Class of 2025 White Coat Ceremony Program

Thursday, June 30, 2022 | 6 p.m.

Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP DONORS Many students in Dell Medical School’s Class of 2025 receive scholarship support thanks to the generosity of the following donors:

Jane and Frank Alexander Cain Foundation Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Dr. Gail Eckhardt and Dr. Steven Britt Kathleen and Joseph Funk Crawford & Hattie Jackson Foundation Samia and John Joseph Nahid and Ali Khataw Kara and Colin Massey Minakshi and Jayendra Patel Members of the Renfert Group René Salazar Brenda and Thomas Strama Dell Med Society Scholarship Supporters Dell Medical School Scholarship Fund Supporters

Special thanks to Michael and Susan Dell for gifting a white coat to each Class of 2025 student.

“Always take the opportunity to make a difference.” — Michael and Susan Dell, 2021

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Welcome George A. Macones, M.D., MSCE Interim Dean, Dell Medical School Chair and Professor, Department of Women’s Health Keynote Address Z. Leah Harris, M.D. Chair and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School Physician-in-Chief, Dell Children's Medical Center Director, Dell Pediatric Research Institute White Coat Ceremony Stephen R. Smith, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School The Dell Medical School Hippocratic Oath Scott Clitheroe, M.D. President, Travis County Medical Society Closing Remarks George Macones, M.D., MSCE

Z. Leah Harris, M.D. Z. Leah Harris, M.D., is a professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Director of the Dell Pediatric Research Institute at Dell Medical School. She also serves as physician-in-chief at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas.

Prior to joining Dell Med, she served as chief of the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, vice chair for faculty affairs, and a professor of pediatrics in the Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree from the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Chicago Medical School and completed her residency, chief residency and fellowship training in pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Her areas of interest include transition metal biology, nutrition, medical education and interprofessional development.

Scott Clitheroe, M.D. Scott Clitheroe, M.D., is an internist who has been practicing hospital medicine in Austin since 1998. He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin and his medical degree from the McGovern School of Medicine in Houston. He is the medical director of the Hope Medical Clinic in Austin, which offers free primary health care to resettled refugees, immigrants and other underserved people. He is also the medical director at Traditions Hospice. He is the 2022 president of the Travis County Medical Society.

Swati Avashia, M.D., FAAP

Beth Miller, M.D.

Karim Baho

Freda Coren

Imani Okera Butler

Arhian L. Albis Ramos

Soman T. Khan

Lauren O’Neal

Anuska V. Martinez Arguedas

Nneka Ede

Raaj Pyada

Brandon H. Nguyễn

John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP

Balakumar Pandian, M.D.

Allison Edwards

Shelby Victoria Johnson

Mitul Gupta

Katherine C. Koepp

Sarah Elizabeth Lasater

Samuel Lin

Sarah Elizabeth McWilliam

Logan Muzyka

Tye Norman

Taiyeb Yusuf Rangwalla

James Marroquin, M.D., FACP Christopher Abad-Jacobi William J. Austin Alexis de Montfort Shepherd Prachi Khanna Victoria Siu

Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date,

Tim Ruttan, M.D.

M.D.

Zane Roman Cooke

Karen Jimenez

Caroline Hughes

Arpan Patel

Aiza Kahlun

Pete Farrell Rochat

Sahana Prabhu

Aquiel Anaya Warner

Daniel Ramirez

Kayla Marie Wilson Steven Taylor, M.D. Alefiyah Malbari, M.D.

Perry Blough

Lundyn Cymone Davis

Vi Burgess

Sang Jun Park

Mia Nicole Furgurson

Lovesimrjit Sunny Sandhu

Johnathon Lueck

Ria Sur Evelyn Syau Maria C. Monge, M.D. Samuel Edward Burr Adam Cardenas Natalie Malluru Rosa Elena Martinez Catherine Elizabeth Stauber

DOCS MENTORS Swati Avashia, M.D., FAAP Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Beth Miller, M.D. Associate Chair for Education, Department of Internal Medicine Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Interim Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine

John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care Assistant Director of Research Education, Emergency Medicine Residency

Maria C. Monge, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education

Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date, M.D. Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Alefiyah Malbari, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education

Balakumar Pandian, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Tim Ruttan, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health Steven Taylor, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

James Marroquin, M.D., FACP Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health

Developing Outstanding Clinical Skills (DOCS): The Developing Outstanding Clinical Skills Integrated Curriculum provides an understanding of the role of the physician in the clinical setting and in the community through longitudinal small group and clinical learning experiences throughout the four years of medical school.

DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL HIPPOCRATIC OATH I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this pledge: I will respect the autonomy, dignity and privacy of my patients.

I will practice my profession with conscience and in accordance with best medical practice.

I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy and understanding may outweigh the benefits of surgery and medications.

I will not permit bias, prejudice or other societal constraints to impact my responsibility to my patient, and I will be vigilant in addressing health inequities.

I will avoid the traps of overtreatment and advocate for those without access. I will always put patients and their families ahead of personal economic gain.

I will prevent disease and promote health. I will advance health in my community beyond the walls of the clinic and hospital.

I will collaborate with all members of the health care team to provide comprehensive care to my patients and the community.

I will recognize the limits of my knowledge and skill and seek the help of others when needed.

I will work to improve the quality and safety of the health system through innovation, collaborative leadership and teamwork.

I will attend to my own health, well-being and abilities in order to provide care of the highest standard.

If I do not violate this oath, I will live honored knowing that I have returned to society the great investment and trust it has placed in me.

Written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna (edited by the inaugural class of Dell Medical School)