In their own words... on Membership and Mentorship
Welcome to these New HDA Members:
How long have you been a member? I have been a member of HSDA New York for three years. Why would you recommend HDA? Being a member has been beneficial. I have had access to translation services, dental terminology in Spanish and more. There is a very strong educational component plus the camaraderie and learning about the culture is great. What role does mentorship play in your life? I have been a mentor and a mentee. It is very helpful because your mentor gives you an idea of what to expect out of Safiya Smith, school. Also having mentored others I have warned them DDS, MPH Candidate, Class so they do not make the same mistakes I have made.
New Student Members - continued Clayton Warder, New York, NY Gregory Serrano, New York, NY Liset Perez, New York, NY Andrew Palermo, New York, NV Cale Jackson, Augusta, GA Maria Rivera, San Tan Valley, AZ Molly Ericson, Mesa, AZ Himank Gupta, Farmington, CT Young H Son, Farmington, CT Khadija Khan, Farmington, CT Jennifer Amaka Amakwe, Farmington, CT Melissa Kathleen Blake, Newington, CT Ramesh Thondapu, DMD, Boston, MA Kelly Fitzgerald, DMD, Boston, MA Tiffany Tsui, DMD, Eastvale, CA Zarah Ahmed, DDS, San Francisco, CA Maryam Mahdavi, Belmont, MA Dariya Momot, Philadelphia, PA Jay Estrada, Humble, TX Lisset Gonzalez, Indianapolis, IN Clarisa Oliveira, Indianapolis, IN Lydia Lancaster, Columbus, OH Ahluwalia Mehak, Seattle, WA Yonation Nir Ahdut, Seattle, WA Gabriel Michael Dawson, Seattle, WA Kim Britni Rosenthal, Seattle, WA Nikole Desiree Young, Kirkland, WA Helen Tsao, Houston, TX Jennifer Lonnen, Stony Brook, NY Michael Capogna, Stony Brook, NY Zelina Moncivais, Houston, TX Alexandra Meagan Richter, East Quogue, NY Jillian Spring, Philadelphia, PA David Stonestreet, Houston, TX Jennifer Sun, Houston, TX Antonio Quintanilla, Houston TX Ayham Nahhas, Houston, TX Melissa Burford, Chicago, IL Isabel Del Carpio, Cleveland Heights, OH Robyn Gagnon, Gainesville,FL Natalie Garza, San Antonio,TX Najma Rafiq, West Islip,NY Andres Morantes-Villalobos, Plymouth, MN Elie Freilich, Jamica, NY
of 2014, Columbia Univ.
How long have you been a member of HDA? Since 2007. Why would you recommend HDA? I would recommend because of the camaraderie and the professional development that takes place as well as the collegiality. One of the things I really enjoy is reconnecting with individuals from those various organizations and helping each other along. As the advisor to the student chapter of the University of Michigan, I encourage my students to attend these meetings and meet other students and future colleagues to help their name, move them forward in their career. Kenneth B. May, Associate What is the importance of mentorship to you? Mentorship is like parenting. You really have to care and Professor and Director of the Office of Multicultural not try to get any personal gain, but simply help the mentee Affairs and Recruitment along. I approach it without expecting anything in return. Initiatives, Univ. of One of my mentors was my thesis chair, Dr. Andrew Koran Michigan, Ann Harbor III and he was mentored by Dr. Craig who edited a materials textbook. He mentored me in the same fashion- you can be independent, stand on my own feet.
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