Spring CLASS OF 2020 Commencement

College of Osteopathic Medicine LEADERSHIP

Dr. Bernard Lander, zt”l Alan Kadish, MD Founder President and Chief Executive Officer and University System Touro College and University System WELCOME

While we may not be together in person during this time when we are all facing great challenges related to COVID-19, we still are able to celebrate the wonderful achievements of our 2020 Spring Commencement graduates.

Commencement is a special and emotional time. It marks a significant hurdle in your professional career. You have struggled through long days of studying, listening to lectures, and learning at the side of our expert faculty and community healthcare partners. I’m sure you had days when you didn’t know if you would make it to the end but you persevered.

However, it isn’t the end. It is just your beginning. You join a distinguished group of alumni who are making an Raymond Alden III, PhD CEO and Senior Provost Provost impact right now in the turbulent times of this pandemic. You will be joining them on the front-lines and I know you Touro University Western Division Touro University will be an asset to your communities, your patients and your world.

As the newest alumni of the university, I encourage you to remain connected to Touro University Nevada. You will be the leaders and mentors for future generations of Touro students.

I offer a special thank you to the family and friends of our graduates. They could not have completed this journey without your love and support.

Congratulations on your achievement. Please stay safe and stay well.

Wolfgang Gilliar, DO, FAAPMR Philip J. Tompkins, EdD Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean of Students

Shelley Berkley CEO and Senior Provost Touro University Western Division PROGRAM GRADUATING STUDENTS

College of Osteopathic Medicine Master of Science in Medical Health Sciences

Bridget Abajian Kira Jorgensen Duus Paul Namkoong Saadia Akhtar Andrew Dongo Alexandra Neal Rachel An Rachel Ann Gaceta Kristen Ortega PROCESSIONAL PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES Alexandria Bartlett Andrew Gephardt Joshua Padilla Michael Baxter Morgan Goodelman Jacqueline Phan Kristina Bordinhao Laney Grant Jonathan Reppel PRESIDING MASTERS DEGREES Aja Branch Evangelia Gryparis Joshua Sagisi Michelle Bui Nicole Guzolek Isaac Santa Ana Shelley Berkley Medical Health Sciences Jason Burgins Kylie Haigh Than Sein CEO and Senior Provost Steven Prinster, PhD Alyssa Caparelli Abel Hernandez Leonard Tate-Posey Touro University Western Division Director, Medical Health Sciences Henry Charoen Kira Jorgensen Duus Kevin Thai Jennifer Choi Carol Jung Andrea Thi Zachary Chua James Kal Scott Villaluz INVOCATION DOCTORAL DEGREES Nathan Cottle Hannah Kulm Terilyn Viray Rabbi Yehoshua Fromowitz Osteopathic Medicine Kimberly Dahlberg Cong Huy Le Vanessa Vu Wolfgang Gilliar, DO, FAAPMR Mia Celeste De Leon Simon Hwang Jesse Warren Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine Vivek Desai Paying Lee Patrick Yudez WELCOME Poneet Dhillon Cristina Llop John Aspher Yumul Shelley Berkley Kevin Dinh Matthew Mabida Griselda Zavaleta CEO and Senior Provost ALUMNI REMARKS Touro University Western Division Schyler Richards Vice President, Advancement REMARKS Raymond W. Alden III, PhD Provost SHOFAR THE OSTEOPATHIC OATH Touro University Nevada

I hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter. Wolfgang Gilliar, DO, FAAPMR CLOSING REMARKS Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine Philip J Tompkins, EdD I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health and the life of my patients, to retain their confidence and Dean of Students 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 STUDENT SPEAKER ability, keeping in mind always nature’s laws and the body’s inherent capacity for recovery. Mohamad Dabbagh, DO I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those College of Osteopathic Medicine practices which will in any way bring shame or discredit upon myself or my profession. I will give no drugs for deadly purposes to any person though it be asked of me.

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES 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. Shelley Berkley CEO and Senior Provost I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art. To my college I will be loyal and strive always for its Touro University Western Division 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 biological truths to the healing arts and to develop the principles of osteopathic medicine which were first enunciated by .

In the presence of this gathering I bind myself to my oath. GRADUATING STUDENTS

College of Osteopathic Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Daniel Acosta Nicole Hanson Vincent Pan Bryan Adam Randeep Hayer Trisha Pandey Gabrielle Aldabbagh Christian Hicken Nataliya Panivska Preston Anderson Kashif Hira Eujean Park Katherine Au Suzie Hong Sefali Patel Chase Beal Nicholas Hoo Puja Patel Nathalie Beltran Nancy Huynh Garrett Pepich Travis Berry Aliraza Jafri Oksana Petrechko Ashlie Bloom Tanner Jeppesen Cecilia Pham Sundeep Brar Eric Jonswold Uyen Pham Rameet Brar Wesley Kerman Stephanie Posadas Tuong Van Bui Meri Khachatryan Denice Marie Praxidio Zachary Cantor Marshall Kirsch Nathaly Quinteros Eric Chang Elizabeth Klein Stefano Retis Nathalie Chau Justin Kunz Alis Roose WELCOME NEW ALUMNI Mark Chen Kyung Hyun Lee John Scudiero Amardeep Chharan Jacob Levy Benjamin Shapiro Commencement isn’t your last day with Touro University Nevada. It is your first day as a member of our alumni. Elvin Chiang Lucy Li Julia Shih Kyle Choi Lilian Li Andrew Singh As a part of the vital alumni community, Touro University Nevada is more than the place where you earned a degree. Nathanael Christensen Chee Lim Matthew Stein It is the place that enables you to live the life you have dreamed. It is the place that made it possible for you to pursue Ted Chung David Lim Miranda Stiewig the career you will enjoy. But most of all, it is the place that provided a foundation of how to live the Touro mission of Alec Clayton Yi Liu Carl Supnet social justice, intellectual pursuit, and service to humanity every day. Jhaunden Nichollas Concepcion Nina Long Levon Tantoushian Neil Corbett Landon Low Worawith Techathaveewat We invite you to stay in touch and involved. As a Touro University Nevada alumnus, your greatest asset is your Andrew Crooks Sarah Macabales Claire Dianne Teh expertise. Your knowledge, experience, and unique perspective are invaluable to the ongoing vitality of your Mohamad Dabbagh Laura McCavera Elizabeth Terhune alma mater. Amy Dao Kristina Merino Joanne Thio Gecelle de Guia William Moffat Jason Thompson We invite you to put it all to work for Touro University Nevada through one of our volunteer opportunities. You’ve Sarah Maya De Guzman Kate Monahan Tsz Man Tong already blazed a trail forward, which makes now the perfect moment to connect with current students so you can Elliot DeBlieck Meggan Murphy Tina Tran point out some of the mile-markers along the way. And who knows, you may find that it takes you on a new journey Rummit Dhillon Todd Nagamine Eric Tran of your own as well. Elvin Diaz Frances Anne Nanadiego Lance Truong Jason Dickey Alexander Nemirov Lusine Unanyan To stay connected with Touro University Nevada, please join the alumni platform TUNConnect today at tunalumni.org. Jordan Downey Christopher Ng Kevin Joseph Uson Sarah Edminster Brian Ngo Evan Vidal Congratulations, Touro University Nevada Graduates of 2020! Justin Edwards Kevin Ngo Armen Voskertchian Jason Elperin Jocelyn Nguyen Robert Wai Caroline Feigert Loc Nguyen David Wallace Jacob Forbes Hoang Anh Nguyen Donald Wilkinson III Nielsen Gabriel Andrew Nguyen Bersabel Woldemariam Omar Gardizi Vi Tuong Nguyen Toni Young Jayne Ha Cory Nichols David Yun Carol Haase Janet Oh Harry Zhao Andrew Han Melissa Jael Osorio

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