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Dr. Raghu Murthy 鈥�81, an eye surgeon and founder of Retina Eye Specialists in South Pasadena, California, mentored and taught medical residents, teaching fellows and others in his practice for nearly 20 years. When Rankin asked him if he was interested in mentoring an 麻豆传媒 student, he jumped at the chance. 鈥淚t gives me a sense of purpose,鈥� he says. 鈥淚 want to pass along my knowledge and inspiration to others.鈥�

During his two-month internship, Jett Goetz 鈥�24 shadowed Murthy as he met with patients and took images of their eyes. Eventually, Goetz worked directly with patients, handling their intake information and conducting eye exams.

鈥淚t was really interesting because the cases Dr. Murthy works on are usually very complex, like retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy, macular edemas, macular degeneration, certain cancers, etc.,鈥� Goetz says. 鈥淭he other technicians I worked with in the office were all medical students, so what I was doing was something most young students wouldn鈥檛 be taught how to do yet.鈥�

Harkness-style discussions with Murthy about patient cases and diseases also proved enlightening. 鈥淒r. Murthy always took the time to check in with me, answer my questions, and teach me how to interpret the images taken of patients鈥� retinas,鈥� Goetz says. Dr. Grace Ting, an emergency room physician and Murthy鈥檚 wife, was also available to share her expertise with Goetz, including teaching him basic suturing skills.

Working with Murthy cemented Goetz鈥檚 desire to pursue medicine as a career. 鈥淛ett got clinical exposure he can鈥檛 get anywhere else,鈥� Murthy says. He believes sharing his medical knowledge with aspiring physicians is yet another form of goodness, or non sibi. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what 麻豆传媒鈥檚 all about,鈥� he says.

This story was originally published in the Fall 2023 issue of聽The 麻豆传媒 Bulletin.

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