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“I would say this
experience definitely
cemented my “There were no restrictions on what she could and couldn’t
eat, so I brought a pack of Oreos for her,” said Chin, who
decision to go into visited Sherryl every week until her death a month later.“It
family medicine and was an extremely humbling experience. I felt honored and
really overwhelmed. Her family was so open to me being
primary care.” there and being part of such intimate discussions and
encounters,” she said. “I’m more grateful to Sherryl. She
Elysia Chin, DO ’17 allowed me to be there with her in the end. I hope I was
able to bring her some happiness and great conversations
and laughter.”
Chin graduated in May 2017 and is in the first year of a family medicine residency at Loma
Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, California.
“I would say this experience definitely cemented my decision to go into family medicine and
primary care,” Chin said. “Because of the type of relationship I built with Sherryl, that’s
what I want with every single patient going forward. I know it’s not always going to be the
case, but I’m still a bright-
eyed, bushy-tailed, fresh
graduate and I hope I never
lose that. I definitely want to
be able to develop these types
of relationships with my
patients and their families
and their loved ones, because
I think a powerful way to get
people to care about their
own health is if you show
you actually care about them
on all levels.” VIEW
Elysia Chin, DO ’17 visits with patient
Leera Boyd from Riverside, California.
Photo by Jeff Malet.
From the Dean
The significance of innovation and excellence in medical education parallels that of health care
today. Our future physicians must be prepared to meet the challenges and changes escalating
throughout the practice of medicine. COMP and COMP-Northwest are committed to the students’
experience and success as they prepare to lead the future of health care.
– Paula Crone, DO
Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
18
experience definitely
cemented my “There were no restrictions on what she could and couldn’t
eat, so I brought a pack of Oreos for her,” said Chin, who
decision to go into visited Sherryl every week until her death a month later.“It
family medicine and was an extremely humbling experience. I felt honored and
really overwhelmed. Her family was so open to me being
primary care.” there and being part of such intimate discussions and
encounters,” she said. “I’m more grateful to Sherryl. She
Elysia Chin, DO ’17 allowed me to be there with her in the end. I hope I was
able to bring her some happiness and great conversations
and laughter.”
Chin graduated in May 2017 and is in the first year of a family medicine residency at Loma
Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, California.
“I would say this experience definitely cemented my decision to go into family medicine and
primary care,” Chin said. “Because of the type of relationship I built with Sherryl, that’s
what I want with every single patient going forward. I know it’s not always going to be the
case, but I’m still a bright-
eyed, bushy-tailed, fresh
graduate and I hope I never
lose that. I definitely want to
be able to develop these types
of relationships with my
patients and their families
and their loved ones, because
I think a powerful way to get
people to care about their
own health is if you show
you actually care about them
on all levels.” VIEW
Elysia Chin, DO ’17 visits with patient
Leera Boyd from Riverside, California.
Photo by Jeff Malet.
From the Dean
The significance of innovation and excellence in medical education parallels that of health care
today. Our future physicians must be prepared to meet the challenges and changes escalating
throughout the practice of medicine. COMP and COMP-Northwest are committed to the students’
experience and success as they prepare to lead the future of health care.
– Paula Crone, DO
Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
18
