Dear Faculty, Staff and Students: 

We are pleased to announce the appointment of  Abhijit S. Pathak, MD ’91, MSE, FACS, FCCM, as the Interim Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine and Temple Health. We extend our gratitude to Thomas Santora, MD, FACS, for his leadership as interim chair. Dr. Santora will be retiring on June 30, 2024, after 20 years of dedicated service at the School of Medicine and Temple University Hospital (TUH). He was a critical member of the surgery department at TUH, serving as a trauma surgeon, acute care surgeon, surgical intensivist and general surgeon. He also held several leadership roles, including Vice Chairman for Clinical Affairs, Chair of the Appointments and Promotions Committee, and Vice Chairman for Informatics and Business Development. Passionate about educating the next generation of surgeons, Dr. Santora provided clinical and didactic instruction to students, residents and fellows.

Dr. Pathak has been a distinguished educational and clinical leader at Temple for over two decades. A true embodiment of "Temple-made" excellence, he graduated from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1991, completed his General Surgery Residency, and served as a Research Fellow in the Division of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery at Temple. He furthered his training with a Fellowship in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at the University of Maryland, followed by an academic post at Yale University School of Medicine before returning to Temple in 1999.

At Temple, Dr. Pathak has served as Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Program Director of Temple’s Surgical Critical Care Fellowship. He chairs the Critical Care Committee and Organ Donation Council and directs the Advanced Trauma Life Support Course. In 2022, he was honored with the school’s Honored Professor Award for his outstanding teaching.

Dr. Pathak is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Surgery and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is a fellow of several societies, including the American College of Critical Care Medicine, the American College of Surgeons, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery. His scholarly work is widely published, and he has authored numerous chapters in surgical textbooks.

As Interim Chair of the Department of Surgery, Dr. Pathak will guide the faculty, non-faculty physicians, trainees, and staff in delivering exceptional patient care, and advancing research through collaboration with basic science and translational medicine researchers and other clinical programs across Temple.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Pathak on his new role and in supporting him during this transition period.
 

Sincerely,

Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS
The Marjorie Joy Katz Dean
Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Claire Raab, MD
President & CEO
Temple Faculty Physicians

ISA identified significant concern regarding student space at TUH :

  % dissatisfied and very dissatisfied

  1. Relaxation space  > 40%

  2. Secure storage  > 30%

  3. Study space  > 30%

In response, Dr. Salerno, Associate Dean, UME, and Ken Lee, Executive Director, Educational Affairs Administration, toured the hospital with Dr. Del Portal, TUH CMO, and Shane McDevitt, VP of Facility Services, to see what was presently available. A second tour with GME leadership - Susan Coull, Senior VP TUH, Chief GME Officer, ACGME Designated Institutional Officer, and Yolanda Reyes, Director of GME Programs, occurred to identify space and work required to address concerns. To see the full list of student spaces available at TUH, view the details here.

 

 

LKSOM is continuing to do the work of becoming a more diverse and inclusive educational institution.  A new endeavor we would like to introduce to the LKSOM and TUHS communities involves name pronunciation.  Correct pronunciation of a name and use of preferred pronouns acknowledges and offers respect of an individual, their culture and identity.  To that end, we are working to incorporate audio recordings and phonetic spellings of names and preferred pronouns into our communications with each other.

Please use the below instructions to include a link to your recording in your personal Temple email signature and one drive accounts.  You may also include your preferred pronouns in your signature.

WINDOWS USERS

STEP 1: RECORD YOUR NAME PRONUNCIATION

1. Click on the Windows Start button and open Voice Recorder.
2. Click the Record button.
3. Say your first and last name slowly and clearly.
4. Click the Stop button when finished.
5. Right‐click on the file and click Rename, then change the file name to your last name followed by your first name, then click Rename again to save the file.
6. Right‐click on the file and click Open file location. The file should be in the folder name Documents\Sound recordings.

STEP 2: UPLOAD YOUR RECORDING TO YOUR ONEDRIVE ACCOUNT

1. Log into TUportal and click on OneDrive on the left side of the TUportal page.
2. Drag and drop your recording file into a folder in your OneDrive account.
3. Right‐click on your recording file and click Share.
4. Click on People you specify can view. The Link Settings window will open.
5. Click Anyone with the link.
6. IMPORTANT  CLICK THE BUTTON TO THE RIGHT OF BLOCK DOWNLOAD TO BLOCK PEOPLE FROM DOWNLOADING YOUR RECORDING.
7. Click Apply.
8. Under Copy Link, click the Copy button. A link to your recording will appear.
9. Click Copy to copy the link.

STEP 3: INSERT THE LINK TO YOUR RECORDING INTO YOUR TEMPLE EMAIL SIGNATURE

IF YOU USE THE OUTLOOK FOR WINDOWS APP INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER:

1. Open the Outlook app on your Windows computer.
2. Click File and click Options in the lower‐left corner of the window.
3. Click Mail, then click Signatures.
4. Select your signature (or click New to create a new signature).
5. Place the cursor on a blank line beneath your signature, then click the Insert Link button.
6. Click in the Text to display box and type Hear my name.
7. Right‐click in the Address box and paste the link to your sound recording that you created in STEP 2, then click OK.
8. Close the Settings window. Your signature should now contain the link to the recording of your name.
9. Test your new signature by sending an email to yourself or to a friend.

IF YOU USE OUTLOOK ON THE WEB:

1. Return to the TUportal page and click TUmail. Outlook on the Web will open.
2. Click the round gear icon in the upper‐right corner of the Outlook window.
3. Click View all Outlook settings at the bottom of the Settings window.
4. Click Compose and Reply.
5. Place the cursor on a blank line beneath your signature, then click the Insert Link button.
6. Click in the Display as box and type Hear my name.
7. Right‐click in the Web address (URL) box and paste the link to your sound recording that you created in STEP 2, then click Save.
8. Close the Settings window. Your signature should now contain the link to the recording of your name.
9. Test your new signature by sending an email to yourself or to a friend.

STEP 4: (STUDENTS ONLY) UPLOAD YOUR RECORDING TO THE OFFICE OF STUDENT SUPPORT

1. You will receive an email with a link to upload your file to the Office of Student Support.
2. Click on the link, select your audio file when prompted, then click Upload. FOR ASSISTANCE: email owldocs@temple.edu

MAC USERS:

STEP 1: RECORD YOUR NAME PRONUNCIATION

1. Open the Voice Memos app on your Mac.

2. Click the Record button (a red circle).
3. Say your first and last name slowly and clearly.
4. Click Done when finished.
5. Click on the name of the recording and rename the file to your last name followed by your first name.
6. Drag and drop your recording onto the desktop.

STEP 2: UPLOAD YOUR RECORDING TO YOUR ONEDRIVE ACCOUNT

1. Log into TUportal and click on OneDrive on the left side of the TUportal page.
2. Drag and drop your recording from the desktop into a folder in your OneDrive account.
3. Control‐click on your recording file and click Share.
4. Click on People you specify can view. The Link Settings window will open.
5. Click Anyone with the link.
6. IMPORTANT: CLICK THE BUTTON TO THE RIGHT OF BLOCK DOWNLOAD TO BLOCK PEOPLE FROM DOWNLOADING YOUR RECORDING.
7. Click Apply.
8. Under Copy Link, click the Copy button. A link to your recording will appear.
9. Click Copy to copy the link. (continued on next page)

STEP 3: INSERT THE LINK TO YOUR RECORDING INTO YOUR TEMPLE EMAIL SIGNATURE

IF YOU USE THE OUTLOOK APP INSTALLED ON YOUR MAC:

1. Open the Outlook app on your Mac.
2. Click Outlook and select Preferences.
3. Under Email, select Signatures.
4. Double‐click Untitled and type a name for your signature, or click the plus [+] symbol to add a new signature.
5. Place the cursor on a blank line beneath your signature, then click the Link button.
6. Click in the Display as box and type Hear my name.
7. Control‐click in the Web address (URL) box and paste the link to your sound recording that you created in STEP 2, then click OK.
8. Close the Settings window. Your signature should now contain the link to the recording of your name.
9. Test your new signature by sending an email to yourself or to a friend.

IF YOU USE OUTLOOK ON THE WEB:

1. Return to the TUportal page and click TUmail. Outlook on the Web will open.
2. Click the round gear icon in the upper‐right corner of the Outlook window.
3. Click View all Outlook settings at the bottom of the Settings window.
4. Click Compose and Reply.
5. Place the cursor on a blank line beneath your signature, then click the Insert Link button.
6. Click in the Display as box and type Hear my name.
7. Control‐click in the Web address (URL) box and paste the link to your sound recording that you created in STEP 2, then click Save.
8. Close the Settings window. Your signature should now contain the link to the recording of your name.
9. Test your new signature by sending an email to yourself or to a friend.

STEP 4: (STUDENTS ONLY) UPLOAD YOUR RECORDING LINK TO THE OFFICE OF STUDENT SUPPORT

1. You will receive an email with a survey link to upload your file to the Office of Student Support.
2. Fill out the survey, include the link to your recording (see above), then click Submit.

FOR ASSISTANCE:

• Email owldocs@temple.edu

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