{"id":59297,"date":"2018-06-26T12:58:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T16:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/?page_id=59297"},"modified":"2024-10-30T20:08:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T00:08:22","slug":"alumni-donor-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/offices-services\/alumni\/spotlight\/alumni-donor-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Donor Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patricia Williams, MD<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Class Year<\/strong>\"\"<\/span>
\n1989<\/span><\/p>\n

Specialties<\/strong>
\nOB\/GYN<\/span><\/p>\n

Current practice<\/strong>
\nRetired<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you remember what motivated you to make your first gift?<\/strong>
\nI am so grateful for the quality education I received and wanted to give back as a means of showing my appreciation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why do you continue to give?<\/strong>
\nWith the rising costs of medical education, I think it\u2019s important to help reduce the financial burden so many students face today.<\/span><\/p>\n

What would you tell current students about the importance of giving back?<\/strong>
\nAlthough it may seem out of reach right now, someday you will be in a position to help other medical students reduce the financial burden of their education and you should seize that opportunity and give back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fond memory:<\/strong>
\nI loved attending lectures, especially during my second year, and studying with my classmates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite professor or course:<\/strong>
\nI loved my fourth-year medicine sub-internship at Boston City Hospital. The students were truly treated as interns and given the opportunity to manage their patients – it was a great learning experience. I felt fully prepared entering my OB\/GYN residency thanks to my experience at the medical school.<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other anecdotes\/comments:<\/b>
\nMy time at the medical school were some of the best years of my life. I hope today\u2019s students look back on these years fondly as well.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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