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His youngest daughter Ellen, who graduated from UConn in 2022, spent a year volunteering in America Corps through CT AHEC based at UConn Health, and is looking forward to starting UConn School of Medicine this August following in her sister Sarah\u2019s footsteps.<\/p>\n
Sarah says, \u201cI am so excited for my sister Ellen to experience UConn medical school first-hand as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am excited too,\u201d shares Ellen. \u201cI want to help people wherever I can just like my dad. UConn\u2019s medical school is all about community service. It was at the top of my list. I saw my sister Sarah love going through UConn School of Medicine, and I want to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fuller is proud of his other daughter Julia, an emergency medicine charge nurse at Darthmouth Medical Center. She graduated from UConn Storrs in 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is the most like Dad, and the best ER nurse,\u201d Fuller proudly shares with a smile about his middle-child Julia.<\/p>\n
The Fuller girls have a lot to say about their father too.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur father is so humble. He really shows how much he cares about others. He is dedicated to caring for the community through action,” they say.<\/p>\n
Fuller has distinguished himself around the United States and the world as a longtime volunteer with the International Medical Corps, a humanitarian organization that deploys doctors to disaster-ravaged areas from earthquakes to hurricanes to provide health care relief.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOur dad\u2019s actions have been a big driver for us all entering medicine,\u201d shares the Fuller sisters. \u201cHe puts the community members he serves and his emergency room team first.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are so lucky to have him as our dad,\u201d say the Fullers. \u201cPlus, we can always call him for advice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fuller couldn\u2019t be happier for his daughters, his medical career, and UConn Health.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy. I\u2019ve enjoyed my medical career on this planet,\u201d says Fuller who is thrilled that careers in health care are making all his children happy too.<\/p>\n
\u201cMedicine is thoughtful. Our family likes to study and learn. In medicine, you are always learning something new. My children spent their lives going with me on medical trips around the world,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Fuller family will always try to help out others,” he adds. \u201cConnecticut really cares about its state University. I am really proud of UConn and our health system UConn Health. UConn Health plays a really important role of teaching and producing and preparing the next generation of physicians to take care of our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fuller concludes proudly, \u201cMy daughters are a strong example of exactly what we do at UConn.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are happy, and happy to be a part of our father\u2019s legacy and UConn\u2019s,\u201d shares the Fuller sisters. \u201cUConn doctors are well-trained.\u201d<\/p>\n
Happy Father\u2019s Day to Dr. Fuller and to all the proud dads out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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