Tribute to Robert Yetman, MD
Dr. Yetman is an humble, smart, sarcastic, truthful man. I will miss him so much in our Friday clinic. So goofy about things. Won't get to hear the " There is no hand sanitizer !!" or " Can you enter the vaccines for me, because you know I will mess it up ." or " Can you see what's going on with this computer, giving me a damn hard time! " Friday clinic w/o Dr. Yetman will never be the same. His dream retirement job: He wanted to work at a popcorn stand at Disney. I will always tell him " I want to be like you when I grow up, just travel and don't care about anything "
I Will never forget the day he stopped in the middle of clinic to pull me into a room because I was so quiet. I was so frustrated and crying. He helped me decide if to drop a college class, he talked to me, and said "If your stressing about work, kids, college, and don't feel ready to take the damn class drop it, it is not a race woman !" and he shared with me with a grin he almost didn't graduate over a class and had to retake it. So, Yes I dropped the class, took it the next semester and passed it " I am truly grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him, and the example he set.
Dr. Yetman's legacy will live on through the many lives he touched. Fly high Dr. Yetman. Now my son has a doctor to take care of him up there.
Edna Rodriguez-Red Pod
8 July 2026