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CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2011!
May 23, 2011
CONTACT: Krista Giuffi, krista.giuffi@temple.edu
215-707-3396
Photos by Joseph V. Labolito, Temple University
A full collection of Class of 2011 Commencement photos is available for viewing, download or purchase at http://templeuniversityschoolofmedicine.shutterfly.com/pictures/1958.
Commencement for the Temple University School of Medicine Class of 2011, held on May 16, 2011, recognized the achievements of 177 students who earned the doctor of medicine degree; three who earned a dual doctor of medicine and doctor of philosophy degree; 18 who earned the doctor of philosophy degree; and six who earned the master of science degree. The event was held at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, a beautiful venue for the upbeat gathering of graduates, faculty, friends and family.
Following the performance of the national anthem by The Transplantations, the medical student a cappella group, Dean Larry R. Kaiser, MD, addressed the graduates and their loved ones. He told the graduating class that they are entering the medical profession during a time of uncertainty, as the landscape of healthcare in the United States stands poised for change. “You will be a part of this change in the years to come,” he said to the graduates, “and there is no greater calling than the profession you have chosen.”
Emeritus Dean, John M. Daly, MD, an alumnus of the school himself, served as the commencement’s keynote speaker. He reflected on the contrast of having seen the graduates in sandals and cut-offs during their orientation as brand-new students in 2007 to seeing them in caps and gowns at commencement. “This graduation is just a point in your journey as you become a physician,” he said.
He advised the new graduates to think about how technology is changing healthcare delivery and diagnosis. Technological advances like electronic medical records and searchable online data bases better equip physicians and are creating more informed patients. But despite these technological advancements, he implored the graduates, “do not forget the critical importance of the patient-doctor relationship.”
Nevin McGinley, MD’11, President of the Class of 2011, spoke on behalf of his classmates. He recalled the prominent quote by Sir William Osler: The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease. “This quote reinforces what we learned at Temple,” he said.
Dr. McGinley pointed out that there were three main groups of people who helped all graduates throughout their years at TUSM: family, mentors, and patients. Family members and mentors provided love, support, and compassion throughout their years of studies. “But the patients, they challenged us to be the best doctors we could be,” he said.
Andrew Foderaro, MD ’11, co-editor of the 2011 yearbook, The Skull, sang the praises of the faculty member chosen by the class as its yearbook dedicatee, James Heckman, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology. Dr. Foderaro praised Dr. Heckman as a faculty member who demonstrates dedication to teaching both in and outside of the classroom, a professor who “gets to know his students as a whole.”
In his acceptance remarks, Dr. Heckman thanked the graduates for helping him hone his teaching skills through his experiences teaching them. He reminded the graduates to consider themselves physicians and educators because they would be educating their patients as well as treating them. Recalling his sailing excursions with students, Dr. Heckman’s parting words were: “may you always have fair winds and flowing seas.”
Participating in the presentation of MS and PhD diplomas were Dean Kaiser and Scott Shore, PhD, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. Participating in the presentation of diplomas to the MD degree recipients were Drs. Richard Kozera, MD, Executive Associate Dean;, Kathleen Reeves, MD, Associate Dean of Student Affairs; and Gerald Sterling, PhD, Senior Associate Dean of Education. Dean Kaiser conferred all the degrees with Solomon Luo, MD, representing the University Board of Trustees.
Serving as Marshals were faculty members Drs. Brett Oxberry and Anuradha Paranjape. Assisting with the hooding of the graduates were Drs. Steven R. Houser, Marc Monestier, Ellen Unterwald, Dianne Soprano, Paul Lyons, Alisa Peet, Stephen Permut, and Carson Schneck.
Dr. McGinley led the recitation of the Hippocratic Oath. Organist Wesley Parrott provided the processional and recessional music. William Schulze, Assistant Dean for Academic Affiliations, gave the invocation and benediction, and Executive Associate Dean Richard Kozera served as Master of Ceremonies.
Among the graduates were 18 individuals with family members who also graduated from the School of Medicine and/or who serve as faculty. As is Temple tradition, these family members took their places on stage to participate in the conferring of diplomas.
The graduates will now embark on post-graduate training at Yale, Wake Forest, Duke, and other leading institutions across the United States. Approximately 32% will remain in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including 27 who will continue their training at Temple. Those with MS and PhD degrees will pursue careers in industry, government and education.
Student Awards
Each year just before commencement at Temple University School of Medicine, select faculty and graduating students are presented with honors for special achievement. On May 13, 2011, during a ceremony attended by family, friends, classmates and colleagues, the following members of the Class of 2010 and their faculty received these special honors:
THE MARY DALY AWARD for excellence in clinical care, compassion, and patient service:
Liza Green-Golan
JOSEPH. DOANE MEMORIAL PRIZE for the member of the graduating class who has attained the highest average throughout all four years of medical school:
Mollie A. Land
THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SERVICE AWARD for leadership and service that has made outstanding contributions to the life of the medical school:
Nevin McGinley
Charles Newcomer
FLORENCE G. FREEDMAN AWARD for outstanding achievement in cancer research:
Evan Noch
ANGELO DIGEORGE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN PEDIATRICS for a graduate who has been attending an affiliate campus:
Kimberly Houck
Elizabeth Wilson
JOHN F. HUBER AWARD for excellence in gross anatomy:
Paul Zimmerman
LEROY KRUMPERMAN AWARD for the most promising graduate entering the field of anesthesiology:
Matthew T. Hunter
EXCELLENCE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE AWARD for a member of the graduating class who has demonstrated excellence both clinically and academically in the specialty of Emergency Medicine:
Ryan M. Spangler
THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS MEMORIAL AWARD for excellence in family medicine:
Pamela L. Valenza
DR. JOSEPH N. GROSSMAN PRIZE for commitment to family practice, high academic standards, and sensitive concern for the human aspect of patient care:
Jessica J. Kim
THE EDELL FAMILY ENDOWED PRIZE IN COMMUNITY MEDICINE for commitment to community service and collaborating in service and outreach planning:
Christopher Michael Baumert
MATHILDE AND LOUIS SOLOFF PRIZE for superior knowledge, skill and interest in cardiology:
Thomas Baker
EMMANUEL WEINBERGER PRIZES for excellence in the subspecialties of Internal Medicine:
David Berman (Hematology/Oncology)
Molly A. Land (/Infectious Diseases)
Alice Macgill (Gastroenterologyl)
LESLIE SQUIRES AWARD for outstanding compassion for patients:
Christopher Michael Baumert
JERRY ZASLOW MEMORIAL AWARD for high academic achievement and well-rounded activity within the University and within the community:
Ilsa Leon
DR. CHARLES SCHNALL ALUMNI AWARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE for the most outstanding performance in the clinical years:
Nicholas Papacostas
DR. HAROLD LAMPORT BIOMEDICAL PRIZE for a paper selected on the basis of its scientific quality, completeness, accuracy, originality, and significance or merit:
Nicholas G/ Zaorsky
THE DR. HERMAN BROWN AWARD for excellence in the study of the art and science of surgery:
Lulu Zhang
W. EMORY BURNETT PRIZE for outstanding work in surgery:
Andreas M. Lamelas
A. RICHARD KENDALL AWARD for Excellence In Urology:
Mohit Sirohi
J. ROBERT TROYER AWARD for the graduate with the highest academic performance in the first curricular year:
Misty Radosevich
FRANK BALDINO AWARD for the graduate with the highest academic performance in the second curricular year
Philip M. Montemuro
CHARLES H. KRAVITZ AWARD IN INTERNAL MEDICINE for academic excellence, familiarity with the current medical literature, intellectual curiosity, warmth, humility, and a genuine commitment to patient care:
Kristin Sterrett
THOMAS M. DURANT PRIZE IN INTERNAL MEDICINE for the member of the graduating class who best exemplifies the ideal physician:
Gregory Schrank
GERALD D. SHOCKMAN AWARD for outstanding scholarship in microbiology and immunology:
Andreas Lamelas
EARLE H. SPAULDING AWARD for outstanding scholarship and aptitude in microbiology and immunology:
Mollie A. Land
MATTHEW T. MOORE PRIZE for excellent performance in neurology, and for personal integrity and conscientiousness:
Peter A. Ljubenkov
Kimberly M. Houck
RAYMOND C. TRUEX AWARD for excellence in neuroscience:
Andreas Lamelas
THE SCHOLAR’S AWARD IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY for outstanding aptitude in Obstetrics and Gynecology and for overall excellence in academic performance:
Ilsa Leon
J. ROBERT WILLSON RESEARCH AWARD for great promise for pursuing a career in the reproductive sciences:
Polina S. Niedle
JOHN W. LACHMAN AWARD for outstanding performance in orthopaedic surgery:
Colin M. Mansfield
WALDO E. NELSON PRIZE for the outstanding graduate in Pediatric Medicine:
Lindsay Kaldor
MARY P. WIEDEMAN AWARD for the graduate who has received the highest achievement in physiology:
Jeremy Korteweg
O. SPURGEON ENGLISH AWARD for excellence in behavioral science, behavioral medicine and clinical psychiatry, and for outstanding clinical, academic and interpersonal skills:
Yadira Alonso
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGISTS’ AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE for the student who best fulfills the ASCP criteria of academic interest and promise in the field of Pathology:
Stacey L. Barron
HERBERT M. STAUFFER AWARD for special aptitude in radiology during the fourth year:
David Angert
AUGUSTIN PEALE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PATHOLOGY for a member of the graduating class who demonstrated outstanding achievement in Pathology:
Lauren E. Krug
BRIDGING THE GAPS CLINICAL SCHOLAR AWARDS for completion of the Bridging the Gaps Scholars Program:
Lina Milagros Schuerch
Kristin Walsh
CENTER FOR BIOETHICS, URBAN HEALTH AND POLICY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD for outstanding contribution to community leadership and advocacy:
Karimah Smith
CENTER FOR BIOETHICS, URBAN HEALTH AND POLICY BIOETHICS AND HUMANITIES AWARD for advanced understanding of the bioethical issues unique to an urban setting:
Ian Sheffer
RAEMMA PAREDES LUCK,MD MEMORIAL FUND FOR HUMANITARIANISM for a graduating student who has exemplified humanitarianism in medicine:
Chloe Bryson-Cahn
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA NATIONAL MEDICAL HONOR SOCIETY, Class of 2010
Hilary P. Bagshaw
Thomas M. Baker
Stacey L. Barron
Chloe Bryson-Cahn
Benjamin T. Cooper
Elliot C. Dickerson
Stephanie A. Flecksteiner
James F. Giordano
Kimberly M. Houck
Jacklyn Y. Kim
Jessica J. Kim
David H. Kitchell
Lauren E. Krug*
Andreas M. Lamelas*
M. Abigail Land*
Young Lee
Ilsa Leon
Michael E. Liquori
Alice M. Macgill
Michelle Marks
Brian J. McNamara
Philip M. Montemuro
Colin T. Murphy
Nicholas C. Papacostas
Elizabeth M. Paterek
Misty A. Radosevich
Roberto F. Rojas
Gabriel A. Smith
Lacy L. Sommer
Bradley G. Tucker
Mona T. Vakil
Reed C. Williams
Nicholas G. Zaorsky
Lulu Zhang
Zina Z. Zhang
* Inducted in the Third Year
Faculty Awards
THE MARY DELEO PRIZE for excellence in Basic Science Teaching:
James P. Ryan, PhD, Professor of Physiology
GEORGE A. SOWELL AWARD for excellence in first biennium courses:
Gerri A. Shulman, MD, Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Department of Medicine
RUSSELL AND PEARL MOSES MEMORIAL ENDOWED MEDICAL AWARD for excellence in Clinical Teaching:
Manish Garg, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
BLOCKLEY-OSLER AWARD for a physician-member of the affiliate faculty for excellence in bedside teaching:
Joseph G. Sabol, MD, Internal Medicine, West Penn Allegheny Health System
DRS. HENRY P. & M. PAGE LAUGHLIN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL TEACHING at a Clinical Campus:
John P. Carlson, MD, Associate Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Geisinger Medical Center
GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS for outstanding dedication, ability and zeal in furthering the education of medical students:
Amy J. Goldberg, MD
Charles T. Grubmeyer, PhD
Sean P. Harbison, MD
Yajue Huang, MD, PhD
James P. Ryan, PhD
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