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By the Numbers We require
$100,000 every year to fund our work-study
scholarship program. We received over $30,000 in Legacy Gifts last year. You can make a lasting gift too, talk to our office on how to do that 615.865.4055
Over 85% of our students work on campus to defray the cost of their tuition. At least 40% of students qualify for some level of work-matching scholarship. It takes many generous people to make this a reality. You can give at madisonacademy.kindful.com We need to raise at least $365,000 this year to cover the projects and activities envisioned in the 2018-2019 School Enhancement Plan. Learn about this year's goals @ www.madisonacademy.com/sep
We raised over $345,245 last year! That is an increase of 71%! Only 3% of our donations came from Alumni, let’s see if we can make it to 6% next year!
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Love, MA Students and Staff
October 2018
Madison Alum is Voted Teacher of the Year at Loma Linda University By Taleah Vallés-Peters If you asked Jason Gatling (’94) if he saw himself teachof their patients better. I loved teaching and interacting with the resiing, he would have wholeheartedly answered yes. However, if you dents; it was right up my alley.” asked him if he saw himself teaching at a medical school, he would When asked to join the faculty in the Department of Anesthehave said no. He planned to become a high school biology teacher, siology at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), he jumped not a doctor. at the chance. This was an opportunity to assist the leadership team in “My parents were educators,” shared Dr. Gatling, “It running the residency program. “I was excited to take on this challengseemed like a natural fit that I would follow in their footsteps.” ing role because it fused two of my favorite interests, anesthesia, and teaching!” Mr. Hewlett the 7th-grade teacher at Madison Campus Elementary ignited Dr. Gatling’s love for science and learning. “He After seven years at Loma Linda University, he bewas tough and held his students to a high came the Department of Anesthesiology Resistandard,” Dr. Gatling recounted. That dency Program Director. Dr. Gatling gives lecpassion for science only increased during tures, teaches in the operating room, presents at his time at Madison Academy in Mr. HickUniversity grand rounds, and trains residents to man’s science classes. A moment that be consultants in the field of anesthesiology. “It peeked into the future was during sophois such an honor to be able to help prepare resimore anatomy and physiology. His classdents and fellows to give each patient the highmates, repulsed by dissecting a preserved est level of care and respect.” cat, Jason, elbows deep into the kitty cadavDr. Gatling’s dedication and talent in er, tried to figure out how everything fit the teaching arena helped earn him the together. He recounted that he might have “Educator of the Year” award at Loma Linda taken it a bit too far by enthusiastically and University Health this past spring. His medical mischievously showing everyone around staff peers selected him for his outstanding dedihim all the different organ systems separatcation to education from a physician medical ed from the dissection. staff of greater than one thousand members. During his sophomore year at “I am blessed that my experience at Southern Adventist University, his career Madison Academy helped to prepare me to be a trajectory changed. He had the opportunity leader and educator. I loved coming over to the to shadow Dr. Jones Moore’s family practice academy after school when I was in elementary during the summer and fell in love with the and seeing all the projects and events the high medical field. “Dr. Moore took a special interest in me and menschool students got to be part of. When freshmen year came, I jumped tored me,” Jason explained. “It was that one-on-one time that I had at the chance to become a class officer. During that school year, I was with him which allowed me to experience what it is like to be a impressed with the student association and in awe of how Krisi (Clark) physician. It changed my career goals. Moreover, it opened my eyes Fuentes, the President of the Student Association, helped to run the to the importance of a mentor relationship.” school activities. You could tell that she just wanted everyone to love After graduating from Southern, Jason attended medical Madison Academy as much as she did through how she planned the school at Loma Linda University and discovered a passion for An- student association events. Throughout my time at Madison Academy, esthesiology. Along the way, there were mentors that helped to I saw numerous examples of how to encourage others give guidance and direction. The field of Anesthesiology comand to lead by my actions and example and not just my words. Now that bined both the cerebral aspects of an internist and hands-on skill I am the educator, I not only want to develop safe physicians, but train of a surgeon. consultant leaders in the operating room and field of anesthesiology. I Reintroduced to his passion for teaching during his felwould not be the physician educator that I am today without my high lowship in cardiothoracic anesthesia at Emory University, Dr. Gat- school experiences, teachers, friends, and mentors. I am tremendously ling said, “Third and fourth-year residents typically help supervise grateful for my education at Madison Academy and for the many people the first-year residents, teaching them different skills and imparting who took a personal interest in me.” different perspectives to help them understand the needs