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Celebrating the graduation of the UCSD Bone Fellows class of 2003-2004. Historical aspects, key ingredients, selection process, and notable fellows. (500 characters)
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UCSD BONE FELLOWS 2003-2004 GRADUATION: JUNE 12, 2004
Historical Aspects • 1975-2004 • >100 Clinical Fellows • Very Very Competitive
Key Ingredients • Great Faculty Christine Chung Amil Gentili Tudor Hughes Mini Pathria Donald Resnick
Key Ingredients • Terrific Support Staff Mike Holbrook Debbie Trudell Shironda Statum Joyce Velligan Mike Olds Les Sherman Farideh Keshmiri Susan Miller Brian Galagher Paradorn Thiel
Key Ingredients • Helpful Associates Parviz Haghighi Rob Pedowitz Paul Stark John Healy Pauline Chu John Hesselink Wade Wong Mike Puckett Vivian Lim
Key Ingredients • Research Associates Maritza Angulo Ilma Isaza Tony Stanley …and Others
Selection Process Key Steps: • Review Folders of Hundreds of Applicants • Interview Only the Best • Select the Very Best of this Group • And When They All Turn Us Down… SCRAMBLE
Selection Process Key Steps: Joe Smith The best ever… FOLDER REVIEW Letters of Recommendation
Selection Process Key Steps: Joe Smith The best ever… I simply can not recom-mend him highly enough Joe Smith
This applicant is without parallel • How could you compare this person to anyone else? • Study his/her credentials and there will be no doubt • This is clearly a unique applicant
I Have To Struggle to Come Up With The Precise Words That Describe Adequately This Candidate
Selection Process Letters of Recommendation Summa Cum Laude 4 Phi Beta Kappa 4 AOA 2 DOA 1
Selection Process Letters of Recommendation Clearly A Star 3 Glows From Afar 2 Raises the Bar 1 Frankly, Bizarre 1
Selection Process Letters of Recommendation Likes to Read 4 Takes the Lead 2 Fulfills a Need 1 Not Up to Speed 1
Selection Process Letters of Recommendation Ideas Abound 4 Often Will Astound 2 Always Hangs Around 5 Rarely Can Be Found 1
Selection Process Letters of Recommendation Eager to Know 4 Goes With the Flow 2 Best of Show 1 Good Head to Toe 1 Incredibly Slow 2
Selection Process Key Steps: THE INTERVIEW
All Faculty Has Received Advanced Education In The Interpretation Of Facial Expressions
All Faculty Has Received Advanced Education In The Interpretation Of Facial Expressions
All Faculty Has Received Advanced Education In The Interpretation Of Facial Expressions
All Faculty Has Received Advanced Education In The Interpretation Of Facial Expressions
Selection Process Key Steps: THE INTERVIEW
Selection Process Key Steps: THE INTERVIEW Confidence Determination
Selection Process Key Steps: THE INTERVIEW Maturity
Selection Process Key Steps: THE INTERVIEW Alert Good Listener
Selection Process Key Steps: THE INTERVIEW Focused At Least In One Eye
Selection Process Key Steps: THE INTERVIEW Refined
FELLOWS 2003-2004 John Hopkins
FELLOWS 2004-2005 Kimberly Sue Draud Shireesha G. Reddy Babita J. Sethi
FELLOWS 2003-2004 Can They Recognize Themselves Based On Information In Their Folders? I Doubt It!
“leadership skills” • “inquisitive” • “likes to teach” • “strongest resident I have ever seen”
Personal Statement: • “I have long been an advocate of a collegial working and learning environment” • “I wish to sharpen my practical and research-oriented skills”
Robert Kyuwhan Lee Born: Youngstown, Ohio Premed: Kent State Univ Med: Northeastern Ohio Univ Residency: Case Western Reserve Univ
“cheerful” • “calm when stressed” • “always smiles” • “on a 1 – 5 scale, rates a 5+”
Personal Statement: • “I AM an excellent communicator” • “I AM a very strong patient advocate” • “I have not and will not forget the patient behind the film” “I AM woman, hear me roar…”
Kay Denise Spong Lozano Born: Kansas City, Kansas Premed: Trinity Univ Med: Univ Texas, Galveston Residency: Univ Washington
“enthusiastic” • “punctual” • “a real winner” • “the hardest worker you will ever know”
Personal Statement: • “Simply, I want expertise in musculoskeletal imaging” • “I want to understand the basic physical principles of MRI” • “I definitely want to participate in some research projects”
Nataliya V. Plyushcheva Born: Moscow, Russia Premed: Educational School 311, Moscow Med: 2nd Moscow Med Univ Residency: Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
“ delightful, witty, amusing” • “easy-going” • “goes the extra mile” • “up person” • “multitasking abilities”
Personal Statement: • “I became enthralled with the imaging of ankle, knee, hip, and shoulder imaging” • “I had found my niche” • “I intend to return to my hometown”
John B. Becker Born: Springfield, Illinois Premed: Univ Illinois Med: Univ Illinois Residency: Northwestern
“great sense of humor” • “so enthusiastic” • “superior intellect”
Activities and Interests: • “Cooking” • ”Violin” • “Military history”
Personal Statement: • “I actually started out considering a career in interventional radiology” • “A disciplined approach will always pay dividends” • “I am looking for a brisk caseload” • ”I am certainly looking forward to opportunities in research”
Personal Statement: • “And most of all, the one thing about which I am sure is that when I look back 10 years from now, I want to know I have done all I can to practice musculoskeletal radiology at the highest level of my abilities” The clock is ticking…
Herman Poating Wu Born: Princeton, New Jersey Premed: Princeton Univ Med: Wash Univ, St Louis Residency: Univ Washington