Greg Gutierrez, MD and Mary Zavadil-Gutierrez, MD
“UC Irvine accepted me as a minority student with average pre-medical school qualifications. They took a chance on me and changed my life. I want to continue to give to the travel scholarship to help UC Irvine fund other students to see more of the medical world they are entering. Conferences, sub internships, medical care in exotic settings, etc. are a chance for students to see places and meet people in some of the many different places that medicine is practiced. Thank you, UC Irvine, and let’s keep promoting the advancement of the people of our planet!” - Greg Gutierrez, MD
James S. Anderson, MD and David Wittkowsky
Watch the following video to hear from James S. Anderson, MD and David Wittkowsky.
Dennis Sanders, MD and Mary (Dee Dee) O’Brien
“I witnessed the enhanced educational value added to my classmates' medical training for those who were able to take advantage of experiences outside of the UC Irvine medical school traditional offerings. If the '86 Travel Endowment funds were available at that time, I could have participated in these endeavors. I hope my contributions provide enhanced training opportunities for our future clinicians.” - Dennis Sanders, MD
Gail Newel, MD, MPH
“Travel opportunities had a tremendous impact on my medical education, particularly international medical electives in my fourth year at UC Irvine. These experiences helped to frame my thinking around public health, health care access and the social determinants of health, concepts which would shape my medical career for the next 35 years.” - Gail Newel, MD, MPH
E. Michael Reyes, MD, MPH
“I gave because, as a student, I benefited from a UCI-CCM travel scholarship to a Coping with Stress for Gay & Lesbian Physicians meeting at Asilomar Conference Center. That meeting set me up with a professional network that I could call upon throughout my career.” - E. Michael Reyes, MD, MPH
