2021 Drexel University Commencement Ceremonies College of Medicine

2021 Drexel University Commencement Ceremonies College of Medicine MAY THE EIGHTEENTH PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA MESSAGE FROM2021 THE PRESIDENT Dear Graduates, I am privileged to honor you for the outstanding achievement that brought you to this pivotal stage in your medical training, research and scientific studies. This is a moment of celebration, when you should take great pride in your many accomplishments. As you move on to further training, TABLE of CONTENTS career development and other professional experiences, you can be certain that your achievements are magnified many times Message from the President 1 over — because they are part of something much larger. It is that cherished legacy of helping patients, saving lives, Commencement Ceremony 2 advancing knowledge and expanding access to health care that is central to the mission of Drexel’s College of Medicine. Graduate Student Oath and The Physician’s Pledge 3 There are many challenges in your chosen fields, from the transformative power of technology, to the need for Citation of Fifty-Year Graduates patient-centered care, to the imperative to foster better 1971-2021 4 public health and ensure social justice. With the COVID-19 pandemic, your skills have never been more in demand Honorary Degree Recipient and the challenges before you loom that much larger. Even and Commencement Speaker 5 so, I am confident that you are joining the ranks of Drexel physicians, scientists and professionals who are making a Degree Recipients 6 difference across health care and related fields. I salute your efforts, and those of everyone who helped you Academic Awards 18 achieve this milestone. With the mentoring of the Drexel faculty and the support of your family and friends, you have Special Recognitions 20 completed a monumental learning journey. The Commencement Tradition 21 As you join a Drexel alumni community that spans the globe, it is my hope that your time at the College of Medicine Trustees of Drexel University 22 has instilled a desire to stay involved. The colleagues and friends from your time at Drexel will continue to enrich your life, and I urge you to serve as proud alumni ambassadors for the College you helped to shape and sustain. What a rare privilege you have in serving others with dedication as clinicians, researchers or administrators. You can be confident that your preparation has been outstanding and that your future is bright. On behalf of the trustees, faculty and professional staff of Drexel University, I wish you all the best in fulfilling your career and personal goals. Sincerely, John Fry President As a courtesy to our graduates and guests, please silence all phones and electronic devices during the Commencement Ceremony. 1 2021COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Academic Procession Recognition of Student Awards Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Charles B Cairns Edward Elgar Spoken Word Poem National Anthem “A Survivor’s Guide to Graduating” Star-Spangled Banner Theophilus Owofu Abah Francis Scott Key Class of 2021 Opening Remarks Charge to the Graduates Donna M Russo, PhD Charles B Cairns William Maul Measey Chair in Medical Education Interim Vice Dean for Educational Affairs Conferring of Graduate Degrees Senior Associate Dean for Curriculum Professor, Microbiology & Immunology John Fry Remarks by the Dean Elisabeth J Van Bockstaele, PhD Founding Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Charles B Cairns, MD and Professional Studies Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean, Chief Strategy Officer College of Medicine Senior Vice President for Graduate and Online Education Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs Dean, Graduate College Professor of Emergency Medicine Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology Jed Shumsky, PhD Welcome Senior Associate Dean of Educational John Fry and Academic Affairs President, Drexel University Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy Greetings Investiture Stanley W Silverman Vice Chair, Drexel University Board of Trustees Administration of the Graduate Student Oath Elisabeth J Van Bockstaele Recognition of Academic Awards Conferring of Doctor of Medicine Degrees Charles B Cairns John Fry Citation of Fifty-Year Graduates 1971-2021 Charles B Cairns Charles B Cairns Donna M Russo Conferring of Honorary Degree Amy C Fuchs, MD Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs John Fry Associate Professor of Medicine Charles B Cairns Seema Baranwal, MD Associate Dean for Student Affairs Doctor of Science Associate Professor of Medicine Drew Weissman, MD, PhD Linda Berardi-Demo, EdD Associate Dean, Admissions, Commencement Address Enrollment & Student Affairs Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Drew Weissman All degrees awarded at this Commencement carry an official conferral date of May 14, 2021 2 DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE TUESDAY, MAY 182021 · PHILADELPHIA Investiture Farewell Amy C Fuchs Administration of the Physician’s Pledge Recessional Leon McCrea II, MD, MPH Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Associate Professor of Family, Community, & Faculty Marshals Preventive Medicine Amy Baranoski, MD ’03, MSc Assistant Dean, Phase One Curriculum Military Oath for MD Officers Associate Professor of Medicine Richard J Hamilton, MD, HU ’87 Dana C Farabaugh, MD ’03 Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy (Retired) Associate Dean for Clinical Education Regional Associate Dean for Crozer Keystone Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology Health System Academic Chair and Professor of Emergency Medicine Nathalie S May, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Induction into the Alumni Association Anh-Thu Vu, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology Edward Siegel, MD ’12, MBA President-Elect, Alumni Association Graduate Remarks Sitara Soundararajan, MD Class of 2021 Graduate Student Oath World Medical Association Declaration of Geneva I will represent my profession The Physician’s Pledge: I WILL PRACTICE my profession honorably by conducting myself AS A MEMBER OF THE with conscience and dignity and and my professional endeavors in MEDICAL PROFESSION in accordance with good medical practice; a manner that is above reproach I I SOLEMNLY PLEDGE to dedicate pledge never to allow financial gain or my life to the service of humanity; I WILL FOSTER the honor and noble traditions of the medical ambition to cloud my judgment I will THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING profession; pursue truth and create knowledge OF MY PATIENT will be my first for the greater good, but never to the consideration; I WILL GIVE to my teachers, colleagues, and students the respect detriment of others I will maintain I WILL RESPECT the autonomy and gratitude that is their due; scientific integrity in all my work and dignity of my patient; I WILL SHARE my medical I WILL MAINTAIN the utmost I will acknowledge and honor the knowledge for the benefit of the respect for human life; contributions of those who have patient and the advancement of preceded me and will commit myself I WILL NOT PERMIT healthcare; considerations of age, disease or to lifelong learning I will show I WILL ATTEND TO my own disability, creed, ethnic origin, compassion, embrace diversity and health, well-being, and abilities in gender, nationality, political order to provide care of the highest uphold excellence so that I become affiliation, race, sexual orientation, standard; a worthy role model deserving of social standing or any other factor to respect by all intervene between my duty and my I WILL NOT USE my medical patient; knowledge to violate human rights and civil liberties, even under threat; I WILL RESPECT the secrets that are confided in me, even after the I MAKE THESE PROMISES patient has died; solemnly, freely, and upon my honor ©2017 World Medical Association 3 Hahnemann Medical College Class of 1970 2021COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Citation of College of Medicine Fifty-Year Graduates, 1971-2021 Hahnemann Medical College Stanley R Goldman, MD Carol E Ott, MD Suzanne Smith Godec, MD Class of 1971 Herbert P Goodheart, MD William Thomas Poirier, MD Norma Ruth Green, MD Leland Russell Abbey, MD James A Gosper, MD Melvyn P Richter, MD Martha Margaret Grout, MD Edward B Arenson Jr , MD Michael E Gotthelf, MD Michael V Rock, MD Dillie Grunauer, MD * Stephen Babic, MD Barry Edward Graham, MD Lawrence N Rossi, MD Mary Ann Haflin, Stephen E Barron, MD Lowell T Greenwald, MD * Millard A Ruddell, MD Nancy Jermanovich * Ollice Bates Jr , MD Gloria A Grzybicki, MD * Vadim M Schaldenko, MD Lorraine C King, MD Joseph M Becker, MD Robert H Hale, MD John C Schantz, MD Lyn C Lederman, MD Joseph M Bednarek, MD Ward D Heinrich Jr , MD Fredric H Schiffer, MD Kathleen R Malaney, MD Mark Berger, MD * Robert P Hershkowitz, MD * James G Shames, MD Kathleen Maloney, MD Georgetta C Bidwell-Voit, MD Lee H Hertz, MD Harlan J Sicherman, MD Claire Coverdale Marsh, MD Robert E Black, MD Orie E Kaltenbaugh, MD Ronald D Snyder, MD Margaret Honora McAloon, MD Michael H Bleshman, MD Sheldon R Karasick, MD Alan R Soltys, MD Marian McNamara, MD Harry L Bremer, MD George L Kirkpatrick, MD * Calvin R Stafford Jr , MD Jeanne Shamai Meisler, MD Eric N Burkett, MD William J Knox III, MD John D Sten, MD * Kathleen Mirante, MD * Patricia A Camody-Johnston, Clark Kopycinski, MD * Melvin J Tonkon, MD * MD Denise Mary Mulvihill, MD Gary H Kramer, MD William M Trachtenberg, MD Anthony G Campo Jr , MD Carol A Munch, MD Margaret A Kraybill, MD John Tumola, MD Henry H Canton Jr , MD Marjorie E Newman, MD * Lawrence F Kron, MD Michael J Vergare, MD Richard J Carlson, MD Doris Jean Phillips, MD John R Kuhns, MD Dean R Wasserman, MD Paul T Cass,

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