Julie- Best of Luck!

We had the honor and privilege of having Julie work with us for two weeks for her neurology rotation. We wish her the best of luck in her pursuit of higher education and know that she will be an amazing doctor. We will miss you and hope you’ll come to visit us! 

Dear Dr. Fishman,

Let me start out by saying what a fantastic 2 weeks I had with you! With sincere honesty, out of all 3rd and 4th year clinicals, this was by far my favorite rotation. I certainly had an interest in neurology coming in but your passion for the specialty and dedication to your patients, along with your teaching, were really inspiring. As you noted, a preceptor can shape a student’s perspective….and I am now thinking about possibly pursuing neurology further. 

Thank you for being such a wonderful role model. You are talented when it comes to teaching–your passion and great degree of knowledge were so impressive to me. But perhaps what was even more impressive was your respect for and commitment to your patients. (Having a brother with MS, this especially hit home.) I enjoyed partaking in your interactions with them in that you demonstrated the kind of relationship, a therapeutic alliance, that I hope to one day have with my patients. You not only shared your expertise but also listened compassionately each time to their thoughts and concerns–something that makes a great physician. When the pre-med student came in concerned his headaches represented a malignancy, for example, you put him at ease with reassurance and ordering of a scan.

I feel truly privileged to have had these 2 weeks with you. I have a tremendous level of respect for you and the amazing work you do every day. Thank you for all that you have taught me–whether it be neurology or just clinical pearls of medicine. 

I look forward to staying in touch, and will certainly send your way all those I know in search of a great neurologist.

Warmly,
Julie

Ps. Thank you for my FAVORITE new tool–my reflex hammer! I have been testing all the reflexes in my household and will now (at least look like I) know what I am doing on my neuro rotation at UVA…!