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The 200 students were selected from more than 10,000 applicants. It’s a diverse class – students hail from 25 states, 14% were born outside the U.S., 23% are URiM (under-represented in medicine), and 54% are female, a fact that elicited cheers and a sustained round of applause from the audience of friends and family.

Thomas Fekete, MD, has been appointed Chair of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM). Dr. Fekete has served as Interim Chair of Medicine since November 2017.

A largely student-run organization, TEAC’s mobile relief teams have provided medical care, counseling and aid to thousands affected by disasters in several Central and South American countries, as well as here in the United States.