COLLEGE OF MEDICINEUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

127 th

Commencement

Class of 2009 UIC Pavilion

525 South Racine Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60607 Friday, May 8, 2009

2:00 p.m.

Oath of HippocratesNow being admitted to the profession of medicine,

I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life to the service of humanity.

I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude that is their due.

I will practice medicine with conscience and dignity.

The health and life of my patient will be my first consideration.

I will hold in confidence all that my patient confides in me.

I will maintain by all the means in my power, the honour and the noble traditionsof the medical profession.

My colleagues will be as my family.

I will not permit considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender,nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, social standing or any other factor to

intervene between my duty and my patient.

I will maintain the utmost respect for human life.

I will not use my medical knowledge to violate human rights and civil liberties,even under threat.

I make these promises solemnly, freely and upon my honour.

(World Medical Association Declaration of Geneva—2006)

Commencement Ceremony

Commencement Score The BrassWorks Brass Ensemble

PreludeDukas, “Fanfare from La Peri”

Elgar, “Pomp and Circumstance”

Ceremonial Opening Declaration of the Opening of the 2009 Commencement

Grand Marshal, Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs, Leslie J. Sandlow, MD, PresidingUniversity of Illinois at Chicago Banner Carrier, Melody R. Hrubes, MD Candidate

College of Medicine Banner Carrier, Charles L. Lupo, MD CandidateGraduate College Banner Carrier, Evan C. Osmundson, MD, PhD Candidate

Processional Platform Party

Marshal, Dean Joseph A. Flaherty, MDTrustee Niranjan S. Shah

Trustee Kenneth D. Schmidt, MDTrustee Lawrence C. Eppley, JD

Trustee Elias PittosPresident B. Joseph White, PhD

Chancellor Paula Allen­Meares, PhDDean Clark Hulse, PhD

Vice President and Associate Chancellor Arlene NorsymVice President for Academic Affairs Mrinalini C. Rao, PhD

Interim Vice Chancellor Larry Danziger, PharmDChief Medical Officer of Hospital Administration William H. Chamberlin, MD

Commencement Speaker, The Honorable Richard M. Daley

Deans and AffiliatesMarshal, Larry Tobacman, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Research

Department Heads and FacultyMarshal, Sarah Kilpatrick, MD, PhD, Vice Dean

Candidates for the Doctor of Medicine DegreeMarshal, Kathleen Kashima, PhD, Senior Associate Dean of Students

Candidates for the Master’s DegreeMarshal, Clark Hulse, PhD, Dean, Graduate College

Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy DegreeMarshal, Clark Hulse, PhD, Dean, Graduate College

Audience singing of “America the Beautiful” (lyrics on page 60)Song Leaders, Hugh S. Chung and Jennifer Watt Gemmill, MD Candidates

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Greetings Trustee Kenneth D. Schmidt, MDPresident B. Joseph White, PhDDean Joseph A. Flaherty, MD

Trustee Niranjan S. Shah

Introduction of the Commencement Speaker Trustee Niranjan S. Shah

Commencement Address The Honorable Richard M. Daley

Presentation of Degree Candidates Associate Dean Jorge A. Girotti, PhD

Hooding Ceremony, Doctor of Medicine Candidates Faculty Hooder Yee­Kin Ho, PhD

Senior Associate Dean of Students Kathleen Kashima, PhD

Conferral of Collegewide Doctor of Medicine Degrees President B. Joseph White, PhD

Hooding Ceremony, Master’s Degree Candidates Dean Clark Hulse, PhD, and Candidate’s Academic Advisor

Conferral of Master’s Degrees President B. Joseph White, PhD

Hooding Ceremony, Doctor of Philosophy Degree Candidates Dean Clark Hulse, PhD, and Candidate’s Academic Advisor

Conferral of Doctor of Philosophy Degrees President B. Joseph White, PhD

The Oath of Hippocrates Administered by Dean Joseph A. Flaherty, MD

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Presentation of Awards Vice Dean Sarah Kilpatrick, MD, PhD

Distinguished Faculty Award Recipient, Robert Gibbons, PhD

Faculty of the Year Award Recipient, Theodore Mazzone, MD

William J. Grove Award Recipient, Tara E. Brennan, MD Candidate

MD Class Remarks Melody R. Hrubes, President of the Class of 2009, MD Candidate

Ceremonial Closing Grand Marshal, Leslie J. Sandlow, MD

Recessional The BrassWorks

Mouret, “Rondeau”

Reception Student Services Building, 1200 West Harrison Street Directly across Racine Avenue from the UIC Pavilion

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Alumni Council has provided the graduates’ diploma covers.

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Faculty and Student Achievement Awards

The Distinguished Faculty Award The Distinguished Faculty Award is presented to a faculty member in Chicago on the basis of national or international

recognition of excellence in research, service to professional organizations, or distinction as an educator.

1981 Paul Heller, MD 1982 George Gee Jackson, MD, PhD 1983 Lloyd M. Nyhus, MD 1984 Sheldon Dray, MD, PhD 1985 Olga Jonasson, MD 1986 Michael Bárány, MD, PhD 1987 Max Samter, MD 1988 Morton F. Goldberg, MD 1989 Lawrence M. Solomon, MD 1990 Geula Gibori, PhD

C. Thomas Bombeck, MD (posthumously) 1991 Ananda Chakrabarty, PhD 1992 Ervin G. Erdos, MD 1993 Tapas Das Gupta, MD, PhD 1994 R. John Solaro, PhD 1995 Harris Ripps, PhD, DSc 1996 Edward L. Applebaum, MD 1997 Boris M. Astrachan, MD 1998 Mark M. Rasenick, PhD 1999 Arthur S. Elstein, PhD 2000 Gerald Fishman, MD 2001 Dhamapuri Vidyasagar, MD 2002 Lawrence A. Frohman, MD 2003 No Awardee 2004 Ronald Hoffman, MD 2005 Peter Gettins, DPhil 2006 Mahmood F. Mafee, MD 2007 No Awardee 2008 Rochelle S. Cohen, PhD 2009 Robert Gibbons, PhD

Faculty of the Year Award The Faculty of the Year award is presented on a collegewide basis in recognition of excellent

contributions to college programs in the areas of teaching, research, or clinical service.

1970 Max Samter, MD [C] 1971 Neena B. Schwartz, PhD [C] 1972 Irving Schulman, MD [C] 1973 Olga Jonasson, MD [C] 1974 Truman O. Anderson, MD, PhD [C] 1975 Elizabeth A. McGrew, MD [C] 1976 Theodore M. Sherrod, MD [C] 1977 Lawrence M. Solomon, MD [C] 1978 Nicholas J. Cotsonas, Jr., MD [P] 1979 Ruth Andrea Seeler, MD [C] 1980 C. Thomas Bombeck, MD [C] 1981 Milton G. Schmitt, MD [R] 1982 Edmund G. Anderson, PhD [C]

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1983 Donald H. Wortmann, MD [R] 1984 Morton F. Goldberg, MD [R] 1985 Burton T. Andersen, MD [C] 1986 Mark O. M. Tso, MD [C] 1987 Brian A. Curtis, PhD [P] 1988 Willard Visek, MD, PhD [U] 1989 Clifford G. Pilz, MD [C] 1990 No Awardee 1991 Richard L. Davidson, PhD [C] 1992 Paul Lauterbur, PhD [U]

James P. Whalen, MD [C] 1993 No Awardee 1994 Benita Katzenellenbogen, PhD [U] 1995 Paula Treichler, PhD [U] 1996 Heidi E. Hamm, PhD [C] 1997 Thomas J. Cusack, MD [P] 1998 Phillip C. Jobe, PhD [P] 1999 Geula Gibori, PhD [C] 2000 John W. Dailey, PhD [P] 2001 Flavio Castaneda, MD [P] 2002 Abigail Ann Salyers, PhD [U] 2003 Richard Pearl, MD [P] 2004 Yasuko Nakajima, MD, PhD [C] 2005 Lorin Whittaker, MD [P] 2006 Robert W. Kirby, MD [U] 2007 Gail Hecht, MD [C] 2008 Timothy B. Erickson, MD [C] 2009 Theodore Mazzone, MD [C]

(Chicago [C], Peoria [P], Rockford [R], Urbana [U])

The William J. Grove Award The William J. Grove Award is presented to an outstanding graduating senior(s) who best exemplifies the qualities of Dr. Grove—a combination of intelligence and skills with excellence in academic achievement, high­level involvement

in medical school affairs, commitment to the medical community, altruistic pursuits, and leadership qualities.

1993 Joseph Garber Alison Van Egeren

1994 Shelia Dugan John Port

1995 Austin L. Belton Ted J. Jagielo

1996 Gregory Bussell Daniel Richard

1997 Raj Shah 1998 Cinnamon Danielle Bradley 1999 Jaspal Sodhi 2000 Young H. An 2001 William W. Ashley, Jr.

Matthew D. Weiss 2002 Stephanie L. Banaszak 2003 Joyce Li 2004 Nirali N. Shah 2005 Jacqueline K. Le 2006 David Jho 2007 Andrea Pappalardo 2008 David James Ramsey 2009 Tara E. Brennan

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The Michael and Kate Bárány Research AwardThe Michael and Kate Bárány Research Award, established in 2002, is presented to a graduating MD or

MD/PhD student for outstanding research achievement while enrolled in the UIC College of Medicine at Chicago.This award recognizes the significance of research to medical education. Michael and Kate Bárány are internationally

renowned muscle physiologists. Dr. Michael Bárány is a distinguished faculty of the College of Medicine and a universityscholar. Dr. Kate Bárány is the recipient of several teaching awards and of the “1996 Woman of the Year” award.

2002 Kris Alden 2003 Tatiana Grzeszkiewicz 2004 Todd Novak 2005 Jennifer Layden­Almer 2006 David Jho 2007 David Moons 2008 Masakatsu Nanamori 2009 Evan C. Osmundson

Miodrag Radulovacki Family Prize for Excellence in Basic Sciences The Miodrag Radulovacki Family Prize for Excellence in Basic Sciences, established in 2006, is

presented to a graduating MD or MD/PhD student who has demonstrated academic achievementin research in the basic sciences. Miodrag Radulovacki is a professor of pharmacology in the

UIC College of Medicine who has devoted his academic career to sleep research.

2006 Nathan O. Stitziel 2007 Kristina Matkowskyj 2008 Ronald R. Jackups, Jr. 2009 Roy William Smetana

Drs. Ervin G. and Sara F. Rabito Erdös Prize for Excellence in Basic Sciences The Drs. Ervin G. and Sara F. Rabito Erdös Prize for Excellence in Basic Sciences is given to a University of Illinois College

of Medicine at Chicago medical student in recognition of significant research accomplishments in the basic sciences.

2009 Mark Alexander Pilkinton

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College and National HonorsCeremonial Recognition of Honors

Graduates may be elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society, may earn “Graduation with Honors,” and may be selected for membership in the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Academic commencement ceremonial costume conventions

include adornments that depict honors. In keeping with this tradition, the AΩA key, the Graduation with Honors medallion, and the Gold Humanism Honor Society medallion are placed over the doctoral robes of the MD graduates, each hanging by a ribbon. The

green ribbon for the Graduation with Honors medallion is the color of the discipline of medicine and signifies living things and medicinal herbs. The burgundy ribbon color for the AΩA key is a tradition of the society. The blue ribbon for the UIC chapter of the

national Gold Humanism Honor Society signifies the official school color of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Honor Graduate Honor graduates meet or exceed academic criteria that include a matrix of basic science and core clerkship grades, performance

rankings, and United States Medical Licensing Exam scores. The medallion design represents the college’s founding goals of education, research, medical care, and public service.

Alpha Omega Alpha (ΑΩΑ) The purpose of AΩA is to recognize and to perpetuate excellence in the medical profession through promotion of scholarship and

research in medical schools; the encouragement of a high standard of character and conduct among medical students and graduates; and the recognition of high achievement in medical science, medical practice, and related fields.

William Webster Root and five of his classmates founded the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society in 1902 while students at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago. The College of Physicians and Surgeons was incorporated into the

University of Illinois in 1913. Currently, medical students at 124 U.S. medical schools are elected to the AΩA annually. The first or alpha chapter is located at the UIC College of Medicine. The society key is designed after the manubrium sternum (the chest bone). The letters AΩA engraved on the key represent its name and its motto, “Worthy to serve the suffering.” Each inductee receives an

insignia key at the annual UIC AΩA dinner ceremony.

Gold Humanism Honor Society The purpose of the Gold Humanism Honor Society is to recognize outstanding humanistic character and performance in graduating

students. Students are selected from nominees who have demonstrated outstanding integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect, empathy, and service. The Gold Foundation defines humanism as “encompassing those attitudes and behaviors that emanate from a deep sensitivity and respect for others, including full acceptance of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Further, humanism is

exemplified through compassionate, empathetic treatment of all persons, while recognizing each one’s needs and autonomy.”

The Gold Humanism Honor Society is sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a public, not­for­profit organization established in 1988 by Drs. Arnold and Sandra Gold, colleagues at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City and dedicated community leaders and philanthropists. The UIC chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society was formed in 2004.

GHHS members are selected at the end of their M3 year by a faculty­student committee from nominations supported by documentation and letters of support. New members are inducted into the international society in a spring induction ceremony. The

image on the medallion, a stethoscope in the form of a heart, represents the humanistic goals of the sponsoring foundation.

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Doctor of Medicine Candidates 2009Samuel Narteh Aboagye Hometown: Accra, Ghana Education: University of California, Berkeley, BA, 2002 Specialty: Pathology—Anatomic and Clinical Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Simon Abramson Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2005 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Internal Medicine, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern

University, Evanston, Illinois PGY2: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

Sofia M. Adawy Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Chicago, BA, 2003 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Ambar Atta Afshar Hometown: Des Plaines, Illinois Education: Loyola University Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society

Aisha Ahmed Hometown: Naperville, Illinois Education: Benedictine University, BS, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Osmanuddin S. Ahmed Hometown: Des Plaines, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2005 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Transitional, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern

University, Evanston, Illinois PGY2: The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society

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Sana Shireen Ahmed Hometown: Glenview, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2004 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois

Sanober Aftab Amin Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Loyola University Chicago, BS, 1999 Specialty: Dermatology PGY1: Internal Medicine, St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois PGY2: University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Recognition: James Scholar Program for Independent Study

Peter M. Arrazola III Hometown: San Salvador, El Salvador Education: University of Texas at Austin, BA, 2001 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Brianna Arrington Hometown: Elgin, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Crystal L. Atwood Hometown: Riverside, Illinois Education: Cornell University, BS, 2000 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Joanie M. Baca Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Education: Arizona State University, BS, 2002 Specialty: Transitional Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington

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Christian P. Badillo Hometown: Queens, New York Education: Cornell University, BS, 2004 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois Recognition: Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award

Olatunji Olusegun Bamgbose Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Ibadan, Nigeria, BS, 1989

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, MPH, 2008 Specialty: Public Health/Preventive Medicine, University of Illinois at

Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois

Valeria Barriuso Hometown: Oak Brook, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2004 Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: James Scholar Program for Independent Study, Excellence In

Obstetrics and Gynecology Award

Jonathan Frederick Bean Hometown: Springfield, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Theresa Joann Biesiada Hometown: South Holland, Illinois Education: University of Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, Detroit, Michigan

Viveka Boddipalli Hometown: Wheaton, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, 2002

University of Illinois at Chicago, MBA, 2004 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital/Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin Recognition: Granville Bennett Award for Outstanding Contributions in

Medical Education

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JoAnn Modupe Bolude­Adewole Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BS, 2002 Specialty: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

Tara E. Brennan Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005, BA, 2005 Specialty: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Graduation with Honors,

William J. Grove Award

Trevor R. Caldwell Hometown: Bellevue, Washington Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2004 Specialty: Surgery Residency: Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

Luigi Ross Cardella Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Chicago, BA, 2004

University of Chicago, BA, 2004 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Eleonora Cekova Hometown: Pleven, Bulgaria Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, 2004 Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency: University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

JoEllen Sedlack Channon Hometown: Lake Zurich, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 1996 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois Recognition: Gold Humanism Honor Society, AΩA Honor Medical Society,

Medical Student Professionalism and Service Award 2009 (American College of Emergency Physicians)

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Grace W. Chen Hometown: Walnut Creek, California Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Recognition: Excellence in Pediatric Medicine Award (Rute Medenis Prize)

Terry C. Chiganos, Jr. Hometown: Downers Grove, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2001 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois Recognition: Medical Scientist Training Program

Rani Chovatiya Hometown: Libertyville, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Anesthesiology Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago,

Illinois Recognition: Chicago Medical Student Council Leadership Certification

Albert Chung Hometown: Des Plaines, Illinois Education: Washington University in St. Louis, BA, 2002

Union College, MBA, 2004 Specialty: Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Hugh S. Chung Hometown: Littleton, Colorado Education: University of Michigan­Ann Arbor, BS, 2001

University of Michigan­Ann Arbor, MPH, 2003 Specialty: Surgery Residency: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

Laurel Maxyne Clark Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Tulane University, BA , 2005 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

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Ian Christopher Coelho Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Michigan­Ann Arbor, BA, 2003 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Tolutope Olamide Coker Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria Education: Georgia State University, BS, 2002 Specialty: Anesthesiology PGY1: Transitional, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio PGY2: Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Daisy Catalina Cortes Hometown: Tracy, California Education: University of California, Irvine, BS/BA, 2004 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California

Shari Cui Hometown: Troy, Michigan Education: University of Michigan­Ann Arbor, BS, 2005 Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Allison K. Hjelm Dalton Hometown: Batavia, Illinois Education: North Park University, BS, 2004 Specialty: Anesthesiology PGY1: Transitional, MacNeal Memorial Hospital, Berwyn, Illinois PGY2: The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois

Jennifer Morgan Damlich Hometown: Woodridge, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2004 Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

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Virag Kartik Dandekar Hometown: Westmont, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Radiation Oncology Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Graduation with Honors

Eric C. de la Cruz Hometown: Lincolnwood, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign BS, 2002

University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BA, 2002 Specialty: Surgery Residency: National Capital Consortium—Walter Reed Army Medical

Center, Washington, District of Columbia

Roderick Corro Deaño Hometown: Morton Grove, Illinois Education: Washington University in St. Louis, BS, 1999

Yale University, MPH, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois

Katharine E. Dickson Hometown: Naperville, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2004 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Sarah K. Dobrozsi Hometown: Wilmette, Illinois Education: University of Washington at Seattle, BS, 2005 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Eugerie Altagrace Douge Hometown: Brooklyn, New York Education: Yale University, BA, 2000 Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY1: Surgery, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York PGY2: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education,

Rochester, Minnesota

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Richard J. Doyle Hometown: Norridge, Illinois Education: Northern Illinois University, BS, 1996

Webster University, MA, 2000 University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, MS, 2002 University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, PhD, 2008

Specialty: Medicine­Emergency Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: James Scholar Program for Independent Study

Brian Michael Dugal Hometown: Naperville, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2004 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Evelyn Hani Fakhoury­Hofferica Hometown: Oak Lawn, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BS, 2001 Specialty: Anesthesiology PGY1: Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of

Medicine, Chicago, Illinois PGY2: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University,

Chicago, Illinois

Gretchen Elizabeth Fox Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2003

Tulane University, MS, 2005 Specialty: Anesthesiology Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois Recognition: Raymond Zbick Award in Anesthesiology

Suzanna L. Freerksen Hometown: Downers Grove, Illinois Education: New College of Florida, BA, 2005 Specialty: Psychiatry­Family Medicine Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Katharyn Freund Hometown: Crystal Lake, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champain, BS, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education

Program, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Graduation with Honors

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Jacqueline M. Galvan Hometown: Stickney, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Anesthesiology Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Donald Lee Garbett Hometown: Gurnee, Illinois Education: Southern Illinois University, BA, 1999

Loyola Univerisity Chicago, BSN, 2000 Specialty: Radiology Residency: St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Jennifer Watt Gemmill Hometown: Richardson, Texas Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: Texas A&M—Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas

Dmitry Goldin Hometown: Lincolnwood, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Radiology Residency: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

Ashlee Melissa Goldsmith Hometown: Northbrook, Illinois Education: University of California, San Diego, BS, 2005 Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY1: Pediatrics, St. Christopher’s Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PGY2: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Recognition: The Chancellor’s Student Service and Leadership Award,

Chicago Medical Student Council Leadership Certification

Brian Patrick Gomoll Hometown: Franklin Park, Illinois Education: University of Chicago, BA, 2005 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

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Joseph David Gonzalez Hometown: Antioch, California Education: University of California, Davis, BS, 2002 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California

Lauren Ashley Green Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Princeton University, BA, 2004 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Transitional, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, New York, New York PGY2: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Aneta Grudzien Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2005 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: James Scholar Program for Independent Study

David Michael Hanrahan Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2005 Specialty: Transitional Residency: Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California

Kent Michael Hart Hometown: Reseda, California Education: Brigham Young University, BS, 2005 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

Jose Luis Hernandez Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Chicago, BA, 2000 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

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Prince Lolonyo Hodogbey Hometown: Ho, Ghana Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 1997 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Melody Rose Hrubes Hometown: Montrose, Colorado Education: Colorado College, BA, 2001 Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY1: Internal Medicine, St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois PGY2: Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Janice Hsu Hometown: Morton Grove, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2000 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Internal Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center,

Chicago, Illinois PGY2: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Robert Anthony Jajko Hometown: Elmwood Park, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2003 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Transitional, Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois PGY2: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Ashwin Jayachandran Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, 2004 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois

Zi Yang Jiang Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, UIC Alumni Association Student

Leadership Award

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Maris Jones Hometown: El Cerrito, California Education: Stanford University, BA, 2005 Specialty: Surgery Residency: University of Nevada Affiliated Hospitals, Las Vegas, Nevada

Jay Kaushik Joshi Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Research: Department of Neurology, Rush University Medical Center,

Chicago, Illinois

Christine S. Jun Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Connie Eun Jung Hometown: Long Grove, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell), New York, New York Recognition: Gold Humanism Honor Society

Mary Katherine Kaminsky Hometown: Brunswick, Ohio Education: Miami University of Ohio, BA, 2002 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Bridget A. Kampman Hometown: Arlington Heights, Illinois Education: Loyola University Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Rockford, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society,

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Jonathan R. M. Kaplan Hometown: Wheeling, Illinois Education: Illinois Wesleyan University, BS, 2005 Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, The Chancellor’s Student Service

and Leadership Award, UIC Alumni Association Student Leadership Award

Peter A. Karth Hometown: Woodstock, Illinois Education: Andrews University, BBA, 2000

University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA, 2009 Specialty: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences PGY1: Transitional, St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois PGY2: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Lana Nour Kashlan Hometown: Terre Haute, Indiana Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2005 Specialty: Dermatology PGY1: Internal Medicine, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern

University, Evanston, Illinois PGY2: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Graduation with Honors, James

Scholar Program for Independent Study

Ravi E. Kasi Hometown: Wheaton, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2003 Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Mark E. Kasmer Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Education: University of Dayton, BS, 2002 Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY1: Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated

Hospitals, Milwaukee, Wisconsin PGY2: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee,

Wisconsin

Cynthia Kay Hometown: Tinley Park, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2004 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee,

Wisconsin

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JaCara R. Kelley­Muhammad Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Eureka College, BS, 1990 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: West Suburban Medical Center, Oak Park, Illinois Recognition: Gold Humanism Honor Society

Mark Sung­Kyoung Kim Hometown: Hainesville, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2004

Loyola University Chicago, MA, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona

Irene Kathryn Klein Hometown: Joliet, Illinois Education: Brown University, AB, 1999 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education,

Jacksonville, Florida Recognition: Medical Scientist Training Program

Hannah P. Koh Hometown: Bolingbrook, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Transitional, St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois PGY2: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Graduation with Honors

Antoinette Adowaa Koomson Hometown: Shorewood, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2004 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: University of Missouri Kansas City Programs,

Kansas City, Missouri

Sonia Marie Krishnan Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2004

University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, 2004 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee,

Wisconsin

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Gokul N. Kumar Hometown: Gurnee, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BS, 2001

University of Illinois at Chicago, MBA, 2009 Specialty: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences PGY1: Transitional, Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News, Virginia PGY2: Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, James Scholar Program for Independent Study

Evan P. Lagouros Hometown: Peoria Heights, Illinois Education: University of Illinois Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences PGY1: Transitional, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of

Medicine—Summa Health, Akron, Ohio PGY2: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine—Summa

Health, Akron, Ohio

Gabriel David Lang Hometown: Wilmette, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2000 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois

Zubin Thomas Lathara Hometown: Streamwood, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee,

Wisconsin

Paul M. Lavigne Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Ithaca College, BS, 2003 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Linda Hanna Lee Hometown: Lincolnwood, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005

University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Anesthesiology Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois Recognition: Gold Humanism Honor Society

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Michael C. Lee Hometown: Naperville, Illinois Education: Cornell University, BA, 2004 Specialty: Radiology Residency: Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, Detroit, Michigan

Mindy Hui Li Hometown: Morton Grove, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, BS, 2005 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: University of California, San Diego Medical Center,

San Diego, California

Elliot Daniel Lieberman Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Brown University, BS, 2005 Specialty: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society; Graduation with Honors; Clifford

G. Pilz, MD, M3 Award for Scholastic Excellence in Internal Medicine

Charles L. Lupo Hometown: Norridge, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education

Program, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Graduation with Honors

Whitney Nicole Lyn Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Education: University of Missouri­Columbia, BS, 2001 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Kathleen M. Madden Hometown: Arlington Heights, Illinois Education: Valparaiso University, BA, 2005 Specialty: Surgery Residency: University of New Mexico School of Medicine,

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Janette Maldonado Hometown: Fremont, California Education: Stanford University, BA, 2003 Specialty: Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine—Metro

Group Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: Chicago Medical Student Council Leadership Certification

Michael A. Mancera Hometown: Wilmette, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research Center/Michigan

State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Don M. Martinez Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Radiology Residency: St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sean D. McCarney Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of San Diego, BS, 2001 Specialty: Surgery Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Kerri Ann McKiou Hometown: Naperville, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005

Beeran Meghpara Hometown: Homer Glen, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, 2005 Specialty: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences PGY1: Transitional, St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois PGY2: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Graduation with Honors

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Lily Mei Hometown: Naperville, Illinois Education: Harvard University, BS, 2005 Specialty: Surgery Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Adam F. Meisel Hometown: Northbrook, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society

Brenda Mendizabal Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Notre Dame, BA, 2004

Barry University, Miami, MS, 2005 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: Children’s National Medical Center, Washington,

District of Columbia

Olga Maria Telgarska Mengin Hometown: Wroclaw, Poland Education: Johns Hopkins University, BS, 1998 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Internal Medicine, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern

University, Evanston, Illinois PGY2: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Vijay G. Menon Hometown: Forest Park, Illinois Education: University of Oklahoma, BA, BS, 2005 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois

Sonya Jo Meyers Hometown: Placentia, California Education: University of California, Berkeley, BS, 1996 Specialty: Anesthesiology Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

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Maria Elena Miyar Hometown: Miami, Florida Education: Stanford University, BA, 2004 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Arya B. Mohabbat Hometown: DeKalb, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2004 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education,

Rochester, Minnesota Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society

Christopher H. Moore Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Loyola University Chicago, BA, 2002 Specialty: Neurology PGY1: Internal Medicine Preliminary, University of Illinois at Chicago

College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois PGY2: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society

David Chinomso Mordi Hometown: Nigeria Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2004

Patrick Javier Moreno Hometown: Wheaton, Illinois Education: Wheaton College, BS, 2004 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Raghuveer Muppavarapu Hometown: Darien, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society

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Colleen Bridget Nash Hometown: Hinsdale, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BS, 2002

New York University, MPH, 2005 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois

Hayley A. Nelson Hometown: Morrison, Illinois Education: Augustana College, BA, 2005 Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency: St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

David P. Ng Hometown: Rockford, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BSEE, 2005 Specialty: Pathology—Anatomic and Clinical Residency: Dartmouth­Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon,

New Hampshire

Gloria No Hometown: Northbrook, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2004 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Carl Erik Nordstrom Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisconsin Education: Hamline University, BA, 2004 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Cedars­Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Daniel A. Novella Villanueva Hometown: Lima, Peru Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: Rush­Copley Memorial Hospital, Aurora, Illinois Recognition: Chicago Medical Student Council Leadership Certification

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Agnieszka Nowak Hometown: Northbrook, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2005 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: Michigan State University, Kalamazoo, Michigan

José Ochoa Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2004 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Samuel J. Ohlander Hometown: Caledonia, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Urology PGY1: Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois PGY2: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Stanley L. Okon Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria Education: Xavier University of Louisiana, BS, 2000

Tulane University, MA, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine,

Dayton, Ohio

Goro Osawa Hometown: Bloomingdale, Illinois Education: University of Notre Dame, BA, 2001 Specialty: Surgery Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Evan C. Osmundson Hometown: Carlsbad, California Education: California State Polytechnic University, BS, 2000 Specialty: Radiation and Cellular Oncology Fellowship: The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Medical Scientist Training

Program, Michael and Kate Bárány Research Award

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Karolin Ovrahim Hometown: Turlock, California Education: University of California, Berkeley, BS, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Pablo Isaac Pallan Hometown: Odessa, Texas Education: Trinity University, BS, 2005 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois PGY2: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Diana Pang Hometown: Vernon Hills, Illinois Education: Amherst College, BA, 2002 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Manish K. Pant Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland Education: University of Maryland, College Park, BS, 2003 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: George Washington University, Washington, District of

Columbia

Mital Kishor Patel Hometown: Rolling Meadows, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Transitional, St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois PGY2: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Graduation with Honors

Paras C. Patel Hometown: Mt. Prospect, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Anesthesiology Residency: Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, Detroit, Michigan

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Smitta Patel Hometown: Bloomingdale, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 1998

University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BA, 1998 University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, MPH, 2002

Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

Simie Lavern A. Patterson Hometown: Los Angeles, California Education: University of California, Los Angeles, BS, 2004 Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency: Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California Recognition: Gold Humanism Honor Society

Mark Alexander Pilkinton Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Education: University of Memphis, BS, 2001 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee Recognition: Medical Scientist Training Program, Charles Spencer Williamson

Award in Internal Medicine, Drs. Ervin G. and Sara F. Rabito Erdös Award

Ada Regina Quintana Hometown: Miami, Florida Education: University of Florida, BS, 2004 Specialty: Pathology—Anatomic and Clinical Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Archana Radhakrishnan Hometown: Westchester, Illinois Education: University of Chicago, BA, 2004 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of

Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio Recognition: Gold Humanism Honor Society

Saurabh Anant Rajguru Hometown: Roselle, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital/Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin

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Paul Jonathan Ramirez Hometown: Pleasanton, California Education: University of California, Los Angeles, BS, 2004 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s Medical Center,

San Francisco, California PGY2: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California

David Raslau Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BS, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education,

Rochester, Minnesota

Rishi Rattan Hometown: River Forest, Illinois Education: Washington University in St. Louis, BA, 2005 Specialty: Surgery Residency: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Recognition: Gold Humanism Honor Society, UIC Alumni Association

Student Leadership Award

Anthony A. Razzak Hometown: Chicago Heights, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2003 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education,

Rochester, Minnesota

Jewmaull Josiah Reed Hometown: St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles Education: North Carolina State University, BS, 2003

North Carolina State University, BA, 2003 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Yoona Rhee Hometown: Buffalo Grove, Illinois Education: Johns Hopkins University, BA, 2003

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, ScM, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, Michigan Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Graduation with Honors

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Esther Ro Hometown: Wilmette, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, BA, 2003 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of

Medicine, Chicago, Illinois PGY2: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society

Alexis M. Rodriguez Hometown: Plainfield, Connecticut Education: Vanderbilt University, BS, 2005

Jason William Rodriguez Hometown: Los Angeles, California Education: University of California, Davis, BS, 2001 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado

Marco Antonio Rodriguez Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois Education: Loyola University Chicago, BS, 2004 Specialty: Emergency Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Shawn Michael Roofian Hometown: Beverly Hills, California Education: University of California, Los Angeles, BA, 2004 Specialty: Anesthesiology PGY1: Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,

California PGY2: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Mark Nathan Rubin Hometown: Elgin, Illinois Education: Illinois Wesleyan University, BS, 2005 Specialty: Neurology Residency: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education,

Rochester, Minnesota Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society

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Darrel J. Saldanha Hometown: Schaumburg, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Anesthesiology Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Carlos A. Salgado Hometown: Miami, Florida Education: University of Miami, BS, 2005 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education,

Rochester, Minnesota

Nicole Pauline Salvo Hometown: Council Bluffs, Iowa Education: University of Iowa, BS, 2005 Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency: Aurora Health Care/ASMC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Andrew Sapthavee Hometown: Moline, Illinois Education: Washington University in St. Louis, AB, 2004 Specialty: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society

Aristides A. Sastre Hometown: Coral Gables, Florida Education: Emory University, BS, 2002 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education,

Jacksonville, Florida Recognition: Excellence in Family Medicine Award

George Scaria Hometown: Skokie, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 1999

University of Illinois at Chicago, PhD, 2008 Specialty: Physician­Scientist Program—Internal Medicine Residency: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Recognition: Medical Scientist Training Program

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Christopher Schultz Hometown: Forest Park, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 1998

Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, MS, 2003

Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Jamie A. Schwartz Hometown: Niles, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2004 Specialty: Surgery Residency: St. Luke’s­Roosevelt, New York, New York

Angela Anne Scott Hometown: Peoria, Illinois Education: Bradley University, BS, 2004

Rosalind Franklin University, MS, 2005 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine Children’s Hospital,

St. Louis, Missouri

Nandan Shah Hometown: Bolingbrook, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BA, 2005 Specialty: Surgery Residency: University of California, San Fransisco, San Francisco, California Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society

Tristan C. Shankara Hometown: Crystal Lake, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Anesthesiology Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington

Erika M. Shavers Hometown: Aurora, Illinois Education: University of Wisconsin­Green Bay, BS, 1996 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

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Kathryn Margaret Shay Hometown: Wilmette, Illinois Education: University of California, Berkeley, BA, 2001 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Deepa Sheth Hometown: Naperville, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2002 Specialty: Radiology PGY1: Transitional, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation,

La Crosse, Wisconsin PGY2: The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Graduation with Honors

Matthew John Simons Hometown: Clovis, California Education: University of California, Berkeley, BA, 1999

California State University, MS, 2004 Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Roy William Smetana Hometown: Glenview, Illinois Education: Emory University, BS, 1997 Specialty: Psychiatry Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education

Program, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Recognition: Medical Scientist Training Program, Miodrag Radulovacki Family

Prize for Excellence in Basic Sciences

Mark Patrick Smyth Hometown: Winfield, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Arnold B. Zimmerman Award for

Excellence in Gross Anatomy

Shannon Eileen Staley Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BA, 2005 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: Gold Humanism Honor Society, Chicago Medical Student

Council Leadership Certification

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Daniel J. Stephens Hometown: Urbana, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Surgery Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Selamawit Tarekegn Hometown: Oakland, California Education: University of California, Berkeley, BS, 2003 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Elizabeth S. Tetteh Hometown: Wheaton, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2004 Specialty: Surgery Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Recognition: Gold Humanism Honor Society

Jarron Israel Tilghman Hometown: St. Peters, Mississippi Education: University of Missouri­Columbia, BS, 2003 Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY1: Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois PGY2: University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Veronica Tirado Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Chicago, BA, 2003 Specialty: Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

James Matthew Towne Hometown: Palos Park, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

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Albert Tran Hometown: Glendora, California Education: University of California, Los Angeles, BS, 2005 Specialty: Anesthesiology Residency: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Stephen A. Trevick Hometown: Montreal, Canada Education: University of Chicago, BA, 2001 Specialty: Neurological Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois Recognition: David Mortimer Olkon (Neurology/Psychiatry/Neurosurgery)

Award

Jennifer F. Tsang Hometown: West Bloomfield, Michigan Education: University of Chicago, AB, 1999

University of Illinois at Chicago, MPH, 2003 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Martinez, California Recognition: Gold Humanism Honor Society

Alyssa F. Van Dyk Hometown: Evanston, Illinois Education: Pomona College, BA, 2004 Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois

Blanca Velez Hometown: Alhambra, California Education: University of California, Los Angeles, BS, 2003 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: MacNeal Memorial Hospital, Berwyn, Illinois

Avery Scott Walker Hometown: Pearl City, Hawaii Education: Beloit College, BS, 2002

Roosevelt University, MS, 2005 Specialty: Surgery Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington

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Sharon Lichelle Walton Hometown: Los Angeles, California Education: Columbia University, BA, 2002

Roosevelt University, MS, 2005 Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine,

Chicago, Illinois

Jonathan N. Watson Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, BS, 2005 Specialty: Surgery PGY1: Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Stephen A. Watson Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2005 Specialty: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences PGY1: Transitional, St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois PGY2: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University,

Chicago, Illinois

Alanna Weissman­Ward Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA, 2001 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Shanicka N. Williams Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2001 Specialty: Family Medicine Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois

Thomas Wilson Hometown: Provo, Utah Education: Brigham Young University, BA, 2005 Specialty: Pathology—Anatomic and Clinical Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

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Helen Keunsun Chin Yang Hometown: Oak Brook, Illinois Education: Northwestern University, Illinois, BA, 2001 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois

Jian Ye Hometown: Guilin, China Education: California Institute of Technology, BS, 1999

University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, MS, 2003 Specialty: Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University,

Chicago, Illinois

Joannie T. Yeh Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA, 2000 Specialty: Pediatrics Residency: Jefferson Medical College—Dupont Children’s Hospital,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sadia Zafar Hometown: Madera, California Education: University of California, Berkeley, BA, 2003

Georgetown University, MS, 2004 Specialty: Internal Medicine Residency: Olive View­University of California, Los Angeles Medical

Center, Sylmar, California

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Master’s Degree Candidates 2009Linda Kathleen Otto Hometown: Tampa, Florida Education: Illinois State University, BS, 1974 Dissertation: Adult Learning Theories: Implications to Optimize Learning

through Graduate Medical Education Portfolios

Master’s degrees are conferred by the Graduate College.

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Doctor of Philosophy Degree Candidates 2009Zahida Ali Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Loyola University Chicago, BS, 2002 Dissertation: Investigating the Immune­biology of Activated T Cells in

Healthy and Simian HIV­infected Macaques

Sanober Aftab Amin Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Loyola University Chicago, BS, 1999 Dissertation: Epithelial­Stromal Interactions Favor Estradiol Production in

Adipose Tissue in Breast Cancer Recognition: James Scholar Program for Independent Study

Prajna Banerjee Hometown: New Delhi, India Education: University of Delhi, India, BSc, 2000

University of Delhi, India, MSc, 2002 Dissertation: Maternal Fetal Communication: Signal Transduction by

Chorionic Gonadotropin in the Endometrial Epithelium

Terry C. Chiganos, Jr. Hometown: Downers Grove, Illinois Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, 2001 Dissertation: Comparative Electrophysiological Response Dynamics

during Stroke Recognition: Medical Scientist Training Program

Melissa M. Coughlin Hometown: Kildeer, Illinios Education: Ball State University, BS, 2003 Dissertation: Characterization of Human Neutralizing Antibodies Against

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

Irene Kathryn Klein Hometown: Joliet, Illinois Education: Brown University, AB, 1999 Dissertation: Regulation of Caveolae Mediated Endocytosis and Endothelial

Cell Permeability by Intersectin­2L Recognition: Medical Scientist Training Program

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Evan C. Osmundson Hometown: Carlsbad, California Education: California State Polytechnic University, BS, 2000 Dissertation: Essential Roles of the HECT E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Smurf2 in

Mitotic Progression and Fidelity Recognition: AΩA Honor Medical Society, Medical Scientist Training

Program, Michael and Kate Bárány Research Award

Vladimir Petrovic Hometown: Novi Sad, Serbia Education: Belgrade University, BS, 2000 Dissertation: FoxM1 Regulates Cell Cycle Progression Through

Multiple Mechanisms

Mark Alexander Pilkinton Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Education: University of Memphis, BS, 2000 Dissertation: Mip/LIN­9 Links Negative and Positive Transcriptional

Regulators Critical for Cell Cycle Progression Recognition: Medical Scientist Training Program, Drs. Ervin G. and Sara R.

Rabitos Erdös Prize for Excellence in Basic Sciences

Katharina Rothwangl Hometown: Leoben, Austria Education: University of Texas at Austin, BA, 2000

University of Illinois at Urbana­Champaign, MS, 2003 Dissertation: Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus Entry and Potential Small

Molecule Inhibitors

Aurora Shehu Hometown: Elbasan, Albania Education: St. Norbert College, BS, 2001 Dissertation: Regulation and Function of HSD17B7 Enzyme in Tumorigenesis

and Fetal Survival Recognition: Outstanding Disertation Award in Life Sciences

Roy William Smetana Hometown: Glenview, Illinois Education: Emory University, BS, 1997 Dissertation: Brainstem Muscarinoceptive Neurons Enhances

Locomotor Behavior Recognition: Medical Scientist Training Program, Miodraq Radulovacki Family

Prize for Excellence in Basic Sciences

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Deepa Sundararajan Hometown: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Education: University of Madras, BSc, 1999

University of Madras, MSc, 2001 Dissertation: The Role of Akt in Adipocyte Differentiation

Jennifer R. Tisoncik Hometown: Barrington, Illinois Education: Illinois Wesleyan University, BA, 2003 Dissertation: Analysis of the Role of Influenza Neuraminidase in Flu Viral

Particle Release and Drug Resistance

Weihan Zhao Hometown: Nanjing, China Education: Nanjing University, BS, 2002 Dissertation: CMP­sialic Acid Transporter Trafficking, Golgi Localization, and

Functional Organization

Doctor of Philosophy degrees are conferred by the Graduate College.

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Doctor of Medicine CandidatesCollege of Medicine at Peoria

Kyle Franklin BrockRachel Rose Butler

Lindy Mar La CarlstromKristen A. Chambers­Damm

Bryce Li­Hsien ChingMelissa J. DavisSummer N. Dyer

Miguel Xavier EscalónChiebonam Ezeokoli

Luke A. FaleschHenry Getz

Melissa Marie GrunlohEllen Therese Haas

Justin HandSteven M. Henriques

Sean M. HillAugustine Richard Hong

Alina HuangAmardeep Johar

Christopher Reavis JohnsonArun George Joseph

Kristine KaiserElham KaramoozLouis Kazaglis

Debia S. KimAlok Kirankumar Kothari

Ingrid Karen KrausAndrew Liaw

Amreesh MahilAlexander R. Orem

Daniel S. ParkAndrew Peterson

Matthew Ryan PlunkBrent Aaron RockeMichael T. Rossi

Kevin E. SchlicksupAdrienne Michele Schupbach

Atit S. ShahNamrata M. ShahRachana P. ShahScott Sheehan

Mariah Haider SiddiquiSummers Michelle StacksChristopher Michael StarrDanielle Kristine Tomevi

Naree Kim WhangKeneeshia Nicole Williams

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Doctor of Medicine CandidatesCollege of Medicine at Rockford

Turkia M. AbbedJoshua P. Babu

Ricardo BardalesErin K. BarkauDaniel J. Beissel

Bethany L. BitnerLucas K. BuckleyNicholas R. ButlerDaniel M. ChoiHannah R. Choi

Christopher K. ChyuAnnevay D. ConleeAdrian A. CordoviBrian R. Cronson

Avani P. DesaiYashar EttekalFaraaz A. FakihJohn J. Fiszer

Rhianon M. GroomJames C. Ha

Audrey E. HallPatricia A. HarperAndrea M. Hui

Brett H. Hurliman

Julie S. LandElizabeth E. Lawler

Leah M. LewisHeather M. Ludwig Akers

Jessica D. MaddenJennifer L. McCarthyJames B. Mikeworth

Alison PalumboMarina Panopoulos

John H. PlesciaBrian J. Pottorf

Nalini RajagopalJohn M. RinkerNicole P. Scott

Samuel A. SearsAmrita SikkaMary E. StapelRenata S. Starr

Mona S. StoicescuJessica L. White

Nichole E. WiepertStephen J. WinklerRayan Yousefzai

Cristina E. Zelaya

Doctor of Medicine CandidatesCollege of Medicine at Urbana­Champaign

Erik L. AntonsenDawn Cheryl Brunner

Won­Tak ChoiMai Dang

Travis Andre GaylesThomas A. GrahamStacey Lynn HughesBenjamin JacobsonAleksandrs Kalnins

Michael Virnelson Lasker

Andrew J. LeitzMichael McDonald

Brian Richard MonroeRafael Miguel RuggieriMaria L. Scarbrough

Rob ShootsFernando José Windemueller

James A. WrzosekJohn­Paul J. Yu

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Candidates for Master’s Degrees

Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Microbiology and Immunology Ishita Bardhan Jennifer Michelle Lamora

Aparajita Anil Hoskote Christel Nicole Rushing Ryan Patrick Nolet Jianmin Zhu

Maoyu Peng Maeran Uhm Pharmacology

Haiyun Pan Health Professions Education

Mamie Virginia Barrow Physiology and Biophysics Gilles Chiniara Liliana Grajales Carias

Liselotte Norman Dyrbye Stacey E. Patrick Michael Anthony Giuliano

Priyasuda Hetrakul Steven John Kasten

Elspeth Marguerita McDougall Allan Okrainec

Linda Kathleen Otto Miguel Arturo Paniagua

Albert Joseph Varon Babbi J. Winegarden

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Candidates for Doctor of Philosophy Degrees

Anatomy and Cell Biology Microbiology and Immunology Lu Fan Zahida Ali

Melissa Coughlin Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Zongdi Feng

Prashanth Bhaskar Omar Perez Richa Bedi Katharina Rothwangl

Patrick M. Brauer Jennifer Tisoncik Chia­Chen Chen Andrea Gillian Turner

Carmen Dominguez Dustin C. Verpooten Fiona Hall Fenteany Zhipeng Yan

Vladislava Juric Dragana Kopanja Pharmacology

Marija Kundakovic Kelly Barrett Evan C. Osmundson Jingyan Han

Hyun Jung Park Irene Klein Vladimir Petrovic Shafi M. Kuchay Tanya Stoyanova Mark Alexander Pilkinton

Deepa Sundararajan Emily Jean Welch Ivana Tonic

Irina Voineagu Physiology and Biophysics Weihan Zhao Prajna Banerjee

Adriana M. Zimnicka Olga Grigoryevna Chernaya Rosalba Satta

Bioengineering, College of Engineering Sarah Beth Scruggs Terry C. Chiganos, Jr. Aurora Shehu

Lauren Nicole Taglia Biological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Roy William Smetana

This program contains the names of graduates who received the Doctor of Medicine degree, Doctor of Philosophy degree, or master’s degree from the College of Medicine or the Graduate College in the summer 2008 and fall 2008 and the names of candidates for spring 2009 graduation. Spring 2009 graduates’ names may appear pending completion of all degree requirements. The official campus registry for degrees awarded is the UIC Office of Admissions and Records.

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Academic RegaliaCostume History—Academic regalia originated in the twelfth century medieval European universities of Bologna, Oxford, Cambridge, and Paris. The academic costume that we have today developed from the long robe and hood garments worn by scholars who were primarily monks and friars. Their dress met practical needs and incorporated church and state ceremonial traditions.

Academic costumes of the twentieth century have origins that even predate the last millennium. Ancient Chinese leaders wore multicolored robes. Biblical high priests wore finely woven linen garments of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet that were decorated with precious­stone breastplates. The beautiful robes of Roman Popes and the garments of church prelates set the tradition followed by bishops and vice chancellors as they became heads of universities. Universities developed regulations dictating costume styles to distinguish officials from doctors, from lesser clerics, and from townspeople.

Early universities were agencies of the church, and incorporating the ceremony and ceremonial dress of religion into university events was a logical extension of tradition. Pragmatic needs for bodily warmth also played a major role, and scholars and students wore long robes and hoods in cold university buildings. A skull cap later replaced the hood as the academic costume evolved. The hood now identifies the discipline of scholarly study by the color of its velvet decoration.

The use of academic costumes in this country was limited and sporadic before the Civil War. Subsequently, a renewed interest was spurred by the growth of universities and their graduate programs and by increased contact with European universities. Also, students expressed interest to wear garments other than their “Sunday best” to distinguish them as graduates at graduation ceremonies. The watershed events that precipitated America’s widespread academic regalia tradition were Harvard University’s 250th anniversary celebration in 1886 and the graduation ceremony of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Harvard was the first to use caps and gowns at a main university event, and Williams College was the first to have a cap­and­gown graduation ceremony. These events gave rise to the tradition we have today.

Centuries have passed since academic costumes came into use. While modern fabrics may differ from those available in 1100 and 1200 AD, the basic precept of an academic costume has remained unchanged. Standardized definitions for the ceremonial attire, now routinely used in this country at convocation and graduation ceremonies, were adopted by the Intercollegiate Code of 1895. This code was developed as a cooperative effort between American universities and the Cotrell and Leonard Co.

The Costume—The 1895 Intercollegiate Code defined the cut, style, and materials of the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s gowns and specified different colors for different disciplines. Additionally, the code provided for a specific definition for each article of clothing to differentiate each one from street clothing. In 1932, the American Council on Education assumed responsibility for the costume code and has updated the code twice, in 1959 and again in 1986.

Colors, long a part of academic heraldry, are either symbolic, have historical associations, or are related to the colors of older academic disciplines. Green, the color of living things, including medicinal herbs, signifies medicine. The basic medical sciences and other disciplines each have a representative color.

The Gown—This basic article of academic dress may have sleeves and a back that are pleated or gathered in a yoke and may be faced in front, down each side, in back, and/or around the neck in another color or material. The shape of sleeves varies for each of the four degrees (bachelor’s, master’s, PhD, and doctor), and decoration on the sleeves may be bars or facing that are black or the color of the academic discipline to which the degree pertains.

Until 1986, the doctor’s gown for both the MD and PhD degrees was black. In 1986, the American Council on Education committee changed the code to specify a dark blue gown for the PhD degree. University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine (COM) MD graduates wear a black empress­style gown with green velvet bars on the sleeves. PhD degree robes at UIC are red with blue velvet bars on the sleeves. Master’s degree robes are black with oblong sleeves.

The Cap—The hood worn daily by scholars centuries ago metamorphosed into a cap, now integral to the academic costume of graduation. Academic caps trace back to the sixteenth century dress at Oxford University and were imported to the American colonies before the Revolution. The cap was first conferred as a symbol of the MA degree.

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Cap shapes and styles have varied historically from round to square and from soft to stiff. The Oxford cap was a hard, square mortarboard style with a center tuft. A tassel replaced the tuft in the eighteenth century and remains the standard. This tassel decorates the top center of the cap, and graduates customarily move the tassel from the right to the left side when their degree is awarded. The mortarboard style is thought to have originated either to resemble a hard­cover book, as an academic interpretation of a skilled workman’s mortar board, or from the English college quadrangle.

The intercollegiate code recommends the traditional mortar board cap style for all graduates but permits soft square caps for women. This code also specifies that the cap and gown material match but that velvet caps may be used for the doctor’s degree only. College of Medicine medical school graduates don an eight­cornered, black velvet tam with a green tassel. UIC PhD degree candidates wear a red mortar board style cap. Master’s degree candidates wear the traditional mortar board style cap.

The Hood—The hood is a graduation accouterment worn over the gown, signifying academic achievement in higher education. It is adorned to identify the subject field studied, the level of degree conferred, and the institution awarding the degree.

Graduation hoods typically match the gown; black is most commonly used. Three different hood lengths represent the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s degrees. The doctoral hood, the longest of the three, is four­feet long. It has five­inch velvet edges, the color of which represents the degree; panels at the sides; and a silk lining, the colors of which represent the institution conferring the degree. Our medical school graduates wear black hoods bordered in green velvet and lined in UIC colors, flame and indigo satin. PhD degree hoods are four­feet long and red, lined in the same UIC colors. Master’s degree hoods are three­and­one­half­feet long and lined in the same UIC colors.

The Stole— The stole is a two­foot long satin neck scarf worn over the hood. Each of the 25 scarf colors represents a different area of medicine and surgery. Students entering a postgraduate training program that combines more than one specialty will be given a stole for each.

Ceremonial Traditions

The Mace— The mace is an ornamental staff that dates back to the Middle Ages when it was a metal­clad wooden club used as a weapon in battle. Its military significance declined as newer weapons evolved, and the mace became a symbol of authority for public officials or legislative bodies. A mace is carried by the presiding convocation ceremony official at each of the College of Medicine’s four educational sites—Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana­Champaign. Each mace is a wooden, metal­clad staff, three­feet tall, and is adorned by the four site­specific logos and likenesses of some of the major figures in the history of the UIC College of Medicine. Two mace staffs are carried in the Chicago ceremony, one by the grand marshall and one by the associate dean for student affairs.

The Academic Procession— The academic procession is a tradition that dates back hundreds of years. It is a process that manifests and promotes collegiality of thought and action while serving as a mechanism to maintain appropriate distinctions. This academic march embodies the color and glory of academic regalia and recognizes the lofty academic achievement by its primary participants— the graduates.

The College of Medicine Commencement Procession commences with two banner carriers—one who is a designated member of the medical school graduating class and one representing the PhD and master’s degree candidates. The grand marshal follows, carrying the mace to the stage to open the ceremony, and announces the order of the procession—the platform party, deans and university officials, department heads and faculty, and the graduates who process in alphabetical order by degree.

The Hood—College of Medicine graduates are hooded on stage. The honor of bestowing a hood to the MD candidates is shared by the associate dean of student affairs and a faculty member chosen by the graduating class. Hooding of the PhD and master’s degree candidates is done by the dean of the Graduate College and the graduate’s academic advisor.

The Stole—In a ritual unique to the UIC College of Medicine, graduates wear a stole that symbolizes the specialty training area chosen within the discipline of medicine. A graduate entering a dual medical discipline will wear two stoles, each having a different color to represent each discipline. PhD and master’s degree candidates wear a stole to signify their discipline of expertise.

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Stole ColorsAnatomy and Cell Biology Maroon

Anesthesiology Eggshell

Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Purple

Dermatology Lemon

Emergency Medicine Teal

Family Medicine Turquoise

Medicine Bright Gold

Medical Education Sky Blue

Microbiology and Immunology Silver

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

Neurology Royal Blue

Neurosurgery Crimson

Obstetrics and Gynecology Green

Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Pastel Peach

Orthopaedics Orange

Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Purple

Pathology White

Pediatrics Red

Pharmacology Maroon Red

Hood Trim ColorsLibrary Science Lemon

Medicine Green

Music Pink

Nursing Apricot

Optometry Sea Green

Oratory (Speech) Silver Gray

Osteopathy Green

Pharmacy Olive Green

Philosophy Dark Blue

Physical Education Sage Green

Podiatry­Chiropody Nile Green

Physiology and Biophysics Brown

Psychiatry Navy Blue

Radiology Radiology Gold

Rehabilitation Medicine and Restorative Medical Sciences Gold

Surgery Scarlet

Surgical Oncology Oncology Gold

Urology Urology Gold

Public Administration, Foreign Service Peacock Blue

Public Health Salmon Pink

Science Golden Yellow

Social Science Cream

Social Work Citron

Statistics Light Rose

Textiles Rose

Theology Scarlet

Veterinary Science Gray

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History of the CollegeThe University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine was founded in 1881 as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago, commonly known as P&S. The college began as a proprietary medical school established by five physicians, who personally funded construction of a new building bearing its name. The college opened on September 26, 1882, with 100 students and the following year graduated its first class, composed of 52 students who already had completed part of their medical training elsewhere.

The curriculum consisted entirely of clinical training during the college’s first decade, but in 1891 it was expanded to include basic sciences. This innovation was supported by the construction of a six­story laboratory building, located next to the original college building and thought to be the first of its kind. Thanks to this educational advancement, applications to the college increased tenfold, and 314 students were enrolled in 1891.

The continued rapid growth and increasing prosperity of the college paved the way for its eventual transformation into the University of Illinois College of Medicine. A major step in this process came in 1897, when the university leased P&S as a department of medicine and women were first admitted to the college. The earliest known African­American woman physician, Isabella Garnett, graduated from the college in 1901.

Medical schools flourished at the turn of the twentieth century, with 150 in operation nationwide, including 14 in Chicago. Unfortunately, the large number of U.S. medical schools with inconsistent admissions requirements and educational standards contributed to a great excess of improperly educated and ill­trained doctors. In 1908, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching commissioned a study of medical education in U.S. and Canadian medical schools, which led to major reforms after its findings were published in 1910. The study found the College of Physicians and Surgeons to be one of only three medical schools in Chicago that were salvageable.

In 1913—after two decades of negotiations between the College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of Illinois officials, and state of Illinois legislators—P&S became the first state medical school, the College of Medicine of the University of Illinois. Graduate programs in the basic medical sciences commenced in the summer quarter of 1916, with master’s and doctorate level programs offered in anatomy, physiology and physiological laboratory, pharmacology, and pathology and bacteriology.

Recognizing that the existing medical facilities were inadequate to meet the college’s needs, in 1919 the university partnered with the Illinois Department of Public Welfare to construct new facilities. In exchange, the college helped the department to provide care for the indigent sick of the state. The cooperative agreement called for the department to construct research and educational (R&E) hospitals, including a psychiatric institute, a surgical institute for children, an institute for juvenile research, a clinical institute, and a new center for the state­funded Eye and Ear Infirmary. In return, the university agreed to provide professional staff for teaching and research into the causes and prevention of disease, endeavors which remain central to the college’s mission today.

Adding to the specialty institutes, a 50­bed general R&E hospital opened on April 1, 1925, making many clinical and research clerkships for senior students available for the first time. The hospital’s number of beds increased to 170 by 1930 and to nearly 350 the following year. Between 1941 and 1952, the university assumed control of all the R&E hospitals.

The University of Illinois College of Medicine became one of the largest medical schools in the country in 1931. An entering class of 175 became the first in college history to attend classes in the new building at Polk Street and Wolcott Avenue (the current home of the college).

To increase access to both medical education and health care throughout Illinois, in 1970 the College of Medicine expanded to include campuses at Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana­Champaign. Enrollment rose with the increased availability of medical school sites, and UIC now has the largest medical school in the country. Each year, more than 1,300 students pursue their medical studies at one of the college’s four campuses.

Reflecting the increasing importance of scientific investigation in an era of extraordinary advances, the new College of Medicine Research Building opened in 2005. The college is a major research center, currently ranking among the top third of medical schools nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding.

In October 2007, the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine celebrated its 125th anniversary with a gala event held at Chicago’s Union Station, an appropriately historic location to mark the occasion. Throughout its history, the college has maintained a commitment to educating future generations of physicians, to providing access to excellence in medical care, and to discovering promising new treatments through research.

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine congratulates the members of this year’s graduating class for being part of this proud tradition and looks forward to seeing them add to it with their own contributions to medicine.

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Administration and Faculty

College of Medicine Administration Joseph A. Flaherty, MD

Dean

Sarah Kilpatrick, MD, PhD Vice Dean

Larry Tobacman, MD Senior Associate Dean for Research

Leslie J. Sandlow, MD Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs

Kathleen Kashima, PhD Senior Associate Dean of Students

Chicago Associate Deans

Wendy Brown, MD for Veterans Affairs

William H. Chamberlin, MD for Medical Center Affairs

Karen J. Colley, PhD for Graduate Research and Education

Arnim Dontes for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Jorge A. Girotti, PhD for Admissions and Special Curricular Programs

David B. Mayer, MD for Curriculum

Robert J. McAuley, PhD for Informational Resources and Chief Information Officer

Craig S. Bazzani for Advancement

Loreen A. Troy for Educational Planning

Assistant Deans Donald R. Atkinson

for Informational Resources

Jean S. Lantz for Student Affairs

Javette C. Orgain, MD, MPH for Urban Health Program

Department Heads Anatomy and Cell Biology Scott T. Brady, PhD

Anesthesiology David Schwartz, MD

Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Jack Kaplan, PhD

Dermatology Lawrence Chan, MD

Emergency Medicine Gary R. Strange, MD

Family Medicine Patrick Tranmer, MD

Medical Education Leslie J. Sandlow, MD

Medicine Thomas J. Layden, MD

Microbiology and Immunology Bellur Prabhakar, PhD

Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine Philip B. Gorelick, MD

Neurosurgery Fady Charbel, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology Sarah Kilpatrick, MD, PhD

Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Dimitri T. Azar, MD

Orthopaedics Mark Gonzalez, MD

Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery J. Regan Thomas, MD

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Pathology Frederick G. Behm, MD, Interim

Pediatrics J. Usha Raj, MD

Pharmacology Asrar B. Malik, PhD

Physiology and Biophysics R. John Solaro, PhD

Psychiatry Anand Kumar, MD

Radiology Masoud Hemmati, MD

Surgery Enrico Benedetti, MD

Surgical Oncology Tapas K. Das Gupta, MD, PhD

Urology Craig Niederberger, MD

Peoria Regional Dean

Sara L. Rusch, MD

Associate Deans John Halvorsen, MD for Community Health

Carol Packard, PhD for Academic Affairs

Jasti S. Rao, PhD for Research

Thomas J. Santoro, MD for Graduate Medical Education

Assistant Deans Rick Anderson, MD for Education/MMCI

Glenn Miller, MD for Preclinical Curriculum and Evaluation

Tim C. Miller, MD for Education/OSF­SFMC

Linda Rowe, EdD for Student Affairs

Department Heads/Chairs/Program Directors Cancer Biology and Pharmacology

Jasti S. Rao, PhD

Program in Clinical Pediatrics and Clinical Medicine Christina Nulty, MD

Dermatology Allan C. Campbell, MD

Family and Community Medicine John G. Halvorsen, MD

Medicine James F. Graumlich, MD

Neurology Jorge C. Kattah, MD

Neurosurgery Daniel Fassett, MD, Interim

Obstetrics and Gynecology Rida Boulos, MD, Interim

Pathology Roger Geiss, MD

Pediatrics Pedro de Alarcon, MD

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Ryan Finkenbine, MD

Radiology Thomas J. Cusack, MD

Rehabilitation Medicine Sara L. Rusch, MD, Interim

Surgery Norman C. Estes, MD

Rockford Regional Dean

Martin S. Lipsky, MD

Associate Deans Michael Glasser, PhD

for National Center for Rural Health Professions

Rick Hampton for Fiscal Affairs and Administration

Mitchell S. King, MD for Academic Affairs

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Assistant Deans Joel B. Cowen

for Health Systems Research

Marqarel Maynard, PhD for Medical Education

Angela Schmidt, PhD for Student and Alumni Affairs

Department Heads Biomedical Sciences

Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram, PhD

Family and Community Medicine Vivek Kantayya, MD, Interim

Medicine Glenn Netto, MD, Interim

Obstetrics and Gynecology Timothy J. Durkee, MD, PhD

Pathology Gary L. Anderson, MD, Interim

Pediatrics David Deutsch, MD

Psychiatry Steven P. Kouris, MD

Surgery Samuel Appavu, MD

Urbana­Champaign Regional Dean

Bradford S. Schwartz, MD

Associate Deans Robert W. Kirby, MD

for Clinical Affairs

James W. Hall, EdD for Student Affairs and Medical Scholars Program

Susan M. Kies, EdD for Curriculum Management

Dedra Williams, EdM for Administration

Assistant Dean Nora J. Few, PhD

for Student Affairs and Medical Scholars Program

Department Heads Medical Humanities and Social Sciences Program

Evan M. Melhado, PhD

Biochemistry Colin A. Wraight, PhD

Cell and Developmental Biology Andrew S. Belmont, PhD

Family Medicine Christian Wagner, MD

Internal Medicine Janet A. Jokela, MD, MPH

Medical Information Sciences Bruce R. Schatz, PhD

Microbiology John E. Cronan, PhD

Molecular and Integrative Physiology Byron W. Kemper, PhD

Obstetrics and Gynecology Ralph J. Kehl, MD

Pathology Gregory G. Freund, MD

Pediatrics M. Kathleen Buetow, MD, DrPH

Pharmacology Byron W. Kemper, PhD

Psychiatry Sari Gilman Aronson, MD

Surgery Uretz J. Oliphant, MD

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University Officer B. Joseph White, PhD

President, University of Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago Officers Paula Allen­Meares, PhD

Chancellor

R. Michael Tanner, PhD Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Mark Donovan Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services

Penelepe Hunt Vice Chancellor for Development

Warren K. Chapman, PhD Vice Chancellor for External Affairs

John Loya Vice Chancellor for Human Resources

Larry H. Danziger, PharmD Vice Chancellor for Research, Interim

Barbara Henley, PhD Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

John J. DeNardo, MPH CEO of Healthcare System

The Board of Trustees of theUniversity of Illinois

Member Ex­Officio Honorable Pat Quinn, Governor

Term 2005–2011 Frances G. Carroll, ChicagoDavid V. Dorris, Leroy

Kenneth D. Schmidt, Riverwoods

Term 2007–2013 Lawrence C. Eppley, PalatineJames D. Montgomery, Chicago

Robert F. Vickrey, Peru

Term 2009–2015 Devon C. Bruce, Chicago

Edward L. McMillan, GreenvilleNiranjan S. Shah, Oak Brook

Student Members (July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009) D. Craig McFarland, Springfield

Elias Pittos, ChicagoPaul D. Schmitt, Urbana­Champaign

University of Illinois at ChicagoCollege of Medicine

Medical Alumni Council MembersJohn C. Mason, Jr., MD ’55, ChairDavid Mayer, MD ’82, Vice Chair

Mabel Blackwell, MD ’78Melissa Dianovsky, MD ’92Patricia Fishman, MD ’80

Ashlee Melissa Goldsmith, MD CandidateJonathan R. M. Kaplan, MD Candidate

Milton Kramer, MD ’54, Past ChairJavette C. Orgain, MD ’81Stuart Oserman, MD ’78

Kuntal Rana, MD ’07Adrienne Segovia, MD ’90

Christopher A. Toupin, Jr., ’08

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Commencement PlanningA special acknowledgement is due to the many individuals who assisted in planning and producing this year’s Commencement Ceremony.

Office of the Dean Class of 2010 Ushers Joseph A. Flaherty, MD, Dean Joshua Gallardo

Sarah Kilpatrick, MD, PhD, Vice Dean Melissa Goelitz Carol Gerby Maximiliano Luna

Kristina Mitton Office of Student Affairs Ankit Nanavaty

Kathleen Kashima, PhD, Senior Associate Dean of Students Vipan Nikore Jean Lantz, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Vikas Pandey

Corey Conn Charles Rhee Doreena Durbin Scott Saunders

Martha Halsey, PhD Tiffany Wang LeAmye Howard

Carol James Office of Advancement Jackie Kurzeja Kimberly R. Gosell Donna Martin Elizabeth Skinner

Monica Mason­Hayden Mark Urosev Office of Informational Resources

Alberto Camareno Office of Educational Affairs Richard Chua

L. J. Sandlow, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs Lee Katman Carole Silvers Joseph Lee

Office of Faculty Affairs Office of the Urban Health Program Gillian Coombs Maria Balcazar

Rita Pacini Office of Meetings and Conferences

Office of Admissions Nikki J. Andrae Jorge A. Girotti, PhD, Associate Dean for Admissions and Special

Curricular Programs Office of Publications Services Gerard Catrambone

Office of the Registrar Robert J. Hoff Kathleen Helling Susan Huhndorf UIC Pavilion

Heather Alexander Office of the Medical Scientist Training Program Yvette Arias

Roberta Bernstein

Class of 2010 Head Usher Saifullah Siddiqui

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America the Beautiful

O beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain!

America! America!God shed his grace on thee

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea!

Katharine Lee Bates wrote the original version in 1893, a second version in 1904, and a final version 1913. She wrote, “One day some of the other teachers and Idecided to go on a trip to 14,000­foot Pikes Peak. We hired a prairie wagon. Near the top we had to leave the wagon and go the rest of the way on mules. I was very

tired. But when I saw the view, I felt great joy. All the wonder of America seemed displayed there, with the sea­like expanse.”

Cover ArtDesigned by Office of Publications Services

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