Message from Graduate Medical Education

Tonight, we celebrate you. Congratulations on the culmination of your hard work, commitment, and dedication. These are the qualities that have propelled you to this point. Rare are those, however, who achieve this accomplishment alone. The tremendous teamwork and support you have afforded one another are evident and commendable. In addition, we thank your family, loved ones and friends for supporting you during your training over the past three to five years or more. Importantly, we applaud the compassionate care you provide to our patients and the contributions you make to our campus and the broader community. This evening’s commencement marks the start of a new phase in your careers. Some of you will enter private practice. Others will go on to pursue advanced training with UCSF Fresno or elsewhere. Some will join us as faculty to teach, inspire, discover, care, and heal. Wherever your path takes you, we look on with great pride and joy at the conclusion of your training. We trust what you have learned here will serve you well and you will continue to fine tune your knowledge and skills. Congratulations again on your achievements. We are honored to call you colleagues.

Sincerely,

Stacy Sawtelle Vohra, MD, FACEP Interim Designated Institutional Official, UCSF Fresno Program Director, UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine Residency Co-Director, UCSF Fresno Faculty Development Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSF

Steven Tringali, DO, FACP Acting Director, Clinical Affairs, UCSF Fresno Program Director, UCSF Fresno Internal Medicine Residency Vice-Chair of Education, UCSF Fresno Department of Medicine Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF