Hooding and Commencement - Oregon Health & Science University
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School of Medicine<br />
Class of 2011<br />
<strong>Hooding</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Commencement</strong><br />
Monday, June 6, 2011<br />
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Dear Graduate,<br />
On behalf of OHSU’s faculty <strong>and</strong> staff, I would like to offer my<br />
congratulations on the accomplishments that have brought you to<br />
this moment <strong>and</strong> extend my warmest wishes for your continued<br />
success as you move forward in your chosen field.<br />
This is a day of change, one in which you <strong>and</strong> your classmates turn<br />
the page from one chapter of your lives to the next. Some of you will<br />
teach, some will conduct research, some will care for the health of<br />
others, <strong>and</strong> some will develop high technology applications. All of<br />
you will continue to learn. I hope that you will take with you a sense<br />
of pride in your skills <strong>and</strong> knowledge, a sense of excitement for the<br />
possibilities that lie before you, <strong>and</strong> a commitment to using your<br />
education to better the lives of people of all ages, ethnicities <strong>and</strong> walks<br />
of life.<br />
Over the years, OHSU has evolved <strong>and</strong> adapted <strong>and</strong> grown in size<br />
<strong>and</strong> complexity. But what was true in 1887 when OHSU began is<br />
still true today: you, the students, are the reason we are all here. I<br />
want to thank you for your hard work <strong>and</strong> the sacrifices you <strong>and</strong><br />
your families have made to arrive at this day. Your accomplishments<br />
are many, but they are only a small part of what you will be able to<br />
achieve as you apply the knowledge you have gained.<br />
OHSU truly is the place where healing, teaching, discovery come<br />
together. In unifying these missions, we realize the greatest intellectual<br />
strength <strong>and</strong> innovation. I hope you will embrace this model of<br />
integration <strong>and</strong> live your life as a healer, a teacher <strong>and</strong> a researcher. In<br />
this, I believe, you will find the greatest reward.<br />
As an OHSU graduate, you join a dedicated <strong>and</strong> elite community.<br />
There are four schools <strong>and</strong> literally dozens of departments <strong>and</strong><br />
sub-specialties represented here, but the OHSU community is<br />
unified in its commitment to service <strong>and</strong> to bettering human health<br />
worldwide. This community welcomes you as a valued member. Your<br />
accomplishments are a sense of pride <strong>and</strong> your future a source of<br />
hope. Thank you <strong>and</strong> congratulations.<br />
Best wishes for your continued success.<br />
President’s Message<br />
Joseph E. Robertson Jr., M.D., M.B.A.<br />
President, <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
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4 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
The Program<br />
Processional March (Audience remain seated)<br />
Pomp <strong>and</strong> Circumstance March #1 (Edward Elgar)<br />
Welcome<br />
Edward J. Keenan, Ph.D.<br />
Interim Associate Dean for Accreditation <strong>and</strong> Curriculum<br />
President, The Foundation for Medical Excellence (TFME)<br />
Greetings from the<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong> President<br />
Joseph E. Robertson, Jr., M.D., M.B.A.<br />
President, <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Greetings from the<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> State Board of Higher Education<br />
David Yaden, B.A.<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> State Board of Higher Education<br />
Greetings from the<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong> Board of Directors<br />
Charles Wilhoite, B.S., C.P.A.<br />
Chair, OHSU Board of Directors<br />
Greetings from the<br />
School of Medicine Alumni Association<br />
John W. Kendall, Jr., M.D.<br />
President, School of Medicine Alumni Association<br />
Dean’s Message<br />
Mark A. Richardson, M.D., M.Sc.B., M.B.A.<br />
Dean, School of Medicine<br />
Faculty Message - M.D. Program<br />
Sima Desai, M.D.<br />
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine<br />
Division of Hospital Medicine
Faculty Message - Graduate Program<br />
William R. Hersh, M.D.<br />
Professor <strong>and</strong> Chair, Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology<br />
Presentation of Newly Appointed Emeritus Faculty<br />
David W. Robinson, Ph.D.<br />
Interim Provost <strong>and</strong> Vice President for Academic Affairs<br />
<strong>Hooding</strong> <strong>and</strong> Conferring of Degrees <strong>and</strong> Certificates<br />
Mark A. Richardson, M.D., M.Sc.B., M.B.A.<br />
Dean, School of Medicine<br />
Associate’s Degrees<br />
Bachelor’s Degrees<br />
David W. Robinson, Ph.D.<br />
Interim Provost <strong>and</strong> Vice President for Academic Affairs<br />
Graduate Certificates<br />
Allison D. Fryer, Ph.D., FBPharmacolS.<br />
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies<br />
Participants in <strong>Hooding</strong> Ceremony<br />
Faculty Hooders<br />
Marc V. Gosselin, M.D.<br />
Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology<br />
Director of Thoracic Imaging<br />
D. Lynn Loriaux, M.D., Ph.D.<br />
Professor <strong>and</strong> Chair, Department of Medicine<br />
Cheryl L. Maslen, Ph.D.<br />
Professor, Department of Medicine<br />
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine<br />
William E. Lambert, Ph.D.<br />
Associate Professor, Department of Public <strong>Health</strong> & Preventive Medicine<br />
Head, Division of Epidemiology<br />
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6 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Master’s Degrees<br />
Allison D. Fryer, Ph.D., FBPharmacolS.<br />
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies<br />
Doctor of Medicine<br />
Molly L. Osborne, M.D., Ph.D.<br />
Interim Associate Dean for Educational Affairs<br />
Associate Dean for Student Affairs<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Allison D. Fryer, Ph.D., FBPharmacolS.<br />
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies<br />
Oath of Geneva<br />
John W. Saultz, M.D.<br />
Professor <strong>and</strong> Chair, Department of Family Medicine<br />
Medical Student Message<br />
Jessica R. Carlson, M.D.<br />
Graduate, Class of 2011<br />
Graduate Student Message<br />
Jennifer Redig, Ph.D.<br />
Graduate, Class of 2011<br />
Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards<br />
Jessica R. Carlson, M.D.<br />
President, Class of 2011<br />
M.D. Student Achievement Awards<br />
Edward J. Keenan, Ph.D.<br />
Interim Associate Dean for Accreditation <strong>and</strong> Curriculum<br />
President, The Foundation for Medical Excellence (TFME)<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Master’s Thesis Award<br />
Allison D. Fryer, Ph.D., FBPharmacolS.<br />
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
The John A. Resko<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Doctoral Dissertation Award<br />
Allison D. Fryer, Ph.D., FBPharmacolS.<br />
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies<br />
The John A. Resko Faculty Excellence in<br />
Research <strong>and</strong> Mentoring Award<br />
Allison D. Fryer, Ph.D., FBPharmacolS.<br />
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies<br />
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards<br />
Presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation<br />
Edward J. Keenan, Ph.D.<br />
Interim Associate Dean for Accreditation <strong>and</strong> Curriculum<br />
President, The Foundation for Medical Excellence (TFME)<br />
The Edward S. Hayes Gold-Headed Cane Award<br />
Molly L. Osborne, M.D., Ph.D.<br />
Interim Associate Dean for Educational Affairs<br />
Associate Dean for Student Affairs<br />
Cornelia Hayes Stevens<br />
Gr<strong>and</strong>daughter of Edward S. Hayes, M.D.<br />
Closing Remarks<br />
Edward J. Keenan, Ph.D.<br />
Interim Associate Dean for Accreditation <strong>and</strong> Curriculum<br />
President,The Foundation for Medical Excellence (TFME)<br />
Joseph E. Robertson, Jr., M.D., M.B.A.<br />
President, <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Recessional<br />
Trumpet Voluntary (Henry Purcell)<br />
Reception<br />
The Portl<strong>and</strong> Center for the Performing Arts<br />
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Emeritus Faculty Appointments<br />
Each year, several members of the faculty <strong>and</strong> staff who are retiring from day-to-day participation<br />
in the teaching, research, patient care <strong>and</strong> administrative programs of the university, are named<br />
emeritus members of the university in recognition of their outst<strong>and</strong>ing contributions to OHSU.<br />
Those being honored this year are:<br />
Janet N. Billups, J.D.<br />
General Legal Counsel Emerita<br />
Assistant Professor Emerita<br />
Psychiatry<br />
James Metcalfe, M.D.<br />
Professor Emeritus<br />
Medicine<br />
8 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
School of Medicine<br />
Robb E. Moses, M.D.<br />
Professor Emeritus<br />
Molecular & Medical Genetics<br />
Richard C. U’Ren, M.D.<br />
Professor Emeritus<br />
Psychiatry
Presentation of C<strong>and</strong>idates for degrees,<br />
Conferring of degrees <strong>and</strong> CertifiCates,<br />
awarding of diPlomas <strong>and</strong> CertifiCates<br />
Associate of Applied <strong>Science</strong><br />
Major: Emergency Medical Technology – Paramedic Bachelor of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Major: Clinical Laboratory <strong>Science</strong><br />
Bachelor of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Major: Radiation Therapy<br />
David W . Robinson, Ph.D.<br />
Interim Provost <strong>and</strong> Vice President for Academic Affairs<br />
Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics<br />
Graduate Certificate in Dietetic Internship<br />
Graduate Certificate in <strong>Health</strong>care Management<br />
Graduate Certificate in Human Investigations<br />
Master of Biomedical Informatics<br />
Master of Clinical Dietetics<br />
Master of Clinical Research<br />
Master of Physician Assistant Studies<br />
Master of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Master of Public <strong>Health</strong><br />
Allison D. Fryer, Ph.D., FBPharmacolS.<br />
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies<br />
Doctor of Medicine<br />
Molly L. Osborne, M.D., Ph.D.<br />
Interim Associate Dean for Educational Affairs<br />
Associate Dean of Student Affairs<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Allison D. Fryer, Ph.D., FBPharmacolS.<br />
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies<br />
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Associate of Applied <strong>Science</strong><br />
Karen E. Adams<br />
Nick L. Fiorante<br />
John C. Miley<br />
Mark R. Albus<br />
Mike J. Healy<br />
Rachael M. Millen<br />
Jason M. Allegri<br />
10 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Associate of Applied <strong>Science</strong><br />
with a major in<br />
Emergency Medical Technology - Paramedic<br />
Joint program with <strong>Oregon</strong> Institute of Technology<br />
Robb L. Hollenbeck<br />
John M. Miller<br />
Jared W. Casey<br />
Aaron D. Hunt<br />
Christina L. Stauber<br />
Mychal G. Costanzo<br />
Kyle W. LaClair<br />
Jake M. Stone<br />
Nickie L. Dane<br />
Kyle E. Leonard<br />
Kevin L. V<strong>and</strong>enheuvel<br />
Jessica L. De Jesus
Emily Barbur<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Robert E. Blouch<br />
Lancaster, PA<br />
Patricia Boling<br />
Woodl<strong>and</strong>, WA<br />
Richard Brazovan<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Maria Chloupkova<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Christina Covington<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Alex<strong>and</strong>er DioDato<br />
Needham, MA<br />
Michelle Ehresman<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
Samantha G. Fogarty<br />
Vancouver, WA<br />
Lindsay Godfrey<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Christopher Gorter<br />
Escondido, CA<br />
Marina Gruzin<br />
Vancouver, WA<br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Bachelor of <strong>Science</strong><br />
with a major in<br />
Clinical Laboratory <strong>Science</strong><br />
Joint program with <strong>Oregon</strong> Institute of Technology<br />
Susan Gunn<br />
Hillsboro, OR<br />
Leila A. Hazelief<br />
St. Petersburg, FL<br />
Mina Heidrick<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
Adrienne Knott<br />
White Salmon, WA<br />
Kristy Lowery<br />
Salem, OR<br />
Gina R. Mann<br />
Salem, OR<br />
Natnael Minalu<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Brenda Moore<br />
Klamath Falls, OR<br />
Karen Nesbit<br />
Kelso, WA<br />
Molly Oakes<br />
Cathlamet, WA<br />
Valerie Omsted<br />
St. Helens, OR<br />
Sarah Pachal<br />
Seaside, OR<br />
Irina Petersen<br />
Keizer, OR<br />
Carolyn Ray<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Jamie S<strong>and</strong>e<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
Ryan L. Snodgrass<br />
Kansas City, KS<br />
Kari L. Stevens<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> City, OR<br />
Tammy Takamoto<br />
Hillsboro, OR<br />
Elizabeth Thammasouk<br />
Salem, OR<br />
Kim-Dung Thi Tran<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Br<strong>and</strong>en Trujillo<br />
Eaton, CO<br />
Sostanno Tung<br />
Gresham, OR<br />
Dustin Welch<br />
Hillsboro, OR<br />
Miao Wu<br />
Clackamas, OR<br />
Bachelor of <strong>Science</strong><br />
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Bachelor of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Laura Chaney<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Ashley Coakley<br />
Lebanon, OR<br />
Stephanie Farias<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Ray France<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Lacy Helberg<br />
West Linn, OR<br />
Beth Kari<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
12 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Bachelor of <strong>Science</strong><br />
with a major in<br />
Radiation Therapy<br />
Trang Tri Nguyen<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Andrea Tewson<br />
Sacramento, CA<br />
Albert Anthony Williams III<br />
San Diego, CA
Yossi Bahagon<br />
Jerusalem, Israel<br />
Mark Alan Binstock<br />
Bentleyville, OH<br />
Thomas John Durkin<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
David Keith English<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong>, CA<br />
Masoud Faraji<br />
Lake Oswego, OR<br />
Justin J. Fossum<br />
Aloha, OR<br />
Eric Karl Gebhardt<br />
La Center, WA<br />
Vincent Paul Gibbons<br />
Albany, NY<br />
Amy J. Goodwin<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
Kimberley Miller<br />
Granath<br />
Missoula, MT<br />
Timothy P. Hickman<br />
Kansas City, MO<br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Graduate Certificate in<br />
Biomedical Informatics<br />
Gregg Eugene Hoshovsky<br />
Bend, OR<br />
Amr A. Jamal<br />
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<br />
William Russell Jennings, Jr.<br />
Columbia, SC<br />
Alexis Leah Kalman<br />
Woodl<strong>and</strong>, CA<br />
Joel D. Lafleur<br />
Camden, ME<br />
Daniel Wofa Li<br />
Republic of Singapore<br />
Darren SongCheng Lim<br />
Republic of Singapore<br />
Susan Elizabeth Millea<br />
Austin, TX<br />
Gwendolyn B. Moscoe<br />
Vancouver, WA<br />
Peter Nielsen<br />
Chicago, IL<br />
Chitra S. Pathiavadi<br />
Durham, NC<br />
Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics<br />
Diana Nobumi Pennington<br />
Sherwood, OR<br />
Danielle I. Przychodzin<br />
Denver, CO<br />
Trevor Rohm<br />
Rio Rancho, NM<br />
Nathan Reed Skidmore<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Donald Charles Spencer<br />
Durham, NC<br />
Henry Philip Stalker<br />
Birmingham, AL<br />
Minakshi Tikoo<br />
West Simsbury, CT<br />
Erin Stelzenmueller Watson<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Martin Michael Yadrick, Jr.<br />
Los Angeles, CA<br />
Seana Michelle Zagar<br />
Corvallis, OR<br />
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Graduate Certificate in Dietetic Internship<br />
Megan Marie Antosik<br />
Redwood City, CA<br />
Elizabeth Bancroft<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, ME<br />
Annie M. Behrend<br />
Bend, OR<br />
Sarah Bishop<br />
Eugene, OR<br />
Elise M. Blickensderfer<br />
Fargo, ND<br />
Melanie Janel Boney<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Peter Anthony Curcio<br />
Milwaukie, OR<br />
Kimberly R. Green<br />
Dallesport, WA<br />
14 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Graduate Certificate in<br />
Dietetic Internship<br />
Jessica M. Haggerty<br />
Oyster Bay, NY<br />
Kristen Michelle Highl<strong>and</strong><br />
Tigard, OR<br />
Molly A. Jennings<br />
Martinez, CA<br />
Martha Jean Koeske<br />
Spokane, WA<br />
Jamie M. Libera<br />
Coeur d’Alene, ID<br />
Abigail R. Marlow<br />
Anchorage, AK<br />
Sonja Opitsh Max<br />
Healdsburg, CA<br />
Nicole Ng<br />
Alameda, CA<br />
Jessie M. Nindel-Edwards<br />
Mukilteo, WA<br />
Noelle M. Pervere<br />
Vancouver, WA<br />
Rachel Anna Reid<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
Am<strong>and</strong>a L. Sullivan<br />
Battle Lake, MN<br />
Gabriella N. Vetere<br />
San Jose, CA<br />
Sarah Kathryn Ziha<br />
St. Louis, MO
Jessica Mary Graham<br />
Chico, CA<br />
Amy Elizabeth Guthrie<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
Rebecca Lynn Hancock<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Graduate Certificate in<br />
<strong>Health</strong>care Management<br />
Diane M. Hutson<br />
Columbia City, OR<br />
Melinda Sue Morrison<br />
Eugene, OR<br />
Sherry Padgett<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Graduate Certificate in <strong>Health</strong>care Management<br />
Carol M. Purdy<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Alberto Ventura<br />
Gervais, OR<br />
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Graduate Certificate in Human Investigations<br />
Amaryllis Maria Elpida<br />
Arraut<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
Mehmet Caglar Berk<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Misty L. Carlson<br />
Elmira, OR<br />
Scott M. Chaddendon<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Laura Lynn Corbin<br />
Huntsville, TX<br />
16 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Graduate Certificate in<br />
Human Investigations<br />
Jason M. Glover<br />
Columbus, OH<br />
Barbara D. Hettinger<br />
Olympia, WA<br />
Lucinda Lee Hugos<br />
Lake Oswego, OR<br />
Teresa Mangin<br />
Erie, PA<br />
Marcus Matthew Monroe<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Keri O'Connell Bennett<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Kelly Shea Perlewitz<br />
Lake Oswego, OR<br />
Maynika Vani Rastogi<br />
Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago
Thomas P. Agresta<br />
Burlington, CT<br />
Development <strong>and</strong> delivery of a<br />
medical informatics educational<br />
workshop for family medicine<br />
faculty<br />
Larry A. Bannister<br />
Dundee, OR<br />
An investigation into various<br />
aspects of interoperability<br />
Andrew Jordan Collins<br />
Oshkosh, WI<br />
The use of lean quality<br />
improvement methods<br />
in healthcare: Improving<br />
performance on a quality metric<br />
Jeffery Timon Emch<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Can the use of electronic tools<br />
improve the coding of patient<br />
problem lists to the snomed CT<br />
terminology?<br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Master of<br />
Biomedical Informatics<br />
Gregory C. Griffin<br />
Wilmington, DE<br />
An evaluation of the process<br />
of chemotherapy ordering <strong>and</strong><br />
delivery from the perspective<br />
of practitioners, nurses, <strong>and</strong><br />
pharmacists at a children's<br />
hospital<br />
V<strong>and</strong>ana Kapoor<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
A tool to integrate multiple<br />
clinical trials<br />
Daniel Wofa Li<br />
Republic of Singapore<br />
Clinician decision aid for<br />
patients with hip fractures<br />
Jeffrey D. Merrill<br />
Berkeley, CA<br />
Incorporation of uncertainty<br />
into a medical decision model of<br />
erythropoietin use in premature<br />
infants at risk for red cell<br />
transfusion<br />
Master of Biomedical Informatics<br />
JoAnna Marie<br />
V<strong>and</strong>erhoef<br />
Brooklyn, NY<br />
International partnerships<br />
in building capacity among<br />
e<strong>Health</strong> workers in developing<br />
countries: Characteristics of<br />
successful collaborations<br />
Chia-Hua Yu<br />
Oakl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Evaluation of remote usability<br />
techniques in an elderly cohort<br />
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Master of Clinical Dietetics<br />
Kelly Martin<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
18 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Master of<br />
Clinical Dietetics
Karen S. Alex<strong>and</strong>er<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Association between gamma<br />
fibrinogen levels <strong>and</strong><br />
inflammation<br />
Craig Stanford Broberg<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Safety of dental electronic<br />
apex locators or pulp testers in<br />
patients with implanted cardiac<br />
pacemakers or cardioverter/<br />
defibrillators<br />
Derek J. Burks<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
The empathy-altruism association<br />
<strong>and</strong> relevance to the health care<br />
professionals<br />
Jennifer Elizabeth DeVoe<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Does parental health insurance<br />
loss affect children’s access to care?<br />
Taciana Gontijo da Costa Dias<br />
Uberl<strong>and</strong>ia, Brazil<br />
Reward circuit connectivity in<br />
children with adhd<br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Master of<br />
Clinical Research<br />
Mitzi Donabel Ang Go<br />
Manila, Philippines<br />
Pulmonary function<br />
(respiratory compliance) in late<br />
preterm infants after antenatal<br />
steroid therapy<br />
Jessica L. Gregg<br />
Albuquerque, NM<br />
<strong>Health</strong> beliefs, level of<br />
acculturation with pap smear<br />
use among Latinos from<br />
Mexico<br />
Jonathan Seth Ilgen<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Assessing the clinical diagnostic<br />
reasoning skills of medical<br />
students, residents <strong>and</strong> fellows<br />
Oleg Sergeevich<br />
Kouskov<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Effectiveness of adaptive<br />
servoventilation in patients on<br />
opioids resistant to st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
positive airway pressure<br />
Master of Clinical Research<br />
Nicole Elise Marshall<br />
Bellingham, WA<br />
Maternal body composition<br />
regulates placental function<br />
<strong>and</strong> fetal growth<br />
Anh T. Nguyen-Huynh<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
The role of endolynhatic sac<br />
in the pathophysiology of<br />
Meniere’s disease<br />
Tamara Deneé Olenyik<br />
Albuquerque, NM<br />
Oral putrescine restores<br />
virulence of ornithine<br />
decarboxylase-deficient<br />
leishmania donovani in mice<br />
Jennifer Kathleen<br />
Raymond<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
The intersection of fatty<br />
acid oxidation, diet-induced<br />
insulin resistance <strong>and</strong><br />
epigenetics<br />
Jennifer Kristine Redig<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
A CRELD1-VEGF digenic<br />
risk profile is causative for<br />
atrioventricular septal defects<br />
<strong>Commencement</strong> 2011 19
Master of Physician Assistant Studies<br />
Kristy M. Aghayan<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Monte W. Anderson<br />
Pendleton, OR<br />
Pamela Laureen Betz<br />
Denver, CO<br />
Nino Boissonneault<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
Margot E. Chase<br />
San Francisco, CA<br />
Cameron L. Collings<br />
Spokane, WA<br />
Kate Diane Corrigan<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Helene A. Dueñas<br />
Hagåtña, Guam<br />
Kathryn Betty Durdel<br />
Tigard, OR<br />
Diadra Patrice Dyer<br />
Oklahoma City, OK<br />
Christine Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
Hillsboro, OR<br />
Aubrey America Giese<br />
Trenton, MI<br />
20 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Master of<br />
Physician Assistant Studies<br />
Juan M. Herrera-Godinez<br />
Woodburn, OR<br />
Joslyn R. Hiett<br />
Cheyenne, WY<br />
Sarah R. Johnson<br />
Salem, OR<br />
Bridget Angelique Kammerzelt<br />
Corvallis, OR<br />
Alexis LaChapelle<br />
Bend, OR<br />
Cassie R. Mapolski<br />
Central Point, OR<br />
Nicole Marie Marshall<br />
Mercer Isl<strong>and</strong>, WA<br />
Joshua Cameron McFarl<strong>and</strong><br />
Ogden, UT<br />
Victoria Jasmine Oberzil<br />
Forest Grove, OR<br />
Beth Ann Orton<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Youngkun Park<br />
Daegu, Korea<br />
Amber Roann Pickren<br />
Boise, ID<br />
Steven Jonathon Reeder<br />
Madras, OR<br />
Tate T. Reyes<br />
Pueblo, CO<br />
Jessica L. S<strong>and</strong>erson<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Lauren K. Scott<br />
Essex, VT<br />
Emily Ruth Sellers-Subocz<br />
Vancouver, WA<br />
Carolyn K. Sidles<br />
Centerville, OR<br />
Megan A. Southwick<br />
Round Pond, ME<br />
Crystal Sullivan Springer<br />
Hood River, OR<br />
Dyea LaVerne Summers<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Elizabeth Lee Tomatsu<br />
Raleigh, NC<br />
Erin Jamie Wheeler<br />
Newport, OR
Brenda Ann Broers<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Robert Dickinson Brown<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Jennie Lyn Hines<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Anti-viral properties of<br />
BST-2 <strong>and</strong> Kaposi’s sarcomaassociated<br />
herpesvirus<br />
countermeasures<br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Master of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology<br />
Biomedical Informatics<br />
Pavana Anur<br />
Venkatachalapathy<br />
Bangalore, India<br />
Identification of c<strong>and</strong>idate<br />
genes in atherosclerotic<br />
cardiovascular disease, a<br />
system’s biology approach<br />
Cell & Developmental Biology<br />
Yun Xin Lim<br />
Melaka, Malaysia<br />
Cellular <strong>and</strong> mutagenic<br />
effects of formaldehyde in<br />
mammalian cells<br />
Daniel Louis Murphy<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Seasonal analysis of the<br />
dominant bacterial taxa across<br />
a salinity gradient in the<br />
Columbia River <strong>and</strong> estuary<br />
Lawrence Pautsch, III<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Charles Frederick<br />
Murchison<br />
Lake Oswego, OR<br />
The assessment <strong>and</strong> analysis<br />
of genes expressed in colorectal<br />
cancer via Wnt/Beta-Catenin<br />
signaling<br />
Basma Saadoun<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
Master of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Vesna Zuzel<br />
Liverpool, Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
ATP7B Expression <strong>and</strong><br />
trafficking in the intestine<br />
<strong>and</strong> ovary: insights into<br />
specialized function<br />
<strong>Commencement</strong> 2011 21
Master of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Clinical Nutrition<br />
Annie M. Behrend<br />
Bend, OR<br />
Effects of MCT supplementation<br />
on exercise tolerance in patients<br />
with long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl<br />
coa dehydrogenase (Lchad)<br />
deficiency umbilical cord blood<br />
plasma<br />
22 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Master of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Stephanie Ann Miksa<br />
Redmond, WA<br />
Change in vitamin D<br />
concentration in obese indiviuals<br />
after a 6 month weight loss<br />
intervention of high versus low<br />
carbohydrate diets<br />
Computer <strong>Science</strong> & Engineering<br />
Yongshun Chen<br />
Beijing, China<br />
A controlled study on external<br />
resources contribution to Chinese<br />
word segmentation<br />
Environmental <strong>Science</strong> & Engineering<br />
Syeda Junnar Ahmed<br />
Dhaka, Bangladesh<br />
Ibtihal Ali Hamie<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Kevin Xingdong Shaw<br />
Vancouver, WA<br />
Florian U. Moeller<br />
Bethesda, MD<br />
Biogeochemical <strong>and</strong> molecular<br />
biological characterization of<br />
nitrogen cycle processes in the<br />
Columbia River <strong>and</strong> estuary<br />
Christine Bezunesh<br />
Murphy<br />
Colorado Springs, CO<br />
Breastfeeding duration of<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> African-American<br />
women<br />
Jason Paul Righter<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Jeremy Waterman<br />
Amherst, MA
<strong>Health</strong>care Management<br />
Siranoosh Abtin<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Nancy Susan Craig<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Management in <strong>Science</strong> & Technology<br />
James Lee Clark<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
Antone J. Eek<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Susan Janine Estinson<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Hortence Fogueng Maffeu<br />
Rio Rancho, NM<br />
Molecular Microbiology & Immunology<br />
Erin A. Martin<br />
Apple Valley, CA<br />
The role of B Cell subsets in<br />
peripheral t cell tolerance<br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Master of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Katherine Gail Emmett<br />
Tigard, OR<br />
Sara Iodice<br />
Salem, OR<br />
Carol M. Purdy<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Rekha Rasiah<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Master of <strong>Science</strong><br />
Andrew John Veyliotti<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Rita Ann Wells<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
<strong>Commencement</strong> 2011 23
Master of Public <strong>Health</strong><br />
Nathan Joseph Ansbaugh<br />
Boulder, CO<br />
Agent Orange as a risk factor for<br />
positive prostate biopsy<br />
Allison L. Buti<br />
Asti, CA<br />
Measuring attitudes of first- <strong>and</strong><br />
fourth-year medical students<br />
toward patients with alcohol <strong>and</strong><br />
other drug abuse disorders<br />
Kathryn Elizabeth Carr<br />
Austin, TX<br />
Stimulant use <strong>and</strong> treatment<br />
retention among individuals<br />
in an opioid maintenance<br />
treatment program<br />
Catherine A. Gonzalez-<br />
Maddux<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Effects of body mass index on<br />
motor vehicle crash injuries in<br />
pediatrics cases<br />
24 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Master of<br />
Public <strong>Health</strong><br />
Heather Rebecca-Craig<br />
Franklin<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Implications for researchers<br />
employing web-based respondent<br />
driven sampling<br />
Jennifer C. Kernan<br />
Concord, NH<br />
Spine surgery variation<br />
according to payer<br />
Sirisha Durga Kovvali<br />
Westborough, MA<br />
Relationship between type 2<br />
diabetes mellitus, fasting glucose<br />
<strong>and</strong> insulin levels, <strong>and</strong> incident<br />
prostate cancer in the osteoporotic<br />
fractures in men study (MrOS)<br />
Jennifer Heeyoung Ku<br />
Clackamas, OR<br />
Predictors for the prognosis of<br />
retinal vasculitis in uveitis patients<br />
<strong>and</strong> factors that characterize<br />
subsets of retinal vasculitis<br />
Steven J. McNamara<br />
Ashl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Endoscopic Ultrasound <strong>and</strong><br />
impact on survival in rectal cancer<br />
patients: a SEER-Medicare study<br />
Elizabeth Anne Olszewski<br />
Rocky River, OH<br />
Validating the POLST algorithm<br />
Gene L. Bowman<br />
Seth Edward O’Neal<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Virginia Beach, VA<br />
Surveillance for taenia solium<br />
Pattern analysis of nutrient Patrick Gray Hudson parasitic infection in <strong>Oregon</strong><br />
biomarkers in neuroepidemiology Eugene, OR<br />
Factors associated with french fry Kimberly Kaye Repp<br />
William Culbertson Bryson consumption among two year olds Gearhart, OR<br />
Eugene, OR<br />
in the <strong>Oregon</strong> Prams-2 cohort Male human papillomavirus<br />
Cost <strong>and</strong> utilization of extended<br />
(HPV) prevalence <strong>and</strong> association<br />
release naltrexone for alcohol use<br />
with condom use in Mexico,<br />
disorders<br />
Brazil <strong>and</strong> the United States<br />
Vivian Wai-Ying Siu<br />
Tigard, OR<br />
The association between residential<br />
built environment <strong>and</strong> walking<br />
habits among older women in the<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong> metro area<br />
Nathan A. Trenholme<br />
Conifer, CO<br />
Compliance with guidelines for<br />
H1N1 vaccination in pediatric<br />
Kaiser Permanente members<br />
Jeffrey Lucas Williams<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Estimates of complications <strong>and</strong><br />
clinically significant findings<br />
in screening <strong>and</strong> surveillance<br />
colonoscopy
Brigit Hatch<br />
Corvallis, OR<br />
Citizenship documentation<br />
requirements for medicaid<br />
eligibility: effects on <strong>Oregon</strong><br />
children<br />
Family Medicine<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Doctor of Medicine <strong>and</strong> Master of Public <strong>Health</strong><br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Doctor of Medicine <strong>and</strong><br />
Master of Public <strong>Health</strong><br />
Gail Kristine Larson<br />
Spokane, WA<br />
Shocks associated with increased<br />
mortality in implantable<br />
cardioverter-defibrillator<br />
patients<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Hospitals-Ann Arbor<br />
Moira Kathleen Ray<br />
Glens Falls, NY<br />
Patient <strong>and</strong> provider<br />
characteristics associated with<br />
comfort discussing substance<br />
use in HIV clinics<br />
Family Medicine<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>Commencement</strong> 2011 25
Doctor of Medicine<br />
Rebecca Mae Allen<br />
Psychiatry<br />
Harvard<br />
Emma Benzar<br />
With Honor<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Markus Alex<strong>and</strong>er Boin<br />
With Honor<br />
Emergency Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Arizona Affiliated<br />
Hospitals<br />
Kimberly Mersch Boyer<br />
Pediatrics<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Prasheeda Bremjit<br />
Medicine-Family Medicine<br />
Eastern Virginia Medical School<br />
Kelsey Marie Brody<br />
Family Medicine<br />
St. Anthony North Hospital<br />
Valerie Brooke<br />
Physical Medicine &<br />
Rehabilitation<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania<br />
Center<br />
26 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Doctor of Medicine<br />
Charles Nicholas Buser, II<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Providence Milwaukie Hospital<br />
Kirk A. Caddell<br />
General Surgery<br />
<strong>University</strong> of North Carolina<br />
Hospitals<br />
Jessica R. Carlson<br />
General Surgery<br />
Bassett Medical Center<br />
Anne Margaret Carpenter<br />
Psychiatry<br />
Medical College of Georgia<br />
Elizabeth Marie Carr<br />
Emergency Medicine<br />
Lincoln Medical Center<br />
Ammar H. Changezi<br />
Pediatrics<br />
Kaiser Permanente-Los Angeles<br />
Rachel Lindsay Chard<br />
Anesthesiology<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Affiliate Hospitals<br />
Marcus Alyn Chiodo<br />
Emergency Medicine<br />
Wayne State <strong>University</strong><br />
Detroit Medical Center<br />
Katelyn Ann Clark<br />
General Surgery<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Katherine Irene<br />
Clawson<br />
Family Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Affiliated Hospitals<br />
Nicole M. Conrad<br />
Anesthesiology<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
John Carl Conroy<br />
Emergency Medicine<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & Sceince<br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Walter Crittenden<br />
Anesthesiology<br />
<strong>University</strong> of California<br />
Irvine Medical Center<br />
Stacy Dunbar de la<br />
Motte<br />
Anesthesiology<br />
Hospital of the <strong>University</strong><br />
of Pennsylvania<br />
Jenna Donaldson<br />
With Great Honor<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Family Medicine SW<br />
Washington
Nathaneal Bruce Douglas<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Providence Milwaukie<br />
Hospital<br />
Justin Flores Estaris<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
Providence St. Vincent<br />
Hospital<br />
Lauren Elizabeth Faricy<br />
Pediatrics<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Vermont<br />
Naomi Bickford Fishman<br />
Psychiatry<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Evelyn Rebecca Ford<br />
With Great Honor<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
NYP Hospital – Columbia<br />
<strong>University</strong> Medical Center<br />
Brooke M. Frakes<br />
Emergency Medicine<br />
Wayne State <strong>University</strong><br />
Detroit Medical Center<br />
David Glenn Frazer<br />
Anesthesiology<br />
Massachusetts General<br />
Hospital<br />
Thomas J. Gibson<br />
Diagnostic Radiology<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Meghan Elizabeth Gilroy<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of California<br />
Davis Medical Center<br />
Adam N. Glaser<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
Providence Portl<strong>and</strong> Medical<br />
Center<br />
Michael Goodwin<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Providence Milwaukie<br />
Hospital<br />
Devon W. Greer<br />
Otolaryngology<br />
Madigan Army Medical<br />
Center<br />
Monica Jane Gulley<br />
Family Medicine<br />
John Peter Smith Hospital<br />
Anna L. Hemphill<br />
Family Medicine<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Emily Margaret Houle<br />
Pediatrics<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Affiliated Hospitals<br />
Thanh Mai Huynh<br />
Pediatrics<br />
UCLA Harbor Medical<br />
Center<br />
Doctor of Medicine<br />
Emily Ann Jeffrey<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Arizona<br />
Affiliated Hospitals<br />
Amariek Jane Jensen-de<br />
la Cruz<br />
Pathology<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Brian Mathew Jeppesen<br />
With Highest Honor<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Brittany Gay McBurney<br />
Jones<br />
Pediatrics<br />
Maricopa Medical Center<br />
Aaron Gregory Kilber<br />
Emergency Medicine<br />
Legacy Emanuel/Good<br />
Samaritan<br />
Brant Kirk<br />
General Surgery<br />
Maricopa Medical Center<br />
Daniel Patrick Lamb, Jr.<br />
Pediatrics<br />
Harbor UCLA Medical<br />
Center<br />
<strong>Commencement</strong> 2011 27
Doctor of Medicine<br />
Kyle B. Lamb<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Colorado<br />
School of Medicine<br />
Austin J. Lammers<br />
Medicine - Primary<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Colorado<br />
School of Medicine<br />
Linh T. Le<br />
Emergency Medicine<br />
St. Louis <strong>University</strong><br />
School of Medicine<br />
Annamieka Simmons Leary<br />
Ophthalmology<br />
<strong>University</strong> of California-Davis<br />
Jinnell Ann Lewis<br />
Family Medicine<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> - Cascades East<br />
Rebecca Anderson Lindsay<br />
With Great Honor<br />
Ophthalmology<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Affiliated Hospitals<br />
Kate Luenprakansit<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
Santa Clara Valley Medical<br />
Center<br />
28 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Mark Allen Lundquist<br />
Medicine<br />
Boston <strong>University</strong> Medical<br />
Center<br />
John Maurice Mahan<br />
Psychiatry<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Utah Affiliated<br />
Hospitals<br />
Michael Robert Markiewicz,<br />
D.D.S.<br />
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Kaitlin S. Masarie<br />
Obstetrics-Gynecology<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Affiliated Hospitals<br />
Nathaniel Kranz McCoy<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Utah Affiliated<br />
Hospitals<br />
Kathryn Louise Menninger<br />
Family Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Utah Affiliated<br />
Hospitals<br />
Brittany Michelle Millard-<br />
Hasting<br />
Diagnostic Radiology<br />
David Grant Medical Center<br />
Gina Ann Miller<br />
Family Medicine<br />
St. Mary’s Hospital<br />
Michelle Lynnette<br />
Monnie<br />
Obstetrics-Gynecology<br />
Kaiser Permanente-Santa<br />
Clara<br />
Emily Morgan<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Robert James Morrison<br />
Otolaryngology/Research<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Michigan<br />
Hospitals Ann Arbor<br />
Christopher M. Murphy<br />
With Great Honor<br />
Medicine -Primary Care<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Affiliated Hospitals<br />
Edward Nickolai<br />
Murphy<br />
Medicine-Primary<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Colorado<br />
School of Medicine<br />
Morad Nasseri<br />
Research in Neurology<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>
Michael Robert Oakley<br />
General Surgery<br />
State <strong>University</strong> of New York<br />
Upstate Medical <strong>University</strong><br />
Gene Young Paek<br />
Anesthesiology<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Utah Affiliated<br />
Hospitals<br />
Melissa Ann Paulissen<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Providence Milwaukie<br />
Hospital<br />
Emanuel Marie-Thérèse<br />
François Pauwels<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
Mayo School of Graduate<br />
Medical Education<br />
Michael Keith Phelps<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Family Medicine SW<br />
Washington<br />
Allison Keely Pribnow<br />
With Great Honor<br />
Pediatrics<br />
Stanford <strong>University</strong><br />
Mischa Ben Ronick<br />
Family Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Wisconsin<br />
School of Medicine <strong>and</strong><br />
Public <strong>Health</strong><br />
Robert Rope<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Bethany Tara Samuelson<br />
With Honor<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of California<br />
San Francisco<br />
Jenny Marie Satterberg<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Family Medicine SW<br />
Washington<br />
Jesse Schönau<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Naval Hospital<br />
Camp Pendleton<br />
Rachel Elizabeth Seltzer<br />
Family Medicine/<br />
Preventive Medicine<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
William James Senders<br />
Pediatrics<br />
Loma Linda <strong>University</strong><br />
Jennifer Irene Sherwin<br />
Pediatrics<br />
Duke <strong>University</strong> Medical<br />
Center<br />
Doctor of Medicine<br />
Brenda Michelle<br />
Simpson<br />
Dermatology<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Aleka Delafield<br />
Spurgeon-Heinrici<br />
Family Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of California<br />
San Francisco<br />
S<strong>and</strong>hya Venkata<br />
Srikantom<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
Legacy Emanuel/Good<br />
Samaritan<br />
Amy Ruth Roseberg<br />
Starr<br />
With Honor<br />
Pediatrics<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Colorado<br />
James Robert Stier<br />
Medicine-Pediatrics<br />
Tulane <strong>University</strong><br />
School of Medicine<br />
Solina Tith<br />
Anesthesiology<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Affiliated Hospital<br />
Matthew W. Tomlinson<br />
Anesthesiology<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Utah<br />
Affiliated Hosptials<br />
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Doctor of Medicine<br />
Trevor Joseph Vembu<br />
Moerkerke<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Sutter Medical Center of<br />
Santa Rosa<br />
Tam Tri Vuong<br />
Emergency Medicine<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
Wendy Leigh Walker<br />
With Great Honor<br />
Diagnostic Radiology<br />
Duke <strong>University</strong> Medical<br />
Center<br />
Leah Christine Werner<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Alaska Family Medicine/<br />
Providence Hospital<br />
Heather S. Hern<strong>and</strong>ez<br />
MD Graduate<br />
Summer 2011<br />
30 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Nicholas James Westfall<br />
With Honor<br />
Urology<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Colorado School<br />
of Medicine<br />
Kirk M. Willett<br />
Emergency Medicine<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Iowa Hospitals<br />
& Clinics<br />
Park Weed Willis, V<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Utah <strong>Health</strong>Care Institute<br />
Brian Raymond Winters<br />
With Highest Honor<br />
Urology<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Washington<br />
Affiliated Hospitals<br />
Brian P. Sticka<br />
MD Graduate<br />
Summer 2011<br />
Lily Jane Wittich<br />
With Honor<br />
Family Medicine<br />
Providence Sacred<br />
Heart Medical Center -<br />
Washington<br />
Mini Zhang<br />
Psychiatry<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>
DeAunne L. Denmark<br />
From QTL to QTG: molecular<br />
<strong>and</strong> biochemical studies toward<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing the influence of<br />
a mouse chromosome 1 locus on<br />
alcohol withdrawal vulnerability<br />
Graduate Summer 2011<br />
OHSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
Doctor of Medicine <strong>and</strong><br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Doctor of Medicine <strong>and</strong> Master of Public <strong>Health</strong><br />
Carmen M. Doom<br />
Immune control <strong>and</strong> viral<br />
countermeasures in murine<br />
cytomegalovirus infection<br />
Obstetrics <strong>and</strong> Gynecology<br />
Duke <strong>University</strong><br />
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Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Akiko Kusumoto Amano<br />
Osaka, Japan<br />
Relationship between<br />
acoustic features <strong>and</strong> speech<br />
intelligibility<br />
Chelsea Shields Bahney<br />
Denver, CO<br />
Cartilage Engineering:<br />
Designing an improved system for<br />
effecting repair of articular defects<br />
Steven Bedrick<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Increasing access to medical<br />
knowledge using multilingual<br />
search interfaces<br />
Michelle Anne Berny-<br />
Lang<br />
Astoria, OR<br />
Thrombin, thrombus, thrombi:<br />
mechanisms of thrombus<br />
formation under flow<br />
Ravi Teja Bhupatiraju<br />
Bhimavaram, India<br />
Underst<strong>and</strong>ing medication<br />
management activities in long<br />
term geriatric care<br />
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY<br />
32 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Christina N. Brow<br />
Manchester, NH<br />
Application of molecular<br />
biological tools to the study of<br />
bioremediation in contaminated<br />
sediments<br />
Ilya Buldyrev<br />
Brookline, MA<br />
The role of inner retinal inhibitory<br />
circuits in tuning OFF retinal<br />
ganglion cell output<br />
Damian Emil Curtis<br />
Davis, CA<br />
Biochemical functions of<br />
C-terminal Binding Proteins:<br />
Their role in short-range<br />
repression <strong>and</strong> dimerization<br />
Forrest Davis<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Altered Purkinje cell pacemaking<br />
underlies motor deficits in mouse<br />
models of cerebellar ataxia<br />
Suzanne Sabine Feo<br />
Coquille, OR<br />
Integrating genetics <strong>and</strong><br />
proteomics to study alcoholdrinking<br />
behaviors<br />
Wilmon Francis Grant<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
The effects of a maternal high fat<br />
diet on hepatic innervation in<br />
the nonhuman primate<br />
Takahiro Hayashi<br />
Shizuoka, Japan<br />
Mechanistic study of NO<br />
reduction in dinuclear<br />
metalloproteins<br />
Kristina M.<br />
Hollingshead<br />
Littleton, CO<br />
Formalizing the use <strong>and</strong><br />
characteristics of constraints<br />
in pipeline systems<br />
Jeffrey John Iliff<br />
Sequim, WA<br />
The role of P450<br />
epoxyeicosanoids in cerebral<br />
extrinsic perivascular<br />
vasodilator nerve function<br />
Peter Gordon Jacobs<br />
Clevel<strong>and</strong> Heights, OH<br />
Inference of physiologic<br />
processes using otoacoustic<br />
emissions<br />
Yali Jia<br />
Sh<strong>and</strong>ong, China<br />
Assessment of optical microangiography<br />
technique to<br />
image 3D blood flow within<br />
microcirculatory tissue beds<br />
in vivo
Elad Hillel Kaufman<br />
Shaker Heights, OH<br />
Toll-like receptor 7 agonists are<br />
rapid bronchodilators: a brake<br />
against virus-induced airway<br />
obstruction<br />
Melissa Hern<strong>and</strong>ez Kelley<br />
Chula Vista, CA<br />
Effect of ischemia on cerebellar<br />
purkinje cell GABAA<br />
receptors<br />
Sidney Purchin Kuo<br />
Saint Paul, MN<br />
Inhibitory synaptic transmission<br />
in early auditory processing<br />
Erik S. LeShane<br />
Boston, MA<br />
Structural organization <strong>and</strong><br />
mechanisms of cooperativity in<br />
the N-Terminal domains of the<br />
human Cu-ATPases<br />
Zhenhong Li<br />
Suzhou, Anhui, China<br />
Physiologically based<br />
computational modeling of<br />
the hypothalamic-pituitarygonadal<br />
axis in fathead minnows<br />
(pimephales promelas)<br />
Meghan L. Lindauer<br />
Bainbridge, OH<br />
Inflammatory signaling triggered<br />
by ricin toxin involves IL-1 beta<br />
<strong>and</strong> the NALP3 inflammasome<br />
Daniel Thomas Lioy-Ryan<br />
Rochester, NY<br />
Glial contributions to Rett Syndrome<br />
Chang Liu<br />
Chengdu, Sichuan, China<br />
The spatial control of rap1 via<br />
epac proteins<br />
Jessica L. Martin<br />
Ladd, IL<br />
BDNF in developing aortic<br />
baroafferents & its role in the<br />
dendritic morphogenesis of<br />
neurons from the nucleus tractus<br />
solitarius<br />
Julia Elizabeth Maxson<br />
Mill Valley, CA<br />
Processing <strong>and</strong> trafficking of<br />
the iron regulatory protein,<br />
hemojuvelin<br />
Matthew J. McGinley<br />
North Saint Paul, MN<br />
Network dynamics in olfactory<br />
cortical subregions<br />
Christine Meyer<br />
Bellevue, WA<br />
Characterization of rat<br />
cytomegalovirus gene expression<br />
during persistence<br />
Lauren Christine Milner<br />
Golden, CO<br />
The roles of Mpdz <strong>and</strong> Kcnj9 in<br />
ethanol withdrawal: pleiotropic<br />
effects <strong>and</strong> potential mechanisms<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Rebecca A. Mongeon<br />
Essex, VT<br />
The molecular determinants<br />
of synaptic current kinetics<br />
at zebrafish neuromuscular<br />
junctions<br />
Michael Andrew<br />
Mooney<br />
Costa Mesa, CA<br />
A computational method<br />
for detecting multi-locus<br />
associations: an application<br />
to bipolar disorder<br />
Andriy Myronenko<br />
Krivoy Rog, Ukraine<br />
Non-rigid image registration:<br />
regularization, algorithms<br />
<strong>and</strong> applications<br />
Anindya Sankar Paul<br />
Kolkata, India<br />
Sigma-Point Kalman<br />
smoothing: algorithms <strong>and</strong><br />
analysis with applications to<br />
indoor tracking<br />
Chayne L. Piscitelli<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Structure <strong>and</strong> Mechanism of<br />
LeuT<br />
Brenda Jo Polster<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Regulation <strong>and</strong> expression<br />
of genes associated with<br />
neurodegeneration with<br />
brain iron accumulation<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Trisha A. Pruis<br />
Worth, IL<br />
Body image regulation in women<br />
Nidia Quillinan<br />
Sacramento, CA<br />
Opioid agonists differentially<br />
engage <strong>and</strong> requlate mu<br />
opioid receptor desensitization,<br />
trafficking <strong>and</strong> recovery from<br />
desensitization<br />
Jennifer Kristine Redig<br />
Beaverton, OR<br />
A novel CRELD1/VEGF genetic<br />
interaction in heart disease <strong>and</strong><br />
development<br />
Joshua Edwin Richardson<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
A clinical decision support needs<br />
analysis among communitybased<br />
physicians<br />
David Reid Roalf<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
It’s not fair: Behavioral <strong>and</strong><br />
neural evidence that equity<br />
influences social economic<br />
decisions in healthy older adults<br />
34 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Kristin Alicia Diez Sauter<br />
Tualatin, OR<br />
Ribotoxic Stressors: Shiga toxin<br />
(Stx) <strong>and</strong> doxorubicin<br />
Rachel Sanchez Thwing<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Ovarian steroid regulation of the<br />
midbrain corticotropin releasing<br />
factor <strong>and</strong> urocortin systems in<br />
macaques<br />
Jennifer E. Vomaske<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Human cytomegalovirus<br />
US28: A functionally selective<br />
chemokine receptor<br />
Nicholas P. Vyleta<br />
Coeur d’Alene, ID<br />
Regulation of spontaneous<br />
glutamate release by extracellular<br />
calcium<br />
Elaine Marie Wells-Gray<br />
Ames, IA<br />
Development <strong>and</strong> application of<br />
dynamic light scattering methods<br />
for characterizing reaction<br />
kinetics<br />
Jill Saylin Wentzell<br />
Shrewsbury, MA<br />
The physiological function<br />
<strong>and</strong> pathogenic role of the<br />
drosophila protein swiss<br />
cheese<br />
Jacqueline Alani Wirz<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR<br />
Collagen <strong>and</strong> collagen<br />
associated proteins: studies<br />
on the type xv trimerization<br />
domain <strong>and</strong> the<br />
P3H1:CRTAP:CypB<br />
Hollis J. Wright<br />
Forest Grove, OR<br />
Evaluation of the<br />
extensibility <strong>and</strong> impact<br />
occupancy prediction of<br />
transcription factor binding<br />
sites
GRADUATION WITH HONORS<br />
With Highest Honor With Great Honor<br />
Brian M. Jeppesen Jenna Donaldson<br />
Brian R. Winters<br />
Evelyn R. Ford<br />
Rebecca A. Lindsay<br />
Christopher M. Murphy<br />
Allison K. Pribnow<br />
Wendy L. Walker<br />
School of Medicine<br />
Emma Benzar<br />
Markus A. Boin<br />
Kimberly M. Boyer<br />
Jenna Donaldson<br />
Evelyn R. Ford<br />
Emily M. Houle<br />
Student Awards<br />
Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society<br />
Brian M. Jeppesen<br />
Rebecca A. Lindsay<br />
Christopher M. Murphy<br />
Allison K. Pribnow<br />
Bethany T. Samuelson<br />
Amy R. R. Starr<br />
Student Awards<br />
With Honor<br />
Emma Benzar<br />
Markus A. Boin<br />
Bethany T. Samuelson<br />
Amy R. R. Starr<br />
Nicholas J. Westfall<br />
Lily J. Wittich<br />
Wendy L. Walker<br />
Nicholas J. Westfall<br />
Brian R. Winters<br />
Lily J. Wittich<br />
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Student Awards<br />
Faculty Excellence Awards in Medical Education<br />
The John S. Miller Award<br />
This award is presented to an intern with the<br />
qualities of an outst<strong>and</strong>ing teacher. The award was<br />
established by the Class of 1974 in memory of<br />
classmate John Miller, M.D.<br />
Sharl S. Azar, M.D.<br />
Resident, Department of Medicine<br />
The Howard P. Lewis Award<br />
This award is presented to a senior resident for<br />
outst<strong>and</strong>ing teaching. The late Dr. Lewis was the<br />
distinguished chairman of the Department of<br />
Medicine from 1947 to 1971.<br />
Justin A. Meuse, M.D.<br />
Resident, Department of Neurology<br />
The Oliver M. Nisbet Teaching Award<br />
This award is given to an outst<strong>and</strong>ing volunteer<br />
faculty member. Dr. Nisbet, late professor emeritus<br />
of surgery, was on the volunteer faculty from 1926<br />
until his death in 1967.<br />
Tuan A. Nguyen, M.D., D.D.S., F.A.C.S.<br />
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center<br />
The David W. E. Baird Award<br />
This award recognizes excellence in a junior faculty<br />
member <strong>and</strong> was named after Dr. Baird, Dean of the<br />
School of Medicine from 1943 to 1968.<br />
Todd W. Ellingson, MD<br />
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine<br />
The J. David Bristow Award<br />
The Bristow award was established by the class of<br />
1977 to recognize a faculty member who exemplifies<br />
the ideals of the true physician as he or she conducts<br />
clinical practice with patients <strong>and</strong> colleagues. The<br />
late Dr. Bristow chaired the Department of Medicine<br />
from 1971 to 1977.<br />
Meg O’Reilly, M.D.<br />
Assistant Professor,<br />
Department of Obstetrics <strong>and</strong> Gynecology<br />
36 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
The Allan J. Hill, Jr. Awards<br />
These awards recognize excellence in teaching by<br />
honoring two full-time faculty members, one in<br />
basic science <strong>and</strong> one in clinical science. The Allan<br />
J. Hill Award is named for a former chairman of<br />
the Department of Pediatrics, who died in 1964.<br />
Philip F. Copenhaver, Ph.D.<br />
Associate Professor,<br />
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology<br />
Todd W. Engstrom, M.D.<br />
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine<br />
Division of Internal Medicine<br />
Faculty Mentor Award<br />
This award is made by the Dean <strong>and</strong> recognizes<br />
a faculty member, who demonstrates outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
skill <strong>and</strong> dedication to advising <strong>and</strong> mentoring<br />
medical students.<br />
Anita Taylor, M.A.Ed.<br />
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine<br />
Assistant Dean for Student Development<br />
The Community Preceptor Award<br />
This award is made by the Dean <strong>and</strong> recognizes a<br />
physician or physician group that has demonstrated<br />
outst<strong>and</strong>ing dedication to the education of medical<br />
students in the community setting.<br />
Robert D. Law, M.D.<br />
Dunes Family <strong>Health</strong> Care<br />
Reedsport, OR
Medical Student Achievement<br />
Awards<br />
Merck Awards for Academic Excellence<br />
Brian Mathew Jeppesen<br />
Wendy Leigh Walker<br />
Brian Raymond Winters<br />
School of Medicine Research Awards<br />
Kirk A. Caddell<br />
Amariek Jane Jensen-de la Cruz<br />
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation<br />
Pediatric Clerkship Award<br />
Thanh Mai Huynh<br />
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation<br />
Award for Excellence in Pediatrics<br />
Brittany Gay McBurney Jones<br />
Multicultural Recognition <strong>and</strong> Service Award<br />
Gene Young Paek<br />
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine<br />
Award<br />
Markus Alex<strong>and</strong>er Boin<br />
William Krippaehne, M.D. Surgery Award<br />
Kirk A. Caddell<br />
Harry G. G. Kingston Anesthesiology <strong>and</strong><br />
Peri-Operative Medicine Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Senior<br />
Award<br />
Matthew W. Tomlinson<br />
School of Medicine Graduate<br />
Student Awards<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Master’s Thesis Award<br />
Nathan J. Ansbaugh, M.P.H.<br />
Public <strong>Health</strong> & Preventive Medicine<br />
Student Awards<br />
Alma Sneeden Pathology Award<br />
Brian Mathew Jeppesen<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> Academy of Family Physicians<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Senior Award<br />
Michael Goodwin<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Medical Student in Radiation<br />
Medicine<br />
Bethany Tara Samuelson<br />
Family Medicine Clerkship Award<br />
Aleka Delafield Spurgeon-Heinrici<br />
Robert B. Taylor, M.D., Family Medicine<br />
Award<br />
Jesse Schönau<br />
Mary Gonzales Lundy Family Medicine<br />
Award<br />
Michael Goodwin<br />
Department of Psychiatry Outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
Senior Award<br />
Naomi Bickford Fishman<br />
Mini Zhang<br />
Dean’s Awards for Exemplary Contributions<br />
to the School of Medicine<br />
(To Be Announced)<br />
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Student Awards<br />
THE JOHN A. RESKO<br />
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS<br />
These awards recognize outst<strong>and</strong>ing contributions to biomedical research in the School<br />
of Medicine <strong>and</strong> are presented to a graduate student in recognition of research leading to<br />
completion of an outst<strong>and</strong>ing thesis <strong>and</strong> to a faculty member for outst<strong>and</strong>ing accomplishments<br />
in research <strong>and</strong> in the mentoring of graduate students <strong>and</strong> postdoctoral fellows. The awards are<br />
made in honor of John A. Resko, Ph.D., Chairman <strong>and</strong> Professor Emeritus of the Department<br />
of Physiology <strong>and</strong> Pharmacology, for over 30 years of excellence in research, mentoring <strong>and</strong><br />
dedicated leadership of the basic science graduate studies program.<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Doctoral Thesis Award<br />
Chayne Piscitelli, Ph.D.<br />
Biochemistry <strong>and</strong> Molecular Biology<br />
Faculty Excellence in Research <strong>and</strong> Mentoring Award<br />
Thomas Becker, M.D.<br />
Professor <strong>and</strong> Chair, Department of Public <strong>Health</strong> & Preventive Medicine<br />
Michael C. Andresen, Ph.D.<br />
Professor, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology<br />
THE LEONARD TOW HUMANISM IN MEDICINE AWARDS<br />
PRESENTED BY THE ARNOLD P. GOLD FOUNDATION<br />
These awards are presented to a graduating medical student <strong>and</strong> to a physician faculty member<br />
who are judged by his or her peers to best exemplify the humanistic qualities of a physician. The<br />
following individuals are recognized for their consistent expression of compassion, empathy,<br />
respect <strong>and</strong> sensitivity toward their patients <strong>and</strong> colleagues, while maintaining the highest<br />
professional <strong>and</strong> ethical st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> devoting themselves to the welfare of our citizens who<br />
are most vulnerable <strong>and</strong> in need of their care.<br />
Faculty Award<br />
Lisa G. Dodson, M.D.<br />
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine<br />
Director, <strong>Oregon</strong> Area <strong>Health</strong> Education Centers Program<br />
Student Award Nominees<br />
Emma Benzar<br />
Jessica R. Carlson<br />
Evelyn R. Ford<br />
Michael Goodwin<br />
Emily M. Houle<br />
Mischa B. Ronick<br />
Jesse Schönau<br />
38 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong>
The Edward S. Hayes<br />
Gold-Headed Cane Award<br />
Edward S. Hayes<br />
Gold-Headed Cane Award Nominees<br />
Emma Benzar<br />
Jessica R. Carlson<br />
Michael Goodwin<br />
Emily M. Houle<br />
Brian R. Winters<br />
Lily Jane Wittich<br />
Student Awards<br />
The Edward S. Hayes Gold-Headed Cane Award<br />
of the OHSU School of Medicine, with the trust<br />
it symbolizes, is presented annually to a member of<br />
the graduating medical class who has been selected<br />
for this high honor by a vote of his or her peers<br />
<strong>and</strong> teachers. The award is given to a student in<br />
recognition of compassionate devotion <strong>and</strong> effective<br />
service to the sick, with the conviction that its holder<br />
will forever epitomize <strong>and</strong> uphold the traditions of<br />
the true physician.<br />
The gold-headed cane represents the spirit of service<br />
which is based upon the precepts of the Oath of<br />
Hippocrates, Prayer of Maimonides, <strong>and</strong> the Golden<br />
Rule. In addition to the cane <strong>and</strong> a commemorative<br />
plaque, a monetary gift is awarded to support the<br />
furtherance of the recipient’s postgraduate education.<br />
A tradition at a number of American medical schools<br />
today, this award originated with the late Dr. William<br />
J. Kerr of the <strong>University</strong> Of California School Of<br />
Medicine. He noted that there were many awards<br />
for scholarship or other similar accomplishments, but<br />
none for the qualities of mind, heart <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong> that<br />
are so much a part of the true physician.<br />
A gold-headed cane was selected to symbolize the<br />
award because it is rich in historical significance.<br />
The physician of the late seventeenth century,<br />
of whom Dr. John Radcliffe is an example, was<br />
distinguished by his silk coat, breeches <strong>and</strong> stockings,<br />
buckled shoes, lace ruffles, full-bottomed wig <strong>and</strong><br />
his gold-headed cane. Symbolic of the w<strong>and</strong> of<br />
Aesculapius, the physician’s cane was usually of<br />
considerable length <strong>and</strong> was provided with a knob or<br />
bar containing a vinaigrette that was held to the nose<br />
to ward off noxious vapors arising from the sick room.<br />
But Radcliffe’s cane was somewhat different. It was<br />
of the variety known as Malacca, with long metal<br />
ferrule <strong>and</strong> gold h<strong>and</strong>le, measuring in all only three<br />
feet, three inches in length. Its ends were indented<br />
<strong>and</strong> not removable <strong>and</strong> its shape suggested that it was<br />
used for support.<br />
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Radcliffe’s cane became known as the gold-headed<br />
cane. It was passed on to five distinguished British<br />
physicians in succession <strong>and</strong> now rests in the Hall of<br />
the Royal College of Physicians, London. It carries<br />
the coat of arms of Radcliffe <strong>and</strong> those of Pitcairn,<br />
Baillie, Mead <strong>and</strong> Askew, all of whom carried the cane<br />
in their daily activities.<br />
These men were famed for <strong>and</strong> had no peers in the<br />
care of their patients. Their clinical acumen had to<br />
be developed to a high degree because in their day<br />
there was little of the sound scientific knowledge of<br />
medicine that is available in such quantity today.<br />
Because of his interest in promoting <strong>and</strong> preserving<br />
the high stature of medical practice <strong>and</strong> the care of<br />
patients in future physicians, the late Edmund Hayes<br />
of Portl<strong>and</strong> made a gift for this purpose in 1966 to the<br />
Medical Research Foundation of <strong>Oregon</strong> in memory<br />
of his father, Dr. Edward S. Hayes, who for many<br />
years was a dedicated <strong>and</strong> respected practitioner of<br />
medicine in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.<br />
It was decided by the Board of Trustees of the<br />
Foundation <strong>and</strong> the executive faculty of the School of<br />
Medicine, that because of uniquely related historical<br />
significance, the Gold-Headed Cane Award would<br />
recognize <strong>and</strong> support the vitally important ideals<br />
expressed by Dr. Hayes.<br />
The cane, while not an exact replica of Radcliffe’s<br />
cane, is similar <strong>and</strong> traditional in its form <strong>and</strong> is<br />
permanently displayed in the History of Medicine<br />
Room at the <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />
with a statement of the award’s history <strong>and</strong> intent.<br />
The engraved head is solid gold. Here appear the<br />
words, “The Edward S. Hayes Award” <strong>and</strong> the rod of<br />
Aesculapius. The emblem of the School of Medicine<br />
is engraved on the end. The ferrule is designed with<br />
branches of laurel, symbolizing honor <strong>and</strong> fame,<br />
<strong>and</strong> with four illustrations of important episodes<br />
in the history of medicine in <strong>Oregon</strong>. The first two<br />
illustrations honor the men who pioneered <strong>and</strong><br />
populated this country <strong>and</strong> who came by l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
by sea. They were closely followed by physicians,<br />
often circuit riders, who made their rounds astride a<br />
horse. The open book with the date 1867 signifies the<br />
beginning of medical education in <strong>Oregon</strong>.<br />
40 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Recipients of the Gold-Headed Cane Award<br />
2010 - Joshua Gene Kornegay, M.D.<br />
2009 - Andrew B. Ross, M.D.<br />
2008 - Tracy Elizabeth Beard Hansel, M.D.<br />
2007 - Fiona M. Garlich, M.D.<br />
2006 - Robert Jason Coryell, M.D.<br />
2005 - Jonathan P. Yarris, M.D.<br />
2004 - Jason Michael Kuhl, M.D.<br />
2003 - Jonna Derbenwick Clark, M.D.<br />
2002 - Sharlene D. Matthieu, M.D.<br />
2001 - Eduard Eric Vasilevskis, M.D.<br />
2000 - Amber Rice, M.D.<br />
1999 - Lundy J. Campbell, M.D.<br />
1998 - Jay R. McDonald, M.D.<br />
1997 - Alan Howard Kaynard, M.D., Ph.D.<br />
1996 - Cecilia A. Novitt, M.D.<br />
1995 - Edward A. Bartkus, II, M.D.<br />
1994 - Paul E. Conte, M.D.<br />
1993 - Mary E. Curiel, M.D.<br />
1992 - Stephen E. Pennington, M.D.<br />
1991 - Melanie A. Ronai, M.D.<br />
1990 - Timothy C. Beals, M.D.<br />
1989 - James C. Chesnutt, M.D.<br />
1988 - Susan S. Wolfard, M.D.<br />
1987 - Mark S. Berman, M.D.<br />
1986 - James L. Hedtke, M.D.<br />
1985 - Katherine S. Foley, M.D.<br />
1984 - Kathleen Laughlin, M.D.<br />
1983 - Jack P. Schunk, M.D.<br />
1982 - Euthym N. Kontaxis, M.D.<br />
1981 - Carol L. Mitchell Springer, M.D.<br />
1980 - James C. Munly, M.D.<br />
1979 - Paul W. Schroeder, M.D.<br />
1978 - Michael Stadius, M.D.<br />
1977 - Paul C. Droukas, M.D.<br />
1976 - Janet Jacobson, M.D.<br />
1975 - Mark D. Fischer, M.D.<br />
1974 - John R. Lobitz, M.D.<br />
1973 - Phillip R. Gilbertson, M.D.<br />
1972 - Robert R. Poole, M.D.<br />
1971 - Edwin C. Cadman, M.D.<br />
1970 - Peter Ernest Jensen, M.D.<br />
1969 - Robert Heinig, M.D.<br />
1968 - John Edward Berl<strong>and</strong>, M.D.<br />
1967 - William Henry Bush, Jr., M.D.
The Oath of Geneva<br />
At the time of being admitted as a member<br />
of the medical profession:<br />
I solemnly pledge myself to consecrate my life to the<br />
service of humanity;<br />
I will give to my teachers the respect <strong>and</strong><br />
gratitude which is their due;<br />
I will practice my profession with<br />
conscience <strong>and</strong> dignity;<br />
The health of my patient will be my<br />
first consideration;<br />
I will respect the secrets which are<br />
confided in me;<br />
I will maintain by all means in my power,<br />
the honor <strong>and</strong> the noble traditions of the<br />
medical profession; my colleagues will be<br />
my brothers <strong>and</strong> sisters;<br />
I will not permit considerations of religion,<br />
nationality, race, party politics or social st<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
to intervene between my duty <strong>and</strong> my patient;<br />
I will maintain the utmost respect for human life,<br />
even under threat;<br />
I will not use my medical knowledge contrary<br />
to the laws of humanity.<br />
I make these promises solemnly, freely <strong>and</strong> upon my honor.<br />
The Oath of Geneva<br />
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Participants<br />
Participants in the <strong>Hooding</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Commencement</strong> Ceremony<br />
Joseph E. Robertson, Jr., M.D., M.B.A.<br />
President,<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
David Yaden, B.A.<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> State Board of Higher Education<br />
Charles Wilhoite, B.S., C.P.A.<br />
Chair, OHSU Board of Directors<br />
John W. Kendall, Jr., M.D.<br />
President, School of Medicine Alumni Association<br />
Mark A. Richardson, M.D, M.Sc.B., M.B.A.<br />
Dean, School of Medicine<br />
42 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Members of the Class of 2011<br />
<strong>University</strong> Faculty<br />
Members of the Platform Party<br />
David W. Robinson, Ph.D.<br />
Interim Provost <strong>and</strong> Vice President for<br />
Academic Affairs<br />
Edward J. Keenan, Ph.D.<br />
Interim Associate Dean for<br />
Accreditation <strong>and</strong> Curriculum<br />
President, The Foundation for Medical Excellence<br />
Allison D. Fryer, Ph.D., FBPharmacolS.<br />
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies<br />
Molly L. Osborne, M.D., Ph.D.<br />
Interim Associate Dean for Educational Affairs<br />
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Faculty Marshals Assisting with the Ceremony<br />
George D. Giraud, M.D.<br />
Professor, Department of Medicine<br />
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine<br />
Jessica M. Flynn, M.D.<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Department of Family Medicine<br />
Alan Hunter, M.D.<br />
Professor, Department of Medicine<br />
Division of Hospital Medicine<br />
Buddy Ullman, Ph.D.<br />
Professor, Department of<br />
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology<br />
Cherie Honnell, B.S.<br />
Assistant Vice Provost for Enrollment<br />
Management <strong>and</strong> Student Affairs<br />
Participants<br />
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The School of Medicine<br />
44 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br />
The OHSU School of Medicine is the direct descendent of the <strong>University</strong> of <strong>Oregon</strong> School<br />
of Medicine that first opened its doors in Portl<strong>and</strong> in 1887 <strong>and</strong> graduated its first class the<br />
following year. Only one other medical school in the West has a longer lineage; only 33 of the<br />
present 130 medical schools in the United States existed prior to the founding of the School<br />
of Medicine in <strong>Oregon</strong>. Today the school is widely recognized for excellence <strong>and</strong> its mission<br />
continues to be the enhancement of human health through programs in education, research,<br />
health care delivery <strong>and</strong> public service. It is where healing, teaching <strong>and</strong> discovery come<br />
together in <strong>Oregon</strong>.<br />
The school’s faculty is dedicated to preparing physicians for the medical, ethical <strong>and</strong> humanistic<br />
responsibilities of their calling, while also providing outst<strong>and</strong>ing care to patients from <strong>Oregon</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> elsewhere. Along with the art of teaching <strong>and</strong> healing comes the responsibility for<br />
discovery. The School of Medicine faculty are widely recognized nationally <strong>and</strong> internationally<br />
for its pursuit of new knowledge in a breadth of investigative areas ranging from molecular<br />
biology <strong>and</strong> cancer to heart disease, behavioral science, issues of public health <strong>and</strong> more. In<br />
addition to maintaining a high st<strong>and</strong>ard of basic <strong>and</strong> clinical research, the faculty also guide the<br />
graduate studies programs that educate the next generation of biomedical scientists.<br />
The challenges for physicians <strong>and</strong> scientists in this century grow by the year as opportunities<br />
increase for new knowledge, for better disease treatment, <strong>and</strong> for a health care system that<br />
provides for the needs of the individual in a manner that is affordable <strong>and</strong> available to all.<br />
OHSU <strong>and</strong> its School of Medicine are committed to meeting the health professions <strong>and</strong><br />
science education, biomedical research <strong>and</strong> health care needs of the people, the state <strong>and</strong> the<br />
nation it has been proud to serve for more than 100 years.
ACADEMIC HOODING<br />
Academic <strong>Hooding</strong><br />
The academic hood has its origins in the Middle Ages as a part of ecclesiastic rather than<br />
civilian dress. Begging friars wore the hood, or tippet, over the shoulders <strong>and</strong> also used<br />
it as a head covering in inclement weather. In the late 1800s the hoods with identifiable<br />
regalia became part of academic dress in conjunction with the cap <strong>and</strong> gown. The American<br />
Intercollegiate Commission st<strong>and</strong>ardized academic regalia in 1895, <strong>and</strong> those st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
remain essentially unchanged to the present.<br />
The hood is made of the same material as the gown. The inner lining of the hood represents<br />
the colors of the university that confers the degree. OHSU colors are light blue, dark green<br />
<strong>and</strong> white. The colored inside border indicates the academic discipline-green-trimmed with a<br />
green tassel for physician assistant studies, pink for public health, golden yellow for science,<br />
green for medicine <strong>and</strong> dark blue for philosophy.<br />
The hood is awarded by the faculty of the school upon completion of the required course<br />
of study. Members of the faculty are selected each year by the graduates for the honor of<br />
awarding this insignia of academic achievement. These hoods can be displayed by their<br />
recipients at academic ceremonies throughout their lifetimes.<br />
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The <strong>University</strong><br />
46 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
The <strong>University</strong><br />
OHSU is <strong>Oregon</strong>’s health <strong>and</strong> research university. OHSU also is <strong>Oregon</strong>’s only academic health<br />
center, which means it has the multifaceted, interwoven responsibility of providing healing,<br />
teaching, research, <strong>and</strong> community service. There are approximately 125 academic health<br />
centers in the nation. There is only one in <strong>Oregon</strong>; <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Health</strong> & <strong>Science</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
In each of its fundamental roles – educating tomorrow’s health <strong>and</strong> science workforce; caring<br />
for patients; conducting research <strong>and</strong> seeking new therapies; <strong>and</strong> providing services to people<br />
throughout the state – OHSU strives to improve the wellbeing of every <strong>Oregon</strong>ian.<br />
Unique in <strong>Oregon</strong><br />
OHSU includes the schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, <strong>and</strong> pharmacy, which is a joint<br />
partnership with <strong>Oregon</strong> State <strong>University</strong>. The university also has two hospitals <strong>and</strong> multiple<br />
medical <strong>and</strong> dental practices <strong>and</strong> is home to dozens of research institutes <strong>and</strong> centers, including<br />
the Vollum Institute, the Center for Research on Occupational <strong>and</strong> Environmental Toxicology,<br />
the Neurological <strong>Science</strong>s Institute, the <strong>Oregon</strong> National Primate Research Center <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Vaccine <strong>and</strong> Gene Therapy Institute, to name just a few. OHSU’s more than 200 active<br />
outreach <strong>and</strong> public service programs address geographic, cultural <strong>and</strong> economic challenges<br />
throughout <strong>Oregon</strong>.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> is the state’s primary resource for training tomorrow’s health professionals,<br />
scientists <strong>and</strong> biomedical engineers, <strong>and</strong> partners with other <strong>Oregon</strong> colleges <strong>and</strong> universities<br />
to provide important allied health training. It is the only place in <strong>Oregon</strong> that grants doctoral<br />
degrees in medicine, dentistry <strong>and</strong> nursing. The dental, medical <strong>and</strong> nursing clinics offered<br />
by OHSU provide an interdisciplinary network of expertise that results in exceptional services<br />
for more than 230,000 patients each year, including many clinical care <strong>and</strong> diagnostic services<br />
offered only at OHSU. Without these services, <strong>Oregon</strong>ians would have to travel out of the<br />
region for their complex medical needs.<br />
And because of OHSU’s public missions, it is a safety net for hospitals across <strong>Oregon</strong>. Going<br />
back more than a century, OHSU has provided a disproportionately large share of healthcare to<br />
uninsured <strong>and</strong> government sponsored patients, in comparison to its size <strong>and</strong> market presence.<br />
As <strong>Oregon</strong>’s primary educator of health professionals, addressing looming workforce<br />
shortages in healthcare is a priority for OHSU. The <strong>University</strong> is creating <strong>and</strong> developing<br />
new partnerships <strong>and</strong> programs to exp<strong>and</strong> medical, dental <strong>and</strong> nursing education to other<br />
communities in <strong>Oregon</strong>, <strong>and</strong> to boost the number of students being taught. OHSU is poised<br />
to break ground at South Waterfront in partnership with Portl<strong>and</strong> State, <strong>Oregon</strong> State <strong>and</strong> the<br />
<strong>University</strong> of <strong>Oregon</strong> to build a new Collaborative Life <strong>Science</strong>s Building. The new facility
The <strong>University</strong><br />
will allow OHSU to increase class sizes in dentistry, medicine, <strong>and</strong> the physician assistant<br />
program <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong> opportunities for interprofessional training <strong>and</strong> interinstitutional research<br />
collaborations.<br />
With physicians <strong>and</strong> scientists working side by side, OHSU quickly translates new discoveries<br />
from the laboratory into patient care. OHSU’s clinical trials bring innovative treatments to<br />
patients throughout <strong>Oregon</strong> in nearly every area of medicine.<br />
And thanks to OHSU’s strong commitment to research, breakthroughs in health <strong>and</strong> science<br />
occur frequently, giving <strong>Oregon</strong>ians access to some of the newest <strong>and</strong> best treatments available<br />
anywhere.<br />
Like other academic health centers, OHSU takes a leadership role in contributing to solutions<br />
involving the health of the state <strong>and</strong> the nation. OHSU investigates problems such as access to<br />
healthcare, care for the uninsured, healthcare transparency, ethics in healthcare, the healthcare<br />
workforce shortage, increased healthcare needs for the elderly, the use of technology in<br />
healthcare, compliance, patient privacy <strong>and</strong> much more.<br />
In many ways, OHSU reaches every corner of the state. OHSU’s more than 200 active<br />
outreach <strong>and</strong> public service programs address geographical, cultural <strong>and</strong> economic<br />
challenges throughout <strong>Oregon</strong>. Whether it’s improving access to healthcare for vulnerable<br />
<strong>and</strong> underserved populations, bringing educational programs to people where they live,<br />
exp<strong>and</strong>ing science education opportunities for school age children or volunteering staff time<br />
<strong>and</strong> expertise, no other <strong>Oregon</strong> institution touches the lives of so many.
Inclusion in this program does not, by itself, denote proof of graduation from OHSU.<br />
Graduates named in this program either completed degrees at OHSU in the period<br />
July 1, 2010 - June 4, 2011, or are recommended by their school to satisfy minor degree<br />
requirements by September 1, 2011. Graduates in clinical laboratory science, dietetic<br />
internship, paramedic education, radiation therapy <strong>and</strong> physician assistant programs are<br />
scheduled to complete their programs by December 31, 2011.<br />
Graduation Pictures<br />
The City of Portl<strong>and</strong> Fire Marshal requires that audience members remain in their seats<br />
during the ceremony. Sitting, st<strong>and</strong>ing or taking photographs from the aisles or passageways<br />
is not permitted, <strong>and</strong> Portl<strong>and</strong> Center for the Performing Arts ushers are required to enforce<br />
these regulations. Some students have ordered pictures from a professional photographer who<br />
will photograph them receiving their diploma. For those students, order forms <strong>and</strong> proofs<br />
will be mailed shortly after the ceremony.
Cert no. SW-COC-002442<br />
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>Oregon</strong> 97239-3098<br />
OHSU includes the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, <strong>and</strong> College of<br />
Pharmacy; OHSU Hospital; Doernbecher Children’s Hospital; numerous<br />
primary care <strong>and</strong> specialty clinics; multiple research institutes; <strong>and</strong> several<br />
outreach <strong>and</strong> community service units.<br />
OHSU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. 4/11
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