Q&A with Samira Thompson, DDS. Oral Surgeon and Army Veteran
Date: March 6, 2024
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The NVC Women's History Month Planning Committee presents:
Q&A with Samira Thompson, DDS. Oral Surgeon and Army Veteran
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 1:00pm
Location: MLH 235
Faculty Contact: Yael Edrey, yedrey1@alamo.edu
About the Speaker:
Dr. Samira Thompson is a proud native Texan and attended Health Careers High School. She earned her bachelor’s in biology, graduating Summa Cum Laude from UTSA and graduated UT Health Science Center San Antonio dental school and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Subsequently, she entered active-duty service in the United States Army.
Dr. Thompson completed a 12-month Advanced education general dentistry (AEGD) residency and an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center. She served as residency faculty and assistant program director educating both Army and Air Force oral surgery residents at two different programs, performed research at the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research and trained others at the Veterans Medical Center in San Antonio. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.