Its a Good Begining
Here is some exciting news for the Deaf Comunity.
(Of course they are still trained in Western Medical Techniques, I
for one will be impressed when natropathic docs learn ASL
UCSD Creates a New Kind of Doctor
Drs. Waheeda Samady and Loren Sacks are new doctors, but with an important twist. Both are in the first to graduate as Deaf Culture and American Sign Language (ASL) fellows of the UCSD School of Medicine Class of 2007, comprised of 102 graduates.
l-r: Drs. Waheeda Samady, Georgia Robins Sadler, and Loren Sacks
During their four years of training, Samady and Sacks participated in an experimental study, funded by the NCI, to create a cohort of clinicians who will help increase the Deaf community's access to cancer information and care. It's a challenging road. According to Dr. Carolyn Kelly, Associate Dean for Admissions andStudent Affairs, “the requirements forthis program are considerable and comparable to the requirements of some master's degree programs." So special is this distinction, in fact, the Medical School recognized Samady and Sacks with separate certificates of completion – the first time this has occurred at UCSD.
The ASL Fellows program is directed by Dr. Georgia Robins Sadler, Clinical Professor of Surgery and Associate Director for Community Outreach at the Center. Participating students begin classes at UCSD to learn ASL signs, syntax, and Deaf communication etiquette. They then spend the summer between their first and second years of medical school in an ASL immersion program at Gallaudet University, a program partner located in Washington D.C. This is followed by another year at UCSD advancing their ASL and Deaf culture skills. Throughout the training continuum, program students create and offer cancer educational programs for the region's Deaf community.
Sacks and Samady will be doing their pediatric residencies at UCSD/Rady Children's Hospital, which is home to one of the nation's top speech and hearing centers, and cares for many deaf children and children of Deaf parents. Both are thrilled with the assignment and anticipate many opportunities to use their signing skills. Congratulations to both doctors on this outstanding achievement!
Here is some exciting news for the Deaf Comunity.
(Of course they are still trained in Western Medical Techniques, I
for one will be impressed when natropathic docs learn ASL
UCSD Creates a New Kind of Doctor
Drs. Waheeda Samady and Loren Sacks are new doctors, but with an important twist. Both are in the first to graduate as Deaf Culture and American Sign Language (ASL) fellows of the UCSD School of Medicine Class of 2007, comprised of 102 graduates.
l-r: Drs. Waheeda Samady, Georgia Robins Sadler, and Loren Sacks
During their four years of training, Samady and Sacks participated in an experimental study, funded by the NCI, to create a cohort of clinicians who will help increase the Deaf community's access to cancer information and care. It's a challenging road. According to Dr. Carolyn Kelly, Associate Dean for Admissions andStudent Affairs, “the requirements forthis program are considerable and comparable to the requirements of some master's degree programs." So special is this distinction, in fact, the Medical School recognized Samady and Sacks with separate certificates of completion – the first time this has occurred at UCSD.
The ASL Fellows program is directed by Dr. Georgia Robins Sadler, Clinical Professor of Surgery and Associate Director for Community Outreach at the Center. Participating students begin classes at UCSD to learn ASL signs, syntax, and Deaf communication etiquette. They then spend the summer between their first and second years of medical school in an ASL immersion program at Gallaudet University, a program partner located in Washington D.C. This is followed by another year at UCSD advancing their ASL and Deaf culture skills. Throughout the training continuum, program students create and offer cancer educational programs for the region's Deaf community.
Sacks and Samady will be doing their pediatric residencies at UCSD/Rady Children's Hospital, which is home to one of the nation's top speech and hearing centers, and cares for many deaf children and children of Deaf parents. Both are thrilled with the assignment and anticipate many opportunities to use their signing skills. Congratulations to both doctors on this outstanding achievement!
