Feature Alum: Samia W. Borchers

1980 M.D.
Dermatologist, Dayton, Ohio

"My patients are like family."

And just like a concerned parent, Dayton dermatologist Samia Borchers wants to ensure that her young patients-and their peers-know the dangers of tanning booths and unprotected exposure to the sun. She developed RAYS (Raising Awareness About Your Skin), the nation's first skin cancer education program that takes the message into the schools. For this work, she was named Outstanding Dermatologist of the Year by the Ohio Dermatologic Association in 2001. Recently, she developed a cancer awareness poster that will be used in doctors' offices throughout Ohio.

"Because Wright State's medical school is community based, I have a lot of community contacts. That's helped get my message into the schools and community, and I think save lives."

Favorite Quote: "If you listen to your patient long enough, they'll tell you what's wrong with them." School of Medicine faculty member

Last Book Read: The Child Whisperer, Matt Pasquinilli

Favorite WSU Memory: Being in the charter class of Wright State's medical school.