Alumni Association
Welcome from the President
It is with great pride and pleasure that I embark on my term as president of the New Jersey Medical School Alumni Association. I have been on the faculty here at NJMS in the Department of Family Medicine for almost 15 years. In many ways, this has made it easy for me to be active with the Alumni Association. I realize that being involved with NJMS is much more difficult for most of you who are out there in the “real world” with challenges that are different from those of us in academia. A major part of our mission is “to support theneeds of NJMS medical students with scholarship support and sponsorship of appropriate programs.” I am so grateful that I have been able to stay connected to the school because working with the NJMS students is the most rewarding part of what I do each day. They are truly remarkable, even for medical students! I will be asking you to get to know a student or two as we work to revitalize our alumni mentorship program.
Another aspect of the mission of the alumni association is “to further the interests of its members; to encourage closer relations between the alumni, the students, the faculty, and the administration of the medical school.” This is one of my major goals for the next three years. Whether you graduated in the 60’s when we were Seton Hall, the 70’s when we were part of CMDNJ, in more recent years when some folks still did not know that UMDNJ–New Jersey Medical School is the medical school in Newark, or if you are still a student here, I want to know what we can do to help you feel connected to this school; the one that helped you get to where you are today. Sure, there were many hurdles through the years, but the bottom line is that the faculty at NJMS provides an outstanding medical education. I really want to know how to increase the pride and connection you feel toward your alma mater. I believe that I am well-suited for this task as I have had many roles here on campus that have allowed me to get to know basic science and clinical faculty, NJMS staff and administration as well as the UMDNJ leaders.
I look forward to hearing from you. Tell me how we can build closer relationships with you. What has worked for you with other organizations/schools? Please, send me an e-mail schroers@umdnj.edu, call me (973-972-8219) or Dianne Mink in the Alumni Office (973-972-6864) or post a message on our Facebook page (Alumni Association –NJMS)
Robin S. Schroeder, M.D.'86
President
Alumni Association-NJMS