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“During my clinical experiences in my pediatrics rotations, I not only learned fascinating medicine but I genuinely loved coming to work every day,” said Dr. Smith. “Kids are very vulnerable, but also amazingly resilient.

Robert Haley Teaching philosophy:  “In daily attending rounds, I work with my medical students and residents on the art of taking a complete, insightful history that raises hypotheses to be tested by careful physical examination and directed laboratory investigation.

Before completing the rest of residency, he spent time in the Air Force, all during my childhood,” Dr. Rizk said. “Before I was born, my mother served at Parkland Hospital in the 1980s, so being able to come here was icing on the cake.”  Dr.

“I see family medicine as a natural extension of my medical school curriculum,” he said. “I love how versatile it is. Namely, its focus is not limited to a single disease process or body part.

“I went to John Horn High School, where my activities included the Health Occupations Student’s Association. I enjoyed visiting hospitals and nursing homes through my volunteer efforts.

“I had done a lot of basic science research as an undergraduate in Genetics [at Brigham Young University], and when as an MS1 I heard of a Dermatology project where they were looking for someone to do research, I submitted my CV and was selected for the project.

“Some of my fondest childhood memories involve those travels to India,” she said. “But when we would come back home, my parents continued to instill their value of hard work into me.” For Dr. Mokashi, home is Texas. She was raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and attended Flower Mound High School.

“The first person I saw was my oncologist. He was like, ‘you’re fine. Your labs are great, you’re great.’ We went from blood work to X-rays and I still just didn’t feel good. Finally I told the nurse ‘let’s do an EKG on me.’ That was first clue. I had an abnormal EKG.

How should I start a difficult conversation with my child? Dr. Kennard: I typically start by asking children to tell me their understanding of what happened and what questions they have. This allows you to adjust your responses to their concerns and level of understanding.

This was the beginning of my aspirations to become a physician, specifically a pediatrician, given my love for science and heart for people at a young age.” Dr.