107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION
ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 3 “SCIENCE, FOR ME, GIVES A PARTIAL EXPLANATION FOR LIFE. IN SO FAR AS IT GOES, IT IS BASED ON FACT, EXPERIENCE AND EXPERIMENT.”
DR. ROSALIND FRANKLIN 1920–1958
4 TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME | 7
ORDER OF EXERCISES | 8
THE UNIVERSITY
ABOUT ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (RFU) | 11
THE RFU DIFFERENCE | 11
HONORING DR. ROSALIND FRANKLIN | 13
THE GRADUATES
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES | 14
COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS | 16
DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE | 20
CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL | 24
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY | 30
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT | 33
RFU AWARD RECIPIENTS | 34
OATH OF GENEVA | 45
BOARD OF TRUSTEES | 46
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 5 “ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY IS MODELING HOW UNIVERSITIES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS CAN WORK WITH AND ON BEHALF OF COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH.”
DR. WENDY RHEAULT President and CEO, Rosalind Franklin University
6 PRESIDENT’S WELCOME
“YOUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING POSITION YOU AT THE FOREFRONT OF CHANGE: INTERPROFESSIONAL, TEAM-BASED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING, PRACTICE AND SCHOLARSHIP.”
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, I extend sincere congratulations to the members of our Class of 2021.
The entire RFU community celebrates your academic achievement, which prepares you to transform the future of health care, wellness and biomedical discovery at a critical time in our history. Your education and training in interprofessional, collaborative practice will help you create and sustain the trust needed to lead positive change.
The degrees conferred on you today offer not only proof of the knowledge you have gained but also the understanding that your learning is only beginning. Your diplomas represent your hard work, personal sacrifice and resilience during a tumultuous year. They also symbolize the bond you share with RFU and its more than 20,000 alumni, a powerful network dedicated to the discovery of knowledge, improved health and well-being.
As alumni, your academic and professional accomplishments will reflect proudly on RFU. I encourage you to stay connected with our university and each other, and to extend a hand to new generations of professionals who, like you, are determined to take up their calling in the health and biomedical sciences.
Your success is both a personal achievement and a collective effort. We join the Class of 2021 in grateful appreciation for the family and friends who have supported their hopes and aspirations throughout their journey.
WENDY RHEAULT, PT, PhD, FASAHP, FNAP, DipACLM
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 7 ORDER OF EXERCISES
GRAND MARSHAL DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE STUDIES Carl White, PhD Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Catherine M. Gierman-Riblon, DSc, RN Foundational Sciences and Humanities, CMS Chair, Interprofessional Healthcare Studies
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS MASTER OF SCIENCE CLINICAL NUTRITION Wendy Rheault, PT, PhD, FASAHP, FNAP, DipACLM President and CEO Catherine M. Gierman-Riblon, DSc, RN Chair, Interprofessional Healthcare Studies PROVOST’S ADDRESS MASTER OF SCIENCE Nancy L. Parsley, DPM ’93, MHPE HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Provost Catherine M. Gierman-Riblon, DSc, RN Chair, Interprofessional Healthcare Studies GRADUATE ADDRESS Kenneth Furlough, Chicago Medical School, 2021 MASTER OF SCIENCE HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE AND Catherine M. Gierman-Riblon, DSc, RN PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE Chair, Interprofessional Healthcare Studies Wendy Rheault, PT, PhD, FASAHP, FNAP, DipACLM President and CEO MASTER OF SCIENCE NUTRITION EDUCATION COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Catherine M. Gierman-Riblon, DSc, RN Ngozi Ezike, MD Chair, Interprofessional Healthcare Studies
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES MASTER OF SCIENCE POPULATION HEALTH Wendy Rheault, PT, PhD, FASAHP, FNAP, DipACLM President and CEO Catherine M. Gierman-Riblon, DSc, RN Chair, Interprofessional Healthcare Studies CONFERRAL OF DEGREES SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND OATH OF GENEVA POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (SGPS) Joseph X. DiMario, PhD DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PSYCHOLOGY Dean, School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Rachel Neff Greenley, PhD DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, SGPS Chair, Psychology Robert Intine, PhD MASTER OF SCIENCE Associate Dean of Basic Science Educational Programs PSYCHOLOGY: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
CONGRATULATORY REMARKS, SGPS Rachel Neff Greenley, PhD Chair, Psychology Joseph X. DiMario, PhD Dean, School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies MASTER OF SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY: CLINICAL COUNSELING CONFERRAL OF DEGREES COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS (CHP) Kenneth Kessler, PhD, MSCP Director, Clinical Counseling Program John Vitale, PhD ’13, MHS, PA(ASCP) Dean, College of Health Professions OATH OF GENEVA
8 ORDER OF EXERCISES
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE CONFERRAL OF DEGREES CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL Lori Anderson, DNP, CRNA, APRN Chair, Department of Nurse Anesthesia DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
OATH OF GENEVA Gordon L. Pullen, PhD ’82 Associate Dean for Basic Science Education DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EMANUEL COMMUNITY Kavork E. Hagopian, PT, DPT ’14, MBA Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy Gwendolyn Messer, MD Learning Community Mentor OATH OF GENEVA FINKEL COMMUNITY MASTER OF SCIENCE Chandragupta Vedak, MD BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Learning Community Mentor Steven Weiand, PhD Chair, Pre-professional Health Sciences Department LIPSCHULTZ COMMUNITY Liza Pilch, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM MASTER OF SCIENCE PATHOLOGISTS’ ASSISTANT STUDIES Learning Community Mentor
Elizabeth Betten, MS ’14, PA(ASCP)cm PORTES COMMUNITY Director of Clinical Education, Pathologists’ Assistant Department Charisse Hudson-Quigley, MD OATH OF GENEVA Learning Community Mentor
OATH OF GENEVA MASTER OF SCIENCE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE CONGRATULATORY REMARKS, CMS Kristine Burgess, MS ’10, PA-C, CLC Director of Didactic Education, Physician Assistant Department Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD Dean, Chicago Medical School OATH OF GENEVA CONFERRAL OF DEGREES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY (COP) CONGRATULATORY REMARKS, CHP John Vitale, PhD ’13, MHS, PA(ASCP) Marc S. Abel, PhD Dean, College of Pharmacy Dean, College of Health Professions
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY CONFERRAL OF DEGREES DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL COLLEGE Danielle M. Candelario, PharmD, BCPS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE (SCPM) Associate Professor, Associate Director Stephanie Wu, DPM, MSc, FACFAS of Pharmacy Skills Education Dean, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine OATH OF GENEVA DOCTOR OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE CONGRATULATORY REMARKS, COP Leland Jaffe, DPM ’08, FACFAS, CWSP Associate Professor, Department of Podiatric Medicine & Radiology Marc S. Abel, PhD Dean, College of Pharmacy OATH OF GENEVA
CONGRATULATORY REMARKS, SCPM Stephanie Wu, DPM, MSc, FACFAS Dean, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine Names of the graduates in this program are correct as of May 14, 2021
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 9 “EXCELLENCE TO ME IS BEING ADAPTABLE TO CHANGE AND CONSISTENT WITH PRODUCTIVITY.”
KENNETH FURLOUGH Chicago Medical School, Class of 2021 Student Commencement Speaker
10 ABOUT ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY
2,123 STUDENTS · 30+ PROGRAMS · 1 UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IS IN OUR DNA Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFU) is named for Dr. Rosalind Franklin, the pioneering British researcher who captured “Photograph 51” of the “B” form of DNA in 1952 while at King’s College London. This photograph revealed the structure of DNA, the key to understanding how the blueprint for every living thing is passed down from generation to generation.
Today, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science carries on her legacy of inquiry, diligence and academic excellence. Formed in 1912 as the Chicago Hospital-College of Medicine, the university is a national leader in interprofessional medical and healthcare education.
OUR MISSION The mission of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is to serve humanity through the interprofessional education of health and biomedical professionals, and the discovery of knowledge dedicated to improving wellness. Today, the university is shaping the future of health care through rigorous education, pioneering biomedical research and innovative community service.
OUR VISION The vision of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is to be the premier interprofessional health sciences university. Sharing our accomplishments and contributing to the evidence base for science, interprofessional education and practice will help build a safer, more responsive, coordinated system of patient care, prevention and wellness.
OUR CORE VALUES Civility · Diversity · Excellence · Innovation · Integrity · Scholarship · Teamwork
THE RFU DIFFERENCE
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
At Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, we believe in breaking down academic barriers. We take an interprofessional approach to education, so our students learn from and work with peers in other specializations from the beginning of their time here.
That’s especially important, as healthcare teams play an increasingly vital role in medicine. At RFU, we prepare students for the future by integrating collaboration and teamwork into education. Having more than 30 graduate health professions and science programs in one university creates great opportunities to do that.
Additionally, each first-year student in our clinical programs takes the Foundations for Interprofessional Practice course during the fall quarter. This class, which acts as the foundation for an integrated interprofessional education experience, brings students from all academic programs together to learn from one another, get oriented to the culture of health care and start interacting in small, interprofessional teams.
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 11 “SCIENCE AND EVERYDAY LIFE CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT BE SEPARATED.”
DR. ROSALIND FRANKLIN CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY | 1920–2020
12 HONORING DR. ROSALIND FRANKLIN
DR. FRANKLIN’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE IMPROVED THE HUMAN CONDITION AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. AS WE CELEBRATE THE CLASS OF 2021’S MANY ACHIEVEMENTS, LET US ALSO REFLECT ON THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF OUR UNIVERSITY’S NAMESAKE.
DISCOVERING THE DOUBLE HELIX
Dr. Franklin was focused on discovering the structure of DNA during her research fellowship at King’s College in London in 1952. Working in close collaboration with graduate student Raymond Gosling, Dr. Franklin used X-ray crystallography to produce an image known as Photo 51 — because it was the 51st diffracted image they captured — that revealed the double helix structure of DNA and paved the way for countless innovations and advances in medicine and science.
In April 1953, Dr. Franklin published her findings in the scientific journal Nature. In that same issue, Cambridge scientists James Watson and Francis Crick announced their double helix model of DNA. It’s not clear if Dr. Franklin knew that her unpublished research had helped inspire and construct the model. At the beginning of that year, Gosling showed Photo 51 to Dr. Franklin’s colleague Dr. Maurice Wilkins, who in turn showed it to Watson.
A LASTING LEGACY
Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in September 1956, Dr. Franklin continued to work and travel during periods of remission. She continued to push for financing for her research group at Birkbeck College, which had been asked to build models of viruses for the Brussels World’s Fair. She died at age 37 on April 16, 1958, the day before the opening of the fair, where the five foot-tall models drew great interest in the International Science Hall.
The discovery of the structure of DNA sparked a revolution in the biological sciences. The field of molecular biology was born, leading to countless advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Though Dr. Franklin’s brilliant career was cut short by her untimely death, the importance of her work is recognized to this day.
In 2004, our university was renamed as Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, and became the first medical institution in the United States to recognize a female scientist through an honorary namesake. Her iconic “Photo 51” is at the center of the university’s logo.
In honor of the 100th anniversary of her birth in 2020, we created a gold-colored “Rosalind Franklin 100” logo that we’ve used during our centennial celebration of Dr. Franklin and her groundbreaking discovery. We invite you to visit our “RF100” digital experience at rfu.ms/rf100 to learn more about Dr. Franklin’s accomplishments and her many contributions to science.
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 13 SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
14 SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
CELL BIOLOGY AND ANATOMY Jessica Leigh Centa “Therapeutic splice-switching antisense oligonucleotides for CLN3 Batten disease” Wren Ellen Michaels “Splice-switching antisense oligonucleotides for the treatment of cystic fibrosis”
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY Maxine Kung-yun Loh “Role of the Developing Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex on Reward- Related Neural Circuitry”
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY Kathryne Elizabeth Marks “The Molecular Regulation of Pathogenic Th17 Cells” Tianhao Xu “CD8+ T Cell Differentiation and Function is Regulated by Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells Family Members and Lysine Demethylase 6B”
NEUROSCIENCE Mentor Thaqi “Direct Reprogramming of NG2 Glia into Neurons”
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 15 COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
16 COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DOCTOR OF NURSING Megan Clare Brinckerhoff PRACTICE Curtis Thomas Burds INTERPROFESSIONAL Stephanie A. Anzelc Brody Hanson Burkart HEALTHCARE STUDIES Salhab Kazem Awadallah Michael Chan Ziemowit T. Mazur Quinland J. Bryant “Evaluation of Lifestyle Healthcare Natalia Cichosz Curriculum to Attain Interprofessional Rebecca J. Burchi Julie Francis Cook Competencies: A Mixed Methods Study” Thomas Burman James Cravens Deborah A. Cobb PSYCHOLOGY Paetyn T. Cummings Caitlyn Coburn Margaret Christine Abraham Anna Jennifer Cylwik “Distinct Neuropsychological Patterns Cynthia Colon-Rivera Daniel Alberto Dagnino in Adults with ADHD and Psychiatric Allison W. Crull Cyrus Immanuel Macalisang Comorbidities” Rachael Druzinsky Doroy Jermaine N. Bean Christa D. Ede Celine Emery “Racial Stereotypes in Athletics: Intellect vs. Athleticism at the Quarterback Anthony Enrico Ronald Allan B. Estrada Position” Peter A. Ferszt Jennifer A. Gideon Lauren N. Drandorff Melissa Margaret Graves Breanna J. Gross “Social Anxiety: Examining its Relationship with Physiological Hyperarousal, Jeremy D. Hill Alicia Nicole Guidry Neuroticism, and Conscientiousness Jenny Idicula Ian P. Gwaltney Through the Lens of the Tripartite Model of Anxiety and Depression” Kord Barnett Johnson Lauren Michelle Hickson Samantha Emilia Johnson Adam Edward Mathy Abigail Hill “Category Learning, Aging, and Hoarding Vansa Kamar Olivia Hana Jones Symptoms” Ginna Kim Ilya Kadushin Sara Byrd Millspaugh Vanessa Ann King Elicia C. Kleich “Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Psychopathy Checklist–Revised Todd Lasch Michelle M. Kocher Among Male and Female Offenders” Naomi Martin-Liu Joshua M. Kuntz Jessica P. Naftaly Toni C. Mccoy Hannah M. Lasky “Prevalence and Impact of Perceived Justin H. Mohelnitzky Stigma in Patients with Autoimmune Mary C. McLachlan Hepatitis” Seth J. Monk Casey Patrick McNamara Kyle David Srnka Alex Jeffrey Morgan Erin Elena McNulty “Neural Correlates of Intra-Individual Solomon K. Njuba Nicholas J. Misiorowski Variability in Individuals with Childhood Onset Epilepsy” Rey Y. Ortiz Kyle L. Negangard Christopher Patrick Williams Ashley Jillane Read Keegan M. Nichols “Impact of Anticholinergic Burden on Laura D. Schumacher Jedidiah Nulud Executive Functioning Performance Jessica Lynn Singer in Patients with Vascular Cognitive Rachel Annette O’Donnell Impairment” Patrick Michael Springer Kristin Olsen Maura Elizabeth Wolfe Jessica E. Ulinski Collin T. Oltman “The Contribution of the Parent- Melissa Woo Beth Rosemarie Papke Child Relationship and Family Sociodemographic Resources in School- Aashini Patel Readiness” DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL Matthew T. Perek THERAPY Kayla Renee Reichert Alyssa Esperanza Arroyo Melissa M. Richter Benjamin Benesh Sharon T. Richardson Timothy R. Biron
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 17 COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
Devra Sheldon Ryan Ghanian Mariam Zafar-Khan David Jessy Sierant Ruxandra C. Griza Kelly L. Zeisel Annette M. Slingo Madison A. Hanshaw CLINICAL NUTRITION Ryan Smrz Ramdeepak Hari Irmalis Flores Gonzalez Sara Geneva Stankoskey Mason James Heredia-Pugh Jordan Scheinberg Annie Mariah Trela Arlen D. Ho Kelly L. Tarr Kaitlyn Urick Kyrsten Faith Holderby Alanna Varnas Connor David Holzer HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Gina M. Veit Aubrey Choi Hong Ahmad Salman Adam Julia Loraine Volk Hasnain Hyder Mahhum Ahmed Rachel Weslo Simarpreet Kaur Amanda M. Beneat Lauryn Elizabeth White Rahim N. Laiwalla Bishoy A. Botros David Terry Wilson Derek C. Lee Drusilla A. Brewer Briana Leslie Zabierek Ryan Michael Lew Samuel Robert Bunting Nina Suzanne Zdanowicz Brian Jared Lilienstein Diego Cardenas John Martin Louis Cruz Luna Nimra Elahi MASTER OF SCIENCE Nivedha Manthala Lubaina Esmail
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Juan Medina-Echeverria Chelsey L. George Noor Mary Abdo Donia A. Momen Michael Allen Gleason Belal I. Abuzir Victoria Marie Morrill Neha D. Jain Neda Azizi Ornela Mulkurti Nicholas T. Kaczkowski Shruthi Bhuma Jarrod W. Naler Carmen Pohl Miller Swathi Bhuma Patrick C. O’Leary Rizwan Ayub Mulla William T. Busse William L. Palivos Tejas Sanjay Nandurkar Rahile Annie Caushaj Radhe N. Parikh Daria Polyarskaya Lekha S. Chirala Atharv C. Patwardhan Raven Elizabeth Price Collin P. Chow Srilakshmi S. Penmetsa Sahil Rana Alvi Renzyl B. Cortes Alexis Perez Faatimah A. Sharieff Kelly Costa Taylor Rae Pullen Gurmit Singh Christian Nii Asiedu Darku Reema Rashied Katie Jeanette Springer Nicholas C. Davidson Umar A. Rehman Katie Trujillo Jared Delapaz Dominic J. Riccione Bree J’nae Veazey Aroma Desai Alison Schneider Patrick Steven Vollmer Argineh Shahbandari Pallavi Dhadvai HEALTH PROMOTION AND Magdalena Dimitrova Tajinderpal S. Sohal WELLNESS Courtney M. Doran Jocelyn To Nina M. Deuschle Allen J. Ducusin Michelle Tran Sopheap Ham Laith S. Fakhouri Rose Wang Erin Elizabeth Schneider Syeda Fatima Farheen Kristin L. White NUTRITION EDUCATION Farah Tasneem Farooqui Sophia L. Winchester Artemio E. Gomez Josh Finlay Lauren Nichole Wohlrab Elyse Roel Ariel A. Geary Henry Y. Wu Federica Violi
18 COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
PATHOLOGISTS’ ASSISTANT Amanda K. Browning Bailey Elizabeth Oppman STUDIES Nikole A. Bruno Roma R. Patel Taylor L. Albertelli Gina Rose Bruscianelli Amanda Christine Perlinski Jessica N. Anderson Briana Marie Buchmann Kiersten J. Schoenbauer Natalie Apollinari Robert A. Caruso Madison N. Schulenberg Victoria L. Beaulieu Matthew R. Christiansen Pauline Bao Ling Soh Ashley Bowers Austin Woodrow Combs Aidan Kennedy Stavros Justin K. Chmura Daniel F. Czarnowski Kathryn Elizabeth Stram Karly Crail Joseph Richard Dalton Tyler D. Strickland Leah Faith Currey Nathaniel Davidson Sydney S. Tardrew Rachel E. Dunlap Rachel A. Dress Christina Wang Haley Evans Daniel Michael Drzewiecki Craig D. Ward Mariah Raven Ferrier Anna Grace Eckert Ashley Elizabeth Watson Brandy M. Filbin Shefali Loraine Ferguson Krista Wunsch Samantha M. George Nicole E. Finegan Emily R. Yaniz Alina Holliday Marcus L. Forward II Alan Zientarski Ashton B. Johnk Michael Anthony Fratina Kayla Ann Kulinski POPULATION HEALTH Rachel W. Galanos Meredith Laffey Isaac Lee Joshua R. Gangl Rachel A. Magnin Rizwan Ayub Mulla James George Gullberg Maeson Marie Braun Makranyi Suzanne A. Hamby PSYCHOLOGY: CLINICAL Monica E. Morrison Hannah Elizabeth Heimdal COUNSELING Emily B. Nowak Janell Herrera Marianne Grace Chirica Erin Oishi Heather A. Holmes Aislynn D. Friederichs Alec Peters Carol I. Jandron Sara Lampert Cayla Pietrzyk Arthur A. Kalinski Supritha Sampath Brittany E. Sharfman Rachel Kats Benjamin Taour Katherine Elizabeth Stuvick Zubair Aslam Khan Laura M. Thiesse PSYCHOLOGY: CLINICAL Danielle Renea Klotz PSYCHOLOGY Rachael K. Thomas Courtney Elizabeth Leonard Robert W. Banty Jr. Brooklyn Taylor Vanhook Hanna Jane Levi George Bate Catherine A. Vink Melissa Anne Lieberman Cari Dee Cohen PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Joseph Lozada Erin Gandelman PRACTICE D.J. MacPhail Emily Graupman Michael Damien Abril Taryn A. McKenna Lindsey R. Holbrook Morgan Adelman Jonathan A. Metz Erin Taniyo Kaseda Elaina M. Analitis Allison Kelsey Miller Noelle Angelique Mastrili Thomas Auerbach Cole Mitchell Esha Rani Kumar Nikore Vigan Bajraktari Holly B. Myer Gregory T. Obert Janet Ronquillo Barcarse Grace H. Nakamura Maryam Michelle Beintema Mara A. Negru Rachel Breault Lynn Vu Nguyen
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 19 DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
20 DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
DOCTOR OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE Kevin R. Deidrick Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, Temple, TX Esra Abu-Esba DVA - Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL Matthew L. Diamond West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA Alyse L. Acciani Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN Allison C. Fischer DVA - Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, CO Justin L. Adame McLaren Oakland, Pontiac, MI Benjamin Fortson DVA - Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL Palwasha Ahmed Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL Rory T. Gilhooly DVA - William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital, Uzair Amjad Madison, WI Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT Xheni Gjergo Ryley Andersen AMITA Health Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT Chicago, IL
Fadi Zahi Aqeel Kyle Gleeson Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, Yonkers, NY Westchester General Hospital, Miami, FL
Christopher L. Aquino Huzaifa Haider Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Amir M. Arif Beaumont Hospital - Trenton, Trenton, MI Kaitlyn A. Hammock AdventHealth East Orlando, Orlando, FL Abbas Raif Baghdadi Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township, MI Sherjeel Hassan OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, IL Nicolas Beci Rush University Medical Center, Oak Park, IL Zohaib Hassan Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Dr. William M. Scholl Taylor K. Bergstrom College of Podiatric Medicine, Chicago, IL JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, FL Jessica L. Hoffstatter Justin J. Bichler Ascension Genesys Hospital, Grand Blanc, MI DVA - Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, IL Ryan C. Hurley
Jenna E. Brettschneider Akshay Jain Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit MI UPMC Medical Education - Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA
Christen R. Canada Zohra Jalala DVA - James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, FL AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago, Chicago, IL
Marianne L. Carney Mona H. Kafeel Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital, Warren, MI Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL
Victoria S. Carroll Joy Davis Kannookaden Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI Franciscan Health Hammond/Dyer and Midwestern University Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine, Dyer, IN Daniel V. Chu Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA Marian Rose Kavanaugh MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC Rebecca Zwick Coe Catholic Health System - Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, NY Spencer L. Keane Emory Decatur Hospital, Decatur, GA Armin S. Dadkhah Adventist Health White Memorial, Los Angeles, CA
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 21 DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
Bennett James King Shehryar Raja Rush University Medical Center, Oak Park, IL DVA - Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD Sharadha Krishnappan Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL Manuel Javier Ramirez Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Vallejo, Vallejo, CA Mahak Lalani Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL Rielle Sacco Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, IL Abad Majeed Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Dr. William M. Scholl Nader Jalal Sadi College of Podiatric Medicine, Chicago, IL Rush University Medical Center, Oak Park, IL
Shoueb Malik Rachit Shah Franciscan Health Hammond/Dyer and Midwestern University Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, Dixon, IL Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine, Dyer, IN Ambreen Naz Sharif Carolina Roxana Marquez Long Island Jewish/North Shore at Northwell Health, Catholic Health System - Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, NY Forest Hills, NY
Anna Martin Yousha B. Siddiqui Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Trenton, MI DVA - Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Cameron Austin Meyer Arashdeep Singh UPMC Medical Education - Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA New York Presbyterian/Queens, Flushing, NY
Waleed Mirza Ravnik Singh Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Dr. William M. Scholl Beaumont Health - Wayne, Wayne, MI College of Podiatric Medicine, Chicago, IL Chance Smith Callie Lorraine Huan Morlock St. Joseph Medical Center, Houston, TX North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, CO Jennifer Mi-Sang So Andrew Moulton UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL Reading Hospital, Reading, PA Katie Jeanette Springer Yousef Nafal UPMC Medical Education - Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA Beaumont Health - Wayne, Wayne, MI Akshitha Sreeram Daniel Narowitz Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Milwaukee, WI Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit, MI Jacob A. Stricker Aurora G. Oliva Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA Fahad Tahir Omari Owens Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL SSM Health DePaul Hospital, Bridgeton, MO David Thom Janki A. Patel OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, IL Emory Decatur Hospital, Decatur, GA Andrew William Torigian Krishnan Perumbala Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT UPMC Medical Education - Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA Ahanth Vedantham Jonathan T. Prime AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL Norton Health, Louisville, KY Alanna G. Wahl Mariam Qureshi Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Rachel Michelle Warner St. Mary Mercy Livonia, Livonia, MI
22 DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
Sam Joseph Wier St. Mary Mercy Livonia, Livonia, MI
Meaghan Cecilia Wood Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Chalen Yang Gundersen Clinic, Ltd., LaCrosse, WI
Huaitao Zhang Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 23 CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
24 CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE Matthew Hill - Family Medicine MacNeal Hospital-IL EMANUEL COMMUNITY Diana Kantarovich - General Surgery Kaniza Zahra Abbas - Internal Medicine Zucker School of Medicine-Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital-NY Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center-OH Stephanie Heeyeon Kim - Internal Medicine Majed Mohammad Abbas - Family Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago/Christ-IL Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center-IL Mary Elizabeth Lewis - Emergency Medicine Dhruval Amin - Internal Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals-WI University of Massachusetts Medical School-MA Samantha Maasarani - Plastic Surgery (Integrated) Kristin Marie Bala - Pediatrics Cleveland Clinic Foundation-OH Naval Medical Center San Diego-CA Nakib Mansuri - Psychiatry Bavna Bhagavat - Internal Medicine Carle Foundation Hospital-IL Loyola University Medical Center-IL Jessica R. Matthiesen - Internal Medicine Mary Katherine Brinkman - Obstetrics-Gynecology Harbor-UCLA Medical Center-CA Spectrum Health/Michigan State University-MI Patrick Joseph Melville - Radiology-Diagnostic Samuel Robert Bunting - Psychiatry Rush University Medical Center-IL University of Chicago Medical Center-IL Transitional MacNeal Hospital-IL Tapera Albert Chiwocha Jr. Douglas L. Moss - Emergency Medicine Matthew John Christensen - Emergency Medicine Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education-MN Naval Medical Center San Diego-CA Julianna Mustafa - Surgery-Preliminary Ian Michael Clapp - Orthopaedic Surgery University of Massachusetts Medical School-MA University of Utah Health-UT William Matthew Norkett - Emergency Medicine Ashley P. Cohen - Emergency Medicine Hennepin College Medical Center-MN University of Michigan Hospitals-Ann Arbor-MI Cecily Elizabeth Ober - Internal Medicine Nicole Marie Demarais - General Surgery San Antonio Military Medical Center-TX New York Medical Center-Metropolitan Hospital Center-NY Paul Vithaya Pantapalangkoor - Anesthesiology Avni Dervishi - Medicine-Preliminary University of California-San Francisco-CA Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital-IL Akshay Dipak Patel - Family Medicine Gautam Dua - Radiology-Diagnostic MacNeal Hospital-IL Tulane University School of Medicine-LA Sumit Patel - Orthopaedic Surgery David Martin Esterquest Jr. - Surgery-Preliminary Western Michigan University Stryker School of Medicine-MI University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago-IL Ajay Pius - Medicine-Preliminary Melody Jia Fang - Emergency Medicine Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital-IL Harbor-UCLA Medical Center-CA Madison Ann Saunders - Pediatrics Cassandra Marie Gee - Family Medicine University of Texas at Austin-Dell Medical School-TX Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center-IL Michael J. Sawin Sheena Hussain Gillani - Internal Medicine Rush University Medical Center-IL Arya Shariat - Pediatrics Kaiser Permanente-Los Angeles-CA Anisha Aruna Gogineni - Internal Medicine University of California-Davis Medical Center-CA Nicole Sheikholeslami - Family Medicine Marian Regional Medical Center-CA Timothy Han - Urology Loyola University/Stritch School of Medicine-IL
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 25 CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
Natalie R. Shovlin-Bankole - Obstetrics-Gynecology Drew Ryan Gunderson - Family Medicine University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-PA Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center-WI
Natasha Thern - Family Medicine Emma Holloway - Pediatrics West Suburban Medical Center-IL MedStar Georgetown University Hospital-DC
Alexander L. Tobias - Anesthesiology Mohammed Ismail - Psychiatry Vanderbilt University Medical Center-TN RFUMS/Chicago Medical School-IL
Hamidullah Wardak - General Surgery Gloria JongHee Joo - Radiology-Diagnostic Akron General Medical Center/NEOMED-OH University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-PA Transitional John Kongcheng Yang - Psychiatry Steward Carney Hospital-MA RFUMS/Chicago Medical School-IL Jennifer Lee Jung - Neurology Sung Joon Yim - Neurology University of Southern California-CA University of California-Davis Medical Center-CA Medicine-Preliminary Huntington Memorial Hospital-CA Jong Hyun Yoon - Psychiatry Kaiser Permanente-Oakland/East Bay-CA Besher Kashlan - Internal Medicine Loyola University Medical Center-IL FINKEL COMMUNITY Sara Ali Khan - Ophthalmology Zohra Anwar Ahsan - Pediatrics Georgetown University/Washington Hospital-DC University at Buffalo School of Medicine-NY Andy Kinkao Ma - Family Medicine Erika Yen Belmont - Internal Medicine Kaiser Permanente-Sacramento Valley-CA University of Chicago Medical Center-IL Paras Dave Mehta - Internal Medicine Leah Marie Bolden - Internal Medicine University of Chicago Medical Center/NorthShore-IL University of Minnesota Medical School-MN Haley Meyer - Internal Medicine Aaron David Buckley - Psychiatry Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education-AZ Montefiore Medical Center/Einstein-NY Lauren Sulochana Mohan - Dermatology Alexa Chanos - Obstetrics-Gynecology University of Minnesota Medical School-MN Transitional Mercy Hospital St. Louis-MO AMITA Resurrection Medical Center-IL Benjamin Scott Christensen - Anesthesiology Blake Thomas Moskal - Internal Medicine Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-TX Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital-IL Lauren Logan Costigan - Pediatrics Jordan Heiar Newman - Neurology University of Connecticut School of Medicine-CT University of Michigan Hospital-Ann Arbor-MI Nickolaus Edward Crump - Internal Medicine Karan Pandher - Dermatology Kaiser Permanente Hawaii-HI Henry Ford Hospital-MI Michael Drake - Emergency Medicine Transitional Henry Ford Hospital-MI Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center-NH
Alexander Watlington Edwards - Emergency Medicine Nikhil Anil Patel - Internal Medicine Baylor College of Medicine-Houston-TX University of Louisville School of Medicine-KY
Lindsay Elizabeth Edwards - General Surgery John T. Pierce - Anesthesiology Yale-New Haven Hospital-CT Thomas Jefferson University-PA
Kenneth Austin Furlough - Orthopaedic Surgery Wyatt Kohler Rice-Narusch - Otolaryngology Fellowship Beth Israel Medical Center-MA University of Missouri-Kansas City Programs-MO
Leah Christine Getsov - Family Medicine Emily Raffaella Root - Obstetrics-Gynecology University of Louisville School of Medicine-KY West Suburban Medical Center-IL
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Sheema Shabahang - Family Medicine Christopher Justin Gideon - Psychiatry University of Rochester/Strong Memorial-NY Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services-MI
John Clayton Shapton - Orthopaedic Surgery Ari Joshua Hadar - Internal Medicine St. Mary’s Medical Center-SF-CA University of South Florida-Morsani College of Medicine-Tampa-FL
Reid Andrew Stubbee - Urology Amir Aaron Hakimi - Otolaryngology University of Iowa Hospitals-IA MedStar Georgetown University Hospital-DC
Janki Thakkar - Psychiatry Briena Moselle Heller - Family Medicine Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital-IL Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital-IL
Vishal Prem Vazirani - Anesthesiology Maureen Ikpeama - Psychiatry University of California-Irvine Medical Center-CA Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals-WI
Shayna Rose Waldbaum - Family Medicine Emmad Karmouta - Psychiatry Oregon Health & Science University-OR Rush University Medical Center-IL
Brian M. Won - Radiology-Diagnostic Alyssa Patricia Kessel - General Surgery University of Rochester/Strong Memorial-NY University of South Dakota School of Medicine-SD Medicine-Preliminary West Suburban Medical Center-NorthShore-IL Sunyoung Kim - General Surgery Spectrum Health/Michigan State University-MI Rita Wu - Family Medicine University of Chicago Medical Center/NorthShore-IL Mitchell Le - Internal Medicine HealthONE/Sky Ridge-CO LIPSCHULTZ COMMUNITY Dennis Lee - Surgery-Preliminary Natalia Alicja Adamska - General Surgery Rush University Medical Center-IL University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Medicine-NV Linsay Moyhimka Ling - Emergency Medicine Haley Lynn Basinger - Neurology Magnolia Regional Health Center-MS Indiana University School of Medicine-IN Alex S. Luke - Otolaryngology Blake Benner - Anesthesiology San Antonio Medical Center-TX Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center-NC Allison H.H. Martin - Pathology Jessica Anne Bloom - Neurology University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver-CO University of California-San Diego Medical Center-CA Dhruven Mehta - Internal Medicine Medicine-Preliminary HCA Healthcare/Tristar-Nashville-TN Loyola University Medical Center-IL
George Chen - Emergency Medicine Joshua Moran - Internal Medicine Rush University Medical Center-IL Indiana University School of Medicine-IN
Christopher R. Collier - General Surgery Tejas Sanjay Nandurkar - Surgery-Preliminary University of Kentucky Medical Center-KY Lankenau Medical Center-PA
Sabrina Isabel Coronel - Neurology Jesse Tyler Nelson - Anesthesiology University of Chicago Medical Center-IL George Washington University-DC Medicine-Preliminary Chantal Joylene Creighton - General Surgery Huntington Memorial Hospital-CA Harbor-UCLA Medical Center-CA Emilia Maria Norlin - Obstetrics-Gynecology Corbin Paul Edmondson - Internal Medicine University of California-Davis Medical Center-CA Oregon Health & Science University-OR Christopher Seyoung Park - Internal Medicine Alicia M. Edwards - General Surgery RFUMS/Chicago Medical School-IL Sparrow Hospital-MI Stephanie N. Puga-Bernaldo - Psychiatry Tamar Elizabeth Garcia - Family Medicine Boston University Medical Center-MA Harbor-UCLA Medical Center-CA
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 27 CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
Sallyan Rusnak - Emergency Medicine Arshan Ziyad Chaudhri - Internal Medicine Loyola University Medical Center-IL Mercy Health Graduate Medical Education Consortium-IL
Morgan Elyse Schumacher - Neurology Alex Leaman Thomas Clos - Emergency Medicine Cleveland Clinic Foundation-OH Boston University Medical Center-MA
Jehan Rahim Shah - Family Medicine Lorna Collins - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education-FL NYP Hospital-Columbia & Cornell-NY Medicine-Preliminary Alvin Peter Singh - Neurology ISMMS Mount Sinai Beth Israel-NY UCLA Medical Center-CA Preliminary Scott Remedios DeVogelear - Emergency Medicine Olive View-UCLA Medical Center-CA Cook County Health and Hospitals System-IL
Darren Patrick Stapleton - Emergency Medicine Janhavi Dhargalkar - Anesthesiology University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson-AZ Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center-IL
Johanna Siglinde Stecher - General Surgery Anika Dutta - Radiology-Diagnostic Rush University Medical Center-IL Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education-MN Transitional Jin Tao - Internal Medicine University of Chicago Medical Center-NorthShore-IL Mercy Health Graduate Medical Education Consortium-IL Joana Abed Elahad - Anesthesiology Mateusz Tkacz - Internal Medicine University of Southern California-CA Rush University Medical Center-IL Brandon Flock - Family Medicine Jonathan Christopher Winegarden - Psychiatry University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver-CO Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education-MN Sean Greig Raven Symone Wright - Anesthesiology University of Chicago Medical Center-IL Jennifer Nhu Huynh - Obstetrics-Gynecology St. Joseph Hospital SCL Health-CO PORTES COMMUNITY Emil Joseph - Internal Medicine Jackson Adams - Anesthesiology University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago/Christ Hospital-IL University of California-San Francisco-CA Stephanie Victoria Kaszuba - Orthopaedic Surgery Medicine-Preliminary Yale-New Haven Hospital-CT St. Joseph Hospital SCL Health-CO
Adnan Ahmed - Dermatology Hiba Zarin Khan - Internal Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University Health System-VA Loyola University Medical Center-IL Transitional Theresa Kunnel - Pediatrics AMITA St. Joseph Hospital-IL University of California-Irvine Medical Center/CHOC-CA Shiva Barforoshi - Internal Medicine Jessica Liang - Internal Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center-CA Cone Health-NC Kyle Behrens - Orthopaedic Surgery Edwin Llamas - Internal Medicine University of Toledo-OH Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine-Washington State University- Laura Elaine Billstein - Family Medicine WA University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver-CO Sara Ann Majewski - Dermatology Jourdan Broadfoot - Anesthesiology Southern Illinois University School of Medicine & Affiliated Hospitals-IL Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education-AZ
Matthew Burke - Anesthesiology Irfan Minhas - Anesthesiology Cleveland Clinic Foundation-OH University of Chicago Medical Center-IL Medicine-Preliminary Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital-IL
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Brian Hanchun Mu - Radiology-Diagnostic Osasuyi Tongo Rush University Medical Center-IL Medicine-Preliminary Charlotte van Schooten - General Surgery Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital-IL Swedish Medical Center-WA
Kathryn Nord - Family Medicine Yevgeniy Vvedenskiy - Psychiatry University of Minnesota Medical School-MN RFUMS/Chicago Medical School-IL
Arian Nowrozi - Internal Medicine Drew Elan Weinstein - Emergency Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago/Christ Hospital-IL University of California-San Diego Medical Center-CA
Seok Yoon Oh - Neurology Ashley Evie Wong - Anesthesiology Zucker School of Medicine-Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital-NY University of California-Irvine Medical Center-CA Medicine-Preliminary Zucker School of Medicine-Northwell NS/LIJ-NY
Nevil Rakesh Parikh - Family Medicine AMITA St. Joseph Hospital-IL
Kate Parker - Orthopaedic Surgery University of New Mexico School of Medicine-NM
Harsh Milin Patel - Psychiatry University of Central Florida/GME Consortium/Kissimmee-FL
Julie Patel - Emergency Medicine AMITA Resurrection Medical Center-IL
Haaris Pervaiz - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Indiana University School of Medicine-IN Medicine-Preliminary Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital-IL
Christian Provenza - Emergency Medicine University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Memphis-TN
Dane Christopher Sale - Emergency Medicine University of Texas at Austin-Dell Medical School-TX
Natasha Elena Scaria - Family Medicine Advocate Health Care/Advocate Christ Medical Center-IL
Rachyl Morgan Shanker - Surgery-Preliminary Loyola University Medical Center-IL
Sumender Ompal Sharma - Internal Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine/Southwest Indiana-IN
Timothy Wayne Siebach - Family Medicine MacNeal Hospital-IL
Nicholas Spero - Radiology-Diagnostic Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center-IL Medicine-Preliminary Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center-IL
Prahasit Thirkateh - Radiology-Diagnostic Northwestern McGaw/Northwestern Memorial Hospital/VA-IL Transitional AMITA St. Joseph Hospital-IL
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 29 COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
30 COLLEGE OF PHARMACY | CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY Katharine Lichtenwalter
Jazmin Lopez Ambily Ann Abraham Karolyn A. Mosbacher Edward Alonso Oriana Napoleon Elaf M. Alsalamy Nhung Tuyet Nguyen Alexander A. Antolak Serrenna Norlander Areej R. Assad Ashay R. Patel Ghassan M. Ayyad Shruti Patel Alicia Brown Rita Marie Piro Monica Choi Hannah Elaine Pitchan Justin Todd Coleman Daria Polyarskaya Christian M. Dayrit Julio C. Ramirez Brit Chong Der Mursal Khadeeja Rashid Tram Anh Thuy Do Jessica Rinehart Khalid Elamin Jennifer Mary Roberts Leuart Fazliu Monica C. Salabun Jenish Gheewala Nimita Shah Nila Gorji Matt Somppi Janet Haro Lukasz Suchocki Zied Almahdy Hassan Binyam K. Tamene Kyle Christian Hauger Jun Liang Tan Alyshah S. Ismaili Le Nguyen Tran Atieh Seyedeh Jannati Kaitlyn M. Woodman Patryk Janowski Simone Wright Karen Caye L. Juco Rachel Zhang Mphamvu T. Kalengamaliro Sarah H. Ziny Jamie E. Kelly
Amber Rose Klankowski
Patrycja Kloc
Patrick A. Kuchta
Carly A. Lanhardt
Daniela Lefticariu
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 31 NGOZI EZIKE, MD Director, Illinois Department of Public Health
32 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
AN HONORARY DEGREE, DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS, IS CONFERRED UPON NGOZI EZIKE, MD, FOR HER DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM LEADERSHIP.
Dr. Ngozi Ezike is the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), the first Black woman appointed to lead the 143-year old state agency. Dr. Ezike is a board-certified internist and pediatrician who previously worked for the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH), where she served for more than 15 years. She also was medical director at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.
Prior to joining CCDPH, Dr. Ezike served as Austin Health Center medical director, where she actively engaged with the community on a variety of health initiatives. She also has delivered inpatient care at Stroger Hospital and primary and preventive care in community and school-based clinics.
Dr. Ezike is a nationally recognized expert in the area of healthcare within the juvenile detention and justice systems. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, she is a Certified Correctional Health Professional and Diplomate of both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Rush Medical College.
She is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2020 Lester H. McKeever Individual Service Award from the Chicago Urban League, and the Health Innovator Award from Erie Family Health Center.
An advocate for maintaining work-life balance, particularly in challenging times, Dr. Ezike is an avid tennis player and reader, and is fluent in Spanish and French.
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 33 ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
AWARD RECIPIENTS
34 ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE | AWARD RECIPIENTS
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND Pathologists’ Assistant POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES Ashton B. Johnk, MS ’21 DEAN’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING Health Administration ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies recognizes Drusilla A. Brewer, MS ’21 students for excellence in original research that advances our understanding of nature and the human condition. Nurse Anesthesia Jessica Leigh Centa, PhD ’21 Thomas Burman, DNP ’21 Alex Morgan, DNP ’21 COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS Jessica Lynn Singer, DNP ’21
NUTRITION GRADUATE AWARD THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS The Nutrition Graduate Award is presented to a graduating student CLINICAL EDUCATION AWARD in recognition of outstanding performance in the degree program. The College of Health Professions Clinical Education Award Frances Rodriguez, MS ’20 is presented to the graduating student in their respective programs for outstanding performance in the clinical training. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD Psychology MS The Biomedical Sciences Outstanding Student Award is Marianne G. Chirica, MS ’21 presented to a student who demonstrates excellence in professionalism, perseverance and humanism. Psychology PhD Juan Medina-Echeverria, MS ’21 Jermaine N. Bean, PhD ’21 Rahim N. Laiwalla, MS ’21 Physical Therapy THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEAN’S AWARD FOR SCHOLARSHIP Erin McNulty, DPT ’21 The College of Health Professions Dean’s Award for Scholarship is presented to the student(s) in each respective Physician Assistant program listed with the highest grade point average. Amanda K. Browning, MS ’21 Psychology MS Pathologists’ Assistant Marianne G. Chirica, MS ’21 Justin Chmura, MS ’21 Psychology PhD Nurse Anesthesia Gregory Michael Dams, PhD ’21 Todd Lasch, DNP ’21 Physical Therapy ALICE MAGAW AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING Olivia Hana Jones, DPT ’21 CLINICAL PRACTICE Joshua M. Kuntz, DPT ’21 The Alice Magaw Award for Outstanding Clinical Practice is presented to a Nurse Anesthesia graduate who has Mary C. McLachlan, DPT ’21 demonstrated outstanding achievement in clinical practice. Kyle L. Negangard, DPT ’21 Naomi Martin-Liu, DNP ’21 Rachel Weslo, DPT ’21 IRA P. GUNN AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL Physician Assistant ADVOCACY Elaina M. Analitis, MS ’21 The Ira P. Gunn Award for Professional Advocacy is presented to the Nurse Anesthesia graduate who, through leadership Allison K. Miller, MS ’21 and/or personal effort, has made a significant contribution to Cole Mitchell, MS ’21 the preservation and advancement of the nurse anesthesia profession through legislative, legal and/or regulatory efforts. Bailey E. Oppman, MS ’21 Rebecca J. Burchi, DNP ’21 Aidan Kennedy Stavros, MS ’21 Christina Wang, MS ’21
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JOHN F. GARDE AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP TARA PULLARA, MS ’09 MEMORIAL AWARD The John F. Garde Award for Leadership is presented to The Tara Pullara, MS ’09 Memorial Award was established to honor the Nurse Anesthesia graduate who has demonstrated a graduating Physician Assistant student who shows exceptional outstanding leadership. ability as a compassionate patient care provider. Tara Pullara was a 2009 graduate of the Physician Assistant program whose inspiring Kord Johnson, DNP ’21 battle with cancer ended just prior to commencement, 2009.
SISTER MARY BERNARD AWARD FOR James Gullberg, MS ’21 OUTSTANDING FOCUSED CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS The Sister Mary Bernard Award for Outstanding Focused ISRAEL LIGHT LEADERSHIP AWARD Clinical Achievement is presented to the Nurse Anesthesia The College of Health Professions Israel Light Leadership Award is graduate who has demonstrated outstanding achievement named after the first dean of the college and is presented to one in a focused area of clinical practice. graduating student for demonstration of exceptional leadership. Patrick Michael Springer, DNP ’21 Michael Anthony Fratina, MS ’21
AGATHA HODGINS OUTSTANDING STUDENT KARI ANNE GUSTAFSON MEMORIAL DPT AWARD NURSE ANESTHETIST AWARD This award has been established in memory of Kari Anne The Agatha Hodgins Outstanding Student Nurse Anesthetist Gustafson to honor a second year entry level DPT student Award is presented to a graduating student for academic and who is “living the dream.” This student must demonstrate clinical excellence in nurse anesthetist practice. the characteristics of a true desire to become an excellent physical therapist, a positive attitude at all times, and maintain Peter A. Ferszt, DNP ’21 a balanced professional and personal life. Brittany Griggers, Class of 2022 HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM Yvette Ramirez, Class of 2022 OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD The Health Administration Outstanding Student Award is presented to a graduating student with the highest grade THE VIRGINIA C. DANIEL, MA, RPT PHYSICAL point average and exceptional leadership and professionalism. THERAPY SCHOLARSHIP Raven Elizabeth Price, MS ’21 The Virginia C. Daniel, MA, RPT Physical Therapy Scholarship is named after the founding chair of the Department of Physical Therapy. The scholarship is a monetary award HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OUTSTANDING presented to two students in the Physical Therapy program, DUAL DEGREE STUDENT AWARD based upon scholarship, university service and financial need. The Health Administration Program Outstanding Dual Degree Timothy Furland, Class of 2022 Student Award is presented to an exceptional graduating student from the Health Administration program who is also Katherine Harris, Class of 2023 receiving a dual degree from the university. Tejas Sanjay Nandurkar, MD ’21, MS ’21 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY POST- PROFESSIONAL DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL OSVALDO RUBINSTEIN EXCELLENCE IN THERAPY AWARD FOR ACADEMIC SERVICE AWARD EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP The award will be presented to a second year Pathologists’ The Department of Physical Therapy Post-Professional Doctor Assistant student who exhibits leadership qualities that of Physical Therapy Award is presented to a graduating encourage service to the community and demonstrates student for outstanding performance in the Post-Professional commitment to anatomic pathology. Service to the Physical Therapy program. community must go beyond the required student elements, Annette M. Slingo, DPT ’21 such as those performed in HIPS 515.
Brandy M. Filbin, MS ’21 MICHAEL E. KORDECKI, PT ’86, DPT ’03 EXCELLENCE IN ANATOMY AWARD LEE ANN MYERS, MS ’99, PA-C MEMORIAL AWARD The Michael E. Kordecki, PT ’86, DPT ’03 Excellence in The Lee Ann Myers, MS ’99, PA-C Memorial Award was Anatomy Award is presented to a third year Doctor of established by the family and friends of Lee Ann Myers, a 1999 Physical Therapy student who has demonstrated outstanding graduate of the Physician Assistant program who died in 2001. academic and laboratory performance, and passion for The recipient is an individual who has chosen this profession learning and teaching anatomy to others. as a second career. Joshua M. Kuntz, DPT ’21 Ashley Elizabeth Watson, MS ’21 Kyle L. Negangard, DPT ’21
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JON VANIK, PT ’99 AND JANET M. VANIK, MS, THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ACADEMIC MT ’85 MEMORIAL BENEVOLENCE AWARD PHYSICAL THERAPY (ACAPT) NATIONAL The Jon Vanik, PT ’99 and Janet M. Vanik, MS, MT ’85 PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT HONOR SOCIETY Memorial Benevolence Award was established in memory of Alyssa Arroyo Jon and Janet Vanik to honor a graduating College of Health Professions student who has demonstrated the qualities of James Cravens professionalism, perseverance and humanism. Paetyn Cummings Kyle L. Negangard, DPT ’21 Olivia Jones Mary C. McLachlan KRISZTA SZABO MEMORIAL PSYCHOLOGY AWARD The Kriszta Szabo Memorial Psychology Award is given to the Kyle Negangard psychology student(s) who make a contribution to issues of Rachel Weslo cultural diversity and sensitivity. Lauren White Jermaine N. Bean, MS ’21 Courtney Beussink, MS ’21 UPSILON PHI DELTA HONOR SOCIETY The RFU chapter is part of the national academic honor society CHRISTINE LOURO, MS ’92 AWARD for students in health administration in the United States. The organization was formed in 1965 to further the profession of The Christine Louro, MS ’92 Award was established in 1997 to health administration and the professional competence and recognize the graduate who most highly reflects dedication and dedication of its members. It is administered by the Association competence in both the science and practice of psychology. of University Programs in Health Administration. The name of the Sara Byrd Millspaugh, PhD ’21 society is derived from the Greek words for “health”, “care” and “administration.” Its official colors are crimson red and cobalt THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS blue, and its official flower is the rose. DEAN’S AWARD FOR RESEARCH Diego Cardenas The College of Health Professions Dean’s Award for Research Nicholas Kackowski is presented to a student with an outstanding research project within their program. Elahi Nimra Maura Elizabeth Wolfe, PhD ’21 Raven Elizabeth Price Katie Trujillo PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AWARD FOR Bree J’nae Veazey EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH BY A DOCTORAL STUDENT The Psychology Department Award for Excellence in Research DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL COLLEGE by a Doctoral Student is presented to a student for his/her OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE achievement in research. Estee Feldman, Class of 2023 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE (ACPM): TIMOTHY HOLBROOK, DPM PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AWARD FOR MEMORIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH BY A MASTER OF The Timothy Holbrook, DPM Memorial Award of Excellence is presented to a student chosen for academic and clinical SCIENCE STUDENT excellence in orthopedics and medicine. The Psychology Department Award for Excellence in Research by a Master of Science Student is presented to a student for Katie Jeanette Springer, DPM ’21 his/her achievement in research. Sara Lampert, MS ’21 PROFICIENCY IN PODIATRIC MEDICINE AWARD The Proficiency in Podiatric Medicine Award is granted each year to a graduating student who demonstrates mastery in both medicine and podiatric medicine. Akshitha Sreeram, DPM ’21
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD The Highest Proficiency in Scholarship Award is given to the graduating student(s) with the highest academic average throughout the four years of the program. Daniel V. Chu, DPM ’21
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PROFICIENCY IN BIOMECHANICS AND PROFICIENCY IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ORTHOPEDIC DISEASES AWARD The Proficiency in Scholarship Award is given to the The Proficiency in Biomechanics and Orthopedic Diseases graduating student(s) with the second highest academic Award is given to a graduating student who demonstrates average throughout the four years of the program. mastery in these fields. Bennett James King, DPM ’21 Daniel V. Chu, DPM ’21 JERRY D. BRANT, DPM ’62 LEADERSHIP AWARD DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC The Jerry D. Brant, DPM ’62 Leadership Award is given in MEDICINE CENTENNIAL IPMSA LEADERSHIP AWARD recognition of outstanding leadership and contribution to the The Centennial IPMSA Leadership Award was established by the graduating class. Illinois Podiatric Medical Students’ Association to recognize two Jennifer Mi-Sang So, DPM ’21 graduating students from Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine for their leadership on the Executive Council of the IPMSA. EDWIN J. HARRIS, DPM ’70 PROFICIENCY IN Akshay Jain, DPM ’21 PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS AWARD Ambreen Naz Sharif, DPM ’21 The Edwin J. Harris, DPM ’70 Proficiency in Pediatric Orthopedics Award is given to a graduating student who exhibits high standards of professional conduct and academic PHILIP J. GIANFORTUNE, DPM ’82 SERVICE AWARD achievement in pediatric orthopedics. The Philip J. Gianfortune, DPM ’82 Service Award is awarded to a graduating student who has provided exemplary service to the Katie Jeanette Springer, DPM ’21 college, supporting a variety of activities and efforts of the college. Janki A. Patel, DPM ’21 PI DELTA HONOR SOCIETY Membership in the Pi Delta Honor Society is extended to individuals who have distinguished themselves academically STUDENT MENTOR & EDUCATOR AWARD and in service to the profession. The Student Mentor & Educator Award recognizes a graduating student who has excelled in mentoring and assisting other students Ryley Andersen of the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. Nicolas Beci Rebecca Zwick Coe, DPM ’21 Taylor K. Bergstrom Daniel V. Chu ROBERT L. BARON, DPM ’81 PROFICIENCY IN PODIATRIC RADIOLOGY AWARD Armin S. Dadkhah The Robert L. Baron, DPM ’81 Proficiency in Podiatric Radiology Huzaifa Haider Award is given to a graduating student whose performance in podiatric radiology is most outstanding and who has Kaitlyn A. Hammock demonstrated mastery in the field. This award is named after the Akshay Jain long-standing former Chair of the Department of Radiology. Bennett James King David Thom, DPM ’21 Shoueb Malik PROFICIENCY IN PODIATRIC SURGERY AWARD Cameron Austin Meyer The Proficiency in Podiatric Surgery Award is given to the Andrew Moulton graduating student with the highest academic performance in podiatric surgery courses, demonstrated knowledge Krishnan Perumbala of podiatric surgery, participation in the department’s Jonathan T. Prime educational activities and overall professional demeanor. Manuel Javier Ramirez Bennett James King, DPM ’21 Nader Jalal Sadi STEPHEN M. GELLER, DPM GRADUATE MERIT Rachit Shah AWARD Jennifer Mi-Sang So The Stephen M. Geller, DPM Graduate Merit Award is given to a student who exhibits high standards of professional Katie Jeanette Springer conduct, academic achievement, ethics, and exhibits aptitude Akshitha Sreeram in podiatric medicine and podiatric orthopedics, which includes but is not limited to dermatology, biomechanics, Jacob A. Stricker sports medicine and infectious disease. David Thom Meaghan Cecilia Wood, DPM ’21 Andrew William Torigian
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Alanna G. Wahl THE CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL DEAN’S Meaghan Cecilia Wood AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL The Chicago Medical School Dean’s Award for Service to Huaitao Zhang the School was established in 1974 to give recognition to graduating students who have been active in school functions and have demonstrated a continuing interest in the future of CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL the school. Laura Billstein, MD ’21 RONALD M. REIFLER PRIMARY CARE AWARD The Ronald M. Reifler Primary Care Award is awarded to a Leah Bolden, MD ’21 graduate who will be continuing their career in primary care. Samuel Robert Bunting, MD ’21, MS ’21 Cassandra Marie Gee, MD ’21 Matthew John Christensen, MD ’21 Chantal Joylene Creighton, MD ’21 JOHN J. SHEININ, MD, PhD, DSc RESEARCH AWARD The John J. Sheinin, MD, PhD, DSc Research Award is RONALD BANGASSER, MD ’75 MEMORIAL AWARD presented for originality and creativity in a research project The Ronald Bangasser, MD ’75 Memorial Award conducted while a medical student. commemorates the commitment that Dr. Bangasser, CMS Class of 1975, had for organized medicine and service to his Yanhan Ren, Class of 2022 colleagues. The recipient of this award has demonstrated leadership in medical school, a training which will follow into MD WITH DISTINCTION IN RESEARCH AWARD his/her life in organized medicine. The MD with Distinction in Research Award is awarded to medical Samuel Robert Bunting, MD ’21, MS ’21 students who complete a substantial committee refereed research program during the course of their medical studies. EUGENE J. ROGERS, MD ’46 MEMORIAL Samuel Robert Bunting, MD ’21 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL Stephanie Kaszuba, MD ’21 MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION Natasha Scaria, MD ’21 The Eugene J. Rogers, MD ’46 Memorial Award for Excellence in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is awarded to a Rachyl Morgan Shanker, MD ’21 graduate who will be continuing their career in the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. MELVYN LEICHTLING, MD ’48 ONCOLOGY Haaris Pervaiz, MD ’21 RESEARCH AWARD The Melvyn Leichtling, MD ’48 Oncology Research Award was USPHS EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH AWARD established in 1977 to give assistance to students who submit an The USPHS Excellence in Public Health Award is awarded outstanding research proposal related to the field of oncology. to medical students who are involved in public health issues Simone Raiter, CMS Class of 2022 in their community, as well as to increase awareness of the Public Health Service and its mission to protect, promote and MARTIN GECHT, MD ’44 MEMORIAL AWARD advance the health and safety of our nation. The Martin Gecht, MD ’44 Memorial Award honors Dr. Gecht’s Lauren Gard, Class of 2023 love of the Chicago Medical School and commemorates his commitment to the community. The award recognizes student SENIOR INDEPENDENT PROJECT AWARD efforts in community service projects including development, The Chicago Medical School offers students the option of leadership, assessment and inspiration of community projects. participating in a Senior Independent Project, which can be Kenneth Austin Furlough, MD ’21 based on an individual student’s interest. Each student works with a faculty advisor throughout the process who evaluates their progress. These students are being recognized for their outstanding efforts on their senior independent project. Shiva Barforoshi, MD ’21 Natasha Thern, MD ’21 CMS STUDENT SERVICE AWARD The CMS Student Service Award recognizes a student who has demonstrated excellent achievement in working with persons and communities that are underrepresented in medicine. Sallyan Rusnak, MD ’21
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ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA GOLD HUMANISM HONOR SOCIETY Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, a professional The Chicago Medical School Chapter of the Gold Humanism medical organization, recognizes and advocates for excellence in Medicine Honor Society for the Class of 2021 is listed below. in scholarship and the highest ideals in the profession of Students were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society medicine. Their values include honesty, honorable conduct, at the annual recognition luncheon and are recognized for their morality, virtue, unselfishness, ethical ideals, dedication to commitment, competence and compassion. serving others and leadership. Zahra Abbas Jackson Adams Erika Yen Belmont Natalia Adamska Laura Billstein Adnan Ahmed Leah Bolden Kristin Bala Alex Clos Kyle Behrens Ashley P. Cohen Erika Yen Belmont Chantal Joylene Creighton Benjamin Scott Christensen Brandon Flock Alex Clos Kenneth Austin Furlough Sabrina Isabel Coronel Cassandra Marie Gee Chantal Joylene Creighton Leah Getsov Nickolaus Edward Crump Ari Hadar Corbin Edmondson Jennifer Lee Jung Melody Jia Fang Diana Kantarovich Timothy Han Stephanie Kaszuba Jennifer Lee Jung Alyssa Patricia Kessel Stephanie Kaszuba Sara Ali Khan Sara Ali Khan Theresa Kunnel Dennis Lee Lauren Logan Mary Lewis Douglas Moss Sara Majewski Karan Pandher Patrick Joseph Melville Akshay Dipak Patel Joshua Moran John T. Pierce Jordan Heiar Newman Natasha Elena Scaria Emilia Maria Norlin Alvin Peter Singh Paul Pantapalangkoor Janki Thakkar Nikhil Anil Patel Shayna Rose Waldbaum Sumit Patel Drew E. Weinstein Sallyan Rusnak Jonathan Winegarden John Clayton Shapton Natalie R. Shovlin-Bankole Darren Patrick Stapleton Johanna Stecher Reid Andrew Stubbee Prahasit Thirkateh Mateusz Tkacz Charlotte VanSchooten Drew E. Weinstein
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COLLEGE OF PHARMACY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY DIVERSITY AWARD This award is given to the student who contributes to the COLLEGE OF PHARMACY OUTSTANDING diversity of the college and community. ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH AWARD Jazmin Lopez, PharmD ’21 The College of Pharmacy Outstanding Achievement in Research Award recognizes College of Pharmacy students who exemplify the college’s research mission and demonstrate COLLEGE OF PHARMACY VOLUNTEER AWARD excellence in this area. The College of Pharmacy Volunteer Award is presented to students who exemplify a spirit of volunteerism by going Karen Caye L. Juco, PharmD ’21 above and beyond service participating in university, Daria Polyarskaya, PharmD ’21 community and college events, and projects an attitude of enthusiasm in all of their participation. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Janet Haro, PharmD ’21 The College of Pharmacy Achievement Award, sponsored by Amber Rose Klankowski, PharmD ’21 Lilly, is presented to the College of Pharmacy student with the highest overall GPA within the school. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY LEADERSHIP AWARD Alyshah S. Ismaili, PharmD ’21 The College of Pharmacy Outstanding Leadership Award recognizes a student with outstanding leadership qualities. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY EXCELLENCE IN Nhung Tuyet Nguyen, PharmD ’21 INTERPROFESSIONALISM AWARD The College of Pharmacy Excellence in Interprofessionalism Award is given to a student who best demonstrates an USPHS EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH interprofessional approach to learning and health care. PHARMACY PRACTICE AWARD Monica Salabun, PharmD ’21 The recipient for this award is selected by the United States Public Health Service to recognize the student’s contributions to public health pharmacy practice. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AMBULATORY CARE Shujie Lin, Class of 2022 PHARMACY PRACTICE AWARD The College of Pharmacy Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Award recognizes a student who demonstrates academic COLLEGE OF PHARMACY STUDENT MENTOR excellence on an ambulatory care APPE, and a strong AND EDUCATOR AWARD commitment to outpatient pharmacy practice. The Student Mentor and Educator Award recognizes College Mphamvu Kalengamaliro, PharmD ’21 of Pharmacy students who have excelled in mentoring and assisting other students.
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY COMMUNITY Jamie E. Kelly, PharmD ’21 PHARMACY PRACTICE AWARD Sarah Ziny, PharmD ’21 The College of Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Practice Award recognizes a student who demonstrates academic COLLEGE OF PHARMACY EXCELLENCE IN excellence on a community APPE, and a strong commitment COMMUNICATION AND COUNSELING AWARD to community pharmacy practice. The College of Pharmacy Excellence in Communication and Karolyn A. Mosbacher, PharmD ’21 Counseling Award recognizes a student with outstanding Serrenna Norlander, PharmD ’21 patient communication skills illustrated by performance in patient counseling and patient care activities.
DEAN’S AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE Alyshah S. Ismaili, PharmD ’21 The Dean’s Award for Service to the College recognizes a student with exemplary service to the college, supporting a COLLEGE OF PHARMACY ACUTE CARE variety of activities and efforts of the college. PHARMACY PRACTICE AWARD Elaf Alsalamy, PharmD ’21 The College of Pharmacy Acute Care Pharmacy Practice Award recognizes a student who demonstrates academic excellence on an acute care APPE, and strong commitment to COLLEGE OF PHARMACY HOSPITAL inpatient pharmacy practice. PHARMACY PRACTICE AWARD The College of Pharmacy Hospital Pharmacy Practice Award Elaf Alsalamy, PharmD ’21 recognizes a student who demonstrates academic excellence on a hospital APPE, and strong commitment to hospital pharmacy practice. Sarah Ziny, PharmD ’21
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COLLEGE OF PHARMACY OUTSTANDING RHO CHI CHAPTER STUDENT AWARD The Rho Chi Society seeks to advance pharmacy through This award is given to a student who has demonstrated intellectual leadership. As the academic honor society in excellence in their academics, leadership and professionalism pharmacy, the Rho Chi Society encourages and recognizes during all four years at RFU and has made a lasting impression intellectual achievement, stimulates critical inquiry to advance on the faculty, students and staff. pharmacy, contributes to the development of intellectual leaders, promotes the highest ethical standards and fosters Karen Caye L. Juco, PharmD ’21 collaboration. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY EXCELLENCE IN Alexander A. Antolak PHARMACY AWARD Janet Haro This award, sponsored by Viatris, is given to the student with strong academic performance, personal motivation and Zied Almahdy Hassan excellent communication skills. Alyshah S. Ismaili Karolyn A. Mosbacher, PharmD ’21 Atieh S. Jannati Patryk Janowski COLLEGE OF PHARMACY PERSEVERANCE AWARD Mphamvu T. Kalengamaliro This award is given to students whose journey through Amber Rose Klankowski pharmacy school has been marked by exceptional grit, resilience and determination. Katharine Lichtenwalter Edward Alonso, PharmD ’21 Karolyn A. Mosbacher Alicia Brown, PharmD ’21 Nhung Tuyet Nguyen Daria Polyarskaya PHI LAMBDA SIGMA CHAPTER The purpose of Phi Lambda Sigma, also known as the Sarah Ziny national Pharmacy Leadership Society, is to promote the development of leadership qualities, especially among student pharmacists. By peer recognition, the Society encourages participation in all pharmacy activities and instills and enhances self-confidence, encourages the less active student to a more active role and promotes greater effort toward the advancement of pharmacy. No greater honor can be bestowed upon an individual than to be recognized as a leader by one’s peers. Elaf Alsalamy Karen Caye L. Juco Jazmin Lopez Monica Salabun
42 CONGRATULATIONS ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2021
CHICAGO MEDICAL SCHOOL
COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES
107th COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION 43 “AS A MEMBER OF A HEALTHCARE PROFESSION: I SOLEMNLY PLEDGE TO...”
EXCERPT FROM THE OATH OF GENEVA
44 OATH OF GENEVA
AS A MEMBER OF A HEALTHCARE PROFESSION:
I solemnly pledge to dedicate my life to the service of humanity;
The health and well-being of my patient will be my first consideration;
I will respect the autonomy and dignity of my patient;
I will maintain the utmost respect for human life;
I will not permit considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or any other factor to intervene between my duty and my patient;
I will respect the secrets that are confided in me, even after the patient has died;
I will practice my profession with conscience and dignity and in accordance with good practice;
I will foster the honor and noble traditions of my profession;
I will give to my teachers, colleagues, and students the respect and gratitude that is their due;
I will share my knowledge for the benefit of the patient and the advancement of healthcare;
I will attend to my own health, well-being, and abilities in order to provide care of the highest standard;
I will not use my knowledge to violate human rights and civil liberties, even under threat;
I make these promises solemnly, freely, and upon my honor.
Modified from the 2017 World Medical Association Declaration of Geneva
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SEEMA BHATIA SANDRA BRUCE SHAUNDRA CLAY ALLAN COHEN ELIZABETH COULSON ADAM FLEISCHER MICHAEL C. FOLTZ ROSALIND FRANKLIN JOHN GRADY ELDER GRANGER CHERYL KRAFF-COOPER SYLVIA MANNING KAREN MILLER THOMAS G. MOORE WENDY RHEAULT LEE SACKS PAMELA SCHOLL MANUEL VON SCHULENBURG ALAN WEINSTEIN GAIL WARDEN TRUSTEE EMERITUS
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