April 12, 2005 Dr. Carl A. Hoffman, Jr. '69, speaker President & Corporate Medical Director, Primecare Medical Inc. "Dr. Carl Hoffman graduated from Thiel College in 1969 with a major in biology. In 1974, Carl received his doctor of osteopathy from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Soon thereafter he established a family medical practice in Harrisburg, and during this time he was a medical director for the state correctional institution in Camp Hill. Dr. Hoffman built his own business and became head physician to county jails in 1986. Today Carl's business is the largest provider of health care to county jails in Pennsylvania and West Virginia." - Paul Stibich, senior accounting & business admin. major "He was brimming with confidence and full of energy. I was wondering if he ever had any fear in his life or has been afraid of anything. He said he had fear like anyone else, but he overcame his fear by having a positive attitude and giving lots of effort that could make the fear disappear." - Ji Young Kim, senior English major "Lessons learned were: if you have the opportunity to further your education.... do it. Take the time to learn from your experiences, and take the time to share them with others and listen as others share theirs with you. What goes around comes around. Faith is the substance of things hoped for." - Jennifer Schmidt, junior art & business administration major "Dr. Hoffman's 9 attributes to success were: 1) Honesty 2) Integrity 3) Character 4) Hard Work 5) Experiences 6) Relationships 7) Service 8) Deliver Good Work 9) Personal Touches" - Justin Ramer, senior accounting & business administration major "I asked Dr. Hoffman, 'Is it dangerous providing health care services in a correctional institute?' His answer was that it isn't as dangerous as one might think. When a person is in prison they really have nothing or no one. When they come for medical treatment they really appreciate what we are doing for them and they respect that. They generally don't want to cause problems because we are providing them something that they need." - Adam Guthrie, junior business administration & mortuary science major