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A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT ROCKFORD · spring 2010
building for the future
Rounds
Rounds is published by the University
of Illinois College of Medicine at
Rockford for alumni, students, faculty,
staff and friends.
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford · Spring 2010 · Vol. 24 · No. 1
3 Message from the dean
4 Building for the future
Construction highlights of the Parkview campus building addition
6 College Classics
100+ Classic cars converged on the College grounds in September 2009
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Rx for Illinois pharmacist shortage: College of Pharmacy ready to roll Set to enroll its first 50 pharmacy students in fall 2010, a glimpse of the
College of Pharmacy’s new program
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Bridging the healthcare gap
Rockford’s Bridge Clinic provides free care to uninsured and under-insured
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Little things can make all the difference
M4 Elle Geddes tells the story of a day she won’t soon forget
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2009 Student Essay Winners
Audrey Hall, Andrea Giamalva and Jessica Madden share their
experiences in their winning essays.
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Partnering for the future: PA fellowship in orthopedics
College of Medicine and Rockford Orthopedic Associates unveil new
collaborative PA fellowship program
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Match Day
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Graduate honors
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Senior banquet
Visit us on the Internet at
www.medicine.rockford.uic.edu.
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Convocation album
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Class of 2009
Please credit the University of Illinois
College of Medicine at Rockford for
material used or reprinted.
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White Coat Ceremony
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Cow barn becomes classroom for future rural doctors
Highlights from the NCRHP’s annual “No Harm on the Farm” tour
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4-H Health Jam
Camp draws 93 students to annual event
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News Notes
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Alumni News
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Alumni feature: Scott and Tiffanie (Fecht) Ferry, Class of 2002
Doctor duo returns to Rockford
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Publications
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College of Medicine donors, 2008-2009
Written, edited, designed and
produced by Barbara Berney/
Berney Design Consultants
Cover Illustration
Barbara Berney
Photo credits
Chris Berndt, p. 4,8-9; Terry Hall,
pp. 5-6, Nicky Bennett, pp. 10, 23;
ROA, pp. 14-15; Brian Thomas,
pp. 16-23; Mark Meurer, p.24;
Jeanne Jennings, pp. 26-30
Please send comments and changes
of address to Advancement and
Community Relations, University
of Illinois College of Medicine at
Rockford, 1601 Parkview Ave.,
Rockford, Illinois 61107-1897.
E-mail: [email protected].
Tel: 815.395.5920 · Fax: 815.395.5998
REGIONAL DEAN
Martin Lipsky, MD
DEAN’S COUNCIL
Joyce Bass (Secretary)
Pamela Fox (Chair)
Darlene Furst
Al Goode
Jeffrey Hartle
Jody Jungerberg
David Kase
J. Thomas McIntire
Dennis Norem, MD
D. Kraig Pierceson
Timothy Rollins (Vice Chair)
Mitchell King, MD (Ex Officio)
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The building addition, slated for completion
by early summer, will provide space for the
College of Pharmacy, the National Center
for Rural Health Professions and the library.
Illustration by Barbara Berney.
• Message from the dean
Dear Alumni and Friends:
It is hard for me to believe that more than five years have passed
since I became dean of the University of Illinois College of Medicine
at Rockford. During this time, our campus and programs have undergone major transformation and growth, despite the difficulties of a
challenging economy.
The strength of our campus continues to be our community-based
education and the longitudinal experiences that we provide our
students. In this issue of Rounds you will read about a couple who
met during medical school, married and after completing their residencies, returned to Rockford to
practice. Their story illustrates how the College helps make Rockford a healthier and stronger community. We now have 119 medical school graduates and 66 family physician graduates of our residency
program living and working within 40 miles of Rockford.
In just a few weeks we begin a new era on our campus, as we start using newly renovated space
and begin to occupy the three-story addition attached to the tower. While the project will not be completed until summer, the Crawford Library will relocate into the addition now so that we can convert
the existing library space into new classrooms. We are busy interviewing medical student applicants
for our Class of 2013 and the UIC College of Pharmacy is interviewing students for their inaugural
Rockford class.
Program expansion continues. The master of science degree in medical biotechnology (MBT) program will graduate its first class of students in May. This degree is attractive to professionals interested in a technical career in research. We will also begin recruiting for a new fellowship program for
physician assistants. Working with our faculty medical groups in the community, the fellowship will
give physician assistants an opportunity to gain more experience and training in a specialty area.
You will also read about some of our faculty and students who donate their time to work in a free
medical clinic in Rockford that reaches out to those who have no other access to care. The Bridge
Clinic treats uninsured adults for minor problems or refers them to other clinics for more acute care.
As I reflect on my time in Rockford, I remain committed to the vision of transforming our campus
into an integrated health sciences campus and making the College of Medicine at Rockford nationally
recognized for its clinical training and its special programs in rural medicine and primary care.
Martin Lipsky, MD
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Top: view of atrium from second floor, looking west.
Above: exterior of new building, looking southeast.
Right: metal stud framing second floor office.
Photos by Chris Berndt.
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• DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Building
for the
Future
construction Highlights
Facts and Figures
• 58,000 square feet of new construction
• 20,000 square feet remodeled
• Auditorium remodeled, including AV
upgrades to be completed by February
2010
• Five local contractors: Scandroli Construction, Ceroni Piping, Nelson-Carlson
Mechanical, Inc., Norstar and William
Charles Electric
• Substantial completion, phase 2A
(building addition) by February 2010
• Substantial completion, phase 2B
(remodeling) by June 2010
• College of Pharmacy (COP) P1 classes
start, August 2010
• Seeking Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) Silver
certification for building mechanical
systems and building components
• Fifty-six geothermal wells, 250’ deep
• Seventy-seven heat pumps
• Computerized building automation
system to control heating and cooling
• All mechanical systems will be operationally commissioned using a thirdparty agent
• Lighting to be controlled by occupancy
sensors and daylighting controls
• One-hundred-seat, auditorium-style
classroom for the College of Medicine
• Three 60-seat classrooms for the COP
and two 24-seat classrooms for COP
elective courses. Content delivery via
distance learning (video and audio,
real-time)
• All classrooms have lecture capture
capabilities
• Thirty wireless access points throughout new building and remodeled areas
• More than 1000 chairs needed
• Departments moving to the new building include: library, student and alumni
affairs, medical education, College of
Pharmacy administration and National
Center for Rural Health Professions.
Kids give for cancer
Every year, Paul Stalter, seventhand eighth-grade math teacher
and Webmaster at Lincoln Middle
School in Rockford, Illinois,
encourages his students to raise
money for a cause. This year,
they chose to raise money with
a walk for cancer research. On
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, they
presented a check in the amount
of $2000.55 to the University of
Illinois College of Medicine at
Rockford at the Parkview campus.
Charitable
gifts support
innovative new
programs
In addition to supporting the expansion
project capital campaign, local donors
gave generously this year to program
needs at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. Charitable
gifts provided to programs may be used
in the community for services that benefit the greater Rockford area.
A three-year grant from the Dr. Louis
and Violet Rubin Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
will provide area high school and college
youth with opportunities to explore
healthcare careers. First, high school
students pair with a medical student
mentor to get a first hand look at what
it takes to become a physician. Second,
college students partner with College
research faculty members to work in
their labs. The grant provides them a
stipend for working during the summer
months. The program culminates with a
presentation to the community.
Local support will help launch a
new program to provide quality medical specialty care for residents in our
region. The College’s telemedicine initiative will reduce the need for patients
to travel to see a specialist unavailable
in our area. This unique program is
generously supported by a grant from
the Smith Charitable Foundation.
Ted Ross and Kathie Ayres have
provided a gift that offers Huntington’s
Disease patients the support of a social
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Presented by Cadwell Productions,
College Classics brought together more
than 100 cars at the Parkview campus
on Sunday, September 13, 2009. Michael
Werckle, MD, brought several cars from
his collection. Robin Ulrey, medical
assistant in the department of family and
community medicine and winner of the
championship at the Rockford Speedway
for the Winged Women on Wheels
division, showed her race car.
In addition to the wide variety of
vehicles on display, the day was filled
with music, food and raffles. Proceeds
benefited Rockford’s Healthy Community
Fund, which helps provide medical care
in the College’s clinics for under-insured
and uninsured patients.
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Photos, page 6: 1. 1965 Checker Rat Rod, Rich
Spieden, Byron; 2. 1956 Plymouth Belvidere, Lee and
Alice Conant, Rockford; 3. 1929 Ford Pickup Rat Rod,
Jim Smith, Machesney Park; 4. 1960 Corvette, Paul
Benson, Rockford; 5. 1993 Spitzer Junior Dragster, Tera
Hall, Rockford; 6. 1990 Accura Stock Car #9, Robin
Ulrey, Rockford.
Photos, page. 7: 1. X Caliber, Bruce Buck, Poplar
Grove; 2. 1972 Dodge Duster, Mark Arwood, Belvidere;
3. 1939 Packard, Michael Werckle, MD, Rockford; 4. 1939 Ford, Dan Christianson, Marengo; 5. 1929 Ford
Speedster, Michael Werckle, MD, Rockford; 6. 1965
Ford Convertible, Michael Werckle, MD, Rockford;
7. 1969 Chevy Chevelle, Terry Hall, Rockford.
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R x for I llinois p harmacist shortage
College of Pharmacy Ready to Roll
Jae Choi, PhD, research assistant professor, settles in to work in his lab on 3N. He joined the College of Pharmacy in
November 2009.
“Say the word pharmacist and
this is the image which usually
comes to mind — a man or a
woman, counting out pills, filling prescriptions. Increasingly,
pharmacists are also expected
to come out from behind the
counter, advising patients on
their prescriptions, alternatives
and drug interactions. With
pharmacies open 24 hours a
day and a huge population of
baby boomers consuming larger
amounts of prescription drugs,
it adds up to an industry that
cannot find enough pharmacists
to go around.”*
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In the fall 2010 semester, 50 pharmacy
students will begin classes at the new
College of Pharmacy on the University
of Illinois at Rockford campus. Several
years in the planning, the program will
occupy newly renovated quarters on the
third floor of the north and east building
(3N and 3E), as well as space in the existing library (2E) and the new addition,
scheduled to open in April 2010. The
expansion of the program in Rockford is
a direct effort to address the continuing
shortage of pharmacists in Illinois.
Said David Bartels, PharmD, dean
of the Rockford campus, “Pharmacists
are contributing significantly to the
provision of accessible healthcare in our
community, consulting with patients
and assisting them in managing such
chronic diseases as asthma and diabetes. They are a vital part of healthcare
delivery and an integral part of the
answer to rural healthcare shortages.” The UIC College of Pharmacy, one of
only three accredited pharmacy schools
in Illinois, ranks academically in the top
10 of about 111 pharmacy programs in
the U.S. The Rockford campus can seat
up to 50 students per class per year, for
a total of 200 first through fourth year
students. The first class will graduate in 2014. Of those 50, up to 15 will
enter the Rural Pharmacy Education
(RPharm) program, designed specifically to meet the demands of rural pharmacy practice. Since 2005, all graduates
Before and after: space on 3N at the College of Medicine’s Parkview campus underwent extensive renovation to create modern, functional research
laboratories. At left is the area as construction began. At right is the finished laboratory with 12 research stations.
must earn a doctor of pharmacy degree,
or PharmD, to be eligible for licensure
as a registered pharmacist (RPh).
Rockford students will complete
all four years of the same curriculum
as their Chicago counterparts. To
accommodate the expanded Rockford
program, the Parkview building addition provides three new classrooms,
five breakout rooms, two classroom
laboratories, including a compounding/
dispensing lab and a research lab, and
administrative offices. Faculty offices
and research laboratories are housed on
the renovated second and third floors of
the existing north building.
For their first three years, Rockford
students will spend the day in class,
lab or small group recitation from
9:00am until 4:30pm. Core didactic
components will be taught in state-ofthe-art, interactive distance-learning
classrooms that allow students to fully
participate in lectures and discussion
with Chicago instructors and students.
Laboratory and recitation sections will
be conducted on-site by Rockford faculty. The first three years of pharmacy
school classes are devoted primarily to
the basics of pharmacology, medicinal
chemistry (structure of drugs), and
human physiology and pathophysiology.
While students begin clinical observation in their first year, not until the
fourth year do they begin their six, sixweek rotations. Hospital, community,
ambulatory care and inpatient clinical
pharmacy rotations are required. Two
additional electives may include other
clinical rotations, research or an emphasis on administrative aspects of practice.
Community rotations are undertaken in the Rockford hospitals or retail
pharmacies, while ambulatory care is
done at the College of Medicine primary
care clinics or Crusader Clinic. Students
monitor patients, report adverse effects
and collaborate with medical students
regarding patients.
The new RPharm program will admit
selected students with rural backgrounds. In addition to the regular curriculum, collaborative training with Rural
Medical Education (RMED) program
students will include mentoring and
in-depth study of the particular healthcare issues of rural Illinois communities.
RPharm students will serve 18-week
preceptorships with RMED students for
first-hand experience in rural practice.
Unique to the Rockford program
is an affiliation program with Northern Illinois University (NIU) that will
guarantee selected students admission
to the UIC College of Pharmacy upon
completion of their bachelors’ degree.
Research facility
In addition to a high academic ranking,
the College of Pharmacy also enjoys a
top five ranking in NIH grant funding
for research. A robust research program
encompasses a wide variety of studies
and offers opportunities for faculty and
student participation. New laboratories
on the Rockford campus will allow for
expansion of current cancer and other
research projects and provide space for
new areas of study as additional faculty
join the College.
When fully staffed, the Rockford program will employ approximately 15-20
full-time faculty, 12 support staff members and five-10 teaching assistants.
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*Nightly Business Report, PBS,“Bill of Health”–
Pharmacist Shortage, Thursday, March 27,
2008. (http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/onair/
transcripts/080327c/)
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Bridging the
Healthcare Gap
For four hours each Saturday, the Bridge
Clinic of Rockford opens its doors to
provide free, limited medical care to
uninsured adults, 18 years and older,
bridging the gap between healthcare
and none. Inspired by his mother, who
ran a free hospital in his native Pakistan,
Nadeem Siddiqui, MD, recruited a group
of volunteer medical professionals and
opened the Clinic in January 2008, with
initial funding from a grant from Rockford Memorial Development Foundation. He reasoned that treating uninsured
people with minor health problems free
could help to avoid more serious and
costly problems later. The Clinic is located
in donated space inside First Presbyterian
Church in downtown Rockford.
Volunteer family practice and internal
medicine doctors, nurse practitioners,
nurses, medical students from the College of Medicine at Rockford, church
members and others staff the Clinic.
The venture is the collaborative effort
of Rockford Health Physicians, University of Illinois College of Medicine at
Rockford, First Presbyterian Church of
Rockford and Rockford Memorial Development Foundation.
On a typical Saturday, the doctor on
call may see as many as 15 patients in
four hours. Lay volunteers greet patients
and get them settled in the waiting
room, while a nurse and one or two
medical students take short medical histories. A divider separates the two exam
beds for privacy. Typically, patients
work, but lack insurance, or have lost
their insurance through layoffs. They
present with common medical issues
such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma
control and smoking cessation, among
others. More serious problems are
referred to volunteer specialists.
After treatment, volunteers help
patients access available social services
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First Presbyterian Church in downtown Rockford provides space for the Bridge Clinic.
and facilitate the transition to longterm medical care at Crusader Clinic
or another facility. The Bridge Clinic
has no lab or x-ray facilities and does
not treat pregnant women, children or
those with Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance. Doctors may also write
prescriptions, generally for medications
on the $4 list, but the clinic does not
dispense narcotics or injectables, nor
perform procedures of any kind.
Clinic expenses are minimal. Nearly
everything is donated, from space in the
church to exam tables and supplies, to
otoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, medication samples and a computer.
Hours are Saturdays, 10:00am-2:00pm,
closed on holidays. When the Bridge first
opened, the patient load was light, three
to four patients per day. Now, five to 10
patients often line up in front of the doors
waiting for the clinic to open.
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A comfortable waiting area provides a relaxed atmosphere.
Little Things Can Make All the Difference
M4 Elle Geddes has been a willing volunteer at the Bridge Clinic. Her first
visit made an enormous impression on her, one that she is unlikely to forget.
After years of studying and living a life in
figured out what I could do to really help
medicine vicariously through textbooks,
her. After the doctor had finished his
it is so exhilarating to start clinical rota-
exam and left the room, I asked her how
tions, so amazing and flattering to be
long she had had her shoes. Through
able to work with real patients – and to
her translator, she very proudly said they
do it every day! It is so much more fun
were the best support shoes out there
than begging my sister to let me test her
and she wore them every day. She had
reflexes or wrestling with my dog so I
gotten them a year and a half earlier. The
can listen to his heart sounds. The clinical world is still all so new that not only is it exciting
wear on the soles confirmed that her
movement problem was the same as mine.
to draw blood, it is actually thrilling to put on the
Although I was a little worried that she might
Band-Aid® afterward! So, when one of my peers
be disgusted or offended, I took off my shoes and
asked if I could help her out at the Bridge free clinic,
showed her my special shoe inserts, which were
all I had to know was when and where.
covered in sock lint. She became very excited and
When I arrived I was slightly bewildered. It was
asked where I had gotten them. Apparently a doc-
the first day that medical students had worked at
tor in China had once told her to get them, but she
the Clinic and there was some confusion about
could never find them in the store. I offered to let
what exactly we were supposed to do. My fellow
her try them in her shoes. She put them on and sur-
med student volunteer and I together took histo-
prised me when she literally started jumping up and
ries from all the patients and presented them to the
down because her ankle felt so much better.
physician. We made a good team and had a lot of
I told her to keep them. She kept refusing, not
fun talking with everyone. Our last patient of the day
because they had come out of my shoes and
was a sweet little 82-year-old Chinese woman. She
looked kind of gross, but because she thought I
spoke no English, so her daughter translated as we
needed them too badly. It was so ridiculous! The
took her history.
only way I could convince her to take them was
She had come in for ankle pain. Based on the lo-
to tell her she could borrow them until she found
cation of the pain, I knew immediately that she was
some that worked just as well. She put them in her
walking wrong and needed help to correct her gait. I
shoes and bounced out of the clinic, so excited, so
knew because I do exactly the same thing and have
grateful for my lint-covered arch supports. I felt so
special inserts for my shoes to fix it.
happy and wonderful seeing how I was able to help
Because there are very few times as a thirdyear medical student where you are not constantly
doubting yourself or humbled by how little you
her. Just thinking of her jumping up and down still
makes me smile.
The best part was that, true to her word, she
know, being 100 percent sure about something is
returned them the next week and gave me a thank-
a remarkable feeling. I was so excited that I actually
you card. I put those shoe inserts and the card to-
had trouble communicating to the doctor what was
gether in a frame and they now hang on my wall to
going on. He came in to examine her and while we
help remind me that sometimes the simplest things
were standing there, I gradually calmed down and
can make a difference.
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2009 Winners
Each year, medical students are encouraged to submit
essays describing some aspect of their
medical school experience or the practice of medicine, in general, to the Student Essay Contest, started
17 years ago by Dr. Lucy Fischer-Pap. Essays are evaluated on the basis of such factors as originality and
relevance to the practice of medicine. Three winners are chosen by a panel of faculty and staff. Winners
of the 2009 contest were Audrey Hall, Andrea Giamalva and Jessica Madden.
· First Prize
Birth to Death: The
Bookends of Care
By Audrey Hall, Class of 2009
Just when you
begin to feel
completely
overwhelmed by
the books, the
tests and the long
hours, the world
finds a way to pick
Audrey Hall
you up and set
you into motion once again, running
toward that goal of becoming a doctor.
After months of prenatal care visits at
Shappert Clinic, I finally got the page
for my first delivery. I rushed to the
hospital, nervous and excited for my
very first experience at seeing a child
born. This was my big chance to “see
one, do one,” both at once. Checking
the patient, I realized she wasn’t even
close to delivering. So, I sat. I watched
the clock. I read. I checked the patient. I
glanced at the clock again. Hours ticked
away and still nothing.
After five hours of waiting, it was
time to deliver! In retrospect, the
delivery, itself, was a complete blur,
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but easily the most adrenaline-filled
10 minutes of my life. I supported the
head. I suctioned. I caught the baby. I
prayed to God that I didn’t drop her. I
handed her to the nurse. Wow. I had
just delivered a baby!
That day, I felt so full I could burst.
I called everyone: my boyfriend, my
mom, my dad, my sister, my aunt….I
just couldn’t contain my excitement.
It was such an amazing honor to be a
part of the birth of that child, to be the
first hands that touched a brand new
life. Tears came to my eyes as I realized the magnitude of the moment,
even if only momentous to me. I knew
that once I was in the midst of my OB
rotation, my enthusiasm would likely
fade and a delivery (or two or three)
would become just another everyday
occurrence. But this day was special.
There was a thrill in something usually
so abstract becoming so immediately
tangible. Life.
One year later, enthusiasm beginning to wane and comfortably close to
graduation, I spent some time at the
other end of spectrum: a day at a hospice service. The morning began with
a bereavement meeting, a chance for
nurses to share stories of patients who
had passed away in the previous week. I
expected to quietly honor these people,
but certainly not to be emotionally
attached. Hearing all unfamiliar names,
I expected to disengage in their anonymity. I watched as the nurses passed
around a basket of roses, each selecting
a rose in honor of a patient. Then they
took turns sharing stories, removing
petals one by one as they spoke. Listening to their stories, tears sprang to my
eyes, acknowledging the strength and
love these care providers offered to the
extremely sick and dying. They brought
not only soothing medications and
cleansing baths, but daily conversations,
laughter and true friendship. These stories, I realized, would not be unfamiliar
to me for long. Soon they would be
familiar names, names of my patients,
my friends.
Again, my heart felt full. I felt not
only empathy for the families struggling with their grief, but incredible
respect for the hospice care providers,
who helped these patients live out their
last days with peace and dignity. Again,
something usually so abstract had
become immediately tangible. Death.
It seems appropriate that these two
experiences should bookend my clinical
time here in Rockford. I could not have
had these experiences if I were in any
other profession, and neither, I believe,
could I have experienced them at any
other college of medicine. Sharing these
incredible and deeply personal experiences with our patients is part of what it
means to be a doctor. Here, at Rockford,
I have had the opportunity to see the
spectrum of care and how, from birth
to death, medicine plays a role in each
stage of a person’s life. I have learned
how my future job as a physician is a
challenging one—how it can inspire
and humble a person, how medicine is
so much more than the books, the tests
and the long hours. We have the unique
honor of caring for people at all stages
of life, from the thrill of a birth to the
heartbreaking sadness of death. That
closeness to humanity is the essence of
medicine, what lifts me up and keeps
driving me ahead, down the path of
becoming a physician.
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· second Prize
Powerful, and Yet,
So Powerless
By Andrea Giamalva, Class of 2010
He was a pleasant, elderly man,
well into the later
years of his life.
Arriving late on
a Sunday night
because of shoulder pain, he was
Andrea Giamalva
soon admitted to
the hospital due to some questionable
labs. When we first met, I instantly
gravitated to his sweet demeanor,
occasional smile and a wink, and calm
disposition. Nearing the end of my
medicine rotation, performing an H &
P was fairly routine for me. However,
I noticed that just being around him
seemed to put me even more at ease.
I now wonder if he realized the
magnitude of crawling into his hospital
bed that night; if he realized that this
would be the last bed he would sleep in.
You see, over the next few days, studies
showed that his situation was worse
than expected. This information led to a
very difficult placement of a new catheter and delay of his regularly scheduled
dialysis. Upon restarting dialysis, his
blood painstakingly sludged through
the machine. I stopped by his room
that day for my afternoon rounds and
immediately noticed the transformation
of his state of mind. His carefree, gentle
demeanor was faded by the waves
of pain and distress. He could barely
turn to look at me, but managed to say
through his clenched teeth that he was
“just fine.”
By the next day, it was evident
through X-rays that he was most likely
suffering this shoulder pain because of
a much bigger problem: osteomyelitis.
Treatment would require surgery. In the
midst of this new discovery, he continued struggling through dialysis as his
blood unremittingly sludged through
the machine. With my attending, we
described to him the possible need for
surgery, but first the need for more diagnostic studies to confirm the diagnosis.
“No,” he said quietly. “No more tests.
No more needles. No more.” It was clear
that any attempts at convincing him
were futile. He had made up his mind
and there were no alternatives in sight.
The next day, during our morning
rounds, he woke up to our smiling faces,
ready to tell us that he no longer wanted
his dialysis either. My heart sank. I knew
what this meant; and then he said it: “I
have lived a good life.” Tears welled up
in my eyes as I realized the depth and
significance of his words. He was ready
and there would be no turning back. I
looked on and tried to keep my composure while I watched my attending
hold his hand and gently say, “I will miss
you.” I could not hold back the tears
anymore and quietly slipped out into
the hallway, tears streaming down my
face. Moments later, my attending was
by my side, calling our patient’s next of
kin. Really, though, he had no next of
kin: no wife, no children, no brothers or
sisters. This woman was simply a friend.
She agreed with his wishes but wanted
one last chance to see him before the
decision was deemed absolute. Absolute
she found it to be.
With their blessing, our jobs as his
physicians had ended apart from palliative care. In that moment, I began to
realize the dichotomy of my future as a
physician. I realized how powerful, and
yet, how powerless we really are. We
are just people trying to make the lives
of our patients better. Yet, when our
patients no longer want to be better, we
have reached the end of the line. When
they have absolutely decided in their
hearts that their time has come, we are
powerless to “heal” such “hearts.” There
is no healing to be done, just understanding and comforting.
While we offered understanding
and comforting, our patient passed
away over the weekend. He had been in
the hospital only one week, a fleeting
moment in the scope of his life. I realized that his story would also be a fleeting moment in the scope of my life, as
Monday morning brought on another
work week and Wednesday would be
the end-of-clerkship exam. All of this
created a clear picture of how life as a
physician will demand that I return to
“life as usual,” despite the emotional ups
and downs that come my way every day.
Looking back on his story, I am forever
grateful for the wisdom I gained during
those fleeting moments of his life.
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Partnering for the future:
PA fellowship in orthopedics:
College of Medicine and Rockford Orthopedic Associates
When the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford began planning a building addition for future growth on
the Parkview campus, there was more to consider than just
bricks and mortar. Acknowledging healthcare provider shortages and the growing need for accessible care, particularly in
rural and under-served areas, the College began seeking opportunities to partner in training with various other disciplines.
The postgraduate physician assistant (PA) fellowship
in orthopedics, an initiative between the College of Medicine
and Rockford Orthopedic Associates, Ltd. (ROA), is but one
example of these innovative partnerships. As healthcare reform
moves forward, an influx of newly insured patients, as well as
an aging baby boomer population, will find it increasingly difficult to access affordable healthcare unless professionals at all
levels join the ranks of providers.
PAs may play a significant role in addressing those short-
ages. Educated both academically and clinically to provide
general healthcare services to patients under the direction
and supervision of a medical doctor, a PA typically enters a
fellowship to pursue advanced training in a particular medical specialty. Practicing PAs have an opportunity to change
specialties, while recent PA grads gain an edge when looking
for employment in a specialty practice.
The fellowship, under the direction of Farion T. Williams, MD, associate professor of clinical family medicine and
program director, is one of only four similar in Illinois. The
12-month didactic and clinical program is intended to provide
advanced training in the subspecialty of orthopedics. Slated to
enroll the first candidate in July 2010, ROA can accept up to
two fellows per specialty. ROA provides the learning environment, structure and compensation for the program, which is
endorsed and accredited by the College of Medicine. Fellows
receive hands-on training in a variety of
settings, including clinic, hospital patient
care unit, emergency and operating rooms.
Trainees become an integral part of the
healthcare team, supervised by a surgeon
and senior physician assistant, to gain the
confidence and skills required for success in
the specific subspecialty of training. Fellows
emerge prepared to work both as a member
of a medical team and independently.
With the advent of telemedicine and
the ability to consult instantly with medical doctors over a distance, the PA with
advanced specialty training often takes on
the role of first provider, particularly in
under-served and rural communities. The
knowledge and confidence gained in the
Jimmy Walker, PA-C, examines a young patient. He
works with Brian Bear, MD, a subspecialist in upper
extremities. Bear is an associate clinical professor
of orthopedic surgery at the College of Medicine.
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fellowship program would otherwise be acquired only through
experience on the job.
“Demand for qualified PAs is on the rise as the explosion in
technology and the cost of healthcare create a need for physician extenders who can provide timely, cost-effective care.
They are well accepted by the public,” said Robert Jarrett, MD,
ROA physician and clinical assistant professor at the College of
Medicine at Rockford. “A PA actually allows me, as a physician,
to have greater involvement with my patients. By the time I
see them, my PA has taken care of the basics, which leaves me
more time to talk with them, answer questions and make sure
they understand diagnoses and treatment options.”
Jimmie Walker, PA-C, works with Brian Bear, MD, assistant clinical professor of surgery at the College of Medicine.
During his five years in the U.S. Navy, he trained as an orthopedic and x-ray technician. After graduating from the physician
assistant program at Malcolm X College of Chicago, Walker
decided to enter an orthopedic practice. At ROA, his duties
may include taking medical histories, examining patients,
ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and X-rays, making
diagnoses and serving as first assistant for orthopedic surgical procedures. He treats minor injuries by suturing, splinting
and casting, records progress notes, instructs and counsels
patients and orders rehabilitative services. He is also licensed to
prescribe certain medications.
While his Navy experience and training helped Walker
decide on orthopedics as a specialty, PAs lacking such experience or training can prepare through a fellowship. “Benefits of
the fellowship,” said Walker, “in addition to advanced, in-depth
PA-C Jason Kadar (right) reviews an X-ray with Mark Zussman, MD (left),
clinical assistant professor at the College of Medicine, who specializes in
orthopedic trauma.
Scott Trenhaile, MD (left), clinical assistant professor at the College of
Medicine, confers with PA-C Michael Gilbertson (right).
training, include better PA-doctor-patient communication
skills, the experience of working as part of a team, exposure to
a variety of subspecialties and confidence as a provider.”
Walker will serve, along with other PAs and their
supervising physicians, as mentors to fellows, helping them to
become acclimated to the practice and overseeing their work.
While the program is administered through the College of
Medicine at Rockford and some classes are held at the Parkview
campus, fellows will receive a stipend from ROA, where they
will complete the clinical requirements for certification.
The partnership between the College of Medicine at
Rockford and ROA expands the school’s curriculum to encompass education of non-MD healthcare professionals, contributes to the pool of qualified providers and reinforces ROA’s
commitment to education and research.
“Both partners embrace the project enthusiastically,” said
Jarrett, “because it fits within the mission of the school and
ROA to educate healthcare professionals.”
For information about the PA orthopedic fellowship, contact Tina Kaatz at 815.395.5858 or email [email protected], or see
http://rockford.medicine.uic.edu/Departments___Programs/
programs/physician_assistant_fellowship_program/.
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Rockford Orthopedic Associates, established in 1967, is a universityquality, multi-specialty private practice of 20 physicians and
fellowship-trained surgeons that occupies a 43,000 square foot,
state-of-the-art clinic and rehabilitation center. The practice utilizes
digital radiology, PA-Cs and EMR and operates a practice-owned
outpatient surgery center, two MRIs, durable medical equipment
retail sales and a clinical research department.
For more information about Rockford Orthopedic Associates,
please see http://www.rockfordortho.com.
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For 43 College of Medicine at Rockford
graduates, the long years of hard work
paid off, as they learned on Match Day,
Thursday, March 26, 2009, where they
would spend the next three to six years
of their medical training. Match Day is a national event in
which medical students from all 126
medical schools across the country
hear their match results at the same
time. The Class of 2009 matched in 14
specialties in 16 states.
Since 1972, the College has graduated 1,488 doctors, of whom approximately 119 practice in the Rockford area.
ANESTHESIOLOGY
Daniel M. Choi
University of California Irvine Medical
Center, Orange, Calif.
Yashar Ettekal
Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany,
N.Y.
Dermatology
Match Day 2009
Andrea M. Hui
SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn,
N.Y.
McGaw Medical Center of
Northwestern University, Evanston,
Ill. (Transitional)
FAMILY MEDICINE
Bethany L. Bitner
Carolinas Medical Center, NortheastCabarrus Program, Concord, N.C.
Nicholas R. Butler
St. Louis University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Mo.
Annevay D. Conlee
University of Illinois College of
Medicine, Rockford, Ill.
Adrian A. Cordovi
Siouxland Medical Education
Foundation, Sioux City, Iowa
Jessica D. Madden
Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind.
Top: Renata Starr was delighted to find she’ll be going to Orlando, Florida, for her OB/GYN residency.
Above left: Alison Palumbo and Nalini Rajagopal share the excitement of the day. Palumbo will go to
Chicago for diagnostic radiology, Rajagopal to California for internal medicine. Center: Hannah and
Daniel Choi await their turn. They will be going to California, Hannah for internal medicine, Daniel for
anesthesiology. Right: Brian Cronson dons his Philly’s hat and baseball tie for good luck. It must have
worked, since he’ll be off to Philadelphia for his urology residency.
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John H. Plescia
Medicine, Rockford, Ill.
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Ricardo Bardales
Stanford University Programs, Stanford,
Calif.
Hannah R. Choi
University of California Irvine Medical
Center, Orange, Calif.
Elizabeth E. Lawler
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated
Hospitals, Milwaukee, Wis.
Nalini Rajagopal
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles,
Calif.
John M. Rinker
Indiana University School of Medicine,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Jessica L. White
Rayan Yousefzai
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland,
Ohio
INTERNAL MEDICINE/
Pediatrics
James B. Mikeworth
Mary E. Stapel
University of Illinois St. Francis Medical
Center, Peoria, Ill.
NEUROLOGY
James C. Ha
University of California Davis Medical
Center, Sacramento, Calif.
St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Ill.
(Medicine, Preliminary)
OBSTETRICS and
GYNECOLOGY
Erin K. Barkau
Patricia A. Harper
University of Wisconsin Hospital and
Clinics, Madison, Wis.
Nicole P. Scott
Indiana University School of Medicine,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Renata S. Starr
Orlando Regional Healthcare,
Orlando, Fla.
Nichole E. Wiepert
PEDIATRICS
Daniel J. Beissel
Jessica Madden points to South Bend, Ind., where she will spend the next three years in a family
medicine residency at Memorial Hospital.
Christopher K. Chyu
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles,
Calif.
Audrey E. Hall
Stanford University Programs,
Stanford, Calif.
Brett H. Hurliman
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix,
Ariz.
Julie S. Land
Leah M. Lewis
University of Chicago Medical Center,
Chicago, Ill.
Jennifer L. McCarthy
Eastern Virginia Medical School,
Norfolk, Va.
Marina Panopoulos
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical School, Dallas, Texas
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Alison Palumbo
Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill.
(Transitional)
Amrita Sikka
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook
County, Chicago, Ill.
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical
Center, Chicago, Ill. (Medicine,
Preliminary)
GENERAL SURGERY
Turkia M. Abbed
Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Brian J. Pottorf
Exempla St. Joseph Hospital, Denver,
Colo.
SURGERY, PRELIMINARY
Mona S. Stoicescu
University of California, San Francisco,
Calif.
Stephen J. Winkler
McGaw Medical Center of
Northwestern University/VA,
Evanston, Ill.
PSYCHIATRY
Transitional
Joshua P. Babu
Rhianon M. Groom
Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
Washington, DC
Samuel A. Sears
Ohio State University Medical Center,
Columbus, Ohio
Lucas K. Buckley
Urology
Brian R. Cronson
Temple University School of Medicine,
Philadelphia, Penn.
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• graduate honors
Tom C. Reeves Memorial Award
Outstanding Classmate, Junior Year
Alison Palumbo
James E. Rebel Award
James C. Ha
This award is presented in memory of
James E. Rebel, a member of the charter
class, who died following an automobile
accident during his senior year. The recipient, chosen by the senior class, exemplifies
Jim’s personal characteristics of dedication and enthusiasm for learning medicine
and personal sensitivity towards patients,
fellow students and others.
College of Medicine and National Honors
Dr. Assir Daniel DaSilva Award
James C. Ha
This award is in memory of Dr. Assir Daniel
DaSilva, a Class of 2000 College of Medicine at Rockford graduate, who was killed
while doing an international elective in
Brazil his senior year. The recipient exemplifies Dan’s outgoing personality and sense of
humor, intellectual curiosity, dedication to
medicine and appreciation for diversity.
Gold Humanism Honor Society
Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Hannah R. Choi, James C. Ha, Audrey E. Hall,
Patricia A. Harper, Brett H. Hurliman, Jessica D.
Madden, Alison Palumbo, Nichole E. Weipert
Internal Medicine
Outstanding Performance on Medicine
Lucas K. Buckley, Daniel M. Choi, Hannah R.
Choi, Faraaz A. Fakih, Leah M. Lewis, Jessica D.
Madden, Nalini Rajagopal, Nicole P. Scott, Mona
S. Stoicescu, Nichole E. Wiepert
College of Medicine at Rockford Awards
Codman Health Care Evaluation Award
Brett H. Hurliman and Nicole P. Scott
Pediatrics
Donald H. Wortmann Pediatric Award
Marina Panapoulos
Gary Button, MD, Rural Primary
Care Award
John H. Plescia
This award is named in memory of Dr. Gary
Button, a graduate of the medical school
(‘79) and family practice residency (‘82) in
Rockford. Dr. Button was a longtime family
physician in Harvard, Ill., and a faculty
member in the department of family and
community medicine and the Rural Medical
Education (RMED) program. The award is
given to a student who exhibits the qualities and characteristics of Dr. Button, is
dedicated to a career in primary care and
committed to practicing in a rural community.
Graduation with Honors
Jessica D. Madden, Nichole E. Wiepert
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Andrea M. Hui, Jessica D. Madden, Alison
Palumbo, Nalini Rajagopal, Nichole E. Weipert
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine
Award for a Medical Student
Arnold P. Gold Foundation
James C. Ha
L.P. Johnson Family Physician Award
James B. Mikeworth
William Lowell Memorial Award
Primary Care
Nichole E. Wiepert
Winnebago County Medical Society Award
Turkia M. Abbed, Patricia A. Harper
Charles Spencer Williamson Award
Medicine
Nalini Rajagopal
Raymond Zbick Award
Anesthesiology
Daniel M. Choi
University of Illinois Alumni Association
Student Leadership Award
Audrey E. Hall, Alison Palumbo
Departmental Awards
Surgery
Outstanding Performance on Surgery
Leah M. Lewis, Alison Palumbo, Nalini
Rajagopal, Nichole E. Wiepert
Among Students Choosing a Surgical
Career
Turkia M. Abbed, Brian J. Pottorf
Under-served Pathway Program
Patricia A. Harper, Renata S. Starr
David Mortimer Olkon Scholarship
Psychiatry
Samuel A. Sears
Excellence in Family Medicine Award
Jessica D. Madden
Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Award
Renata S. Starr
Excellence in Pediatric Medicine Award
Audrey E. Hall
Granville Bennett Award
Patricia A. Harper
Otto Saphir Scholarship
Excellence in Pathology, Junior Year
Nichole E. Wiepert
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Left to right: Seated, Lucas Buckley and Erin
Barkau. Standing, Avani Desai (center) and
friend (left), and at right, Faraaz Fakih.
Left: Dr. Vivek and Mrs. Vanu Kantayya. Below: Dr. Carlos Aguero and Jeffrey Barnes, Drs.
Darice Zabak and Martin Lipsky.
Golden Apple Faculty Teaching Awards
Chosen by the Class of 2009
Isaac H. Cha, PharmD – Pharmacology, M2 Year
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Errol C. Baptist, MD – Clinical Clerkship, M3 Year
Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Joseph J. Vicari, MD – Clinical Clerkship, M4 Year
Department of Medicine
Carlos J. Aguero, MD – Primary Care Experience
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Association of American Medical Colleges
Humanism in Medicine Award
College of Medicine 2008 Nominee
David S. Laib, MD
Department of Pathology
Above: James
“Ben” Mikeworth
and Jessica White.
Golden Apples waiting to be awarded.
Right, Jessica Madden with her boyfriend, Aaron, left.
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Class of
2009
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1. Graduates Erin Barkau and Ricardo Bardales enter the Coronado Theatre during the
processional.
2. The Class of 2009 stands as they recite the Hippocratic Oath.
3. The marquee of the historic Coronado Theatre in downtown Rockford, the setting for this year’s
ceremony.
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4. Dustin and graduate Nichole Wiepert with their one month old son, Braydon.
5. The “guys” of the Class of 2009.
6. The “gals” of the Class of 2009.
7. Avani Desai is hooded by her parents, Drs. Tradip and Kirti Desai. The hooding ceremony
symbolizes the awarding of the medical degree.
8. Jessica Madden makes a last-minute adjustment to her cap before the ceremony begins.
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convocation
ALBUM
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Cl a s s
o f
2009
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford
Row 1, seated, l-r: Turkia Abbed, MD, Joshua Babu, MD, Samuel Sears, MD, Julie Land, MD, Leah Lewis, MD, Jessica Madden, MD, Alison Palumbo, MD,
Rayan Yousefzai, MD, John Plescia, MD, Nicholas Butler, MD, James Mikeworth, MD.
Row 2: Martin Lipsky, MD, Regional Dean, Daniel Choi, MD, Hannah Choi, MD, Mona Stoicescu, MD, Amrita Sikka, MD, Nalini Rajagopal, MD, Avani Desai,
MD, Bethany Bitner, MD, Jennifer McCarthy, MD, Renata Starr, MD, Nichole Wiepert, MD, Patricia Harper, MD, Ricardo Bardales, MD.
Row 3: Heather Ludwig Akers, MD, Mary Stapel, MD, Stephen Winkler, MD, Elizabeth Lawler, MD, Marina Panopoulos, MD, Faraaz Fakih, Erin Barkau, MD,
Nicole Scott, MD, Annevay Conlee, MD, Yashar Ettekal, MD, Jessica White, MD.
Row 4: John Rinker, MD, Daniel Beissel, MD, James Ha, MD, Christopher Chyu, MD, Audrey Hall, MD, Rhianon Groom, MD, Brett Hurliman, MD, Lucas
Buckley, MD, Adrian Cordovi, MD, Brian Pottorf, MD, Brian Cronson, MD. (Missing from photo: Andrea Hui, MD)
RURAL MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Row 1, seated, l-r: Mary Stapel, MD, John Rinker, MD, Brett Hurliman, MD,
Annevay Conlee, MD, Erin Barkau, MD, Daniel Beissel, MD, John Plescia, MD,
Jessica White, MD.
Row 2: Jessica Madden, MD, Nicholas Butler, MD, Leah Lewis, MD, Martin Lipsky,
MD, Bethany Bitner, MD, James “Ben” Mikeworth, MD, Elizabeth Lawler, MD.
FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY
Row 1, seated, l-r: Patricia Morales Valdes Brost, MD, Ellen Bautista, MD,
Stephanie Gorham, MD, Sameer Jain, MD, (Dixon), Yvette Mabasa, MD, Hemlata
Meena, MD, Diana Faltushansky, MD.
Row 2: Adriana Tobar, MD, Judy Heinschel, RN, FNP, Leslie Filer, LCSW, L.P. Johnson, MD, Kathie Freeburg, LMFT, P.L. Bandy, MD.
Row 3: Mitchell King, MD, Tim Appenheimer, MD, Kenton Lee, MD, Elizabeth
Mendeloff, RN, FNP, Richard Londo, MD, Michael Polizzotto, MD, Eduardo
Scholcoff, MD, Eve Ackerman, RN, FNP, Vivek Kantayya, MD, Farion Williams, MD.
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The Clinic relies on donations of basic supplies
and medications.
Continued from page 10
Clinic manager, Nicky Bennett, RN, loves
having the opportunity to coordinate the
operation. “Folks are really appreciative
of what we can do. We now have an expatient who volunteers for us. We have
two diabetic patients who have taken
control of their lives and now, with treatment, are healthy. The truth be known,
I think I get more out of the Clinic than
the patients. It brings me great joy to be
able to help our patients and to know
they appreciate what we do. I hear ‘thank
you’ many times over. I need this Clinic
and the patients and volunteers as much
as they may need me.
“Sometimes things work out so well,”
said Bennett. “One Saturday, we had two
recent Chinese immigrants who spoke
very little English. As fate would have it,
Kenny Wu, a Chinese med student was
our volunteer that day. He was able to
translate for them, which turned out to
be a big deal, since at least one of them
may have had active TB and needed a
lot of education and instruction. The
doc that day was Dr. Loyd Wollstadt,
who has a lot of experience working
with TB – the perfect combination.”
Medical students learn on the job
The Clinic’s mission is “to provide free
healthcare for the immediate needs of
adults who have no access, to increase
altruism, instill values of medical ethics
in our students and improve overall
wellness.” In keeping with its mission, the
Clinic welcomes medical student volunteers from the College. John Rudzinski,
MD, clinical professor of surgery, serves
as faculty sponsor for the students. M4s
Paula Banser and Andrea Giamalva
helped to recruit student volunteers for
the Clinic’s first year. M3s Vicky Shlensky
and Mansi Kothari are coordinating this
year’s volunteer recruiting.
For M2 Mandy Bischel, working at
the Bridge Clinic was both exhilarating
and terrifying. Her first-ever clinical
experience, Bischel was acutely aware
of her lack of knowledge. When a man
with diabetes came in with vision trouble, she had no idea what was wrong.
Rudzinski took one look and immediately diagnosed cataracts. Bischel
chalked the experience up to her lack of
skills and continued on.
“Being able to help people who really
had no other alternative was a wonderful
experience. Although I was terrified, I
was so honored that the patients allowed
me to learn from them,” said Bischel.
“Could a student have any better
introduction to the ethical practice of
clinical medicine than this?” asked Rudzinski. “To do our best for a patient who
asks for our help, with no expectation
of anything other than the fulfillment of
that ancient contract between physician
and patient...it’s inspiring.”
Donations to support the Bridge
Clinic may be made in care of the Rockford Memorial Development Foundation, 2400 N. Rockton Ave., Rockford,
IL 61103. For more information or to
volunteer, call 815.971.5328.
White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2012
On Saturday, October 24, 2009, 52 M2 students and their families gathered at the College of
Medicine at Rockford for the annual White Coat Ceremony that formally welcomes the new
class. During the event, students receive their white clinicians’ coats and recite the Statement
of Principles, acknowledging the privileges and responsibilities inherent in being a medical
student, the need for integrity and honesty and committing to “cure, relieve and comfort with
humility and compassion.” The Rockford Medical Alumni Association and the Winnebago
County Medical Society sponsored this year’s program.
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Cow Barn Becomes Classroom for Future Rural Doctors
Farming is one of the most dangerous professions in the U.S. Farmers
face health and safety risks everyday,
whether from injuries caused by equipment, livestock, dust, mold, chemical
exposure or even from the stress caused
by financial or weather-related issues.
On October 15, 2009, students from
the Rural Medical Education (RMED)
program at the University of Illinois
College of Medicine at Rockford toured
a 750-cow dairy farm on the annual
“No Harm on the Farm Tour.” The tour
is designed to educate these future rural
doctors about the working conditions
associated with modern agriculture.
During the tour, students had an
opportunity to interface with the owner
of the farm and his family. At several
learning stations, students discussed the
farm-related health issues they will confront once in practice in a rural setting.
“Farmers don’t go to the doctor unless
they absolutely have to,” explained Doug
Scheider, owner of Scheidairy Farms,
Health Jam
Students from rural Illinois learn emergency techniques
during the annual Health Jam.
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Stateline Farm Rescue director, Mark Baker, explains potential injuries caused by a tractor roll-over
accident to second-year RMED students and nursing students from Highland Community College.
Inc. “Time is valuable and many farmers won’t take the time to seek medical
attention, even if they need it. Keep that
in mind when working in a rural community,” he added.
Students also witnessed a simulated tractor roll-over accident. As the
4,000-pound tractor lay on top of the
simulated victim, volunteers from the
local fire department and rescue squad
diligently worked to raise the tractor
and free the injured farmer. The mock
accident was conducted by Stateline
Farm Rescue, a group dedicated to
training rural fire departments on rescue techniques.
At day’s end, RMED students had
gotten a practical education in agrimedicine and a better understanding of
their future rural patients.
The annual 4-H Health Jam rocked northern Illinois on September 22-23,
2009. Ninety-three fourth- through sixth-graders from Lee, Ogle and Stephenson Counties converged on Camp White Eagle, near Leaf River, to learn
about healthy lifestyles and health-related careers. Health Jam sponsors
are the National Center for Rural Health Professions, University of Illinois
Extension and Katherine Shaw Bethea (KSB) Hospital in Dixon, Ill.
During the two-day camp, students learned from healthcare professionals and health professions students. There were many hands-on activities,
including a tour through the human heart and digestive system, filling mock
prescriptions and dental hygiene. Students toured KSB Hospital and learned
about future healthcare career opportunities available to them.
Students were provided with pedometers to begin their “Walk Across
Illinois,” an activity designed to record daily steps and count the number
needed to walk across the state of Illinois. Once they achieved the required
number of steps, they were rewarded with tee-shirts proclaiming, “I Walked
Across Illinois.”
4-H Health Jam is made possible by a grant from the Archer Daniels
Midland Company.
Student Essay Winners
· third Prize
Sometimes, the
Medicine’s Too Good
By Jessica Madden, Class of 2009
As I walked out of
the room, I found
myself drawn to the
pictures on the walls.
They reflected a
man who was strong
and fully engaged
with his family and
Jessica Madden
friends. Alive. Active.
I’d seen this man before, and yet, it didn’t
seem possible that this was the same
gentleman I had just examined, the frail
individual who lay dying in the room that
I had exited only minutes ago. I asked a
nurse if he was, in fact, the same man who
had been the smiling, charming, engaging,
newly 100-year-old man I’d seen last year.
She confirmed that he was and added that
he would be celebrating his 101st birthday
in the next few days, if he made it….
I relayed my findings and observations
to my preceptor. The patient had stopped
eating three days ago and had ceased communicating with his family and the hospital staff. On the previous day, he had been
more difficult to arouse and had diminished urine output. We both knew he was
dying. We returned to his room and found
his daughter at his bedside. She directed
us into the hall and thanked my preceptor
for providing such outstanding care for the
many years that her father had been his
patient. This man who had been the “rock”
in her life, had taught her to ride her
bike, to appreciate the people and
the beauty around her, was doing all
he could to hold on for her. Through
thoughtful, misty eyes she told us of
the reality of needing to let him go.
After exiting down the hall, I
stopped and turned. I walked back to
her, touched her arm and introduced
myself. I explained that I had met her
father before. I shared with her how
utterly alive he had been then, how
he had such a warm and contagious
personality, and I related the stories
he had shared with me. I admitted to
her that I hadn’t initially recognized
him earlier in the day and that I was
sorry. She started crying, then drew
me close and hugged me tightly. Then,
she pulled back, looked me in the eyes
and said simply, “Thank you,” before
she turned and went back into her
father’s room.
I walked toward where my preceptor now stood. For a brief moment, I
wondered if I might have crossed that
fine line between heartfelt empathy
and professional care. Fortunately, my
preceptor allayed that thought by saying, “When I was in medical school,
they didn’t teach us that, you know?
It took me a long time to realize that
it is okay to hug a patient or their
loved ones — and to realize that those
actions also contribute to healing.”
My grandfather passed away this
month at the age of 91. He had been
sick in a hospital-based, extended care
facility for more than five years, with
renal failure complicated by dementia.
My father had held his power-ofattorney for healthcare, and I repeatedly observed him struggle with the
same decisions I had seen challenge
the loved ones of my patients. He
often asked my opinion, as a future
physician, on what was the “right”
or “kind” thing to do. Most times, I
could only hold his hand or give him
a comforting hug, but I knew from
my experiences on my clerkships that
often this was enough.
During my three years in medical school, the emphasis has most
certainly been on healing and health.
While it is undoubtedly true that
medicine can extend life, sometimes
the quality of that life is questionable.
Although I am acutely aware of the
many wonders and advancements in
medicine, I also know that sometimes,
it is appropriate not to exhaust our
efforts completely: sometimes the
medicine can just be too good.
Patients often fight respectably for
their lives, but can become overwhelmed and tired after years upon
years of chronic disease. Sometimes,
it is hard for those who care for them
to realize when patients have come
to this point. As a future physician,
I’ve learned that being an advocate for
the patient often consists of helping
their families to see when they have
reached this crossroad.
At times, family members may
simply need the permission of a
professional caregiver that it is okay
to consider the possibility of letting go
and to accept the end of life as an integral part of life. This affirmation can
come in the form of words, a comforting hand or a heartfelt embrace.
I am fortunate enough to have
learned this aspect of care in
medical school.
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Falsetti serves
•Grounded acculturation areas
Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer
as PTSD expert
relevant to cardiovascular health
Complementary and Alternative
n Sherry
promotion for Midwestern Latino
Medicine (OCCAM) in Bethesda, Md.,
Falsetti, PhD, is
immigrants in the U.S. presented
in June 2009. An open discussion
a reviewer for
by: Sergio Cristancho, Marcela
followed her presentation. She also
two federal grant
Garcés, Karen Peters, Carlos
met and talked with Jeffrey White,
review panels:
Aguero and Ben Mueller.
MD, OCCAM director and John A.
the Department of Defense
Congressionally Directed Medical
Research Programs and the American
Institute of Biological Sciences/U.S.
Army Medical Research and Materiel
Command. She also serves as an
expert on the treatment of complex
forms of PTSD.
Presentations
n John Rudzinski, MD, emergency
n In April 2009, Loyd J. Wollstadt,
MD, MSc, FACP, associate professor
of medicine in the department of family
and community medicine, gave a
lecture on geriatric pharmacology as
part of the Multidisciplinary Certificate
Program in Geriatrics for Non-Physicians, held in Freeport. The Continuing
Education Institute of Illinois sponsored
the program.
Milner, PhD, director of Wang’s
research program and chief of the
nutritional science research group,
Division of Cancer Prevention, National
Cancer Institute (NIH).
New faculty
n Alesia Hawkins, PhD, joined the
department of family and community
medicine as director of research. She
will also be working with the depart-
medicine physician and clinical
Williams named
ment of psychiatry to further develop
professor of surgery, was an invited
to STFM post
research and build a clinical practice.
speaker at the Third International
n Farion
Hawkins earned her PhD in clinical
Congress of the Polish Society for
Williams, MD,
psychology from Northern Illinois
Emergency Medicine. His lecture,
associate
University in 2007 and completed her
Thromoembolic Disease-PE/DVT, was
professor of
pre-doctoral internship at the Medical
given during the circulatory
clinical family
College of Georgia/Veterans Affairs
emergencies session on June 18,
medicine in the department of family
Medical Center Consortium. She
2009, in Wroclaw, Poland. Rudzinski
and community medicine, was named
completed a two-year postdoctoral
also co-chaired a session on surgery
chair of the group on faculty develop-
fellowship at the National Crime
and emergency medicine.
ment for this academic year at the
Victims Research and Treatment
annual meeting of the Society of
Center, a division of the department of
n The following presentations were
Teachers of Family Medicine in
psychiatry and behavioral sciences at
delivered at the Fifth International
Denver, Colo., in May 2009. He will
the Medical University of South
Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
serve until next year’s annual meeting.
Carolina (MUSC).
(QI2009) in Urbana, Ill., May 2009:
Williams and Leslie Filer presented a
•Investigación acción participativa.
lecture at the meeting entitled
Basada en la comunidad: una
“Overhauling Community Medicine –
Child Health and Human Development,
alternativa para la disminución de
A Tale from the Heartland.”
MUSC, and awards from national
inequidades en salud desde la
26
Hawkins has received grants from
the NIMH, NIH, National Institute of
mental health conferences for the study
academia presented by: Marcela
n Mian-Ying Wang, MD, research
of trauma. Her research targets family
Garcés, Sergio Cristancho, Karen
associate professor in the department
and interpersonal violence and subse-
Peters, Damaris Gomez and
of pathology at the College of Medicine
quent mental health consequences, and
Michael Glasser during “A Day in
at Rockford, gave a presentation
also focuses on addressing mental
Spanish and Portuguese.”
entitled “Morinda citrifolia (noni) and
health disparities among ethnic minority
Cancer Prevention” at the National
and impoverished communities.
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n Leslyn A. Hanakahi, PhD, joined the
Communities Initiation for Rockford,
served the College of Medicine and
College of Pharmacy as a professor in
which included profiling the communi-
organizations across northern Illinois
the PharmD educational and research
ties of Mt. Carroll, Dixon and Oregon.
with applied research, needs assess-
programs. She received a BS in biology
ments and feasibility studies, as well as
from the University of Hawaii at Manoa,
social, demographic and economic
a PhD in molecular biophysics and
information.
biochemistry from Yale and did post-
doctoral training at the Imperial Cancer
future efforts on research that assists
Research Fund in London. Prior to
in health policy decisions as the U.S.
coming to Rockford, Leslyn was an
works toward healthcare reform.
Falsetti plans to focus the division’s
assistant professor in the department of
biochemistry and molecular biology at
Angela Schmidt new assistant dean
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg
for student and alumni affairs
School of Public Health. She has
n Angela Schmidt, PhD, is the new
received numerous honors and awards
assistant dean for student and alumni
and is well published.
Nika promoted
n Vasil (Bill)
Nika, MD, was
promoted to
associate professor of clinical
family medicine,
effective August 16, 2009. Nika, a
graduate of the College’s family
medicine residency program, is a
provider at the University Primary Care
Clinic at Rockton and is the family
medicine clerkship director.
Health Systems Research wins
Unique Achievement Award
n Health Systems Research received
the Governor’s Award for Unique
Achievement, presented at the governor’s mansion in Springfield in October
2009. Nominated for the honor by the
Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on
Aging in recognition of their dedicated
community service and exceptional concern for Illinois seniors, HSR was cited
for their administration of the Association of Area Agencies’ goal for Livable
Joel Cowen
Division of health policy and
social science research
n The department of family and
community medicine has added the
division of health policy and social
science research. Sherry Falsetti,
PhD, who has been with the department for six years and serves as the
associate head, directs the new
division, which includes Health Systems
Research (HSR), as well as new faculty.
Penny Billman, PhD, an educational
psychologist, joined the division in July
as a research assistant professor.
Joel Cowen continues to serve as
assistant dean of HSR, remaining
actively involved in research. Deborah
Lischwe is HSR’s interim associate
director. With a background in
community health and health system
planning, she has been involved with
many healthy community studies and
needs assessments for various
clients. Lischwe is responsible for
HSR’s daily operations and continues
her line of research.
For more than 20 years, HSR has
affairs. A University of Illinois graduate,
she received her PhD from the
University of Wisconsin and her
master’s degree from Northern Illinois
University. Prior to joining the University, Angela served as a licensed
psychologist for Marquette University’s
counseling center. She has also served
in counseling roles at Waubonsee
Community College, Onondaga
Community College, the University of
Minnesota and the University of
Wisconsin. She has additional clinical
experience from Mendota Mental
Health Institute, Family Advocate, Inc.,
and Safe Passage and has taught at
The Huntington Learning Center and
Harlem High School. Social worker honored for
lifetime achievement
n James A. Powers Jr., LCSW,
researcher with Health Systems
Research at the College of Medicine at
Rockford, received the National
Association of Social Workers Illinois
Chapter’s 2009 Lifetime Achievement
Award. The award is presented at the
NASW’s statewide conference to one
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individual for distinguished service to
medical director and head of the
Winnebago County Health Department
the profession and to the public.
maternity section for the E.C.W.A.
and Community Health Works, chaired
Powers began his career in Rock-
Hospital in Nigeria. A graduate of
the Illinois Academy of Family Practice
ford in 1974 as a therapist at Family
Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola
Committee on Public Health, and
Counseling Services before eventually
University in Chicago, Kantayya
served as medical director of the
becoming executive director. He left
completed an internship in family
Winnebago County Jail Health Pro-
FCS after 20+ years to become
medicine at Cook County Hospital and
gram. He also wrote and received a
director of Rockford Health System’s
did his residency at the University of Illi-
grant to help fund a prenatal clinic for
employee assistance program. He has
nois College of Medicine in Rockford.
under-served, low-income women in
headed up Family Advocate and Easter
In addition to his role as interim head,
Rochelle that included a still successful
Seals Children’s Development Center
he will continue as the medical director
clinical and outreach component.
and worked with various colleges and
for the under-served pathway and also
universities, including the University of
for the Urban Health Program.
Illinois, Rockford College, Loyola and
Ramaswamy receives 2009 UIC
INSPIRE Award
University of Wisconsin at Whitewater,
Eric Henley
n Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram,
to educate young social workers.
leaves Rockford
PhD, professor and head of the
n After more
department of biomedical sciences at
community through his work at the
than 10 years of
the College of Medicine at Rockford,
College of Medicine and on the boards
dedicated service
received the 2009 UIC INSPIRE award
of Crusader Community Health,
to the College,
in June. The U of I Alumni Association
Eric Henley, MD,
bestows the award based on one’s
Powers continues to serve the
Winnebago County Health Department
and Northern Illinois Center for
MPH, resigned to pursue another
integrity, nurture, service, pride,
Non-Profit Excellence.
career path. He accepted a position as
intellect, respect and excellence.
the regional medical director of North
Kantayya
Country Health Care (CHC), a large
doctor, Ramaswamy switched careers
interim head of
community health center in Flagstaff,
when he immigrated to North America,
family and
Ariz. The number of patient visits to
pursuing a doctorate in microbiology
community
CHC is similar to Crusader Clinic, but
and tropical medicine. He serves as a
medicine
their patient base spreads over all of
section leader for the NIH, an honor
n Vivek S.
northern Arizona, from the New Mexico
given only to senior scientists who have
Kantayya, MD,
border to the California border and
made significant research contributions.
FAAFP, family
north to the Grand Canyon. CHC has a
Originally trained as a veterinary
physician at the University Primary
DO student education program and
Ramaswamy
Care Clinic at Mt. Morris and assistant
some developing residency linkages.
receives grant
professor of clinical family medicine,
n Ramaswamy
began serving as interim head of family
use his skills and knowledge in support
K., PhD, received a
and community medicine in March
of primary care, community health and
grant award from
2009. Kantayya has a passion for
the under-served.
the Council for
providing prenatal care and has years of
In addition to serving as the head of
Excellence in
practice experience. Prior to joining the
family and community medicine,
Teaching and Learning for developing a
College, he served as medical director
Henley also provided direct patient care
new medical bioinformatics course for
and chairman of the department of
at the University Primary Care Clinic at
the medical biotechnology program.
women’s health services at Crusader
Rockton for more than a decade,
Clinic. He also worked as interim
served as medical consultant for the
of life science that deals with the study
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Medical bioinformatics is the branch
• news notes
of application of information technology
Puri receives grants
to the field of molecular medicine. This
n Neelu Puri, PhD, assistant profes-
Straub Student Research Award at the
Bushman also won the Lavonne A.
computer-based medical bioinformatics
sor in the biomedical sciences depart-
conference for her research on mental
course teaches the application of
ment at the College, received a
health, depression and the rural
bioinformatics tools in medicine,
$25,000 grant to fund a pilot project,
elderly. The annual award is presented
especially in understanding the
c-Met: a potentially new therapeutic
to a student who conducts research
concepts of the pathological processes
target for treatment of human mela-
on a major public health issue facing
of disease at the molecular level.
noma, from the Cancer Center at UIC
rural Illinois.
in their first pilot grant program cycle.
Puri also received the Dr. Patricia
Gnanasekar recognized
n Munirathinam
Wexler Research Grant Award for her
n UIC and Northern Illinois University
Gnanasekar, PhD,
work with T-oligo as a novel therapeu-
have entered into an agreement
was invited to the
tic agent for melanoma. The grant is
guaranteeing admission for NIU
annual appreciation
valid through March 2010.
students into the UIC College of
and recognition
event of the Illinois
EGFR and c-Met pathways, cross-talk
the United States. Beginning in the
division of the
and inhibition, in non-small cell lung
2009-10 school year, 10 places will be
American Cancer
cancer (Puri, et al, J Carcinogenesis
reserved for qualifying NIU students,
Society on August 2, 2009, and
2008;7:9-16), was selected as a
who will be able to choose between
acknowledged for his outstanding
“leading discovery” on European
programs in Chicago or Rockford. As
contributions as a researcher and
oncology website “Lead Discovery”
Dean Jerry Bauman, PharmD, notes,
medical ambassador.
(http://www. leaddiscovery.co.uk/
this program is an excellent example of
articles/19240370).
cooperation among public universities.
NCRHP award winners
Frakes listed as one of “23 gastro-
Her paper, entitled Synergism of
NIU reserves places for Pharmacy
Pharmacy, one of the top programs in
Bioinformatics
n The master of science in medical
biotechnology program successfully
n RMED student
enterologists to know”
completed its first course offering in
Emilee Bushman,
n The March 6, 2009, edition of
bioinformatics during the first 2009
M2, Michael
Becker’s ASC
summer session. Five students learned
Glasser, PhD, Matt
Review lists
complicated computer analyses and
Hunsaker, MD ‘95,
James Frakes,
navigated international databases to
Howard Zeitz, MD,
MD ‘76, as one of
create 3D models of proteins, deter-
and Martin Mac-
“23 gastroenter-
mine genetic codes and analyze
Dowell, DrPH, of the
ologists to know.”
copious amounts of data.
National Center for
(2009;2009(3):33.)
Rural Health Professions, won first
Clinical professor emeritus of medicine
cutting-edge biotech courses that
place in the poster presentation at the
at the College of Medicine at Rockford,
teach the latest technological advances
20th Annual Illinois Rural Health
Frakes is in private practice at Rockford
in biotechnology. Ramaswamy
Association Conference held in April
Gastroenterology Associates. The
Kalyanasundaram, PhD, Munirathi-
2009, in Effingham, Ill. The poster,
American Society for Gastrointestinal
nam Gnanasekar, PhD, and Guoxing
“Community-based education through
Endoscopy gave him their Distin-
Zheng, PhD, from the department of
a rural interdisciplinary health precep-
guished Service Award for long-term
biomedical sciences and Brian Webb,
torship,” highlighted results and
contributions to the field and desig-
PhD, from ThermoFisher Scientific
successes of the rural interdisciplinary
nated him a Master of the American
instructed the course.
preceptorship over the years.
College of Gastroenterology for stature
This course is the first of many
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and achievement in clinical gastroenter-
Rural health careers camps
renewal option for her Certified
ology and teaching, and contributions
n The National Center for Rural Health
Diabetes Educator (CDE) status given
to the ACG. The list is online at http://
Professions offered two health careers
by the National Certification Board for
www.ascreview.com/news-analysis-
camps for rural high school students
Diabetes Educators. Candidates must
asc/business-financial-benchmarking/
residing in northern and south central
meet rigorous requirements to be
22-gastroenterologists-to-know.html.
Illinois this past summer. The camps
eligible for certification, which demon-
provide a hands-on learning experience
strates distinct and specialized knowl-
Glasser gets
about different health professions and
edge and promotes quality of care for
grant
show students career opportunities
people with diabetes. Approximately
n Michael
available. The camp staff comprised
16,000 diabetes educators hold CDE
Glasser, PhD,
health professions faculty, practicing
status at this time.
associate dean for
health professionals and health
rural health
professions college students. Northern
College earns WHO re-designation
professions, is the
Illinois University in DeKalb hosted an
n The University of Illinois College of
principal investigator of a grant
overnight camp June 11-13, 2009,
Medicine at Rockford has been
awarded by the Center for Clinical and
where students stayed in the school
re-designated as a PAHO/WHO
Translational Science at UIC. The
dorms. St. Mary’s Good Samaritan
Collaborating Center for Developing
Center’s pilot grant program looks for
Hospital in Centralia, Ill., hosted a day
Sustainable Human Resources for
UIC projects involving human subjects
camp over two days, June 19-20, for
Health. The designation comes from
or that facilitate human subject
south central Illinois students.
the Pan American Health Organization/
World Health Organization.
research with potential for near-term
treatments or preventions.
DynaMed available at UIC Library
As part of the
n DynaMed, updated daily, is an
designation, the
multidisciplinary approach to improving
evidence-based clinical reference tool
College of Medi-
cancer care for rural residents. Co-
created for primary use at “point-of-
cine and the
investigators include Usha Menon from
care,” with clinically organized summa-
the College of Nursing in Chicago and
ries for 3,000 plus topics from more
Rural Health Professions will collabo-
Lissette Piedra, assistant professor of
than 500 medical journals and system-
rate with other institutions to imple-
social work at Urbana-Champaign.
atic evidence review databases.
ment and evaluate education reforms in
Glasser’s research examines a
National Center for
Currently available at http://research-
healthcare and investigate best
Earn an MSW in Rockford
guides.uic.edu/databases, it includes
practices regarding medical education
n The University of Illinois School of
PDA downloads, including iPhone and
and professions in rural areas. They will
Social Work offers a master of social
iTouch. Contact the Crawford Library
also develop distance learning courses
work degree in a unique program
for registration codes to access PDA
for trainers that focus on primary
designed specifically for working
downloads. For more information, visit
healthcare with emphasis on rural
professionals. A part-time, evening
the library or contact Felicia Barrett at
health professions education and
program, most classes are held in
815.395.5660 or [email protected].
under-served communities.
one-semester Urbana-Champaign
Warner gets CDE re-certification
Kouris appointed department chair;
campus requirement. For more
n Joella Warner, RN, MAT, CDE, of
promoted to full professor
information, visit www.socialwork.
the National Center for Rural Health
n Steven Kouris, MD, new chair of
illinois.edu or call 217.333.2261.
Professions and the Northern Illinois
the department of psychiatry, was
Diabetes Coalition, successfully
promoted to full professor. Employed
completed the continuing education
by the College since 1995, he previ-
Rockford. There is, however, a
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ously served as associate chair and
Cha quoted in Rockford Woman
performing. Next, Michelle Zheng, a
director of the psychiatry outpatient
n Isaac Cha, PharmD, was recently
summer student volunteer at the
clinic. Kouris also serves as medical
quoted in Rockford Woman maga-
College, played a classical violin piece.
director for the Jack Mabley Develop-
zine’s article, “Are You in the Mood?”
M4 Vidhya Chandrasekaran ended
mental Center in Dixon and psychiatrist
which addressed women and their
the performances with a classical
for the Winnebago County Jail and
use of Viagra.
Bharatanatyam dance. Online at http://
Rockford VA Clinic. A specialist in
blogs.erockford.com/arts4all/2009/
neurodevelopmental disorders, he also
Residency graduation awards
07/28/indian-dance-recital-at-the-col-
works with Goldie Floberg Center,
n Community preceptor teaching
lege-of-medicine.
RocVale Children’s Home, Focus
awards
House and the Easter Seals Therapeu-
Nicole Hartsough, MD, FMR ‘78
In Memoriam: Kathy Norman
tic School for Autism.
(dermatology)
n Kathryn Ann Norman, 44, of
Michael Robertson, MD
Rockford died peacefully in her home,
(nephrology)
surrounded by her loving family,
Thomas Root, MD
December 31, 2008, due to complica-
(infectious disease)
tions of ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Jeffrey Behr, MD
Born July 25, 1964, daughter of Webbs
(orthopedics)
and Nancy Norman, she served as
Nadeem Hanif, MD
assistant dean of student and alumni
(intensive care)
affairs at the University of Illinois
Michael Fumo, MD
Fumo is one of Rockford’s
40 leaders under 40
n Michael Fumo, MD, urologist and
clinical assistant professor, is one of
the Rockford Chamber of Commerce’s
“2009 40 Leaders Under 40.” Chosen
for his success at work, leadership and
engagement in the community and
impact in making the region a better
place to work and live, he was honored
at a special 40 Leaders Under 40
celebration on May 28, 2009, at the
Rockford Art Museum.
FHC residency accreditation
n The College of Medicine’s family
medicine residency program has
earned re-accreditation for a full five
years, the maximum allowed and
generally reflective of a high quality
program. Richard Londo, MD ‘75, is
program director.
LP Johnson Program Director’s Award
College of Medicine at Rockford.
Brett Ruiz
A strong, inspiring leader and
FHC Faculty Teaching Award
powerful student advocate, Kathy
devoted her professional life to helping
Eduardo Scholcoff, MD, FMR ‘96
Faculty of the Year Award
individuals thrive in educational institu-
tions, supporting students to realize
Adriana Tobar, MD, FMR ‘06
STFM Resident Teaching Award
their potential and overcome constraints
and disadvantages. A passionate
Ellen Bautista, MD
supporter of human equality and dignity,
Asian-American dance event
she shared her talents with all.
n The College hosted its first Asian-
American cultural event in July. Neelu
supported Kathy and her family during
Puri, PhD, gave an opening speech
her last months. Survived by her father,
and performed a ceremonial lighting of
Webbs, and his wife, Mary, of Rock-
the lamps. Patricia Lee, a high school
ford; brothers, Charlie of Bloomington
summer science student at the College,
and Dan and Maureen of Rockford;
started the evening with a piano
sister, Pat of San Antonio, Texas;
sonata, which was followed by Anjal
stepbrother Aaron and Jill Dinges; two
Chande, featured dancer, performing
magnificent nieces, Kate and Ellie who
several pieces in the classical Indian
will miss Kat-Kat a lot; and dear friend
dance form, Bharatnatyam. She
Cheryl Baldwin. Predeceased by
described her passion for the dance
mother, Nancy.
The family acknowledges all who
form and shared the stories behind the
pieces with the audience before
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1986
2002
David Buchholz, MD, started as
executive medical director of primary
care at the University of California, San
Francisco, department of pediatrics on
December 1, 2009.
Major Patrick Lynch, MD, recently
returned from Afghanistan after a
three-month deployment with the
Illinois Army National Guard. A physician at Midwest Family Medical Care
and Women & Family Medical Group
in Carthage, Ill., he and his wife, Trina,
have four children.
1995
An advocate for Latino physicians,
Ricardo Senno, MD, is a consultant to
the Hispanic Center of Excellence at UIC
and is a preceptor and mentor to students in the Medicina Scholars Program.
Specializing in physical medicine and
rehabilitation, Senno is a recognized
expert in brain injuries, lecturing locally
and internationally. He is in practice at
Senno Group Wellness and Rehabilitation in Lincolnshire, Ill.
1998
Sanjog Pangarkar, MD, received the
2008 Southern California Cancer Pain
Initiative Excellence in Pain Management Award. He is director of the
inpatient pain service at the VA Medical
Center in Los Angeles and is co-director
of the Interventional Pain Service.
2000
Maria Herron, MD, and Michael Herron,
MD, FMR ‘03, joined the staff of Good
Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind.
She is an OB/GYN and he is an emergency room physician.
2001
Trent McDaniel, MD, is employed
by Midwest Emergency Department
Services in an urgent care setting. He
previously worked at a traditional family
medicine practice in Pinckneyville, Ill.
He is currently taking seminary classes
and is actively involved in his church.
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2003
Kristopher Oswalt, MD, was recently
appointed to the staff at Morris Hospital
and Healthcare Centers in Morris, Ill.
2005
Emily Rogers, MD, joined SwedishAmerican Medical Group/Byron after
completing her residency in the family
medicine residency program at the
College of Medicine at Rockford.
2006
Nathan Dolan, MD, joined Southern
Illinois Primary Care Associates in Carmi
as a family practitioner after completing
a family medicine residency at SIUCarbondale. He and his wife, Shannon,
are the parents of Maeve, 3, and
Walker, 6 months.
Marilyn Griffin, MD, is triple board
certified in adult psychiatry, child and
adolescent psychiatry and general
pediatrics. She is the 2009-2010 Triple
Board Program chief resident at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Elizabeth Gullone, MD, started her
practice of family medicine at Midwest
Health Clinic in Galena, Ill., in August
2009, along with husband, Matthew
Gullone, MD. In addition to primary
care, Matt performs colonoscopies
and focuses on sports medicine. The
couple welcomed their first child in
December 2009.
Erin Stoneking, MD, is now practicing
family medicine at OSF Family Medical
Group in Galesburg, Ill.
Huy Nguyen, MD, is in practice as an
internal medicine hospitalist at Shady
Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville,
Md., until June 2010. He will then begin
a gastroenterology fellowship at George
Washington University in Washington,
DC, that will end in June 2013.
Melissa Inpanbutr-Martinkus, MD,
is practicing family medicine at Lake
County Health Department, Highland
Park Clinic in Highland Park, Ill.
Mehul Gandhi, MD, has returned
to Rockford to practice at Crusader
Community Health on W. State St. in
Rockford, Ill.
Saugar Maripuri, MD, is pursuing a
nephrology fellowship program at Vanderbilt University.
Gelane Workneh, MD, started a fellowship program at Baylor International/
Pediatric AIDS Initiative in Botswana,
Africa, in August 2009. She will practice
general pediatrics, with a focus on HIV/
AIDS, for two years.
Yoon Ju Kim-Butterfield, MD, is doing
an endocrinology fellowship at Stanford
University Hospital until June 2012.
Karen Peterson, MD, and husband,
Benjamin Peterson, welcomed their
first child, Claudia Juliette Peterson, on
April 9, 2009.
Paul Hibbert, MD, started practicing
family medicine at Quincy Medical
Group in Pittsfield, Ill., in August 2009.
Dragan Gastevski, MD, is in his last year
of an anesthesiology residency at Cook
County Hospital in Chicago. He was
elected chief resident earlier this year.
Ebele Okpokwasili, MD, is a first-year
child and adolescent psychiatry fellow,
having fast tracked at the MGH/McLean
• alumni news
program at Harvard. Her book review
of A World of Gangs (Hagerdorn) was
published in the June 2009 Journal of
the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry. Accepted as a soprano this year into
the Tanglewood Festival Chorus of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, she sang
in Brahms’ “A German Requiem” and
Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger.”
2007
Socorro Shelton, MD, is chief resident
in family medicine at SIU in Carbondale, Ill.
2008
Case Everett, MD, started his family
practice residency with the U.S. Air
Force in July 2009. Case and his wife
welcomed their first child, Logan, in
October 2009.
Matt Heslinga, MD, married Leah Friedman on April 10, 2009.
Christopher Dickinson, MD, and his
wife, Cayla, were married on August
22, 2009.
Yogi Patel, MD, married Kylien Schellhause, daughter of Ellen Schellhause,
on August 1, 2009. He is currently
taking a hiatus from residency to finish
his Navy obligation as a general medical
officer at Naval Branch Medical Clinic
Port Hueneme, Calif.
Obituaries
Mark R. Dettro, 51, MD ‘83, passed
away on May 30, 2008, in Mattoon, Ill.
John Benjamin Simonds, 44, MD ‘92,
passed away January 20, 2008, at his
home in Santa Ana, Calif.
Doctor Duo: Scott and Tiffanie
(Fecht) Ferry, Class of 2002
Growing up in Rockford, Scott Ferry
always dreamed he’d end up living
somewhere near the ocean as an adult.
His wife, Tiffanie, a small-town girl from
Carthage, Ill., and graduate of the Rural
Medical Education (RMED) program,
knew she wanted to stay in Illinois to
practice and be near her family. Rockford
is a long way from the nearest ocean, but
the Class of 2002 grads have returned to
live, work and raise their family.
Married after graduation in 2002, the
couple moved to North Carolina for their
residencies at North Carolina University,
he in orthopedics, she in family medicine. After completing their residencies,
they explored practice opportunities in
Quincy and in Rockford. Family considerations, the affordable cost of living and
easy access to Chicago and Madison
made Rockford desirable. Familiarity
with the local medical community was
also a factor in their decision to return.
Scott and Tiffanie met in microbiology class in their first year of medical
school. Both attended the College of
Medicine at Rockford, Tiffanie in the
RMED program, which emphasized not
only primary care, but also the importance of interacting with and being a
leader in the community. Following a
patient through pregnancy, the birth of
her child and the child’s first years while
at the Mt. Morris clinic affirmed her
desire to practice primary care, which
offers opportunities to establish close
doctor-patient relationships.
Although Scott was also assigned
to the Mt. Morris clinic, he developed a
passion for orthopedics during his rotation at Lundholm Clinic, when orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Donald Lyddon, allowed
him to set an ankle fracture.
The Ferrys accepted practice opportunities in Rockford and upon their
return, built a house, into which they
moved the day Tiffanie came home
from the hospital after giving birth to
twins, Jackson and Marshall.
Juggling their professional lives
with the demands of raising four young
children, Alex and Ashley and the twins,
can be a challenge, but both doctors
feel that their training at the College of
Medicine prepared them well not only
for their residencies, but also for their
careers. Tiffanie practices primary care
medicine at the midtown SwedishAmerican Renaissance Pavillion. Scott
is a pediatric orthopedist with Rockford
Orthopedic Associates on Roxbury
Road. The couple’s community-based
clinical experiences with local physicians
while in medical school have made the
transition to practice easier for them.
“The Rockford medical community
is very accepting and students typically have more interaction with doctors here. They are very primary-care
friendly,” according to Tiffanie.
Said Scott, “there’s a high level
of care here and it’s a progressive,
forward-thinking medical community.
We’re happy to be back.”
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Drossman DA, Chey WD,
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Gnanasekar M, Thirugnanam S,
Zheng G, Chen A, Ramaswamy K.
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Gnanasekar M, Dakshinamoorthy
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Gnanasekar M, Salunkhe AM,
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Graupe MH, Melone PJ. Placental
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triplet gestation. Am J Perinatol.
2009;26(8):559-564.
Lutfiyya MN, Ng L, Asner N, Lipsky
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Lutfiyya MN, Sikka A, Mehta S,
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MacDowell M, Glasser M, Fitts M,
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Mistretta M, Peters K. Inequality,
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Puri N, Salgia R. Synergism of
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Shah SS, Lutfiyya MN, McCullough
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Who is providing and who is getting
asthma patient education: an
analysis of 2001 National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
data. Health Educ Res. 2008;
23(5):803-813. Epub 2007 Nov 5.
Thirugnanam S, Xu L, Ramaswamy
K, Gnanasekar M. Glycyrrhizin
induces apoptosis in prostate
cancer cell lines DU-145 and LNCaP.
Oncol Rep. 2008;20(6):1387-1392.
Tobar A, Lutfiyya MN, Mabasa Y,
Meena H, McGrath C, Brady S,
Aguero C, Bales R, King M.
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choices of rural and urban US adults
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Kalyanasundaram R. Evaluation of
Wuchereria bancrofti GST as a
vaccine candidate for lymphatic
filariasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis.
2009:3(6):e457.
Wang MY, Peng L, Lutfiyya MN,
Henley E, Weidenbacher-Hoper V,
Anderson G. Morinda citrifolia (noni)
reduces cancer risk in current
smokers by decreasing aromatic
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2009;61(5):634-639.
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Weidenbacher-Hoper V, Anderson
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Epub 2008 Jul 23.
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• college of medicine donors
July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Corporations, Foundations,
Organizations
$25,000+
AMCORE Investment Group, NA
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Freeport Health Network
Illinois Critical Access Hospital
Network
Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital
Miller Group Charitable Trust
SwedishAmerican Health System
Willard and Alice Corbett
Charitable Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
$10,000-$24,999
Larson & Darby, Inc.
SwedishAmerican Hospital
ThermoFisher Scientific Inc.
Behr Family Foundation
Dorothy A. Bennett Memorial
Rockford Health System
$1,500-$4,999
Arnold Lundgren and Associates
Clodius & Company
Northern Illinois Proton Treatment
and Research Center
OSF Saint Anthony Medical
Center
Scandroli Construction
WilliamsMcCarthy, LLP
$1,000-$1,499
Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford,
LLC
Charles Foundation
Guy B. Reno Family Foundation
Rock Valley College Foundation
Rockford Anesthesiologists
Associated, LLC
Rockford Orthopedic Associates,
Ltd.
Rosecrance Health Network
Sjostrom & Sons Foundation, Inc.
Wal-Mart Foundation
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$500-$999
Alpha Controls & Services, LLC
Busch Jewelers
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa
Henry Schein Inc.
Ringland-Johnson Construction
Company
Rockford Park District
Rockford Radiology Associates,
PC
$250-$499
Rockford Career College
Brian Thomas Photography, Inc.
CHIPS Alumni
Financial Management, Inc.
Giovanni’s Inc.
HealthSouth DBA Van Matre
Rehabilitation Hospital
Lutheran Social Services of
Illinois
Rock Valley Women’s Health
Center, LLC
Rockford Surgical Service, S.C.
Savant Capital Management Inc.
Winnebago County Medical
Society
$100-$249
AbFab Salon and Day Spa
American Medical Association
Arthur Murray Dance Studio
Choices Natural Market
Clock Tower Resort and
Conference Center
Dahl Financial Services, Inc.
Independent Physicians, LLC
Northwestern Athletics
On the Waterfront
Rockford Cardiology Associates
Rockford Symphony Orchestra,
Inc.
Tricoci University of Beauty
Culture
Wilson Electric Co.
$1-$99
Barbara Berney Design
Brio Restaurant
Butitta Brothers
Comcast
Cookies By Design
Discovery Center Museum
Enara Day Spa
Irish Rose Restaurant
Mrs. Fisher’s Inc.
Ocean Blue Tanning
Rock River Valley Girl Scouts
Rockford Art Museum
Rockford Health Council
Texas Roadhouse
Woodman’s Food Markets
Xeno Salon
Individuals
$25,000+
Ms. Ann M. Armstrong
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Burmeister
$10,000-24,999
Dr. Donald H. Wortmann
$5,000-$9,999
Dr. and Mrs. Richard G.
Christiansen
Dr. and Mrs. L.P. Johnson
Mr. Frank P. and Mrs. Pamela
Fox Maggio
Dr. and Mrs. Richard F. Novak
Dr. and Mrs. David Bartels
Dr. and Mrs. William Baskin
Dr. Marygrace and Mr.
Don W. Elson
Dr. and Mrs. James T. Frakes
Dr. and Mrs. Roger Greenlaw
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Kase
Dr. Martin S. Lipsky and
Dr. Darice Zabak
Mrs. Shirley V. Philon
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Royce
$1,500-$2,499
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Barclay
Dr. and Mrs. Brian Bear
Dr. Craig E. Booher
Dr. John DeGuide and Dr. Susan
J. De Guide
Dr. and Mrs. C. Lowell Edwards
Dr. and Mrs. Steven O. Ikenberry
Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Kaatz
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Manley
Dr. and Mrs. S. Christopher
Moore
Dr. Kevin J. Peifer
Dr. Shelley L. Peifer
Dr. Arnold M. and Dr. Kathleen
Kelly Rosen
Ms. Angela R. Scordato
Dr. and Mrs. Aaron J. Shiels
Dr. Mark T. Shiels
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Vicari
Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Vidican
Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Werckle
$1,000-$1,499
Dr. and Mrs. Errol C. Baptist
Dr. and Mrs. Jan A. Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Keeling
Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell S. King
Dr. Christopher Michael Kowalski
Dr. William H. Langewisch
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W.
Reynolds
Dr. and Mrs. Gary D. Rifkin
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Scandroli
Mr. Joseph C. Scandroli
Mr. David C. Stenerson
Dr. John Sudkamp
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Waddell
Dr. Grace H. Wang
Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Webb Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Scott S. White
$500-$999
Dr. David A. Arai
Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Bauer
Dr. D. Glen Coles
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Furst
Dr. Kevin Gander
Dr. and Mrs. Terrence Glennon
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Glickenberger
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Golz
Dr. and Mrs. Sean K. Kane
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Kimmel
Dr. and Mrs. L. Thomas Koritz
Dr. Virginia P. Madla
Dr. John C. and Dr. Margaret
Tokarz Maynard
Ms. Mianne S. Nelson
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Nidea
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Norem
Dr. Neil J. Nusbaum
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Parrish
Dr. Jason D. Riesinger
Dr. Steven L. Schneider
Dr. Fred A. Simon Jr.
$250-$499
Dr. Edward A. Berg
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Castrogiovanni
Dr. and Mrs. Danny L. Copeland
Dr. Dennis M. Corcoran
Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Croffoot
Dr. Bradley A. Curtis
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Beatriz M. Rodriguez
Dr. Michael R. De Haan
Dr. Victor A. Dudzik
Dr. Timothy J. Durkee
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Dr. Jeffrey M. Gremmels
Dr. Lee Sesslar Johnson
Dr. Lynn M. Lindaman
Ms. Jody Jungerberg
Dr. Jack D. Lyons
Dr. Mary W. Martin
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Dr. Ricardo R. Mora
Dr. Lisa B. Nass
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W. Phelan
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Dr. Paul A. Riggs
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Schuster
Dr. M. Marc Soriano
Dr. Sheldon A. Weiss
Dr. Pamela J. Wetzel
and Mr. Jeff White
Dr. Richard H. Wieder
$100-$249
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Dr. Priti V. Amin
Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Amster
Dr. Martin A. Anyebuno
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Au
Mr. Jeffrey P. and Dr. Katherine
M. Austman
Dr. Robert R. Ayers
Dr. Linda R. Barley
Dr. Terence J. Beissel
Dr. William J. Berg
Dr. Timothy D. Bjelland
Dr. Sean C. Blackwell
Dr. Leonard P. Blass
Dr. and Mrs. Jim M. Bock
Dr. Warren A. Brauer
Dr. Jeffrey A. Brower
Dr. Steven J. Bruce
Dr. and Mrs. Kurt E. Brueckert
Dr. Paul K. Burkholder
Dr. Terry L. Buzzard
Dr. and Mrs. Randel O. Cardott
Dr. Kari L. Piper and Mr. Joshua
Cataldo
Dr. Steven L. Ciciora
Dr. Joseph M. Corvallis
Dr. David D. Coultas
Mr. and Mrs. David Dahl
Dr. Thomas M. Danko
Dr. Clifford L. Dotson
Dr. Susan J. Dreyer
Dr. Dudley A. Dupuy Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Edes
Dr. Karen J. Englund
Dr. Diane D. Fabrizius
Dr. Randall C. Fedro
Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Ford
Dr. and Mrs. John J. Franklin
Dr. Rae Ann Frantz
Dr. Zachary J. Fulton
Dr. Alfred G. Garcia
Dr. James D. Geihsler
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher
M. Gibbs
Dr. David J. Hagan
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Dr. Jeffrey R. Hallman
Dr. Gary A. Hambel
Mr. and Mrs. Rick D. Hampton
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Dr. and Mrs. Eric Henley
Dr. Margaret S. Hensel
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Dr. Richard J. Honer
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L. Hupp
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Mr. and Mrs. Manouchehr J.J.
Javaherian
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Dr. Paul R. Kasa
Dr. Daniel W. and Dr. Jane E.
Peterson-Kattenbraker
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Dr. Suzanne M. Kause
Mr. Michael D. Kelleher and
Dr. Laurie A. Kenfield
Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Kevin
Dr. and Mrs. Harold P. Krueger
Dr. David S. and Dr. Helen L. Laib
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson H. Lam
Dr. Michael P. Lawler
Mr. Raymond Lawler
Dr. Jeffrey P. Lindquist
Mr. Kendall W. and Dr. Mary
Kathleen Lockard
Dr. Mark E. Loehrke and
Ms. Judith A. Johnson
Mr. Paul A. Logli
Dr. Z. Ted Lorenc
Dr. Lynn M. Malanfant
Dr. A. Cesare Manetti
Dr. David O. Manigold
Dr. Loralee Marsh and Dr.
Stephen L. Ruedrich
Dr. and Mrs. Gary W. Matravers
Dr. Jerlyn McCleod
Dr. Martin L. Miller
Dr. and Mrs. Steven C. Mitchell
Dr. Jacqueline S. and Mr. Mark
A. Mlsna
Dr. Kamal Modir
Dr. Anthony F. Molinari
Ms. Virginia G. Monroe
Dr. William R. Morgan
The Honorable Lawrence
Morrissey
Dr. Lawrence E. Morrissey Jr.
Dr. Mark K. Myers
Dr. Glenn D. Netto
Mr. James and Mrs. Denise Noe
Dr. and Mrs. Peter A. Novota
Dr. Edwin O. Okeson
Dr. David L. Oliver
Dr. Francisca A. Olmedo-Estrada
and Mr. Ignacio Estrada
Dr. Kara A. Pitt
Dr. Valerie A. Pomper and Dr.
Steven A. Meyers
Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Potts
Mr. Ardishir and Dr. Wendy
M. Rashidi
Dr. Thomas E. Root
Mrs. Sharon Ruggles
Dr. Samantha Sattler
Dr. Mark D. Schauer
Ms. Ellen Schellhause
Dr. Peter T. Schlake
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July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Dr. Theodore H. Schock
Dr. Gregory M. Scott
Dr. Mary Beth and Mr. James
M. Shear
Dr. Joseph T. Simeone
Dr. Denice N. Smith
Mr. William Holland Snively
Dr. David B. Solomon
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Stinson
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Sutliff
Dr. John E. Szewczyk
Dr. Shokry S. Tawfik
Dr. Terrence E. Tegtmeier
Dr. and Mrs. David L. Thomas
Dr. Geogy Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Tockman
Dr. Kenneth J. Tomchik
Dr. Albert Y. Tsien
Dr. and Mrs. George D. Tsonis
Dr. Loretta Ryan and Dr. Eric
J. Tuegel
Dr. James E. Tuschen
Dr. Robert A. Uptmor
Dr. James F. Vandam
Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Welford
Dr. Bonnie M. Williams
Dr. Laurie L. Wolf-Dahm
Dr. Dean A. Yannias
$1-$99
Dr. Alan D. Arps
Dr. Edward K. Baker
Mr. Jeremy T. and Mrs. Stacie
L. Baker
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Bednar
Mr. Marvin J. Bernhardy
Dr. Christine Pabin and
Mr. John S. Bishof
Dr. Diane E. Boone
Dr. Mark S. Bradel and
Dr. Connie M. Vitali
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Brooks
Mrs. Betty H. Carlson
Mr. Michael A. Cavataio
Dr. Chi K. Cheung
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Dr. William J. Cowden
Dr. Diana Cutts
Dr. Gregg E. Davis
Ms. Kelly A. Davit
Dr. and Mrs. David E. Deutsch
Dr. Steven J. Di Santi
Dr. Eugene P. Dust
Dr. and Mrs. Donald W. Edwards
Mr. L. G. and Mrs. Phyllis
K. Eklund
Mr. Raymond Empereur
Ms. Sandra Farnham
Dr. Susan A. Fontana
Ms. Kathleen Gallagher
Ms. Sheryl M. Galvez
Mrs. Janice A. Gerhardt
Ms. Joann Margaret Glacken
Ms. Lori Greenburg
Ms. Helen D. Gulley
Dr. Thomas L. Hartjes
Mr. Jeffrey A. Hartle
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Heath
Dr. Robert E. Heerens
Dr. and Mrs. Scott R. Homann
Mr. Shawn P. and Mrs. Becky
J. Hunter
Ms. Janet C. Jones
Mr. Larry J. Jones
Ms. Lori L. Keener
Dr. Karen A. Kienker
Dr. Amy M. Kirby
Dr. Sherrell Tong Lam
Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Lepeska
Dr. Patricia S. and Mr. Stephen
Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Lexa
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Lischwe
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lovell
Dr. J. Geoffrey Magnus
The Honorable Donald A.
Manzullo
Dr. Monica A. and Mr. John K.
Martens
Dr. Korrin K. Meier
Mr. Timothy A. Muldowney
Dr. Frank J. Nicolosi
Ms. Sandra S. Nienaber
Dr. and Mrs. Peter K. Park
Dr. Christa S. Pestka
Mr. James M. Peterson
Dr. Neelu Puri
Ms. Jenny Rodriguez
Dr. Emily L. Rogers
Mrs. Kelly D. Rosenberger
Ms. Tatiana Bolotina Rozman
Dr. Laura J. Saelinger-Shafer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Sandler
Dr. Jeffrey E. Schauer
Mr. Don Schreiner
Dr. Annette D. Segura
Dr. Steven E. Sesterhenn
Dr. Pamela J. Shultz
Dr. Joseph P. Spurgeon
Dr. R. Mark Styczynski
Dr. Daniel L. Swift
The Honorable Dave Syverson
Dr. Atef S. Tawfik
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Toler
Ms. Kimberly M. Vanderwall
Dr. John H. Van Landingham
Dr. John L. Wright
Donors (by class)
Family Medicine Residency
Dr. Jon P. Aagaard
Dr. Edward K. Baker
Dr. Timothy D. Bjelland
Dr. Warren A. Brauer
Dr. Danny L. Copeland
Dr. Gregg E. Davis
Dr. Donald R. Ford
Dr. John J. Franklin
Dr. Kevin Gander
Dr. Thomas L. Hartjes
Dr. Margaret S. Hensel
Dr. Paul R. Kasa
Dr. Edwin O. Okeson
Dr. Jeffrey S. Royce
Dr. Theodore H. Schock
Dr. Joseph P. Spurgeon
Dr. Atef S. Tawfik
Dr. Shokry S. Tawfik
Dr. David L. Thomas
1975
Dr. Douglas J. Kimmel
Dr. Gary W. Matravers
Dr. Fred A. Simon Jr.
Dr. Richard S. Tockman
1976
Dr. James T. Frakes
Dr. John E. Lovell
Dr. Loralee Marsh
Dr. Peter T. Schlake
Dr. Terrence E. Tegtmeier
Dr. Sheldon A. Weiss
1977
Dr. Eugene P. Dust
Dr. Michael P. Hayes
Dr. Karen A. Kienker
Dr. R. Mark Styczynski
Dr. Dean A. Yannias
1978
Dr. David O. Manigold
Dr. David B. Solomon
Dr. James F. Vandam
1979
Dr. Leonard P. Blass
Dr. Steven J. Bruce
Dr. Alfred G. Garcia
Dr. James D. Geihsler
Dr. Richard J. Honer
Dr. William R. Morgan
Dr. Dennis G. Norem
Dr. Pamela J. Shultz
Dr. Robert A. Uptmor
1980
Dr. Robert R. Ayers
Dr. Joseph M. Corvallis
Dr. David D. Coultas
Dr. David J. Hagan
Dr. Glenn D. Netto
Dr. Paul A. Riggs
Dr. Annette D. Segura
Dr. M. Marc Soriano
1981
Dr. Thomas E. Edes
Dr. Gary A. Hambel
Dr. James E. Hauffe
Dr. Mark E. Loehrke
Dr. David L. Oliver
1982
Dr. Randel O. Cardott
Dr. Diana Cutts
Dr. Marygrace Elson
Dr. Karen J. Englund
Dr. Mary Beth Shear
Dr. Loretta Ryan Tuegel
1983
Dr. Randall C. Fedro
Dr. Rae Ann Frantz
Dr. Robert J. Golz
Dr. Jeffrey R. Hallman
Dr. William D. Huffstutler
Dr. Krista L. Kaups
Dr. Mark D. Schauer
Dr. Steven E. Sesterhenn
1984
Dr. William J. Berg
Dr. Diane D. Fabrizius
Dr. Lynn M. Lindaman
Dr. Wendy M. Rashidi
1985
Dr. Michael R. De Haan
Dr. Mark F. Kevin
Dr. Laurie L. Wolf-Dahm
1986
Dr. William J. Kafka
Dr. Laurie A. Kenfield
Dr. Richard H. Wieder
1987
Dr. Jim M. Bock
Dr. D. Glen Coles
Dr. Jacqueline S. Mlsna
Dr. Gregory M. Scott
1994
Dr. Victor A. Dudzik
Dr. Steven C. Mitchell
Dr. Ricardo R. Mora
1988
Dr. David A. Arai
Dr. Edward A. Berg
Dr. Jeffrey A. Brower
Dr. Susan J. Dreyer
Dr. Lynn M. Malanfant
Dr. Anthony A. Nidea
Dr. Scott S. White
Dr. Priti V. Amin
Dr. Bradley A. Curtis
Dr. Michael T. Hoffman
Dr. Janelle K. Hupp
Dr. Grace H. Wang
1989
Dr. Michael R. Bauer
Dr. Terry L. Buzzard
Dr. David E. Deutsch
Dr. Robert Glickenberger
Dr. Laura J. Saelinger-Shafer
Dr. Albert Y. Tsien
1990
Dr. Alan D. Arps
Dr. John M. Bednar
Dr. Terence J. Beissel
Dr. Dudley A. Dupuy Jr.
Dr. Christopher Michael Kowalski
1991
Dr. Jack D. Lyons
Dr. Mary W. Martin
Dr. Lisa B. Nass
Dr. Valerie A. Pomper
Dr. Bonnie M. Williams
1992
Dr. Suzanne M. Kause
Dr. Jeffrey P. Lindquist
Dr. Pamela J. Wetzel
1993
Dr. Sean C. Blackwell
Dr. Lawrence E. Morrissey Jr.
Dr. Mark K. Myers
Dr. Peter A. Novota
1995
1997
Dr. Amy M. Kirby
Dr. Francisca A. Olmedo-Estrada
Dr. John Sudkamp
Dr. Geogy Thomas
Dr. George D. Tsonis
1998
Dr. Kurt E. Brueckert
Dr. Chi K. Cheung
Dr. Jeffrey M. Gremmels
Dr. Jerlyn McCleod
Dr. Martin L. Miller
Dr. Samantha Sattler
1999
Dr. Michael S. Amster
Dr. Lee Sesslar Johnson
Dr. Daniel W. Kattenbraker
Dr. Jane E.
Peterson-Kattenbraker
Dr. Christa S. Pestka
Dr. Kara A. Pitt
2000
Dr. Clifford L. Dotson
Dr. Mary Kathleen Lockard
2001
Dr. Katherine M. Austman
Dr. Kari L. Piper Cataldo
Dr. Thomas M. Danko
2002
Dr. Zachary J. Fulton
Dr. Jeffrey J. Jenson
Dr. Sean K. Kane
Dr. Michael J. Lepeska
2003
Dr. Amy C. James
2004
Dr. William J. Cowden
Dr. Jason D. Riesinger
Dr. Denice N. Smith
2005
Dr. Christine Pabin Bishof
Dr. Korrin K. Meier
Dr. Emily L. Rogers
2006
Dr. Michael P. Lawler
2007
Dr. Steven L. Ciciora
2008
Dr. Sherrell Tong Lam
Dr. Monica A. Martens
Charitable Gifts
worker to assist them with
navigating through the medical system. This service is also
unique in our area and would
not have been offered without
their generous support.
Gifts to programs at
the College of Medicine at
Rockford are important in
helping us meet the needs of
our students and our mission
to improve the health of the
communities we serve. For
information on how you can
make a charitable gift, please
visit our web site at http://
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Upcoming Events 2010
at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Match Day
Thursday, March 18
11:15am, College of Medicine Lobby
Research Day
Wednesday, April 7
College of Medicine Lobby
Senior Class Photo
Thursday, April 29
2:00pm, College of Medicine Lobby
Senior Banquet
Friday, April 30
6:00pm, Forest Hills Country Club
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Convocation Ceremony:
College of Medicine Class of 2010
Saturday, May 1
11:00am, Coronado Theatre
314 N. Main Street, Rockford
MBT Graduating Class of 2010
Saturday, May 1
3:00pm, College of Medicine Auditorium
Healthcare Summit
Saturday, June 5
8:00am-2:00pm, Parkview Campus
Campus Classics Car Show
Sunday, July 25, Parkview Campus

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