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(From left): Dr. Joan Coggin ’53-A, Donna Hadley, and Janet Stoehr get ready to celebrate at the Dean’s DonorAppreciation Luncheon featuring the Marilyn Dart Herber Women in Medicine Endowment Fund, on Monday,March 5. Hadley is former president of the National Auxiliary to the Alumni Association, Loma Linda UniversitySchool of Medicine. Stoehr is the wife of Dr. Naor Stoehr ’57. All article photos courtesy of James Ponder.Women in Medicine luncheonspotlights achievements of fournotable physiciansby James PonderAcrowd of 200 attended the Dean’s DonorAppreciation Luncheon in honor of theMarilyn Dart Herber Women in MedicineEndowment Fund, on Monday, March 5.“From Ellen G. White, who foundedour university, to the present,” observed Dr.Roger Hadley ’74, dean of the LLU Schoolof Medicine, “women have been integral toestablishing and sustaining the mission of ourinstitution. Whether it is the early inner citypioneer work of Dr. Ruth Temple of the classof 1918, the worldwide mission work of Dr.Joan Coggin from the class of 1953-A, theskillful leadership of Dr. B. Lyn Behrens, anaffiliate of the class of 1963, or the service ofthe more than one thousand female alumni, thewomen of the LLU School of Medicine havemade an immeasurable positive impact on thelives of millions of people.”“It is remarkable,” said Treva Webster,assistant dean, “to think back on how LomaLinda University School of Medicine (formerlythe College of Medical Evangelists) admittedwomen into the first class in 1909. It is also mostextraordinary that just a few years later in 1916,the first African American women graduatedfrom our school of medicine. I am pleasedto work in an environment that consistentlysupports women in science and medicine.”Herber, who hosted the luncheons for almost30 years, was honored for her dedication. Whilemanaging a successful medical practice, sheeducated thousands of students, served as alumniassociation president, championed opportunitiesfor female physicians and maintained a homeand family.In 1989, she and spouse Dr. RaymondHerber ’57, established the Marilyn DartHerber Women in Medicine Endowment Fundfor female medical students. More than 160students have been helped by the fund, whosebalance stands at nearly $2 million.Three other awardees were honored:• The courage award was presented to Dr.Linda Olson ’76-A;• The international service award wasgiven to Dr. Evelyan Thomas ’62; and• The teaching award was bestowedposhumously on Dr. Thais Thrasher-Sadoyama ’57.Dr. Linda Olson ’76-AAfter graduating from the School ofMedicine, Olson transferred to White MemorialMedical Center for a diagnostic radiationresidency.However, a 1979 train collision severed onearm and both legs and threatened to end hercareer. But with incredible support from Dr.David W. Hodgens ’76-A, her husband, Olsonfinished her residency and transferred to UC SanDr. Linda Olson ’76-A, (seated) recipient of thecourage award at the Women in Medicine luncheon,takes a moment to commemorate the occasionwith her husband, Dr. David W. Hodgens ’76-A, andmother, Mable. After a 1979 train collision severedan arm and both legs, Olson completed a residencyin radiology at White Memorial Medical Center beforemoving to UC San Diego where she currently servesas a professor of clinical radiology. She credits herhusband’s love and support for helping rebuild herlife after the ordeal.Diego where she has served for more than threedecades. Currently, she is a professor of clinicalradiology and avid researcher.She credits Hodgens for helping her thrive:“The first thing he said when he came to see mein the ICU was, ‘I didn’t marry your arms andyour legs. If you can do it, I can do it.’ And boy,did he ever do it!”Besides handling the physical work aroundthe house and helping her rehearse lectures,Hodgens carries Olson all over Yosemite and theHigh Sierra in a special backpack.“We’ve lived more outdoor adventures thanmost people ever dream of,” she grins. “We gokayaking, hiking, and camping all the time. Wehave two great kids, a boy and a girl, who havelearned to hunt, fish, and camp. We’ve had awonderful time. I’m about the luckiest person10 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 11

Dr. Roger Hadley ’74, dean of the LLU School ofMedicine, and Dr. Evelyan Thomas ’62, enjoy a momentof celebration with the international serviceaward Thomas received in recognition of her years ofselfless dedication to the health needs of impoverishedwomen in Africa and Jamaica. The award waspresented during the Women in Medicine luncheonhosted by Hadley on Monday, March 5. Thomasfounded PAPS Team International, an organizationthat establishes cervical- and breast cancer-screeningclinics in underserved areas. To date, the clinicshave screened more than 18,000 women.you’d ever want to meet!”Dr. Evelyan Thomas ’62The international service award went toThomas, for lifetime dedication to the womenof Africa and the West Indies.Although Thomas decided to become aphysician during elementary school, an articleshe read in her teens, about apartheid, convincedDr. James Sadoyama ’57 proudly displays theteaching award presented posthumously to his latewife, Dr. Thais Thrasher-Sadoyama ’57, during theWomen in Medicine luncheon hosted by Dr. RogerHadley ’74, dean of the LLU School of Medicine, onMonday, March 5. Thrasher-Sadoyama first appliedto the school in 1953, but since the quota for femalestudents had already been met that year, she beganher studies in 1954. The story had a happy ending:she met and fell in love with classmate Sadoyama.They graduated together and enjoyed 51 years ofmarriage before she passed away in 2010.her to pursue international service.She first realized that dream in Ghana andthe Ivory Coast in 1965. Altogether, she hasserved five African countries and Jamaica. In1999, she founded PAPS Team International,an organization that establishes cervical- andbreast cancer-screening clinics in impoverishedareas. So far, the clinics have screened more than18,000 women.This year, the team will partnerwith the Global Health Instituteof Loma Linda University toestablish permanent cervical andbreast cancer-screening clinicsat two Adventist hospitals inMalawi.“I am indebted to the LLUSchool of Medicine for equippingme to fulfill my dream to workas a medical missionary in fivecountries in Africa,” she shares.Thomas recently establishedthe James Alfred SmithScholarship Fund at Loma LindaUniversity School of Medicine.Named after the late stepfatherwho nurtured her dream ofbecoming a physician, the fundassists female students aspiring tomake a difference in the world.Dr. Thais Thrasher-Sadoyama ’57Thrasher-Sadoyama, recipient of theteaching award, made sharing knowledge thecentral focus of her life.“Tish,” as she was called, married classmateDr. James “Jimmy” Sadoyama ’57 followinggraduation.After residency, Thrasher-Sadoyama taughtpathology at LLU, pursued additional studiesand research at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital,and returned to LLU to teach pathology for15 years. Students loved her for taking a deeppersonal interest in their lives.The Sadoyamas opened their home tostudents, hosting pool parties and socials onweekends. The couple often anonymously paidschool bills for students who ran short on cash,and shared their love in countless ways.Late in her career, Thrasher-Sadoyamamoved to Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VeteransAdministration Medical Center. She wasDr. Raymond Herber ’57, and Dr. Marilyn Dart Herber ’58, proudlydisplay the large commemorative bowl Marilyn Herber received inrecognition of decades of dedicated service to promote and supportwomen in medicine. Both Herbers were on-hand at a March 5 luncheon,which was held in Wong Kerlee International Conference Centeron the campus of Loma Linda University, to honor Marilyn Herberand three other female physicians. In 1989, the couple establishedthe Marilyn Dart Herber Women in Medicine Endowment Fund. Currently,the fund is valued at approximately $2 million; it has providedfinancial assistance to more than 160 female medical students. Amatching grant challenge has been secured to double every dollardonated in the next 12 months to a maximum of $250,000.appointed chief of outpatient psychiatry in 1990and held the post until her retirement in 1997.In 2001, the couple moved to Walla Walla,Wash. When Thrasher-Sadoyama passed awayin 2010, family, friends, colleagues, and formerstudents remembered her for making anenormous positive impact on their lives.According to Webster, the Marilyn DartHerber Women in Medicine Endowment Fundrecently secured a matching fund challengeto double every dollar donated in the next 12months to a maximum of $250,000.“We are thrilled to announce this!” sheconcludes. “This is unprecedented in the historyof the LLU School of Medicine.”To make a donation to the Marilyn DartHerber Women in Medicine Endowment Fund,send your gift to 11245 Anderson Street, Suite200, Loma Linda, CA 92354 or donate online atwww.llusmaa.org.12 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 13

Leona Parsons, Dr. David Parsons’57-aff and Dr. Ed Krick’61 stand in the shadow of thenew Mission Globe, looking atnames of past missionaries.The Parsons spent many yearswith Dr. Roy Parsons ’29 inmission work at Bongo MissionAngola, Lesotho and southwestAfrica. Article photos by JanelleMichaelis. Exceptions noted.APC 2012Photo, above: Dr. Lewis Hart ’49 in theoffice of his son, Dr. Richard Hart ’70,watching the Founders Plaza dedicationon March 3.Photo, top right: The campus quadrangle.The new monument sign, donated bythe classes of 1948 and 1970, is in theforeground. Although the dedicationceremony was held on March 3, the signstill has place-holder text signs which willbe replaced.Photo, middle right: Wintley Phipps, worldrenownedvocal artist, at the Friday nightvespers service on March 2.Photo, bottom right: Members of theClass of 1948 stand by the monumentsign that their Class helped fund. Theclass of 1948 sponsored the originalmonument sign, which stood for years,welcoming visitors to campus.Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 15

Tanya Freeman stands in the APC exhibit hall with her researchposter titled “Nanoparticles as a Potential Therapeutic Interventionfor Alzheimer’s Disease with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.”Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th SurgeonGeneral of the Untied States gives thekeynote lecture titled “The Future ofHealth Care—The Role of Preventive andIntegrative Medicine.”The 50th anniversary class of 1962. Front row, left to right: Hubert Watkins, Randall Dupee, Richard Dunbar, JanetNeufeld Wells, Ann Chan Smith, Helen Crawford Burks, Evelyan Patterson Thomas, George Petti, Art Dick, HaroldSchutte, Robert Nelson. Middle row, left to right: Charles Knapp, Norman Cole, LeRoy Moore, William White, JohnEvans, Robert Wells, James Maxwell, Jerry Nelson, Wendell Dinwiddie, Thomas Gibson, Gene Schroeder. Back row,left to right: Alfred Fayard, Jay Edison, David Small, Don Knepel, Jack Bennett, Ernest Wagner, Franklin House, JerryNiswonger, Everet Witzel, Robert Blue, Luther Johansen, Robert Rowe, Robert Weaver, Norman Peckham, HarleyMiller, Paul Kinnard, Wayne Isaeff.Dr. Mark Reeves ’92 and his father Dr. Clifton Reeves ’60 at apiano concert held in Clifton Reeves’ honor.School of Medicine students Kyra Piñango ’12, Henry Piñango’12, Carolina Perry ’14 and Edward Perry ’12 at the APC Gala.Dr. Claudette Jones ’87 presents theClass of 1987 gift at the APC Gala.The 25th anniversary class of 1987. Kneeling row, left to right: Gary Muncy, Greg Watkins, Mona Messinger, GregCheek. In back, left to right): Dusty Rigsby, Tae Ho, Glenn Thomas, Sid Whiting, Jaesung Lee, Smari Thordarson, JeffKuhlman, Yu Wang, Julio Guerro, Muffy Piper (back), Armi Walker (front), Gary Young, Laurens Johansen (very back),Kent Van Arsdell (middle), George Cheng, Melissa Buchholz, Kevin Thompson (very back), Lance Ludington, BeckyParks (front), Joe Verska, Bill Wolf (very back), Barry Donesky (white hair), Claudette Jones (in back), Marjorie Chirwa(in back), Peggy Patchett, Lillian Jardine, Kelly Beams (in back), Tammi Thomas, Karlene Sinclair, Reggie Burton, JamieSnyder, Marcia Neil (Bedney), Ronny Ghazal, Linda Mulder, Delbe Meelhuysen, Paul Kramer, Don Moores, DanielLum, Randy Schell, Kaarsten Lang.16 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 17

The 30th anniversary class of 1982. Floor: Ted Howe, David Sincavage, Linda Wat, Keith Wilkens, Ron Woodard.Seated: Erin Stone, Karen Fairchild, Randy Tan, Connie Casebolt, Jonathan Erich, Lani Chung, Keith Cheng. Standingfront: Anees Razzouk, Jerry Slater, Lee Meadows,Enrique Alfaro, Kathy Lau, Melinda Skau, Randy Skau, Debbie Craig,Karen Ulloth, Ron Evans. Standing back: Brad Baum, Tom Jones, Mary Spencer-Smith, Laurence Spencer-Smith, PaulWasemiller, David Grellmann, Jim Larsen, Ted Hittle, Bill Somers, Tom Knutson.The 60th anniversary class of 1952. Left to right: Wilford Tetz, Stanley Thompson, George Juler, Allen Brandt, HubertSturges, Ira Bailie, Walter Case, Roy Jutzy, Byron Eller. Photo courtesy of James Ponder.The 40th anniversary class of 1972. Elber Camacho, Ronald Smith, Ramona (Jopling) Bowers, Bruce Anderson,Beverly Ching, Milton Dick, Csaba Mera, Ronald Warnell, Anette (Palm) Johnson, Clarence Hindman, William McGhee,Douglas Flaiz, Jeffrey Bounds, David Wilbur, Ernest Ngo, Fred Hermann.The 65th anniversary class of 1947. Left to right: LaVerne Northrop (friend of Jane Pihl), Jane Pihl, Bob Mitchell,Gladys Mitchell, Francis Lau, Donna Lau, Aileen Saunders, Jeanne Wiesseman, George Wiessman, Glenn Wiltse, JimNelson, Adele Nelson, Elsie Peterson, Don Peterson, Glyndon Richards, Lee Richards, Arlene Nelson, Jan (daughter ofArlene and Don Nelson), Don Nelson. Photo courtesy of James Ponder.18 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 19

2012 Honored AlumniMembers of the pioneer classes of 1942-1961 at the reunion hosted by the AlumniAssociation in Coleman Pavilion on March 4. Photo courtesy of James Ponder.Dr. Janesta Janzen ’62Born in Botswana to missionary parents Jacob ’31 and Ernestine’46 Janzen, Dr. Janesta Janzen ’62 is best known for revolutionizingthe field of emergency medicine. After she completed medical schooland an internship at White Memorial Medical Center, she worked forKaiser Fontana as a family and emergency physician. She directed theemergency department at Santa Monica hospital and founded one ofDr. Janesta Janzen ’62the first emergency medicine specialty groups in the United States. Shehelped develop the pre-hospital care system for Los Angeles Countyand established standards and protocols for the county’s system of trauma centers. She also taughtcitizen CPR and set up the nation’s first rape crisis treatment center. Janzen worked as commissionerfor the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Commission and was recognized by the LosAngeles County Board of Supervisors for her distinguished service. Currently, Janzen is retired andlives in Southern California.Class reunions.Photos courtesyof the Classes of1962, 1972 and1987.Dr. Henry Yeo ’68, Dr. Gilbert Burnham ’68 and Dr. Leonard Bailey ’69 at the Class of1969 reunion at the Bailey home. Photo courtesy of Donna Carlson.Dr. Pierce Moore ’44-BWhen he retired two weeks after his 90 th birthday,Dr. Pierce Moore, Jr., ’44-B had practiced generalsurgery for 65 years. Although he worked forthe military in Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia, themajority of Moore’s career was spent in Fletcher,N.C., at Park Ridge hospital. When Moore receivedthe call to Fletcher, the hospital was in danger ofclosing. A 75-bed facility with 18 inpatients, ParkDr. Pierce Moore, Jr., ’44-B and his wife, Elaine Ridge hospital desperately needed physicians. Moorestepped up to the challenge, serving as surgeon,teacher, president, hospital administrator, medical director and chief-of-staff. Moore succeededin raising the funds necessary to save the hospital and devoted 19 years of his career to being thehospital’s only surgeon—he was always the one on call. Not only did the hospital survive, but it neverturned any patient away due to lack of insurance or funds. Today the hospital is owned by AdventistHealth Systems and is thriving as the only faith-based hospital in Western North Carolina.20 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 21

Dr. George Petti ’62Although he originally intended to be ahospital administrator, Dr. George Petti,Jr., ’62 decided to attend medical schoolinstead. He completed his residencyin general surgery at Albert EinsteinUniversity Medical Center then beganresidency at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, andThroat Hospital. His fellowship was in headand neck oncologic and reconstructivesurgery. In 1976, Loma Linda Universitycalled Petti back to campus to join theDr. George Petti, Jr., ’62 and his wife, Beatricefaculty of medicine and to start a residencytraining program in otolaryngology andhead and neck surgery. Petti and his colleagues were successful, and the program has certified about80 specialists. For the past 30-plus years, Loma Linda University’s program has been fully accredited bythe American Medical Association Graduate Medical Education Committee and the American Boardof Otolaryngology. Petti also works for Loma Linda University Medical Center and the Jerry L. PettisVeterans Administration Medical Center.Dr. David Small ’62As he grew up in Loma Linda, the sonof Carrol Small ’34 and brother ofMary Small ’66, Dr. David Small ’62was surrounded by medical professionals.When he completed his own medicalschool education, he interned at GlendaleAdventist Hospital then transferred toa surgery residency at White MemorialMedical Center. He spent five yearsat Montemorelos, Mexico, as medicaldirector and director for the School ofDr. David Small ’62 and his wife, NancyNursing. While in Mexico, Small heardthat Kettering Medical Center was beingestablished in Dayton, Ohio. He decided to move to Dayton and set up a surgical practice at the newhospital, where he remained until 2005. He also joined the medical education department at Ketteringand the faculty at Wright State University School of Medicine. Although he is semi-retired now, Smallcontinues to teach and help with administration at both institutions.Dr. Weldon Schumacher ’62 Dr. Larry Thomas ’74Dr. Weldon Schumacher ’62Few alumni have championed their Alumni Association andtheir alma mater like Dr. Weldon Schumacher ’62. Schumacherhas established two levels of perpetual membership for theAlumni Association: the Triple Diamond membership in 2005and the Five-Star Diamond membership in 2009. Because ofSchumacher’s generous support, he was also honored at the75 th Annual Postgraduate Convention in 2007 and received theHumanitarian Award from Loma Linda University in 2008.Schumacher is also active in his community, working as a familypractice physician at the Lodi Community Hospital since 1968.He serves the hospital as chief of staff and chairman of theboard of directors and is president of the San Joaquin CountyDr. Larry Thomas ’74After Dr. Larry Thomas ’74 graduated from medical schooland was established as an emergency room physician, heattended the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.While there, he realized that tropical medicine physicians lackedopportunities for clinical experience, so he formed the TropicalHealth Alliance Foundation (THAF). Initially, THAF helpedmatch physicians with hospitals in Africa, but since then it hasgrown to include several other projects. THAF currently focuseson programs that are simple, practical and understandable andthat have a positive impact, at low cost, on many lives. Fromcataract surgery to podoconiosis treatment to clean water, THAFprovides healthier, happier and more productive lives for theAAFP chapter. Schumacher is also founding director of the Bank of Lodi and vice chairman of thebank’s board of directors.people of Ethiopia. When not in Ethiopia or the emergency room, Thomas spends his time speaking,advocating and raising funds for THAF.22 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 23

The 2012 Honored Alumni at the APC Gala with Dr. Gary Barker ’80-B (far left), Alumni Association presidentand Dr. Roger Hadley ’74 (far right), School of Medicine dean. Honored Alumni from left to right: Dr. JanestaJanzen ’62, Dr. Pierce Moore, Jr., ’44-B, Dr. George Petti, Jr., ’62, Dr. Hugh Watkins ’62 accepting the awardon behalf of Dr. Weldon Schumacher ’62, Dr. David Small ’62 and Dr. Larry Thomas ’74.Dr. Hugh Watkins ’62 receives the2012 Iner Sheld-Ritchie Presidential AwardIn 2004 the Alumni Association inaugurated anaward to recognize individuals—alumni or nonalumni—whoembody the mission and vision ofthe Alumni Association, Loma Linda UniversitySchool of Medicine. This award, known as the InerSheld-Ritchie Presidential Award, is named afterIner Sheld-Ritchie ’15. The award is granted toindividuals of exemplary character and commitmentto the vision and mission of the AlumniAssociation. Award recipients embody aspectsof the educational, communication, health care,philanthropic, research, artistic, and fraternal goalsof the Alumni Association. Recipients have reachedbeyond the limits and safety of tradition to soar to aglobal view of what should be, while rememberingand honoring our history.Dr. Hugh Watkins ’62, 2012 Iner Sheld-Ritchie PresidentialAward recipient, and Dr. Gary Barker ’80-B, AlumniAssociation president.The 2012 Alumnus of the Year Dr. Richard Hart ’70.Dr. Richard Hart ’70 (center), stands with Dr. GaryBarker ’80-B (left), Alumni Association president, and Dr.Roger Hadley ’74 (right), School of Medicine dean, as hereceives his Alumnus of the Year award at the APC Gala.2012Alumnusof theYearThe 2012 Alumnus of the Year, Dr.Richard Hart ’70, started his globalservice career at Walla Walla University as astudent missionary in Peru. After his timeat Loma Linda University, Hart movedto Maryland to pursue a doctor of publichealth degree at Johns Hopkins University.He spent four years in Tanzania thenin 1977 graduated from Johns Hopkinsand became board-certified in preventivemedicine. For the past 40 years he hasserved Loma Linda University, workingas the chair of the Department of HealthSciences, the director of the Centerfor Health Promotion, the chair of theDepartment of Preventative Medicine,dean of the School of Public Healthand chancellor, chief executive officer,and president of Loma Linda University.His leadership is characterized by hiscompassionate global view and his beliefthat quality health care professionals arebest formed through service to their fellowman. After he was named president ofLoma Linda University in 2008, Hart hasworked to build the institution’s reputationon all levels, both in the local communityand through the rest of the world. TheAlumni Association has named Hartits 2012 Alumnus of the Year for hiscompassionate leadership, his excellencein health care and his service-centeredworldview.24 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 25

Dr. Bernard Briggs ’40 in 1943 with his wife and son, Dr. Burton Briggs ’66. Article photos courtesy of DennisPark.Transcending a Tumultuous Time—A Vignette of Dr. Bernard Briggs ’40by Dennis E. Park ’07-honWhen Dr. Bernard D. Briggs ’40 accepteda faculty appointment at the College ofMedical Evangelists (CME) in 1956, his almamater was a two-campus program, just as ithad been when he received his degree sixteenyears earlier. Bifurcated medical schools werenot unusual at the time, and CME’s structurewas typical. CME students spent their firsttwo years studying basic sciences on the LomaLinda campus, known to many as “the farm.”Then they moved to Los Angeles for two clinicalyears at the White Memorial Medical Center(WMMC) and Los Angeles County Hospital(LACH), affectionately known as “the city.” Butfundamental principles of medical education inthe United States were changing, and its apparentinability to bring the four-year course of studyto one location threatened CME’s accreditation.Briggs was destined to play a major role inextracting the school from the quagmire createdby changes in the process that had given theschool the right to grant medical degrees in thefirst place.Young Briggs had not intended to studymedicine following graduation from AtlanticUnion College in 1933; his goal was to bea science teacher. However, inspired by theexample of his older brother Dr. John Briggs’38, in 1935 he followed his sibling to CME. Soonafter residency at the Massachusetts GeneralHospital, Briggs moved to McGraw, N.Y., to anadministrative post as a medical officer in theUnited States Army, where he stayed throughWorld War II. When the conflict ended, heentered a postdoctoral anesthesia fellowshipat Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).His professors were so impressed with Briggs’quiet excellence that when the fellowship ended,they asked him to join the teaching staff. Heremained in Boston for nine years as director ofclinical services and of the residency program,simultaneously serving on the faculty of theHarvard University School of Medicine. Duringhis tenure at MGH, Briggs established the firstinhalation therapy department—today known asrespiratory care. He also introduced the conceptof a recovery room for surgical patients, manyof whom were at high risk for post-operativecomplications.After nearly a decade at MGH and Harvard,Briggs took a leave of absence to serve as aFulbright lecturer in anesthesiology at ChristianMedical College in Vellore, India. During hisyear at Vellore, colleagues at his alma materbegan pressing him to join them. He agreed, andin 1956 became the chief of clinical anesthesiaservices at the hospital on the Loma Lindacampus.Soon after joining the faculty, Briggs wasthrust into the caldron of a controversialinstitutional political process. “As early as1915, the Council on Medical Education (theCouncil) of the American Medical Associationrecommended that the medical school beoperated on one campus. This was reiteratedwith increased emphasis in 1924 by Dr. FredC. Zapffe.” 1 Since the 1936 inspection by theCouncil, the General Conference of SeventhdayAdventists and the board of directors of themedical school (the board), had been wrestlingwith the Council’s insistence that they consolidatethe school on one campus. In 1939, councilmanDr. Herman G. Weiskotten was outspoken in hisprescription to medical schools—consolidate.When Briggs returned to Loma Linda, theschool was under even more pressure from theCouncil to create a single campus. By 1960,CME was the only medical school in the countrythat had not consolidated or at least formulateda plan to do so. To maximize efficiency, and asa condition for continued accreditation, Councilinspectors strongly urged the CME board tomake a decision. Despite this urgent directive,board members could not agree on how orwhere to join the two halves of the school andtemporized by voting a name change: from“College of Medical Evangelists” to “LomaLinda University” (LLU).Then, in 1962, the LLU board appointedDr. Walter Macpherson ’24, vice president formedical affairs and Dr. David Hinshaw ’47dean of the medical school. These appointmentswould prove key. Hinshaw—a visionary strongin will, intense in innovation—immediatelytook the reins of the consolidation process andmade it clear to the board that it must, withoutdelay, come to a decision. There were only twochoices: move basic science instruction to theLos Angeles campus or move clinical training tothe Loma Linda campus. A split school was nolonger an option.Enter Briggs, a tall, quiet, courteousgentleman who had dedicated his life to service.As a member of the board of directors, Briggswas assigned the task of cobbling together a“fact-finding commission” to draft a working26 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 27

Dr. Bernard D. Briggs ’40 (back row, second from the right) poses with a group of his fellow interns at OrangeMemorial Hospital in New Jersey.document supporting a move to the Loma Lindacampus. Among those assisting him were Drs.John Peterson ’39, and Mervin Hardinge’42. A second “fact-finding commission” hadinstructions to prepare a draft supporting a moveto the Los Angeles campus. Both commissionstook their assigned responsibilities seriously;members spent many prayerful hours laboringover their respective assignments.Dr. Burton A. Briggs ’66, a freshmanmedical student at the time, recalls that “Dadand Dr. Peterson and Dr. Hardinge, spentmany hours, mostly at night, considering allthe important factors. They summarized Mrs.White’s counsel; they looked at present andfuture demographics of the Inland Empire; theyestimated the cost of building a new hospital andcompared it to the cost and problems competingwith the University of Southern California forclinical rotations at LACH; they thought aboutthe difficulty of securing adequate studentand staff housing in Los Angeles. Among thearguments for moving the whole operation toLos Angeles were that the WMMC was alreadythe primary teaching hospital, LACH provided atremendous variety of patients and caseload, andmost of the clinical staff preferred to stay in LosAngeles. The looming question was, ‘Wherewould CME get enough clinicians to staff ahospital in Loma Linda?” 2At the urging of Dr. Virgil Parrett ’37, Briggspublished a brochure titled “God’s blueprint forthe development of the medical work” in Mayof 1962. This brochure was sent out to theconstituency twice that year. In all, approximately17,000 individuals, including alumni, pastors,conference officers and employees received thematerial. “This [brochure]” Burton Briggs says,“created quite a stir. Most of the graduates whowere not in the Los Angeles area expressedsupport for the Loma Linda move, whilegraduates who had fond memories of ‘County’and ‘the White’ supported the move to LosAngeles. Still, there were many who felt they hadno choice but to vote in favor of combining thecampuses at Loma Linda.” 3In the end, the recommendations of Briggs’commission prevailed. In September 1962 theLLU board of directors voted to begin theconsolidation process. Hinshaw coordinated thecomplicated process of moving the Los Angelescampus to Loma Linda. On June 4, 1967, theSchool of Medicine of Loma Linda Universitygranted doctor of medicine degrees to thefirst class which had not received its clinicalinstruction at LACH or WMMC.As one looks back on the enormous project,a more perfect history of the Loma LindaUniversity School of Medicine emerges. And,as a champion of the move to the Loma Lindacampus, Briggs, though quiet in his efforts,will be forever linked to the success of theconsolidation process. In the book DiamondDr. Bernard D. Briggs ’40.Memories, Macpherson concludes his article titled“Getting It All Together” with these poignantwords: “All who were involved and interestedbecame aware of the fact that the same qualitiesof vision, commitment, and faith in God whichmotivated and enabled a few people to producethe College of Medical Evangelists and its Schoolof Medicine in 1909 were again combined toinsure its continued success more than a halfcentury later.” 4Editor’s note—for more information on Briggs’ contribution tothe Loma Linda University School of Medicine, refer to thefollowing articles and life sketches: 1. “1999 Honored AlumniBiographies,” The Alumni Journal 70:2 (1999): 16; 2.“Graduation ’99 Honorees,” The Alumni Journal 70:3(1999): 22, 23; 3. “Another giant leaves” The AlumniJournal 79:4 (2008): 4, 5; 4. 1998 bio—DistinguishedEmeritus Professor of Anesthesiology; 5. 1999 bio—LomaLinda University Distinguished Service Award; 6. 2002bio—Distinguished Humanitarian Award-LLU.End Notes:1. Varner J. Johns, MD, “The Deans,” Diamond Memories,1984, p. 662. Burton A. Briggs, MD, Oral History, 20083. Burton A. Briggs, MD, Oral History with Dennis E.Park, 20124. Walter E. Macpherson, MD, “Getting it All Together,”Diamond Memories, 1984, p. 20728 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 29

1970sDr. Jean-Paul Heldt ’75-affwanted to be a physical educationteacher when he finished highschool in 1969, but his parentsconvinced him to go to medicalschool. He graduated in 1976from Louis-Pasteur University inStrasbourg, France, completed aresidency program in Mainz andDüsseldorf (both in Germany),then did a postgraduate fellowshipin Montreal, Canada.In addition to his medicaleducation and ophthalmologictraining, Heldt wanted aninternational medical missionscareer. In 1980 he completed twomaster’s degrees at Loma LindaUniversity, one in religion andintercultural studies and one inpublic health, finishing in 1982and 1987, respectively. He alsohad a double major in healthadministration and internationalhealth.Heldt has since served inGuinea/West Africa, teachingophthalmology and gainingexperience in community health;Pakistan as an eye surgeon forthe Red Cross; Afghanistan;Mexico, teaching public health andcommunity outreach; Vietnam as anational health coordinator; and inGeorgia in the United States, as aAlumni Activitiesregional director for Asia and thePacific with Habitat for Humanity.He oversaw the construction oflow-income housing in India, NewZealand, and Indonesia, amongother countries.Between 1996 and 2002,Heldt did missiological (theologyof mission) research on theSeventh-day Sabbath as a Biblicalworld view at Fuller TheologicalSeminary in Pasadena, Calif. Hereceived his PhD in missiology in2002.From 2002-2009, he taughthistory, language, businesscommunication, literature andculture in China. He was not ableto teach religion or missiology,however. He returned to SouthernCalifornia in 2002 and has beenteaching religion and Bible classesat various colleges and universities.Helt enjoys teaching, and isglad his high-school-era dream ofteaching has come true.Dr. WilliamVoelker’77-A wasrecentlysworn intothe U.S.Navy as aCaptain (06) in the Reserves andassigned as the Flight Surgeonto one of its premier fightersquadrons—VFC-13—located inFallon, Nev. In concert with itsneighbor, Naval Strike Air WarfareCenter (formerly TOPGUN),the Fighting Saints engage inmore annual hours of air combatmaneuvering (commonly referredto as dogfighting) than any othersquadron in the world.He will continue as thedirector of the EmergencyDepartment at Enloe Hospital inChico, Calif., where he has workedsince 1980 and been its directorsince 2003...................................................1990sDr. JamesGulley ’95writes tosay that heis a proudgraduate ofLoma LindaUniversity and that without histraining at Loma Linda University,he would not be where he is today.Gulley received a presidentialaward; the text of the WhiteHouse Press office release follows:“Dr. James L. Gulley has beenselected to receive a PresidentialEarly Career Award for Scientistsand Engineers (PECASE). Thisis the highest honor bestowedby the United States governmenton science and engineeringprofessionals in the early stages oftheir independent research careers.“Dr. Gulley who enteredthe tenure track at the NationalInstitutes of Health in 2010was recently tenured based onhis leadership in the field ofimmunotherapy for cancer. Hehas brought a vaccine developedin Laboratory of TumorImmunology and Biology withinthe National Cancer Instituteinto first in human trials, throughpreliminary efficacy studies andnow into a definitive phase 3clinical trial. The randomizedphase 2 study suggested a 44%reduction in the risk of deathcompared with placebo.“Dr. Gulley has also proposeda new paradigm to explain thedelayed clinical benefit seen withimmune therapies as a class. Dr.Gulley lives with his wife Treniseand two children in Takoma Park,MD and is active in Sligo SeventhdayAdventist Church.”The Center for CancerResearch also featured Gulley ontheir website at ccr.cancer.gov.He serves as the deputy chiefof CCR’s Laboratory of TumorImmunology and Biology. Gulley,the article says, “was selected forusing randomized, controlledstudies to test novel, recombinantvaccines to reduce the progressionof prostate and other cancers andto increase patients’ survival.“This award has beengiven annually since PresidentBill Clinton commissioned theNational Science and TechnologyCouncil to create it in 1996.Sixteen Federal departmentsand agencies, including theDepartment of Health andHuman Services (HHS), jointogether annually to nominateWhat about you? Submit your news to Alumni Activities:Tell us about what you’ve been up to!Email your updates to alumnijournal@llusmaa.org. You may also submit themonline at www.llusmaa.org. Fax this formto 909.558.4638 or mail it to 11245 AndersonStreet, Suite 200, Loma Linda,CA 92354.Please email a photo with your submission.Digital photos must be at least300 dpi to be considered for publication.We look forward to hearing from you!the most meritorious candidates.Awardees are selected for theirpursuit of innovative researchat the frontiers of science andtechnology and their commitmentto scientific leadership, publiceducation, or communityoutreach.“Gulley was one of 20 HHSemployees honored this fall,and one of 94 recipients overall.The scientists and engineersselected received their awards in aceremony on October 14, 2011, inWashington, D.C.”In a September, 2011, pressrelease from the White House,President Barack Obama says, “Itis inspiring to see the innovativework being done by thesescientists and engineers as theyramp up their careers—careersthat I know will be not onlypersonally rewarding but alsoinvaluable to the Nation.”Name _______________________________________________________Class or Year(s) of Attendance ___________________________________Phone ________________________ Email ________________________Address _____________________________________________________City __________________________ State _________ Zip ____________Alumni Activity ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________30 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 31

1940sDr.RoderickCarruthers’40 , who wasfeatured inthe previousissue of theAlumni Journal (January-March2012) for his 100 th birthdaycelebration in December, passedaway at his home on February20, 2012, at the age of 100. Hehas long been a family practicephysician in Stoneham, Mass. TheStoneham Independent publishedthe following obituary: “Bornand raised in Onondoga, NewYork, he was the son of thelate Leonard and Florence(Huntington) Carruthers.He graduated from Pacific UnionCollege and served four and a halfyears in the Army during WWIIas a Captain Field Physician.Following the war, he opened amedical practice in McGraw, NY,near his hometown, before joiningthe staff at the former NewEngland San and Hospital, laterknown as the Boston RegionalMedical Center in Stoneham, MA.Dr. Carruthers moved toStoneham and opened his practicein family medicine in 1950. Hecared for his patients until heIn Memoriamretired at the age of 76. He issurvived by two sons, RobertCarruthers and his wife Rosanneof Stoneham and DouglasCarruthers and his wife Sharonof Shawnee, KS and a daughterJean Mabley and her husbandLonnie of Madisonville, TN. Healso leaves six grandchildren,Jill and Neil Carruthers, PatriciaWooten, Dawn Horning, Michaeland Jonathan Carruthers; eightgreat grandchildren, Dean,Luke, Kate, Noah, Seth, Ethan,Keaton and Kaitlyn and a nieceKay Christensen Meager ofCamarillo, CA. He was the brotherof the late Mildred CarruthersChristensen.” David Colwell,executive director of philanthropyat Loma Linda University,wrote to say that he and Dr.Richard Hart ’70, president ofLoma Linda University, visitedCarruthers in October. He notesthat Carruthers married MarthaJ. (Ruble) Carruthers, making Dr.Wells Ruble, the third presidentof Loma Linda University (1909-1914), his father-in-law.Dr. GalenCoffin’49 diedpeacefullyin his sleepon February3, 2012, atthe age of 91, in Gresham, Ore.Coffin was born July 28, 1920,in Lafayette, Ind. to missionaryparents Edyth and Dr. DavidCoffin ’20. While enrolled in FarEastern Academy in Shanghai,he met Beth Armstrong whomhe married during his yearsat Walla Walla College. Aftermedical school they sailed in1950 for Youngberg MemorialHospital (YMH) in Singapore.He continued working at YMHuntil 1966. During a leave ofabsence from Singapore hecompleted his anesthesiologyresidency at Oregon HealthSciences University in Portland,Ore. In 1969, he returned to workat YMH until 1976. The last 10years of medical practice he spentat Kaiser Permanente anesthesiadepartment in Clackamas, Ore.In 1999, Coffin was an AlumniAssociation Honored Alumnus.He and his wife celebratedtheir 69 th wedding anniversaryin September of 2011. He issurvived by his wife, Beth, ofGresham, Oregon; daughter,Kathy (Jim) Marshall, Salem,Oregon; son, David of SanBernardino, CA; brother, HaroldCoffin, Calhoun, GA; sister, HuiSui Wan, Singapore; grandsons,Victor, Sidney, Travis and Troy;great grandchildren, Chloe andRyder.Dr.BenjaminHerndon’47 died ofa massivestroke onMarch 13,2011, at Plumas District Hospitalin Quincy, Calif. He was survivedby his devoted and loving wifeDouglass P. Herndon (Bunnie)for 13 days before she also passedaway. They were married for 69years and have two children, Dr.Michael W. Herndon and Dr. PattiS. Rippon. Ben and Bunnie wereliving on their son Michael’s ranchoutside Quincy and had beenthere for over 4 years. At the timeof their passing, they had 4 grandchildren. In their later years theirwish was to pass together andafter 69 years together; they onlymissed their mark by 13 days...................................................1950sDr. Robert Rush ’58 passed awayon December 10, 2011, due tohead injuries after falling downa flight of stairs at his home inLava Hot Springs, Idaho. Hespent his final moments with hiswife of 37 years, Evelee. Rushgraduated from Pocatello HighSchool in 1949, and from WallaWalla University in 1954. Hisresidency was at LDS Hospitalin Salt Lake City, and he beganpracticing medicine in Pocatello,Idaho, in 1963. He spent 37 yearsas an obstetrician in Pocatello,delivering hundreds of babies.He was known in his communityas a caring and genuine physicianwho treated the person, not thecondition. He is survived byhis wife, Evelee Hill Rush, LavaHot Springs; his children, DougRush, Salt Lake City; Trent Hill(Margo), Boise; Jenifer Rush,Ketchum, Idaho; Marcy Pearhill(Scott), Pocatello; his sister, JudyConstantino (Mike), Pocatello; hisaunt, Melba Chambers, Pocatello;his grandchildren, Kersey,Hannah, Morgan, Gabe, Robertand Savanna.Dr. ElsieTupper’53-A passedaway onNovember10, 2011, ather homein Goldendale, Wash., with herhusband, Clarence, at her side.Tupper was born on November12, 1921, in Ft. Thomas, Ky.Her first husband was killed ina plane crash during World WarII. She graduated in 1948 fromWalla Walla University (WWU)with a home economics majorbefore attending medical school.She and her husband (who alsoattended WWU) were marriedin 1954. Tupper, a memberof the American Board ofFamily Practice, was an AlumniAssociation Honored Alumnus in2011. The Tuppers donated nearly500 acres of their ranch to projectPATCH, a non-profit organizationwhich serves troubled youthand promotes strong famailyrelationships. They have alsohosted hundreds of Pathfindersfor camporees. The MemorialFund for Christian educationrepresents a shared passion ofthe Tuppers. Tupper was stillpracticing full time and makinghouse calls when she suffereda stroke in July of 2011. Hersurvivors include her husband,their four sons and their wives:Clarence Dale, Goldendale, Wash.;David (LeAnn), Walla Walla,Wash.; Paul (Brenda), Goldendale,Wash.; Bruce (Estela), Goldendale,Wash., and El Paso, Texas; fosterdaughters: Julia Flomer Lynch,Susan Flomer Moberly andAnne Flomer Bascom; sistersin-lawGeraldine Tupper Stitesand Marjorie Tupper Wentland;15 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren...................................................1960sDr. MarvinBeddoe ’61passed awayduring thebeginning ofMarch, 2012.He dieddue to complications followingtreatment for spine problems.Services were held at the SanMarcos Seventh-day AdventistChurch in San Marcos, Calif. Heis survived by his wife, Rita, andtheir family.32 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 33

Eddie NgoCertified Financial PlannerAlumni AssociationLife MembershipSkip the annual renewal notices and establishyour lifelong connection to the School ofMedicine and your fellow alumni!As a lifetime member of the AlumniAssociation, you will join a group of almost2,000 loyal life members as an ambassadorfor the School of Medicine, its faculty,students, and global alumni community. TheAlumni Association, SMLLU is a nonprofitorganization composed of both alumni andaffiliate members, organized to support theSchool, to promote excellence in world-widehealth care, and to serve its members.Life membership duesare invested in a fundthat provides stablesupport for key AlumniAssociation programs andprovides special lifetimebenefits to you. To learnmore, visit our website atwww.llusmaa.org.I’ve just graduated from medical school, and I have so much debt!We want to buy a home and start a family.My child starts college in four years.I want to retire soon.What are your DreaMs?For more than 40 years, eddie Ngo, CFP, has been helping Loma Linda university schoolof Medicine alumni realize their goals and dreams through solid financial planning.eddie Ngo helps clients with:• Strategies to build a strong and diverse financial portfolio• Advice on pension planning, tax planning and insurance needs• Financial plans to guide your through every stage of life from birth to retirementIt’s never too late to plan for the future. It’s never too early to plan for your dreams.222 East Olive Avenue . Suite 2 . Redlands, CA 92373 . 909.307.1760 . eddie.ngo@natplan.comsecurities and advisory services offered through National Planning Corporation.Member FINra/sIPC & a registered Investment advisor.Los Robles Hospital Clinical Lab Scientist3 Openings-FT Day, FT Night and PT EveningJob Summary:Process specimens following established guidelines for centrifugation,separation, and storage of blood and body fluids,as well as for labeling, proper use of preservatives in collectioncontainers, and in possible identification of interfering substances.Performs patient specimen and proficiency sample.Utilize the laboratory computer system for reporting patienttest results, documentation of interpretative data, phone calls,and access to other patient or test information. Perform instrumentcalibration, maintenance and trouble-shooting proceduresfollowing established laboratory and manufacturerguidelines for all instruments in the assigned section. Assistin specimen collection following established laboratory guidelinesfor phlebotomy procedures.Job Qualifications Include:California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License required. Participationin continuing education programs. Two or moreyears as a Clinical Lab Scientist with good to excellent performance.Must have demonstrated above-average initiative,technical problem solving skills, and competent independentjudgment. Experienced generalist who works hematology,chemistry, blood bank and some microbiology. Hospital labexperience highly preferred.How to Apply:Applications can be done on line at www.losrobleshospital.com or contact Jane Erdman, Hospital Recruiter, at 805-370-4085.215 West Janss RoadThousand Oaks, CA 91360Clayson, Mann, Yaeger & HansenA Professional Law CorporationContact: Kent A. Hansen, Esq.601 South Main Street • Corona, CA 92882-3497(951) 737-1910 • (951) 737-4384 FAXWe are attorneys serving physicians in:• practice sales & purchases • incorporation & partnership• managed care contractingOur firm has provided quality representation to healthcareprofessionals since 1910.Honor Dr. Ryckmancontribute to theRaymond E. RyckmanChair in MicrobiologyAn Alumni Fund ProjectAt the School of Medicine graduation, which was held on Sunday, May 25,2008, Raymond E. Ryckman, PhD, received the University Distinguished ServiceAward from LLU President RIchard H. Hart, MD, DrPH.Raymond E. RyckmanPick a hospital.Any hospital.Residents and fellows, with AdvanceMD, anew program from Adventist Health:• Choose from 17 locations in California,Oregon, Washington and Hawaii• Practice in an urban, suburban or rurallocation• Get paid up to two years before youcomplete your training• Work for a values-driven health systemContact Ryan Rasmusson, Physician Recruiter. 800.847.9840 • phyjobs@ah.org • www.adventisthealth.org/phyjobs

Placement AdsEXCELLENT ED/ACC PO-SITIONS FOR BC/BE PHY-SICIANS. Northern, Southernand Central California locations.Stable contracts, high hourlies, attractivefacilities, profit sharing,paid malpractice, excellent benefits.Op portunity for growth andleadership. Join our partnership ofestablished emergency medicineand ambulatory care physicians.Contact Doug Harala, CEP America,2100 Powell Street, Suite 920,Emery ville, CA 94608-1803; e-mail haralad@medamerica.com(800) 842-2619.FEATHER RIVER HOSPITAL(FRH) is a 100-bed acute care hospitalin Northern California, servinga population of 45,000. We are amember of Adventist Health, a nonprofitorganization with hospitals inCalifornia, Oregon, Washington andHawaii.Current opportunities include:Pulmonology/Critical Care, Gastroenterology,Neurology, Urology, Psychiatry,Dermatology, Family Medicine,Internal Medicine, Hospitalistsand Pediatric Medicine. We offer theAdventist Health Advance MD program,signing bonus, relocation assistance,an income guarantee, physicianparticipation in policy decision-making,remote-access digital imaging,electronic medical records and librarysystem, and hospital-sponsoredevents for the entire family.In January 2012, our new 18-bedEmergency Department opened!Our Cancer Center was accreditedin 2010 by the American Collegeof Surgeons. We are affiliated withStanford University’s Medical SchoolAFRICA—SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST HOSPITAL,ILE-IFE, Nigeria, West Africa.Be a medical missionary in Africa.Help train physicians in the onlyAdventist residency (family medicine)program in Africa. Openingsfor board-certified general surgeonand OB/GYN/ Short-term/volunteerspecialists in other specialtiesalso needed and welcomed.Tropical medicine electives availablefor medical students and residents.E-mail CV with inquiries toHerb Giebel, MD, PME Director,at GiebelNet@aol.comfor clinical trials and most recently, wewere selected as one of only two hospitalsin California to participate in thePARP Inhibitor trials for Triple NegativeBreast Cancer. In 2008, we openeda state-of-the-art, 41,500 sq ft RuralHealth Center with a broad range ofmedical specialties. As a double CAPE(California Award for Performance Excellence)Gold Quality Award winninghospital (in 2008 and 2010), we are dedicatedto extraordinary patient care, aswell as meeting the needs of our physiciansin both their practice and lifestyle.Our commitment to physicians andstaff reflects in our low nursing vacancyrate, low physician turnover and thestrong relationship between the CEOand the medical staff.Paradise, CA is located in the SierraNevada foothills 90 minutes north ofSacramento and 15 minutes east ofChico (a diverse university town witha population of 80,000). Nestled betweenSan Francisco and Lake Tahoe(each about 175 miles away), Paradiseoffers breathtaking scenery and outdooractivities including fishing, boat-CALIFORNIASDA Family Practice physician BC/BE to join an established practice inAntioch, CA. Initial guaranteed salaryand office space available. Growingcommunity in the East Bay/DeltaRegion of California. Recreational andcultural amenities abound in or nearthis area. New SDA 8-grade school andchurch campus. A successful candidatewill pass a background screen and hospitalcredentialing. Submit CV with 3references and cover letter in .pdf or.doc format to: Don Amador, PhysicianRecruitment, email: damador@cwo.com, phone: 925.783.1834ing, biking, hiking and golf. There areseveral Adventist churches in the areaand a renowned 12-grade SDA academy.Paradise and the surroundingcommunities host a myriad of culturalevents and are home to the secondlargest reservoir in California andone of the largest municipal parks inthe nation. We have over 260 days ofsunshine per year and an average annualsnowfall of 2 ½ inches. Medianhousing prices average 25% less thanthat of the rest of California.In terms of schooling, ParadiseAdventist Academy is an outstandingK-12 grade school with an 8th gradeteacher that was named the 2005Teacher of the Year at the annualDisney Teacher Awards! Over 95%of the graduates go on to college.If you are interested in joining ourgrowing healthcare team, please contactPatricia Huse at 530-876-7191huseps@ah.org or Keith Stilson at530-876-2127 stilsokr@ah.org.SURGICAL MULTISPECIAL-TIES—Medical Group in Los Angelesis seeking BC/BE general surgeonto join a well-established busy practice.The practice has two main office locationson the campuses of tertiary careteaching hospitals 10 minutes apart ingreater Los Angeles area. Please respondwith CV to rebecca_smmg@yahoo.comor fax CV to (323) 224-2790.Riverside Trauma Surgeryseeks full-time BC/BE General Surgeonfor hospital-based acute-caresurgical practice at a Level II TraumaCenter. Excellent remuneration. Forfurther information contact: Dr. RichardGuth (SM 73-B) – (951)768-8643FAMILY PRACTICE JOB OP-PORTUNITY. Excellent opportunityfor FT/PT—A family practice job opportunityfor a FT/PT Family PracticePhysician in Oroville, California.Well-established outpatient practice islooking to add another physician. Locationconducive to a superb lifestyle,with rewarding patient base and flexiblehours. If interested, please callVaughn Smith at (503) 570-2503 oremail smithch_2000@yahoo.comMAINE—PARKVIEW ADVEN-TIST MEDICAL CENTER, a 55-bed acute care general hospital locatedin the beautiful coastal community ofBrunswick, Maine, has practice opportunitiesfor many specialty areas.These BE/BC positions are hospitalbasedwith a competitive salary, benefitspackage, CME allowance and paidrelocation: pulmonology, internalmedicine, orthopaedic surgery, familypractice. For more information, contactTed Lewis, CEO, (207) 373-2244;e-mail tlewis@parkview amc.org orMelanie Crowe, Director of MedicalStaff Services (207) 373-2245; e-mailmcrowe@parkviewamc.org, 329 MaineStreet, Brunswick Maine 04011. Visitour website www.parkviewamc.org.GUAM—Seventh-day AdventistGuam Clinic is seeking individualsinterested in short and/or long termmedical missionary service. We haveopenings in the following specialties:general surgery, ob/gyn, internalmedicine, family medicine, pediatrics,rheumatology, gastroenterology, cardiology,nephrology, orthopedics andurology. We welcome DMA programparticipants, third-year resident rotation,and fourth-year medical studentOHIO—CRITICAL CAREMEDICINE-DAYTON, OHExcellent opportunity for BC/BECCM or CCM/Pulmonary physicianto join growing 25+ physicians privatepractice CCM/ID/Hospitalis/Endocrine group. Dayton is locatedin southwestern, OH near Cincinnati.The metropolitan area of800,00 offers many cultural, sportsand recreational activies, excellentpublic and private school systemsand affordable housing. Competitivesalary and outstanding benefitpackage offered. Not a J-1 Visa opportunity.Send CV or call: BeckyKronauge-Practice Administrator33 West Rahn Rd. #102, Dayton,OH 45429 Phone: (937)433-8990ext. 124 FAX: (937) 433-8691 Internet:http://www.sdacc.com; Email:rkronauge@sdacc.comRiverside Trauma Surgery seeks fulltimeBC/BE General Surgeon for hospital-basedacute-care surgical practiceat a Level II Trauma Center. Excellentremuneration. For further informationcontact: Dr. Richard Guth (SM 73-B) –(951)768-8643MICHIGAN—DERMATOLO-GY TRAINING IN MICHIGAN:Wanted board certified physician wantingto learn dermatology. If you areelectives. We are looking for caringand compassionate physicians withstrong Christian values to serve inour community. If you are interestedin learning about the benefitsand opportunities of working at ourClinic, contact our recruiter at hr@guamsda.com or 1-671-646-8881 x102. Our Mission – “Leading peopleto Christ through high quality healthcare and education.”Adventist Health—West CoastAdventist Health is committed tosharing God’s love by providingphysical, mental, and spiritual healing.As a not-for-profit, faith-basedhealth care system, this mission isshared by each of the 17 hospitalsand numerous clinics and outpatientfacilities we own and managein California, Oregon, Washington,and Hawaii. To find out more aboutcurrent physician opportunities,contact Ryan Rasmusson in AdventistHealth’s Physician Servicesdepartment at (800) 847-9840, e-mail phyjobs@ah.org or visit www.adventisthealth.org/phyjobsResidents and Fellows —Adventist Health’s AdvanceMDprogram is all about you. With AdvanceMDyou get paid up to twoyears before you complete yourtraining. To compare locations,find out additional details and beconsidered for opportunities, visitwww.advanceMDprogram.comtired of medicine, I would suggestlooking at dermatology which is a nicemix of medical and surgical problems.Dermatologists have one of the highestjob satisfaction levels of any specialty.Please contact me at (269) 964-9777 (home) or (909) 289-1020. DonnLaTour, MD.36 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012 37

Embracing the Past,Touching FuturetheSince 1905, Loma Linda Universityhas embraced the commitment to “Make ManWhole.” From its small beginnings, the Universityhas achieved widespread recognition, having sentmore of its graduates into international service thanany other university. We remain committed to thevision of our founders.We invite you to touch the future of Loma Lindaby remembering us as you plan your estate. Yourthoughtful gift means a health care professionalwill receive a quality education, the latest learningtechniques and equipment will be available andgroundbreaking research will lead to medicalbreakthroughs.To have a discussion about your role in the futureof Loma Linda, please contact Patricia Eiseman orTodd Mekelburg at the Office of Planned Giving.Do you recognize anyone?The Alumni Journal is trying to identify all thesemissionary physicians working in the Trans-AfricanUnion in the 1950s. (Photo courtesy of GinnyBurnham SN ’68.) Here is what we have so far:Standing: Ben Beardsley ’45, D.L. Stilson ’46,unknown, unknown, Bill Taylor, unknown, RobNewbold ’44-A, Mark Fowler ’41Sitting: D.H. Abbott ’33, Jack Hay ’46-res, Ted Flaiz’38, Paul Bringle ’35, Siegfried Kotz ’40Loma Linda University Office of Planned Giving11175 Mountain View Avenue, Suite A, Loma Linda, CA 92354(909) 558-4553 . fax (909) 558-4746www.llulegacy.org . email peiseman@llu.edu or emekelburg@llu.eduHelp us identify our three unknowns! Send an emailto alumnijournal@llusmaa.org.38 Alumni Journal | April-June 2012

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