University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Senior Honors Convocation Class of 2021
From the Deans We are proud of your accomplishments and wish you success and happiness as you enter the next stage of your professional lives. You are talented and will contribute greatly to the health and well being of society. While students in the College of Medicine, you have grown in knowledge and skill, and have matured into physicians. The College has tried to keep pace, growing both better and larger. Our hope is that you will hone your skills, maintain your sense of wonder and compassion, embark on a career dedicated to lifelong learning, meet the needs of your patients first, and continue to enjoy this wonderful profession of medicine. Congratulations and good luck.
3 HONORS CONVOCATION
Introductions ...... James Graham, M .D . Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Welcome ...... Cam Patterson, M .D ,. MBA Chancellor, UAMS
Welcome ...... Christopher Westfall, M .D . Dean, College of Medicine Executive Vice Chancellor, UAMS
Address to the Class ...... Lindsey Sward, M .D . Assistant Professor of OB/Gyn
Response from the Class ...... Reid Shelton Class 2021 Vice President
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND GIFTS
• Golden Apple Awards ...... Jessica S . Cannon Senior Education Program Manager Four awards will be presented, two to the outstanding teachers in the preclinical years, as selected by vote of the current freshman and sophomore medical students, and two to the outstanding teachers in the clinical years, as selected by vote of the current junior and senior medical students .
• Resident of the Year ...... Dr . Paul Drake Department of Neurology
• Recognition of College of Medicine Academic Houses ...... Sara Tariq, M .D . Associate Dean of Student Affairs Professor of Internal Medicine
Student Awards from the College of Medicine:
• Faculty Key ...... Muhammad Abu-Rmaileh Awarded to the graduating senior who, in the opinion of the full-time faculty, is the single most outstanding student for the full four-year period of study . Criteria include scholarship, inquiry, initiative, leadership, ethical standards, and other personal qualifications.
• Senior Buchanan Key ...... Muhammad Abu-Rmaileh Awarded to a top student in the senior year as determined by vote of the class, using a roster of candidates with superior academic achievement .
• Winston K . Shorey Award ...... Zain Alfanek Awarded to the graduating senior who, in the view of classmates, most closely reflects the qualities of an ideal physician in such characteristics as compassion, warmth and kindness .
• Roberts Key ...... Brandi Mize Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest scholastic grade point average for the full four years of medical school .
4 Student Awards from Departments and Groups:
• Marie Wilson Howells Medical Student Award ...... Charles Hunter Awarded by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science to a senior student who has performed at the highest level in the Department over the four-year curriculum .
• Richard V . Ebert Award ...... Zain Alfanek Awarded by the Department of Internal Medicine to a senior student who has been a superior student in internal medicine and who shows promise of making significant contributions to medicine in the future.
• Susan Campbell Rector Memorial Scholarship ...... Sara Frankowski Awarded to the most outstanding senior female medical student who has chosen obstetrics and gynecology for a medical career .
• Family Practice Award ...... Jasmine McKissick Awarded by the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine to a senior student for special achievement .
• George F . Stroope Award ...... Augustus Ramey Presented annually to a senior student pursuing a career in pediatrics at UAMS who achieved the highest academic standing in pediatrics during their junior year
• Excellence in Public Health Award ...... Moriah Holloway Awarded from the U .S . Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory to honor medical students who are public health champions .
• Richard J . Webber Research Award ...... Muhammad Abu-Rmaileh Presented to a graduating senior who, in the opinion of the faculty of the Department of Pathology, has performed in an outstanding fashion in research during medical school .
• SNMA Award ...... Ansley Scott Awarded by the Student National Medical Association to a graduating senior for outstanding achievement .
• Tricia Edstrom UAMS Northwest Award for Academic Excellence ...... Connor Wilson Given to the UAMS Northwest senior student who, according to peers and preceptors, made the greatest academic contribution while training at the UAMS Northwest campus .
5 Alpha Omega Alpha Honors in Research 2021 Allison Marie Schneider Honor Society Muhammad Akef Abu-Rmaileh Amy Patricia Scott Muhammad Akef Abu-Rmaileh Sinthia Jahan Alam Alaina Renee Smith Olivia Campbell Brasher Zain Alfanek Elias Quade Smith Kaitlynn Elizabeth Butler Adam Jackson Angel Griffin Thomas Sonaty Katherine Jean Caid Nicholas John Baltz Dave Umesh Soni Amanda Catherine Ederle George Barnes Bloom II Jordan Elise Spencer Morgan AlleaBelle Gongola Jace Caleb Bradshaw Katie Tomlyn Stahler Jared Tucker Gowen Olivia Campbell Brasher Bradley Jarrett Stone Charles Hunter Kaitlynn Elizabeth Butler Emily Kathryn Tharp Courtney Jane Hunter Katherine Jean Caid Kevin Thomas Brianna Katherine Klucher Gregory Scott Corwin Tyler Christian Thompson Justin Michael Klucher Arhita Dasgupta Hunter Dean Vines Victoria Ly Melissa Brooke Eckes Wesley Russell White Jackson Edward Massanelli Amanda Catherine Ederle Jonathan Kouloubis Williamson Brandi Michelle Mize Brittany A . Flippo Connor K . Wilson Austin Grant Morgan Sara Rose Frankowski Courtney Nicole Wright Madison Brooks Morris Annlee-Taylor E . Glass-Hicks Jesse Daniel Young Dmitry Nedosekin Morgan AlleaBelle Gongola Adam John Neuhouser Jared Tucker Gowen Honors in Finance Danica Angela Cabantac Ordonez Joshua Noland Hagood Jared Tucker Gowen Katelyn Mackenzie Ragland Caitlin Hirsh Alixandra Marie Hunzicker Emily Reiners Moriah Nicole Hollaway Austin Smith Ivy Michael Blake Richardson Courtney Jane Hunter Carole Frances Jennings Jennifer Elizabeth Saccente Michelle Lan Huynh Victoria Ly Sehrish Sardar William Shelton Hyatt Joel Wiley McGowan Amy Patricia Scott Austin Smith Ivy Anjali Ajaykumar Patel Griffin Thomas Sonaty Carole Frances Jennings Hunter Augustus Ramey Connor K . Wilson Brianna Katherine Klucher Christopher Curtis Randall Courtney Nicole Wright Justin Michael Klucher Michael Blake Richardson Victoria Ly Dave Umesh Soni Ryan Stewart MacLeod Spencer Joseph Taylor Spencer Presley McClure Joel Wiley McGowan Brandi Michelle Mize Honors in Global Health and Madison Brooks Morris Community Service Dmitry Nedosekin Brittany A . Flippo Adam John Neuhouser Joel Wiley McGowan John Corbin Norton Hunter Augustus Ramey Patrick Evans O’Brien Jennifer Elizabeth Saccente Danica Angela Cabantac Ordonez Laney Alise Sideroff Kelsey Parks Tyler Christian Thompson Anjali Ajaykumar Patel Merry Margaret Peckham Honors in Pediatrics Anthony Alexander Privratsky Katelyn Mackenzie Ragland Morgan Jane Bridgforth Hunter Augustus Ramey Jessie Rianne Little Christopher Curtis Randall Emily Reiners Michael Blake Richardson Jennifer Elizabeth Saccente Alexander Jonathan Rivas Jordyn Kathleen Radke Wolfe Tyler Kristopher Rose Sehrish Sardar
6 • Hooding of the Class ...... Sara Tariq, M .D . Associate Dean of Student Affairs Professor of Internal Medicine
Steven Mckee, M .D . Professor of Pediatrics
Administration of the Oath of Hippocrates
I do solemnly swear by all those things I hold most sacred that I will lead my life and practice this art in uprightness and honor; That I will be loyal to the practice of medicine and just and generous to its members; That into whatsoever house I shall enter, it shall be for the good of the sick to the utmost of my power, holding myself far aloof from wrong, from corruption, from the tempting of others to vice; That I will exercise my art solely for the betterment and cure of my patients and will give no drug, perform no operation, for a criminal purpose even if solicited, far less suggest it; That whatsoever I shall see or hear of the lives of men and women which is not fitting to be spoken, I will keep inviolably secret. If I be true to this oath, may a full life and good repute be ever my fortune; with the respect of all good persons, in all times. But should I trespass and violate this oath, may the reverse be my lot!
Recessional Will the audience please remain seated during the recessional
Assisting with Honors Convocation
Award Assistant ...... Jessica S . Cannon
7 Class Officers President ...... Kyle Standiford
Vice Presidents ...... Austin Ivy Reid Shelton
Secretary ...... Brianna Klucher
Treasurer ...... Joshua Walls
“To prevent disease, to relieve suffering and to heal the sick – this is our work.” Sir William Osler
Chosen Specialties
Anesthesiology ...... 1 Orthopaedic Surgery ...... 3 Child Neurology ...... 2 Otolaryngology ...... 3 Dermatology ...... 4 Pathology ...... 4 Emergency Medicine ...... 16 Pediatrics ...... 17 Family Medicine ...... 14 Psychiatry ...... 13 Internal Medicine ...... 35 Physical Med/Rehab ...... 3 Medicine-Pediatrics ...... 4 Radiology-Diagnostic ...... 5 Medicine-Preliminary ...... 1 Surgery - General ...... 7 Neurosurgery ...... 1 Surgery - Preliminary ...... 2 Obstetrics-Gynecology ...... 8 Surgery-Vascular ...... 2 Ophthalmology ...... 2 Transitional ...... 6 Urology ...... 2
Number of residencies out of state...... 86 Number of residencies in Arkansas...... 87
8 College of Medicine Academic Houses
The COM Academic House program was established in 2016 in an effort to promote student success and wellness, and strengthen faculty-student relationships. UAMS has created 7 academic houses, which include medical students and faculty, who spend time mentoring, sharing ideas and enjoying each other’s company. The Houses are named after luminaries who contributed to improving the health of Arkansans:
The Lowe House Dr. Betty Ann Lowe developed Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock (Pulaski County) into a nationally known, competitive hospital by acting as an advocate, enlisting the help of a famous family, procuring state funding, and adding new, innovative departments. In addition to being a prominent figure in Arkansas pediatrics, she became the first Arkansan to become a pediatric rheumatologist. She was a fierce advocate for children and an inspiring mentor for our students.
The Beall House Ms. Ruth Olive Beall was superintendent of Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Home from 1934 to 1961. She was largely responsible for the hospital’s survival during the financial difficulties of the Great Depression and for its expansion and improvement in the following years. Beall was concerned not only for people who suffered from tuberculosis but also for people who lived in poverty. At her own expense, she provided toothbrushes and toothpaste to children she met while traveling to rural schools throughout the county and taught children how to use them.
The Tank House Dr. Patrick Tank received his Ph.D. in anatomy at the University of Michigan. He joined the College of Medicine faculty in 1978. Dr. Tank rose through the ranks of what is now the Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences. He directed the Medical Gross Anatomy course and the Anatomical Gift Program for 27 years. More than 4,000 future physicians studied the intricacies of the human body with Dr. Tank, benefiting tremendously from his expertise and his passion for teaching. He received numerous teaching awards. He was a pioneer in web-based medical education in the 1990s. More recently, Dr. Tank was internationally known as the editor of three editions of “Grant’s Dissector.”
The Abernathy House Dr. Robert S. Abernathy has been called the “ultimate university citizen” by UAMS leaders and colleagues in appreciation of nearly 50 years of service to the campus. Abernathy, along with his wife, Dr. Rosalind Abernathy, arrived in 1957, when he was recruited from the University of Minnesota to the Department of Internal Medicine. Ten years later he was named department Chairman, a post he held for a decade. Dr. Abernathy directed the Division of Infectious Diseases after his term as Chairman, and he retired in 2002. In honor of Dr. Abernathy’s dedication to Internal Medicine, the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Physicians named its annual laureate award after the highly respected physician and leader. Dr. Abernathy trained many of the state’s physicians, educators and leaders in internal medicine and public health with warmth, kindness and compassion.
9 College of Medicine Academic Houses
The Ish House George William Stanley Ish was a prominent Black physician in Little Rock (Pulaski County) who cared for citizens of the capital city and overcame much adversity to achieve his position in this state. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and was instrumental in founding both United Friends Hospital and the J. E. Bush Memorial Hospital, primary centers for the medical care of black patients. He was also largely responsible for the inception of the McRae Memorial Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Alexander, the state’s separate black sanatorium. He served as a staff member at predominantly white hospitals in Little Rock. Physicians of all races held him in the highest regard for his vision, his compassion and tenacity.
The Compton House Neil Ernest Compton of Bentonville (Benton County) was a physician of obstetrics by profession and a conservationist by avocation. He is widely recognized as the founder of the Ozark Society to Save the Buffalo River, which he and his associates initiated in 1962, at a meeting in Fayetteville (Washington County). Today, it is known as the Ozark Society, Inc. Its original goal was to stop the construction of two proposed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams on the Buffalo River. Dr. Compton was passionate advocate for preserving the beauty of our state.
The Bruce House Dr. Thomas A. Bruce served as Dean of the UAMS College of Medicine (COM), Inaugural Dean (Dean pro tem) of the College of Public Health (COPH) and Dean pro tem of the Clinton School of Public Service. He also served as the first Director of the COPH Office of Community-based Public Health. Those at UAMS and in the greater medical and public health community who were fortunate to know Dr. Bruce remember him as a true friend, champion and visionary. Dr. Bruce has been described as a truly unique and wonderful “renaissance man” who had unbounded compassion. He was not only known for his leadership and philanthropy, but his wise words, kindness and humility.
10 Sinthia Jahan Alam Thank you to my family, friends, and mentors for all their support, with a special thanks to my husband, parents, father and mother-in-law, mamoni, and cousins; I could not have done it without their love and encouragement . I would also like to College of Medicine thank all my mentors especially Dr . Lanza, Dr . Winter, Dr . Tariq, and Dr . Mizell . I would not have made it very Class of 2021 far without their guidance . U Arkansas COM, Internal Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR Mouad Abdulrahim “I would like to thank my family, my Zain Alfanek friends, my educators, my supporters, I am incredibly grateful today and and even my haters . Without them every day for my parents and my I would not have gotten this far . brother Zee who are my rocks on Medical school has been an arduous this journey . I am so fortunate to journey, but I would do it all over have the unwavering support of my again without second thought . See community, near and far . Thank You, Space Cowboy “ you to my friends and mentors at Baptist Health, Transitional, UAMS who continuously inspired and NLR, AR encouraged me . It is empowering to be celebrating this day with my UAMS Suzanne Nader Abou-Diab family, knowing that they will be fierce I am deeply appreciative for the patient advocates wherever they land . unwavering support of my parents . Brown Univ/Rhode Island Hosp, Internal Medicine, I can never give enough thanks PROVIDENCE, RI for the love and encouragement you’ve given me throughout my life, Mary Allison Andrews especially these 4 years . Thank you There are countless family, friends, to Farhan for being my biggest fan, coaches, teachers, and mentors to as well as my siblings and friends thank for supporting and encouraging who each played a role in uplifting me over the years: I wish that I could me during this journey . You all have fit them all here! However, I would encouraged me through the hard times and celebrated the like to express my gratitude to my achievements along the way . wonderful parents, Mark and Pam U Arkansas COM, Phys Medicine & Rehab, LITTLE Andrews, for instilling a love for ROCK, AR God and people within me . Thank you also to my kind and caring Muhammad Akef Abu-Rmaileh husband, Winston Sizemore, for being my constant friend and I would like to thank my family and encourager throughout this journey friends for all of their support during Forrest General Hospital, Family Medicine, medical school . I could not have HATTIESBURG, MS done it without their love, kindness, and encouragement . I would also Adam Jackson Angel like to thank all of my mentors that I want to thank all my friends and helped guide and shape me into family who have supported me during the physician I will become; I could medical school and the many years not have made it far without their beforehand . A very special thank you guidance . to my parents, Uncle Whit, Zachary, U Texas Southwestern Med Sch, Internal and Mary Carol who are always there Medicine, DALLAS, TX for me when I need them . I also want to thank my wonderful mentors at UAMS . I am looking forward to this next phase in my life Barnes-Jewish Hosp, Internal Medicine, ST LOUIS, MO
11 Jackson Gordon Arnold George Barnes Bloom II Tripler Army Medical Center, “Thank you to Mom, Dad, and Mark Transitional, HONOLULU, HI for being an endless source of love and support . Thank you to Alyssa for your love, support, patience, and understanding during my final years of school . Thank you to Tyler, Jacob, Jesse, Justin, and Turners for the much-needed times of respite . Finally, thank you to Dr . David Jacks for your guidance and mentorship . I am honored to serve Nicholas John Baltz My eternal gratitude extends to the the People of Arkansas in the years to come ”. myriad people who have made my U Arkansas COM, Internal Medicine, LITTLE journey possible . I cherish my family ROCK, AR for their lifelong support, guidance, and encouragement . I will always Jace Caleb Bradshaw remember my mentors who selflessly Everyone thinks they have the best donated their time and effort to further family and friends, but only one my development . I hold dear the person can . That person is me; I friends who made the burden light or would like to thank them for their the yolk easy by their camaraderie . unwavering support . There is still so much to do, and I am eager to make you all Johns Hopkins Hosp, proud! Emergency Med- U Arkansas COM, Internal Medicine, LITTLE Anesthesiology, BALTIMORE, ROCK, AR MD
Sarah Elaine Beckwith Olivia Campbell Brasher To my family, I’m so grateful for your Thank you to all of my family and lifelong support and encouragement . friends who have supported me Chris, thank you for keeping me along the way and helped get me to balanced and sane . To my friends, where I am today . An especially big new and old, you truly made thanks to my husband, Dustin – I this possible . Big thanks to all could not have done it without your the educators, the mentors, and love, encouragement, and patience! especially the strong women who I would also like to thank my mentors gave me the tools and inspiration that helped shape my medical to get here; everyone at ACH who education and prepare me for life helped me start this journey; and, finally, Goose for the all the beyond medicine . I am excited for walks, laughs, and snuggles . what the future holds! Rush University Med Ctr, General Surgery, Oregon Health & Science Univ, Pediatrics, CHICAGO, IL PORTLAND, OR
John Burckhardt Block Morgan Jane Bridgforth Thank you Rosie for encouraging I am forever grateful to my support me to become a physician and system over the last four years . It supporting me through the good would be impossible to achieve this times and the less good times . I alone . Thank you to my parents for wouldn’t have made it here without your comfort and encouragement . your love . Thank you to my family, Thanks to my friends, especially my friends, and mentors who helped and med school gal pals who made the inspired me along the way endless hours of studying bearable . U Arkansas COM, Pediatrics, Most of all, thank you to my husband, LITTLE ROCK, AR JD, who has tirelessly supported me and inspires me to be a better person and physician every day . U Arkansas COM, Child Neurology, LITTLE ROCK, AR
12 Autumn Misha Brown Kaitlynn Elizabeth Butler Thank you, God, for carrying me Thank you so much to my family every step of the way . Thank you (especially my parents), friends, to my parents, Perry and Michele mentors, classmates, and all the Brown, for always believing in me, others who have encouraged, praying for me, and being my biggest supported, taught, and played such supporters . Thank you to my brothers an important role in all that led up to (Cortlin, Brelin, and Brandon) . this day! It’s been an incredible and Shoutout to my forever friends (my meaningful journey, all thanks to you, girls) for lots of love, laughs, and and I’m sure it will continue to be . I listening ears along the way . Thank couldn’t be more excited about what you to all of my family, mentors, and the future holds . church members. I love you ALL! Eastern VA Med School, Emergency Medicine, UAMS Regional Centers, Family Medicine, NORFOLK, VA TEXARKANA, AR Katherine Jean Caid Dustin MacKenzie Brown Thank you to my family, friends, A big Thank You to my parents for and mentors that have invested in their support and sacrifice over the me and helped me get to where I years . To my husband, thank you am today . Mom, Dad, and Peepaw, for being my person and holding me thank you especially for all your love, up during the roughest times . To my support, and encouragement over aunt and sister, thanks for being my the past four years . Without your help biggest fans and believing in me . And this accomplishment would not be to my numerous friends—thank you possible . Medical school has been for turning the stressful times into an exciting time, and I look forward to fun ones . I love you all and could not what the future holds! have done this without y’all! U Arkansas COM, Pediatrics, LITTLE ROCK. AR Rush University Med Ctr, Emergency Medicine, CHICAGO, IL Jacob Carter UT Ascension St Thomas, William James Buck Internal Medicine, NASHVILLE, TN U Arkansas COM, Pathology, LITTLE ROCK, AR
Christina Chapman “Thank you, Mom and Dad, for your Gelina Gabrielle Buslig love and support; your patience and Big thanks to Ryan, my family, friends, encouragement . And to my entire and circus troupe for your unwavering family – my parents, sisters, and support over the years . Without you grandparents, thank you for filling my all I wouldn’t have gotten to where I life with warmth and humor . You’ve all have today . made me stronger, and I’ll love you forever for it . Lastly, thank you to the U Arkansas COM, Internal many mentors that have offered me Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR guidance and to the dear friends that have brightened my days .“ U Arkansas-Fayetteville Comm Progs, Internal Medicine, FAYETTEVILLE, AR
13 William Nicholas Christy Reid Allen Counce I would like to thank the Lord for all Naval Medical Center, his blessings and guidance on this Transitional, PORTSMOUTH, journey to become a physician . To VA my wife, Amy, thank you for always being there and cheering me on since the day we met . Momma, Daddy, and Regan, thank you for your prayers, support, and for believing in me . To my extended family and friends, I appreciate all the encouragement and love along the way . Hebrews 12: 11-13 Micah Renee Clay Dylan, thank you for your unwavering U Arkansas COM, Medicine-Pediatrics, LITTLE love and support during my time in ROCK, AR medical school . Carson, you have provided me such joy and have Cordell Weston Crisp brightened all of my days . Mom and I would like to thank my wife Lauren, Dad, thank you for supporting me and my two kids Gatlin, and Ivy, as well encouraging me to believe in myself . as my parents and my wife’s parents Thank you to my friends, family, and for all the prayers, encouragement, professors that have invested so and support you all have given to me much time in helping me pursue my throughout this long journey . I could dreams. I’m looking forward to the rest of this journey! not have done it without every single one of you . I love you all and cannot Baylor Scott & White Med Ctr, Obstetrics- wait to start this next chapter of my Gynecology, TEMPLE, TX career . Matthew George Cordell U Arkansas COM, Medicine-Pediatrics, LITTLE I extend all my love and thanks to ROCK, AR my family and friends who have supported me along this journey . I Arhita Dasgupta send a special thanks to my I would like to thank my family for their parents, without whose unwavering sacrifice and support throughout my encouragement and love, I would education and for always encouraging not have had these amazing my growth . I am also forever thankful opportunities. Go Navy! and Eph 4:1. for receiving the endless love, support, and patience from Billy –I am Portsmouth Navy Medical so grateful for his companionship on Center, General Surgery, this journey . Finally, I could not have PORTSMOUTH, VA done this without my mentors and those peers who were so selflessly Gregory Scott Corwin caring while we earned medical Thank you to all of my family and degrees in a global pandemic . friends, especially my Mom and Dad, my sister Julie, and my fiancée Rose. Univ of Missouri-KC Programs, Obstetrics- I am incredibly grateful for all of the Gynecology, KANSAS CITY, MO support and encouragement over the years . I would not be where I am Parker B. Davidson without them in my corner . I would A huge thank you to my family fiancée also like to thank all of my mentors, for their endless support during the professors, and classmates at UAMS highs and lows of medical school, who have made the past four years a to all of my mentors for guiding me great experience . and helping me realize this dream, and to all of my friends for their Univ of Vermont Medical Center, General Surgery, encouragement along the way . BURLINGTON, VT U Arkansas COM, Pediatrics, LITTLE ROCK, AR
14 Victoria Elizabeth Davis Joshua David Estes I would like to thank my Lord and Thank you to my family Savior for getting me this far in life . A and close friends for all the BIG thank you goes out to my mom, encouragement and support my sister-Quita, and my niece-Kristia throughout all of medical school . for supporting me every step of the I truly could not have made it this way . And of course, much thanks and far without my parents Dwight and gratitude goes out to all of my friends Cheryl, my siblings John, Catherine, who have been there to encourage Holly, Andrew, and Hannah, and of and motivate me along this journey . course my best friend Bethany! Baptist Health, Transitional, U Arkansas COM, Phys Little Rock, AR Medicine & Rehab, LITTLE ROCK, AR Melissa Brooke Eckes I want to thank my family, friends, Tyler Michael Estes and mentors for encouraging and Thank you to my wife, Katie, for believing in me throughout the going on this crazy journey with me . craziness of med school . Thank Thank you to my parents, in-laws, you Mom, Dad, Chris and Justin for grandparents, and the rest of my being patient and standing by me family and friends for the love, every step of the way . Without you understanding, support, and prayers this accomplishment wouldn’t have along the way . I’d also like to thank been possible . To my mentors, your God for seeing me through . I love and efforts to expand and challenge my appreciate all of you! education has provided me a strong U Arkansas COM, Phys foundation that will carry me through residency. Thank you all! Medicine & Rehab, U Arkansas COM, General Surgery, LITTLE ROCK, AR LITTLE ROCK, AR Brittany A. Flippo Amanda Catherine Ederle I want to thank all of my family, friends To my beautiful parents, Ashley, and and mentors . Every person in my life Shawn – thank you for your constant has supported me in this journey . support through this journey . To my Mom and Nanny, thank you for always sweet Matt – thank you for your love being my number one fans and and kindness as we navigated these pushing me in the times that I didn’t crazy years together . To my friends believe in myself . Casey, thank you Jami and Claire – thank you for being for loving me, lifting me up and for there to listen and talk through all of making countless sacrifices so I could the ups and downs. And finally, to my pursue my dream . Gal pals, I couldn’t precious pups Theo and Chip – thank have done it without you . you for the all the cuddles and the U Arkansas COM, Internal Medicine, walks . LITTLE ROCK, AR Baptist Health, Transitional, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR Sara Rose Frankowski Thank you to my incredible parents Hayden Daniel Elliott who through many phone calls, So many people have helped me meals, and patience continue to along this journey that it would be remind me of their love and the deep impossible to thank them all . I know privilege it is to learn and grow . I would not be where I am today Ryan and Adam- thank you for your without you, and I am so grateful to consistent ability to bring joy . And have you in my life . In particular, I to many other family members and want to say thank you to my parents friends- thank you for your selfless ,Dan and Melissa, for always support and encouragement that supporting me, to my sister, Avery, made all the difference in the good for always cheering me on, and to my and bad days . girlfriend, Jocelyn, for always being U Arkansas COM, OB/Gyn, there for me . I love you all so much . Little Rock, AR U Oklahoma COM, Family Medicine, TULSA, OK
15 Jonathan B. Gardner Annlee-Taylor E. Glass-Hicks Thanks to former President Trump To my mom and dad, I would not be for providing me with the inspiration where I am or who I am without you . to complete medical school . He Thank you for showing me how to reminded me that all lives matter, work hard, play hard, and be myself . mine included, when his Operation To Seth, thank you for supporting Warp Speed provided the American me every day of these last four years people with a COVID-19 vaccine - have you quit your job yet? To my before the end of the 2020 calendar friends, thank you for the much- year . Lastly, thanks to my sisters needed fun nights full of games and and my cousin for encouraging me trips to the park . to conceal my political views until I U Arkansas COM, Transitional, graduated . LITTLE ROCK, AR Baptist Health, Internal Medicine, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR Rachel Elizabeth Goff Many heartfelt thanks go out to those Lane Baxter Gay closest to me as I underwent this I want to say a special Thank You to journey for the last several years . I am my beautiful wife, Lorah Jean, for her humbled to be supported by so many love and support while enduring this exceptional people . In particular, I journey with me . I also want to thank would like to thank my significant my family and friends for their love other David Catlin, my mentor and and support as well . I look forward friend Rebecca Levy, my in-laws, my to life-long learning and education to furry study buddy Beezel, and most better serve my future patients . importantly, my son Finley for bringing Unity Health, Emergency light and joy in the most difficult of days. Medicine, U Arkansas COM, Pathology, SEARCY, AR LITTLE ROCK, AR
Riley Dale George Vikram Baldini Gondhalekar Thank you to family and friends for all the love and support that I have Zucker SOM-Northwell NS/ been blessed with throughout my LIJ-NY, Emergency Medicine, educational career . Thank you for MANHASSET, NY helping bring me to where I am today . And special thanks to my wife Kenna, whose unwavering joy, faith, and strength have been with me every step of the way . Philippians 1:3-6 . UAMS Regional Centers, Family Medicine, FAYETTEVILLE, AR Morgan AlleaBelle Gongola Roger Dean Gillum Thanks to Drs . Wight and Westwood I would like to say thank you to all my for believing in me . Thanks to my friends and family that have helped mentors in medical school for and supported me through this supporting and inspiring me . Thanks journey . I want to say thank you to my to my friends and family for still being wife, for always being one step ahead my friends and family after these of me and warning me of what was to four years; I’m sure you can’t wait for come, my parents for encouraging me seven more years of ignored texts every step of the way, and a special and missed phone calls . Because thank you to the Ronnel Family, Dr . neither can I! Tilley, and Dr . Smith for being great U Kentucky Med Ctr, General mentors . Surgery, LEXINGTON, KY Baptist Health, Family Medicine, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR
16 Karl Bradley Goshen Nathanael David Hall I’d like to say thank you to my friends, Thank you to my family and friends family, and the mentors that have for the support during my medical shared their experiences and advice . education, with a special thanks to my Special thanks to my parents, Karl wife; I would not have made it without & LaNaye, who have offered their her . Alli, I will always be grateful for unwavering love and support . Last but the sacrifices you made for me so certainly not least, thank you Brittany . that I could pursue my dream . To my You are my best friend, and I couldn’t mentors and classmates, I thank you have done it without you! I’m excited for the fun and encouragement along about what the future has in store for the way . I am excited to see what the us . future holds . U Arkansas COM, Anesthesiology, White River Health System, Internal Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR BATESVILLE, AR Jared Tucker Gowen Thank you to my people for their encouragement and support during Mason Garrett Harper my journey to become a physician . Praise God for His steadfast love and First to my parents – for your daily grace . To my wife Whitney, I love unwavering compassion, love, and you . Thank you for being my greatest strength you have given to me . friend, encourager, and a wonderful Second to Nick – for your love, mother to our sweet Osten . To Mom steadiness, and your ability to allow and Dad, thank you for your love, me to engage with the world outside support, and countless sacrifices. To of medicine . Lastly to my friends, all of my family, friends, teachers, and Alaina, Anjali, Carmen, Christian, Gus, Lindi, Paige, and mentors, I cannot thank each of you Victoria – thank you for being my chosen family. enough . I praise God for each of you U Arkansas COM, Vascular Surgery, and so much more . Psalm 103 LITTLE ROCK, AR U Arkansas COM, Internal Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR Daniel Jeffrey Griffin I would like to take this time to thank Jackson Haynes my family and friends for all the All thanks to the Creator . support and love they have given me UAMS Regional Centers, during my time in medical school . I Family Medicine, PINE BLUFF, would not have been able to complete AR my medical education without their help . I am also grateful to some of the wonderful mentors I have had at UAMS who have went out of their way to assist me in becoming the best physician possible . U Arkansas COM, Internal Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR Skye Taylor Heckman U Arkansas COM, Pediatrics, Joshua Hagood LITTLE ROCK, AR U Arkansas COM, Transitional, LITTLE ROCK, AR
17 Heather Moran Hirsch Courtney Jane Hunter Thank you to my wonderful family “There is no such thing as a self- who have been my rock . Special made man . You will only reach thanks to my mom and twin sister, for your goals with the help of others ”. all your encouragement, love, and -George Shinn Thank you to my support . Thank you to my brother- family and friends for their love and in-law, precious nephew, aunt, support . Thank you to my mentors for uncle, cousins, and also, my sweet guiding me along the way . While we grandparents who are no longer with may not always be together, we have us . To my mentors, friends, extended many sweet memories to cherish . I family, and church family, thank you . look forward to what the future holds! I am so blessed to have the best U Arkansas COM, Otolaryngology, cheerleaders! I can’t wait to continue making you proud! LITTLE ROCK, AR Emory Univ SOM, Pediatrics, ATLANTA,GA Alixandra Marie Hunzicker “Thank you, God, for this time of Caitlin Hirsh life . To my best friend and husband, I would like to thank my family and Nathan- thank you for your constant friends for all of their support, with a support and patience, this has been special thanks to my parents . I could quite the endeavor! To my girls, not have done it without their constant Delilah and Daphne- thank you love and encouragement . I would also for providing the outlet I needed to like to thank all of the professors and maintain my sanity . To my entire mentors that equipped me with the family in Tennessee- thank you for knowledge and skills necessary for a your love and encouragement and successful career in medicine . I am for every trip that was made to come see us over these four excited to see what the future holds! years .” God is so good – Psalm 28:7 U Tennessee Grad SOM, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Univ of Missouri-KC Programs, Emergency KNOXVILLE, TN Medicine, KANSAS CITY, MO Michelle Lan Huynh Moriah Nicole Hollaway Thanks to my parents and Eric for So many thanks are in order! To my their love and relentless support . husband, Wes- thank you so much for Thanks to my friends for fun and being by my side through every up & cherished memories . Thanks to my down of medical school . To my family mentors before and during medical & friends- thank you for believing school for their guidance and in me and cheering me on . To my encouragement . I’m so grateful for surgical mentors & the professors you all! who have taught me so much- U Tennessee Health Sci thank you for all of the advice and Ctr-, Medicine-Preliminary, encouragement . And to Jesus- thank MEMPHIS, TN you for everything . U Arkansas COM, General Surgery, William Hyatt LITTLE ROCK, AR U Arkansas COM, Psychiatry, LITTLE ROCK, AR Charles Hunter Words cannot fully express my gratitude for the support and encouragement that I have received from my family and friends during the last four years . I wouldn’t have made it this far without my incredible wife by my side and my parents cheering me on along the way . U Arkansas COM, Psychiatry, LITTLE ROCK, AR
18 Austin Smith Ivy Nadia Altaf Khan To my parents Steven & Charlene A huge thank you to all of my family, Ivy- Thank you from the bottom of friends, professors, and mentors for my heart for all of your support, you getting me to this point . Thank you two are my rock . To my sweet sister Amma and Abba for the countless Christin- Thank you for always being sacrifices you have made for me. I my biggest fan . To my Grandparents- couldn’t have done it without your Thank you for everything you have endless love, support, and duas . done for our family . To all of my Thank you Devin for always cheering mentors- Thank you for always me on, laughs when I need them providing direction . To my Little Rock most, and your patience . Lastly, thank support system- Thank you for all the you Milo for keeping me company fun! during long nights spent studying . UCLA Med Ctr, Internal Medicine, U Arkansas COM, Psychiatry, LITTLE ROCK,AR LOS ANGELES, CA Nathan Klammer C’Asia Rynez James I would like to thank my family and I would like to thank my parents for friends for their support, love and supporting me . Iwo uld not have encouragement during this journey been able to do this without them . I’m and especially during my time here blessed with many younger siblings, at UAMS . I’d like to especially thank because I needed all of them to lift my wife, Madison, for her unending me up when I was down . I can’t thank love, patience, confidence in me and them enough for that . I would like for supporting us the last four years . to thank my friends for keeping me I would not have been able to do this grounded . Lastly, I would like to thank without you all – thank you! Unity my son A’Zure . He motivates me to Health, Emergency Medicine, move mountains . Mashallah . SEARCY, AR Baptist Health, Transitional, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR Brianna Katherine Klucher I would like to thank my friends, Carole Frances Jennings family, classmates, teachers, I would like to give special thanks mentors, and puppies -- not to my parents and sister for their necessarily in that order – for continued love and support over supporting me as I’ve worked towards the past four years . I would also this goal . A special thanks to every like to thank Barrett for his constant incredible woman physician who tolerance of medical jargon and has inspired me and helped shaped being a listening ear anytime my career . Finally, thank you to my that I needed to vent about the husband, Justin, for his patience, trials of medical school . This is love, and support . I’m so proud of us not my accomplishment by any means for achieving our dreams together . but is certainly our accomplishment U Maryland Med Ctr, Emergency Medicine, Tulane Univ SOM, Internal Medicine, BALTIMORE, MD NEW ORLEANS, LA Justin Michael Klucher Jaskiran Kaur I want to take this opportunity to thank Thank you to my family, friends, my parents, family, and friends who classmates, and many mentors have been by my side throughout my for supporting me through this medical education . A special thanks challenging but rewarding journey . I to Dr . Dare for being an incredible hope to pay it forward! mentor and to Drs . Edgar-Zarate, Indiana School of Medicine McKee, and Alexander for helping Child Neurology me find my home in MedPeds. Most INDIANAPOLIS IN importantly I am proud of my wife Brianna Klucher in sharing this special achievement with me . I couldn’t do this without her and my pups . U Maryland Med Ctr, Medicine-Pediatrics, BALTIMORE, MD
19 Joseph Aaron Koon II T Jessie Rianne Little o my lovely wife – I could not have Words cannot begin to express my made it here without you . Thank gratitude for the love and support I’ve you for your support and for the received during my medical school sacrifices you have made. You have journey . Jeb, your constant belief in made this day possible . Thank you my skills has encouraged through to my family for your prayers, your every valley I’ve crossed . Meredith encouragement, and your belief in and Silas, my sweet little ones, you me . Thank you to the mentors who have made the journey fun and have invested in me and given me challenging, but I strongly believe I opportunities along this journey . God will be a better Pediatrician because has been faithful to supply for every of you . I thank God for the incredible need through Christ! S.D.G. opportunity to learn and care for patients . U Arkansas-Fayetteville Comm Progs, Internal U Arkansas COM, Pediatrics, LITTLE ROCK, AR Medicine, FAYETTEVILLE, AR Victoria Ly Evan Hill Laman Call me Dr . Ly, pronounced like Most heartfelt thanks to my entire “Final-Ly, I’m a doctor!” I am very family for their unwavering support grateful and honored to be a graduate during my medical education . Thanks of the same medical school as my mom and dad for supporting me grandpa and dad! My achievements constantly on this journey of life . were made possible by the endless Special thanks go to my loving wife, love and support from my mom, Margo, for her faithful love and dad, Sophia, Jason, Ong, Ba, family, support . I could not have made it friends, and UAMS mentors! Thank without you . you! Walter Reed National Military UT Southwestern, Ophthalmology, DALLAS, TX MC, Transitional, BETHESDA, MD Ryan Stewart Macleod Adam Chase Larey I would like to thank my family and Thank you to my family, friends, and friends for their support during UAMS faculty for all of the support these long seven years . I also want that you have given me throughout to thank my parents, Stewart and my journey in medical school . I am Veronica, who inspired my scientific so thankful to have had each of interest from a young age . A special you there to help pave me a road to thank you to my wonderful wife, success . Because of you all, I know Laura, for being so supportive and that I’m going to be able to move understanding during this process . more confidently into my future, and Finally, I would like to thank my am so excited for the journey ahead! mentor, Charles O’Brien, for his insights and guidance through University Hosps-Columbia, Family Medicine, a majority of my training . COLUMBIA, MO Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT, Int Med/Physician Scientist, NEW HAVEN, CT Jacob Kirk Linna I have many people to thank for my Matthew Okechukwu journey to a career in medicine . Madujibeya Thank you to my wife and dogs for his journey has been long and hard, providing daily love, support, and but incredibly fruitful . I thank God encouragement . Thank you to my for getting me through all the hard family and friends for believing in times and allowing me to get to this me, pushing me, and providing point . Thank you to all my family and many weekend distractions . Finally, friends for your love, support, and thank you to the many educators understanding . I also want to thank and mentors for helping me in UAMS for giving me the opportunity my professional and personal to pursue my dream, and everyone accomplishments . else that supported me; even in the slightest, along the way . U Arkansas COM, Psychiatry, Eastern VA Med School, Family Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR NORFOLK, VA
20 Alexis M. Mallett James Thomas Mazzo To Hubbs - Thank you for your U Arkansas COM, Internal constant love, support, and Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR understanding . To Mom and Dad - Thank you for raising me to always ask questions and to never give up . To my family - thank you for the test day prayers and the fun days away from studying . To Dr . Jim Langston - thank you for introducing me to surgery . You changed my life forever . To my med school Squad - We made it! I love you all!! Matthew McBatra Baylor Univ Med Ctr, General Surgery, Thank you to my partner Sharmila, ALLAS, TX my parents, and my family, as well as the many friends I have made Jonathan Andrew Marasco along the way . This is not a path I Baptist Health, Transitional, could have traveled alone, and I feel NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR thankful to everyone who has helped me share this journey . A huge thank you to my teachers, mentors, and all the patients who taught me and have inspired me to a journey of life long learning. U New Mexico SOM, Pediatrics, ALBUQUERQUE, NM Jackson Edward Massanelli Spencer Presley Mcclure I would like to thank my family and Praise be to God! I am so thankful friends for their unwavering support for the support system around throughout medical school . Your me including my wife Katlyn, my presence and encouragement have awesome family, and countless made my last four years memorable, friends who have helped me along fulfilling, and some of my best years the way . Without them, this would not yet . I would also like to thank my have been possible . You guys make mentors for their guidance in shaping all of this worth it! the start of my medical career . I have learned so much from all of you and U Kansas SOM, Dermatology, will carry that wisdom into the next chapter of my life . KANSAS CITY, KS Baylor Coll Med, Pediatrics, HOUSTON, TX Joel Wiley McGowan To my beautiful wife, Sydney - Thank Rachel Elyse Mayo you for being my biggest supporter . A big thank you to my family for Your compassion and empathy for inspiring me to become a physician others inspires me to be a better and for your unwavering love and man . To my parents, Bob and Susan support . A special thanks to my – Sydney and I are so grateful for parents for instilling in me the values your presence in our lives these past that have made me the person I am four years. We love you! “By this we today and for always believing in me know that we love the children of throughout this journey . Finally, thank God, when we love God and obey his you to my friends, who have been commandments ”. 1 John 5:2 there through the triumphs and tears . Naval Medical Center, Emergency Medicine, I couldn’t have done this without you SAN DIEGO, CA all . U Arkansas COM, Pediatrics, LITTLE ROCK, AR
21 Jasmine Simone Mckissick Mary Catherine Moore I would like to say Thank You so much Thank you to my family, friends, to God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) mentors, and teachers for your for allowing all of these things to be endless love and support on this possible and always being there! I journey! Thanks especially to you, also would like to thank my parents Mama, for all the dinners, movies, and my sister who have believed in walks, and trips that got me through me, loved and supported me, poured these 4 years . Thank you Papa into me, and helped me along this Homer and Papa Choo-choo, Rusty journey! To all my family, friends, and and Suzy, and so many others . I am everyone I have met along the way beyond grateful and humbled to begin thank y’all! this next chapter and could not have Texas A&M-Bryan/College Station, Family done it without you all! Medicine, BRYAN, TX Advocate Health Care, Pediatrics, PARK RIDGE, IL Stephen Tyler Menefee Thank you to my parents for always Rachel Suzanne Moore being there through my successes So many thanks are in order . To and failures, both in medical school my incredible support system – my and before . I wanted to give a special husband, Juan, my parents and my thank you to Isabel, who is the best friends—I could not have made it to girlfriend anyone could ask for . the end of this journey without all of You put up with my long hours and your love and unwavering support . stressful days, and always found Also, to all of the many faculty who the most adventurous things to do provided mentorship, knowledge and between . I love you all and wouldn’t encouragement along the way, please be where I am today if not for you . know that you have left a profound FAU-Schmidt COM-FL, Psychiatry, impact on each and every one of us . BOCA RATON, FL We are so grateful . UAMS Regional Centers, Family Medicine, FORT SMITH, AR Nicole Rieko Mercier Thank you to everyone in my life who Austin Grant Morgan has supported me in this journey . To Mom and Dad, thank you for being my I want to thank all of my family, inspiration and for your unwavering friends, mentors and everyone else support . To my friends, thank you who has supported me throughout my for being my second family and my journey to this point in my life . I’d like “home away from home ”. To my to give a special thanks to my parents husband Mark, thank you for knowing for their unwavering encouragement; how to put a smile on my face even I truly couldn’t have done it without during the most stressful times . And you . I’m thrilled to see what the future of course, our dog Coraline! holds and hope to continue making you all proud . WrightPatterson Medical Center, Pediatrics, U Arkansas COM, Dermatology, LITTLE ROCK, AR DAYTON, OH Madison Brooks Morris Brandi Michelle Mize I am forever grateful for the First, thank you to my parents and friendships, experiences, and family . With your unwavering love knowledge I gained at UAMS . To and support, I continue to achieve my brother Austin, thank you for all of my goals and dreams . Second, guiding me over the years . To my thank you to all of the educators and parents, thank you for your constant mentors that believed in me and encouragement, wisdom, and shared in my passion for lifelong unending generosity . To my husband learning . Lastly, thank you to my Tyler, thank you for being my rock and friends who constantly kept me my prayer warrior . I could have never grounded and provided me with done this without you! Above all, I endless laughs throughout this praise God for His goodness and faithfulness . U Arkansas journey! COM, Internal Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR Emory Univ SOM, Vascular Surgery, ATLANTA, GA
22 Dmitry Nedosekin Danica Angela Cabantac I would like to thank my family and Ordonez friends for all the support on this long Thank you to my parents, Alfredo and journey Marie Ordonez, who have sacrificed U Arkansas COM, Internal so much in order to unconditionally Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR support my endeavor to pursue medicine . Thank you to my partner, Cody Zimmerman, who stood by me through the ups and downs of college and medical school . Thank you to my siblings, Joeie, Ben, and Carlo, who shaped me into the person I Adam John Neuhouser Very am today . None of my success would be possible without my excited to start my ophthalmology friends and family . training at the University of U Texas Southwestern Med Sch, Obstetrics- Minnesota . I could not have done it Gynecology, DALLAS, TX without the support of my friends, family, and colleagues at UAMS . Kelsey Parks Ophthalmologists are real doctors To my beautiful family, thank you . You too . have been an endless stream of love, U Minnesota, Ophthalmology, support and encouragement . You’ve MINNEAPOLIS, MN lead me through the hard times and celebrated every victory, big and Hamilton Cole Newhart small . I wouldn’t be the dreamer or Baptist Health, Family Medicine, believer I am without you all . Love you NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR to pieces! Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr, John Corbin Norton Dermatology, NASHVILLE, TN Thank you to all of my friends and family for the love and support you Cameron Alan Parsley have shown me throughout medical Thank you to my friends and family school . I would like to thank my for their support during my medical parents for always encouraging me education . To my beautiful wife, to pursue my dreams . To all of my Jade, and amazing son, Colt- mentors, thank you for your guidance thank you for your constant love and help in shaping my future medical and encouragement to be a better career . Finally, thank you Emily for person, husband, and father . I love always believing in me . I love you and you both with all my heart . To my can’t wait to see what the future holds! awesome parents, Craig and Missy- University of Alabama Medical Ctr , Urology, thank you for helping me to follow my BIRMINGHAM, AL dreams . Thank you Fairview COC . Thanks be to God -Psalm 136 Patrick Evan O’Brien Unity Health, Emergency Medicine, Thank you to everyone in my life SEARCY, AR who has helped me fulfill this lifelong dream . Most importantly Madison, Anjali Ajaykumar Patel Mom, Dad, Erin, and all of the other A BIG thank you to my family, family, friends, and mentors that have especially my parents and brother, given me their steadfast support and and friends for their unwavering confidence. support and encouragement through U Arkansas COM, Orthopaedic these crazy 4 years! Thank you to my Surgery, LITTLE ROCK, AR friends for inspiring me and making it fun even during the most stressful times! I am also thankful for my mentors, especially the Emergency Medicine faculty, for investing their time in helping shape my future . I would not have made it this far without their guidance! U Arkansas COM, Emergency Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR
23 Samuel logan Patton David Kirkland Polk To my beautiful wife, Kayla- Thank I would not have made it to this point you for your unwavering support without the support of several people . and love . To Dad, Mom, Allyson, To Maggie, Mom, Dad, my siblings, and Savannah- I wouldn’t be here my roommates, and all my family and today without your support and friends, anything I ever achieve is a encouragement from the beginning . direct result of your support . I pledge To the entire Waters family, Meme, to spend my career honoring the Granddaddy and the rest of my belief and investment you placed in extended family- Thank you for me . Psalm 27:4 always believing in and supporting St Louis Univ SOM, Psychiatry, me . Special thanks to my friends and ST LOUIS, MO mentors that have helped me along the way. I love you all! Jeremiah 29:11 Anthony Privratsky U Tennessee Grad SOM, Anesthesiology, University of Utah Health, KNOXVILLE, TN Psychiatry/Research, SALT LAKE CITY, UT Merry Margaret Peckham I would like to thank my family, my fellow students, and my mentors . Their encouragement and support have made this possible for me . They remind me why being a doctor is a privilege and a joy . Alissa, Jennings, Sung, Emre, and Sara, your guidance Jeanne Elyse Rabalais is invaluable . Alix, Humaira, and First, I have to say thank you to Paige, I treasure your friendship . my mom . Without your love and Robert, Cindy, Hal, Rose, Greg, guidance, I wouldn’t be here today . Gregory, Ola, and Harold: words cannot capture my gratitude ILY . To my family, thanks for the extra for you . money in my birthday and Christmas U Arkansas COM, Surgery Preliminary, cards (and the support you’ve shown LITTLE ROCK, AR me over the years) . UAMS has given me many best friends and mentors, Lillie Elizabeth Pitts and for that I am forever grateful . I would like to thank my family Lastly, thanks to Town Pump for who has inspired me from the the cold beer and for fostering my beginning . Thank you, Mom and karaoke career . Dad, I could not have done this U Florida COM, Emergency Medicine, without your unwavering support and JACKSONVILLE, FL encouragement . Thanks to Sarah for always believing in me and to my Katelyn Mackenzie Ragland Aunts for always being there . Thank I extend my thanks to the many you to my friends for understanding, faculty here that, regardless of their encouraging, and making every specialty, afforded me enthusiastic day more fun . Thank you to the teachers and mentors who advice and encouragement . I am continue to inspire me especially grateful for my joyful Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr, Internal Medicine, friends who have kept me balanced WINSTON-SALEM, NC and offered prayers throughout this adventure . Lastly, I thank my parents Melissa Paige Plumley and brother for their unquestionable, I would like to thank all of my wholistic support and my family and friends for their grandparents for weekend escapes to constant encouragement during my the farm medical education . I would especially U Arkansas COM, Transitional, like to thank my mom for providing LITTLE ROCK, AR financial support, comfort, and a whole lot of tough love . Thank you for teaching me the value of hard work, dedication, and grit . And last but not least, I would like to thank my fiancé, Lane, for making my life a whole lot more fun . U Arkansas COM, Emergency Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR
24 Hunter Augustus Ramey Zachary Michael Reiners I would love to thank my family: I’d like to say thanks to all those mom, dad, and Woodrow; I would who have supported me getting to not be who I am today without this point and will continue doing so you . To my numerous friends, my as I move forward . I’d like to thank grandparents, and my in-laws: thank my parents, Monica and Travis, for you for supporting me through this always supporting me in every single journey . To my wife, Kelli, thank you way and making me who I am today . for being with me every step and I’d also like to thank my wife, Emily, always encouraging me to reach for for being an incredible partner and the stars . I could not have done it motivating me to do my best as we without each of you behind me . Thank move forward together . you! U Tennessee Health Sci Ctr, Psychiatry, U Arkansas COM-Little Rock Pediatrics MEMPHIS, TN LITTLE ROCK AR Michael Blake Richardson Christopher Curtis Randall Kayla Dawn, you are my greatest My success throughout medical blessing, and this accomplishment school would not have been possible would not have been possible without the immense support from my without your endless love, support, loving family . I would like to especially and patience . Adalyn, Aspen, and say thank you to my wonderful Ransom, you have no idea how parents, David and Carla, for always much you helped your daddy during putting me first. Thank you to my these last few years . Thank you for fiancée, Lisa, who has been by my showing me love and joy that I would side building me up these four years . have never known otherwise . You all Thank you to my competitive sister, have made the days short and the Laura Jo, for always pushing me to achieve . Together, we did difficulties small. God is so good – Matthew 6:33 it . Geisinger Health System, Dermatology, U Arkansas COM, Internal Medicine, DANVILLE, PA LITTLE ROCK, AR Alexander Jonathan Rivas Pratheepa Ravikumar I would like to thank my family for all Without the immense support the love and support they have given and love from my Amma, Appa, me throughout my medical school grandparents, and bestest of friends years . I would like to give a special and family, I would not have made thanks to my Wife Elisandra Bueno- it this far . Thank you for being there Rivas for always supporting/loving through it all . I owe so much of who me . Next year I will be taking my I am and hope to be to all of you . I’m talents to El Paso for a TY program also beyond grateful for the countless and I hope to keep making my family inspiring mentors and teachers who proud . I am blessed every day to have have guided me through medical amazing people in my life . school and beyond . This day is for you all . William Beaumont Hospital, Transitional, U Arkansas COM, Medicine-Pediatrics, EL PASO, TX LITTLE ROCK, AR Tyler Kristopher Rose Emily Reiners This accomplishment could not have I would like to thank my parents and been possible without my friends and sister for their unending support, family . Thank you for all the support love, and encouragement through and motivation throughout the years . this long path, I couldn’t have done it I’m very fortunate and grateful to without you . Thank you to my Papa have the opportunity to become a for showing me how to be a wonderful physician, and I want you to know pediatrician . And, of course, thank how much I appreciate all of the time you to my husband, Zach, for walking and energy you put into helping me by my side through this incredible reach this goal . journey . I hope I make you all proud in U Arkansas COM, Surgery Preliminary, my next step . LITTLE ROCK, AR U Tennessee Health Sci Ctr, Pediatrics, MEMPHIS, TN
25 Jennifer Elizabeth Saccente Allison Marie Schneider What a joy and privilege it is to Mom, Dad, Sara, Christian, and become a physician! Thank you to Bryan –thank you for the constant all of my past patients for their trust encouragement and love throughout and patience that allowed me to the years . I would not be where I am learn and grow . Thank you to Edward today without the many phone calls, for believing in me and loving me prayers from my grandparents, and throughout this journey . Thank you words of inspiration you all have given to my parents for their unconditional me . To my amazing friends, thank love and support; I could not ask for you for always being there for me and better role models . To my classmates, making the past four years the best congratulations! they could be! Baylor Coll Med, Pediatrics, St Louis Univ SOM, Obstetrics-Gynecology, HOUSTON, TX ST LOUIS, MO
Amy Patricia Scott Humaira Saleem Thank you to my family who has I am so thankful: To my parents, been my greatest support throughout brother Steven, Grandma, and medical school . I am thankful to my extended family for believing in husband for inspiring me to be a and supporting me . To the Rodery/ doctor and helping me to follow a long Rouse family for including and loving held dream! I could not have made it me as one of your own . To my dog through without the help, prayers, and Sammy, for never leaving my side . To sacrifices of my mom and dad. Most Melissa, for nine years of friendship, of all, I am thankful to my kids who encouragement, and grace . Finally, have been my most ardent supporters to Sonny, for the abundant patience, and inspiration through it all . generosity, and love that you offer me every day . I love you all so much U Arkansas COM, Anesthesiology, LITTLE ROCK, AR U North Carolina Hospitals, Psychiatry, CHAPEL HILL, NC Sehrish Sardar Ansley E. Scott I would like to thank my family, friends, mentors, and teachers for I am beyond appreciative to my their support throughout this journey . family and friends, most especially I could not have made it without the my parents, for their unwavering faith, love, and constant support from love, support and prayers during this my family and friends . amazing time . There are innumerable faculty and staff members here at Mayo Clinic School of Grad UAMS who have also been integral Med Educ, Internal Medicine, to this experience; thank you for your ROCHESTER, MN support and all that you do, seen and unseen . Jeremiah 29:11 Catherine Brooke Scarbrough University of Virginia, To the mentors who inspire me in Pathology, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA medicine and in life, to my former patients for being memorable and Reid Collins Shelton generous teachers, to my family and Thank you to my family and friends friends who let me be me without for supporting me on this journey . conditions, and to Nikhil, for the past, I would especially like to thank my present, and future years of laughter father Ronnie and my wife Jenella; – thank you. You have filled my world I would not have been able to with love and purpose . succeed without their strength and U Arkansas COM, Psychiatry, encouragement . I dedicate this LITTLE ROCK, AR achievement to my mother Stacy Shelton and my dear friend Luis Gonzalez . May I lead a life and career you will be proud of .
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26 Laney Alise Sideroff Jacob Robert Smith First, thank you Lord for carrying I want to thank my parents, Kynzee, me, and maybe even dragging me, family and friends for the support through the last four years . Thank they demonstrated throughout my you to Joshua and all of my family education . There is no way I could for loving and supporting my dreams have achieved this without each of always, especially this one . Thank you . I hope my career as a physician you to my mom and Lauren for taking makes you all proud and leads other a lot of panicked phone calls . To my people to Christ . This degree is not lifelong friends, thank you for cheering the end of the road but the beginning me on, even from a distance . Lastly, of a journey . Gloria a Dios . thank you to my sanity keepers-- my John Peter Smith Hosp, Family Medicine, incredible classmates . FORT WORTH, TX Tulane Univ SOM, Internal Medicine, NEW ORLEANS, LA Mohammed Ali Soliman Thank you to my family and friends Alaina Renee Smith who have been there for me and To my Mom, Dad, Danny, MomMom, believed in me throughout this journey Grandaddy, Granny, and CC – thank U Arkansas-Fayetteville you for supporting me unconditionally Comm Progs, Internal and loving me more than I deserve . Medicine, FAYETTEVILLE, AR To my best friends Jared, Lauren, Natalie, Madison, and Paige – thank you for making the past four years the best years of my life . God hand- picked the best support system for me, and a 75-word paragraph will Griffin Thomas Sonaty never be enough to adequately thank What a wild ride this has been! them for their sacrifices and encouragement throughout this From Minty hangs and soccer to journey . mountain biking and Hillcrest walks, Medical University of SC, Emergency Medicine, I am so thankful to have done this CHARLESTON, SC season with such great humans . Thank you for making it special . To Alexander Michael Smith my parents, thank you for helping me I could not have made this get this far . To my wife, Gail, thank accomplishment without my incredible you for your unending support and support system . Thank you to my encouragement . I look forward to our parents who taught me that hard work next adventure together! and perseverance will always pay off . University of Virginia, Internal Medicine, Thank you to my family and Micah for CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA being a circle of strength and support that I can always depend on . I am Dave Umesh Soni blessed beyond measure to have so Thank you to my mom, my dad, and many amazing people in my life . God my brother . Without your love and is so good - Psalm 145:9 support, I know I would not be where U Arkansas COM, Obstetrics-Gynecology, I am . Thank you to all my mentors LITTLE ROCK, AR for your guidance and inspiration to achieve my dream . Lastly, thank you Elias Quade Smith to my friends for making the journey I wanted to take time to thank my so enjoyable! family, friends, and wife . You all U Kansas SOM, Internal have been instrumental in forming Medicine, the person that I am today . So for all KANSAS CITY, KS the times you’ve picked me up after doubting myself, or encouraging me to continue pushing forward when things were difficult, thank you. St Louis Univ SOM, Psychiatry, ST LOUIS, MO
27 Jordan Elise Spencer Bradley Jarrett Stone To my family whose relentless Thank you, Lord, for your continual encouragement has meant the world love and faithfulness throughout to me; to my friends who have kept this journey and into the next . me smiling and focused on the good; Thank you, Mom and Dad, for to my mentors who saw something your encouragement, support, special in me and opened so many and wisdom . Thank you, Katy and doors—thank you. And finally, to Rachel, for being amazing sisters, my God, ten years ago You called giving me advice, and always me to do something I thought was believing in me . Thank you, Chrystal, impossible, and You have carried me for the road trips, hiking adventures, every step of the way . I am beyond quarantine movie marathons, and grateful . ultimately, being my best friend .Romans 11:36 LSU SOM, Obstetrics-Gynecology, U Arkansas COM, Anesthesiology, BATON ROUGE, LA LITTLE ROCK, AR
Karam Singh Sra Spencer Joseph Taylor I’d like to say a big thank you to all Thank you to my family and friends my friends, family, and mentors who have helped me on this journey who have supported me through these last four years . Especially my this long journey . A special thank mother and father, for their continuous you goes to my parents, Nirmal and support and encouragement for as Surinder, who always pushed me to long as I can remember . be the best I can be . I’m excited to Ochsner Clinic Foundation-LA, see what the future holds . Orthopaedic Surgery, NEW U Oklahoma COM, ORLEANS, LA Anesthesiology, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Emily Kathryn Tharp Thank you to my wife, Kayla, who Katie Tomlyn Stahler has supported me in every way Thank you to my friends and family imaginable on this journey . Thank that have empowered me through you to my parents, who provided this journey . To my friends, I am very me with endless opportunities and grateful for your constant support immense privilege . I wouldn’t be in and community . To my family, thank this incredible position without them . you for your unwavering love that And last but not least, thank you to my you each extended . To my parents, gal pals for their unconditional love there are not enough words that can and friendship. I’m so proud of us! adequately express my gratitude . Case Western/MetroHealth Med Ctr, Obstetrics- Thank you for your sacrifices, love, Gynecology, CLEVELAND, OH and constant prayers . It truly took a village and I was blessed with the best . Catherine Nicole Thomas U Arkansas COM, Transitional, Special thanks to my husband, LITTLE ROCK, AR James, for being patient and trying your best not to fall asleep while helping me study . To my parents, Rob Ahmed Michael Stivers and Tina, for encouraging me all the University of Nebraska Med way . To my brother, Job, for inspiring Ctr, Radiology-Diagnostic, me to play video games when life got OMAHA, NE stressful . Finally, to Baby Isabella, for being a beam of happiness in my world and inspiring me to be the best that I can be . Jeremiah 17:7-8 Navy med Center, Family Medicine, LEJEUNE, NC
28 Kevin Thomas Hunter Dean Vines I would like to formally thank my Thank you to all of my family and family and friends for finding the time friends; I wanted to specifically to really help throughout medical thank my mom, dad, and brother for school . To my family, thank you supporting me through this journey . for your unwavering support that I I also wanted to thank my mentors hope to use during residency . To my who guided me along my career path . friends, thank you for helping me Thank you most of all to my future become the man I am today . Lastly, wife Jacie . Without all of your love I thank God for constantly providing and support, none of this would be with a guiding to helping me realize possible . my true potential . U New Mexico SOM, Radiology-Diagnostic, U Arkansas COM, Neurological Surgery, ALBUQUERQUE, NM LITTLE ROCK, AR Carly Sarah Waddell Tyler Christian Thompson I owe so many thanks! To my family I am forever grateful to my family, and friends who loved, supported, friends, classmates, teachers, and and encouraged me- thank you! patients for their roles in shaping To my mentors and educators who me as a man and physician . My invested in me and believed in me- successes are a reflection of your thank you! Last but certainly not investments in me . I love you and least, to my husband who held me hope to make you proud as I take the up through failures and cheered with next step in my career me through victories- THANK YOU! B I Deaconess Med Ctr, I couldn’t have done it without you, Anesthesiology, Jake! And to my littlest, newest love- BOSTON, MA thank you to my precious daughter, Adeleigh . You will continue to inspire me for many years to come! Rose Tran U Florida COM-Shands Hosp, Pediatrics, I would like to thank my family and GAINESVILLE, FL friends who have supported me throughout my medical education Amad Walajahi journey . Thanks to the UAMS Unity Health, Emergency Anesthesiology department for Medicine, inspiring me as I shaped my future SEARCY, AR career in medicine . Finally, I cannot thank my mentor – Dr . Spond enough for his unwavering support; you have inspired and motivated me during difficult times when I needed words of encouragement . I’m so blessed to have you all in my life . Penn State Hershey Med Ctr, Anesthesiology, HERSHEY, PA Bryce Jordan Wall I would like to thank my family and Victor Albert Ventrano friends for all their support during my I would like to say thank you to my medical education . To my parents family and all of my friends for the especially, for your constant love support they have shown throughout and encouragement over the years medical school . A special thanks to that has helped turn this dream into my parents for always supporting me reality . I would also like to thank all of and encouraging me over these last my mentors that have helped shape 4 years . I would also like to thank all my future career in medicine; I would of my mentors who helped me find not have made it this far without your the specialty I wanted to go into and guidance . provided support and assistance U Arkansas COM, Orthopaedic Surgery, along the way . LITTLE ROCK, AR U Arkansas COM, Transitional, LITTLE ROCK, AR
29 Joshua K. Walls Wesley Russell White “I would like to thank my friends I have only made it here thanks to and family for all of the support I the help of so many people . Thanks received over the last four years . A to my wife Moriah for her constant special thanks to my parents and encouragement, support, and fiancé Brooke- I could not have done laughter . Thanks to my family for their it without you all . I would also like kind words and for cheering me on to thank all of my mentors for their the whole way . Thanks to my friends guidance . Philippians 4:13” for showing me the ropes . And thanks U Arkansas COM, Internal to God for giving me the opportunity Medicine, to pursue my dream career . LITTLE ROCK, AR U Arkansas COM, Psychiatry, LITTLE ROCK, AR Michael Hunter Webb I want to give a huge thanks to my Blake Robert Wiggins family and friends for supporting me “Thank you to my parents James and during medical school . I would not Sheri, my brothers Michael, Ryan be where I am today without your and Taylor, my fiancé Hope, as well encouragement . I also want to thank as my friends . It takes a village and my classmates and mentors for I couldn’t have completed medical helping me get through these busy school without your love and support ”. four years . As I look forward to the U Alabama Med Ctr, future, I am grateful that I have the Anesthesiology, immense support I need to succeed BIRMINGHAM, AL Rush University Med Ctr, Anesthesiology, CHICAGO, IL Einnod Maurice Williams I would like to thank my mother and Shelby Ann Webb sister, who have always provided me “I am deeply grateful to my God, with love and support to do anything . family, friends, community, and Thank you also to my friends for mentors for supporting, encouraging, being a listening ear or a welcomed and pushing me when I needed it distraction when needed . Finally, I most . I will always be thankful for would like to thank family members, the opportunities and education I mentors, and everyone else that have taken part in at UAMS . Caring have helped me along the way with for people in their most vulnerable wisdom, prayers, thoughts, and moments is an honor and I pray encouragement . I always do so with courage and U Arkansas COM, Internal Medicine, compassion ”. LITTLE ROCK, AR Univ of Chicago Med Ctr, Anesthesiology, CHICAGO, IL Jonathan Kouloubis Williamson Jessica Joyce White Thank you, Mom and Dad, for the I want to thank God for giving me the unconditional love and support . I opportunity to go to medical school! could not have made it here without Thank you to my husband for going you! Thank you, Adrian, for all of your on this journey with me! Thank you advice and brotherly love . Thank to my Dad and my sister for always you Deda and all of my extended being so supportive! Thank you to my family . Thank you to all of my friends, aunt and uncle for encouraging me! Emily, and Hoot for keeping me sane Thank you to ALL of my friends for throughout this wild ride! being there for me! Also, shoutout to U Arkansas COM, Pediatrics, Nala, my pup, for keeping me sane! :) LITTLE ROCK, AR
30 Connor K. Wilson Courtney Nicole Wright “Thank you to my family, friends, I would like to thank my parents and and mentors who have been such a family for all of their support during crucial part of this journey . Sara, there my medical school education; I is no way I could have done this could not have done it without their without you . Thank you for the love and encouragement . Thank you sacrifices you’ve made so that I can to my medical school friends who pursue this goal ”. have made these years some of the Brown Univ/Rhode Island best in my life . Finally, I would also Hosp, Emergency Medicine, like to thank my mentors that helped PROVIDENCE, RI shape my future career in medicine . U Arkansas COM, Otolaryngology, Jordyn Kathleen Radke Wolfe LITTLE ROCK, AR I want to give a special thanks to Michael for his patience Hannah Wanda Raefaye Yasin and support. Loves! Thanks to Dad Huge thanks to my friends/family for and Jane for always believing in supporting me through this incredible me and for pushing me to reach my journey! I wouldn’t have made it here goals . Thank you, Mom, for being the though without the PHENOMENOL best Mom and Nana—we couldn’t teachers I’ve had over the years . have done it without you! Thank you, To name a few: Mrs . Hasley, Mrs . Avery, for being such a good Brinkley, Mr . Garvey, Mr . Hyatt, Mr . baby . And of course, thanks to Stephens and my AP teachers at Cotton, the very best dog . On to the next adventure . Northside; Dr . Johnson at Wesleyan; U Arkansas COM, Psychiatry, all my Kimmons teachers . Thank you LITTLE ROCK, AR all for being passionate educators who supported me both academically and personally through remarkable home adversities . Bryce Hunter Woods A huge thanks to all of the family Mercy Hospital, Family Medicine, and friends that have supported me ST LOUIS, MO throughout the years to get me where I am today . It wouldn’t be possible Jesse Daniel Young without each of you! Thank you, Thank you to my friends, family, and Mom and Dad . Thank you, Matthew mentors that have pushed me to be and Jennifer . Thank you, Shir-Shir . a better person on this long road Thank you, Bosko and Elphie . Thank to becoming a physician . A special you most of all to my wife, Julie! My thank you to my incredible wife, Madi . adventure with you has been the best Thank you for lifting me up on dark part of my medical school experience . days and celebrating with me on all U Arkansas COM, Anesthesiology, of the good days . Your unwavering LITTLE ROCK, AR support and belief in me made all of this possible . I cannot wait to tackle this next adventure together! Forrest J. Woods Several thanks are remarkably Barnes-Jewish Hosp, Internal Medicine, overdue! I would like to thank my Dad ST LOUIS, MO and Mom and all of my siblings, Aunt Sandra and Uncle Steve & Bryan for their continued support throughout the years . I would also like to thank the following outstanding faculty in the Biology & Chemistry Departments at SAU: Drs . Abe Tucker, Antoinette Odendaal, & Gija Geme. And finally, my true inspiration, Dr . Gregory House . I wouldn’t have started this journey without you . U Arkansas COM, Internal Medicine, LITTLE ROCK, AR
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