From The Desk Of The Founding Dean
We are still reeling from the news this week of the tragic deaths of Roberto Martinez, physician's assistant, and Ruth Sagredo Velasco, nurse practitioner, both affiliated with the neurosurgery division of our Department of Surgery. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families, TTUHSC, and Thomason Hospital colleagues who are grieving and coping with this very sad news. The contributions of these caring individuals who were providers in our healthcare community will be greatly missed.
As we enter this Thanksgiving weekend, I would like to thank all of our staff, faculty, and employees for their continued loyalty, dedication and passion for the thing that we all share in common-growing our fine institution into a full-four year medical school that will be a shining beacon in our community, region, state, and country. Our legislatively mandated function is to teach-and it is only from there that we can continue to provide the first-class medical care with state-of-the-art advancements to our patient population. I extend my personal and very warm gratitude to each and every one of you.
And I must thank our gracious hosts Dr. Manuel Schydlower and his wife Betty for opening their home for our annual international dinner last Saturday night. The dinner was sponsored by the Faculty Spouses Organization and Dr. Hoi Ho, our Dean of Faculty Affairs, and featured an array of international dishes from the many countries from which our faculty originated. The baklava, the Indian delicacies, the rice noodles....ah, so much to enjoy as we prepare our palettes for this week's Thanksgiving meal!
Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Jose Manuel de la Rosa, M.D.
Founding Dean