The University of Toledo

LAHEC Student Comments

"Great rotation, Dr. Hotmire is a great teacher and it was a pleasure working in his office!!" - Bluffton

"Working with Dr. Wehri one on one was a great experience and allowed me to experience firsthand what it is like to work in a community setting."  Delphos

"Dr. Parranto was great about teaching and tried to teach with every patient I saw." - Lima

"Dr. Martz was an amazing preceptor!! He was very kind, approachable and taught a ton! I learned something with almost every patient." - Lima

"Dr. Leahy and his nurse practitioner are wonderful teachers. They have been quick to answer my questions and help me understand their reasoning in diagnosis and treatment. It has been wonderful to watch Dr. Leahy interact with his patient and encourage proper health care. He is very good at listening to patients and getting to the bottom of the issue quickly; this is something I still struggle with and have appreciated observing. It has also been interesting to see how he fosters a family atmosphere with his staff and how he works with his employees and not just dictates to them." - Lima

"This is an excellent family practice office. All three doctors were accommodating and genuinely interested in teaching me. There are a lot of opportunities to do procedures and I really enjoyed that aspect." - Pandora

" I really enjoyed spending the five weeks at Dr. Horman's office. He was a great preceptor to work with, very friendly, very knowledgeable, and made my experience quite enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed my family medicine rotation, and I think Dr. Horman played a big role in this." - Wapakoneta

"I thought that the clerkship progressed exactly as I hoped it would where at first I was provided with enough guidance to learn how things ran and as I became more confident I was provided with more autonomy in providing patient care." - Kenton

"Excellent experience. I initially thought I would get Internal Medicine out of the way because my future goals were to practice Pathology. However, Dr. Jarvis single handedly showed me how rewarding patient care can be. My life is more difficult because of this. Now I can't decide between Internal Medicine or Pathology." - Van Wert

"Dr. Alammar was an excellent teacher, physician and mentor. I would hope that anyone going into surgery would have the opportunity to work with him." - Findlay

"I cannot speak highly enough of Dr. Abdulkarim. I have now worked on two other services in my surgery rotation and Dr. Abdulkarim has been the most eager to teach and the most thorough in his instruction. I feel very blessed to have had the opportunity to work with him. I think every medical student looks for someone who inspires them, and Dr. Abdulkarim definitely has inspired me. I appreciate his respect for his staff, the interest and time he took with his patients and his patience with me. His character, professionalism, and knowledge are qualities I aspire to embody one day." - Kenton

"One of the best third year experience I have had. Dr. Oaks is high energy and gets student involvement. I want to recommend this for any student, regardless of specialty interest." - Lima

"This was a great rotation!! Dr. Wisser was amazing and is a great physician, really cares about students and teaching. Would definitely recommend to other students. St. Rita's and Lima Memorial Hospital were wonderful. All staff I encountered at both facilities were more than helpful and glad to have students there. Loved my time in Lima." - Lima

"Great rotation! Better experience than most residents. Dr. Conte is an excellent instructor and the nursing staff is amazing." - Van Wert

"My favorite clerkship to date. I liked the flexibility of choosing which physician I wanted to follow on a day to day basis. This allowed me to spend the most time in an area that I was interested in, which was surgery in my case. The physicians were very willing to teach." - Lima

"A very valuable clerkship with good balance between work hours, independent study and faculty teaching." - Delphos

 "The education received during my time in Findlay was second to none. Every patient was used as a teaching point i.e. physical exam, therapeutics, differentials, etc. I was given a great deal of independence and time to establish my own differential diagnoses and therapeutic plan and ample time was provided to the discussion concerning the diagnosis and plan. Many of the attendings provided additional time to discuss journal articles, or go over paper-cases they developed to highlight specific important points." - Findlay

"Dr. Cairns was great. He started off the rotation by asking me what I hoped to get out of the experience and then spent the next two weeks covering my goals. This AHEC ended  up being one of my favorite (as well as one of the most useful) rotations of my entire 4th year. Dr. Cairns is a nice person as well as an excellent teacher - he really seems to enjoy working with students." - Findlay

"This was a great GI experience due to the size of their practice and extensive pathology seen. I would recommend this rotation to all 4th year students considering a career in GI." - Lima

"Dr. Gerad is a wonderful teacher. He sets an excellent example as a clinician and emphasizes learner-directed education. His office staff and the hospital ancillary staff were welcoming and extremely helpful." - Lima

"Overall strong rotation. Dr. Church and his group are all very approachable and willing to teach." - Lima

"Outstanding! Dr. Taylor and colleagues showed a dedication to student education and tailored my clerkship experience to my own personal needs, objective and goals." Lima