY Anesthesiology NYP Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, NY Internal Medicine (2) Obstetrics and Gynecology Psychiatry Surgery-General Oregon Health & Science University, OR Dermatology Internal Medicine Neurology Psychiatry Surgery-General Orlando Health, FL Surgery-General

Penn State Hershey Medical Center, PA Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Pennsylvania Hospital, PA Internal Medicine (2) Radiology-Diagnostic Reading Hospital Medical Center, PA Family Medicine Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University, RI Internal Medicine (2) Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, NJ Internal Medicine Rutgers, R W Johnson Medical School, NJ Orthopaedic Surgery San Antonio Military Medical Center, TX Neurology St Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC Psychiatry St Joseph's University Medical Center, NJ Anesthesiology St Lukes, Bethlehem, PA Transitional Year St Vincent Health Center, PA Family Medicine St Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA Radiology-Diagnostic Stony Brook Teaching Hospital, NY Pediatrics SUNY HSC Brooklyn, NY Psychiatry SUNY Upstate Med University, NY Emergency Medicine Swedish Medical Center, WA Family Medicine Temple University Hospital, PA Anesthesiology Dermatology Emergency Medicine (2) Internal Medicine (8) Obstetrics and Gynecology Ophthalmology Orthopaedic Surgery Psychiatry (2) Surgery-General (4) Temple University/Fox Chase Cancer Center, PA Radiation Oncology Thomas Jefferson University, PA Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine (6) Interventional Radiology (Integrated) Neurology (2) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Radiology-Diagnostic Tufts Medical Center, MA Internal Medicine (2) Tulane University School of Medicine, LA Internal Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine, CO Surgery-General (2)

University of Florida College of Medicine, FL Emergency Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery University of Illinois College of Medicine, IL Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, IA Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology University of Maryland Medical Center, MD Internal Medicine Ophthalmology University of North Carolina Hospitals, NC Interventional Radiology (Integrated) University of Southern California, CA Internal Medicine (2) University of Texas Southwestern Med School, TX Radiation Oncology University of Utah Affiliate Hospitals, UT Family Medicine University of Washington Affiliate Hospitals, WA Interventional Radiology (Integrated) Ophthalmology University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, WI Internal Medicine UC Irvine Medical Center, CA Obstetrics and Gynecology UC San Diego Medical Center, CA Neurological Surgery UCLA Medical Center, CA Family Medicine University of Missouri, KC/CBM, MO Psychiatry University of Virginia, VA Internal Medicine UPMC Altoona Hospital, PA Family Medicine UPMC Medical Education, PA Anesthesiology Family Medicine (2) Internal Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Ophthalmology Psychiatry UPMC St Margaret, PA Family Medicine (4) VA Greater LA Health System, CA Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN Emergency Medicine Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University, NC Emergency Medicine Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD Psychiatry West Virginia University School of Medicine, WV Family Medicine Westchester Medical Center, NY Internal Medicine Western Pennsylvania Hospital, PA Obstetrics and Gynecology Yale New Haven Hospital, CT Neurology Zucker School of Medicine, Northwell NS/LIJ, NY Internal Medicine Plastic Surgery (Integrated)