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CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2009!
Photography by Mark Stehle, Mark Stehle Photography
June 1, 2009
CONTACT: Giselle Zayon, giselle.zayon@temple.edu
215-707-4485
Commencement for the Temple University School of Medicine Class of 2009, held on May 22, 2009 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, recognized the achievements of 161 students who earned the doctor of medicine degree; two who earned a dual doctor of medicine and doctor of philosophy degree; 16 who earned the doctor of philosophy degree; and two who earned the master of science degree.
The Dean, John M. Daly, MD, an alumnus of the school himself, addressed the graduating students, their family members and friends, and faculty and staff. His message stressed the importance of the support of loved ones to the achievements of each new graduate. “Their success,” he said to the proud families, “is due in large measure to you.”
Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, one of the world’s most cited physician-scientists, served as the commencement’s keynote speaker.
His address, “The Perpetual Student and the Changing Landscape of Medicine,” shed light on the ‘paradox of graduation,’ the fact that each new graduate will realize that, upon graduation, one’s student days have only just begun. The dynamic, expanding field of medicine is an “eternally unfinished business,” he said, with challenges and inspirations that never end.
Bradley Hayward, MD ’09, President of the Class of 2009, spoke on behalf of the entire class, recounting rites of passage and memories they have shared. He echoed the Dean’s sentiments about the value of family support. Let’s applaud them for standing by us for “all 1,460 days and 1,459 nights of medical school,” he said.
Nicole Beharry, MD ’09, editor of the 2009 yearbook, The Skull, sang the praises of the faculty member chosen by the class as its yearbook dedicatee, Kathleen Reeves, MD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs. She lauded Dr. Reeves for her “remarkable compassion and dedication” and called her the best advisor imaginable.
In her acceptance, Dr. Reeves thanked the graduates and told them, “You have taught us as much as we have taught you.” She cited some of the characteristics and circumstances that make the class unique. It is the first class to have been taught the school’s new, integrated curriculum and the last class to be educated entirely in the school’s existing buildings, with the opening of the school’s new home just two months away. She praised the class for its extraordinary commitment to community service: tutoring local elementary school children, volunteering in needle exchange programs, planting a community vegetable garden, and serving on medical missions at home and abroad.
Your degree is an important achievement, she reminded the graduates, “but it is only part of your identity.” She encouraged each graduate to “keep compassion at the heart of all we do.”
Organist Joshua Stafford provided a prelude and the processional and recessional music. The Transplantations, the medical student a cappella group, sang the national anthem. William Schulze, Assistant Dean for Academic Affiliations, gave the invocation, and Executive Associate Dean Richard Kozera served as Master of Ceremonies.
Dean Daly conferred the degrees with Daniel H. Polett, Chair of the University Board of Trustees, and Barrie Ashby, PhD, Kathleen A. Reeves, MD, and Richard J. Kozera, MD. Among the graduates were 15 individuals with family members who also graduated from the School of Medicine and helped to confer the degree.
Bradley Hayward, MD’09, led the recitation of the Hippocratic Oath, and William F. Schulze gave the benediction. Elizabeth Drum, MD, Concetta Harakal, PhD, Paul Lyons, MD, Brett Oxberry, PhD, and Carson D. Schneck, MD, PhD served as marshalls. Assisting with hoods were Dianne Soprano, PhD, Sean Harbison, MD, Paul Lyons, MD, Carson Schneck, MD, PhD, and Gerald Sterling, PhD.
The graduates will now embark on post-graduate training at leading institutions across the United States. Twenty-eight percent will remain at Temple or one of its major academic affiliates in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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SPECIAL HONORS FOR CLASS OF 2009 AND FACULTY
Each year just before School of Medicine commencement, select faculty and graduating students are presented with honors for special achievement:
Student Awards
The Mary Daly Award for excellence in clinical care, compassion, and patient service: Zachariah G. Goldsmith
Joseph C. Doane Memorial Prize for the member of the graduating class who has attained the highest average throughout all four years of medical school: Brian C. Barrett
Florence Gloria Freedman Award for outstanding achievement in cancer research: Girish Jayaveda and Rajash Pallai
John Franklin Huber Award for excellence in gross anatomy: Michael J. Franco
Leroy W. Krumperman Award for the most promising graduate entering the field of anesthesiology: Eugene J. Garvin, Jr.
Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award: Nadia S. Markovchick
The Philadelphia Academy of Family Physicians Memorial Award for excellence in family medicine: Victoria Ryan Cox
Dr. Joseph Nathan Grossman Prize for commitment to family practice, high academic standards, and sensitive concern for the human aspect of patient care: Ann Marie Lam
The Edell Family Endowed Prize In Community Medicine for commitment to community service and collaborating in service and outreach planning: Katherine Rosemond Mayer
Mathilde And Louis Soloff Prize for superior knowledge, skill and interest in cardiology: Laura K. Austin
Emmanuel M. Weinberger Prizes for excellence in the subspecialties of Internal Medicine:
Margaret Brannigan: HIV Disease
Jeannette Marcelle Guziel: Infectious Diseases
Hien Hanh Nguyen: Pulmonary/Critical Care
Allegheny County (Pa) Medical Society Award for outstanding academic performance, interpersonal traits, and extracurricular service: Kathryn Marie Hickle
Leslie Squires Award for outstanding compassion for patients: Amy S. Ost
Jerry Zaslow Memorial Award for high academic achievement and well-rounded activity within the University and within the community: Brandon M. Wiley
The School of Medicine Service Award for leadership, service, and outstanding contributions to the life of the medical school: Bradley J. Hayward
Dr. Charles Schnall Alumni Award For Clinical Excellence for the most outstanding performance in the clinical years: Michael J. O’Malley
The Dr. Herman Brown Award for excellence in patient care and surgical research: Michael J. Franco
W. Emory Burnett Prize for outstanding work in surgery: Cristina Barbosa Feather
Richard Kendall Award For Excellence In Urology: Zachariah G. Goldsmith
J. Robert Troyer Award for the graduate with the highest academic performance in the first curricular year. Brian C. Barrett
Frank Baldino Award for the graduate with the highest academic performance in the second curricular year: Michael J. Franco
Charles H. Kravitz, MD Award in Internal Medicine for academic excellence, familiarity with the current medical literature, intellectual curiosity, warmth, humility, and a genuine commitment to patient care: Sara Jeevanjee
Thomas M. Durant Prize in Internal Medicine for the member of the graduating class who best exemplifies the ideal physician: Brandon M. Wiley
Gerald D. Shockman Award for outstanding scholarship in microbiology and immunology: Michael J. O’Malley
Earle H. Spaulding Award for outstanding scholarship and aptitude in microbiology and immunology: Sara Jeevanjee
Matthew T. Moore Prize for excellent performance in neurology, and for personal integrity and conscientiousness: Scott J. Kohler and Dimitrios A. Nacopoulos
Raymond C. Truex Award for excellence in neuroscience: Nancy Lee
The Scholar’s Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology for outstanding aptitude in Obstetrics and Gynecology and for overall excellence in academic performance: Jessica E. Scholl
The J. Robert Willson Research Award for great promise for pursuing a career in the reproductive sciences: Gayatri Ravindra Chhatre
John W. Lachman Award for outstanding performance in orthopaedic surgery: Chukwuemeka J. Nwodim
Bernard J. and Max L. Ronis Prize In Otolaryngology for commendable aptitude in ear, nose and throat medicine: Alex Yeu-Haur Cheng
Waldo E. Nelson Prize for the outstanding graduate in Pediatric Medicine: Amy S. Ost
Mary P. Wiedeman Award for the graduate who has received the highest achievement in physiology: Michael J. O’Malley
O. Spurgeon English Award for excellence in behavioral science, behavioral medicine and clinical psychiatry, and for outstanding clinical, academic and interpersonal skills: Jeremy Ward Bennett and Rebecca Sharim
Herbert M. Stauffer Award for special aptitude in radiology during the fourth year: Michael J. Hoch
Faculty Awards
The Mary Deleo Prize for excellence in basic science teaching: Carson D. Schneck, MD, PhD, Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Russell and Pearl Moses Memorial Award for excellence in clinical teaching at Temple University Hospital: Alisa Peet, MD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Blockley-Osler Award for a member of the affiliate faculty for excellence in bedside teaching: Peter V. Pickens, MD, Professor of Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital
Drs. Henry P. & M. Page Laughlin Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching at a clinical campus: John T. Comerci, Jr., MD, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Golden Apple Awards for outstanding dedication, ability and zeal in furthering the education of medical students:
Charles T. Grubmeyer, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
Sean P. Harbison, MD, Professor of Surgery
Lawrence I. Kaplan, MD, Professor of Medicine
James P. Ryan, PhD, Professor of Physiology
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