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Renowned Temple trauma surgeon and gun violence prevention advocate Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS has been named interim dean of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University by Temple President Richard M. Englert and Executive Vice President and Provost JoAnne Epps.

Thanks to the pandemic, last fall’s plans for a traditional, in-person White Coat Ceremony Physician Assistant Program Class of 2022 had to be scrapped. For safety’s sake, a ‘hybrid’ ceremony was held instead, with students and program leaders attending in person (practicing social distancing) and family and friends watching and listening online. The event was a big hit – thoroughly appreciated by students and their families.

Temple medical students Jani Swiatek, Erin Jennings, and Joe Corcoran wanted to launch a medical clinic at a local North Philadelphia shelter, which sits about a mile from the LKSOM campus on West Lehigh Avenue. In November 2018, the Thrive clinic made its debut at the Lehigh Avenue shelter. It was a hit from day 1.