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Eastern Virginia Medical School

MAY 16, 2020

CLASS OF 2020

COMMENCEMENT

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Eastern Virginia Medical School Eastern Virginia Medical School

About EVMS4-5

Letters of Congratulations6-7

EVMS Officials8-9

Core Beliefs10

Order of Exercises11

Commencement Traditions12-13

Awards & Special Recognition14-26

Degree Recipients By Program27-54

The Physician Assistant Professional Oath55

The Oath of Hippocrates56

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R oughly five decades ago, a group of dedicated physicians and community leaders decided to improve the quality of health care in southeast Virginia. The idea of a medical

school in Hampton Roads gained momentum in 1964 when local citizens — concerned about the shortage of physicians and scarcity of specialized care in the region — persuaded the Virginia General Assembly to create a medical authority charged with starting a school. EVMS was founded by the community in 1973 to improve health through teaching, discovering and caring.

Today, EVMS holds an honored position in American history as one of the only medical schools founded and funded by a grassroots effort. Over the years, EVMS has more than satisfied its original purpose, both educating health-care providers and serving as a magnet to attract much-needed medical specialists to a region where many basic services were lacking. Many who are educated at EVMS choose to stay and practice in the region, and the school’s impressive portfolio of teaching affiliates include 16 of the region’s foremost medical centers and approximately 150 private practices around Hampton Roads.

The collaborative culture at EVMS draws like-minded students and faculty from all over the country. The school attracts highly qualified medical personnel whose wide range of medical care might otherwise be beyond reach. And the medical research conducted by EVMS faculty is quickly reflected in improved patient care. 

EVMS offers a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees and certificates in the medical and health professions. In 47 years, EVMS has grown from a class of 27 students to 598 medical and 740 health professions students in the 2019-20 academic year. Today, EVMS ranks among the top 20 non-federal employers in the region and has an annual economic imprint of more than $1.2 billion in Hampton Roads.

Eastern Virginia Medical School

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT LETTER FROM ALUMNI RELATIONS

Dear Graduates,

Congratulations! You are being recognized today for your extraordinary academic accomplishments, which will prepare you for a professional future in medicine, the health professions or biomedical sciences. Graduating from EVMS will be a source of pride throughout your lives. Our faculty and staff also take special pride in your success as you embark on your career paths.

We recognize the importance of commencement to you and your family. It is a joyous and proper celebration of your remarkable achievements. We also understand the disappointment of not celebrating collectively as an EVMS community with your family and friends. As you know, we are living in an historic and challenging era with the COVID-19 pandemic that will shape and define your future professional lives. To that end, we made the difficult but necessary decision to cancel the traditional commencement ceremony for our 2020 graduates. While we cannot be together in person on this momentous occasion, we are no less proud of what you have accomplished. In fact, that you have risen to meet the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 crisis with grace, courage and resilience makes us even prouder of you. We are confident that you will continue to make positive contributions to the health and wellbeing of the communities you serve.

Your diligence, commitment and enthusiasm for learning have brought you to this point. These qualities, combined with the knowledge gained at EVMS, will serve as a steadfast foundation for your rewarding and successful career.

As an EVMS graduate, you are more than an alumnus. You are part of a worldwide community of colleagues. You will always be a part of EVMS, and we hope you will come back to visit often.

On behalf of the EVMS Board of Visitors, the EVMS Foundation Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, I wish you continued success.

Sincerely,

Richard V. Homan, MDPresident and ProvostDean, School of Medicine

Dear Graduates,

Upon your graduation today, you join more than 11,000 EVMS alumni worldwide. You have worked hard and sacrificed much to get here, and we’re immensely proud of what you’ve accomplished. On behalf of everyone at EVMS, please accept my heartfelt congratulations. While we had hoped to share this time with you in person, please know we are celebrating you with virtual cheers! We might not be together physically, but we are indeed with you in spirit, sharing in your joy and happiness on this memorable occasion.

This special moment marks the next phase in your journey. Wherever your training or career may take you now, Alumni Relations will help you have a lifelong connection to your alma mater and our ever-growing network of graduates. We encourage you to please keep in touch and let us know about your continued success and achievements. We hope you wear your new alumni pin with pride. It represents your “official membership” in a global community of professionals who are accomplishing great things. We want you to know that you will always be a part of the EVMS legacy, and we invite you to return for alumni events — or just for an informal visit.

Please stay connected with us. Please continue to do good. And again, congratulations on becoming an EVMS alumnus! You did it!

All the best,

Tamara N. PoulsonDirector, Alumni Relations

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EVMS OFFICIALS EVMS OFFICIALS

Richard V. Homan, MDPresident and Provost

Dean, School of Medicine

C. Donald Combs, PhDVice President and Dean, School of Health Professions

Brant M. Cox, MBAVice President, Chief Operating Officer

Mark R. Babashanian, MSAVice President, Administration and Finance

Stacy R. Purcell, JD, MHAVice President, General Counsel

Elza Mylona, PhD, MBA Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness

Ronald W. Flenner, MD (MD ’89)Vice Dean, Academic Affairs

Mekbib L. Gemeda, MAVice President, Diversity and Inclusion

William J. Wasilenko, PhDVice Dean, Research

Linda R. Archer, PhDVice Dean, Graduate Medical Education

Alfred Z. Abuhamad, MDMedical Director and Vice Dean, Clinical Affairs

Kurt E. Stauder, DPA, MPHChief Executive Officer, EVMS Medical Group

Connie L. McKenzie, MSWSenior Associate Vice President,

Development and Alumni Relations

Helen S. HeseliusSenior Associate Vice President, Finance

Vincent A. Rhodes, PhDAssistant Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Sunita Dodani, MD, PhD Director, EVMS-Sentara Healthcare Analytics and

Delivery Science Institute

Cynthia C. Romero, MD (MD ’93)Director, M. Foscue Brock Institute for

Community and Global Health

Cynthia P. Cadieux, PhDAssociate Dean, EducationalAssessment and Evaluation

A. Brooke Hooper, MDAssociate Dean, Clinical Education

David E. HubandAssociate Dean, Business and Administrative Affairs

Mily J. Kannarkat, MD (MD ’06)Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Woong-Ki Kim, PhDAssociate Dean, Research Faculty Development and

Research Facilities

Thomas D. Kimble, MDAssociate Dean, Admissions and Enrollment

Allison P. Knight, PhDAssociate Dean, Student Affairs

Brian C. Martin, PhD, MBAAssociate Dean, Administration

O. John Semmes IV, PhDAssociate Dean, Translational Research

Elias S. Siraj, MDAssociate Dean, Clinical Research

Paul Weissburg, PhDAssociate Dean, Educational Assessment and Evaluation

EVMS Board of VisitorsThe Board of Visitors is the governing body of EVMS. Members are appointed by the Governor, both houses of the state legislature, the cities that support the school and the EVMS Foundation.

EVMS Foundation Board of TrusteesThe EVMS Foundation supports the school. The board includes a cross-section of leaders from health care, business and the community.

Wayne F. WilbanksChair

Shirley C. Baldwin, MBA Vice Chair

Andrew S. Fine Secretary

Mark B. Dreyfus, MBA Treasurer

Justin C. BallardPaul D. Chidester, MD

Clyde T. Clark Jr.Benjamin G. Cottrell V

Steven D. Fredrickson, MBA Dawn S. Glynn

Robert C. Goodman Jr., JD

Andrew C. HodgeChristopher D. Kastner, MBA

Kirkland M. KelleyPatricia Y. King, MD Edward L. Lilly, MD

Darleen A. Mastin, MSN Vincent J. Mastracco Jr., LLM

Mary E. MurdenVandana A. Patel, MD

Robin D. RayDeborah B. Russell

Louis F. RyanJane R. Short

Stephen M. SnyderCharity A. Volman

Bradley J. Waitzer, MBA, JD

Lewis W. Webb III, JD

Trustees Emeriti

R. Bruce Bradley, MBA L.D. Britt, MD

Susan R. ColpittsPaul J. Farrell

Charles P. Fletcher, DDSRichard S. Glasser*

Paul O. Hirschbiel Jr.B. Thomas Mansbach

Priscilla RoadyThomas V. RuegerToy D. Savage Jr.*

Alan L. Wagner, MDStanley Waranch*

Mark R. Warden, MBA Rector

Theresa S. Emory, MD (MD ’89)Vice Rector

Sarah M. Bishop, MSW Secretary

Robert J. Bianchi, Rear Adm, USN (Ret.) Treasurer

Julie L. Damman, MD (MD ’88) Paul D. Fraim, JD

Sharon S. Goodwyn, JD

Chester M. Hart Jr., MBAPhillip H. Hucles, JD

Naved A. Jafri, MD (MD ’96) W. Ashton Lewis Sr.

Fred W. Lindsay, DOT. Richard Litton Jr.

Marcus L. Martin, MD (MD ’76) Tina L. Mohr, JD

Alan L. Wagner, MDBruce D. Waldholtz, MD

EVMS Administration

*Deceased

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ORDER OF EXERCISES

Vincent A. Rhodes, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Brennan Jones, Guest Performer

Mark R. Warden, MBA, Rector, EVMS Board of Visitors

Richard V. Homan, MD, President and Provost, and Dean, School of Medicine

Matthew A. Cissell, School of Health Professions Student Representative, Doctor of Health Sciences Class of 2020Ehsan Jafree, School of Medicine Student Representative, MD Class of 2020

Margaret L. Stowasser, MPA, PA-C (MPA ’16)

Bernard W. Parker, MD (MD ’87)

C. Donald Combs, PhD, Vice President and Dean, School of Health Professions

Ronald W. Flenner, MD (MD ’89), Vice Dean, Academic Affairs

Richard V. Homan, MD, President and Provost, and Dean, School of Medicine

Kimberly K. Dempsey, EdD, MPA, PA-C (MPA ’03), Director, Physician Assistant Program

Ronald W. Flenner, MD (MD ’89), Vice Dean, Academic Affairs

Class of 2020 Graduates in Alpha Order

Vincent A. Rhodes, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Opening

The National Anthem

Welcome

Remarks

Student Remarks

Student Remarks

Alumni Remarks

Alumni Remarks

Remarks Presentation of Degree Candidates

Remarks Presentation of Degree Candidates

Conferring of Degrees

The Physician Assistant Professional Oath

The Oath of Hippocrates

Presentation of Graduates

Closing Remarks

CORE BELIEFS

Our MissionEastern Virginia Medical School is an academic health center dedicated to achieving excellence in medical and health professions education, research and patient care. We value creating and fostering a diverse and cohesive faculty, professional staff and student body as the surest way to achieve our mission. Adhering to the highest ethical standards, we will strive to improve the health of our community and to be recognized as a national center of intellectual and clinical strength in medicine and health professions. Our commitment to ensuring institutional effectiveness is demonstrated by the continuous assessment processes we use to improve program performance and student learning outcomes.

Our VisionEastern Virginia Medical School will be recognized as the most community-oriented school of medicine and health professions in the nation.

Our ValuesThree core values drive our daily efforts:

EXCELLENCE: We determine with our stakeholders what is valuable and hold ourselves to high performance standards that fulfill our promises.

COLLEGIALITY: We serve our community and one another, building strong and mutually supportive relationships. We work as a cooperative, united team to further our purposes of education, research and patient care.

INTEGRITY: We strive to maintain the highest ethical standards and accept accountability for all we do and say.

Our Diversity StatementThe education, research and patient care mission of Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) is shaped by many considerations: the demographics of the surrounding communities, the significant presence of military personnel, retirees and their families, the rural and underserved communities of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the broader national and global need to address gaps in the health workforce and the accessibility of health care.

Eastern Virginia Medical School has a unique history as one of the few institutions in the United States established by the local community to serve the local community. Indeed, its vision is to be the most community-oriented school of medicine and health professions in the nation. In fulfilling that vision, EVMS strives to attract talented students, trainees, faculty, staff and leaders who bring diverse attributes and experience to drive our collective commitment to excellence.

Eastern Virginia Medical School embraces diversity broadly defined, but places a special emphasis on recruitment of women, traditionally underrepresented minorities in medicine and the health professions (African Americans, Latinos, American Indians and Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders), veterans and individuals who come from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Acknowledging that diversity is a fluid and evolving concept, we will continually strive to be inclusive of individuals and groups in the broadest possible manner.

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The Presidential Seal, Medallion And Chain Of OfficeThe presidential medallion is three inches in diameter, crafted with antique silver and blue enamel, and reveals the presidential seal. The presidential medallion anchors the chain of office. Chains of office, also known as collars, were badges of office in the Middle Ages. Today, they are metal necklaces, permanent parts of an institution’s president’s academic regalia, and are worn at formal ceremonial events. The EVMS chain of office, commissioned in 2013, depicts the former Presidents and their terms of office at EVMS.

The presidential seal is one of an academic institution’s most important symbols of office, the legal mark of the school’s governing body. The seal is used to authenticate official documents such as diplomas and other legal records.

The EVMS presidential seal, a symbol of Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and the Eastern Virginia Medical Authority (EVMA), depicts triple interlocking strands representing the essential relationships needed for an excellent regional academic health network. Patient care, learning, and scholarly endeavor, organized in a coherent regional health-care and educational system, reflect the talents and resources needed to provide quality services.

The intertwined loops also represent the several communities of Eastern Virginia which, working together, can achieve a degree of health care that none of them alone can attain. Finally, the symbol emphasizes the essential need for collaborative efforts among health-care professionals and institutions – hospitals, colleges, universities, the medical school and the medical authority – if quality health care is to be fully achieved in Eastern Virginia. It is to this end, then, that the EVMS and the EVMA are dedicated.

The EVMS presidential seal is also depicted on the mace, the baton and the diplomas.

The MaceAcademic maces, ornamental staffs, are descended from war clubs carried in medieval times by the body guards of civil officers. The mace is one of the oldest traditions in academia dating back to the early 1400s when it transitioned from warfare to ceremonial use. An academic mace symbolizes the authority invested in the President by the school’s governing body. Because the mace is a symbol of the presidential authority as a school’s legal representative with the right to govern, it is carried in procession immediately before the President. When the mace is present, the authority of the institution is present.

At EVMS, the mace was commissioned in 2013 and is carried by the Rector of the Board of Visitors. It is 54 inches tall, lathed from cherry and depicts an antique silver presidential seal and the EVMS logo. The head is topped with an antique silver flame.

The BatonSmall wooden staffs are carried in academic processions by marshals, the academic term for ushers. Also known by the old English term “beadles,” marshals march with their batons at the head of the degree candidates or faculty from each school, leading the way in the academic procession. Historically, beadles were minor church officials who served as ushers and kept order during services. Their batons were actually miniature war clubs.

The EVMS baton, commissioned in 2013, is carried by the Chief Marshal. It is 20 inches tall, lathed from cherry, depicts the presidential seal and is a replica of the mace.

COMMENCEMENT TRADITIONS COMMENCEMENT TRADITIONS

Academic RegaliaToday’s academic regalia — the robes and the distinctive “hoods” presented to graduates — originated in medieval Europe where clothing color and material signified an individual’s wealth and stature.

The hood was the normal medieval headwear, but gradually there developed distinctive gowns and a colored lining to signify various professions, trades and religious orders. In 14th-century England, the statutes of certain colleges forbade “excess in apparel” and dictated the wearing of a long gown. In the days of Henry VIII of England, Oxford and Cambridge universities first began prescribing a definite academic dress and controlled even minor details. By the 17th century, if not earlier, these colors were strictly controlled, so that anyone could identify, from the color of a graduate’s hood, the university and the degree. In 1895, representatives of America’s leading academic institutions met to adopt a code of academic dress. Besides regulating the cut, style and materials of the gowns, the code prescribed the colors that were to represent the different fields of learning.

Today, with few exceptions, the academic robes are black and the colors of the hood reflect the field of learning and academic institution. Gowns for the bachelor’s and master’s degrees are untrimmed. For the doctoral-level degree, the gown is faced with black velvet; three bars of velvet are used across the sleeves. The velvet is usually black; however, these facings and crossbars may be of the color appropriate to the degree.

Mortarboards and tams are also part of the academic regalia. Doctoral level candidates, faculty and administration wear six-sided velvet tams. Master-level candidates, faculty and other participants wear mortarboards.

EVMS’ colors by academic program are as follows:

School of Health ProfessionsMulti-colored – Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology (black gown with dark blue velvet front panels and side bars, hood with brilliant blue and royal blue lining with burnt orange, navy and spruce green – representing the Virginia Consortium Program between EVMS, Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University – and gold tassel)

Dark Blue – Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy in Reproductive Clinical Science – Embryology and Andrology, and Doctor of Health Sciences (black gown with dark blue velvet front panels and side bars, dark blue hood and gold tassel)

Peacock – Master of Science in Art Therapy and Counseling (black gown with peacock hood and black tassel)

Light Blue – Master of Medical and Health Professions Education (black gown with light blue hood and black tassel)

Gold – Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences (Medical, Research), Master of Science in Biotechnology, Master of Science in Laboratory Animal Science, Master of Science in Contemporary Human Anatomy, Master of Health Sciences - Pathologists’ Assistant, Master of Science in Reproductive Clinical Science - Embryology and Andrology, Master of Healthcare Delivery Science, and Master of Healthcare Analytics (black gown with gold hood and black tassel)

Salmon – Master of Public Health (black gown with salmon hood and black tassel)

Hunter Green – Master of Physician Assistant and Master of Surgical Assisting (black gown with hunter green hood and black tassel)

School of Medicine

Hunter Green – Doctor of Medicine (black gown with hunter green panels and side bars, hunter green hood and green tassel)

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School of Health Professions AwardsThe David E. Scott, PhD Award honors Dr. David E. Scott, from the department of Pathology, who as a non-Physician Assistant provided instruction and support to the program since its inception in 1999. It is awarded annually by the Master of Physician Assistant Program in Dr. Scott’s memory to a non-Physician Assistant who has had an enduring impact on the growth, maturation, and ongoing excellence of the PA program.Erin L. Suit

The Eugene Stead Jr., MD Award honors the founder of the Physician Assistant profession, who started the first Physician Assistant program at Duke University in 1965. It is awarded to the graduating Physician Assistant student who best exemplifies the profession’s ideals of courage, humility and wisdom when applying technical skills, scientific knowledge and human understanding to the care of the suffering.Christin Newman Hoffstadt

The EVMS Alumni Association HP Student Service Award is awarded annually to the graduating health professions student who demonstrates academic achievement as well as outstanding service to the class and Eastern Virginia Medical School.Ifeoma Caroline Ogbozor

The EVMS School of Health Professions Award for Community Service is presented annually by the Student Government Association and recognizes a graduating medical student who demonstrates personal commitment to community service through his or her volunteer participation in EVMS outreach or other initiatives in Hampton Roads and beyond. The recipient of this award will have made a significant contribution to benefit the community, organization or peoples which they served. Wave Penelope Hatton

The EVMS Student Government Association HP Leadership Award is awarded annually to a health professions student who has demonstrated significant achievement in leadership.Devon Thomas Dryer

The Excellence in the Pathologists’ Assistant Program is award is presented annually to the student who has distinguished themselves with the highest performance in the Pathologists’ Assistant Program.Lauren Christine Yoho

The Georgeanna Seegar Jones, MD Award for Academic Achievement is given to a graduating student from the Reproductive Clinical Science MS Program in recognition of academic excellence. This award was created in memory of Dr. Jones and her innumerable contributions to the diagnosis and treatment of infertility.Shaista Sadruddin

The PAragon Award is presented annually to a graduating Physician Assistant student who best excels in supervised clinical practice by increasing his or her knowledge base, clinical skills, competency and medical artistry.Erin Ashleigh Donahue

The Physician Assistant Preceptor of the Year Award is selected by the graduating Physician Assistant class. This individual is selected for excellence in clinical teaching and mentoring. Parimal J. Soni, MD

The Surgical Assisting Anatomy Award is presented annually to a member of the graduating Masters in Surgical Assisting class for academic performance of Clinical Oriented Anatomy.Marianne Kellam

The Surgical Assisting Faculty Award is presented annually to a faculty member for outstanding service during the didactic year.Jessica A. Wilhelm, CSA

The Surgical Assisting Preceptor Award is presented annually to a preceptor for outstanding service during the clinical year.Darryl Hollifield, CSA

The Timothy J. Bos Memorial Award in Biotechnology annually recognizes the graduating student from the Master’s of Biotechnology Program who demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement and exemplified the principles of collegiality and integrity. The award was established in memory of a faculty member in EVMS Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology who dedicated his life to the training of students and envisioned and inspired the establishment of the current Biotechnology Program.Julia Pittaluga

The Virginia Association of Surgical Assistants Award is presented annually to a member of the graduating Masters of Surgical Assisting class for excellence in academic and clinical training.Emily Nicole Keeton

AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

The Abraham Jacobi Award is presented annually by EVMS Pediatrics to a graduating medical student who demonstrates a genuine commitment to pediatrics and academic excellence, and who exhibits compassion, honesty, and a sincere dedication to the care of children.Jeremy David Samuels

The Award for Excellence in Addition Medicineis presented annually by EVMS Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences to a member of the graduating medical class who has shown outstanding achievement and interest in the field of addiction medicine. Komal R. Patel

The Award for Excellence in Neuroscience is presented annually by EVMS Pathology and Anatomy to a member of the graduating medical class who has shown outstanding achievement and interest in the field of neuroscience.James Sherwood Coxe IV

The Award for Excellence in Psychiatry is presented annually by EVMS Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences to a member of the graduating medical class who has demonstrated exemplary performance in the study of psychiatry.Seth Hal Warren

The Desmond R.H. Gourley Award for Excellence in Pharmacology is presented annually by EVMS Physiological Sciences to a graduating medical student to recognize excellence in the understanding and appreciation of the pharmacological principles of therapeutics. John Benfield

The Edward Levy Award is given annually by EVMS Internal Medicine to a graduating student in recognition of excellence in internal medicine.Kathryn Michelle Johnson

The Evelyn Lin, MD Memorial Award is presented annually by EVMS Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to a graduating medical student for outstanding achievement in physical medicine and rehabilitation. The award was established as a memorial to Dr. Lin, who received her medical degree from EVMS in 1995.Catherine Grace Wilson

The EVMS Alumni Association MD Student Service Award is given annually to the graduating medical student who demonstrates academic achievement as well as outstanding service to the class and Eastern Virginia Medical School.Kimberly Helen Seymour

The EVMS School of Medicine Award for Community Service is presented annually by the Student Government Association and recognizes a graduating medical student who demonstrates personal commitment to community service through his or her volunteer participation in EVMS outreach or other initiatives in Hampton Roads and beyond. The recipient of this award will have made a significant contribution to benefit the community, organization or peoples served.Juhi Ramchandani

The EVMS Student Government Association MD Leadership Award is awarded to a medical student who has demonstrated significant achievement in leadership.Bhavi Vohra

The Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award is presented annually by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine to a graduating medical student for outstanding achievement in emergency medicine. Sean Michael Whitty

The Gary L. Pittenger and David E. Scott Award for Excellence in the Anatomical Sciences is presented annually to a graduating medical student to recognize academic excellence in the anatomical sciences in memory of Gary L. Pittenger and David E. Scott. Gary L. Pittenger, PhD and David E. Scott, PhD were members of EVMS Pathology and Anatomy who devoted their professional lives to scholarship in the anatomical sciences.Cody Wayne McIlvain and Colin Rowell

The James F. Lind Sr., MD Award is given annually by EVMS Surgery to the graduating medical student who demonstrates an outstanding knowledge of surgical principles and commitment to excellence in attaining the standards of academic surgery, and who exemplifies the qualities of a self-directed and lifelong learner.Samantha Demoss

School of Medicine Awards

AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

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The John Franklin Award is presented each year by EVMS Internal Medicine to a graduating medical student for demonstrated excellence in internal medicine.Christian Frederick Klein

The Lloyd Damsey, MD Memorial Award is given annually by EVMS Family and Community Medicine to the graduating medical student who best demonstrates a commitment to the ideals of family and community medicine, overall academic excellence, outstanding service to the school and community, and innovative research activities. Sibo Zhang

The Mason C. Andrews Citizen Scholar Award is presented annually by EVMS Obstetrics and Gynecology to the medical student who demonstrates excellence in both academic achievements and community service, humbly working behind the scenes to make our environment a better place in which to work and live, thereby emulating the vision and spirit of Dr. Mason C. Andrews.Kimberly Helen Seymour

The Medical Student Obstetrics and Gynecology Performance Award is presented annually to a graduating medical student in recognition of exemplary performance in obstetrics and gynecology. Blair K. Dodson

The Melissa Warfield, MD Humanism in Medicine Award is presented annually to a fourth-year medical student who exemplifies the qualities of Dr. Melissa Warfield: a caring and compassionate role model and leader who embodies service through his or her actions in peer teaching, peer guidance, community service and patient-centered medicine.Juhi Ramchandani

The Military Medicine Award is presented annually by EVMS Academic Affairs to the graduating military medical student who has exemplified the highest degree of integrity, professionalism, and selfless service throughout his or her four years at Eastern Virginia Medical School. This student’s dual commitment to outstanding performance in doctoring and military duties demonstrates great promise transitioning from EVMS student to United States Military Officer. Veronica Keenan Wright

The Raymond V. van Wolkenten Memorial Faculty Award is given to a Ghent Family Practice faculty member who best exemplifies teaching and clinical service.Margaret Y. Baumgarten, MD

The Raymond V. van Wolkenten Memorial Student Award is given to a student committed to Family Medicine, showing an appreciation for the full breadth and scope of the specialty.Elizabeth Jeanne Willoughby

The Robert Campe Goodman and Augusta S. Goodman Award is presented annually by EVMS Academic Affairs to a graduating medical student on the basis of both academic excellence and unselfish concern for others.Alex Christopher LaFever

The Robert J. Faulconer Gold Medal Award is presented annually by EVMS Pathology and Anatomy to the graduating medical student who has demonstrated superior achievement in pathology.Blair K. Dodson

The Sir William Osler Awards are given each year to an intern, a resident, an attending physician, a basic scientist and a faculty preceptor by the graduating medical students in recognition of excellence in teaching:Deborah H. Damon, PhD, Outstanding Basic ScientistCaroline T. Mears, DO, Outstanding InternCatherine J. Derber, MD, Outstanding PhysicianHarjas Singh, MD, Outstanding ResidentKevin F. Bonner, MD, Outstanding Faculty Preceptor

STUDENT AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

School of Medicine Awards

Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health encourages research and scholarship among graduate students of public health and recognizes achievement in the field. Delta Omega elects new student, faculty, alumni and honorary members each year based on high academic standards and outstanding performance in scholarship, teaching, research and community service. This year’s inductees to the Alpha Kappa Chapter of the Delta Omega at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion University are:

STUDENT AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, a professional medical organization, recognizes and advocates for excellence in scholarship and the highest ideals in the profession of medicine. AOA values include honesty, honorable conduct, morality, virtue, unselfishness, ethical ideals, dedication to serving others, and leadership. The top 25 percent of a medical school class is eligible for nomination to the society.

Honor Societies

Student Inductees Junior YearJustin Omead Aflatooni 

Benjamin Read Campbell James Sherwood Coxe IV

Blair K. Dodson Christian Frederick Klein 

James Bradley Mason Jerrah Christine Pickle Kelly Macklin Rogers 

Kimberly Helen Seymour

Student Inductees Senior YearZachary Lawrence Angel

Samantha DemossMicah Benjamin Duggins-Warf

Anna Katheryn FairfaxBritney Marie Harper

Kathryn Michelle JohnsonTyler Anderson Keith

Jacob Joseph KosarchukKerri Leighanne Kraft

Alex Christopher LaFeverSara Elizabeth ManningCody Wayne McIlvainPaul Walker Prillaman

Amna Z. RanaChirag Dipak Shah

Faculty InducteesCatherine J. Derber, MD

Edward M. Prodanovic, MDJessica Mees-Campbell, MD

Alumni InducteesJohn E. Snellings, MD

Shriti Patel, MD

Resident InducteesPeter C. Brooks, DORyan R. Wade, MD

Hadi M. Ramadan, MDAhmed S. Ahmed, MD

Student Inductees Victoria Kathryn Alexander

Preston P. BernhardtCaroline Faith Eby

Sharon Joy GallegosMarissa Ann Gubler

Emily Anne McCagueMikayla Lee ProttSharon R. Turner

Faculty InducteeGlenn A. Yap, PhD, MS, MBA

Honorary Inductee R. Clinton Crews, MPH

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STUDENT AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

2020 Military GraduatesThe communities that make up the Hampton Roads region collectively support 18 military installations (including two joint bases), all four branches of the military services, the Coast Guard and approximately 125,000 active-duty, reserve and civilian personnel. EVMS is honored to celebrate the military commissioning of the following graduates:

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Joseph William Inhofer Second Lieutenant

MD Class of 2020

Brent Jacob Lavey Second Lieutenant

MD Class of 2020

Jacqueline Melvin Second Lieutenant

MD Class of 2020

Patrick Cooper Walsh Second Lieutenant

MD Class of 2020

UNITED STATES ARMY

Kevin W. Jackson Second Lieutenant

MD Class of 2020

Veronica Keenan Wright Second Lieutenant

MD Class of 2020

UNITED STATES NAVY

Stephanie Lynne Amick Lieutenant Junior Grade

PA Class of 2020

Preston P. Bernhardt Lieutenant Junior Grade

MPH Class of 2020

Corbin Everett Bird Lieutenant Junior Grade

PA Class of 2020

Joseph Patrick Bridenstine Ensign

MD Class of 2020

Michael Rainer Ely Pierce Ensign

MD Class of 2020

Sarah Elizabeth Sanders Ensign

MD Class of 2020

Nichole Ruth Scott Lieutenant Junior Grade

PA Class of 2020

Varun Takanti Ensign

MD Class of 2020

Pi Alpha Honor Society is the national honor society organized for the promotion and recognition of both physician assistant students and graduates. Membership signifies the inductees’ significant academic achievement and honors them for leadership, research, community/professional service, and other related activities. The society also encourages a high standard of character and conduct among students and graduates.

STUDENT AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Gold Humanism Honor Society honors medical students, residents, role-model physician teachers and other exemplars recognizedfor “demonstrated excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service.”

A special thank you to The Arnold P. Gold Foundation for their support of the Gold Humanism Honor Society Chapter at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Honor Societies

Student InducteesSamir Johnny Abuhamad

Signe Marie BraafladtSeth T. Burack

Samantha Jean CarltonPhillip Thomas Connell

Micah Benjamin Duggins-WarfAnna Katheryn Fairfax

Matthew Tyler FreedmanChristian Frederick Klein

Allen KoSara Elizabeth Manning

Fiora Lynn McRaeAdam James Mullet

Megan Colleen O’ConnorJerrah Christine Pickle

Juhi RamchandaniKimberly Helen Seymour

Kelsey Ruth StocktonBhavi Vohra

Seth Hal WarrenJustin Yaworsky

Faculty InducteesJ. Bryan Carmody, MD

James G. Dixon, MDErika T. Rhone, MD

Lambros K. Viennas, MD

Resident Inductees Kyle J. Adams, DO

Josh W. Gollub, MDLaura A. Haworth, MD

Stephanie M. Heaney, MDVictor M. Jones, MD Jennifer L. Ware, MD

Student InducteesErin Ashleigh Donahue

Shelby Erin GraeffBryan P. Graham

Christin Newman HoffstadtSarah M. Jespersen

Emily June Laughlin

Melissa J. LewinTracey Ly

Jacqueline Alexander OliverLaura Anne O’Neill

Michael Joseph OstermanRachael Seiler

Honorary InducteeAjay Manhapra, MD

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Ehsan JafreeMD Class of 2020

Student Body President

Suhas BharadwajMD Class of 2021

Student Body Vice President

Katie O’ConnellMD Class of 2021

Vice President of Administration

Kimberly Helen SeymourMD Class of 2020

Vice President of Finances

Shelby Erin GraeffMPA Class of 2020

Vice President of Health Professions Students

Kevin R. ParsonsMD Class of 2021

Vice President of Community Outreach

Ifeoma Caroline OgbozorMPH Class of 2020

Vice President of Wellness

The EVMS Student Government Association Staff Recognition Award is given annually to a staff member in recognition of outstanding service to students.

Diane E. Dougherty, MEd

STUDENT AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Student Government Association Officers Fine Family Academy of EducatorsIn 2018, the Fine Family established The Fine Family Academy of Educators to recognize and elevate the status of healthcare educators who have made outstanding contributions to the EVMS community through sustained excellence in teaching, curriculum innovation, scholarship and educational leadership. A professional learning community in on-going pursuit of educational excellence and scholarship, The Fine Family Academy of Educators is highly regarded in advancing educators – and education – both locally and nationally. The inaugural class of The Fine Family Academy of Educators was inducted in September 2019. The Fine family has made it a personal legacy to give back to the community in which they reside and seek healthcare. EVMS is grateful for their continued leadership and their dedication to the institution. Their philanthropy through the decades has given EVMS a scholarship, an academic honor, awarded faculty grants and named the Academy of Educators.

MembersFrancis L. Counselman, MD (MD ’83, Emergency Medicine Residency ’86)

Professor and Chair, Emergency Medicine

R. Clinton Crews, MPHAssociate Professor, School of Health Professions, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Enrollment,

Director, Master of Surgical Assisting Program

Kimberly K. Dempsey, EdD, MPA, PA-C (MPA ’03)Associate Professor, School of Health Professions, Director, Master of Physician Assistant Program

Catherine J. Derber, MD (MD ’99)Associate Professor, Internal Medicine

Alison E. Dobbie, MB ChBProfessor and Chair, Family and Community Medicine

Anca D. Dobrian, PhDProfessor, Physiological Sciences, Director, Biomedical Sciences PhD and Masters Graduate Programs

Carrie A. Elzie, PhDAssociate Professor, Pathology and Anatomy

Mekbib L. Gemeda, MAAssistant Professor, School of Health Professions, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion

Craig W. Goodmurphy, PhDProfessor, Pathology and Anatomy, Ultrasound Director

Mily J. Kannarkat, MD (MD ’06)Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Julie A. Kerry, PhDProfessor and Chair, Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology

FACULTY AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

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Lauren W. Mazzurco, DOAssociate Professor, Internal Medicine - Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Program Director,

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

Elza Mylona, PhD, MBAProfessor, Internal Medicine, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness

Agatha D. Parks-Savage, EdDProfessor, Family and Community Medicine, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education

Don G. Robison, PhDAssistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine, Director, Curriculum and Instruction

Jacqueline K. Shaia, MS (MS ’19)Instructor, Anatomy and Pathology

John E. Snellings, MD (MD ’10, Family and Community Medicine Residency ’14)Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine

Sami G. Tahhan, MD (MD ’99, Internal Medicine Residency ’02) Professor, Internal Medicine, Associate Chair for Faculty Development

Judith C. Taylor-Fishwick, MScAssistant Professor, Pediatrics, Director of Professional Development, EVMS Faculty Affairs and Professional Development

Academic HonorsAt EVMS, an academic honor is bestowed upon a faculty member who exemplifies excellence in his or her field, delivering on the promise of EVMS to improve community and global health through education, patient care and research. EVMS Faculty Affairs and Professional Development present formal nominations of deserving faculty to the President and Provost for approval by the Board of Visitors. Each academic honor is supported through a donor-endowed fund with four levels determined by the endowed fund amount: distinguished chair, chair, distinguished professorship, and professorship. A symbol of excellence in academia, the academic honor enables EVMS to invest in the teachers, researchers and care providers at the core of our mission, and bring the best and brightest to Hampton Roads. Many thanks to our generous donors, EVMS recognizes these outstanding faculty who currently hold endowed chairs and professorships:

EVMS Foundation Endowed Chairs and Professorships

Distinguished ChairsDavid L. Bernd Distinguished Chair for Cardiovascular and Diabetes

Elias S. Siraj, MD

John Franklin Distinguished Chair in GeriatricsRobert M. Palmer, MD, MPH

FACULTY AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

ChairsAnne Armistead Robinson Chair in Psychiatry of EVMS

Stephen I. Deutsch, MD, PhD

Arthur and Marie Kirk Family ChairJay N. Collins, MD (Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship ’98)

Charles F. Burroughs Jr. Chair in Family & Community MedicineMargaret Y. Baumgarten, MD (Family and Community Medicine Residency ’99)

The Chidester Endowed Chair of Emergency MedicineFrancis L. Counselman, MD (MD ’83, Emergency Medicine Residency ’86)

Devine Chair in Genitourinary Reconstructive SurgeryKurt A. McCammon, MD (Urology Residency ’98, MPH ’12)

Edward J. Brickhouse Chair in SurgeryL.D. Britt, MD, MPH

EVMS Foundation Chair in Biomedical SciencesGerald J. Pepe, PhD

EVMS Foundation Chair in PediatricsC.W. Gowen Jr., MD

EVMS Foundation Chair in PsychiatryDavid R. Spiegel, MD

EVMS/Sentara Endowed Chair for Academic Leadership Advancement for the M. Foscue Brock Institute for Global and Community Health

Cynthia C. Romero, MD (MD ’93)

EVMS/Sentara Endowed Chair for Academic Leadership Advancement in Internal MedicineJoshua M. Sill, MD

EVMS/Sentara Endowed Chair for Academic Leadership Advancement in Obstetrics & GynecologyJoseph L. Hudgens, MD

EVMS/Sentara Endowed Chair for Academic Leadership Advancement in OtolaryngologyEric J. Dobratz, MD (MD ’03)

EVMS/Sentara Endowed Chair for Academic Leadership Advancement in SurgeryRebecca C. Britt, MD (MD ’98, Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship ’04)

FACULTY AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

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Glenn R. Mitchell Chair in Generalist Medicine Alison E. Dobbie, MB ChB

Harry H. Mansbach Chair in Internal MedicineRecruiting

Henry Clay Hofheimer II Chair in Obstetrics and GynecologyPeter Takacs, MD, PhD

Mason C. Andrews Chair in Obstetrics and GynecologyAlfred Z. Abuhamad, MD

The Murray Waitzer Endowed Chair in Diabetes ResearchRecruiting

Robert L. Payne Chair in SurgeryRebecca C. Britt, MD, (MD ’98, Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship ’04)

Sentara Healthcare Chair of the EVMS Department of OtolaryngologyBarry Strasnick, MD

Distinguished ProfessorshipsAnthem Distinguished Professorship for Cancer Research

O. John Semmes IV, PhD

EVMS Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Biomedical SciencesJulie A. Kerry, PhD

EVMS Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Emergency MedicineBarry J. Knapp, MD

EVMS Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Internal MedicinePaul E. Marik, MBBCh

James E. Etheridge Jr. Distinguished ProfessorshipRonald W. Flenner, MD (MD ’89)

Oscar Edwards, MD Memorial Distinguished Professorship in Internal MedicineThomas J. Manser, MD (Internal Medicine Residency ’84)

Redwood Distinguished Professorship of Psychiatry & Behavioral MedicineMaria R. Urbano, MD (MD ’83)

Sue Faulkner Scribner Distinguished Professorship in GeriatricsMarissa C. Galicia-Castillo, MD, MSEd (MD ’97, Internal Medicine Residency ’00)

FACULTY AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

ProfessorshipsAlfred E. Abiouness Distinguished Professorship in Geriatrics

Recruiting

Ann and Paul F. Schellhammer, MD Professorship in Cancer ResearchRobert W. Given, MD

Antoinette F. Hood, MD Professorship in DermatologyAlice A. Roberts, MD, PhD

EVMS Ophthalmology ProfessorshipShannon M. McCole, MD (Ophthalmology Residency ’97)

Fine Family Professorship in OtolaryngologyCraig S. Derkay, MD

Henry Ford Professor of SurgeryL.D. Britt, MD, MPH

John and Lillian Norfleet Professorship in Internal Medicine Nancy D. Morewitz, MD (MD ’81)

Lydia I. Myers Endowed Professorship in Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAntonio Quidgley-Nevares, MD

Rosemary Fenton and Garnett Jordan Professorship in GeriatricsHamid R. Okhravi, MD

Toy Savage Endowed Professorship in PediatricsKelli J. England, PhD

Westminster-Canterbury Endowed Professorship in GeriatricsRichard M. Whalen, MD (MD ’85, Internal Medicine Residency ’88)

Zora M. & Gilmer A. Warfield Professorship for Humanities in MedicineSahira A. Humadi, MB ChB (Family and Community Medicine Residency ’00)

FACULTY AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

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EMERITI FACULTY

Emeritus status at EVMS is an honor. It is granted to retired faculty members who have demonstrated a distinguished professorial career and have made significant contributions to the institution. The following faculty have been nominated and appointed as Emeriti faculty in 2020:

Benjamin P. Eng, MD, Professor EmeritusFamily and Community Medicine

Kathrin Hartmann, PhD, Professor EmeritaPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Sheila A. Scoville, PhD, Associate Professor EmeritaPathology and Anatomy

Jean E. Shelton, MD, Professor EmeritaPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Aaron I. Vinik, MD, PhD, Professor EmeritusInternal Medicine

Anca D. Dobrian, PhD, Program Director

Jessica Amanda Burket“NMDA Receptor Activation in the Mediation of

Improved Sociability in the Balb/c Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder:

Therapeutic Mechanisms and Downstream Consequences”Chair: Stephen I. Deutsch, MD, PhD

Cristina Marie Risi“Cardiac Thin Filament Activation: The Mechanism of

Regulation by the N-Terminal Domains of Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C”

Chair: Vitold E. Galkin, PhD

Brook Sweeten“Limbic Circuitry and Signaling Mechanisms

Involved in Regulating Individual Differences in Stress Resilience and Vulnerability”

Chairs: Larry D. Sanford, PhD and Laurie L. Wellman, PhD

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

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Mahmood S. Morshedi, PhD, Program Director

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Mais A. Aladham

Tamar Alkon

Alison Bartolucci

Luiz Fernand A. Colturato

Antonietta Di Berardino

Sue C. Lee

Brad Link

Brian T. LoManto

Linda S. Morrison

Al-Hasen Said

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN REPRODUCTIVE CLINICAL SCIENCE - EMBRYOLOGY & ANDROLOGY

DOCTOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Carolyn McWilliams Aros

Michelle E. Chapman-Bridges

Matthew Cissell

Dorelle Engel

Alicia Elena Feliciano

Ashley Racquel Gregory

Ashley Illingworth

Alayna M. Johnson

Marc Travis Latta

Anna Marie Little

Lindsey Rose Lockewood

Alan Louis

Michelle Miller

Kaitlyn Alyssa Mondejar

Nancy Arrington Orie

Catherine Grace Romano-Heth

Brett Jordan Sierra

Travis Lamont Stokes

Jennifer Lee Whalen

Samantha Marie Wright

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Brian C. Martin, PhD, MBA, Program Director

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Emilie Adele Bradley

Taylor Morgan Cheek

Leann M. Dzemske

Tiffany Rose Heck

Cassandra Elizabeth Magi

Brintha Cindy Sabescumar

Rhiann Heather Gregory Stewart

Marissa Marie Uher

Mary R. Roberts, PhD, LPC-ACS, ATR-BC, ATCS, Program Director

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ART THERAPY AND COUNSELING MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES - MEDICAL

Yasmina Abdous

Waleed Adawi

Nabila Yusuf Ahmed

Ahijith Atkuru

Behrad Azhandeh

Sahara Elizabeth Bueker

Matthew Jacob Byerly

Lauren Anne Carroll

Vincent Shaowei Chan

Andrew J. Chang

Madeleine Marie Chasse

Spencer George Chee

John Yung Cho

Christian James Coulson

Alexandra Pearman Crawford

Cerelia Richelle Donald

Devon Thomas Dryer

Virginia Peyton Evans

Nathaniel Andrew Faber

Matthew Lamar Farmer

Himabindu Gampa

Elizabeth Blackwell Graham

Jenna Yvonne Hagin

Imadul Haque

Kinkela Dee Harkins

Ryan Daniel Harris

Wave Penelope Hatton

Shohreh Kahhal

Abdul Muqeet Khuram

Samuel Kim

William Tae-Shick Kim

Kan Chit Lam

Luke Weston Leidy

Jonathan James Light

Elizabeth Suzanne Lindsay

Joshua H. Luzuriaga

Hninn Lwin

Ian Alexander Mandybur

T. Blaise Marshall

Mikaela Alolod Matela

Matthew August McCarron

Tyler Meyer

Nour Mhaimeed

Spyncer Jo Mones

Benjamin George Muise

Austin Joel Mullaly

Deborah H. Damon, PhD, Program Director

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES - MEDICAL

Lilian Christine Nagle

Alexander L. Nguyen

Jacob Scott Nilson

Hajara Adamson Ouattara

Seth J. Pekoe

Devin Pfister

Bria Teré Pridgen

Pierce Rico Publico

Pirapat Max Rerkpattanapipat

Lucas Duane Ringuette

Dustin Michael Runzo

Krishan Raj Saini

Justin Thomas Sapp

Nicholas Alexander Siler Schouten

Rohan Sharma

Simrah Suhel Siddiqui

Tia Marie Shay Szczesniak

Austin Mann Temple

Shikha Rajendra Trivedi

Aleksandr Valeryevich Zyskin

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES - RESEARCH

Austin Michael Adkins

Manan Azad

Amanda M. Cross

Stephen Fink

Megan A. Golliher

Shelby Ma

Justin Nathaniel Toxey

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Anca D. Dobrian, PhD, Program Director

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MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Shahmad Ahmed

Victoria Kathryn Alexander

Mary Dare Beaver

Preston P. Bernhardt

Brittney Lea Brathwaite

Spencer Ashton Brown

Brooke Tenia-Denise Clemons

Kerri Anne Day

Patrick Dayton

Ashley Nichole DeMoss

Kayla M. Dennis

Collette Rose Dougherty

Tiara Renee Duffy

Caroline Faith Eby

Marzjah Quinnett Esther

Andrea Dufie Fosuhene

Asha Valentina Gabaldon

Jocel Jornacion Galito

Sharon Joy Gallegos

Ronald C. Galyon

Marissa Ann Gubler

Catherine Ann Johnson

Ashley Nicole Korth

Moira Claire Andersen Kraemer

Tyler Lauren Lambert

Emily Katherine Martin

Emily Anne McCague

Brianna Nicole Monk

Kevin Scott Morris

Ifeoma Caroline Ogbozor

Jeremy Jordan Phillips

Mikayla Lee Prott

Thomas Henry Ellsworth Rossiter

Alexandra Mary-Faith Saye

Taneisha Lynette Sears

Ashton Taylor Sibley

Raven Christine St. Val

Sharon R. Turner

Antoine P. Ward

Jeffrey Kyle Whedbee

Destiny Devonda Williams

Brian C. Martin, PhD, MBA, Associate Dean of Administration, Program DirectorDeanne Shuman, MS, PhD, Associate Director, Old Dominion University

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

The Master of Public Health Degree (MPH) is offered by Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion University through the joint Graduate Program in Public Health. Stephanie Lynne Amick

Rachel Marie Andersen

Molly A. Anderson

Nicholas Olav Aukland

Courtney Theresa Barbero

Robert Travis Batty

Corbin Everett Bird

Bonnie Lynn Blackburn

Graham Cahill Busse

Joshua Loyd Cartwright

Eisen Daniel Castro

Chelsie Nicole Coffman

Steven Nicholas Cotnoir

Mara Kamyl Perez Custodio

Gina Marie Davis

Chessy Marie Guadalupe Dintruff

Erin Ashleigh Donahue

Christopher John Dono

Marguerite Louise Duplessis

Diana Elkassis

Katy Hughes Fedorko

Jared Fernsler

Gabrielle Ann Gauthier

Sayeh Golafshani

Shelby Erin Graeff

Bryan P. Graham

Erin Anne Gray

Jolie Ann Hinnenkamp

Christin Newman Hoffstadt

Daniel Scott Hoock

Parker Jamieson

Sarah M. Jespersen

Yekaterina Victorovna Jones

John Nicholas Jurgensen

Catalina Keeffe

Sara Minor Khadivi

Marissa Anne Knott

Jacqueline Nicole Knox

Emily June Laughlin

Phuc Quang Le

Melissa J. Lewin

Russfir Librado

Tracey Ly

Mallory Nichole Matheson

Eva Marie McEwen

David Michael Mecka

Andrew James Meyers

Kendra Veronica Mingo

Kimberly K. Dempsey, EdD, MPA, PA-C (MPA ’03), Program Director

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

MASTER OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

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MASTER OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Ashley Brooke Morris

Laura Anne O’Neill

Megan Nichole Rapisardi Oden

Jacqueline Alexander Oliver

Michael Joseph Osterman

Kayla Elizabeth Ours

Sydney Charmagne Pawsey

Lauren Marie Pearson

Abigail Lynn Phillips

Katherine Raich

Hailey Allington Reid

Evita Victoria Rodriguez

Emma Alexandra Rouse

Jennifer Alyse-Nicole Sanders

Nichole Ruth Scott

Rachael Seiler

Stefanie Pascal Sels

Laura Ann Shaw

Samantha A. Siva

Tracy Smith

Jordan Shay Snider

Victoria Sondreal

Christopher S. Stainback

Martha Elizabeth Stoops

Anne Cameron Svejda

Kristen Rae Taylor

Thomas Jefferson Tedeschi

Ashley Katherine Thompson

Cynthia Nkechika Uberu

Monica Ngoc Lan Vu

Angela Nichole Whiteside

Mahmood S. Morshedi, PhD, Program Director

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Melanie J. Books

Samantha Mary Conti

Nathan W. Cope

Ayca Cubukcu

Tristan J. Darvin

Jonathon R. Doyle

Briana Helene Dunbar-Manns

Najah El Chami

Maricela Evelia Gallardo

Gabriela Maria Grant Enchautegui

Sarah Elizabeth Hodge

Trang Hoang Thien Le

Lucille Marie Little

Edward Martinez

Marissa Louise Nickles

Lorena Perez

Katrina Ann Prewett

Angie Ramos

Kenneth Bryan Ramos

Shaista Sadruddin

Lisa Marie Wagner

Michelle Linda Wright

Casey M. Zeffiro

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN REPRODUCTIVE CLINICAL SCIENCE EMBRYOLOGY & ANDROLOGY

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Ross Wayne DeVantier

Delanie Dolan Edwards

Jesse Brian Einsidler

Julio Espana

Jacob Fellone

Ashley Monique Givhens

Alexis Shelby Hickmott

Emily Nicole Keeton

Marianne Kellam

Joseph Tyler Liverman

Emily Lloyd

Samantha Jo Palozola

Amanda Kathadin Petroski

Deja Rochelle Robinson

Momodou Saho

Kathryn Powers Steinhaus

Niiyah A. Stewart

Zachary W. Stockton

Emily Turner

Allison Dianne Winfree

R. Clinton Crews, MPH, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Enrollment, Program Director

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

MASTER OF SURGICAL ASSISTING MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Julia Pittaluga

DEGREE RECIPIENT

Anca D. Dobrian, PhD, Program Director

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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE

Renita Elizabeth Brown

Samuel Ross N. Galvez

Alyssa Rhea Grazette

Anjelica Patrice Jenkins

Sarah E. Jones

Devin Robert Lockhart

Danielle Katherine Pruitt

Alireza Hosseini, MD, Program Director

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

MASTER OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION

Cynthia P. Cadieux, PhD, RDN, FAND, Associate Dean for Educational Assessment and Evaluation Program Director

Krzysztof Bieniek

Matthew D. Huddleston

Kelly Ann McCoy

April Lovett McGuire

Vishal Bhambore Surender

Kelly S. Sylvester

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONTEMPORARY HUMAN ANATOMY

Carrie A. Elzie, PhD, Program Director

Bailee Madison Brown

Dashon Thomas Eure

Luke Jackson Glitz

Phillicia Ashanti Gregory

Lauren Ashley Richardson

Michael Serafin

Shanthi Sudarshan Tanga

Madeleine Lane Walters

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

MASTER OF HEALTH SCIENCES, PATHOLOGISTS’ ASSISTANT

Jorge L. Jacot, PhD, Program Director

Marisa Lynn Debich

Patrice Nicole Francis

Lora Lynn Mendelsohn

Truong Chanh Nguyen

Staquita Rachel Powell

Akanksha Prakash

Abirami Ramalingam

Timothy L. Van Petten

Andrea Erica West

Shyra Monee Williams

Angela Dawn Worrell

Lauren Christine Yoho

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

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MASTER OF HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS

Danielle Elizabeth Dalechek Liang Yu, PhD

Tina D. Cunningham, PhD, Program Director

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Ashlee D. Faison

Jasmine Jaynee Kittrell

Christine Dayrit Rothschuh

Tina D. Cunningham, PhD, Program Director

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

MASTER OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SCIENCE

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Samir Johnny AbuhamadMedicine/Psychiatry

University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolDallas, Texas

Justin Omead AflatooniOrthopaedic SurgeryMethodist Hospital

Houston, Texas

Zachary Lawrence AngelMedicine Preliminary

University of Maryland Baltimore, MarylandRadiology Diagnostic

MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.

Narotham N. BadrishInternal Medicine

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Falls Church, Virginia

Jack Carlton BealeOrthopaedic Surgery

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas

John Benfield Internal Medicine

Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Roanoke, Virginia

Karthik BhatVascular Surgery

Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia

Dylan Rae Blankendaal-KramerFamily Medicine

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education Program at St. Margaret Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Christina Dawn BoldosserInternal Medicine

HCA Healthcare/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine Graduate Medical Education:

Brandon Regional Hospital Brandon, Florida

Signe Marie BraafladtGeneral Surgery

Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana

Joseph Patrick BridenstineTransitional Year

Naval Medical Center PortsmouthPortsmouth, Virginia

Patrick Blake BrownInternal Medicine

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Falls Church, Virginia

Sebastiano BuccheriInternal Medicine

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell New Hyde Park, New York

Stuart James BumgarnerEmergency Medicine

Orlando Health Orlando, Florida

Ronald W. Flenner, MD, FACP, (MD ‘89), James E. Etheridge Jr. Distinguished ProfessorVice Dean, Academic Affairs

DEGREE RECIPIENTS

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

Seth T. BurackEmergency Medicine

Stony Brook Medicine University Hospital Stony Brook, New York

Benjamin Read CampbellOrthopaedic Surgery

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Samantha Jean CarltonPediatrics

Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas

Jaclyn Nicole ChanMedicine-Pediatrics

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, Pennsylvania

Colin Neils ChaoFamily Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School (Ghent) Norfolk, Virginia

Shelby Tara ChenPediatrics

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Oakland, California

Christy Min-Ji ChoPediatrics

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Dupont Hospital for Children

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Meghna ChopraFamily Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University/Riverside Regional Medical Center

Newport News, Virginia

Jay Clarence ClarkGeneral Surgery

Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Roanoke, Virginia

Phillip Thomas ConnellObstetrics-Gynecology

Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas

Daniel Vincent CoxInternal Medicine

University of Utah Health Salt Lake City, Utah

James Sherwood Coxe IVOtolaryngology

University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine

Cincinnati, Ohio

Lindsey Blais CundraInternal Medicine

MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.

Britt Gerloff DayObstetrics-Gynecology

Marshall University School of Medicine Huntington, West Virginia

Samantha DemossGeneral Surgery

Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois

Blair K. DodsonMedicine Preliminary Year

Radiology-DiagnosticEastern Virginia Medical Center

Norfolk, Virginia

Micah Benjamin Duggins-WarfPsychiatry

Butler Hospital/Brown University Providence, Rhode Island

Miriam FahimObstetrics-Gynecology

Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Loma Linda, California

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

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DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

Anna Katheryn FairfaxTransitional Year

HCA Healthcare Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Radiology-DiagnosticMedical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Elizabeth Elaine Reedstrom FischerPsychiatry

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Virginia

Kolten Steven Robert Peterson Fischer Emergency Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Virginia

Roy Adam FlemmerInternal Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Craig Vincent FooteMedicine-Preliminary

Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolk, Virginia

Radiology-DiagnosticUniversity of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland

Matthew Tyler FreedmanInternal Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemRichmond, Virginia

Lawrence GoFamily Medicine

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/State College

State College, Pennsylvania

Thomas James GregoryEmergency Medicine

Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Roanoke, Virginia

Jacy GressenMedicine-Preliminary

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Kimberly HaInternal Medicine

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center San Jose, California

Zachary A. HagenEmergency Medicine

University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland

Justin Alton Hammett Emergency Medicine

Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Britney Marie HarperPediatrics

Baylor College of Medicine San Antonio, Texas

Zachariah Imran HasanNeurology

MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.

Addison Souza HicksInternal Medicine

University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, Virginia

Joseph Bradley HirstPediatrics

University of Alabama Medical Center Birmingham, Alabama

Corey Alexander HornersmithInternal Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Jasmine Chou HwangGeneral Surgery

Lehigh Valley Health Network/University of South Florida College of Medicine

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Joseph William InhoferEmergency Medicine

Wright State UniversityDayton, Ohio

Apoorva Smitha Iyer Internal Medicine

West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia

Kevin W. JacksonPsychiatry

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland

Ehsan JafreeInternal Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Virginia

Kavita John-PierceEmergency Medicine

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceRochester, Minnesota

Kathryn Michelle Johnson Internal Medicine

University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Andrew Gregory KalinaMedicine Preliminary-Ophthalmology

University of Kansas School of Medicine Kansas City, Kansas

Tyler Anderson KeithEmergency Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Afifah Naseem KhanInternal Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina ProgramCharleston, South Carolina

Umair KhanMedicine Preliminary

Zucker School of Medicine atHofstra/Northwell at

Mather HospitalPort Jefferson, New York

DermatologyNew York Medical College –

New York, New York

Jillian Marie Kiely Emergency Medicine

University of South Florida Morsani Tampa, Florida

Helen Hye-Ryun KimUrology

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium St. Louis, Missouri

Christian Frederick KleinInternal Medicine

University of Washington Seattle, Washington

Allen Ko Medicine-Preliminary

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Radiology-DiagnosticUniversity of Virginia Medical Center

Charlottesville, Virginia

Jacob Joseph Kosarchuk Neurological Surgery

Tufts Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts

Kerri Leighanne KraftEmergency Medicine

University of California (Irvine)Orange, California

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

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DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

Alex Christopher LaFeverInternal Medicine

University of Colorado Aurora, Colorado

Brent Jacob LaveyEmergency Medicine

University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Memphis Memphis, Tennessee

Erica Basque LaveyMedicine-Pediatrics

University of Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee

Michael Pei-Yu LeeMedicine-Preliminary

University of California (Irvine) Orange, California

Dermatology Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium

Loma Linda, California

Daniel Jamshid MalekTransitional Year

HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME: Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville, Florida

Radiology-DiagnosticAdventHealth Orlando Program

Orlando, Florida

Raghav MalikPsychiatry

Saint Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Behavioral Health Program

Washington, D.C.

Sara Elizabeth ManningPediatrics

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois

Elizabeth Ann ManninoGeneral Surgery

East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of Medicine

Johnson City, Tennessee

James Bradley MasonUrology

MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.

Ryan J. McAuliffeGeneral Surgery

Orlando Health Program Orlando, Florida

Kelly Eileen McDermottMedicine-Primary

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium St Louis, Missouri

Cody Wayne McIlvain Emergency Medicine

Denver Health Medical Center Denver, Colorado

Fiora Lynn McRaeMedicine-Preliminary

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Radiology-DiagnosticEastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, Virginia

Jacqueline MelvinTransitional Year

HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Coliseum Medical Centers

Macon, Georgia

Adam James MulletPsychiatry

Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina

Raj Olagappan NagappanInternal Medicine

Oregon Health and Science University Portland, Oregon

Katlynn Marie NasonPsychiatry

University of Florida Gainesville, Florida

Robert P. NeubauerFamily Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School (Ghent) Norfolk, Virginia

Larry Michael Newton Jr.Emergency Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolk, Virginia

Dustin NguyenPediatrics

University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, Michigan

Peter Hung NguyenInternal Medicine

University of California (Irvine)Orange, California

Summer Hien-Ngoc NguyenInternal Medicine

Prisma Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

Greenville, South Carolina

Nesha NiezreckiPsychiatry

University of Utah Health Salt Lake City, Utah

Megan Colleen O’ConnorMedicine-Preliminary

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

DermatologyHealthPartners Institute

St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Dale Adeola Oladunni

Catherine Jiajing PangFamily Medicine

University of Minnesota/North Memorial Hospital Minneapolis, Minnesota

Carl William PastoreEmergency Medicine

Creighton University School of Medicine/Maricopa Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona

Abhishek PatelEmergency Medicine

UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Hari Virendra PatelMedicine-Preliminary

University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, Virginia

AnesthesiologyRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Jay Atul Patel Internal Medicine

HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Orange Park Medical Center

Orange Park, Florida

Komal R. Patel Psychiatry

Prisma Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Greenville, South Carolina

Suraj PatelMedicine-Pediatrics

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, Texas

Dat Hung PhamAnesthesiology

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, New York

Jerrah Christine Pickle Otolaryngology

University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

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DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

Chirag Dipak ShahInternal Medicine

Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana

Jaspreet Singh ShergillInternal Medicine

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, California

Melissa Hanna SimkolPediatrics

Tower Health Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jayne Aileen SlocumAnesthesiology

Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois

Alicia DeRusso St. ThomasObstetrics-Gynecology

Inova Fairfax Medical CampusFalls Church, Virginia

Kelsey Ruth StocktonSurgery Preliminary

UPMC Medical Education (Mercy) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Sonia SubudhiPediatrics

Children’s Hospital-Oakland Oakland, California

Varun TakantiPsychiatry

Naval Medical Center San DiegoSan Diego, California

Nathan Patrick TauschEmergency Medicine

Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University (Detroit Receiving Hospital)

Detroit, Michigan

Zachary Bernard TillettEmergency Medicine

Maine Medical Center Portland, Maine

Jeremy Christian ToddMedicine-Preliminary

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Radiology-DiagnosticGeorge Washington University

Washington, D.C.

Stephanie Chi-Heng TseInternal Medicine

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Great Neck, New York

Alexander Yuri VarzariMedicine-Preliminary

New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, North Carolina

AnesthesiologyUPMC Medical Education

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bhavi VohraObstetrics-Gynecology

University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno Fresno, California

Priya Hasmukh VyasPediatrics

Tower Health Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Maxwell Solomon WagnerGeneral Surgery

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Patrick Cooper WalshPsychiatry

San Antonio Military Medical Center San Antonio, Texas

David Nate Pierce Jr.Internal Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolk, Virginia

Michael Rainer Ely PierceEmergency Medicine

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia

Sruthi Sreekumar PoduvalPsychiatry

MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.

Paul Walker PrillamanUrology

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Uzair Mohammad Raja Emergency Medicine

Mercy Health Muskegon, Michigan

Juhi RamchandaniMedicine-Pediatrics

Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana

Ray Thomas Ramirez Jr.Surgery Preliminary

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, New Jersey

Amna Z. RanaInternal Medicine

MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.

James Nelson ReedMedicine-Pediatrics

Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina

Justin Manuel RefugiaSurgery Preliminary

Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program Winston- Salem, North Carolina

Kelly Macklin RogersOrthopaedic Surgery

University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, Michigan

Colin Rowell Radiology Diagnostic

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Jacksonville, Florida

Neil Kiran RustgiPsychiatry

MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.

April Simforoza RutherfordObstetrics-Gynecology

Orlando Health Program Orlando, Florida

Jeremy David SamuelsPediatrics

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Sarah Elizabeth SandersSurgery

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia

Carrie Khanyisa SartorFamily Medicine

Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, North Carolina

Kimberly Helen SeymourMedicine-Pediatrics

University of Rochester Rochester, New York

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DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

I pledge to perform the following duties with honesty and dedication:

I will hold as my primary responsibility the health, safety, welfare and dignity of all human beings.

I will uphold the tenets of patient autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence and justice.

I will recognize and promote the value of diversity.

I will treat equally all persons who seek my care.

I will hold in confidence the information shared in the course of practicing medicine.

I will assess my personal capabilities and limitations, striving always to improve my medical practice.

I will actively seek to expand my knowledge and skills, keeping abreast of advances in medicine.

I will work with other members of the health care team to provide compassionate and effective care of patients.

I will use my knowledge and experience to contribute to an improved community.

I will respect my professional relationship with the physician.

I will share and expand knowledge within the profession.

These duties are pledged with sincerity and upon my honor.

THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROFESSIONAL OATH

Angelia WangObstetrics-Gynecology

University of California Davis Health/ UC Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California

Christine Shin-Yu Wang Medicine Preliminary-Ophthalmology

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Virginia

Sophia Hui WangPsychiatry

Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina

Seth Hal WarrenPsychiatry

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Danielle Gloria WeckEmergency Medicine

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Colton, California

Sean Michael WhittyEmergency Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Elizabeth Jeanne WilloughbyFamily Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School (Portsmouth) Portsmouth, Virginia

Catherine Grace WilsonFamily Medicine

Virginia Commonwealth University/Riverside Regional Medical Center

Newport News, Virginia

Veronica Keenan WrightPsychiatry-Medicine

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland

Justin YaworskyEmergency Medicine

University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, Virginia

Nathaniel Yoon

Sibo Zhang Family Medicine

UPMC Medical Education (St Margaret Hospital) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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THE OATH OF HIPPOCRATES

(Modern)

Upon this day of graduation from the Eastern Virginia Medical School as I seek admission to the medical profession: I do solemnly affirm, as did the ancient Greeks, by all that I hold most sacred that, according to my ability and judgment I will keep this oath and its stipulations.

I hold my teachers in this art equal to my own parents and extend to them the respect and gratitude which is their due.

I will by precept, lecture, and every other mode of instruction, impart a knowledge of the art to my progeny and those of my teachers, and to disciples bound by covenant and oath according to the law of medicine.

I will follow that system of treatment which according to my ability and judgment I consider for the benefit of my patients and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.

I will exercise my art, solely for the cure of my patients and the prevention of disease and will give no drugs and perform no operations for a criminal purpose nor far less suggest such a thing.

With honor and dignity I will practice my profession not permitting consideration of religion, nationality, race or social stand-ing to intervene between duty and my patient.

Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will go for the benefit of the sick and will hold myself aloof from every voluntary act of wrong-doing or corruption.

Whatever I may see or hear in the lives of others which ought not be spoken abroad, I will not divulge, reckoning that such should be kept secret.

While I continue to keep this oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art, respected by all people in all times. But should I trespass and violate this oath, may the reverse be my lot.

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