At this world-class institution, you worked hard, and you prevailed. But commencement means beginning, and now the real change starts. At Texas, you learned to think big. Go change the world.
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Graduate, In a certain way, the word “commencement” feels like a misnomer — because with graduation, many things actually come to an end. And yet we call it commencement because it is also a form of beginning. You’re now poised to begin the next step in your educational journey by attending residency. For that, I am both grateful and excited. The world needs the skills and knowledge that you have acquired here on campus. Therefore, the degree to be conferred upon you is more than just an accolade or credential — it is a solemn calling to lead and serve. Traditionally, Commencement takes place on the Forty Acres with the entire UT community. Last year, we pivoted to online forums. This year, we’re grateful for opportunities to celebrate safely and responsibly inperson. Thus, our near-normal celebration this year signals another form of commencement — that of a postpandemic world into which you will step as leaders and change agents. As you do so, you go forth with my supreme confidence in your talents and abilities. You’ve graduated from one of the world’s very best universities during incredibly trying times. You’ve proven yourselves adaptable and resilient. So I very much look forward to seeing what you achieve, where your degree takes you, who you serve … in short, how you change the world. Congratulations and Hook ’em!
Jay Hartzell President, The University of Texas at Austin
LETTER FROM THE DEAN Dell Med Graduates, One of the best moments we have shared is when I called to extend your offer of admission more than four years ago. Some of you screamed, some cried, and some feigned coolness, but I knew better. I hold those memories and so many others we have shared since then. Your commitment to join the Class of 2021 was more than an agreement to attend Dell Medical School. It was a commitment to being bold, innovative and collaborative. A commitment to sitting in a physical and metaphorical construction site while we continued to build ourselves from the ground up. A commitment to caring for Central Texans and one another through highs and lows. You have accomplished all of this and more, exceeding our expectations every step of the way. I hope you’re proud of how you have transformed our school and the health of our community — especially during the pandemic. We’ve written this chapter of your medical education together, and you have been a key part of our history. Now, it’s time to officially pass the pen on to you. Wherever you’re headed, I have no doubt the rest of your story will be remarkable — all of us at Dell Medical School feel lucky to be a part of it. Happy graduation and congratulations, doctor.
S. Claiborne “Clay” Johnston, M.D., Ph.D. Dean, Dell Medical School Vice President for Medical Affairs, UT Austin Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Medical Leadership
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Welcome S. Claiborne “Clay” Johnston, M.D., Ph.D. Dean, Dell Medical School Vice President for Medical Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Medical Leadership Conferral and Presentation of Degree Candidates Stephen R. Smith, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School Class of 2021 Student Keynote Jameson Tieman Hippocratic Oath Snehal Patel, M.D. Gold Humanism Honor Society — Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award 2021 Faculty Recipient Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School Closing Remarks Clay Johnston
DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL MEDICAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
S. Claiborne “Clay” Johnston, M.D., Ph.D. Dean, Dell Medical School Vice President for Medical Affairs, UT Austin Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Medical Leadership
Susan “Sue” Cox, M.D.
Executive Vice Dean of Academics Chair, Department of Medical Education
Jonathan MacClements, M.D.
Associate Dean & DIO of Graduate Medical Education, Department of Medical Education Professor, Department of Medical Education Professor, Department of Population Health Associate Chair for Clinical Integrations, Department of Population Health Chief, Division of Family & Community Medicine, Department of Population Health
Beth Nelson, M.D. Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Medical Education Professor, Department of Medical Education Courtesy Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Stephen. R. Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Department of Medical Education
LuAnn Wilkerson, Ed.D. Associate Dean for Evaluation & Faculty Development, Department of Medical Education Professor, Department of Medical Education
DOCS* MENTORS John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date, M.D. Jonathan MacClements, M.D. James Marroquin, M.D., FACP Lysbeth Miller, M.D. Maria C. Monge, M.D. Balakumar Pandian, M.D. René Salazar, M.D. Steven Taylor, M.D. David P. Wright, M.D. * The Developing Outstanding Clinical Skills (DOCS) 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 DEPARTMENT CHAIRS
Kevin Bozic, M.D., MBA
Chair & Professor, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care
R. Nick Bryan, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair & Professor, Department of Diagnostic Medicine
Susan “Sue” Cox, M.D.
Executive Vice Dean of Academics Chair, Department of Medical Education
Gail Eckhardt, M.D., FASCO
Associate Dean of Cancer Programs, Livestrong Cancer Institutes Chair, Department of Oncology Director, Livestrong Cancer Institutes Courtesy Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Jane C. Edmond, M.D. Wong Family Distinguished University Chair, Department of Ophthalmology Director, Mitchel & Shannon Wong Eye Institute Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Z. Leah Harris, M.D.
Chair & Professor, Department of Pediatrics Director, Dell Pediatric Research Institute
Barbara Jones, Ph.D., MSW
Chair, Department of Health Social Work Associate Director of Social Sciences & Community Based Research, Livestrong Cancer Institutes Courtesy Professor, Department of Oncology Courtesy Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Courtesy Professor, Department of Population Health
John S. Kuo, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair & Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Surgical Director, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences Director of Neuro-Oncology Programs, Livestrong Cancer Institutes Courtesy Professor, Department of Oncology
George A. Macones, M.D., MSCE Chair & Professor, Department of Women’s Health
Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.
Matthew P. Nemeroff Endowed Chair & Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Director, Institute for Early Life Adversity Research
David Paydarfar, M.D. Chair & Professor, Department of Neurology Director, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences
Michael Pignone, M.D., MPH Inaugural Chair & Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Dr. Lowell Henry Lebermann Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine Assistant Dean for Veterans Affairs Director of the Program on Cancer Prevention & Control, Livestrong Cancer Institutes Courtesy Professor, Departments of Oncology & Population Health
Navkiran “Kiran” K. Shokar, M.D., MPH Chair & Professor, Department of Population Health Associate Dean for Community Affairs, Dell Medical School
CLASS OF 2021 Khaled Mohamed Abdelrahman — Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Internal Medicine Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: Lysbeth Miller, M.D. Abi Amadin — Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Internal Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Public Health (MPH) DOCS Mentor: Balakumar Pandian, M.D. Samuel Malouf Baldazo — Residency: University of Virginia, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) DOCS Mentor: James Marroquin, M.D., FACP Laura Elizabeth McBride Bashour — Residency: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, Orthopaedic Surgery Dual Degree: Master of Arts in Design (M.A.) DOCS Mentor: Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date, M.D. Mary Beth Bennett — Residency: University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Pediatrics Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: Lysbeth Miller, M.D. Emmalie Raye Berkovsky — Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine, General Surgery (Rural) Dual Degree: Master of Education (M.Ed.) DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D. Frank Buchanan — Residency: Oregon Health & Science University, General Surgery Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: Jonathan MacClements, M.D.
Dekoiya Montreal Burton — Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Medicine-Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) DOCS Mentor: Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date, M.D. Chase Calvert — Residency: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, Obstetrics-Gynecology Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D. Emily Lynn Clarke — Residency: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, Dermatology Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: Balakumar Pandian, M.D. Jacob Cooper — Residency: Maine Medical Center, Medicine-Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Arts in Design (M.A.) DOCS Mentor: René Salazar, M.D. Alyssa Ellerbrock — Residency: Conroe Regional Medical Center, Family Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Education (M.Ed.) DOCS Mentor: David P. Wright, M.D. Aghogho Evuarherhe — Residency: Case Western, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Surgery-Preliminary Dual Degree: Master of Public Health (MPH) DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D. Lee Morgan Fuentes — Residency: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, General Surgery Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP Sanjiv Vikram Gopalkrishnan — Residency: Methodist Hospital, Houston, Orthopaedic Surgery Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) DOCS Mentor: René Salazar, M.D.
Karen Haney — Residency: University of Texas Medical School — Houston, Obstetrics-Gynecology Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP Lori Healey — Residency: University of Utah Health, Combined Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology Dual Degree: Master of Education (M.Ed.) DOCS Mentor: Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date, M.D. Brooke Hergert — Residency: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: Jonathan MacClements, M.D. Charlotte Heron — Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine, General Surgery — Two-Year Research Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: René Salazar, M.D. Hyun Jung Jung — Residency: Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, Internal Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Public Health (MPH) DOCS Mentor: Balakumar Pandian, M.D. Hannah Kay — Residency: University of North Carolina, Urology Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) DOCS Mentor: Jonathan MacClements, M.D. Christoffer H. Lam — Residency: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, Medicine — Preliminary Surgery Dual Degree: Master of Public Health (MPH) DOCS Mentor: David P. Wright, M.D. Emily Leede — Residency: University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Emergency Medicine Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: David P. Wright, M.D.
Katharine Hope Fullerton McNiel — Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Medicine-Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Public Health (MPH) DOCS Mentor: Jonathan MacClements, M.D. Michael Measom — Residency: University of Washington Affiliate Hospitals, Psychiatry Dual Degree: Master of Education (M.Ed.) DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP Harrison Miner — Residency: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Orthopaedic Surgery Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: Lysbeth Miller, M.D. Joshua Morris — Residency: University of Kentucky Medical Center, Medicine-Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Arts in Design (M.A.) DOCS Mentor: James Marroquin, M.D., FACP Dolly Nam — Residency: University of California Irvine Medical Center, Internal Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) DOCS Mentor: James Marroquin, M.D., FACP Kayla Headley Nussbaum — Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) DOCS Mentor: Maria C. Monge, M.D. Tucker Davis Pope — Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D. Alex Preston — Residency: University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, Psychiatry Dual Degree: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: Maria C. Monge, M.D.
Nitya Rao — Residency: Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Ophthalmology Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: David P. Wright, M.D. Emily Rosen — Residency: George Washington University, Psychiatry Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) DOCS Mentor: Maria C. Monge, M.D. Hannah Rosenthal — Residency: Creighton University School of Medicine/Maricopa, Emergency Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D. Ruth M. Sanchez — Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Internal Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Public Health (MPH) DOCS Mentor: Lysbeth Miller, M.D. Lyndsey Paige Sandow — Residency: Oregon Health & Science University, Internal Medicine Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Research DOCS Mentor: James Marroquin, M.D., FACP Praveen Satarasinghe — Residency: Crozer-Chester Medical Center, General Surgery Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) DOCS Mentor: Maria C. Monge, M.D. Megan Lewis Smith — Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Public Health (MPH) DOCS Mentor: René Salazar, M.D. William Baldwin Squiers — Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Education (M.Ed.) DOCS Mentor: Balakumar Pandian, M.D.
Pooja Srikanth — Residency: University of Minnesota, Urology Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D. Taylor Taliaferro — Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Obstetrics-Gynecology Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP Micheal Jace Tarver — Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Psychiatry Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) DOCS Mentor: David P. Wright, M.D. Jameson C. Tieman — Residency: University of Miami, Jackson Health System, Emergency Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) DOCS Mentor: Jonathan MacClements, M.D. John Zachary Timmons — Residency: University of Texas Medical School — Houston, Emergency Medicine Distinction: Discovery and Inquiry — Student Entrepreneur in Residence DOCS Mentor: Balakumar Pandian, M.D. Deonna Renee Reese-White — Residency: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, Neurology Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) DOCS Mentor: René Salazar, M.D. Alex Wright — Residency: Stanford University, Anesthesiology Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP Michelle Zhang — Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Obstetrics-Gynecology Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation (MSHCT) DOCS Mentor: Lysbeth Miller, M.D.
STUDENT AWARDS & HONORS
Dr. Timothy George Trailblazer Award Dekoiya Montreal Burton Katharine Hope Fullerton McNiel Deonna Renee Reese-White Ruth M. Sanchez
Dell Med Honor Society Khaled Mohamed Abdelrahman Hannah Kay Michael Measom Katharine Hope Fullerton McNiel Nitya Rao Ruth M. Sanchez Lyndsey Paige Sandow
Gold Humanism Honor Society — Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Alex Wright Michelle Zhang
Katharine Hope Fullerton McNiel Graduating Student Recipient Gold Humanism Honor Society Samuel Malouf Baldazo United States Public Health Service — Excellence in Public Health Award John Zachary Timmons
Alyssa Ellerbrock Karen Haney Michael Measom Katharine Hope Fullerton McNiel Ruth M. Sanchez
Ken Shine Award for Excellence in Research Emily Lynn Clarke
Megan Lewis Smith John Zachary Timmons
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)
OUR MISSION Revolutionize how people get and stay healthy by: •
Improving health in our community as a model for the nation;
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Evolving new models of person-centered, multidisciplinary care that reward value;
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Accelerating innovation and research to improve health;
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Educating leaders who transform health care; and
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Redesigning the academic health environment to better serve society.
OUR VISION A vital, inclusive health ecosystem: •
Vital: Vigorous, animated, full of life and energy, dynamic
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Inclusive: Open to everyone
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Ecosystem: The complex of a community and its environment functioning as a system