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  • 1.  Medical-student Olympians

    Posted 07-26-2024 09:00:00 AM

    Happy first day of the Olympics! Did you know that a few medical students are either competing in the Games this summer - or competed in the Olympic trials leading up to the Games?

    Check out their stories in the new AAMCNews article here!

    @Imanni Sheppard, PhD @Samar Hegazy @Rhoda Sperling @Stephanie Froehlich @Becky Latch @Gloria Richard-Davis @Kevin Vaughn @Alexa Lauinger @Leslie McNeil @Adriana Basurto @Mae Reyes @Cecilia Alcala @Talia Swartz - some of these medical-student Olympians are even from your institutions as well!



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    Hermela Dereje
    Digital Engagement Intern
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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  • 2.  RE: Medical-student Olympians

    Posted 07-29-2024 11:13:00 AM

    We are very proud of Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt from the University of Kentucky COM!



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    John Ragsdale
    Associate Dean for Curriculum
    AAMC Cross-Continuum Consultant for UME
    University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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  • 3.  RE: Medical-student Olympians

    Posted 07-29-2024 11:35:00 AM

    So impressive! I will definitely cheer them all on! Congratulations!



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    Maria Fernanda "Muffy" Barbaran
    College Recruiter II
    Florida International University - Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
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  • 4.  RE: Medical-student Olympians

    Posted 07-30-2024 03:29:00 PM

    Very Impressive indeed! Many Congratulations.



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    Dolly Anadkat
    Learning specialist
    Tulane University School of Medicine
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  • 5.  RE: Medical-student Olympians

    Posted 08-01-2024 10:47:00 AM

    That is so cool! It has been fun to watch the Olympics! Congratulations to them all!



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    Shawn Owens
    A.C.E. Program and Verification Coordinator
    MU School of Medicine
    Office of Medical Education
    Columbia, Missouri
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  • 6.  RE: Medical-student Olympians

    Posted 08-02-2024 09:21:00 AM

    Has anyone been following Lee Kiefer's story? So impressive! If you have 5 minutes today, check out this story from TIME Magazine about how "Lee Kiefer Took a Break From Medical School to Make U.S. Olympic Fencing History."



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    Stephanie Weiner
    Director, Digital Strategy & Engagement
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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  • 7.  RE: Medical-student Olympians

    Posted 08-02-2024 10:50:00 AM

    AND her husband is also a medical student and a U.S. Olympic fencer?? Talk about a POWER COUPLE! Thank you for sharing that article Stephanie!



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    Hermela Dereje
    Digital Engagement Intern
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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