ALAN KOZAK When Alan James Kozak ’65, ’69M (MD), ’72M (Res), arrived at the University of Rochester as a college student, he had never spent a day away from home. Quickly his universe expanded through friendship and the heavy demands of his coursework—balancing literature with his pre-medical studies. He recalls the late-night sounds of typewriters in response to looming deadlines and the party music that spanned from Chubby Checkers to The Beatles. It was at a concert, listening to Maynard Ferguson on the trumpet, when an encounter with two medical students sparked Alan’s dream of staying at Rochester to pursue his medical school education at the School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD). At the time, Alan imagined a future as a surgeon. However, as he graduated from SMD and completed an elective rotation, following an internist in his hometown of Binghamton, NY he realized how Member Spotlight
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