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e rauatin a 2020 The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Welcomes you to the Commencement Ceremony Honoring the Class of 2020
Saturday, the second day of May Two Thousand and Twenty Class of 2020 Graduation Video Program
Welcome Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP President and Provost
A Message from the Dean Jan M. Willcox, DO, FACOFP Dean, Virginia Campus
Greetings from the American Timothy Kowalski, DO Osteopathic Association Vice Provost and Trustee of the AOA
Greeting from the Class President Daniel Wayne Shields, Jr.
Graduation Address John G. Rocovich, Jr., JD, LLM Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Presentation of Candidates for Degree in Course Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Conferring of the Degrees Jan M. Willcox, DO, FACOFP Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Dean, Virginia Campus
The Osteopathic Oath Led By: Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP Jan M. Willcox, DO, FACOFP
Alma Mater Performed By: The SOAP Notes
Congratulations from Faculty & Staff and Class Memories
3 Mission
The MISSION of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is to prepare globally-minded, community-focused physicians to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations and promote research to improve human health.
VCOM’s faculty, staff, and students VALUE: Professionalism, integrity, duty, compassion, altruism, knowledge, and critical thinking.
Class of 2020 Statement
The Class of 2020 adopted this class statement at orientation to reflect their commitment to VCOM and their future as osteopathic physicians:
As a family, we are unified in the pursuit of humility in life and excellence in education today, to more completely serve the people of tomorrow. We seek to carry on our legacy as vanguards of osteopathy and to embrace with healing hands. We commit to give with no expectation and to advocate for the wellness of mind, body and spirit of our patients with a local focus and a global perspective.
The Degree of Osteopathic Medicine
The degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) is granted to and conferred by VCOM upon candidates who are of good moral, professional, and ethical character and have satisfactorily completed all academic and national board requirements.
4 Letter from the President Dear Class of 2020, On behalf of the entire College, we want to take this time to congratulate each graduate. It is your dedication, strength, and stamina that has brought you to this exciting milestone in your career. When you enter your residency and further training, you will be a significant caregiver for your patients during this time. Your future is so bright it is blinding. The practice of medicine you will enter after today will not be the same practice of medicine when you retire. Remember these truths that have been so since Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, the father of osteopathic medicine graduated: “You do not know all of medicine today and you never will, so be a life-long learner. Caring for the whole person is to care for their mental health, their physical health and their spiritual well-being, so practice life-long caring. And remember the human body is a wonderful creation with an amazing ability to heal when given the right environment, the right care, and right support.” We are so very proud of every graduate and welcome you to join over 3,100 graduates known as VCOM Alumni!
Commencement Speaker John G. Rocovich Jr., JD, LLM is the founder of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Rocovich is an attorney and the Chairman of the law firm Moss & Rocovich Attorneys-at-Law, P.C. in Roanoke, where he practices taxation and trusts and estate law. Mr. Rocovich has dedicated himself to his alma mater, Virginia Tech, and has held many offices to assist in the enhancement of that university.
His interests and support extend to other areas of education and civic organizations where he serves as a board member, including colleges and universities, museums, and financial and commercial institutions.
5 Sigma Sigma Phi Honor Society
Sigma Sigma Phi is an Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity. The objectives and purposes are to further the science of osteopathic medicine and its standards of practice and to improve the scholastic standing among its students. Class of 2020 students with a 3.8 overall grade point average at the time of induction, who have demonstrated that they have performed significant community service and have a proven track record of professionalism and leadership skills are eligible for consideration of membership. Class of 2020 members of the Sigma Sigma Phi, Chi Chapter are:
Andrew Peter Abouzeid Nathaniel Joseph Elsner Jessica Maria May Franklin Rameel Ahmad Megan Elizabeth Fanelli Colin Nathan McGuire Anthony Patrick Allsbrook Christopher McKee Ferguson Tyler James Miluski Kelly Ann Armentrout Carrie Lee Fisher Chadwick Christian Nabors Houria Balmakhtar Ann Shepherd Forrest Samantha Minh Thy Nguyen Jenna Renee Bartley John David Gaskill Kelsey Hodges Norris Kyle Joseph Baumann Cory Scott Geoghegan Jancarla Marie Ocampo Corinna Lynn Bayuk Anum Hasan Olivia Gwen Osborne Lynsay Megan Bush Brittany Leigh Hatchett Ashley Landis Parks Benjamin Thomas Buterbaugh Marcus A. Healey Joseph Thomas Parrish Jennifer Lynn Cashwell Mitchell Raymond Horten Dhara Patel Cristiana Cavallari Sehr Humayun Alex Stephen Paulini Marco James Comianos Sean Huy Huynh Sarah Elizabeth Payne Samuel John Coster Scott Steven Hyland, Jr. Nha-Han Nguyen Pham Ryan Douglas Coultas Danial Anwar Khan Kathryn Croft Rakes Jordan Nicole Damiano Joshua Giwon Kim Leah Avary Somerville Louis Michael Damiano Royce Kim Kahley Mariel Stanco Nola Michelle Darden Peyton Kremer Tammy N. Tran Anthony Michael Del Zotto Kristina Chantel Krumpos Kimberly Rose Van Dongen Joseph Gino Del Zotto Catherine Edelmira LaRowe Tyler Edward Weeks Natale Demarco, Jr. Christina Marie Lee Christina Elizabeth Worgo Kathryn R. Donovan Kristin Elizabeth Lescalleet Russell Wayne Dowell Paneeni G. Lohana Melissa Anne Edwards Wallie Martínez-Vega
Omega Beta Iota Honors Society
Corinna Lynn Bayuk
6 Gold Humanism Honor Society
The following students were selected for the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). These students were nominated by their peers and then chosen by a selection committee. The society recognizes students who display compassionate patient care and are role models for others.
Alexis Jacqueline Achey Lewis Scott Steven Hyland, Jr. Alex Stephen Paulini Rachel Lynae Brownell Danial Anwar Khan Aliya Nailyevna Placeres Lynsay Megan Bush Taylor Ray MacDonald Chelsea Time Rubis Chad Everett Byrd Sindhu Krishna Marampudi Margaret Katherine Storm Priyanka Satish Chati Jessica Maria May Franklin Sean Karl Sutphen Madison B. Compton Etta Grace Nabors Tammy N. Tran Hannah Gullickson Folsom Thu Thi Ngoc Ngo Ashley Marie Vojtek Clayton Michael Fulbright Kelsey Hodges Norris Emma Richards York Paige Caroline Gwynn Shannon Elizabeth O'Toole Michael Paul Heslin Dhara Patel
Health Professions Scholarship Program The following students were selected for the Health Professions Scholarship Program and Medical and Dental School Stipend Program (MDSSP) have been commissioned into their respective branches of the military. These students are promoted upon receipt of their degree from VCOM. We thank them for their service and dedication to our country. VCOM CLASS OF 2020 Air Force Air Force Army Jill Elizabeth Danyluk Catherine Edelmira LaRowe Anne Grace Brezovec Jessica Maria May Franklin Cynthia Mary Leaf Steven Donald Jette Mitchell Raymond Horten Donovan Chan Nourn Kristina Chantel Krumpos Daniel Wayne Shields, Jr.
Navy MDSSP - Army Reserves Gabrielle Ann Bruzda Hunter Jaymes Hicks Louis Michael Damiano Natale Demarco, Jr. Cory Scott Geoghegan Shajaylyn Leaner Lee-Combs
7 National and Regional Leadership Positions
CLASS OF 2020 CLASS OF 2021
Kyle Joseph Baumann John David Baker Christian Medical and Dental Association Virginia Rural Health Association National Student Community President - 2018-2019 Student Representative to the Board of VRHA - 2018-2019 Northeast Regional Student Representative - 2017-2019 Northeast Regional Student Representative - 2017-2019
Corinna Lynn Bayuk Sabrina Noelle Gerlich Student Osteopathic Medical Association Medical Society of Virginia Junior National Pre-SOMA Director - 2018-2019 Delegate - 2018-2019
The AOA Commission on Osteopathic Karen Marie Hayde College Accreditation Student Osteopathic Medical Association Data and Reports Committee - 2018-2019 National Liaison Officer - 2018-2019
Jamesha Sada Lewis Bryant Jordan Paige Hiegel The Student National Medical Association Council of Osteopathic Student Government Regional Parliamentarian - 2018-2019 Presidents (COSGP) VCOM-VA Research Representative - 2018-2019 Sarah Elizabeth Payne Council of Osteopathic Student Government Vivek Atul Patel Presidents (COSGP) American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic VCOM-VA Research Representative - 2018-2019 Medicine Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents Qiana J. Smith 2018-2019 The Student National Medical Association American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Regional Community Service Liaison - 2018-2019 Medicine COSGP - Research Committee - 2018-2019 Jeffrey Michael Wright American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine ED to MED Student Ambassador - 2018-2019
8 Student Leaders
STUDENT LEADERS 2016 – 2020 | Class of 2020 2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR Class Officers Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) President: Daniel Wayne Shields, Jr. Vice President: Ashley Marie Vojtek President: Sneha Rupen Shah Secretary: Dhara Patel Vice President: Katherine Farrell Griffin Treasurer: Yasmeen Adia Midgette Treasurer: Joel Rajan Chittazhattu Secretary: Kayla Marie Hartz Student Government Association (SGA) National Liaison: Sarah Elizabeth Cottrell- President: William Tyler Rockwell Cumber Vice President: (Second Year): Dakotah Rose Forell (First Year): Thomas Powers Barber Treasurer: Mary Elizabeth Novak Secretary: Sarah Lillian Marchione Webmaster: Nicholas Joseph Masciello
2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR Class Officers Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) President: Daniel Wayne Shields, Jr. Vice President: Ashley Marie Vojtek President: Corinna Lynn Bayuk Secretary: Dhara Patel Vice President: Jaqueline Marie Gillman Treasurer: Yasmeen Adia Midgette Treasurer: Jeffrey Michael Wright Secretary: Sindu Krishna Marampudi Student Government Association (SGA) National Liaison: Emma Richards York President: Thomas Powers Barber Vice President: (Second Year): Jill Elizabeth Danyluk (First Year): Vivek Atul Patel Treasurer: Mehreen Shahid Secretary: Shannon Elizabeth O'Toole Webmaster: Anika Jeanette Trent
9 Student Leaders STUDENT LEADERS 2016 – 2020 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR Class Officers Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) President: Daniel Wayne Shields, Jr. Vice President: Ashley Marie Vojtek President: Tyler Marie Davidson Secretary: Dhara Patel Vice President: Sabrina Noelle Gerlich Treasurer: Yasmeen Adia Midgette Treasurer: Megan Christina Ohlfest Secretary: Kellie Nicole Gervas Student Government Association (SGA) National Liaison: Karen Marie Hayde President: Vivek Atul Patel Vice President: (Second Year): Cassidy Elizabeth Capps (First Year): Sarah Cauthorne Lowen Treasurer: David Matthew Johnson Secretary: Randdie-Joyce Rameau Webmaster: Bree Ann Eccles
2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR Class Officers Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) President: Daniel Wayne Shields, Jr. Vice President: Ashley Marie Vojtek President: Calvin Tran Secretary: Dhara Patel Vice President: Hayley Renee Lawrence Treasurer: Yasmeen Adia Midgette Treasurer: Abe-Melek Bekele Secretary: Alyson Marie Schlieper Student Government Association (SGA) National Liaison: Alana Ines Castro-Gilliard President: Sarah Cauthorne Lowen Vice President: (Second Year): Samantha Mae Chandler (First Year): Samantha Michelle Barta Treasurer: Priyanka Nair Secretary: Mai Thanh Lam Webmaster: Ankit Soni
HONOR CODE COUNCIL
Kristina Chantel Krumpos Steven Pahl Pappas Darshan Indukumar Shah Divya Venkata Tumuluru
10 Additional Awards and Honors DISTINGUISHED STUDENT SCHOLAR AWARDS
Internal Medicine Surgery Daniel Wayne Shields, Jr. Anthony Patrick Allsbrook Kahley Mariel Stanco Christina Marie Lee Kimberly Rose Van Dongen Shannon Elizabeth O’Toole
Pediatrics Family Medicine Jenna Renee Bartley Lynsay Megan Bush Christopher McKee Ferguson Christopher McKee Ferguson Yasmeen Adia Midgette Casey Daniel Edward Johnson OBGYN Geriatrics Alexis Jacqueline Achey Lewis Anthony Michael Del Zotto Carrie Lee Fisher Kenia Elizabeth Lobo Aranda Wallie Martínez-Vega Sarah Elizabeth Payne Psychiatry OMM Kelechi Onenye Acholonu Corinna Lynn Bayuk Wallie Martínez-Vega Ann Shepherd Forrest Nicole Lynn Meyer Victoria Elizabeth Tschantz Clinical Primary Care Alexis Jacqueline Achey Lewis Scott Steven Hyland, Jr. Joshua Giwon Kim
Student of the Year Abingdon Fredricksburg Nathaniel Joseph Elsner Tammy N. Tran Augusta LewisGale Montgomery Michael Paul Heslin Christopher McKee Furgeson Carilion New River Valley LewisGale Salem Kelly Ann Armentrout Kelsey Hodges Norris Carilion Roanoke Riverside Melissa Anne Edwards Anam Fatima Jafri Danville South Boston Elena Christine Krahe Alexis Jacqueline Achey Lewis
11 Additional Awards and Honors ORGANIZATION PRESIDENTS (2017-2018)
American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians Aileen Nicole Virella American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Victoria Elizabeth Tschantz American College of Osteopathic Internists Leo Paul Druker American College of Osteopathic Neurologist and Psychiatrists Mahon Mahmodian
American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists Leah Avary Somerville American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians Elena Christine Krahe American Medical Women’s Association Rosemary Carolyn Mattaino American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine Louis Michael Damiano Anesthesiology Specialty Committee Joseph Thomas Parrish Bioethics and Humanities in Medicine Paneeni G. Lohana Cardiology Specialty Committee Aleena Moin Christian Medical and Dental Association Kyle Joseph Baumann (2019) Joshua Giwon Kim (2020) Dermatology Specialty Committee Sehr Humayun Hispanic Community Medical Outreach Chad Everett Byrd Infectious Disease Specialty Committee Nha-Han Nguyen Pham Integrative and Complementary Medicine Committee Darshan Indukumar Shah
Muslim Medical Student Association Syed Nial Hasan
Neurology Specialty Committee Jennifer Lynn Cashwell Orthopedic Specialty Committee Alex Stephen Paulini Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Committee Melissa Anne Edwards Project Smile Committee Kristina Chantel Krumpos Sigma Sigma Phi Ryan Douglas Coultas
Student Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons Steven Donald Jette
Student National Medical Association Qiana J. Smith
Student Osteopathic Surgical Association Samuel John Coster Virginia Rural Health Association Rachel Horn Mullins Wilderness Medicine Committee Sean Karl Sutphen
Via Wellness Shannon Elizabeth O’Toole SOAP Notes Ashley Landis Parks
12 Additional Awards and Honors CLINICAL SKILLS AND SIMULATION INTERNS
Clinical Skills Interns Simulation Interns Kelly Ann Armentrout Cory Scott Geoghegan Jenna Renee Bartley Anam Fatima Jafri Yasmin Bata Elizabeth Frances Klinger Priyanka Satish Chati Kristina Chantel Krumpos Clayton Michael Fulbright Ezekiel Steven Kurcab Syed Nial Hasan Christina Marie Lee Michael Paul Heslin Jason Santos Martinez Peyton Kremer Sydney Anne Stayrook Paneeni G. Lohana David Wozny Aleena Moin Etta Grace Nabors Dhara Patel Sarah Elizabeth Payne Daniel Wayne Shields, Jr. Victoria Elizabeth Tschantz
STUDENT AMBASSADORS FOR ADMISSIONS
Colleen Melissa Leathrum Allen Arya Mohammad Reza Loghmani Anthony Patrick Allsbrook Mahon Mahmodian Kelly Ann Armentrout Nicole Lynn Meyer William Francis Barker Yasmeen Adia Midgette Corinna Lynn Bayuk Rachel Horn Mullins Rachel Lynae Brownell Etta Grace Nabors Benjamin Thomas Buterbaugh Brandon Tyler Nave Madison B. Compton Shannon Elizabeth O’Toole Miranda Elaine Cox Dhara Patel Louis Michael Damiano Alex Stephen Paulini Leo Paul Druker Cailyn Prescott Scanlan David Nathaniel Eames Qiana J. Smith Michael Ray Epps Jr. Tammy N. Tran Bushra Ferdous Christopher Austin Trower Hannah Gullickson Folsom Ashley Marie Vojtek Jacqueline Marie Gillman Jeffrey Michael Wright Michael Paul Heslin Hunter Jaymes Hicks Elena Christine Krahe Kristina Chantel Krumpos Jamesha Sada Lewis Bryant Travis Chase Lipscomb
13 14 DegreesMay in 2, 2020 Course
15 Degrees in Course Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Andrew Peter Abouzeid Kathryn R. Donovan Alexis Jacqueline Achey Lewis Russell Wayne Dowell Kelechi Onenye Acholonu Leo Paul Druker Rameel Ahmad David Nathaniel Eames Mohammad Ahmed Melissa Anne Edwards Colleen Melissa Leathrum Allen Nathaniel Joseph Elsner Anthony Patrick Allsbrook Michael Ray Epps Jr. Kaleigh Erin Hale Almeida Celine Adnan Fadel Kelly Ann Armentrout Megan Elizabeth Fanelli Houria Balmakhtar Bushra Ferdous Thomas Powers Barber Christopher McKee Ferguson William Francis Barker Carrie Lee Fisher Jenna Renee Bartley Hannah Gullickson Folsom Yasmin Bata Ann Shepherd Forrest Kyle Joseph Baumann Richard Steffan Frazier Corinna Lynn Bayuk Clayton Michael Fulbright Aziza Tamara Bomani John David Gaskill Robert Nolan Brackenrich Cory Scott Geoghegan Anne Grace Brezovec Malik Khamal Isaiah Giles Rachel Lynae Brownell Jacqueline Marie Gillman Gabrielle Ann Bruzda Paige Caroline Gwynn Dian C. Bueno Gonzalez Peter Maxwell Hartung Lynsay Megan Bush Anum Hasan Cody Dalton Bushman Syed Nial Hasan Benjamin Thomas Buterbaugh Brittany Leigh Hatchett Chad Everett Byrd Marcus A. Healey Emily Caroline Carbaugh Michael Paul Heslin Jennifer Lynn Cashwell Hunter Jaymes Hicks Cristiana Cavallari Mitchell Raymond Horten Priyanka Satish Chati Sehr Humayun Mohammad Talha Chaudhry Sean Huy Huynh Kimberly Michele Chekan Scott Steven Hyland, Jr. Ting Ho Danny Cheng Anam Fatima Jafri Neha Choubey Steven Donald Jette Marco James Comianos Casey Daniel Edward Johnson Madison B. Compton Jasmine Phylisha Jones Martin Earl Cook Zeba Khalid Samuel John Coster Danial Anwar Khan Ryan Douglas Coultas Mahreed Rahman Khan Miranda Elaine Cox Ahmad Nauman Khawaja Jordan Nikole Damiano Joshua Giwon Kim Louis Michael Damiano Royce Kim Jill Elizabeth Danyluk Elizabeth Frances Klinger Nola Michelle Darden Elena Christine Krahe Martin Eugene DeBerardinis Peyton Kremer Anthony Michael Del Zotto Kristina Chantel Krumpos Joseph Gino Del Zotto Ezekiel Steven Kurcab Natale Demarco, Jr. William Nam-Anh Lai
16 Degrees in Course Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Grant Michael Landon Joseph Thomas Parrish Catherine Edelmira LaRowe Dhara Patel Cameron Taft Lawson Khushboo Patel Cynthia Mary Leaf Natasha Rajiv Patel Christina Marie Lee Alex Stephen Paulini Shajaylyn Leaner Lee-Combs Sarah Elizabeth Payne Kristin Elizabeth Lescalleet Nha-Han Nguyen Pham Jamesha Sada Lewis Bryant Aliya Nailyevna Placeres Travis Chase Lipscomb Allyson Patricia Price Kenia Elizabeth Lobo Aranda Kathryn Croft Rakes Arya Mohammad Reza Loghmani Brian David Rogers Paneeni G. Lohana Alicia Roldán Taylor Ray MacDonald Chelsea Time Rubis Mahon Mahmodian Tyler Martin Sadka Sindhu Krishna Marampudi Cory Wayne Sayers Jason Santos Martinez Cailyn Prescott Scanlan Wallie Martínez-Vega Alan Jeremy Schano Rosemary Carolyn Mattaino Sarah Katherine Schimming Jessica Maria May Franklin Darshan Indukumar Shah Mitra Shamsian Mays Mehreen Shahid Colin Nathan McGuire Muhammad Abdullah Shamim Nicole Lynn Meyer Muhammad Hamad Sharif Yasmeen Adia Midgette Daniel Wayne Shields, Jr. Tyler James Miluski Keerthiga Sivakumar Aleena Moin Qiana J. Smith Daniel Roch Mongeon Leah Avary Somerville Allyson Heatwole Montalvo Kahley Mariel Stanco Kyle David Moran Sydney Anne Stayrook Rachel Horn Mullins Margaret Katherine Storm Erinn Michelle Murphy Sean Karl Sutphen Chadwick Christian Nabors Cariana J. Taliaferro Etta Grace Nabors Tammy N. Tran Brandon Tyler Nave Anika Jeanette Trent Michael Xuan Khang Ngo Christopher Austin Trower Thu Thi Ngoc Ngo Victoria Elizabeth Tschantz Samantha Minh Thy Nguyen Divya Venkata Tumuluru Hasamone April Nimjareansuk Kimberly Rose Van Dongen Jake Daniel Norris Aileen Nicole Virella Kelsey Hodges Norris Ashley Marie Vojtek Donovan Chan Nourn Aidan Xuong Wang Shannon Elizabeth O’Toole Tyler Edward Weeks Jancarla Marie Ocampo Christina Elizabeth Worgo Donald Arthur Olson David Wozny Michaela Ashlynn Ortiz Jeffrey Michael Wright Olivia Gwen Osborne Emma Richards York Steven Pahl Pappas Clayton Tyler Young Ashley Landis Parks
17 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Andrew Peter Abouzeid Kelly Ann Armentrout Virginia Commonwealth University Carilion Clinic Health System Roanoke, VA Richmond, VA Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Houria Balmakhtar Carilion Clinic Alexis Jacqueline Achey Lewis Roanoke, VA Lehigh Valley Hospital General Surgery Allentown, PA Obstetrics-Gynecology Thomas Powers Barber University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Kelechi Onenye Acholonu Williamsport, PA University of Toledo Family Medicine Toledo, OH Psychiatry William Francis Barker Unity Health Rameel Ahmad Searcy, AR MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Internal Medicine Washington, D.C. Internal Medicine Jenna Renee Bartley University of Kentucky Medical Center Lexington, KY Mohammad Ahmed Family Medicine Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Yasmin Bata Internal Medicine Kent Hospital Warwick, RI Internal Medicine Colleen Melissa Leathrum Allen University of Louisville School of Medicine Kyle Joseph Baumann Louisville, KY University of Minnesota Medical School Pediatrics Minneapolis, MN Medicine-Pediatrics Anthony Patrick Allsbrook St. Lukes Hospital Corinna Lynn Bayuk Bethlehem, PA Atrium Health Cabarrus General Surgery Concord, NC Family Medicine Kaleigh Erin Hale Almeida Aziza Tamara Bomani Johnston Memorial Hospital St. Barnabas Hospital Abingdon, VA Bronx, NY Family Medicine Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
18 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Robert Nolan Brackenrich Chad Everett Byrd Carilion Clinic Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Roanoke, VA Myrtle Beach, SC Family Medicine General Surgery
Anne Grace Brezovec Emily Caroline Carbaugh Fort Bragg Eastern Virginia Medical School Fayetteville, NC Norfolk, VA Obstetrics-Gynecology Psychiatry
Rachel Lynae Brownell Jennifer Lynn Cashwell University of Kentucky Medical Center Medical University of South Carolina Lexington, KY Charleston, SC Pediatrics Neurology
Gabrielle Ann Bruzda Cristiana Cavallari Walter Reed University of South Florida Morsani Bethesda, MD College of Medicine Transitional Tampa, FL Dian C. Bueno Gonzalez Internal Medicine HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida Morsani Graduate Medical Education Priyanka Satish Chati Inova Fairfax Hospital St. Petersburg, FL Transitional Falls Church, VA and Pediatrics NYU Grossman School of Medicine Mohammad Talha Chaudhry New York, NY University of Central Florida Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation College of Medicine Lynsay Megan Bush Ocala, FL St. Marys Medical Center Emergency Medicine Grand Junction,CO Kimberly Michele Chekan Family Medicine Novant Health Cody Dalton Bushman Cornelius,NC Carilion Clinic Family Medicine Roanoke,V A General Surgery Ting Ho Danny Cheng University at Buffalo School of Medicine Benjamin Thomas Buterbaugh Buffalo, NY Vidant Medical Center Emergency Medicine Greenville, NC Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Neha Choubey University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD Family Medicine
19 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Marco James Comianos Nola Michelle Darden Kettering Health Network Penn State Hershey Medical Center Kettering, OH Hershey, PA Internal Medicine Anesthesiology
Madison B. Compton Martin Eugene DeBerardinis University of Tennessee School of Medicine Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Knoxville, TN Winston-Salem, NC Family Medicine Pediatrics
Martin Earl Cook Anthony Michael Del Zotto Johnston Memorial Hospital Charleston Area Medical Center Abingdon, VA Charleston, WV Medicine-Primary Emergency Medicine
Samuel John Coster Joseph Gino Del Zotto MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Charleston Area Medical Center Washington, D.C. Charleston,WV Surgery-Preliminary Emergency Medicine
Ryan Douglas Coultas Natale Demarco, Jr. University Florida College of Medicine University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Jacksonville, FL Pittsburgh, PA Internal Medicine Anesthesiology
Miranda Elaine Cox Russell Wayne Dowell Mountain State Osteopathic Post-Doctoral Virginia Commonwealth University Training Institution Health System Bluefield, WV Richmond, VA Family Medicine Emergency Medicine Jordan Nikole Damiano Kathryn R. Donovan Riverside Regional Medical Center Bon Secours Health System Newport News, VA Midlothian, VA Obstetrics-Gynecology Family Medicine Louis Michael Damiano Virginia Commonwealth University Leo Paul Druker Health System Penn State Hershey Medical Center Richmond, VA Hershey, PA Anesthesiology Anesthesiology Jill Elizabeth Danyluk David Nathaniel Eames Fort Belvoir Carilion Clinic Fort Belvoir, VA Roanoke, VA Family Medicine Pediatrics
20 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Melissa Anne Edwards Hannah Gullickson Folsom Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Georgia Health System Augusta, GA Richmond, VA Family Medicine Emergency Medicine Ann Shepherd Forrest Nathaniel Joseph Elsner Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Indiana University School of Medicine Richmond, VA Indianapolis, IN Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Richard Steffan Frazier Michael Ray Epps Jr. Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida Lynchburg, VA Morsani Graduate Medical Education Family Medicine St. Petersburg, FL Transitional Clayton Michael Fulbright Aultman Hospital Celine Adnan Fadel Canton, OH Northeast Georgia Medical Center Obstetrics-Gynecology Gainesville, GA Internal Medicine John David Gaskill Cleveland Clinic Megan Elizabeth Fanelli Cleveland, OH Geisinger Health System Internal Medicine Danville, PA Ophthalmology Cory Scott Geoghegan Bushra Ferdous Navy Medical Center Sovah Health San Diego,CA Danville,VA Internal Medicine Family Medicine Malik Khamal Isaiah Giles Christopher McKee Ferguson Newark Beth Israel Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Newark, NJ Pinnacle Hospitals Emergency Medicine Harrisburg, PA Jacqueline Marie Gillman Orthopaedic Surgery Carilion Clinic Carrie Lee Fisher Roanoke, VA Virginia Commonwealth University Pediatrics Health System Paige Caroline Gwynn Richmond, VA Northeast Georgia Medical Center Internal Medicine Gainesville, GA Internal Medicine
21 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Peter Maxwell Hartung Sehr Humayun LewisGale Medical Center Greater Baltimore Medical Center Blacksburg, VA Baltimore, MD Medicine-Primary Family Medicine
Anum Hasan Sean Huy Huynh Sovah Health University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinatti, OH Danville, VA Anesthesiology Family Medicine Scott Steven Hyland, Jr. Syed Nial Hasan OhioHealth-Doctors Hospital Seton Hall University of Health Columbus, OH & Medical Science Orthopaedic Surgery South Orange, NJ Internal Medicine Anam Fatima Jafri Eastern Virginia Medical School Brittany Leigh Hatchett Norfolk, VA Vidant Medical Center Obstetrics-Gynecology Greenville, NC Surgery-Preliminary Steven Donald Jette Tripler Army Medical Center Marcus A. Healey Honolulu, HI Pediatrics Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Casey Daniel Edward Johnson Richmond, VA Mercy Hospital Internal Medicine St. Louis, MO Obstetrics-Gynecology Michael Paul Heslin University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Jasmine Phylisha Jones Pittsburgh, PA Carilion Clinic Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Roanoke, VA Family Medicine Hunter Jaymes Hicks Deaconess Hospital Zeba Khalid Evansville, IN Summa Health Akron, OH Family Medicine Family Medicine
Mitchell Raymond Horten Danial Anwar Khan San Antonio Military Medical Cener Christiana Care San Antonio, TX Newark, DE Anesthesiology Internal Medicine
22 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Mahreed Rahman Khan Ezekiel Steven Kurcab Virginia Commonwealth University Christiana Care Health System Newark, DE Richmond, VA Internal Medicine Internal Medicine William Nam-Anh Lai Ahmad Nauman Khawaja Geisinger Health System Coliseum Medical Centers Wilkes Barre, PA Macon, GA Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Grant Michael Landon Joshua Giwon Kim MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Spectrum Health Mason City, IA Grand Rapids, MI Family Medicine Medicine-Pediatrics Catherine Edelmira LaRowe Royce Kim Nellis Air Force Base Virginia Commonwealth University Las Vegas, NV Health System Family Medicine Richmond, VA Internal Medicine Cameron Taft Lawson Vidant Medical Center Elizabeth Frances Klinger Greenville, NC Carilion Clinic Emergency Medicine Roanoke, VA Family Medicine Cynthia Mary Leaf Nellis Air Force Base Elena Christine Krahe Las Vegas,NV Virginia Commonwealth University General Surgery Health System Richmond, VA Christina Marie Lee Pediatrics Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC Peyton Kremer Anesthesiology MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore, MD Shajaylyn Leaner Lee-Combs Family Medicine Camp Lejeune Jacksonville, NC Kristina Chantel Krumpos Family Medicine Keesler Medical Center Biloxi, MS Kristin Elizabeth Lescalleet General Surgery OhioHealth-Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Internal Medicine
23 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Jamesha Sada Lewis Bryant Jason Santos Martinez Virginia Commonwealth University University of Nevada Las Vegas Health System School of Medicine Richmond, VA Las Vegas, NV Psychiatry Emergency Medicine
Travis Chase Lipscomb Wallie Martínez-Vega Riverside Regional Medical Center Lehigh Valley Hospital Newport News, VA Allentown, PA Family Medicine Family Medicine
Kenia Elizabeth Lobo Aranda Rosemary Carolyn Mattaino Inova Fairfax Hospital University of Vermont Medical Center Falls Church, VA Burlington, VT Pediatrics Pathology
Arya Mohammad Reza Loghmani Jessica Maria May Franklin Louisiana State University School of Medicine San Antonio Military Medical Center New Orleans, LA San Antonio, TX Internal Medicine Transitional Paneeni G. Lohana Mitra Shamsian Mays Penn State Hershey Medical Center Inova Fairfax Hospital Hershey, PA Falls Church, VA Internal Medicine Pediatrics Taylor Ray MacDonald Trident Medical Center Colin Nathan McGuire Charleston, SC MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Family Medicine Washington, DC Internal Medicine Mahon Mahmodian Mountain State Osteopathic Post-Doctoral Nicole Lynn Meyer Training Institution University Hospital Greenbrier, WV Columbia, MO Family Medicine Pediatrics
Sindhu Krishna Marampudi Yasmeen Adia Midgette Rowan University School of Medicine Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Stratford, NJ Winston-Salem, NC Internal Medicine Pediatrics
24 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Tyler James Miluski Brandon Tyler Nave Penn State Hershey Medical Center Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Hershey, PA Internal Medicine Anesthesiology
Aleena Moin Thu Thi Ngoc Ngo Geisinger Health System Univeristy of Central Florida College of Medicine Danville, PA Ocala, FL Medicine-Pediatrics Internal Medicine Daniel Roch Mongeon Samantha Minh Thy Nguyen University at Buffalo School of Medicine Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Buffalo, NY Winston-Salem, NC Emergency Medicine Medicine-Primary
Allyson Heatwole Montalvo Hasamone April Nimjareansuk University of Central Florida Riverside Regional Medical Center College of Medicine Newport News, VA Gainesville, FL Family Medicine Family Medicine Jake Daniel Norris Rachel Horn Mullins HCA Healthcare University Hospital LewisGale Hopsital-Montgomery Jackson, MS Blacksburg, VA Medicine-Primary Internal Medicine
Erinn Michelle Murphy Kelsey Hodges Norris Carilion Clinic Mountain Area Health Education Consortium Roanoke, VA Boone, NC Family Medicine Family Medicine Donovan Chan Nourn Chadwick Christian Nabors Virginia Commonwealth University AnMed Health Health System Anderson, SC Richmond, VA Family Medicine Psychiatry
Etta Grace Nabors Shannon Elizabeth O’Toole Prisma Health Morristown Memorial Hospital Greenville, SC Morristown, NJ Pediatrics Emergency Medicine
25 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Jancarla Marie Ocampo Khushboo Patel OhioHealth Albany Medical Center Columbus, OH Albany, NY Family Medicine Pediatrics
Donald Arthur Olson Natasha Rajiv Patel Lonesome Pine Hospital Orange Park Medical Center Norton, VA Orange Park, FL Family Medicine Psychiatry
Michaela Ashlynn Ortiz Alex Stephen Paulini St. Lukes Hospital OhioHealth-Doctors Hospital Eaton, PA Columbus, OH Family Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery
Olivia Gwen Osborne Sarah ElizabethPayne Marshall University School of Medicine Tower Health/Reading Hospital Huntington, WV Reading, PA Family Medicine Obstetrics-Gynecology
Steven Pahl Pappas Nha-Han Nguyen Pham Riverside Regional Medical Center MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Newport News, VA Washington, DC Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine
Ashley Landis Parks Aliya Nailyevna Placeres Penn State Hershey Medical Center York Hospital Hershey, PA York, PA Anesthesiology Family Medicine
Joseph Thomas Parrish Allyson Patricia Price Prisma Health Riverside Regional Medical Center Greenville, SC Newport News, VA Pediatrics Transitional and Kathryn Croft Rakes Medical University of South Carolina Carilion Clinic Charleston, SC Roanoke, VA Diagnostic Radiology Obstetrics-Gynecology
Dhara Patel Brian David Rogers Penn State Hershey Medical Center Wheeling Hospital Hershey, PA Wheeling, WV Internal Medicine Family Medicine
26 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Alicia Roldán Darshan Indukumar Shah Roger Williams Medical Center Penn State Hershey Medical Center Providence, RI Hershey, PA Medicine-Preliminary Medicine-Preliminary and and Penn State Hershey Medical Center Montefiore Medical Center Hershey, PA Bronx, NY Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Mehreen Shahid Chelsea Time Rubis Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Eastern Virginia Medical School Richmond, VA Norfolk, VA Child Neurology Family Medicine Muhammad Abdullah Shamim Tyler Martin Sadka Summa Health Northeast Georgia Medical Center Akron, OH Gainesville, GA Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Muhammad Hamad Sharif Eastern Virginia Medical School Cory Wayne Sayers Norfolk, VA Carilion Clinic Family Medicine Roanoke, VA Family Medicine Daniel Wayne Shields, Jr. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Cailyn Prescott Scanlan Portsmouth, VA Inspira Health Network Internal Medicine Vineland, NJ Keerthiga Sivakumar Obstetrics-Gynecology Coney Island Hospital Brooklyn, NY Alan Jeremy Schano Internal Medicine HCA Healthcare LewisGale Hospital-Montgomery Qiana J. Smith Blacksburg, VA University of Rochester Internal Medicine Rochester, NY Psychiatry Sarah Katherine Schimming Leah Avary Somerville Carilion Clinic Prisma Health Roanoke, VA Greenville, SC Internal Medicine Pediatrics
27 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
Kahley Mariel Stanco Victoria Elizabeth Tschantz Oregon Health & Science University Poudre Valley Hospital Portland, OR Fort Collins, CO Internal Medicine Family Medicine
Sydney Anne Stayrook Divya Venkata Tumuluru Carilion Clinic University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Roanoke, VA Altoona, PA Internal Medicine Family Medicine
Margaret Katherine Storm Kimberly Rose Van Dongen Penn State Hershey Medical Center Case Western/MetroHealth Medical Center Hershey, PA Cleveland, OH Pediatrics Internal Medicine Sean Karl Sutphen Aileen Nicole Virella Virginia Commonwealth University Nassau University Medical Center Shenandoah Valley East Meadow, NY Front Royal, VA Emergency Medicine Family Medicine
Tammy N. Tran Ashley Marie Vojtek Lehigh Valley Hospital University of Maryland Medical Center Allentown, PA Baltimore, MD Internal Medicine Pediatrics Aidan Xuong Wang Anika JeanetteTrent Valley Consortium Carolinas Medical Center Modesto, CA Charlotte, NC Family Medicine Family Medicine
Christopher Austin Trower Tyler Edward Weeks HCA Healthcare/University of Western Reserve Hospital South Florida Morsani Cuyahoga Falls, OH Hudson, FL Otolaryngology Transitional and Christina Elizabeth Worgo Eastern Virginia Medical School Nemours duPont Pediatrics Norfolk, VA Philadelphia, PA Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pediatrics
28 Class of 2020 Graduate Medical Education Locations
David Wozny Emma Richards York University of Connecticut School of Medicine Eastern Virginia Medical School Farmington,CT Norfolk, VA Medicine-Primary Family Medicine
Jeffrey Michael Wright Clayton Tyler Young Lehigh Valley Hospital OhioHealth-Doctors Hospital Allentown, PA Columbus, OH Internal Medicine Emergency Medicine
Board of Directors
John G. Rocovich Jr., JD, LLM Chairman of the Board of Directors Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP, President and Provost James F. Wolfe, PhD, President Emeritus Thomas R. Brock Jr., MBA Nick J. Bruno, PhD Jimmy Gibbs Jay Gouge, PhD W. Bruce Hanks Roy E. Heaton, DO Bruce Holstien Gov. James C. Justice II, MBA Randal J. Kirk Elizabeth McClanahan, JD Sue Ellen B. Rocovich, DO, PhD Jimmy Sanford Raymond D. Smoot, PhD Daniel A. Wubah, PhD William D. Thomas, DO, VCOM Alumni Association President
29 Administration VCOM College Officers
Dixie J. Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP - Provost and President Gunnar Brolinson, DO - Vice Provost for Research Thim Corvin, MA - Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Bill King, MBA - Vice President for Recruitment and Application Services Timothy J. Kowalski, DO, FACN - Vice Provost for Professional and Public Affairs Martin Levine, DO, FACOFP – Vice Provost for Graduate Medical Education Bill R. Price - Vice President for Operations Randy Schuller, JD - Vice President for Institutional Policy and Administrative Law Cindy Shepard Rawlins, BS - Vice President for Communications, Marketing, Website, and Publications Ward Stevens, D.H.Sc, FACHE - Vice President for the Graduate Medical Education Consortium and VCOM Affiliated Clinical Practices H. Dean Sutphin, PhD - Vice Provost for International and Appalachian Outreach Chuck Swaha, CPA, CGMA - Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Deborah West, EdD - Vice Provost for Academic Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Accreditation
VCOM Virginia Campus Administration
Jan M. Willcox, DO, FACOFP - Dean for Virginia Campus Cathleen Callahan, MD, MPH - Associate Dean for OMS IV and Post-Graduate Affairs Jim Mahaney, PhD - Associate Dean for Biomedical Affairs and Research Renee Prater, DVM, PhD - Associate Dean for Curriculum, Assessment, and Medical Education Fred Rawlins, DO - Associate Dean for Simulation and Educational Technology Kenneth W. Schor, DO, MPH, FAAFP - Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Whitney K. Stokes, MA – Associate Dean for Student Affairs
30 Dedication Music Alma Mater
VERSE 1:
There's a place dear to Southern Appalachia That was home once to you and to me Where we learned how to heal the hearts of many And with our hands to help all those in most need
VERSE 2:
When we all see the miracle of healing Let us hold true to all that we have learned And to the school with the name of Edward Via All your gifts to the world we will return
CHORUS
VCOM to thee I will be faithful VCOM my alma mater true As I travel down the road I have chosen In my heart there's a little piece of you
VERSE 3:
There's a place in Southern Appalachia Where physicians learn to see more than disease Where we learn to heal the body, mind, and spirit And to help all we touch to finally find some peace
CHORUS
31 The Osteopathic Oath
I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter. I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health and the life of my patients, to retain their confidence and respect both as a physician and a friend who will guard their secrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity, to perform faithfully my professional duties, to employ only those recognized methods of treatment consistent with good judgment and with my skill and ability, keeping in mind always nature’s laws and the body’s inherent capacity for recovery.
I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those practices which will in any way bring shame or discredit upon myself or my profession. I will give no drugs for deadly purposes to any person, though it may be asked of me.
I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation and never by word or by act cast imputations upon them or their rightful practices.
I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art. To my college I will be loyal and strive always for its best interests and for the interests of the students who will come after me. I will be ever alert to further the application of basic biologic truths to the healing arts and to develop the principles of osteopathy which were first enunciated by Andrew Taylor Still.