Class of 2021

Mission Statement

Rocky Vista University provides quality healthcare education while inspiring students to serve with compassion, integrity, and excellence.

Rocky Vista University Colorado Class of 2021 Commencement Fifteenth of May Two-Thousand Twenty-One Letter from the Provost

Dear Rocky Vista University’s Class of 2021,

This year’s Commencement is bittersweet. As you leave RVU, we celebrate your many accomplishments and wish you well as you start the next phase of your journey. We are saddened that we are not able to gather in person to celebrate due to the pandemic. Know that as you watch the ceremony with your classmates or your loved ones, we are with you in spirit.

This year is especially significant as it marks the graduation of our Inaugural Class of our Southern Utah Campus DO and MSBS students. You are all pio- neers and will pave the way for those who follow in your footsteps. You have demonstrated great resilience as we have navigated these challenging times together.

To our medical school graduates, today you join a network of approximately 114,000 prac- ticing osteopathic physicians across the nation. Be loyal to your profession and remember to treat all of your patients with the utmost compassion and care. Remember that everyone is someone’s loved one – treat them as you would your own family.

To our MSBS graduates, thank you for the trust you have placed in us. We understand the challenges you have faced this year with remote learning. You have worked hard and have overcome obstacles to be one step closer to achieving your professional goals. We look forward to seeing the great things you will accomplish.

As you transition from RVU Students to Alumni, remember to express gratitude to those who have helped you on your journey—your family, friends, faculty and staff—all of whom stood with you to cheer you on during the good times, as well as those challenging moments, and now share the sense of pride and accomplishment with you. Also, remember that you are always a part of the RVU Family. Never stop learning, growing in mind, body and spirit, and becoming an integral member of the communities you will serve.

We look forward to your future accomplishments and know that you will make us proud!

Warmest regards,

David A. Forstein, DO Provost 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 nefarious 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 and my profession, 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 osteopathic medicine which were first enunciated by Andrew Taylor Still. Fellows Danielle Glaze Richard A. Rodriguez-Brizuela Pre-Doctoral Simulation Fellow Anatomy Fellow Emergency Medicine Global Medicine Track Florida State University College of Medicine Neurology Sarasota, Florida HealthONE Lone Tree, Colorado Natalie Lee Gould Osteopathic Principles and Practice Fellow Christine Marie Seawell Family Medicine Osteopathic Principles and Practice Fellow Peak Vista Family Medicine Residency Program | Family Medicine Still OPTI St. Joseph Hospital | SCL Health Colorado Springs, Colorado Denver, Colorado Alexis Suzanne Grasse Jonathan Singh Osteopathic Principles and Practice Fellow Osteopathic Principles and Practice Fellow Global Medicine Track Preliminary Medicine Pediatrics HCA Healthcare | USF Morsani GME University of New Mexico School of Medicine Blake, Florida Albuquerque, New Mexico Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Tyler James Kolstad Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center Primary Care Medicine Rockville Centre, New York Transitional Year Practicum Student Family Medicine Dennis Lavelle Buzz Turnbull Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Osteopathic Principles and Practice Fellow Milwaukee, Wisconsin Preliminary Medicine Sierra View Medical Center Jaron Frank James Maggard Porterville, California Anatomy Fellow Pediatrics Andrew Mark Wojtanowski Childrens Hospital - NEOMED Osteopathic Principles and Practice Fellow Akron, Ohio Global Medicine Track Transitional Year Amanda M. O’Loughlin Sunrise Health GME Consortium Osteopathic Principles and Practice Fellow Las Vegas, Nevada Family Medicine Emanate Health Diagnostic Radiology West Covina, California Sunrise Health GME Consortium Las Vegas, Nevada Alexandra Rakestraw * Osteopathic Principles and Practice Fellow Tylynn Zarbock * Global Medicine Track Anatomy Fellow Family Medicine General Surgery St. Joseph Hospital | SCL Health St. Joseph Hospital | SCL Health Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado

*Graduating with Honors Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - Class of 2021 Jason Thomas Abraham Jessica Montalban Bautista Internal Medicine Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Broward Health Medical Center Family Medicine Fort Lauderdale, Florida HealthONE Lone Tree, Colorado Gabriel M. Aguero Internal Medicine / Pediatrics Brandon Thomas Bealer Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Digital Health Track Milwaukee, Wisconsin Emergency Medicine Franciscan Health Julia Rachel Aguirre Olympia Fields, Illinois Pediatrics University of Texas Medical School Lielt Tewolde Bedilu Houston, Texas Pediatrics Stanford University Progs Scott Christopher Albright Stanford, California Pathology - Anatomic and Clinical University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Reese Stanley Beisser Iowa City, Iowa Global Medicine Track Transitional Year Amanda Marie Andersen Mercy Catholic Medical Center Global Medicine Track Darby, Pennsylvania Obstetrics and Gynecology Rutgers-St. Barnabas Medical Center Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Livingston, New Jersey Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Spokane, Washington Austen Joseph Boyd Anderson Global Medicine Track Richard Blake Bell Otolaryngology Military Medicine Program Detroit Medical Center / WSU Pediatrics Detroit, Michigan Tripler Army Medical Center Honolulu, Hawaii Claudia Veronica Aniol Pediatrics Gabriel Jamil Bensaad-Johnson Broward Health Medical Center Global Medicine Track Fort Lauderdale, Florida Emergency Medicine Henry Ford Allegiance Health Ryan William Ball Jackson, Michigan Military Medicine Program Preliminary Dermatology Nicholas Paul Bittner Tripler Army Medical Center Military Medicine Program Honolulu, Hawaii Family Medicine Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Jacob M. Barnes Oceanside, California Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Pediatrics Kameron Collin Black University of Florida College of Medicine Digital Health Track Jacksonville, Florida Internal Medicine Oregon Health & Science University Mary Savarese Barnes Hillsboro, Oregon Military Medicine Program Family Medicine Naval Hospital Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida

*Graduating with Honors Keleka Renee Blair Julian Thomas Carrier Transitional Year Family Medicine HealthONE HCA Healthcare Kansas City Lone Tree, Colorado Kansas City, Missouri Anesthesiology Michael Chang University of Colorado School of Medicine Internal Medicine Aurora, Colorado Riverside University Health Systems Moreno Valley, California Kelsey Diane Meyer Boghean Obstetrics and Gynecology Nicholas Michael Metas Chapman Rowan University School of Medicine Global Medicine Track Stratford, New Jersey Internal Medicine St. Joseph Hospital | SCL Health Jolysa Kayleen Bosco * Denver, Colorado Class Valedictorian Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Andrea Kathryn Chernau * Pediatrics Physician Scientist Track Spectrum Health | Michigan State University Internal Medicine Grand Rapids, Michigan MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, Maryland Grace Merinar Boyle Internal Medicine Anesthesiology HealthONE Johns Hopkins Hospital Lone Tree, Colorado Baltimore, Maryland Jeremy Don Brown Hayden J. Collins Orthopaedic Surgery Internal Medicine Samaritan Health Services Mountain View Regional Medical Center Corvallis, Oregon Las Cruces, New Mexico Cody Lee Bryant Kayli Shannon Costner * Emergency Medicine General Surgery HCA Medical City Healthcare Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Arlington, Texas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Taylor Ryan Caddell William Tyler Crawley * Emergency Medicine Physician Scientist Track University of Buffalo School of Medicine General Surgery Buffalo, New York HealthONE Lone Tree, Colorado Joshua David Calvano Digital Health Track Frank Dang Military Medicine Program Family Medicine Anesthesiology Riverside Regional Medical Center University of New Mexico School of Medicine Newport News, Virginia Albuquerque, New Mexico Jennifer Lynn Daniels Eric Rodney Carlson Global Medicine Track Family Medicine General Surgery University of Louisville School of Medicine University of California San Francisco Owensboro, Kentucky Fresno, California Ryan William Carney Nazar Dubchak Military Medicine Program Military Medicine Program General Surgery Anesthesiology University of Colorado School of Medicine Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Aurora, Colorado Bethesda, Maryland

*Graduating with Honors Gili Edry Martha Zoe Gordon Military Medicine Program Global Medicine Track Preliminary Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Colorado School of Medicine Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Aurora, Colorado Baltimore, Maryland Diagnostic Radiology Matthew John Hammond * Detroit Medical Center / WSU Orthopaedic Surgery Detroit, Michigan Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Township, Michigan Bryan Lee Eldreth Military Medicine Program Ryan Daniel Henschell General Surgery Digital Health Track Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Anesthesiology Portsmouth, Virginia University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Madison, Wisconsin Alec C. Espeland Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Erika Hinricher Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Texas Tech University Affiliates St. Joseph Hospital | SCL Health Lubbock, Texas Denver, Colorado Corinna Julia Fazzio Benjamin Joseph Michael Horn Neurology Internal Medicine | Pediatrics UC Davis Medical Center Louisiana State University Health Science Center Sacramento, California Shreveport, Louisiana Joseph Fike Jasper Huang Digital Health Track Internal Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation UHS Southern California Medical Education Consortium University of Nebraska Medical Center Temecula, California Omaha, Nebraska Sameeha Shaheen Husayn Nicolas Francesco Fiore Internal Medicine Internal Medicine St. Joseph Hospital | SCL Health University of Nevada at Reno School of Medicine Denver, Colorado Reno, Nevada Dermatology Samaritan Health Services James Anthony Frazier Corvallis, Oregon Family Medicine Texas Tech University Affiliates Hamid Hussaini Lubbock, Texas Preliminary Medicine University of Louisville School of Medicine Edwin Lauritz Fundingsland Jr. Louisville, Kentucky Digital Health Track Emergency Medicine Audrey Janette Jaeger Western Michigan University Stryker School of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Kalamazoo, Michigan Albert Einstein Medical Center Thomas John Gerhart Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Family Medicine Mercy Medical Center Garrett Bryce Jordan * Des Moines, Iowa Emergency Medicine St. Lukes Hospital Andrew Lawrence Glerum Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Digital Health Track Family Medicine HealthONE Lone Tree, Colorado *Graduating with Honors Cyprien Gabriel Jungels Logan Price Leavitt Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Internal Medicine General Surgery St. Joseph Hospital | SCL Health HealthONE Denver, Colorado Lone Tree, Colorado Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Jared Keele University of Kansas School of Medicine Transitional Year Kansas City, Kansas Sunrise Health GME Consortium Las Vegas, Nevada Stephen Alexander Lee Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Lehigh Valley Hospital Rush University Medical Center Allentown, Pennsylvania Chicago, Illinois Alissa Ray Lenz Grace J. Kim Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Family Medicine Family Medicine St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center St. Elizabeth Medical Center Pueblo, Colorado Edgewood, Kentucky Lisa Marie Kingsley Matthew James Linden Family Medicine General Surgery HealthONE HealthONE Lone Tree, Colorado Lone Tree, Colorado Kristin Ann Lipe Michal Klepadlo General Surgery Global Medicine Track Samaritan Health Services Internal Medicine Corvallis, Oregon St. Joseph Hospital | SCL Health Denver, Colorado Noelle Liska Transitional Year Tesia Colleen Kolodziejczyk * HealthONE Transitional Year Lone Tree, Colorado St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, Michigan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation SUNY Upstate Medical University Dermatology Syracuse, New York St. Joseph Mercy Clinton Township, Michigan Charles Andrew Litch Family Medicine Brandie Lawrence * Beaumont Health Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Gross Pointe, Michigan Family Medicine John Peter Smith Hospital Ryan Lucas Fort Worth, Texas Emergency Medicine Denver Health Medical Center Elias J. Leavitt Denver, Colorado Military Medicine Program Family Medicine Rebecca Yuko Mabie Eisenhower Army Medical Center Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Fort Gordon, Georgia Family Medicine Texas Tech University Affiliates Lubbock, Texas Sarah Mack Family Medicine Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Durant, Oklahoma

*Graduating with Honors Keaton Mack Maguire * Lorne Dean Muir II Internal Medicine Military Medicine Program Valley Hospital Medical Center Anesthesiology Las Vegas, Nevada University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Texas Colleen Ruth Maher Family Medicine Michael Kenji Murakami * HealthONE Pediatrics Lone Tree, Colorado University of Arkansas School of Medicine Little Rock, Arkansas David Maksimovich Emergency Medicine Craig Murk St. Josephs Medical Center Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Stockton, California Internal Medicine HealthONE Dominick Malene Lone Tree, Colorado Emergency Medicine Ascension Genesys Hospital Deepak nallur Grand Blanc, Michigan Family Medicine Riverside University Health Systems Blaire Ashley Mallahan * Moreno Valley, California Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Pediatrics Benjamin Nance Oregon Health & Science University Emergency Medicine Portland, Oregon Albany Medical Center Albany, New York Jaron Nobuo Matsunaka Internal Medicine Azmmohammad Naseem University of Nevada at Reno School of Medicine Internal Medicine Reno, Nevada Los Robles Health System Thousand Oaks, California Saro Mazmanian Internal Medicine Karen Alexandra Norling HCA Healthcare | USF Morsani Military Medicine Program Bayonet Point, Florida Emergency Medicine Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Caitlin Rose McCusker Portsmouth, Virginia Anesthesiology University of Arkansas School of Medicine Adrian William Olson * Little Rock, Arkansas Global Medicine Track Orthopaedic Surgery Kevin Jacob McGeorge Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital Internal Medicine Warren, Michigan University of New Mexico School of Medicine Albuquerque, New Mexico Sheila Rose Ortega Family Medicine Matthew William McMaster St. Anthony Hospital North Internal Medicine Westminster, Colorado Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, New York Amie Owen Psychiatry Lindsay Kate Milhorn Tufts University School of Medicine Pediatrics Portsmouth Regional Hospital University of Connecticut School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Hartford, Connecticut

*Graduating with Honors Lucine Arax Papazian Jessica Restad * General Surgery Emergency Medicine Franciscan Health Olympia Fields University of Florida College of Medicine Olympia Fields, Illinois Jacksonville, Florida Johan Pauley Aaron Nathaniel Ridder Neurology Family Medicine St. Lukes Hospital Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Easton, Pennsylvania Whittier, California Sarah Lauren Pederson Karl Rafe Riecken Global Medicine Track Military Medicine Program Family Medicine Family Medicine North Colorado Medical Center Community Health Care Greeley, Colorado Tacoma, Washington Colby Lars Presley Colton James Riner * Global Medicine Track Internal Medicine Transitional Year Memorial Healthcare System Lehigh Valley Hospital Pembroke Pines, Florida Allentown, Pennsylvania Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dermatology Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Lehigh Valley Hospital Spokane, Washington Allentown, Pennsylvania Susan Marjorie Roberts Luke Proctor Military Medicine Program Pediatrics General Surgery University of Florida College of Medicine Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Shands Hospital Portsmouth, Virginia Orlando, Florida Preston Thomas Root Diego Puentes Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine University of Kentucky Medical Center St. Agnes Medical Center Lexington, Kentucky Fresno, California Zachary A. Rumlow Hannah Elizabeth Douglas Puentes Pediatrics Military Medicine Program University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transitional Year Iowa City, Iowa St. Agnes Medical Center Fresno, California Emily May Russell levy Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Dane Andrew Rana Internal Medicine Global Medicine Track St. Joseph Hospital | SCL Health Psychiatry Denver, Colorado Kaiser Permanente San Jose, California Jason Michael Scafidi * Anesthesiology Max Walter Raynor * University of Virginia Physician Scientist Track Charlottesville, Virginia General Surgery Kaiser Permanente Pritee Shrestha Los Angeles, California Internal Medicine MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Interventional Radiology (Integrated) Mason City, Iowa University of Southern California Los Angeles, California

*Graduating with Honors Jesse Shulman Annie Jean Szmanda Emergency Medicine Global Medicine Track Memorial Healthcare System Neurology Pembroke Pines, Florida Sparrow Hospital Lansing, Michigan Claire E. Simon Neurology Sarah Elizabeth Szybist University of Arizona College of Medicine Military Medicine Program Tucson, Arizona Family Medicine Offutt Air Force Base Family Residency Harmanjot Singh Omaha, Nebraska Internal Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Andrew M. Tobler * Milwaukee, Wisconsin Family Medicine Providence Health Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Milwaukie, Oregon Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jerome Raymond Trembley Pediatrics Katerina Eleni Skedros Albany Medical Center Family Medicine Albany, New York Inspira Health Network Vineland, New Jersey Weston Frazier Truman Internal Medicine Clarice Calla Spathias Sunrise Health GME Consortium Family Medicine Las Vegas, Nevada Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Colton, California Aaron Richard Walker Military Medicine Program Garrett Gene Smith Spritzer Transitional Year Preliminary Surgery William Beaumont Army Medical Center Jewish Hospital El Paso, Texas Cincinnati, Ohio Ari Weiss Brittany Marie Stansbury Pediatrics General Surgery Advocate Health Care Creighton University Affiliated Hospitals Park Ridge, Illinois Phoenix, Arizona Erin West * Matthew Brent Stumme Military Medicine Program Transitional Year General Surgery HCA Healthcare | USF Morsani GME Naval Medical Center San Diego Brooksville, Florida San Diego, California Anesthesiology Kate Elizabeth Whiteneck HCA Healthcare | USF Morsani GME Internal Medicine Oak Hill, Florida Zucker School of Medicine Northwell Staten Island University Jacob J. Stuppy Staten Island, New York Physician Scientist Track Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Minnesota Medical School Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Minneapolis, Minnesota Spokane, Washington Quinton J. Sturdivant Jordan Lee Wilkes Internal Medicine Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track Central Iowa Health System Family Medicine Des Moines, Iowa St. Anthony Hospital North Westminster, Colorado

*Graduating with Honors Matthew Wilkins Aaron Wu Neurology Family Medicine Prisma Health UP Health System University of South Carolina School of Medicine Marquette, Michigan Greer, South Carolina Elesa M. Yihdego Casey E. Willman Physician Scientist Track Internal Medicine Family Medicine Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Swedish Medical Center Idaho Falls, Idaho Seattle, Washington Joshua D. Woelfle Anesthesiology Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina

*Graduating with Honors

Photo taken in July 2017 Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Class of 2021 Mohamed Wacdi Ahmed Kole J. Harms Bachelor of Arts in Public Health/Ethnic Studies Bachelor of Science in Health University of Colorado Denver and Exercise Science Colorado State University Morgan Ahola * Bachelor of Science in Health Science Taylor Caple Jaicks Colorado State University - Fort Collins Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Warren Wilson College Paige Elle Bentley Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences Maia Kaplan Central Michigan University Bachelor of Science in Biology Indiana University Bloomington Madison Olivia Bieganski Bachelor of Science in Biology Keana H. Ko Butler University Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology University of Kansas Bryce James Cattoor Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science Emma Lai Florida State University Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences University of California - Davis Claire Ciabattari Bachelor of Science in Biohealth Sciences Neha Lamsal Oregon State University Bachelor of Science in Biology/Psychology Creighton University Laura Josephine Cooper Bachelor of Science in Biology Nam Phuong Tran Le Georgia Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science in Biology University of California Riverside Kyle Matthew Deming Bachelor of Science in Business/Management Nevan McCabe Western Oregon University Bachelor of Science in Biology University of Colorado Denver Ginelle Goh * Class Valedictorian Matthew Lawrence McCoo Bachelor of Science in Physiology Bachelor of Science in Biology/Public Health University of Arizona University of Colorado Denver Radonis L. Grissom Erik Melekh Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry Master of Arts in Teaching Malone University Valdosta State University Jacob Brian Meyer Bachelor of Science in Biology Evangel University

*Graduating with Honors Elizabeth Anne Olsen * SoŇa Seligova Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Arts in Sociology University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Boulder Alexandra Marie Ortiz-Jimenez Ansley Wilson Smith Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences/ Bachelor of Science in Biology Biomedical Engineering University of Georgia Wichita State University Lindsay Erin Telles Patrick Dare Oshakuade Bachelor of Science in Health Science Bachelor of Science in Biology Arizona State University Wichita State University Enriqueta A. Torres Alleson Pertea Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Bachelor of Science in Biology University of Texas Austin Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Semere Tsegay Bachelor of Science in Biology Elizabeth Roberts University of Colorado Denver Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences Biola University Ray Xyruz Villariz * Bachelor of Science in Biology Emily Ruby Roberts Saint Mary's University Texas Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Grinnell College Taylor Mary Webb Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Marissa Adrianna Robles Family Studies Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Physiology University of Wisconsin Madison University of Colorado Boulder Jieying Wu Teba Saleh Bachelor of Arts in Physiology Bachelor of Science in Biology/ University of Colorado Boulder Environmental Health Ohio State University Cooper Dean Sclar Bachelor of Science in Integrative Biology University of Colorado - Boulder Congratulations to the Class of 2021 Graduation Award Winners

College of Osteopathic Medicine Awards President's Award Global Service Award William Tyler Crawley Amanda Andersen Sarah Pederson Dean's Award Jacob Barnes Military Service Award Susan Roberts Clinical Year Awards Anesthesiology: Jason Scafidi William G. Anderson Resiliency Award Emergency Medicine: Ryan Lucas Keleka Blair Family Medicine: Brandie Lawrence General Surgery: William Tyler Crawley Rural Service Award Internal Medicine: Michal Klepadlo Outstanding Academic Excellence: Jolysa Bosco Obstetrics and Gynecology: Kelsey Boghean Outstanding Clinical Excellence: Jordan Wilkes Pediatrics: Michael Murakami Special Recognition: Brandie Lawrence, Blaire Mallahan, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Joseph Fike and Jessica Montalban Bautista Subspecialty Medicine: Colby Presley Subspecialty Surgery: Adrian Olson Student Innovation for Excellence Award Kameron Black Excellence in Clinical Medicine Award Brandie Lawrence 2021 Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award Presented by: Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Department Awards Danielle Glaze Biomedical Sciences: Jolysa Bosco Medical Humanities: Keleka Blair and Audrey Jaeger Brandon Trusell Community Service Award Osteopathic Principles and Practice: Reese Beisser Kelsey Boghean Primary Care Medicine: Colleen Maher Research: Jacob Stuppy

Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Awards

President's Award Radonis Grissom

MSBS Academic Excellence Award Erik Melekh

MSBS Humanitarian Award Soňa Seligova

MSBS Service Award Enriqueta Torres Achieving New Heights Every Day

Julia Aguirre Representative; Vice-President of Wilderness Medicine Honors: Gold Humanism Honor Society. Positions: Interest Group; Social Events Chair for Christian Medical Leadership Team for Christian Medical and Dental Society; and Dental Society. Volunteer: Tutor; Mentor. Executive Board and First-Year Representative for OB/ GYN Club; Member of Pediatrics Club. Volunteer: Tutor, Mary Savarese Barnes Ecuador Medical Relief; Calvary Middle and High School Honors: Wellness Champion Award; Military Medicine Student Mentor and Teacher. Research: A link between Program. Positions: Vice-President of Student American Abiotrophia defectiva and Malignancy; A Review of ATF4 Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine; Wellness in Skeletal Processes. Committee Officer. Research: Routine Post-Operative Laboratory Testing: Necessity or Habit? (Journal of Gy- Morgan Ahola necologic Surgery). Miscellaneous: Presented at Society Honors: Top 10% of MSBS Class. of Gynecologic Surgeons and RVU Research Day; Had a Baby! Amanda Andersen Honors: Global Service Award (2021); Sigma Sigma Phi; Jessica Montalban Bautista Gold Humanism Honor Society; Global Medicine Track. Honors: Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track; Rural Positions: Vice-President for Student Osteopathic Medi- Service Award: Special Recognition; 2nd Place for Poster at cal Association; Student Ambassador. Volunteer: Tutor; ACOFP’s 58th Annual Convention and Scientific Semi- Cast of The Vagina Monologues; Hands for Health Global nar; Class of 2021 Portfolio Challenge Winner; Innova- Medical Brigades to Ecuador, Kenya, and South Dakota. tion in Orientation Award. Positions: Orientation Leader; Research: Utilization of Traditional vs. Western Medicine Secretary of RVU’s Rotary Club; Member of American in Global Indigenous Populations. Osteopathic Association, American Medical Association, American Association of Family Physicians, and Ameri- Austen Anderson can College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). Volunteer: MSBS and OMS Tutor; MSBS Peer Mentor; Honors: Global Medicine Track; Outstanding Innovations MASH Camp; Wapiyapi Camp Counselor; Springs Rescue in Orientation; Research Excellence for Oral Presentation; Mission Foot Clinic; Project SHINE; 5th Grade Trauma Gold Humanism Honor Society; Sigma Sigma Phi. Posi- Class; Neighbor Network. Research: A Demographic and tions: RVU Neurology Club Leader; American Academy of Regional Comparison of Opioid Use within Communities in Otolaryngology; American Osteopathic Colleges of Oph- the United States. Miscellaneous: RVU’s MSBS Inaugural thalmology and Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Class of 2017 Graduate; Creator of “What I Wish I Would Volunteer: KidsHope USA; Hands for Health in Ecua- Have Known My First Year” Booklet. dor, Guatemala, and Kenya; The Spring Institute; Music Therapy. Research: Utilization of Traditional vs Western Brandon Bealer Medicine in Global Indigenous Populations; Inflamma- tory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Larynx: A Case Report; Honors: Founding Member of Digital Health Track. Chondrodysplasia Punctata as a Cause of Critical Airway Stenosis in a Neonate; Endoscopic Repair of a Jugular Lielt Bedilu Diverticulum. Honors: Stanford SCORE Alum; Children's National MSSP Scholar. Positions: Vice-President of Derm/Path Claudia Aniol Club; Secretary and Founding Board Member of Student National Medical Association; Founding Member of RVU Positions: Historian and Treasurer of American College of Diversity Committee. Volunteer: Colorado Black Health Osteopathic Pediatricians. Volunteer: Peer Mentor; Careers Collaborative Barber Shop & Salon Talks. Research: Es- in Medicine Coach; RoundUp River Ranch Counselor. Re- timating USMLE Step 1 Scores from COMLEX USA Level search: Healthcare Collaboration to Prevent an Influenza 1 Scores in an Osteopathic Medical Student Population; Disaster: The Role of Community Pharmacists During the Genetic Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer Across A Com- COVID-19 Pandemic. munity Wide Cancer Center. Miscellaneous: Presented at International Association of Medical Educators and Collab- Ryan Ball orative Group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Honors: Military Medicine Program. Cancer.

Jacob Barnes Reese Beisser Honors: Dean's Award; Rural and Wilderness Medicine Honors: Global Medicine Track; Department Award: Os- Track; RVU Student of the Year (2017-18); Wellness teopathic Principles and Practice. Champion Award. Positions: Class Council Curriculum Richard Bell Memorial Scholarship. Positions: Member of OBGYN and Honors: Military Medicine Program. Pediatrics Clubs. Volunteer: Camp Wapiyapi; Praying Hands Ranch; Tutor; Baggs, WY Community Health Fair. Gabriel Bensaad-Johnson Honors: Global Medicine Track. Grace Boyle Positions: Member of Internal Medicine Club and American Nicholas Bittner College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Volunteer: Vac- Honors: Sigma Sigma Phi; Military Medicine Program. Po- cine Clinic at Clinica Colorado; Anatomy Outreach; Reading sitions: Treasurer of Student Association of Military Osteo- Partners of Denver. pathic Physicians and Surgeons. Volunteer: Tutor. Jeremy Brown Kameron Black Honors: Sigma Sigma Phi. Positions: President of RVU Honors: Founding Member of Digital Health Track; RVU Rotary Community Corps; Student Ambassador. Volunteer: Student Innovation for Excellence Award. Parker Rotary Club; Project CURE. Research: Hydroxy- chloroquine Alternatives for Chronic Disease: Response to a Keleka Blair Growing Shortage Amid the Global COVID-19 Pandemic. Honors: Department Award: Medical Humanities; Wil- liam G. Anderson Resiliency Award; Social Justice Award Taylor Caddell (2019). Positions: President of Student Osteopathic Medical Volunteer: Project CURE; Tall Tales Ranch. Research: Association; President of American Osteopathic College of Prednis-OH NO! A Case of Anaphylaxis Induced by Predni- Anesthesiologists; Student National Medical Association. sone. Miscellaneous: Learned to ski and snowboard! Volunteer: Grant Beacon Middle School Diversity in Health- care; Tutor; Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Task Force. Joshua Calvano Honors: Military Medicine Program; Digital Health Track; Kelsey Boghean Received Harvard Innovation Lab Spark Grant. Positions: Honors: Clinical Year Award: Obstetrics and Gynecology; Co-Founder of Digital Health Track; Leadership for Mili- Brandon Trusell Community Service Award; 1st Place Team tary Medicine Program. Research: Published and presented at RVU Simulation Competition Championship (2018); numerous research projects involving the areas of anesthe- Exceptional Professional of the Year (2018-2019). Posi- sia, emergency medicine, military medicine, informatics, tions: Committee on Global and Public Health; Delegate to and technology. Miscellaneous: Created web application American Medical Association Medical Student Section; that was accepted into the Harvard Innovation Lab; became RVU Representative at American Association of Colleges of asynchronous research intern with Massachusetts General Osteopathic Medicine Ed to Med Conference; Member of Department of Emergency Medicine. American Medical Association. Volunteer: Medical Students for Choice Presentation of The Vagina Monologues; Volun- Ryan Carney teer Medical Staff at Esperanza de Ana in Peru and Matibabu Honors: Military Medicine Program. Positions: Air Force Foundation in Kenya. Research: Trauma-informed care in Representative for Student Association of Military Osteo- medicine; Trauma-informed care: A literature review exam- pathic Physicians and Surgeons. Volunteer: Project CURE; ining training programs for osteopathic medical students; COVIDline. Research: Identifying Triage Priorities and Physicians at the global health table; Thigh mass persisting Logistics in Mass Casualty Events Prior to Arrival at the 50 years in rural Kenya, and expanding hematoma; Encour- Hospital; Blood pressure at the time of initiation of endovas- aging stocking epinephrine auto-injector devices at restau- cular aortic occlusion affects survival in trauma. rants. Julian Carrier Jolysa (Gallegos) Bosco Volunteer: Ecuador Medical Mission Trip. Miscellaneous: Honors: Class Valedictorian; Top 10% of Class; Rural and Kept current with pilot's license throughout medical school. Wilderness Medicine Track; Department Award: Biomedi- cal Sciences; Rural Service Award: Outstanding Academic Michael Chang Excellence; Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation Positions: Vice-President of Student Osteopathic Surgical Osteopathic Medical Student Scholarship; American Osteo- Association Club. pathic Foundation Welch Scholars Grant; Brandon Trussel

"The transformation from student to clinician is life-changing. I am thankful to those who made this transition easier." Michal Klepadlo Nicholas Chapman Physicians of Colorado Annual Conference, Rocky Mountain Honors: Global Medicine Track; Prairie Dog Growth Award. Healthcare Symposium, and Children's Hospital Colorado Positions: President of Allergy and Immunology Interest Annual Spring Pediatric Research Virtual Poster Session. Group. Volunteer: COVID Check Colorado (500 Hours); Peer Mentor; Health Fairs at Pine Ridge Native American Jennifer Daniels Reservation. Research: A Case of Anaphylaxis Induced by Honors: Gold Humanism Honor Society; Global Medicine Prednisone; Presented at RVU Research Day and Interna- Track; Visiting Student Researcher for Thai Red Cross AIDS tional Conference on Allergy and Clinical Immunology; Research Centre; Global Scholars Fellowship Program; ongoing asthma research at National Jewish Health. Miscel- Legacy Achievement Award. Positions: Secretary of Colo- laneous: Spent a month providing care for rural/underserved rado Medical Society Medical Student Section; President of communities in Kenya; acceptance to the Chrysalis Project. Global Medical Outreach Club; Vice-President of Medical Students for Choice. Volunteer: Mesa County Public Health Andrea Chernau COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center; Producer, Direc- Honors: Top 10% of Class; Sigma Sigma Phi; Gold Hu- tor, and Performer of The Vagina Monologues benefitting manism Honor Society; Physician Scientist Track; Denver SafeHouse Denver; Refugee Health Patient Navigator of The Osteopathic Foundation Scholarship; Colorado Springs Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning; The House, a Safe Osteopathic Foundation Scholarship. Research: Interstitial Place for Western Slope Teens. Research: Transmitted drug Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features and Undifferentiated resistance to integrase inhibitors is uncommon in both acute Connective Tissue Disease (Published in Seminars in Respi- and chronic HIV infection in Bangkok. ratory and Critical Care Medicine). Miscellaneous: Climbed an 18,000-ft peak in Peru after first-year! Nazar Dubchak Honors: Military Medicine Program; St. Anthony Hospital Kayli Costner Volunteer Services Grant. Positions: Emergency Medicine Honors: Sigma Sigma Phi; Top 10% of Class. Positions: Club. Volunteer: Hands for Health: Kenya, Guatemala, President of RVU's Student Osteopathic Surgical Associa- Ecuador; Anatomy and Trauma Education Series; Medi- tion. Volunteer: Volunteers of America: Mission Meals. cal Emergencies in Skiing and Snowboarding; Emergency Research: Effect of COVID-19 on Medical Student Stress Department Volunteer. Research: Research in ultrasound, and Well-Being as Compared Between Year Levels. anesthesiology, and medical education. Miscellaneous: "Not letting medical school negatively impact the more important Tyler Crawley aspects of my life such as family and wellbeing." Honors: Top 10% of Class; Sigma Sigma Phi; Gold Human- ism Honor Society; President's Award; Clinical Year Award: Gili Edry General Surgery; Physician Scientist Track; 1st Place Overall Honors: Military Medicine Program. Poster at Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents' (COSGP) Winter Research Symposium; 1st Place Bryan Eldreth Poster (2020) and 2nd Place Poster (2019) at Rocky Moun- Honors: Military Medicine Program. Positions: Navy tain Regional Osteopathic Medical Conference; 1st Place Representative for National Branch of SAMOPS. Volun- Oral Presentation at 2018 RVU Research Day. Positions: teer: Anatomy Tutor; Pueblo Community Soup Kitchen. Clinical Student Representative for Medical Student Pride Research: Colosalpingeal Fistula Resulting from Acute Alliance; Student Government Association; Student Rep- Complicated Diverticulitis; Embolized mechanical aortic resentative for DO Curriculum Council; Treasurer/Curricu- valve leaflet causing infrarenal aortic stenosis and claudica- lum Representative for Class Council; Treasurer for RVU's tion. Published in ACS Case Reviews in Surgery and Journal Colorado Medical Society Chapter. Volunteer: COVIDline; of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. Denver Rescue Mission; National Western Stock Show; RVU Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation Alec Espeland Committee; RVU Honors-Pass Fail Taskforce. Research: Honors: Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track. Diversity in Healthcare Education – How Confronting Biases Starts in the Classroom; α-Tocopheryl Succinate Sensitizes Corinna (Ruf) Fazzio Human Breast Cancer Cells to Doxorubicin and Reduces Honors: TOUCH Program Gold Badge (2018-19); Silver Doxorubicin Induced Cardiotoxicity; The U-shaped effect of Badge (2019-20). Positions: Colorado Academy of Nutri- uric acid: A review of how both high and low levels of uric tion and Dietetics Board of Directors (2017-21); CORE acid can affect the human body; Diabetic Cardiomyopa- Clinic Board of Directors (2018-19); Internal Medicine thy: Understanding the Independent Relationship Between Interest Group: President (2018-19), First Year Representa- Diabetes and Heart Failure; Postnatal Development of a tive (2017-18); Secretary of Colorado Medical Society RVU Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Miscellaneous: Present- Branch. Volunteer: Ultrasound Scholar; Colorado Academy ed at International Association of Medical Science Educators of Nutrition and Dietetics; Cooking Matters; CORE Clinic; Conference (2020), AACOM Educating Leaders Conference, COVID Classes for Kids; CDPHE Medical Reserve Corps; COSGP Winter Research Symposium, American College of COVIDline; Subject Exam Tutor. Research: Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet in Adults; Timing of soy and isoflavone ident of Class Council; Officer of Communication of SGA intake and breast cancer risk; Medical Nutrition Therapy in (2018-19); Vice-President of RVU's Colorado Medical Soci- Free Clinics (Co-Principal Investigator); Coping in Difficult ety (2017-19). Volunteer: The Well Clinic; AACOM Day on Situations. Miscellaneous: Presented on Addressing Weight Capitol Hill (2018); Denver Rescue Mission. Loss Diets with Patients, Secondary Stroke Prevention, and Autoimmune Disorders and the Anti-Inflammatory Diet. Ginelle Goh Honors: Top 10% of MSBS Class. Joseph Fike Honors: Founding Member of Digital Health Track; Clinical Martha Zoe Gordon Year Award: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Posi- Honors: Global Medicine Track; Mental Health and Peer tions: Co-Founder and Vice-President of Communications Support Award. Positions: Academic Ambassador; First- for Digital Health Club; Co-Founder of Digital Health Track. Year Representative and President for STIGMA; President Volunteer: Anthony Bates Foundation. Research: Website of Peer Support; Secretary of Medical Students For Choice; usability analysis of United States emergency medicine First-Year Representative and President for Integrative Medi- residencies (Academic Emergency Medicine Education and cine. Research: Assessing Culturally Competent OB/GYN Training). Care for Transgender-Identifying Patients.

Edwin Fundingsland Natalie Gould Honors: Founding Member of Digital Health Track. Posi- Honors: RVU’s 2020 Student Doctor of the Year; 2020 tions: Vice-President and Co-Founder of Digital Health Trinity Institute Osteopathic Fellows Award. Positions: OPP Track; Secretary of RVU's American College of Osteopathic Pre-Doctoral Fellow; Class of 2020 Class Representative for Emergency Physicians (ACOEP). Volunteer: Ecuador Medi- Student Wellness; President of Integrative Medicine Interest cal Service Trip; Make-A-Wish Colorado; Peer Mentor. Re- Group; Vice-President of Student American Academy of Os- search: Website Rankings for Digital Health Centers in the teopathy. Volunteer: OPP Tutor; Careers in Medicine Coach. United States: Applying Usability Testing for Public Engage- Miscellaneous: Yoga Teacher; New Mama! ment; Website Usability Analysis of United States Emergency Medicine Residencies; Website Usability Analysis of United States Academic Medical Centers; Methodologic Guidelines Alexis Grasse for Systematic Assessments of Healthcare Websites Using Honors: Global Medicine Track. Positions: OPP Pre-Doc- Web Analytics: Tutorial. Published in Journal of Medical toral Fellow. Internet Research and Academic Emergency Medicine-Ed- ucation and Training. Miscellaneous: Presented at ACOEP Radonis Grissom Conference, Colorado Association of Family Medicine Honors: MSBS President's Award. Residencies, and RVU Research Day; Research Intern for Department of Emergency Medicine at the Massachusetts Matthew Hammond General Hospital. Honors: Top 10% of Class. Volunteer: Tutor; Peer Mentor; Careers in Medicine Coach. Danielle Glaze Honors: 2021 Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award; Ryan Henschell 2nd Place at RVU's First Annual Simulation Competition; Honors: Founding Member of Digital Health Track. Volun- Top 6 at 2017 AMSA National Simulation Challenge. Posi- teer: Medical Screening Volunteer for Anthony Bates Foun- tions: Pre-Doctoral Simulation Fellow; Founding President dation. Research: Training Effectiveness for Point of Injury of SIMS Scholars; Treasurer of AMSA; Member of ACOEP, Medical Care – Vital Sign Monitoring and Demographic AMWA, and STIGMA. Volunteer: Ultrasound Scholar; Peer Comparisons of Paramedics in Warm Zone Active Shooter Mentor; Student Instructor for SIMS Scholars. Research: Drills; The use of HEAVEN criteria to predict difficult Lead Research Coordinator on Two Studies. A Post-Market laryngeal view and intubation failure with direct and video Study Evaluating the Safety of Infinity DBS System with MR laryngoscopy [Letter to the editor]; A Novel Difficult-Airway Conditional Labeling; Abbott DBS Registry of Outcomes for Prediction Tool for Emergency Airway Management: Valida- Indications Over Time (Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories tion of the HEAVEN Criteria in a Large Air Medical Cohort with Principal Investigator and Neurosurgeon, Dr. David [Letter to the editor]; The Assessment of eHealth & Health VanSickle); Multi-Modal Simulation-Based Workshops: Literacy in Digital Health Research Involving Patients with Knowledge Acquisition and Retention in First-Year Medical Chronic Disease: A Narrative Literature Review; WARM Students (Principal Student Investigator). ZONE CARE - Lessons Learned from a Large-Scale Active Shooter Training Prior to the STEM School Shooting. Pub- Andrew Glerum lished in Journal of Emergency Medical Services and Scan- Honors: Founding Member of Digital Health Track; RVU dinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation, and Emergency Excellence in Leadership and Communication Award (2019). Medicine. Miscellaneous: Presented at International Meeting Positions: Co-Founder of Digital Health Track; Vice-Pres- of Simulation in Healthcare Conference. Erika Hinricher Jared Keele Honors: 1st Place at RVU Simulation Competition (2018). Positions: Represented Colorado at National AOA House Positions: Member of Christian Medical and Dental Society of Delegates Meeting; Representative at Council of Osteo- and American College of Physicians. Volunteer: Tutor. pathic Student Government Presidents; Vice-President of Class Council (2017-18); Vice-President of SGA (2018-19); Benjamin Horn Member for RVU's 2019 Student Doctor of the Year Award Honors: Most Likely to Not Wash Hands Award. Positions: Committee. Research: Endocardial Fibroelastosis in the President of Bioethics Club. Volunteer: Lantern (End-of- adult patient. Miscellaneous: Presented at American College Life Planning); Mosaic; Vital Care; Tutor; Peer Mentor; FSU of Physicians' Colorado Chapter Conference and Rocky Coastal and Marine Lab; Colorado Epilepsy Foundation. Re- Mountain Healthcare Symposium. search: Hospice Care: Separating the Myths from the Facts; Understanding Hospice Care: A Brief Overview of What It Grace Kim Is and How It Works; Sharing in Suffering; Prydori: Perfec- Positions: Marketing Representative for Integrative Medi- tion is Us. Published in Lantern Co., Colorado Medicine, cine Club; Member of Student American Academy of Os- Vista View, and Ljubljana. Miscellaneous: Presentations at teopathy. Volunteer: Project SHINE; Project CURE; Walk RVU Research Day, Akron PICU Case Conference, ROME with a Doc; 9Health Fair. Conference, Solaris Hospice Meeting, RVUCOM Pediatric Didactic Session, and RVUCOM Internal Medicine Didactic Lisa (Rocchio) Kingsley Session. Volunteer: Tutor. Research: Race and Ethnicity Reporting in Exercise Induced Laryngeal Obstruction Literature. Miscel- Sameeha Husayn laneous: Presented at National Jewish Health Research Re- Honors: Gold Humanism Honor Society. Positions: Social treat; Founded KingsBee Honey in 2020; Running an Apiary; Outreach Chair of Student National Medical Association; Producing and Selling Honey. Student Ambassador; Days of Diversity Committee; RVU Diversity Task Force. Volunteer: Colorado Black Health Michal Klepadlo Collaborative; Cast of The Vagina Monologues; Tutor. Honors: Gold Humanism Honor Society; Global Medicine Research: Hydroxychloroquine Alternatives for Chronic Track; Clinical Year Award: Internal Medicine. Disease: Response to a Growing Shortage Amid the Global COVID-19 Pandemic; Orchestrating a virtual conference Tesia Kolodziejczyk amidst the COVID-19 pandemic; A Clinical Impact Score: A Novel and Clinically Significant Measure of Journal Influ- Honors: Top 10% of Class. Positions: President of Honor ence; A Review of the Current Evidence Connecting Sebor- Code Committee (2018-19); Representative for Honor Code rheic Dermatitis and Parkinson’s Disease and the Potential Committee (2017-21). Volunteer: Speaker and Event Orga- Role of Oral Cannabinoids; Evaluating World Health Orga- nizer for Virtual Skin Cancer Prevention Seminar; Colorado nization Essential Medicines List for Skin Disease; A Survey Melanoma Foundation's SunBus; Academic Tutor. Research: A Tender Eyebrow Nodule Heralding the Malignant Degen- of Article Types in the Dermatology Literature. eration of a Spiradenoma; Chronic Hyperpigmented Patches of the Lower Extremities; A Scoping Review of Pharma- Audrey Jaeger cotherapy, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Honors: Department Award: Medical Humanities; Vision- Surgical Therapies for Androgenetic Alopecia; An Unusual ary Excellence in Career Advancement. Positions: President Presentation of Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis; of Obstetrics and Gynecology Club (2018-19); Academic Prioritization of Cochrane Systematic Reviews; A Compara- Ambassador; RVU Mental Health Ambassador; President of tive Analysis Between Global Burden of Disease and Pa- Medical Students For Choice (2018-19). Volunteer: Per- tientslikeme.com Dermatology Data; The Diverse Landscape former and Marketing Director for The Vagina Monologues of Alternative Hair Regrowth Ingredients for Patients with in (2017-19) with proceeds benefitting the Denver Safe- Androgenetic Alopecia; Androgenetic Alopecia; Cannabis House. in Gastrointestinal Disorders; Investigation of the Endocan- nabinoid System in the Pathophysiology of IBS and the Po- Garrett Jordan tential Use of Cannabis as a Complementary and Alternative Honors: Top 10% of Class. Medicine Therapy; Student Performance on Pharmacology Topics After Integrating Pre-Recorded Video Lectures as an Cyprien Jungels Additional Resource. Honors: Sigma Sigma Phi; Gold Humanism Honor Society; Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track; 1st Place at National Tyler Kolstad Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents Re- Positions: PCM Transitional Year Practicum Student. search Symposium Poster Competition; 2nd Place at ROME Conference. Positions: Treasurer of Sports Medicine Club. Brandie Lawrence Volunteer: Tutor; Peer Mentor; Orientation Leader. Honors: Top 10% of Class; Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track; Excellence in Clinical Medicine Award; Rural Service Association of Orthopedics; Honor Code Committee. Volun- Award: Special Recognition; Clinical Year Award: Family teer: Hands for Health Foundation/RVU Medical Outreach Medicine; Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman Award ("Most Likely Volunteer (Ecuador), Tiba Foundation Volunteer (Kenya). to Practice Alternative Medicine"); Osteopathic Principles Research: Thigh mass persisting 50 years in rural Kenya. and Practice Award. Positions: Vice-President of Student American Academy of Osteopathy; Prayer Coordinator of Kristin Lipe Christian Medical and Dental Society. Volunteer: 9News Honors: Congeniality in Tutoring Award; Excellence in Health Fair; Veterans Day 5k. Clinical Studies Award; Mini Pediatric Surgery Fellowship. Positions: Treasurer of Student Osteopathic Surgical Asso- Elias Leavitt ciation; Secretary of Student Government Association; Sec- Honors: Military Medicine Program; Health Professions retary of Class Council; MSBS Peer Mentor (2018-19). Vol- Scholarship Program Recipient; 1st Place at 2019 Interna- unteer: Cancer League of Colorado; The ALS Association tional Trauma Conference Research Forum; Commonwealth - Rocky Mountain Chapter; Alzheimer’s Association - Den- Award at Intensive Surgical and Trauma Skills Course ver Chapter; Peer Support Officer; Denver Rescue Mission; (2019). Positions: Army Liaison for Student Association of Praying Hands Ranch; First-Year Volunteer Anatomy Lab Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. Volunteer: Tutor. Research: Gastric Electrical Stimulators in Pediatric Ultrasound Scholar; Cub Scout Den Leader for Boy Scouts Patients Regarding The Use of Gastric Electrical Stimulation of America; RVU Color Guard; Prosector for Douglas Coun- to Stimulate Gastric Motility in Patients with Gastroparesis; ty Pre-Med Anatomy Program. Research: Hyper Realistic Clinical Correlation to E-cadherin and Granulation Patterns Immersion Training Directly Improves Resilience in Medical in Corticotroph Tumors. Miscellaneous: Research Coordina- Personnel. Presented at International Trauma Conference tor for Phase 3 Major Pharmaceutical Clinical Trial in the Research Forum (2019). Treatment of Adolescents Subjects Diagnosed with Eosino- philic Esophagitis; Presented at International Symposium on Logan Leavitt Minimally Invasive Surgery in Infants and Children, RVU Honors: Sigma Sigma Phi. Positions: Member of American Research Day, and Endocrine Society 2021 Global Confer- College of Osteopathic Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ence. and Collegium Aesculapium. Volunteer: Ultrasound Scholar; Tutor; RSVP Clinic Scribe and Translator. Research: Case Noelle Liska Report of Spinal Gout in a 68-Year-Old Female; Treatment Honors: Careers in Medicine Peer Coach of the Year (2019). of a Femoral Bone Marrow Lesion with Intraosseous Bone Positions: Member of Surgery Club, Neurology Club, Marrow Aspirate Concentrate: A case report; Cookbook American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medicine. and Student Osteopathic Surgical Association. Volunteer: Peer Mentor; Careers in Medicine Coach; Project CURE; Stephen Lee Metro Caring. Miscellaneous: Certified in Medications for Honors: 2nd Place in American College of Osteopathic Addiction Treatment Waiver and Mental Health First Aid. Emergency Physician's Fall 2020 Scientific Assembly Research Poster Competition. Positions: Communications Ryan Lucas Officer for the Neurology Club; Member of Emergency Honors: Gold Humanism Honor Society; Clinical Year Medicine Club. Volunteer: Food Bank of the Rockies; CO Award: Emergency Medicine. Positions: Osteopathic Co- National Guard COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness; 9News ordinator for Emergency Medicine Residents' Association Health Fair; Ultrasound Teaching Assistant. Research: Medical Student Council; Medical Student Ambassador for Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Depart- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Clubs: President ment Transfers for a Higher Level of Care; Remdesivir for of American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians; the Treatment of Severe COVID-19: A Community Hospital’s Treasurer of Colorado Ultrasound Interest Group. Volunteer: Experience. Published in Journal of American Osteopathic Denver Rescue Mission. Research: Association of Medi- Association and ACOEP Fall 2020 Assembly Publication. cation History With Pain Medication Administration for Abdominal Pain; Clinical Characteristics of Exposures to Alissa Lenz Liquid Laundry Detergent Packets; Hands-Only Cardiopul- Honors: Gold Humanism Honor Society; Rural and Wilder- monary Resuscitation Education: A Comparison of On- ness Medicine Track. Positions: Secretary of Student Osteo- Screen With Compression Feedback, Classroom, and Video pathic Medical Association. Volunteer: Peer Mentor; Peer Education. Published in Academy of Emergency Medicine, Support Officer. Research: The next nine minutes: Lessons Journal of Clinical and Experimental Toxicology, and Annals learned from the large-scale active shooter training prior to of Emergency Medicine. the STEM school shooting. Colleen Maher Matthew Linden Honors: Department Award: Primary Care Medicine. Positions: Vice-President of Student American Osteopathic Rebecca (Grenvik) Mabie COVIDline. Honors: Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track; Excel- lence in Clinical Studies Award. Positions: Co-President of Caitlin McCusker Student American Academy of Osteopathy. Volunteer: Tutor; Honors: Sigma Sigma Phi. Positions: Vice-President of Peer Mentor. Internal Medicine Club. Volunteer: Denver Rescue Mission; Pueblo Community Soup Kitchen; CORE Clinic; 9News Jaron Maggard Health Fair. Research: CNS Lymphoma Presenting with Positions: Pre-Doctoral Anatomy Fellow. Volunteer: Whiz- Lobar Hemorrhage and Edema, Medical Management of Kids Elementary Tutoring; Calvary Englewood Nursery; Complicated Parapnemonic Effusion. SOAP Notes Medical Student Choir. Research: An acces- sory muscle of the posterior crural compartment of clinical Kevin McGeorge significance: a cadaveric case report; Semaphorin 7a is a Honors: Silver TOUCH Award. Positions: Student Ambas- biomarker for recurrence in postpartum breast cancer; A sador; Vice-President of RVU Rotary Community Corp; Case of High Origin Radial Artery from the Third Part of the Medical Academy of Science and Health Camp Leader. Vol- Axillary Artery. unteer: Centennial High School Academy Lecturer; Pueblo Community Soup Kitchen; Multi-COM Fair and Expo; Val- Keaton Maguire entines for the Assisted Living at Life Care Center at Stone Honors: Top 10% of Class; Sigma Sigma Phi. Gate; Douglas County Pre-Med Program Lecturer; Feed My Starving Children Meal Packaging; St. Felix Food Pantry; Colleen Maher Project Sanctuary Charity Gala; Project CURE; Anthony Honors: RVU Service Award (2019); Principles of Clinical Bates Foundation Heart Screening. Medicine Award (2019); 2nd Place in ACOFP Namey/Bur- nett Preventative Medicine Writing Award (2021). Positions: Erik Melekh Community Liaison for American College of Osteopathic Honors: MSBS Academic Excellence Award. Family Physicians; Secretary of American College of Os- teopathic Pediatricians; Communications Liaison for CORE Lindsay Milhorn Clinic. Volunteer: Tutor; Denver Rescue Mission; 9Health Honors: Recognized for Exceptional Capacity for Compas- Fairs; Vitalant Blood Drives; Food/Fun/Fitness; Praying sion, Empathy, and Understanding During Standardized Hands Ranch; MASH Camp; Camp Wapiyapi; Orientation Patient Encounters. Positions: RVU Ambassador; Secretary Leader; Denver Health Child Life. of Student Osteopathic Surgical Association; Member of American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians. Volunteer: David Maksimovich Peer Mentor; Careers in Medicine Coach. Positions: Vice-President of RVU's Emergency Medicine Club. Research: PFO closure consideration for refractory Lorne Muir hypoxia and secondary prevention of recurrent arterial Honors: Military Medicine Program. thromboembolism (The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles). Michael Murakami Honors: Top 10% of Class; Sigma Sigma Phi; Clinical Year Blaire Mallahan Award: Pediatrics. Volunteer: Denver Rescue Mission; Honors: Top 5% of Class; Rural and Wilderness Medicine Pueblo Community Soup Kitchen; 9News Health Fair. Track; Rural Service Award: Special Recognition. Positions: Vice-President and Community Service Chair of American Craig Murk College of Osteopathic Pediatricians; Member of Global Honors: Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track. Medical Outreach Club and American Medical Women's As- sociation. Volunteer: Peer Mentor; Tutor; Girls on the Run Karen Norling Race; Ovi & Violet Ambassador. Research: Preventable dis- ease in Colorado: A study on rural MMR vaccination rates. Honors: Military Medicine Program. Positions: Social Chair of RVU's Student Association of Military Osteopathic Physi- Jaron Matsunaka cians and Surgeon. Volunteer: Tutor. Positions: Member of RVU's Internal Medicine Club. Volunteer: Ultrasound Scholar; COVID Check Colorado;

“To my fellow medical students, who walked through the trenches with me, held out their hand for support, and reassured me that we would make it to this exact moment and beyond—we did it!" Sheila Ortega Amanda O'Loughlin Track; Clinical Year Award: Subspecialty Medicine; Honors Positions: OPP Pre-Doctoral Fellow. in Multiple Courses and Clinical Clerkships. Positions: First- Year Representative and Secretary of Derm/Path Club; Vice- Elizabeth Olsen President of Global Health Club; Secretary and Historian of Class Council; Member of American Academy of Der- Honors: Top 10% of MSBS Class. matology and American Osteopathic College of Dermatol- ogy. Volunteer: Colorado Melanoma Foundation; Colorado Adrian Olson SkinBus; Jewish Family Services - Denver. Research: More Honors: Top 10% of Class; Sigma Sigma Phi; Gold Human- than 25 Publications in the Journal of American Academy ism Honor Society; Global Medicine Track; Clinical Year of Dermatology, British Journal of Dermatology, Journal Award: Subspecialty Surgery; TOUCH Silver Awards (2018, of Drugs in Dermatology, Dermatitis, Current Dermatology 2019); American Osteopathic Foundation Rossnick Hu- Reports, and Dermatology Online Journal. Miscellaneous: manitarian Scholarship. Positions: President and First-Year Developed hand-washing protocol and suggestions to reduce Representative of RVU's Orthopedic Surgery Club; Member hand dermatitis for patients and healthcare workers at start of Student Osteopathic Surgical Association. Volunteer: of pandemic. These protocols were instituted nationwide to Hands for Health Global Medicine Outreach Trips to Ecua- prevent dermatologic complications. dor, Kenya, and Pine Ridge Indian Reservation; Academic Tutor; Peer Mentor for BMS Graduate Students. Research: Luke Proctor Polytrauma Management; A Multidisciplinary Approach Honors: Denver Osteopathic Foundation Scholarship. (Textbook Chapter); Orthogonal Plate Fixation in Complex Positions: President of RVU's Pediatrics Club; Treasurer of Periprosthetic Femur Fracture; Acute Exertional Compart- RVU Rotary Club. Volunteer: COVIDline; MASH Camp; ment Syndrome of the Leg: A Review; Fads2 Potentials Food Fun and Fitness. Research: Cigarette Smoke Extract, Effects of Dietary Essential Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Kallikrein-6 and Aprotinin Regulate Production of Soluble Risk; Estimated Monetary Value of Health Care Services VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in Human Carotid Endothelial Cells Provided on Recent Medical Outreach Trip to Nepal; Intra- (Research Journal of Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Pharma- thecal Baclofen Use During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding with 5 Year Follow-up. ceutical, and Chemical Sciences).

Amie Owen Diego Puentes Honors: Academic Ambassador Award. Volunteer: Ultra- Honors: President's Award for MSBS Program (2017), 1st sound Scholar; 9Health Fair; Khan Academy. Research: The Place in RVU Annual Simulation Competition (2019). Posi- role of core and accessory type IV pilus genes in natural tions: Student Representative for RVU Simulation Education transformation and twitching motility in the bacterium Aci- Committee. Miscellaneous: Graduate of Inaugural MSBS netobacter baylyi; Mice lacking the fatty acid binding protein Class of 2017. 5 are resistant to Listeria monocytogenes. Hannah (Douglas) Puentes Sheila Ortega Honors: Military Medicine Program; Best Performance at Cut Suit Week (2019); Dean's Award for MSBS Program Positions: Student Ambassador. Volunteer: Peer Mentor; (2017). Positions: Vice-President of Students for Life Inter- Careers in Medicine Peer Mentor; Make-A-Wish Founda- est Group. Volunteer: Tutor; Peer Mentor. Research: Use tion; Barbershop Outreach Program; Brain Injury Alliance of Ultrasound-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection of the Pikes Peak Challenge. Sacroiliac Joint as a Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain (Military Medicine); Development of an Ultrasound Simula- Johan Pauley tor for Training REBOA Procedure at Point 2018 of Injury Positions: Co-Founder and Secretary of Neurology Club. on the Battlefield.Miscellaneous: Presented at the American Volunteer: Tutor. College of Osteopathic Surgeons Annual Congress and RVU Research Day. Sarah Pederson Honors: Global Medicine Track; Global Service Award Alexandra Rakestraw (2021); Excellence in Mental Health First Aid Student Honors: Top 10% of Class; Sigma Sigma Phi; Golden Hu- Impact Award; Multiple Awards for Abstract and Oral manism Honor Society; Global Medicine Track. Positions: Presentation. Positions: Vice-President of STIGMA Mental OPP Pre-Doctoral Fellow; RVU Student Ambassador. Health Club; Vice-President of Neurology Club. Volunteer: COVIDline; Hope Academy; Peer Support Officer; Tutor; Dane Rana Peer Mentor. Research: Utilization of Traditional vs Western Honors: Global Medicine Track; Sigma Sigma Phi. Medicine in Global Indigenous Populations. Max Raynor Colby Presley Honors: Top 10% of Class; Physician Scientist Track; Sigma Honors: Gold Humanism Honor Society; Global Medicine Sigma Phi. Jessica Restad in Clinical Medicine Award. Positions: Member of Ameri- Honors: Top 10% of Class; Honored in All Core Clinical can College of Physicians. Volunteer: Tutor; Volunteer and Rotations; Innovation in Tutoring Award. Volunteer: Tutor. Coordinator for Spring Institute Refugee Pandemic Project; Cast of The Vagina Monologues; Standardized Patient At- Aaron Ridder tending. Honors: RVU Service Recognition and Award; Brandon Trussell Service COM Scholarship; 3rd Place Spikeball Teba Saleh Champion. Positions: Christian Medical and Dental Society; Volunteer: Encompass Health Hospice. Global Medical Outreach. Volunteer: The Well Homeless Clinic; Project CURE; Denver Rescue Mission; Student Jason Scafidi Ambassador; RVU Cadaver Lab. Research: Hormonal Honors: Top 10% of Class; Clinical Year Award: Anesthe- Regulation of Sfswap in the Developing Mouse Cortex and siology. Volunteer: Ultrasound Scholar; Tutor. Research: hippocampus. Miscellaneous: Presented at Experimental Histology: Howell-Jolly Bodies. Biology Symposium. Christine Seawell Karl Riecken Honors: 1st Place for RVU-SU's A. Hollis Wolf Competi- Honors: Military Medicine Program. tion; Sigma Sigma Phi. Positions: OPP Pre-Doctoral Fellow; Liaison for National Undergraduate Fellows Association; Colton Riner Co-President of Student American Academy of Osteopa- Honors: Top 10% of Class. thy; Co-President of Christian Medical and Dental Society. Volunteer: Wellspring Medical Clinic; JFS Food Delivery; Susan Roberts Switchpoint Thrift Store. Honors: Military Medicine Program; Exemplary Military Graduate Award (2021); TOUCH Gold Award (2017-2021). SoŇa Seligova Positions: Student Association of Military Osteopathic Honors: MSBS Humanitarian Award. Positions: Class Physicians and Surgeons (SAMOPS): Education Chair and Council President of MSBS-CO Class of 2021; Student Gov- Secretary; Secretary for Resident Association of Military ernment Association. Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons; President of RVU's SAMOPS. Volunteer: Aurora Veterans Home; Colorado Pritee Shrestha State Veterans Home at Fitzsimons; Denver Rescue Mis- Honors: Honors in OBGYN and Pediatrics Exams. Posi- sion; Springs Rescue Mission; Catholic Charities; 5th Grade tions: Internal Medicine Club, American College of Physi- Trauma Classes; Winter Shelter Network; Project CURE. cian Internists. Research: Gender Differences in Emotional Intelligence Variables on Stress Habituation During High Intensity Jesse Shulman Trauma Simulation Training. Miscellaneous: Presented at Positions: Historian and Treasurer for Class Council; Trea- American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, Simulation surer for SGA (2021). Summit (2019), AMOPS (2019), UC Health Trauma, Critical Care and EMS Symposium (2018). Claire Simon Honors: Craig Hospital Alumni Scholarship; RVU Hardship Richard Rodriguez-Brizuela Award. Volunteer: Ultrasound Scholar and Instructor; Medi- Honors: Global Medicine Track. Positions: Pre-Doctoral cal Volunteer in Guatemala; Black Barbershop Outreach; Anatomy Fellow; Vice-President of American College of Mock Trauma Classes for Elementary Schools. Research: Osteopathic Pediatricians; Treasurer of Rotary Commu- Case Report on Thrombolysis in a Pregnant Woman with nity Corps; Member of American Academy of Neurology, Acute Ischemic Stroke and Data Analysis for Improvement of STIGMA, and Internal Medicine Club. Volunteer: Tutor; Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms with High Intensity Light Peer Mentor; Ultrasound Scholar; Days of Diversity Ambas- Therapy. sador; Hands for Health Global Medical Brigades to Ecua- dor, Guatemala, and Kenya. Research: Unilateral Absence Harmanjot Singh of the Musculocutaneous with Accompanying Anomalies in Honors: Winner of Student Mental Health Essay Contest the Median Nerve; A Narrative Review of Common Uses of (2019). Positions: Member of Diversity Club and Physical Ophthalmic Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine; A Case of Medicine and Rehabilitation Club. Volunteer: Peer Mentor; High Origin Radial Artery from the Third Area of the Axil- Special Olympics; Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin. lary Artery. Published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine. Miscellaneous: Presented at RVU Research Day. Jonathan Singh Emily Russell Levy Positions: OPP Pre-Doctoral Fellow. Honors: Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track; Excellence Katerina Skedros mittee; Orientation Leader Volunteer. Volunteer: Tutor; Peer Positions: Member of Emergency Medicine Club, Pediatric Mentor; Careers in Medicine Coach. Club, and Wilderness Medicine Club. Volunteer: Peer Men- tor; Food, Fun and Fitness Program. Sarah Szybist Honors: Military Medicine Program; Clerkship Honors Garrett Smith Spritzer in Family Medicine; Health Professions Scholarship Pro- Honors: Sigma Sigma Phi. Positions: Co-President and gram. Positions: Secretary of RVU's Student Association of First-Year Representative for Student American Academy Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and Student of Osteopathy; Vice-President of Ultrasound Interest Group. American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics. Volunteer: Volunteer: Tutor; Boulder County AIDS Project; Tri-County Tutor; Foot Care Clinic Colorado Springs. Research: The COVID Response; COVID Vaccinations at Rocky Vista effect of immersion trauma training on resiliency and hardi- Health Center. Miscellaneous: Presented "OMM for Men- ness in military medical personnel. strual Pain"; Designated Singer for White Coat Ceremonies, Award Nights, Commencements, and Military Appreciation Andrew Tobler Days; Welcome to RVU Speech. Honors: Top 10% of Class. Positions: Treasurer for Ameri- can College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Volunteer: Matthew Stumme Tutor; COVID-19 for Kids; High-School Pre-Medicine Pro- Positions: Member of American Society of Anesthesiologists gram. Research: The Medical Utility of Ketogenic Diet. and Pediatrics Club. Volunteer: Whiz Kids Tutoring. Enriqueta Torres Jacob Stuppy Honors: MSBS Service Award. Honors: Physician Scientist Track; Department Award: Research; Outstanding Clinical Research Poster (2017); Out- Weston Truman standing Clinical Oral Presentation (2019); Endocrinology & Honors: 1st Place Team at 2018 RVU Simulation Competi- Metabolism Section Research Recognition Award - Experi- tion Championship; Competed Nationally at 2019 American mental Biology (2021). Positions: American Federation for Medical Student Association's Simulation Competition. Posi- Medical Research Western Regional Council Member and tions: Co-President of Wilderness Medicine Interest Group; Moderator (2019-21). Research: Youth with Type 1 Diabetes Secretary of Student American Academy of Osteopathy. Have Adipose, Hepatic and Peripheral Insulin Resistance; Volunteer: Tutor; Ultrasound Scholar; Simulation Scholar. Youth with Type 2 Diabetes Have Hepatic and Peripheral IR; Muscle Insulin Resistance in Metabolically Healthy Obese Dennis Turnbull Youth Is Associated with Altered Fat Metabolism; Excess Positions: OPP Pre-Doctoral Fellow. De Novo Lipogenesis Mediates Hepatic Steatosis in Obese Adolescents with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; De Novo Ray Villariz Lipogenesis is Increased in Hepatic Steatosis Regardless of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Status; Short Term Glu- Honors: Top 10% of MSBS Class. cagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy Does Not Influence Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis in Polycystic Ovary Aaron Walker Syndrome; De novo lipogenesis is Increased in Hepatic Ste- Honors: Military Medicine Program. Positions: Student atosis Regardless of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Sta- Ambassador. Volunteer: 9News Health Fair. Research: tus and is Unaltered by Short-Term Glucagon-Like Peptide Integration of the 'Warm Zone Operations' During Large- 1 Receptor Agonist (GLP1RA) Therapy; Concurrent Hepatic Scale Active Shooter and Mass Casualty Incident Drills and Renal Metastases of a Meningeal Hemangiopericytoma: Using Hyper-Realistic Trauma Simulation. Miscellaneous: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Published in Presented at International College of Surgeons' International Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ameri- Simulation Summit. can Journal of Physiology, Obesity, Journal of Investigative Medicine, and Journal of the Federation of American Societ- Erin West ies for Experimental Biology. Miscellaneous: Presented at Honors: Top 10% of Class; Military Medicine Program; RVU Research Day, Innsbruck, Endocrine Society (2018), Sigma Sigma Phi; Winner of RVU's Simulation Competition; Pediatric Endocrinology Symposium (2018), American Dia- Competed Nationally at American Medical Student Associa- betes Association's 80th Scientific Sessions (2020), Experi- tion's Simulation Competition. Positions: Leadership for mental Biology (2021), Western Medical Research Confer- Christian Medical and Dental Society; Class Council; Stu- ence (2017-18). dent Ambassador. Volunteer: Project CURE; Project Shine; The Well Homeless Clinic. Research: The Effect of Hyper- Annie Szmanda realistic Trauma Training on Emotional Intelligence in Honors: Global Medicine Track; Innovation in Orientation Second Year Military Medical Students (Journal of Surgical Award; Best Medical ePortfolio Award. Positions: Physician Education). Presented at the Annual Association of Military Liaison for CORE Clinic; Member of RVU Wellness Com- Surgeons of the US and Academic Surgical Congress. Kate Whiteneck Aaron Wu Positions: Second-Year Representative for Neurology. Volunteer: UCCS Athletics Medical Volunteer. Research: Volunteer: Colorado RSVP Clinic at Craig Hospital; Peer Chronic Cannabis Users Associated with Lower BMI and Mentor; Sustainability Committee Member. Decreased Obesity Rates.

Jordan Wilkes Elesa Yihdego Honors: Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track; Rural Ser- Honors: Physician Scientist Track. vice Award: Outstanding Clinical Excellence; Sigma Sigma Phi; TOUCH Hours Silver Badge; Student Association of Tylynn Zarbock American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians' (SAA- Honors: Top 10% of Class; Sigma Sigma Phi; Gold Human- COFP) Osteopathic Family Medicine Student Award; Denver ism Honor Society; Physician Scientist Track. Positions: Osteopathic Foundation Award. Positions: Vice President Pre-Doctoral Anatomy Fellow; 4th Year Representative for of SAACOFP; National Liaison for Student Association of American Women Surgeons; Campus Research Representa- American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians; Education tive for Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presi- Committee Member for Colorado Academy of Family Physi- dents; Chair of the Donor Memorial Ceremony Committee. cians. Volunteer: Denver Rescue Mission; Food, Fun and Positions: Tutor; Peer Mentor; COVID Mask Assessment Fitness. Research: A Demographic and Regional Compari- Volunteer. Research: Effect of Grading and Class Rank on son of Opioid-Related Hospital Use (ACOFP 2021 National Performance in a Surgical Simulation Course; A Case of Conference). High Origin Radial Artery from the Third Part of the Axillary Artery; C. Elegans Neuronal Phenotype Observations; In- Ansley Wilson forming the Adoption of Point-of-Care Technologies: Devel- Positions: MSBS 2021 Class Council Secretary. opment and Testing of the AdoptPOC Technology Assessment Program. Published in the Journal of Surgical Education. Andrew Wojtanowski Honors: Sigma Sigma Phi; Global Medicine Track; 1st Place in Biomedical Research and Best Poster at RVU's Research Day. Positions: OPP Pre-Doctoral Fellow; Vice-President of Ultrasound Interest Group; Equipment Manager of Ultrafest 2017. Volunteer: Ultrasound Scholar; Anatomy and Car- diology Tutor. Research: Mesenchymal Stem Cell Seeded, Biomimetic 3D Printed Scaffolds Induce Complete.Miscella - neous: Leader of RVU Ultrasound Unit in Kenya (2019) and Guatemala (2020).

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Julia Aguirre school. My high school and college friends for cheering To my husband, Derek: thank you for sacrificially me on the whole way. And finally, my RVU friends, for championing my passions, even willing to risk all your all the countless hours we spent studying in the library plans in order to do so. Thank you for giving thought- together. I could not have done it without you all! ful wisdom, for making these years incredibly joyful, for being patient, rooted, and strong when I wasn’t, Jacob Barnes and for enduring my endless medical banter. I love you [Thank you to] My incredible family! so much! To my parents, Del and Grace Craig, and to Sarah and Jake Flynn: thank you for believing in what Mary Savarese Barnes I could accomplish, often re-inspiring me when I felt [Thank you to] My parents, Mark and Anne Savarese: disheartened. Thank you for offering unparalleled sup- without you, I would never be calling myself a phy- port, consistent prayer, and tangible love not only in sician; my husband, Jacob Barnes, and son, Davey these last four years but every year leading up to them. Barnes: the best support system in the world; my To my classmates-turned-friends: thank you for memo- friends and colleagues for getting me through it all. ries spent both laughing and crying and for exploring so much of Denver and the mountains with me. Thank you for vulnerably sharing your beautifully diverse Jessica Montalban Bautista experiences and thoughts; I have been shaped so much I want to thank my friends, family, and the RVU faculty by you. for always believing in me when times were rough and I doubted myself. I want to thank my mom for being Morgan Ahola the World’s Best Cheerleader, my dad for his love and support, Hannah for her constant encouragement and I would like to thank my family, [my] boyfriend, and being my #1 study buddy, and my best friend and future his family for cheering me on and supporting me every husband Justin Bautista for loving me no matter what step of the way. I couldn’t have done it without you grade I got on that test or how stressed out I was. These guys! I would also like to give a special thanks to all of individuals have always supported my endeavors and my peers and faculty members at RVU for their endless I would not have made it through the MSBS program encouragement, motivation, and support. I am grateful and medical school without their love, support, and to have made many friendships and memories and look understanding. Thank you to every professor and other forward to the next chapter! faculty members who has inspired me to grow and help transform the future RVU and medical community; you Amanda Andersen know who you are! I also want to thank my Grandma Thank you, Mom, Dad, Shelby, and Julia, for provid- Alice who always listened to my problems and told me ing me with continued support and encouragement how proud of me she was; I’m sorry you don’t get to throughout this journey while also making sure I took see me walk across that stage but hey, no one does! And breaks when I needed to. Sean, thank you for filling last but not least, I want to thank my two furbabies, Ol- my days with laughter and dancing, I can't wait for our lie and Jax, for being the best stress-relievers and study many future adventures. Claudia, thank you for being a pals anyone could ask for. Your wet kisses and wagging great friend, study buddy, and skiing partner. To my fel- tails never fail to put on a smile on my face no matter low global trekkers and Dr. [Camille] Bentley, thanks what happened that day. for all of the memories and laughs that we shared on our adventures. Lastly, thank you to all of the physi- Lielt Bedilu cians, residents, and patients that allowed me to be a I am so blessed to have a loving, supportive, and part of the medical team and inspired me every day to prayerful family. Special shout-outs to my amazing be the best physician I can be. hubby, mom, and dad; an amazing group of friends - y'all the realest; and my school squad—you know who Austen Anderson you are—couldn't have survived without you all! ♥ I would like to thank my parents for showing me how to live, Dr. Walter Buck for teaching me to love anato- Gabriel Bensaad-Johnson my, and my wife for her constant support. To my mom: Thank you for endlessly supporting me during both good and bad times, for believing in me Claudia Aniol regardless of my mistakes and shortcomings, and for I would like to thank my parents for always being my being such an amazing role model. You have shown biggest supporters. My sister, Agnes, for editing all of me what it means to be strong and how to keep push- my papers and residency application. My sister, Ania, ing forward and overcome anything life throws at you. for guiding me through the study materials of medical Your empathy, selflessness, and drive have inspired me to be a better person and you continue to inspire me you and Caitlin for the abundance of Ben photos that every day. I am so lucky to have a role model like you make my pediatrician heart happy. I’m so blessed with and would never be here without you. each of you. Love, Jolysa.

Nicholas Bittner Grace Boyle Thank you to my parents for giving me the opportu- [Thank you to] Rick and Denise Merinar and [my] nity to pursue my dreams. Thank you to my wonderful husband, Evan Boyle. fiancée, Kristen, for supporting me through most of medical school. Lastly thank you to my dog, Murphy, Jeremy Brown for being the best pandemic companion. [Thank you to] Sameeha Husayn, for being the most supportive partner I could ever ask for. Also, to all my Keleka Blair friends that I have made and helped me along the way. First, I would like to thank my son, Derrick. I thank him for every meal I missed, for every day he had to go Taylor Caddell to school early and stay late after. He had to sacrifice I would like to say thank you to my family, especially the most for me to reach this goal, yet he has remained Samantha Sweet, who agreed to take this adventure kind, resilient, and my biggest fan. My Mom and sister with me four years ago. She has been a constant source Melia made all the difference, and for them, I am for- of support. I'm excited for our next adventure in Buf- ever grateful. K’ara, Kiki, and Samorra: you three are falo, Sweets! responsible for so much of who I am; thank you for be- ing my best friends. Ashaun: thank you for all the love, Joshua Calvano patience, laughs, and support. Dr. [Brian] Schwartz: thank you for giving my sarcasm a home, making us All my gratitude goes towards my family. Lauren, my feel seen, making us laugh, and letting us be imperfect. wife, and my two sons, Luke and Everett, have been Trilce [Ruiz], thank you the constant reminder I was my primary support. They are the reason for my contin- not alone. I am grateful for each of you and so many ued drive during the tough moments. I am also thankful for my community of friends that have walked along- more. side me from day one of medical school. Kelsey Boghean Ryan Carney I am grateful to my husband, parents, brother, the rest I want to thank my wonderful wife, Kayley, for being of my family, and the crew for supporting me. there throughout medical school and supporting me as I embark on this career. I also want to thank Dr. [An- Jolysa (Gallegos) Bosco thony] LaPorta for his mentorship and drive to consis- So much of myself is what I have gained from others. tently push me out of my comfort zone and force me to Tone, you are everything and I love you. Thank you for grow. bearing the weight of these last four years so effort- lessly and with so much charisma for the chaos of it all. Julian Carrier Cheers to the start of our next big adventure! Mama, thank you for your sacrifices and your unyielding dedi- I would like to thank my wife, Cindy, for her unwav- cation to my education from the beginning. You will ering support. I would also like to thank the entire always be my favorite teacher. Papa, thank you for your teaching faculty at RVU for their dedication to medical compassion and reassurance when I doubted myself. education. You’ve always had unwavering faith in me. Thank you both, for teaching me that we can always do more with Michael Chang kindness and empathy. Thank you to my sisters, the [Thank you to] My family. Thank you for your uncon- other Jos, for being my best friends and for bringing ditional love and support. joy into my life in all of the in between moments. You will always be where I feel most at home. Thank you to Nicholas Chapman the Bosco crew for welcoming me into your family, for Thanks to my beautiful wife Julia, my dad, my grand- keeping me full on good food and great company, and ma JoAnn, Cori, Jerry, Dr. Andrea Jones, Dr. Flavia for helping me laugh more and worry less. Becca and Hoyte, Dr. Eileen Wang, and Dr. Bruce Lanser. I would Keleka, I’m beyond grateful for your constant encour- never have achieved what I have without all of your agement and your friendships. You are both strong and support! capable women who will accomplish anything you set your minds to. Thank you for letting me look up to Andrea Chernau you and work beside you for the last 5-6 years. Mike, Thank you to my family and friends for their uncondi- thanks for being in my psych rotation that one time, for tional support and love! your patience, and your lighthearted attitude. Thanks to William Crawley Edwin Fundingsland [Thank you to] Dr. Jennifer Montemayor and Dr. Mi- I’d like to thank Jesus, my wife Claire, and my mom chael Tieman for helping mentor me throughout medi- and dad for making this possible. I’m grateful that my cal school and for encouraging me to be a leader. classmates Brando, Josh, Joe, and Kam were by my side through the ups and downs. I also appreciate all Jennifer Daniels the support from my close friends and family. My deepest thanks for my parents, Scott and Marcia, for their tireless and enthusiastic support of my dreams. Martha Gordon Becoming a surgeon was an unlikely destination To my colleagues-turned-friends-turned-mentors-and- through an even more unlikely path, only made pos- role-models: I am honored to be crossing this finish line sible by parents who trusted and believed in me. Love with some of the most incredible people I have met in and appreciation for my siblings, Katharine and Mat- my lifetime. Together, we created pockets of communi- thew, whose friendship took me from Death Valley to ty, support, acceptance, and love that will long outlive Mozambique to escape from medical school stress. My our presence together at RVU. You have made me work eternal gratitude to my grandparents, June and Elmer harder, be braver, and more open, and you made these Pape, whose love and dedication to education made it last four years joyful. To my in-house support network possible for me to be here today. at RVU: I could not have made this journey without your level-headed and honest advice, talk-downs, and Nazar Dubchak feedback. It is so easy to lose yourself in the work of The support of my family, friends, and mentors contin- this process, but having a touch point of “real life” ues to be an instrumental part of my medical journey. throughout made all the difference. To my friends and family: I hope you already know what I want to say, Bryan Eldreth and I hope someday to find the right words to more wholly express my gratitude for all you’ve done to I would like to thank my family for supporting me in see me through this leg of the journey. Love you all so my journey through medical school. I'm gracious to my wife, Karen, for encouraging me to pursue my dream much. job and adventures in Colorado, no matter how ambi- tious they were. I couldn't have made it this far without Natalie Gould you. I would also like to thank Dr. Anthony LaPorta for I would like to thank the entire faculty at RVUCOM the opportunities and education that he has provided for and especially the OPP department. Dr. [Kristen] Put- military medical students. nam was an amazing fellowship director, mentor, and friend. The whole team at RVU supported my journey Alec Espeland and I absolutely loved my time as an OPP Fellow. I want to thank my fellow Fellows, especially Andrew I would like to firstly thank my incredible wife, my for pushing me and supporting me on our OPP journey! Megs. You were, and continue to be, my rock, my I also want to thank my family, most especially Nick, greatest fan, and supporter. I wouldn’t be who I am or my husband, for supporting me on this journey. where I am today without you! To my family, thank you for believing in me, for your encouragement, and for supporting me financially, emotionally, and spiritu- Matthew Hammond ally. Lastly, to my friends, the dawgs who dance in the I would like to thank my parents, Don and Linda, and nighttime, I love you to death! You truly made medical my siblings, Andrew and Christin, for their endless love school so much fun and I can’t wait to start this next and support throughout the last four years. My success journey together! would not be possible without them. I am blessed to have been surrounded by family and friends and look Joseph Fike forward to what the future holds. I would like to thank my incredible wife and daughter for supporting me and keeping me motivated through Ryan Henschell the most difficult of times. I would also like to thank I'd like to thank my fiancée, Karin Cheshier. Without my parents who provided more support than I could her, I would not be where I am today. I'd also like to have ever imagined. Lastly, I would like to thank Posey thank my parents, Dan and Amy. for giving me a reason to get outside and get a breath of fresh air during the marathon study sessions. Erika Hinricher I would not be here without the unwavering support James Frazier from my family and friends. Thank you to my husband, To Brooke, Evelyn, and Caroline. You are the real Marcus, for countless words of encouragement during MVPs of this adventure; I love each of you eternally. times of stress and uncertainty, working so incredibly hard to provide for our little family, and always making me laugh. Thank you, Mom and Dad, and the rest of whole way and for tolerating my insane medical school my family for your support, prayers, and encourage- schedule and my inability to say no to time-consuming ment. And thank you to my medical school friends— projects. Finally, thank you Leila for being the goodest thank you for making the past four years unforgettable! girl around and for always greeting me with a wiggly butt when I came home from a hard day. Benjamin Horn Blessed would be an understatement with how this Jared Keele occasion makes me feel. I never thought I would be My journey to this day has been anything but straight- reaching this stage and there are so many individuals forward. There are many people who saw something that I wish I could take the time to provide gratitude in me I didn’t know I possessed and pushed me to and support for. Several individuals are still here in pursue my passion in medicine. I have so many people my life, but that does not mean I have forgotten the to be thankful for including my parents, Kristie and individuals that have come and gone in my life, lead- Irv; every member of my family named Keele/Mor- ing me to this next adventure. For all of the unsung ris/Cronen (Thank God for that hike)/Lowery/Miner/ heroes, caregivers, and loved ones that allowed me Durig; my best friends who would let me bail last- to reach this point, this victory is as much as yours as minute to study for tests yet still showed up for me at it is mine. I fully know I would not be here without every milestone celebration; my entire support system, your love and support over the last five years. You all including Spencer who would randomly text me during kept me grounded and pushed me. You put your own board prep to make sure I was still on track and who, livelihoods on hold to be there and support me. You for four years, never stopped telling me “It gets better.” saw me. You heard me. And you believed in me when I Most importantly, my wife, who reminds me every day did not believe in myself. Thank you! RVU, thank you what perfection looks like and what I can achieve with for the opportunities you provided me. Specifically, I hard work and dedication. Martha, you never stopped would like to pay thanks to those who were my biggest believing that I would be here today even before I knew supporters along this journey and made me feel like a I wanted to be here today. You have always led our family: Dr. [Fernando] Gomez, I’ll always cherish our family into the unknown with enthusiasm, passion, and afternoon sessions discussing pathology and life in gen- support. I absolutely would not be here without you, I eral over a few pieces of candy; Dr. [Ann] Trawick, you love you. were like another mother to me at school, always wor- rying about my own needs over your own, and I will Grace Kim never forget your love and [striving] to see the best in I would like to thank my parents and friends for their all of your students; Dr. [Dwight] Hertz, thank you for never-ending love and support. My success would not the encouragement at my lowest lows and highest high. be possible without them. I hope you three (of course, Rudy included) continue to inspire future RVUCOM students. Dr. [Michael] Tie- Lisa (Rocchio) Kingsley man, thank you for always being a phone call away. As I continue this next journey, I know there will be times First, I want to thank my wonderful husband for all of of struggle and times of joy, but you all have provided your love and support these past few years. You have me an opportunity that I will not tarnish or forget. I been my rock, whether I needed a shoulder to cry on, a good laugh to cheer me up, or a sushi date. You have love you all and owe you so much. Godspeed! always been there for me and I can't express how much I appreciate everything you've done! Thank you to my Sameeha Husayn pup, Karma, for all the cuddles, kisses, and for keep- Mx. [Jen] Fisher and Dr. [Elizabeth] Moffett for striv- ing me company in my chair during the many hours ing to create an inclusive environment on campus. of studying over the years. Thank you so much to my parents, David and Laura Rocchio, for always push- Audrey Jaeger ing me to follow my dreams and always believing that [To] My husband, my son, my mom, my brother, and I could do whatever I put my mind to. To my friends, my stepdad: thanks for putting up with me and always Hannah and Diego, I don't think I would have made it challenging me to be my best. Jen [Fisher] and Dr. through these past four years without the study ses- [Brian] Schwartz: thanks for being real. Dr. Wright, Dr. sions, workouts, and snacks. Thank you for all of your Trojanowski, Dr. Cheng, Dr. Porreco, Dr. Kahn, Dr. help! I also want to thank my little brother, Jason, for Hindes: your knowledge and support have been invalu- always believing in me. Finally, I want to thank my able. grandparents, Lynn and Bob Burke, for being my big- gest cheerleaders and for your unconditional love. Cyprien Jungels I would like to thank all my friends and family who Michal Klepadlo helped make these four years fly by. Most importantly, The transformation from student to clinician is life- I would like to thank Carolyn for supporting me the changing. I am thankful to those who made this transi- tion easier. Dr. [Ann] Trawick, Dr. [Jill] Pitcher, Max Alissa Lenz Raynor, Alec Espeland, Jason Christy, Zach Rumlow: Thank you to my parents, sister, and entire family for Thank you for being around since day one. To my your never-ending support through every chapter of my mother and grandparents: Dziękuję za zaszczepienie life and for encouraging me to chase all of my dreams. wartości, które doprowadziły mnie tak daleko i nadal To my amazing fiancé, Joey LaPorta: thank you for lov- będą mi służyć. Wszyscy dajecie mi siłę. ing the brain enough to want to teach our class because meeting you and everything that followed has been one Tesia Kolodziejczyk of the greatest joys in my life—but also, thank you for First and foremost, I would like to thank my parents, your encouragement and whole-heartedly believing Peter and Melanie Kolodziejczyk. You both have been in me. And to my sweet dog, Willow: thank you for wonderful examples to me of what hard work, per- choosing me and giving me extra snuggles on the hard severance, and dedication look like. Thank you for days. teaching me the recipe for success and for your unend- ing support, love, and encouragement. To my amazing Matthew Linden boyfriend, Holger Gobel, who deserves an honorary I want to thank my family from the bottom of my heart medical degree at this point. I truly could not have for all of their love and support over these past four done this without you. You’ve been a constant source years, including my parents, my twin sister, Melissa, of support and encouragement over the last four years. and my grandfather, Ed. I truly could not have done It takes a very special person to see someone through this without you. I want to thank my mentor Dr. Mau- this journey and I am so lucky you’re my person. To rice Lyons for all of his guidance during my clinical my mentors, Dr. Roberto Belli and Drs. Chris and Kate years. Thank you for showing me the way. I want to Messana: thank you for educating me, supporting me, thank my friends for all of their support. Thank you and helping me achieve my dreams. for all of the weekend ski trips and late-night hockey games, they kept me sane. And, of course, I want to Brandie Lawrence thank my fiancée (yes, I can finally say fiancée), Dr. [Thank you to] My spouse Aric, my daughter Cira, son Krysta Sutyak. Thank you for blazing the trail ahead Aidan, mother Brenda, sister Betsy; My RVU study of me. Thank you for always being there for me, even crew: Amie Owen, Lielt Bedilu, Elesa Yihdego, [and] when you couldn’t actually be there. Thank you for Gili Edry. always believing in me. Elias Leavitt Kristin Lipe I would like to thank my wife, Lindsey, and my fam- I would like to thank Dr. [Francina] Towne for always ily for all of the love and support they have given me supporting and advocating for me. throughout these adventurous four years of medical education. I also thank my friends, fellow classmates, Noelle Liska and upperclassmen who have helped me along the way I would like to say thank you to Ryan for the unwaver- with helpful advice, support, and all-important guid- ing support, endless encouragement, and for believing ance. Additionally, thank you to the leadership and in me more than I believe in myself. I love you! Thank faculty of SAMOPS and the Military Medicine Pro- you to my best friends Sheila, Tesia, Jordan, Nick, gram—particularly Deidre McGee, Dr. [David] Ross, Becca, Caitlin, and Colleen. I would not have wanted and Dr. [Anthony] LaPorta—for the amazing training to do this without you guys! To my cheering squad, and learning opportunities along the way. Mom, Randy, Rikke, Bart, Bob, Cristy, and to my big- gest fans, Lady and Boppy: thank you! Stephen Lee I would like to first thank Sara Lemberg, my ever-sup- Ryan Lucas portive and loving partner! She has lifted me up every My amazing fiancée, Nicole; my parents, Larry and day of this wild journey. My family deserves so much Deb; my brother, Nicholas, and his family; my long- of my gratitude, as well: Leslie, Steve, Ryan, Emily, time mentor, Dr. Kennon Heard; my many wonderful Matty, and Ryan. I have been so lucky to have your friends who have supported me throughout this journey, constant encouragement and for our family to expand while also making sure we still had plenty of fun along during this time. Lastly, I would not have had any fun the way. in medical school without my wonderful classmates! Gabe Aguero, Casey Willman, Drew Tobler, Ryan Rebecca (Grenvik) Mabie Lucas, and Austen Anderson deserve special mention. I would first like to thank my husband, Brandon, for Their friendship, support, and motivation have been your unwavering support and encouragement always, unparalleled. I look forward to reminiscing and grow- but especially these past four years. You were there for ing along with each of my classmates as we enter this my absolute highs and lows in this process and never amazing profession! once doubted I would make it to this day. I could not have asked for a better partner in life to have in my Lindsay Milhorn corner. To my parents, Craig and Madoka, thank you WE went to medical school, Mom and Dad! Thank both for offering your constant support and advice you for always believing in me and for teaching me throughout this journey, for always believing in me, the power of diligence, humility, resilience, and grati- and for giving me the confidence to pursue my dreams. tude over the years. I am forever grateful for your love I truly would not be here without you! I want to thank and unwavering support! You two, Chase and Kailey: my family for their love and cheerleading over the last thanks for always pushing me and reminding me to four years. My friends I made during my time here: laugh at myself! Thank you to my friends for always thank you for being another pillar of support for me, the lifting me up. And to my soon-to-be husband Brian: memories, and comradery. I am so lucky to be leaving thank you for holding my hand and walking alongside here with amazing friends and now colleagues. Lastly, me the last four years. You make me a better person! I to my friends outside of RVU, thank you for the laughs would not be Dr. Milhorn today without all of you! All and memories that allowed me to forget about the stress my love and gratitude, Lindsay of medical school and for always being there for me. I am truly lucky to have so many individuals who have Sheila Ortega helped me reach this amazing feat of becoming a physi- There is a long list of people to whom I am eternally cian! grateful for helping me on my path to become a physi- cian. This achievement is a cumulation of your support Jaron Maggard and encouragement. To my dear husband, Luis: thank Thank you first to my wife Jan. You are an amazing you for celebrating my wins and softening my losses, woman, and I am so happy that you came into my life regardless of the magnitude. Thanks for trusting in during the crazy time of medical school. I know that I my abilities to accomplish this feat and for being my would not be where I am today without you. Thank you partner and hus-friend. To my sweet baby boy, Mateo: to my parents and brother for being a constant founda- thank you for making life unbelievably richer, showing tion of support. me the importance of truly being present, and preparing me for residency with sleepless nights. To my parents, Colleen Maher suegros, sisters, family, and friends: thank you for be- I would like to extend my most sincere gratitude to the ing my support network—for the check-ins, encourag- PCM Department for their unwavering support and ing words, and reminders that you are always cheering guidance. You all set the standard for the physician and me on. To my fellow medical students, who walked educator I hope to become. I would also like to thank through the trenches with me, held out their hand for my family. This journey would not have been possible support, and reassured me that we would make it to without you and I am forever grateful. this exact moment and beyond—we did it! To George [Marsh], Drs. [Ann] Trawick, [Brian] Schwartz, [Chris] Blaire Mallahan LaFontano, [James] Small, and [Fernando] Gomez: A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped me accom- thank you for cultivating a welcoming community at plish this lifelong dream! To my husband Jack and our RVU and for serving as mentors in medicine and life. dog Riggins, my parents, my brothers, and all of my extended family and friends: thank you for believing in Lucine Papazian me, feeding me, and adventuring with me. I’d also like I would like to thank my parents, Vivian and Peter, to thank Dr. [David] Ross and Dr. [Ann] Trawick for my two sisters, Sosi and Anoush, and my boyfriend, their mentorship and support throughout these rigor- Todd—who have collectively been my best friends and ous four years. Last but not least, cheers to the friends I unwavering support team. They have held my hand have made at RVU and hope to keep forever! throughout this entire process and my success would not be possible without them. It took a village, but Erik Melekh together we turned my dreams into reality. I would like to thank my family and friends for support- ing me on my journey to medicine. I would also like to Johan Pauley thank every single one of the MSBS Program faculty I want to thank my family, my partner, my fellow who have dedicated their time and effort to making our newly-minted residents, and RVU faculty (pre-clin- professional journey as informative, eye-opening, and ical and clinical) for their unconditional support and pleasant as possible. This program helped me see just encouragement during these last four years. A special how far I can go. thank-you to Dr. [Walter] Buck for always entertaining my riddles; Dr. [Jill] Pitcher and Dr. [Ann] Trawick for Kevin McGeorge teaching kindness and how to really listen; Dr. Alexan- [Thank you to] Hamid Hussaini, Karen Norling, Luke der and Dr. [Dennis] Kinder for bringing out the best in Proctor, Mercedes Harvey, Amy Schlueter, Amie Koe- everyone and showing undying passion in neurology; nig, Dr. Melendez, and Dr. Payne. and Dr. McCaig for being my mentor and friend from the days of undergrad at DU all the way to graduation in medicine and of the need to create a more equitable, at RVU and beyond. accessible future of healthcare. Sarah Pederson Max Raynor I would not be where I am today without the support of I would like to thank my wonderful wife, Hannah, my my husband, parents, siblings, and friends. Thank you parents, Susan and Lance, my sister, Sophie, and my all for helping me make my dreams a reality! Special dog, Zula for their support and love. Thank you to Dr. thank-you to all the rural medicine docs that I worked [Rebecca] Ryznar, Dr. [Duane] Brandau, Dr. [Amanda] with who showed me how amazing (and limitless) Brooks, and Dr. [Isain] Zapata for leading me on the family medicine can be! I would also like to thank Dr. path towards becoming a physician-scientist. Last but [Camille] Bentley for inspiring me to pursue a career not least, thank you to my dawgs who dance in the in global medicine and for all her guidance and advice! nighttime. Finally, thank you to my wonderful peers, teachers, and preceptors for helping me grow and making me into a Jessica Restad doctor; these last four years have been just as much fun My journey to become a physician has been a long as they were educational! one and I would not be where I am today without the support, encouragement, and sacrifices of many. I want Colby Presley to thank my husband, Cory, who has been my rock and To my mom and dad, thank you for always believing biggest supporter. Thank you for supporting our family in me and reminding me that I could do this. I couldn't during these last four years. To my parents, thank you ask for two better cheerleaders. To my siblings, thank for always believing in me. I will be forever grateful you for always encouraging me, calling me, and texting for the sacrifices you have made to make my dreams me to see how each test, practical, and quiz went. And come true. Finally, I would like to thank my children, to my sweet Lucy girl, thank you for keeping me sane Rhett and Reagan, for their support and understanding and being the best emotional support pup a guy could while mommy was at “doctor school.” ask for. Aaron Ridder Luke Proctor I would love to thank my parents—both the ones who To Kailey, my Mom and Dad, Aly, Hannah, and all of raised me and my new family here in Colorado who my friends: thank you all for all of your love and sup- have always made me feel welcomed and at home! I port! would also like to thank my amazing wife, Bailee, who has always been my greatest support throughout this Diego Puentes adventure! I'd also like to thank our new puppy, Olivia. Thank you, Edith, Aime, Imelda, and Juan Puentes. I She's a gem! couldn't be where I am today without your love and support. And thank you to my other half, Hannah Puen- Susan Roberts tes, for being by my side through thick and thin. I love [Thank you to] Dr. [Anthony] LaPorta, Deidre McGee, you all. Dr. [David] Ross, Dr. [Dean] Gubler, Dr. [Clinton] Ad- ams: RVU would not have the strong military commu- Hannah (Douglas) Puentes nity without you! Jennifer Watson for doing a great job I thank God for granting me the determination to reach coordinating clinical rotations for tons of students dur- this day. Also, thank you to my parents, John and ing the crazy time of COVID. Frank Dang, Wishbone, Sheila Douglas for always supporting me and fostering and Louie: could not have gotten through med school my dreams; my brother, Samuel Douglas for believing without you. My family! For supporting my childhood in me; my friends, Jessica and Lisa, have been there for dream of becoming a Navy physician and encouraging me so many times. Finally, my husband, Diego Puen- me the entire way. tes, has loved, listened to, cared for, supported, enter- tained, and motivated me since first-year. I could not Richard Rodriguez-Brizuela have gotten here without these people in my life. I would like to thank my mother and the rest of my family for their never-ending support and encourage- Alexandra Rakestraw ment over the years. A special thanks to my friends, fellow Fellows, and classmates for all the moments I can't express enough gratitude to the multitudes of of laughter and for encouraging me throughout the people who have helped me along this path. First to challenges we encountered in medical school. To all my family and friends who have motivated, supported, the faculty and preceptors at RVUCOM that helped me sustained me from day one. Next, to my mentors, espe- become a better version of myself! cially Dr. [Chris] LaFontano who always reminded me to stay curious and kind. Finally, to my patients whose stories I carry with me [and] remind me of my purpose Emily Russell Levy and always believing in me. And lastly, my kitten, To my amazing parents: You trusted me to turn down Loki, who took many naps while I studied and kept me a veterinary school acceptance even when I didn't company. Thank you all! have a backup plan ready. I know I can call you at any moment of day or night, whether I need a shoulder to Pritee Shrestha cry on or someone to brag to about suturing my first I would like to thank my family, particularly my most patient. Dad, you picked up medical terminology after I amazing husband. He supported me through every entered medical school as easily as you did high school step of my career and has made so many sacrifices. He calculus. You go above and beyond to learn along- always pushed me to do my best and to see the posi- side me, and that is a quality I so deeply admire. To tive side. I would not have been here today without the my husband, Andrew Levy: You are my rock and my constant support of my family. inspiration. I cannot wait to start training at the same hospital as you this summer. My endeavors in medi- Jesse Shulman cine have been a lot less scary with you by my side. I would like to thank my parents, Summer, and my If I turn out to be half the doctor you will be, I will friends for supporting me through this journey. have done something right. To my incredible in-laws, Jonathan and Leslie Levy: For offering up your home Claire Simon for virtual interviews, keeping us well-fed during busy [Thank you to] Family, friends, and my dog, Smokey. I rotations, and loving me as your own daughter. To my am grateful for your love and support. sister, Allison: I have enjoyed you openly sharing your vulnerabilities, experiences, and lessons learned as you Harmanjot Singh embarked on your journey to become a PA at the begin- I would like to thank my parents and my brother for ning of my medical school training. To my sister, Oliv- supporting my medical journey all the way from Wis- ia: I am so proud and happy you found your own niche consin. The support of the numerous friends I made in medicine too! To the Blondetourage: you ladies during my time at Rocky Vista helped me as well. make me laugh, keep me humble, and are always just Finally, I would like to thank Dr. [Qamrul] Choudhury a group text away. I am SO proud of those of you who for being there for me since the beginning of medical matched and am so excited to support the rest of our school. group when it's their turn next year! To my best friend, Sarah: I will always be thankful our muzzled hiking Katerina Skedros partners brought us together. I am so happy I get to stay Thank you to Daddy, Mama, Gregory, Jenny, and in Colorado. We have many more hikes and camping Sophia for your endless support and encouragement. trips in our future! To Dr. Trojanowski: the Star Wars You’ve always been in my corner cheering me on, GIFs and support you offered me during the Match pro- and your unwavering confidence in me has made me cess has been invaluable. Even though I didn't choose the person I am today. Thank you to my fellow RVU anesthesia, you taught this budding internist to love the classmates who have made medical school such a fun, ventilator! To Dr. Brannigan: your acupuncture sessions memorable experience. I’m grateful to have formed with Layla are secretly my therapy sessions with you! life-long friendships with some of the brightest and You have been such a role model for me in your pas- best people who are going to be amazing doctors. I’m sion for learning, standing up for what you believe in, so excited to see where life takes us! and empathy for animals and humans. And last but not least, to Layla, Jade, and Avalanche: the best adventure Garrett Smith Spritzer dogs a girl could ask for. Miss Layla: I cannot believe Thank you to Jensen Fisher: for being proudly queer I've gone through three graduations and half of my life in this community and making me feel more like I with you by my side! You deserve your own degree to belong due to your presence and loaning of your queer add to the list of many agility and obedience titles you graphic novels; for being a stellar librarian and aid to have earned. With all of my love, Emily. research; for bringing some perspective with your His- tory of Medicine course I took every semester I could; Teba Saleh I have been your biggest fan ever since I met you. To I would like to thank my parents, Alia and Mo, for Dr. [Kristen] Putnam for being a friendly mentor and always supporting me and helping me achieve my for helping me synthesize my experience before school dreams. Couldn’t do it without them! with the OPP I learned here to bring it to the people. To Dr. Robinson for seeing me and helping me feel like SoŇa Seligova surgery could be a good fit personally and profession- [Thank you to the] MSBS faculty who continued to ally. To Dr. [James] Small and Dr. [Michael] Tieman listen to us as students and tried their best to make for helping me SOAP. To Brandie Lawrence for being this year the best it possibly could be. My family and a great friend and for all the times you helped me stay partner for being patient with me throughout the year on track; to Natalie Gould for your deep friendship; and to the rest of my friends for putting up with me, for Ari Weiss sharing some good times (looking at you, Red Rocks), Reflecting back on my experiences thus far, I would and for coming to support my drag shows. Finally, to like to take the opportunity to mention some very my family and especially to my wonderful husband, my special people in my life. First and foremost, my wife rock without whom I wouldn't have made it through Mimi. Without your help, love, and support, I would nearly as intact. have not been able to do what I do. I want to thank my children, Yosef, Menachem, and Meira. I want to thank Matthew Stumme my grandfather, Mr. Lock, who is a source of inspira- I would like to thank my fiancée, Caroline, for being tion to me to never give up! I want to thank my parents, my better half and always encouraging me to be better Ima and Aba. You guys are truly amazing. Last but not each day. My family for supporting me through the least, I want to thank God for giving me the strength difficult years of medical school. The physicians and and courage to persist in my endeavors and to have a professors who have taught me along the way and all of career in helping those in need. the mentors who have guided me to where I am today. Erin West Annie Szmanda Thank you to my wonderful husband who supports I want to thank my family, friends, and pets for their me whether I'm drained after 12 hours of studying or love and support. You all have made this journey pos- jazzed after getting to scrub in to a cool case. I could sible, and I am so happy to share this accomplishment never have made it through these four years without with you all. A special thank-you to my Dad: thank you you by my side for the highs and the lows, the rants and for inspiring me to follow in your footsteps as a Neu- the joy, the indecision, and the triumphs. Thank you to rologist. And a special thank-you to my Mom: thank my puppy Winter for loving me unconditionally and you for always visiting me and being there when I need being the best study cuddle buddy. Thank you to my someone most. I love you guys! mom, dad, sister, and dear friends for their support and love. Thank you to my ladies of the blondterage. I am Sarah Szybist honored to be friends with such smart, strong, compas- Thank you, Mom, Dad, Natalie, and Christina for your sionate, world-changing women and I can't wait to see support as I embarked on this path. Thank you for help- all you will do for your patients. Finally thank you to ing me keep my sanity during the most difficult parts of my trusty old laptop for surviving this long with me. medical school. I love you guys to infinity and beyond! Also, thank you to my mentors, professors, family, and Kate Whiteneck friends who believed that I could become a physician I want to thank my parents, first and foremost, for their and helped me get to where I am today. I am forever support throughout medical school and beyond. Thank grateful for your wisdom and advice. you to my Portland friends who continue to shower me with long-distance love and support. Thank you Andrew Tobler to my medical school friends for making the past four I am truly grateful for anyone and everyone who helped years not just bearable, but enjoyable. Thanks for the me in this journey. Thank you a million times over to hilarious group chats, for getting lost jogging around my family for also lending a helping hand and putting Cherry Creek Res with me, and for the shared venting up with my many vent sessions. To Annie for being my through tough times. Thank you to my non-medical rock and the best support anyone could truly ask for. To Coloradan friends who were always down to share a anyone at one at school who offered help, asked how I beer, watch soccer, or meet up to protest the injustices was doing, or just wanted to play a game of ping-pong. of the United States with me—and who gave substance We did it. Cheers! to an otherwise isolated COVID existence. And thanks to everyone who put up with me repeatedly listing all Weston Truman the reasons why I miss the Pacific Northwest. Cheers to I would like to thank my parents, family members, you, my friends. my friends, my teachers and mentors, and especially all the friends I made at RVU for constantly showing Jordan Wilkes me grace, encouragement, and unwavering support. I Graduating from medical school is only made possible couldn't have done it without you all! by having the right people in place to get you where you need to go. I'd like to thank the faculty and staff at Aaron Walker RVU, as well as all of my preceptors, for their com- [Thank you to] My classmates, family, and friends for mitment to teaching and for their skillful mentorship. all of the support over the last four years. A special I want to thank my fellow classmates for walking this thanks to my wife and partner, Tarrah. I could not have path with me and filling it with unforgettable memo- done this without you. ries. I want to thank my parents for always pushing me to be the best that I can be. And finally, I want to thank my wife and daughter for their devotion, sacrifice, and where I was absent or too busy to reach out. Most unceasing love. Kelsie and Allison, you are my rock importantly, I'd like to thank my husband, Cade, whose and bring meaning to what I do every day. unwavering support has gotten me through the highest highs and lowest lows, who never ceases to make me Tylynn Zarbock smile, and who continues to be my sounding board, my I'd like to thank my mom, Hidy, whose strength, rock, and my best friend. This accomplishment is as compassion, and perseverance inspired me to go into much yours as it is mine. medicine in the first place. To my sister, Kendzie, for being my confidant and providing me with a shoulder to cry on during my most difficult days. I wouldn't be the woman I am today without you two. To my friends, family, and fellow Fellows, thank you for your mentor- ship, support, and understanding, even during times "I am honored to be crossing this finish line with some of the most incredible people I have met in my lifetime. Together, we created pockets of community, support, acceptance, and love that will long outlive our presence together at RVU."

Zoe Gordon

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