Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 6 p.m. Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP DONORS
Many students in Dell Medical School’s Class of 2027 receive scholarship support thanks to the generosity of these donors:
AAMAAL-Muslim Women for Empowerment
Dr. and Mrs. Avashia
Hope and Reginald Baptiste
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Roxanne Elder and Scott Borders
Carolyn Givens Levasseur and Marco Levasseur
Clarissa and Clay Johnston
Suzanne and John McFarlane
The John M. O’Quinn Foundation
UFCU
Dell Medical School Scholarship Fund Supporters
Special thanks to Michael and Susan Dell for gifting a white coat to each Class of 2027 student.
“Passion should be the fire that drives your life’s work.”
Michael and Susan Dell, 2023
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Welcome
Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D.
Dean, Dell Medical School
Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Medical
Leadership
Professor, Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School
Keynote Address
Sherine Salib, M.D., MRCP, FACP
Co-Associate Chair for Education, Associate Chair of Faculty
Development, Director of Undergraduate Medical Education and Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School
White Coat Ceremony
Beth Nelson, M.D.
Interim Vice Dean of Education, Dell Medical School
Interim Chair, Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, and Professor, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School
Courtesy Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School
Joel A. Daboub, MBA
Assistant Dean of Admissions, Student Affairs, Dell Medical School
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School
The Dell Medical School Hippocratic Oath
Jonathan MacClements, M.D., FAAFP
President, Travis County Medical Society
Senior Associate Dean and Designated Institutional Official of Graduate Medical Education, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School
Professor, Departments of Medical Education and Population Health, Dell Medical School
Associate Chair for Clinical Integrations, Department of Population
Health, Dell Medical School
Closing Remarks
Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D.
Salib, M.D., MRCP, FACP
Sherine Salib, M.D., MRCP, FACP teaches Dell Medical School students and residents in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She graduated in 1993 from the University of Bristol Medical School, became a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1996, and played a central role in building the curricula and school policies for Dell Med. Her peer-reviewed publications include articles describing innovative educational endeavors, workshops and curricula.
Dr. Salib has been recognized with many educational awards, including induction into the Dell Med Academy of Distinguished Educators, the Shine Academy of Distinguished Educators, and the national Gold Humanism Honor Society. She serves on several national committees, including the Alliance of Academic Medicine, where she has held various leadership roles. She also chairs Dell Med’s Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum Committee. Dr. Salib is the recipient of the inaugural Internal Medicine Outstanding Educator of the Year Award and the UTMB “Top Doc” award, among others.
Jonathan MacClements, M.D., FAAFP
Jonathan MacClements, M.D., FAAFP, is a board-certified family medicine physician in UT Health Austin’s Primary Care Clinic and a professor in the departments of medical education and population health at Dell Medical School. He serves as the associate dean and designated institutional official of Graduate Medical Education for the Department of Medical Education. He is also the president of the Travis County Medical Society.
Dr. MacClements earned his medical degree from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed additional training in general and ear, nose and throat surgery at the University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa, and a residency in family medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.
In recognition of his outstanding teaching and implementation of innovative teaching models, Dr. MacClements received both the Exemplary Teaching Award from the Texas Academy of Family Physicians and the Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas Regents.
John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP
Rania Agrawal
Amy Baker
Kaitlyn Baker
Ashwin Jhawer
Richard Sames
Menaka Jayasundera, M.D., FACP
Elisabeth Banks
Giezi Contreras
Franklyn Martinez Escobar
Saniya Gayake
Jane Tu
James Marroquin, M.D., FACP
Paul Fliedner
Catherine Hoffman
Ananya Murthy
Esteban Pantoja Puente
Ryan Wong
Beth Miller, M.D., MACP
Emma Ableman
Steven Brown
Natasha Gengler
Austin Hermann
Sher Sabine Isada
Kumar Pandian, M.D., FACP
Benjamin Dawson
George Huang
Hailey Kaplan
Tanvi Kongara
Nima Rahman
Molly Van Dyke
Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date, M.D.
Caitlin Buckspan
Diego Casanova
Regan Cooper
Jonathan Dinh
Myrah Sheriff
Alefiyah Malbari, M.D.
Zahra Ansari
Dana Antinozzi
Jayaker Kolli
Aidan Smith
Jane Uduji
Maria C. Monge, M.D., FACP
Sonali Ajwani
Daniel Callahan
Zi Yae Kang
Karyssa Nelson
Jordan Tanyi
Scott Selinger, M.D., FACP
Samantha Little
Kara Marcantel
Michael Miramontes
Jonathan Nickles
Chumeng Wang
Steven Taylor, M.D.
Alexander Carruth
Sindhu Chinta
Grace Do
Emma Lehrer
Anthony Lopez
DOCS MENTORS
John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education and Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care Assistant Director of Research
Education, Emergency Medicine Residency
Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date, M.D. Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Menaka Jayasundera, M.D., FACP Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Alefiyah Malbari, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
James Marroquin, M.D., FACP
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
Beth Miller, M.D., MACP
Co-Associate Chair for Education and Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Maria C. Monge, M.D., FACP Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education
Kumar Pandian, M.D., FACP Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Scott Selinger, M.D., FACP
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education
Steven Taylor, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
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.
