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>> We're an academic medical center and there's a lot of teaching going on so I apologize
if you hear some stuff in the background.
>> We're a Level 1 Adult, Pediatric Trauma Center with a College of Medicine and a Paternity
Care Referral Center, and a Children's Hospital.
>> We're the only Academic Medical Center between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, so we
really cover a tremendous geographic area.
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>> I was born and raised in Pakistan and I did my general surgery at New York Medical
College and subsequently I did my Vascular Surgery Fellowship at George Vascular Center
in Ohio.
>> I came here from California, my medical career started here as a medical student.
>> I actually came from NYU in Manhattan to Hershey Medical Center with my husband because
it feels like a more warm and friendly area.
>> I graduated medical school from the University of Illorin Nigeria.
I spent some time in the UK as a Pediatric Resident but ended up in New York City for
my Pediatric Residency Program.
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>> I was looking for a place where I can find a balance between academics, research, teaching
and clinical practice.
>> The Department of Surgery at Penn State is a represents an incredible group of people
who have come together to really develop the research, academic and clinical missions of
the institution.
>> I do like the idea of being in academics because I like the idea of educating the next
generation of medical professionals making an impact on not just seeing 5000 patients
a year but multiplying that on many other providers you know that are practicing excellent
medicine.
>> As a female chair here at Penn State Hershey Medical Center I feel really supported by
my colleagues.
In fact one of the things that really helped me in my decision in whether or not to take
the position here was the supportive environment I have of the various other chairs and leaders
here in the institution.
>> I love to teach and when I teach I learn as well.
>> There's a very good working relationship between doctors, nurses and other health care
providers.
>> Emergency medicine is very much a team sport.
It's very important to us that we build an effective team.
People that work well together for like my physician colleagues, our residents, the nurses
we work with the other staff.
We got to function together as a body.
>> Penn State Hershey Medical Center is a great place to work.
The community is excellent, the nursing staff, the physicians, they all just make you feel
at home.
>> The ability to balance career and a family and social life has been a really what's inspired
me to stay here.
>> A few months ago my wife asked my kids, she said you know your dad's skill set is
highly portable he can get a job anywhere.
Want to move somewhere, move to Hawaii, you want to go to Hawaii?
And the kids said no, we like living here, why would we want to move?
>> We are recently married and it just seems like the perfect place to be able to actually
plant our roots and just start our lives here as a family and for me as an academic physician
here at Hershey Medical Center.
>> The school system in this region is one of the best in the state and we are really
liking it, there's a lot for the kids to do, a lot for families to do around here.
Not going anywhere anytime soon.
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>> I'm inspired by Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
>> What inspires me most about working here at Hershey Medical Center is the respect that
our patients have for our institution.
>> I am truly inspired by Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
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