Community Action Day: Deepening Community Bonds and Fostering Future Health Care Leaders
<p>American University of the Caribbean (AUC)’s long-standing Community Action Day is so much more than just a fun event; it is a testament to our deep commitment to engaging holistically with the development of our medical students.
It’s officially Match Week, the time when medical students around the country prepare to learn where they will be doing residency. The week culminates in Match Day on Friday, March 16 with the reveal of participants’ residency placement. For AUC students, the news comes in the form of an email at 1:00pm ET from the National Resident Matching Program. While the wait to Friday can feel agonizing, Match Day is one of the most anticipated and exciting day in students’ medical career.
Colleagues who went above and beyond during Hurricane Irma were surprised with the Ron Taylor Award, an honor given to employees for in-the-moment contributions that inspire service, build teamwork, and go the extra mile.
Barbra Giourgas, MD '17 matched into pediatric neurology at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Dhaval Desai, MD will never forget the night he took care of 3-year-old Maggie during his residency. When he signed out after a 30-hour call—the majority spent tending to Maggie, who had complications from chemotherapy for her leukemia—Dr.
A former hockey player reflects on beating cancer -- twice -- during his medical education, and matching into OB/GYN.
From the perspective of Tanya Egodage, MD, every physician is a lifelong student—and teacher. A trauma and critical care fellow at Cook County Health & Hospitals System in Chicago, she believes passing on your knowledge isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s vital to the profession.