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Eastern Virginia Medical School
MAY 16, 2020
CLASS OF 2020
COMMENCEMENT
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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.
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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.
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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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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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Eastern Virginia Medical School Eastern Virginia Medical School
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
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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
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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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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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