Alumni Spotlights
John Janikas, M.D. ’96
Pre-med
John is the Director of Emergency Medicine at Samaritan Hospital in Mechanicville, New York. Both the athletic and academic departments at Elmira helped prepare John for his career as an Emergency Medicine physician. “The coaching staff trained me in responsibility, teamwork, and discipline,” John says. “As a scholar-athlete, I developed solid time management skills, which proved to be crucial as I transitioned into my postgraduate education. The science faculty, particularly Dr. Larry Stephens and Dr. Pierre Bouthyette, shaped my critical thinking and drive for self-study. I did not fully appreciate the lessons I learned from them until I had graduated and found myself competing with and excelling against Ivy League educated students in medical school.”
John is the Director of Emergency Medicine at Samaritan Hospital in Mechanicville, New York. Both the athletic and academic departments at Elmira helped prepare John for his career as an Emergency Medicine physician. “The coaching staff trained me in responsibility, teamwork, and discipline,” John says. “As a scholar-athlete, I developed solid time management skills, which proved to be crucial as I transitioned into my postgraduate education. The science faculty, particularly Dr. Larry Stephens and Dr. Pierre Bouthyette, shaped my critical thinking and drive for self-study. I did not fully appreciate the lessons I learned from them until I had graduated and found myself competing with and excelling against Ivy League educated students in medical school.”
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