Thank you Healthcare Immersion Program preceptors!

Our 2025 Healthcare Immersion Program finished last week, and we wanted to take a moment and extend our heartfelt thanks to the incredible clinical preceptors and coordinators who helped make this summer’s program such a meaningful and impactful experience for our students: our preceptors.

Each year, HIP gives college students the chance to explore different healthcare careers by shadowing dedicated professionals in real clinical settings. This hands-on exposure helps them understand the realities of patient care, gain inspiration and confidence for their future, and see compassion and skill in action.

We simply couldn’t run this program without the generosity, time, and wisdom of our preceptors. Please join us in thanking the outstanding clinicians and coordinators who welcomed our 2025 cohort into their practices this summer.

Golden State Orthopedics & Spine:

• Dr. Louay Toma, MD
• Dr. Alex Bradley, MD
• Dr. Abid A. Qureshi, MD
• Dr. Jonathan Ochoa, MD
• Dr. Michael Sacco, MD
• Dr. Hany Elrashidy, MD
• With special thanks to site coordinators Maggie Stroud and Valerie Petroni
  

Motion Analysis Research Center, Samuel Merritt University (MARC):

• Stephen Hill, PhD

Touro University:

• Angela M. Abuda
• Victor Nuno, DO
  
• Clinical staff and students
  

Webster Outpatient Surgery Center:

• J. Theodore Schwartz, MD
• Sandy Leong
• With special thanks to nurse and surgery center manager/coordinator Patti Norcross

NorCal Orthopedic Surgery Center:

• With special thanks to nurse and surgery center manager/coordinator Zoe Calara

Stanford Health Care:

• Aaron Salyapongse, MD
  
• Robin Mercer, PA-C
  
• Victoria Redmond, PA-C
• Nina Ramos
• Kathy Segura
• Special thanks to Mary K. Dunn, Jordan Payne, and Daniel David for coordinating our visit
  
  

On behalf of everyone at Jackson Orthopedic Foundation: thank you. We’re grateful to partner with you in shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals.