Today was the final day of the Summer Institute. I am emotionally drained yet at the same time very fulfilled. This week has been long and tiresome. I feel transformed after listening to all of the lectures and different perspectives I was exposed to this week. Today we presented our "solutions to problems" to each other and it was awesome. It is really unique to have 150 professionals in different fields come together and form a 2 day "think-tank" trying to come up with solutions to Tulsa's issues. It gave me much hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully this idea of community medicine will spread to other communities and be able to impact many other communities other than our own. Being exposed to the concept of community medicine has not only made me aware of our problems, but has also shown me the possibility of finding solutions to those problems. It was eye opening to realize that to fix these problems, it is going to require the entire community working together. Without collaboration, it will not work. With collaboration, success becomes a reality!
Chad Knight
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