Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences “Learning to Care for Those in Harm’s Way”
40th Commencement Exercises
Saturday, the Eighteenth of May, Two Thousand and Nineteen
The Mace
he mace was a weapon of war originating with the loaded club and stone hammer of Tprimitive man. Although it continued to be used as a weapon through the Middle Ages, during this period it also became symbolic as an ornament representing power. Sergeants-at-Arms, who were guards of kings and other high officials, carried a mace to protect their monarch during processions. By the 14th century, the mace had become more ceremonial in use and was decorated with jewels and precious metals, losing its war-club appearance. Three hundred years later, the mace was used solely as a symbol of authority. The mace is used during sessions of legislative assemblies such as the U.S. House of Representatives, where it is placed to the right of the Speaker. More frequently, maces are seen at university commencements and convocations, exemplifying knowledge as power.
The USU mace was a glorious gift from the Honorable Sam Nixon, MD, past chairman of the Board of Regents, and his wife, Elizabeth. The mace was used for the first time at the 1995 commencement ceremony. It is handcrafted in sterling silver and carries the seal of the university along with the emblems of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service. The university seal and service emblems are superimposed on the earth’s globe to symbolize the worldwide mission of the university and its graduates.
Carrying the mace this year is Army Specialist Kasie Car- riveau. SPC Carriveau was selected as Junior Service Member of the Year for 2018. She enlisted in the U.S. Army in Feb- ruary 2015 and attended Basic Combat Training at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. She then went to Ft. Sam Houston, Texas for Ad- vanced Individual Training, where she graduated as an animal care specialist. From 2015 to 2018 she was assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Washington, where she assisted three first-year graduate veterinary intern programs while serving as the Military Working Dog Liaison, responsible for the health and welfare of more than 60 military working dogs. SPC Carriveau reported to Uniformed Services University in March 2018 and is currently as- signed to the Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine support- ing university research. As such, she assesses the health and welfare of more than 25,000 laboratory animals spanning eight different species. She currently serves as a certified Chemical, Biological, Radiologi- cal, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) subject matter expert for the USU Brigade and is a member of the Uniformed Services University Brigade Color Guard. SPC Carriveau attended Army Basic Leader Course in February 2019, earning her promotable status, graduating with honors, and receiving a place on the Commandant’s list.
i DAR Constitution Hall
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), founded in 1890, is a volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to keeping America strong by promoting patriotism, preserving U.S. history and supporting education programs. DAR has honored and aided veterans since the organization began.
Constitution Hall, owned by the DAR and originally built in 1929 to house its annual convention, is a registered National Historic Landmark.
Encompassing an entire downtown city block, DAR National Headquarters houses one of the nation’s premier genealogical libraries, one of the foremost collections of pre- industrial American decorative arts, Washington’s largest concert hall, and an extensive collection of early American manuscripts and imprints. With a seating capacity of 3,702, DAR Constitution Hall hosts a variety of events including concerts, speakers, films, graduations, corporate events, award ceremonies, television productions and gala dinners.
Each year, more than 600,000 people pass through the doors of DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
The History of Academic Regalia
Like most American universities, USU borrows academic regalia traditions from the earliest students at the oldest schools. Reaching back to the 12th century, medieval scholars wore cloaks with hoods because it was the simplest and most effective way to stay warm in the unheated stone buildings that functioned as the first scholarly venues. It is not certain if the ritual was a survival of ecclesiastical virtue or civilian fashion, but regular wearing of the gown, hood and cap persisted through the ages.
Moving into the 14th century, modest virtue forbade “excess in apparel” and universities like Oxford and Cambridge prescribed the wearing of long gowns as part of ordinary academic life. Though European universities wielded much control, even to the extent of minor details, there was great diversity among learning academies. In fact, American universities were the first to implement finite systems regulating cut, style, material and color assignment for academic regalia.
ii Academic Regalia Today the hood
Twenty-first century academic regalia have transcended their austere roots, particularly the hood, which is quite spectacular. At USU, the hood beautifully apposes school colors: purple and gold, lending color and vibrancy to commencement ceremonies. Velvet trim—green, blue, apricot, salmon, pink or lilac—resides along the edge and varies according to individual fields of learning. the gown
The master’s gown at USU is black and untrimmed with long, oblong sleeves, open at the wrist. The doctor’s gown—black like the master’s—has wide, bell-shaped sleeves and the front is faced with panels of velvet with three bars across each sleeve. The panels and crossbars are the colors agreeing with the binding or edging of the hood: green for medicine, apricot for nursing, lilac for dentistry, blue for doctorates of philosophy and salmon pink for graduates of public health. Faculty members participating in commencement exercises wear the university robe or the regalia of their alma mater. USU’s President, Dr. Richard Thomas, wears the university’s gown. the cap
On the cap—in the shape of a square mortarboard or soft tam—hang tassels. These threads are fashioned to coordinate with the velvet trim of the hood and the paneling and crossbar of the doctor’s gown. As degrees are conferred, students often move their tassels from the right to the left side, symbolizing the accomplishment of one of life’s great milestones.
iii The Official Degree Colors
The proud traditions of academic regalia exist at universities across the United States. The color table below distinguishes academic regalia as codified by the American Council on Education as follows:
Agriculture...... Maize Arts, Letters, Humanities ...... White Commerce, Accountancy, Business ...... Drab Dentistry ...... Lilac Economics ...... Copper Education...... Light Blue Engineering ...... Orange Fine Arts, including Architecture ...... Brown Forestry ...... Russet Journalism ...... Crimson Law ...... Purple Library Science ...... Lemon Medicine ...... Green Music ...... Pink Nursing ...... Apricot Oratory (Speech) ...... Silver Gray Pharmacy ...... Olive Green Philosophy ...... Dark Blue Physical Education ...... Sage Green Public Administration, including Foreign Service ...... Peacock Blue Public Health ...... Salmon Pink Science...... Golden Yellow Social Work ...... Citron Theology ...... Scarlet Veterinary Science ...... Gray
iv Abbreviations
United States Army Ranks United States Navy and/or United States Public Health GEN ...... General Service Ranks LTG ...... Lieutenant General MG ...... Major General ADM...... Admiral BG ...... Brigadier General VADM . . . . . Vice Admiral COL ...... Colonel RADM . . . . . Rear Admiral LTC ...... Lieutenant Colonel RDML . . . . . Rear Admiral (Lower half ) MAJ...... Major CAPT ...... Captain CPT...... Captain CDR ...... Commander 1LT ...... First Lieutenant LCDR ...... Lieutenant Commander 2LT ...... Second Lieutenant LT ...... Lieutenant SPC ...... Specialist LTJG ...... Lieutenant Junior Grade ENS ...... Ensign
United States Air Force Ranks United States Marine Corps Ranks
Gen ...... General Gen ...... General Lt Gen ...... Lieutenant General LtGen ...... Lieutenant General Maj Gen . . . . Major General MGen ...... Major General Brig Gen . . . . Brigadier General BGen ...... Brigadier General Col ...... Colonel Col ...... Colonel Lt Col ...... Lieutenant Colonel LtCol...... Lieutenant Colonel Maj...... Major Maj...... Major Capt...... Captain Capt...... Captain 1st Lt ...... First Lieutenant 1 Lt ...... First Lieutenant 2nd Lt ...... Second Lieutenant 2d Lt ...... Second Lieutenant
Services and Corps Abbreviations
USA...... United States Army SP...... Medical Specialist Corps USN ...... United States Navy MS/MSC . . . Medical Service Corps USAF ...... United States Air Force NC...... Nurse Corps USMC . . . . . United States Marine Corps VC ...... Veterinary Corps USPHS . . . . . United States Public Health DC...... Dental Corps ...... Service AN...... Army Nurse Corps BSC ...... Biomedical Sciences Corps CHC ...... Chaplain Corps JA/JAG . . . . . Judge Advocate General Corps MC ...... Medical Corps
v Program of Events
I PRELUDE “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band
II ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL Sergeant-at-Arms SPC Kasie Carriveau, USA
FACULTY MARSHALS F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine William R. Gilliland, MD COL, MC, USA (Ret) and CAPT Barbara Knollman-Ritschel, MC, USN
Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Danette Cruthirds, PhD, MSN LTC, AN, USA (Ret) and Jill Schramm, DNP
Postgraduate Dental College LCDR Stacy Yu, DC, USN and LCDR Daniel Honl, DC, USN
III WELCOME AND PRESENTATION OF COLORS CAPT Sean Hussey, MC, USN Brigade Commander
IV NATIONAL ANTHEM United States Marine Band
V INVOCATION CDR Leroy Mack, CHC, USN Brigade Chaplain
VI COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS VADM C. Forrest Faison, MC, USN Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy USU Class of 1984
vi VII PRESENTATION OF BOARD OF REGENTS AWARDS Ronald R. Blanck, DO LTG, MC, USA (Ret) Chairman, USU Board of Regents Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Founded 1993
VIII ESPRIT DE CORPS AWARD Carol A. Romano, PhD, RN RADM, USPHS (Ret) Dean, Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing and Col Susan Dukes, USAF, NC Commandant/Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
IX FACULTY AWARDS Dean Romano
X PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATING CLASS Dean Romano
XI CONFERRING OF GRADUATE NURSING DEGREES Richard W. Thomas, MD, DDS MG, MC, USA (Ret) President, USU and Dean Romano F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Founded 1972
XII FACULTY AWARD Gregory P. Mueller, PhD Associate Dean for Graduate Education
XIII PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT GRADUATING CLASS Dean Mueller
XIV CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES President Thomas and Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH Dean, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
vii XV ESPRIT DE CORPS AWARD COL Lisa Moores, MC, USA Associate Dean for Student Affairs
XVI FACULTY AWARDS Dean Kellermann
XVII PRESENTATION OF THE DOCTOR OF MEDICINE GRADUATING CLASS Dean Kellermann
XVIII ADMINISTRATION OF THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH COL Moores
XIX CONFERRING OF MEDICAL DEGREES President Thomas and Dean Kellermann
XX SERVICE SONGS United States Marine Band
XXI PROMOTION CEREMONY AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE
BG(P) Telita Crosland, MC, USA Commanding General, Regional Health Command-Atlantic
VADM C. Forrest Faison, MC, USN Surgeon General of the United States Navy
Lt Gen Dorothy A. Hogg, USAF, NC Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
RADM Susan Orsega, USPHS Director, Commissioned Corps Headquarters
XXII BENEDICTION Chaplain Mack
XXIII ACADEMIC RECESSIONAL
viii COMMENCEMENT 2019 GUEST SPEAKER
Vice Admiral C. Forrest Faison, III
Surgeon General of the Navy Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Vice Admiral Forrest Faison is a native of Norfolk, Virginia. He received his baccalaureate degree from Wake Forest University and was commissioned into the Navy in 1980. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 1984. He completed post-graduate training in general pediatrics at Naval Hospital San Diego and fellowship training in neurodevelopmental pediatrics at the University of Washington.
VADM Faison served as commander, Navy Medicine West and Naval Medical Center (NMC) San Diego; deputy chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) for Current and Future Healthcare Operations; commanding officer, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton; commanding officer, U.S. Expeditionary Medical Facility, U.S. Medical Task Force, Kuwait; deputy commander, NMC Portsmouth, Virginia; group surgeon, 3d Force Service Support Group, Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific; director of Department of Defense Telemedicine, Washington, D.C.; chief information officer, BUMED; and held assignments at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan; Naval Hospital Lemoore; USS Texas (CGN 39); and Amphibious Group 3.
VADM Faison is board certified and a clinical associate professor in pediatrics and a distinguished professor of military medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and is a senior member of the American College of Physician Executives.
In addition to numerous unit and campaign awards, VADM Faison’s personal awards include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal (two awards), Legion of Merit (six awards); Meritorious Service Medal (three awards); Navy and Marine Corps Commen- dation Medal, and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Additionally, he is a recipient of the California Medical Community’s Lighthouse Award for visionary lead- ership and inspiring health innovation, a first for the Department of Defense.
VADM Faison began his term as the 38th Surgeon General of the Navy on December 15, 2015.
1 DANIEL K. INOUYE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSING
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE CLASS OF 2019 OFFICERS
President Maj Katherine Knott, USAF, NC
Vice President LCDR Colby O’Quin, NC, USN
Family Nurse Practitioner Program Class Leader MAJ Lisa Bowers, AN, USA
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program Class Leader Maj Julie Thompson, USAF, NC
Registered Nurse Anesthesia Program Class Leader LCDR Brandi Alford, NC, USN
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Class Leader Capt Michelle Binder, USAF, NC
Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialists Program MAJ Daniel Fedderson, AN, USA
2 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Maj Lauren Quirao, USAF, NC Eglin Air Force Base, FL
Maj Doris Wagner, USAF, NC Travis Air Force Base, CA
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST PROGRAM
Phase II Site: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
MAJ Daniel Fedderson AN, USA Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA
MAJ Kenneth Romito AN, USA Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM
Phase II Site: Naval Hospital Bremerton, WA
LCDR Crystal Aandahl, NC, USN * Naval Station Great Lakes, IL
LCDR Kara McDowell, NC, USN * Yokosuka, Japan
LCDR Amy Ziezulewicz, NC, USN Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor, Oak Harbor Washington
Phase II Site: Fort Bragg, NC
MAJ Lisa Bowers, AN, USA * Fort Carson, Colorado
3 Phase II Site: Fort Hood, TX
MAJ Joseph Michna, AN, USA * Next position to be determined
CPT Amanda Rodriguez, AN, USA * Next position to be determined
Phase II Site: Keesler Air Base, MS
Capt Derrick Bailey, USAF, NC Next position to be determined
Maj Michelle Woodie, USAF, NC* Joint Base Andrews, MD
Phase II Site: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
LCDR Kayla Horton, NC, USN * Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
LT Jimmie Riffle, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
Phase II Site: Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, TX
Capt Rachael Antone, USAF, NC * Joint Base Anacostia-Boiling, MD
Capt Nathan del Rio, USAF, NC Kessler AFB, MS 81st Medical Group
Capt Jorge Romero, USAF, NC Next position to be determined
WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM
Phase II Site: Keesler Air Base, MS
Capt Michael Humphrey, USAF, NC Hill AFB, UT
Maj Julie Thompson, USAF, NC * Eglin Air Base, FL
4 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM
Phase II Site: Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA
MAJ Roderick Bowser, AN, USA * Next position to be determined
MAJ John McInerney, AN, USA Fort Bragg, NC
Phase II Site: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
LCDR Colby O’Quin, NC, USN US Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan
Phase II Site: Travis Air Base, CA
Maj Andrea Barajas, USAF, NC* Next position to be determined
Maj Michelle Binder, USAF, NC* Andrews Air Forse Base, MD
Maj Catoya Hale, USAF, NC* Dover AFB, DE
REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHESIA PROGRAM
Phase II Site: Fort Belvoir, VA
MAJ Shayna DeBarros, AN, USA Next position to be determined
Phase II Site: Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL
LT Rusty Bledsoe, NC, USN Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan
Phase II Site: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
LCDR Brandi Alford, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
LT Jonathan McGowen, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
5 LT Melissa Richling, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
LT Alisen Rockwell, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
Phase II Site: Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
LT Nicole Pendry, NC, USN Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, NC
LT Mark Sebald, NC, USN Robert E Bush Hospital, Twenty-nine Palms, CA
Phase II Site: Travis Air Base, CA
Capt Steven Holmes, USAF, NC Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas, NV
Capt Rachael Meaders USAF, NC Eglin Air Force Base, FL
Capt Kenneth Narayan, USAF, NC Next position to be determined
Capt Anthony Reddin, USAF, NC Kessler Air Force Base, MS
Phase II Site: Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH
Maj Katherine Knott, USAF, NC * Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH
Capt Alicia Scott, USAF, NC * Eglin Air Force Base, FL
Maj Robert Wittwer, USAF, NC * Next position to be determined
6 Phase II Site: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD
LT Elizabeth Gallegos, NC, USN Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
LT Bryan Hennen, NC, USN Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
LCDR John Litchfield, NC, USN (Ret.)* Dissertation: “The Influence of Isoflurane on the Integrity of the Blood Brain Barrier in Rats” Major Advisor: Christine Kasper, PhD, RN
Christine Melillo Dissertation: “Self-Identity Reconstruction in Veteran and Military Service Members After Traumatic Brain Injury” Major Advisor: Gail Powell-Cope, PhD, RN, FAAN
* Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
7 F. EDWARD HÉBERT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
GRADUATE DEGREES IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR
MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY
CPT Amber L. Chilson, MS, USA Joint Base Lewis McChord, Tacoma, Washington
LTJG Nicole M. Johnson, MSC, USN Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, New London, Connecticut
MAJ Clint H. Mitchell, MS, USA 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York
LT Erika T. Nance, MSC, USN To be determined
LTJG John M. Price Jr., MSC, USN Navy Medicine Professional Development Center, Bethesda, Maryland
LTJG Stencil D. Quarles, MSC, USN Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
LTJG Jesse J. Thomas, MSC, USN Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California
LTJG Michael E. Weaver, MSC, USN Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
MASTER OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION
MAJ Adriane E. Bell, MC, USA Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
LTC Matthew R. D’Angelo, AN, USAR Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
Maj Ryan R. Landoll, USAF, BSC Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
8 Lt Col Brian E. Neubauer, USAF, MC Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
LTC Jason E. Sapp, MC, USA Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
LTC Michael V. Arnett, MC, USA 20th CBRNE Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
CPT Dimas C. Espinola, MC, USA Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
MAJ Evan C. Ewers, MC, USA Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California
Maj Cherielynne A. Gabriel, USAF, DC Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii
MAJ Tranessia M. Hanson, AN, USA 14th CSH, Fort Benning, Georgia
Maj Adam D. Hebdon, USAF, MC 12 AF (AFSOUTH), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
MAJ Milissa U. Jones, MC, USA Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
CPT Alyson M. Kil, MC, USA Army Public Health Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Col Tony S. Kim, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine Physician, Denver, Colorado
LCDR Eric C. Larsen, MC, USN Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit 7, Rota, Spain
CPT Jennifer E. LeFors, VC, USA Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Laboratory Animal Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland
CPT Nicholas A. Magno, MC, USA Pine Bluff Arsenal, White Hall, Arkansas
9 MAJ R. Allen Messenger, VC, USA United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
LCDR Ross A. Mullinax, MC, USN Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan
Lt Col Khayanga S. Namasaka, USAF, MC Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
Maj James A. O’Halloran, USAF, MC DFHP, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
MAJ Jessica L. Reeves, MC, USA Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
MAJ Brian J. Shiozawa, MC, USA Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois
Lt Col Kristen A. Soltis-Tyler, USAF, MC Ramstein AB, Germany
LCDR Teshome M. Tafes, MC, USN Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit 2, Norfolk, Virginia
LCDR Rebecca R. Welch, MC, USN Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
LCDR Kenneth R. Willaert, MC, USN Naval Hospital Guam, Agana Heights, Guam
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Meghan E. Byrne Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
1st Lt William W. Leu, USAF, MC Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
10 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
LCDR Andrew J. Hunter, MSC, USN To be determined
LCDR Dustin B. Joplin, USPHS Indian Health Service, Aberdeen, South Dakota
MASTER OF TROPICAL MEDICINE & HYGIENE
Maj Dianne N. Frankel, USAF, MC Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
LT Jared W. Bollinger, MSC, USN Dissertation Title: “The Effect of Suggestion on Cognition in Smokers” Major Advisor: Dr. Andrew J. Waters
Capt Andrew J. Dimond, USAF, BSC Dissertation Title: “A Hearty Issue: Association of Stress, Anger, and Anxiety with Three Year Heart Failure Outcomes” Major Advisor: Dr. David S. Krantz
CPT Kathryn E. Eklund, MS, USA Dissertation Title: “Predictors of Leader Performance by Uniformed Medical Students at Operation Bushmaster: An Exploratory Investigation” Major Advisor: Dr. Neil E. Grunberg
Maj Kendra L. Ekundayo, USAF, BSC Dissertation Title: “Evaluating the Relationship between Weight Stigma and Body Weight in a Short-term Weight Gain Prevention Program for Active Duty” Major Advisor: Dr. Tracy Sbrocco
Amanda K. Gehrke Dissertation Title: “Optimization of Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors” Major Advisor: Dr. Michael Feuerstein
11 CPT Brian J. Guise, MS, USA Dissertation Title: “Assessment of Attention Deficits and Unsafe Driving After TBI Using Eye Tracking and Virtual Reality” Major Advisor: Dr. Mark L. Ettenhofer
Jamie N. Hershaw Dissertation Title: “Neural Gain Modulation in Chronic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury” Major Advisor: Dr. Mark L. Ettenhofer
Maj Dawn N. Johnson, USAF, BSC Dissertation Title: “Relationships between Work Factors, Pregnancy Weight Gain, and Postpartum Weight Retention: the Comparative Effectiveness and Provider Induced Demand Collaboration (EPIC) Study” Major Advisor: Dr. David S. Krantz
LT Viktor E. Koltko, MSC, USN Dissertation Title: “Military Help-seeking Patterns Preceding Suicide-related Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Hierarchal Cluster Analysis” Major Advisor: Dr. Marjan G. Holloway
CPT John P. Lammers, MS, USA Dissertation Title: “Antecedents and Postcedents of Temptations During Smoking Cessation: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study” Major Advisor: Dr. Andrew J. Waters
Lisa M. Shank Dissertation Title: “The Relationship Among Stress, Loss of Control Eating, and Physical Health in Youth” Major Advisor: Dr. Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES GRADUATE PROGRAM
Kate E. Mastraccio Dissertation Title: “A Monoclonal Antibody-based Therapy against CNS-resident Lyssavirus Infection” Major Advisor: Dr. Brian C. Schaefer
Kelsey L. Voss Dissertation Title: “Mechanisms of FOXP3-mediated Resistance to Restimulation- induced Cell Death in Regulatory and Conventional T Cells” Major Advisor: Dr. Andrew L. Snow
12 MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM
MAJ Alexander F. Flynn, MS, USA Dissertation Title: “Evaluating Intestinal Proteins of Adult Brugia malayi Worms as Drug and Vaccine Targets” Major Advisor: Dr. Edward Mitre
NEUROSCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAM
Michelle Bylicky Dissertation Title: “DNA Repair as a Potential Mechanism for Proliferation of Normal Human Astrocytes after Ionizing Radiation Injury” Major Advisor: Dr. Regina M. Day
Christina M. Marion Dissertation Title: “A Role for Myelin in Traumatic Brain Injury Deficits and Recovery” Major Advisor: Dr. Regina C. Armstrong
Ryan D. Shepard Dissertation Title: “Targeting LHb-VTA Brain Reward Circuitry Using Novel Anti- Depressants to Ameliorate the Effects of Early Life Stress” Major Advisor: Dr. Fereshteh S. Nugent
PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST PROGRAM – MD/PhD
LT Zachary T. Monahan, MC, USN Dissertation Title: “Phosphorylation in the Prion-Like Domain of Fused-in-Sarcoma: A Critical Mediator of Aggregation and Toxicity” Major Advisor: Dr. Frank P. Shewmaker
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
William Patrick M. Luan Dissertation Title: “Essays on Geographic Variations in Medical Expenditures and Utilization in the Military Health System” Major Advisor: Dr. Patrick Richard
13 DOCTOR OF MEDICINE CLASS OF 2019 OFFICERS
President 2nd Lt Ryan Rhie, USAF, MSC
Vice President ENS Kayla Torrez Chang, MC, USN
Academic Representative 2LT Sayi Lindeire, MS, USA
Secretary 2nd Lt Alexandra Schulte, USAF, MSC
Treasurer 2nd Lt Geovonni Bell, USAF, MSC
Social Representatives 2LT Lauren Kecskes, MS, USA ENS Peter Ng, MC, USN
Peer Development/Honor Representatives 2LT Emily Buck, MS, USA 2nd Lt Robert Barbera, USAF, MSC
Information Technology Representative ENS Cole Denkensohn, MC, USN
Well-Being Representative ENS Carrie Dillon, MC, USN
14 F. EDWARD HÉBERT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE GRADUATES CLASS OF 2019
†CPT Michael Laurence Able, MC, USA Psychiatry, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
ф±†*CPT James Everett Andrews II, MC, USA Otolaryngology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
ф†LT Thomas Vincent Aubuchon, MC, USN Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
†CPT Amy Louise Austin, MC, USA Pathology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†Capt Michael Ramzy Azir, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
ф†Capt Robert Daniel Barbera, USAF, MC Transitional, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
±†CPT Kristen Anne Barta, MC, USA Family Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
CPT Stephanie Rae Bartikoski, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†LT Emma Fikret Basaran, MC, USN Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†Capt Geovonni Bell, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, Emory University Medical Center, Georgia
†Capt Bradley Bishop, USAF, MC General Surgery, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†LT Curtis Howard Bloomer, MC, USN Urology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†Capt Matthew Bondaryk, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
15 ±CPT Chanell Elise Boyd, MC, USA General Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
†CPT Samuel Paul Brown, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†LT Ryan Douglas Brunner, MC, USN Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
*Capt Kara Elizabeth Brusher, USAF, MC Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
ф±†CPT Emily Christine Buck, MC, USA Family Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
LT Donald Alexander Campbell, MC, USN Transitional, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
CPT Jonathan Michael Campbell, MC, USA Pathology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
CPT Patrick Hadfield Campbell, MC, USA Family Medicine, Martin Army Community Hospital, Georgia
†CPT Nicholas Carter, MC, USA Family Medicine, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Georgia
LT Hannah Ceen, MC, USN Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
Capt Callie Elizabeth Cheatham, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
LT John Chen, MC, USN Family Medicine, Naval Medical Center Camp Pendleton, California
LT Michael Chisam, MC, USN Transitional, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
LT Kurt Russell Christen, MC, USN Family Medicine, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Capt Zari Cofield, USAF, MC Family Medicine, David Grant USAF Medical Center, California
16 ф†CPT M. Tyler Colesar, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
CPT Jeremy Crane, MC, USA Anesthesiology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
ф±†LT Cole Phillips Denkensohn, MC, USN Neurology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
±†LT Carrie Marie Dillon, MC, USN Psychiatry, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
±†*LT Kathryn Elizabeth Boddy Driggers, MC, USN Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
ф†Capt Nicholas Shane Dulin, USAF, MC General Surgery, 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
ф†Capt Cameron John Elward, USAF, MC Pediatrics, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†CPT Kyle Allan Everson, MC, USA Internal Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
†*LT John Fee Fahy, MC, USN Transitional, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
CPT Benjamin Ficke, MC, USA Anesthesiology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
±†CPT Madeline Renee Fleit, MC, USA Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
±†LT Danielle Flood, USPHS Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
†Capt Edmund Ray Reyes Florendo, USAF, MC Anesthesiology, UC Davis Medical Center, California
†LT Kevin Anthony Foley, MC, USN Orthopedics, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
17 †*LT Ryan Andrew Gall, MC, USN Transitional, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†LT Brian Gerstenslager, MC, USN Transitional, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
ф†CPT Cassandra Maria Chiras Godar, MC, USA Internal Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
фCapt Krystyna Guinevere Golden, USAF, MC Family Medicine, 96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB, Florida
†Capt Sapna Gopalasubramanian, USAF, MC Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
†CPT Casey Christopher Gower, MC, USA Neurology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
ф±†CPT Samantha Rae Green, MC, USA Family Medicine, Martin Army Community Hospital, Georgia
ф†Capt Evan Marshall Gregg, USAF, MC Psychiatry, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
LT Rajesh Mohan Gunaji, MC, USN General Surgery, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
фCPT Victoria Rose Hall, MC, USA Family Medicine, Martin Army Community Hospital, Georgia
†CPT Joshua Morgan Hamilton, MC, USA Psychiatry, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
±†*CPT Colin James Harrington, MC, USA Orthopedics, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
Capt Michael Stanley Hatesohl, USAF, MC Psychiatry, 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
*CPT Horace Allen Hayes, MC, USA Diagnostic Radiology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
18 †CPT Jennifer Healy, MC, USA Diagnostic Radiology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†*LT Matthew Edwin Henriques, MC, USN Orthopedics, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†Capt Sophie Suzanne Higgins, USAF, MC Anesthesiology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†CPT Joseph Ryan Hitt, MC, USA Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
±†LT Kathryn Grace Hughes, MC, USN Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
Capt Andy Chung Hur, USAF, MC Psychiatry, 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
CPT Ali Hussain, MC, USA Internal Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
†CPT Wesley McLeod Hutto, MC, USA Internal Medicine, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Georgia
фCPT Micheal Cannon Irelan, MC, USA Family Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
†LT Benjamin Johnson Jacobs, MC, USN Transitional, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
Capt Jacqueline Marie Jacobs, USAF, MC Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center, Nevada
Capt Noah Yunjae Jo, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
фCPT Lauren Pham Kecskes, MC, USA Urology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
†LT Kiel Von Khan, MC, USN Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
19 †LT Rafae Khan, MC, USN General Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†Capt Vikrant Khare, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, University of Michigan Hospital, Michigan
†CPT Sunyoung Oh Kim, MC, USA Transitional, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
Capt Carol Ann Knight, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
ф†CPT Alison Cristina Lam, MC, USA Family Medicine, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, California
LT Daniel LaMorte, MC, USN Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
±†*MAJ Ford Michael Lannan, MC, USA Dermatology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†CPT Charles Bayard Larcom IV, MC, USA Internal Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
†CPT Alexander Jacobs Leeds, MC, USA Otolaryngology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
†LT Glennie Carol Ebuen Leshen, MC, USN Psychiatry, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†CPT Sayi Britany Nante Lindeire, MC, USA Anesthesiology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†Capt Bohan Liu, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Capt Cassandra Corine Lyons, USAF, MC Urology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†LT Lucy Ma, USPHS Ophthalmology, Civilian Residency Program
20 ±†LT Rene Marie MacKinnon, MC, USN Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
ф†CPT Emad Madha, MC, USA General Surgery, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
LT Emerson Duyugan Maniwang, MC, USN Transitional, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†Capt Willie Gene McClure III, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, David Grant USAF Medical Center, California
†*LT Matthew Ryan McGee, MC, USN Anesthesiology, University of Florida, College of Medicine-Shands Hospital, Florida
†CPT Jeremy Clay McMurray, MC, USA Pediatrics, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
ф±†CPT Lauren Elizabeth McNally, MC, USA Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
†LT Nicholas Michael, MC, USN General Surgery, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†Capt Spencer Monroe Millen, USAF, MC Pediatrics, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†CPT Lucas Anthony Miller, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia
ф†Capt Danielle Marie Molloy, USAF, MC Internal Medicine/Flight Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†*LT Zachary Monahan, MC, USN Transitional, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
Capt Mischa Lev Monroe, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
CPT Andrea You-Jeong Moon, MC, USA General Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
21 ф†LT Marlyn Joanna Moore, MC, USN Transitional, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†CPT Casey Scott Mueller, MC, USA Orthopedics, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Georgia
LT Vikram Kane Mukherjee, MC, USN Transitional, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
±†LT Tawney Alene Nakamura, MC, USN Transitional, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
CPT Daniel Neelon, MC, USA Pathology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†LT Peter Ng, MC, USN Family Medicine, Naval Medical Center Camp Pendleton, California
CPT Michael Joseph Orrick, MC, USA Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†CPT James Nolan Peek, MC, USA Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
ф±†*CPT Elizabeth Kristine Polston, MC, USA Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
ф†Capt Roland William Pomfret, USAF, MC Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas Medical School, Texas
ф†Capt Thomas Lee Powell, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine/Flight Medicine, Ohio State University, Ohio
†LT Tyler John Price, MC, USN Psychiatry, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†Capt Ryan Young Rhie, USAF, MC General Surgery, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
±†LT Jacqueline Marie Rine, MC, USN Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
22 Capt William Thomas Rizzuto, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
ф†Capt Scott Lawrence Rupp, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine/Flight Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Pennsylvania
†CPT Matthew Taylor Ryan, MC, USA Otolaryngology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
ф†LT Zena Sabath, MC, USN Family Medicine, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
±*†LT Kristen Blair Samardzic, MC, USN Obstetrics and Gynecology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
Capt Vanessa Lynn Sanchez, USAF, MC Pediatrics, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†LT Galen Walter Sanderson, MC, USN Orthopedics, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
Capt Justin Christopher Scheidt, USAF, MC General Surgery, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†*LT Sophia Schermerhorn, MC, USN General Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†LT Chelsea Schifferle, MC, USN Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
LT Koren Marie Schroeder, MC, USN Family Medicine, Naval Medical Center Camp Pendleton, California
†*Capt Paul Schroeder, USAF, MC Orthopedics, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†Capt Alexandra Jordan Schulte, USAF, MC Transitional, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†Capt Elena Marianna Segre, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
23 †Capt Norah R. Shemery, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†LT Elizabeth Helen Shields, MC, USN Family Medicine, Naval Medical Center Camp Pendleton, California
†Capt Alison Natalie Snyder, USAF, MC Family Medicine/Flight Medicine, 96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB, Florida
ф†CPT Adam Michael Spanier, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Darnall Army Medical Center, Texas
*CPT Alexis Julianna St Claire, MC, USA Diagnostic Radiology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†Capt Bryan Jeffery Stevens, USAF, MC Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine-Shands Hospital, Florida
±†*Maj Joshua Bert Stierwalt, USAF, MC Emergency Medicine, 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
†CPT Kelly Jongwon Sun, MC, USA Transitional, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†CPT Eric Jonas Super, MC, USA Transitional, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
Capt Joshua Sznol, USAF, MC General Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Connecticut
†CPT Scott Szymanski, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
фCPT Blake Taneff, MC, USA Diagnostic Radiology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†LT Robert Allen Tardif, MC, USN Orthopedics, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia
†LCDR Brett T. Thomas, MC, USN Psychiatry, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
24 †CPT Michael Robert Tobin, MC, USA Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
LT Eric Kai-Tai Tong, MC, USN Family Medicine, Naval Medical Center Jacksonville, Florida
LT Kayla Leigh-Ann Torrez Chang, MC, USN General Surgery, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†Capt Michelle Towers, USAF, MC Transitional, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
†*LT Douglas Connor Trask, MC, USN Urology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
CPT Connor Alan Trexler, MC, USA Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
†LT Breanna Marie Trisko, MC, USN Transitional, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
ф±†*Capt Clinton Joe Ulmer, USAF, MC Orthopedics, University of Texas Health Sciences Center-San Antonio, Texas
*LT James Aubrey Underwood, USPHS Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†CPT Connor Blaine Venrick, MC, USA Orthopedics, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
†Capt Matthew Richard Vuoncino, USAF, MC Vascular Surgery, David Grant USAF Medical Center, California
*Capt Bryce Warren, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
CPT Kyle Christopher Warren, MC, USA Family Medicine, Martin Army Community Hospital, Georgia
†*Capt Aeja Nicole Weiss, USAF, MC Dermatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
25 CPT Daniel Jordan Whitaker, MC, USA Family Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, North Carolina
†*CPT Scott Brinton Whitecar, MC, USA Dermatology, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†LT Jessica Wilder, MC, USN Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†Capt Coty Richard Winn, USAF, MC Transitional, David Grant USAF Medical Center, California
†CPT Jeffrey Wischhusen, MC, USA Transitional, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
†*LT Samuel Andre Roy Woodle, MC, USN Neurosurgery, National Capital Consortium-Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland
±†*Capt Tarah Woodle, USAF, MC Urology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
LT Aaron Williams Yallowitz, MC, USN Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, California
†CPT Ashley Summer Yano, MC, USA Family Medicine, Darnall Army Medical Center, Texas
CPT Alvin Chun-Yeung Yiu, MC, USA Internal Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
†Capt James Amos Yong, USAF, MC Internal Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
Capt Yejin Yoo, USAF, MC Pediatrics, 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
†Capt Adriana Zamora, USAF, MC Pediatrics/Flight Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas
* Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society † Capstone Scholar ± Gold Humanism Honor Society ф Military Badges Earned While At USU
26 POSTGRADUATE DENTAL COLLEGE CLASS OF 2019
Army Postgraduate Dental School
MAJ Bonnie Fletcher Boudreaux, DC, USA CPT Richard B. Hill, DC, USA MAJ Tyler Reed Burningham, DC, USA CPT Yunsung Hong, DC, USA MAJ Mauro Correa, Jr., DC, USA CPT Shauna D. Jones, DC, USA MAJ Pamela S. Cotton, DC, USA CPT Ryan T. McGary, DC, USA MAJ Joseph R. Ferguson, DC, USA CPT Kellie S. O’Keefe, DC, USA Maj Glen Fernandes, RCDC, Canadian Forces CPT Scott W. Otterson, DC, USA MAJ Michael A. Hoffman, DC, USA CPT Christian Donovan Petersen, DC, USA MAJ James Lloyd Phillips, DC, USA CPT Daniel J. Phillips, DC, USA MAJ Carleen Sells, DC, USA CPT David Kirk Scoville, DC, USA MAJ Jesse A. Thietten, DC, USA CPT Dane T. Swenson, DC, USA CPT (P) Sara Elizabeth Mandell, DC, USA CPT Patricia Michelle Walworth, DC, USA CPT Angelicas Bedoya Astrauskas, DC, USA CPT Carolina V. Wentworth, DC, USA CPT Gary C. Chen, DC, USA CPT Jin Jie Xue, DC, USA CPT Yu-Sheng Chen, DC, USA
Naval Postgraduate Dental School
CDR Mitchell R. Checchi, DC, USN LCDR Hoan B. Nghiem, DC, USN CDR Patrick J. Fox Jr., DC, USN LCDR Elizabeth A. Polak, DC, USN LCDR Erik D. Anderson, DC, USN LCDR James A. Shaul, DC, USN LCDR Erin S. Bailey, DC, USN LCDR Brent A. Tibbet, DC, USN LCDR Richard D. Bartol III, DC, USN Maj Kimberly N. Tong, USAF, DC LCDR Alan H. Chen, DC, USN LT Blake A. Donaldson, DC, USN LCDR Molly E. Kopacz, DC, USN LT Frank I. Gentz, DC, USN LCDR Grant R. Layton, DC, USN CPT Eric C. Hu, DC, USA LCDR Kathy A. Ligon, DC, USN LT Ryan A. Kaye, DC, USN MAJ Parth Mewar, DC, USA LT Claus J. Ullstad, DC, USN
27 Air Force Postgraduate Dental School
Lt Col Collin D. Holman, USAF, DC MAJ Farzan Pouranfar, DC, USA Lt Col Clay John Jensen Jr., USAF, DC LCDR Ebony Deanna Reed, DC, USN Maj Julie Ann Anderson, USAF, DC MAJ Jonathan Yrisarri Stateson, DC, USN Maj Timothy A. Carlson, USAF, DC LCDR Robert Douglas Stoner, DC, USN Maj Daniel Patrick Chartrand, USAF, DC Maj Scott A. Walker, USAF, DC Maj Coleman Kord Christensen, USAF, DC CPT Brett DuWayne Cox, DC, USA Maj Andrew W. Ellis, USAF, DC Capt C. Austin Fluke, USAF, DC Maj Tyler Kent Hawkins, USAF, DC Capt Harrison D. Gordner, USAF, DC Maj Kevin Eugene Kemarly, USAF, DC Capt Joshua S. Grenier, USAF, DC Capt Hee Sun Kim, USAF, DC Capt Cory A. Hoch, USAF, DC Maj Phuong Minh Vien Nguyen, USAF, DC Capt Greg A. Spilsbury, USAF, DC
COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
The College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS) was established in 2016 to serve the ever-increasing education and training requirements that are prerequisite to professional practice within the Military Health System (MHS) of the Department of Defense (DoD).
The CAHS is composed of two schools, The School of Undergraduate Studies and the School of Graduate Studies. The School of Undergraduate Studies administers two undergraduate degree programs. These are the Associate of Science in Health Sciences and the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. The School of Graduate Studies administers a Master of Science degree program. To date, the CAHS has awarded 57 Associate of Science in Health Sciences degrees.
28 Board of Regents Award
Recipients: 2LT Ford Michael Lannan, MS, USA F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
Recipients: Lisa Marie Shank, PhD F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Graduate Programs
MAJ Kenneth Romito, AN, USA Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing
Patrick D. Sculley DDS Award Maj C. Michelle Giacomino, USAF, DC Postgraduate Dental College
The Board of Regents Award is the highest honor given to graduating students, and is exemplified by scholarship, leadership and service.
Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Faculty Awards
Outstanding APRN Uniformed Faculty Award Recipient: CDR Kenneth Wofford, NC, USN
Outstanding APRN Civilian Faculty Award Recipient: Dr. Matthew D’Angelo
Outstanding PhD Faculty Award Recipient: Dr. Pat DeLeon
Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Student Awards
Esprit de Corps Award Recipient: Announced at Commencement
The Esprit de Corps Award recognizes the graduate nursing student who by thought, word, action, and deed, demonstrates sensitive humanistic qualities for the wellbeing of all.
Federal Nursing Service Chiefs Award Recipient: MAJ Daniel Fedderson, AN, USA
29 Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
Outstanding Student Awards
The Outstanding Student Award is sponsored by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and is the highest academic program honor graduating students can receive from their faculty.
Family Nurse Practitioner Program Recipient: Capt Rachael Antone, USAF, NC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Recipient: LCDR Colby O’Quin, NC, USN
Registered Nurse Anesthesia Program Recipient: LT Alisen Rockwell, NC, USN
Clinical Nurse Specialist – DNP Program Recipient: MAJ Daniel Fedderson, AN, USA
Clinical Nurse Specialist – MSN Program Recipient: Maj Lauren Quirao, USAF, NC
Doctorate of Philosophy in Nursing Science Program Recipient: LCDR John Litchfield, NC, USN
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation Fellowship in Medical Sciences Award
Recipient: Kelsey L. Voss Emerging Infectious Diseases Graduate Program
30 F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Faculty Awards
Carol J. Johns Medal
Recipient: COL Lisa K. Moores, MC, USA Associate Dean for Student Affairs
The Carol J. Johns Medal is presented to the professor, who was chosen by the faculty as the faculty member whose accomplishments emulate Dr. Johns’ spirit in furthering the welfare and excellence of the USU faculty, promoting outstanding educational pro- grams for the students, and advancing the reputation of the University locally, nation- ally and internationally.
William P. Clements, Jr. Award
Recipient: Maj Eric Meyer, USAF, MC Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry
The William P. Clements, Jr. Award is presented to the professor, who was chosen by the graduating medical students as the uniformed faculty educator who exemplifies the principles of excellence in education by personal example and performance. The award, donated privately, bears the name of a public servant, twice Governor of the State of Texas who, during his tenure as Deputy Secretary of Defense, had a keen interest in the education of those who serve our nation.
Outstanding Civilian Educator Award
Recipient: Brian Reamy, MD Colonel (Ret), USAF, MC Senior Associate Dean for Academic & Faculty Affairs
Outstanding Biomedical Graduate Educator Award
Recipient: Christopher Broder, Ph.D. Professor Department of Microbiology Emerging Infectious Diseases Graduate Program
31 F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Student Awards
Esprit de Corps Award
(Recipient Announced at Commencement)
The Esprit de Corps Award recognizes the graduating medical school student who, by thought, word, action and deed, demonstrates sensitive humanistic qualities for the well-being of all.
Vice Admiral James A. Zimble Valedictorian Award
Recipients: 2LT Colin Harrington, MS, USA 2LT Ford Lannan, MS, USA ENS Sophia Schermerhorn, MC, USN 2LT Scott Whitecar, MS, USA
Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. (AMSUS) Award
Recipient: ENS Sophia Schermerhorn, MC, USN
Surgeons General Awards
The Surgeons General Awards are presented by the four surgeons general (U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service) to a graduating medical student from each of their respective Services whose university career has been characterized by academic achievement, military medical professionalism, and an exemplary commitment toward enhancing the mission and goals of their Service.
U.S. Army Surgeon General’s Award Recipient: 2LT Colin Harrington, MS, USA
U.S. Navy Surgeon General’s Award Recipient: ENS Kathryn Driggers, MC, USN
U.S. Air Force Surgeon General’s Award Recipient: 2nd Lt Ryan Rhie, USAF, MSC
U.S. Public Health Service Surgeon General’s Award Recipient: ENS James Underwood, USPHS
32 Academic and Military Recognition
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society * Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society recognizes excellence in scholarship and the highest ideals in the profession of medicine. AΩA is to medicine what Phi Beta Kappa is to the liberal arts and sciences. The top 25 percent of a medical school class is eligible for nomination and up to 16 percent may be elected based on leadership, character, community service, and professionalism.
Gold Humanism Honor Society ± The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) recognizes students who are exemplars of compassionate patient care. GHHS members are peer-nominated and are the ones their fellow students say they would want taking care of their own family. Members have a responsibility to model, support, and advocate for compassionate, patient-centered care throughout their careers.
Capstone Scholarly Project † The Capstone experience is a period of self-directed discovery and advanced scientific inquiry. Students undertaking Capstone projects work under the direction of a faculty mentor in one of four concentrations: basic or clinical scientific research; global and public health research experiences; education research; or military leadership and professional development.
Sigma Theta Tau * Sigma Theta Tau (STTI) is the international honor society of nursing with the mission of advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. The society’s name reflects its values, from the Greek words Storge, Tharsos, and Time meaning “love,” “courage” and “honor.” Membership is by invitation only to nursing students who achieve academic excellence and meet the expectation of academic integrity, and to nurse leaders who exhibit exceptional achievements in nursing. The Tau Theta Chapter at USU, founded in 2003, is the first federal chapter of STTI.
Military Badges ф During their time as students at USU, several students will electively take on the additional challenge of completing operational training opportunities, receiving badges for the Basic Parachutist (Army and Navy Airborne Schools), Army Air Assault School, Army Expert Field Medical Badge training, Army and Air Force Flight Medicine, German Armed Forces Troop Proficiency Badge, Army Pathfinder School, Army Jumpmaster School, Army Combat Divers School, Air Force Basic Survival School, or Army Free Fall Parachutist School.
33 F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Military Badges and Honors Earned While At USU
Expert Field Medical Badge: 2LT Emad Madha, MS, USA 2LT Emily Buck, MS, USA 2LT Lauren McNally, MS, USA 2LT M. Tyler Colesar, MS, USA ENS Marlyn Moore, MC, USN 2LT Elizabeth Polston, MS, USA Air Assault Badge: 2nd Lt Roland Pomfret, USAF, MSC 2nd Lt Daniel Barbera, USAF, MSC 2nd Lt Thomas Powell, USAF, MSC 2nd Lt Scott Rupp, USAF, MSC Army Flight Surgeon Badge: ENS Zena Sabath, MC, USN 2LT Patrick Campbell, MS, USA 2LT Blake Taneff, MS, USA 2LT M. Tyler Colesar, MS, USA 2nd Lt Clinton Ulmer, USAF, MSC 2LT Victoria Hall, MS, USA 2nd Lt Thomas Powell, USAF, MSC Gold Humanism Honor Society: 2LT Adam Spanier, MS, USA 2LT James Andrews, MS, USA 2LT Kyle Warren, MS, USA 2LT Kristen Barta, MS, USA 2nd Lt Chanell Boyd, USAF, MSC Air Force Flight Surgeon Badge: 2LT Emily Buck, MS, USA 2nd Lt Nicholas Dulin, USAF, MSC ENS Carrie Dillon, MC, USN 2nd Lt Danielle Molloy, USAF, MSC ENS Kathryn Driggers, MC, USN ENS Cole Denkensohn, MC, USN German Armed Forces 2LT Madeline Fleit, MS, USA Proficiency Badge: ENS Danielle Flood, USPHS 2LT James Andrews, MS, USA 2LT Samantha Green, MS, USA ENS Thomas Aubuchon, MC, USN 2LT Colin Harrington, MS, USA 2LT Emily Buck, MS, USA ENS Kathryn Hughes, MC, USN 2LT M. Tyler Colesar, MS, USA 2LT Ford Lannan, MS, USA ENS Cole Denkensohn, MC, USN ENS Rene MacKinnon, MC, USN 2nd Lt Cameron Elward, USAF, MSC 2LT Lauren McNally, MS, USA 2LT Cassandra Godar, MS, USA ENS Tawney Nakamura, MC, USN 2nd Lt Krystyna Golden, USAF, MSC 2LT Elizabeth Polston, MS, USA 2LT Samantha Green, MS, USA ENS Jacqueline Rine, MC, USN 2nd Lt Evan Gregg, USAF, MSC ENS Kristen Samardzic, MC, USN 2LT Micheal Irelan, MS, USA 2nd Lt Joshua Stierwalt, USAF, MSC 2LT Lauren Kecskes, MS, USA 2nd Lt Clinton Ulmer, USAF, MSC ENS Alison Lam, MC, USN 2nd Lt Tarah Woodle, USAF, MSC
34 USU Maryland Gamma Chapter of ΑΩΑ: 2LT James Andrews, MS, USA 2nd Lt Kara Brusher, USAF, MSC ENS Kathryn Driggers, MC, USN ENS John Fahy, MC, USN ENS Ryan Gall, MC, USN 2LT Colin Harrington, MS, USA 2LT Horace Hayes, MS, USA ENS Matthew Henriques, MC, USN 2LT Ford Lannan, MS, USA ENS Matthew McGee, MC, USN ENS Zachary Monahan, MC, USN 2LT Elizabeth Polston, MS, USA ENS Kristen Samardzic, MC, USN ENS Sophia Schermerhorn, MC, USN 2nd Lt Paul Schroeder, USAF, MSC 2LT Alexis St. Claire, MS, USA 2nd Lt Joshua Stierwalt, USAF, MSC ENS Douglas Trask, MC, USN 2nd Lt Clinton Ulmer, USAF, MSC ENS James Underwood, USPHS 2nd Lt Bryce Warren, USAF, MSC 2nd Lt Aeja Weiss, USAF, MSC 2LT Scott Whitecar, MS, USA ENS Samuel Woodle, MC, USN 2nd Lt Tarah Woodle, USAF, MSC
35 USU BOARD OF REGENTS
Chair Ronald R. Blanck, DO LTG, MC, USA (Ret)
Members Honorable Sheila Burke, MPA, RN
Michael M.E. Johns, MD
Kenneth P. Moritsugu, MD RADM, USPHS (Ret)
Honorable Charles S. Robb, JD LtCol, USMCR (Ret)
Leo E. Rouse, DDS COL, DC, USA (Ret)
Honorable Gail R. Wilensky, PhD
Honorable Jonathan Woodson, MD MG, MC, USAR
Ex-Officio Members Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Thomas McCaffery, MPP
President, USU Richard W. Thomas, MD, DDS MG, MC, USA (Ret)
Surgeon General of the U.S. Army Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy LTG Nadja Y. West, MC, USA VADM C. Forrest Faison, MC, USN
Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General of the United States Lt Gen Dorothy A. Hogg, USAF, NC VADM Jerome A. Adams, USPHS
36 UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES
President Richard W. Thomas, MD, DDS MG, MC, USA (Ret)
Dean, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH
Dean, Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Carol A. Romano, PhD, RN RADM, USPHS (Ret)
Executive Dean, Postgraduate Dental College Thomas R. Schneid, DMD, MS Col, USAF, DC (Ret)
Dean, Army Postgradutate Dental School COL Peter H. Guevara, DC, USA
Dean, Naval Postgraduate Dental School CAPT Sean C. Meehan, DC, USN
Dean, Air Force Postgraduate Dental School Col Jay D. Graver, USAF, DC
Dean, College of Allied Health Sciences Mitchell Seal, EdD, MEd-IT CDR, NC, USN (Ret)
Director, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute CAPT John Gilstad, MC, USN
Brigade Commander CAPT Sean Hussey, MC, USN
Senior Vice President for University Programs – Southern Region Thomas W. Travis, MD, MPH Lt Gen, USAF, MC (Ret)
Senior Vice President for University Programs – Western Region William Roberts, MD, MBA RADM, MC, USN (Ret)
37 Vice President for External Affairs Jeffrey L. Longacre, MD COL, MC, USA (Ret)
Vice President for Finance and Administration Walter Tinling, MPH, MA CAPT, MSC, USN (Ret)
Vice President for Research Yvonne T. Maddox, PhD
Vice President for Information Technology/Chief Information Officer Timothy Rapp, MS LTC, MS, USA (Ret)
Chief of Staff Robert Thompson, MS COL, MS, USA (Ret)
General Counsel Mark E. Peterson, JD Maj, USAF, JAG (Ret)
38 United States Marine Band “The President’s Own”
Founded in 1798 by an Act of Congress, the United States Marine Band is America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Today, “The President’s Own” is celebrated for its role at the White House and its dynamic public performances, including the USU commencement.
The Marine Band performs a varied repertoire including new works for wind ensemble, traditional concert band literature, challenging orchestral transcriptions, and the patriotic marches that made it famous. The band frequently features its members in solo performances that highlight their virtuosity and artistry at more than 500 public performances across the nation each year.
The Marine Band has regaled our graduation audiences for more than seventeen years. Their participation blends the military and academic traditions of the USU commencement ceremony.
Their selections presented for the USU ceremony include the traditional Service Medley that honors all of our uniformed services:
U.S. Army “The Army Goes Rolling Along”
U.S. Marine Corps “The Marines’ Hymn”
U.S. Navy “Anchors Aweigh”
U.S. Coast Guard “Semper Paratus”
U.S. Air Force “The U.S. Air Force” (“Off we go into the wild blue yonder”)
U.S. Public Health “U.S. Public Health Service March”
39 The Oath of Hippocrates
“I do solemnly swear that I will be loyal to the profession of medicine and just and generous to its members, that I will lead my life and practice my art in uprightness and honor, that into whatsoever home I shall enter it shall be for the good of the sick and the well to the utmost of my power and that I will hold myself aloof from wrong and from corruption and from the tempting of others to vice. I will exercise my art solely for the cure of my patients and the prevention of disease and will give no drugs and perform no operation for a criminal purpose and far less suggest such thing. Whatsoever I shall see or hear of the lives of men which is not fitting to be spoken, I will keep secret. These I do promise and in proportion as I am faithful to this oath, may happiness and good repute be ever mine. The opposite if I shall be forsworn.”
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