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XI PSI PHI STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS Reynold L. and Vivian Foutz Scholarship


RACHEL BRIANA FORER Iota Chapter


Dentistry was not the obvious career choice for young Rachel, growing up in Los Angeles, with a family of law- yers. Although there was, and still is, a strong legal influence in her life, with her mother, Michele, who prac- ticed many different areas of law; her father, Jeffrey, who practices estate


planning, trust, and probate law; and older brother, Max, who recently started practicing law in Portland, Oregon; Rachel was never swayed from dentistry. At the young age of 7, her orthodontic care required an extensive phase 1 treatment, which required her to “crank” her own expander, which she really enjoyed doing. She also “sped- up” the exfoliation of her baby teeth (aka self-extraction), because frankly, she enjoyed that too. Her interest in den- tistry was deeply rooted. At a young age, she started shadowing her own general


dentist, “Dr. Lisa.” It wasn’t until she started high school at Santa Monica High, when she extended her shadowing to hands-on assisting. During high school, Rachel followed her other passions in singing and playing soccer. She was a member of the most elite choirs and played goalkeeper for the varsity soccer team throughout her high school years. All of these passions continued into her college years at the University of California, Davis (‘UCD’) in Northern California—except soccer, because there was no time. As a singer, at UCD, Rachel was selected out of 100 students, who auditioned to be one of eleven young women in UC Davis’ only all-female a cappella group, Te Spokes. She also was a board member of the Kappa Alpha Teta sorority, an active member in Global Dental Bri- gades, and also one of two pre-dental liaison’s for ASDA’s District 11, while academically majoring in Biological Sci- ences, with an emphasis in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, and minoring in Psychology. During occasional school vacation breaks, Rachel’s


trips back to Southern California included shadowing dif- ferent dental and specialty clinics. In 2013, Rachel spent her 21st birthday with UC Davis’ branch of Global Dental Brigades to provide dental care, hygiene and education in Honduras to impoverished adults and children to communities in-need. Tis was the first time Rachel had traveled to another country to provide dental service. Due to the people she helped and the opportunities she expe- rienced, she formed a deep connection to community dental service. Tis trip reinforced her goal to become a dentist.


24 | Volume 113, Issue 1 As an undergraduate at UCD, Rachel desired to attend


the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry (‘UCSF’) after attending the annual Impressions Conference—a conference organized and run by students at the San Francisco campus. Not only did her experience connect her with UCSF, but it also connected her with the Xi Psi Phi Fraternity. All the students she had met and worked with during the conference were affiliated with ZIPs. She was drawn to their down-to-earth, compas- sionate, and “cool” personalities. After that day, Rachel promised herself that if she was admitted to UCSF, she would become a ZIP. After learning she had been accepted to UCSF School


of Dentistry, Rachel fulfilled her self-made promise and became a member of Xi Psi Phi, as a D1. As a D2, she became Social Chair, and as a D3, she took on the role of President. In addition to being actively involved in ZIPs, Rachel continued her singing by joining UCSF’s only a cappella group, Vocal Chords, and continued participat- ing in community service by becoming Pediatric Director for Children’s Health Hut. In addition, during her D1 year, she was elected as Secretary, and then re-elected her D2 year. She was elected as Treasurer of all the student orga- nizations on campus as a D3 student. Moreover, Rachel was awarded the Osher Scholarship Award in June 2015 for excellence in academics and community service, as well as, the Xi Psi Phi Iota Chapter Scholarship for frater- nity involvement. As an upcoming D4 student, Rachel will continue


to give back to the fraternity by collaborating with the Supreme Chapter President to form a ZIPs Alumni Data- base. Ten after graduation, if all goes as planned, Rachel will pursue a one-year residency in a GPR or AEGD pro- gram, and then continue to practice general dentistry in the Bay Area. No matter where the road may lead, Rachel will continue to make a mark on the fraternity that made a mark on her.


Charlie Reagan Scholarship


NATALIE NUNEZ Alpha Tau Chapter


Natali Nunez is a graduating senior, completing a five-year DDS-MPH dual degree program at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Natali was drawn to the dental profes- sion at a young age, and in high school she began to volunteer as a dental assis- tant. In this role, Natali recognized the


impact of language, cultural, and educational barriers in patient-provider relationships. Tis led her to realize


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