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Cover Story: Byrd Teaching and Clinical Center 2009-2010 Annual Fund YES! I/We want to support the School of Medicine Name______________________________________________________________________SOM Year of Graduation___________ MARSHALL UNIVERSITY JOAN C. EDWARDS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________________ State______________Zip Code_____________________ Phone (H) __________________(W) __________________(Cell) __________________ Email____________________________ Enclosed is My/Our gift for: o $10,000 or above, Founder’s Circle o $499-$100, New Century Club SUMMER 2009 o $9,999 - $1,000, Dean's Associates o $99 or under, Benefactors o $999 - $500, Doctor's Memorial Society Please charge the full amount of my gift of $ ___________________________________________________ to: o Visa o MasterCard o American Express o Discover Cover Story: Card Number ___________________________________________________ Expiration Date _____________________________ Byrd teaching and clinical center Signature _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Unless otherwise indicated, your gift will be used where most needed and is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Please See story on page 8 make your check payable to the Marshall University Foundation Inc., and return to Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, 1600 Medical Center Drive, Huntington, WV 25701 For more information, please contact Linda S. Holmes, director of development and alumni affairs at 304/ 691-1711 or toll-free at 877/ 691-1600 ext. 1711 or via email at [email protected]. Benefactor is published periodically by the Marshall University Non-Profit Org. Joan C. edwards sChool of MediCine U.S. POSTAGE developMent offiCe PAID 1600 Medical Center Drive Permit No. 206 Huntington, West Virginia 25701 Huntington, WV 304/691-1711 • toll-free 877/691-1600 musom.marshall.edu/alumni -9000- Postmaster: Address Correction Requested 1 Benefactor Summer 2009 School of Medicine In Memoriam In Memoriam Dr. T. Basil Mathew, 40, SOM Class of 1994, of Mooresville, NC, formerly of Bluefield, husband of Tracey Lowe Mathew died August 15, 2008. He was a physician at Mooresville Internal Medicine Associates. Dr. Louis R. Molina, 52, SOM Class of 1984, of Huntington died suddenly July 16, 2009. Dr. Molina, after completing his urology residency, joined his father Dr. Rafael E. Molina and Dr Harold N. Kagan at the Hoffman Urological Clinic. He remained in private practice until July 1, 2005, when he joined Dr. Mathew University Physicians and Surgeons. He was a professor and chief of urology, Department of Surgery for the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Surviving is his wife Dawn, and their five children: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards Alexander Michael, Samantha Ann, Christopher Louis, Nicholas SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Rafael and Matthew Douglas. Other surviving family members are his father Dr. Rafael Molina, two brothers, Drs. Manny (SOM Class of 1987) and Rafael (SOM Class of 2000) and sister Maria. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ex-Officio Members At the request of the Molina family, memorial contributions Aaron M. McGuffin, MD Linda S. Holmes may be made to The Marshall University Foundation Inc. for the President, Class of 1999 Executive Director Louis R. Molina, MD, Memorial Endowment for the School of Medicine, and sent to the attention of Linda S. Holmes, Director, Kevin W. Yingling, MD Secretary/Treasurer, Class of 1985 Charles H. McKown, Jr., MD Development and Alumni Affairs, Marshall University Vice President and Dean Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, 1600 Medical Center Drive. Dr. Molina Paul R. Durst, MD President Elect, Class of 1984 Marie C. Veitia, PhD Associate Dean for Student Affairs Bradley J. Richardson, MD Immediate Past President, Class of 1993 Marc Hettlinger Current Board Members MS-IV President Honor or remember someone special! Joseph P. Assaley, MD, Class of 1988 Richard O. Booth, MD, Class of 1998 James “Jeff” T. J. Mullins Let someone know you care: celebrate a life, an anniversary, birthday, graduation, job promotion or any Jodi M. Cisco, MD, Class of 1997 MS-III President other occasion by making a gift in his or her honor to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School Charles W. Clements, MD, Class of 1997 of Medicine. Susanna “SuSu” A. Kapourales Robert C. Cure, MD, Class of 1998 An honor gift is a thoughtful way to commemorate any event or milestone – however big or small. MS-II President C. Stephen Edwards, MD, Class of 1987 When your gift is received, we send a personalized card of acknowledgement to the honoree, with no Michael W. Gibbs, MD, Class of 1989 Price S. Ward monetary amount mentioned. B. Danielle King, MD, Class of 1997 MS-I President You can also make a gift in memory of a loved one or someone who has had a significant impact on your Dawn L. MacFarland, MD, Class of 1996 life. Upon receipt of this type of gift, we send a personalized card of acknowledgement to the family of the Charles C. McCormick, MD, Class of 1985 deceased, again, with no monetary amount mentioned. Aaron M. McGuffin, MD, Class of 1999 Bobby L. Miller, MD, Class of 1997 For more information about making a gift, please contact Linda Holmes at 2 Paulette S. Wehner, MD, Class of 1989 (304) 691-1711 or at [email protected] 51 Benefactor Summer 2009 School of Medicine Happenings Erika M. Faile, Class of 2006, is a third-year in Ashland, KY. I joined their hospitalist Halifax family-practice resident. “John and I team in July. will be staying in the Daytona Beach, Fla., area Marshall receives national “Top Ten Award” to practice when I finish my family medicine Leslie A. Pack, Class of 2006, started a rotation this June. I took a local job here in rheumatology fellowship at Wake Forest for family practice traditional family medicine which I am very University in Winston-Salem, N.C., in M excited about!” July 2009. he Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in more than 25 mostly rural communities ranks third in the nation in the throughout the state, including a significant D. Ryan Fish, Class of 2006 is working in Jeremy S. Ramey, Class of 2007, is going percentage of graduates entering family number who have chosen to provide care to the Emergency Department at the Norman to Columbia University for a Pediatric T practice programs and has received a “Top Ten patients in the immediate Tri-State region,” Regional Hospital in Norman, Okla. Cardiology Fellowship. Award” from the American Academy of Family he said. Physicians as a result. Walden noted that national surveys Sherrine A. Ibrahim, Class of 2006, says, Meagan W. Shepherd and Jay A. Shepherd, The awards were presented during the 2009 consistently show that the demand for primary “Ian and I just had our first child on April 5, Class of 2007. “Jay and I are doing well. I was Society of Teachers of Family Medicine spring care physicians continues to skyrocket, and also a beautiful baby girl we named awarded the LSU Medicine/Pediatrics Intern of conference April 30-May 3 in Denver. warn about a looming shortage of residency- Keira Maureen Towler.” the Year for 2007/2008.” “It is a testament to the outstanding role- trained family doctors across America. “Clearly, modeling of the faculty in the Department of Marshall is doing its share to address these Barbara M. Michael, Class of 2006, has some M. Shane Newberry, Class of 2008, started Family and Community Health at Marshall, and critical primary care physician training issues,” great news to share. “I finished my residency a radiology residency at the University of the unwavering support from the administration he said. in family medicine at Marshall and signed a Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville in July. of this medical school in promoting primary The AAFP describes the award as contract with King’s Daughter’s Medical Center care, that for 20 years in a row we have placed recognizing the school’s “exemplary performance in the top tier of schools across the nation in matching graduating medical school seniors in the percentage of graduates entering family into family medicine residency programs from medicine residency programs,” said 2005 to 2008.” Marshall tied with two other schools for the For upcoming class notes, clip and return to Linda S. Holmes, 1600 Medical Center Drive, Huntington, Dr. John B. Walden, who is both an associate WV 25701 or email your information to [email protected] or complete the form on the alumni dean at the medical school and chair of its third-highest percentage, with 16.8 percent of webpage at http://musom.marshall.edu/alumni/wgowy.asp. Department of Family and Community Health. its graduates entering family practice over the Name “We are especially proud that 90 graduates three-year period. of this residency program now provide care Address “Healthy Rivalry” in Lincoln promotes exercise School of Medicine Class Year Email Address Phone Cell Students at Hamlin Elementary School got Dr. Scott Davis, Class of 2006 and an early start learning the value of exercise in formerly a family practice resident at Name of Spouse a new program called “Healthy Rivalry.” Marshall’s medical school, provided Children Third- through fifth-grade students assistance to the project. In addition, the kicked off the program on March 3, facing Marshall University Department of Dietetics Practice/Employer off to see which class could exercise the most provided six nutrition education classes to Address Phone over the next 10 weeks. each class during the project period. Every Monday morning the students Tell us what is happening in your life: The winning class enjoyed a day-long received free exercise bands and watched field trip to Marshall’s new recreation center. demonstrations on how to use them from The project was a cooperative venture of an exercise physiologist from the Lincoln the school, Marshall University and its Primary Care Center.
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