From the Rocky Vista University Alumni Association
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Dear RVU community, I hope you are doing well and staying healthy! This letter will serve to update you on what the Alumni Association is currently focused. Firstly, we want to encourage more Alumni to pay their dues. Payments can be made digitally on our Facebook Page, "Rocky Vista University Alumni Association," or physically by mailing a check, payable to RVU Alumni Association, to Julie Rosenthal at 8401 S Chambers St, Parker, CO, 80112. New elections are set to begin this May. If you would like to be a part of the RVU Alumni Board, whether it be as President-elect, Vice President, Secretary, or as a Member-at-Large, please inform Julie Rosenthal (jrosenthal@rvu. edu) as soon as possible. We are also focused on collaborating with students and providing them with insight and context into our own journeys in medicine, whether it be why we chose to pursue medicine, our experiences during medical school, and/or our experiences practicing medicine after graduation. This can be done through Zoom meetings or by doing a live video podcast interview with Ryan Greene, DO ‘15 that will also be posted afterward for our community to view at their leisure. The 10-Year Alumni Reunion, originally planned for May 2022, has been delayed due to the pandemic. Our new goal is to have a combined Alumni Reunion for Classes 2012-2013 in May 2023. If you wish to stay in touch with us, please respond with your current email address. If you have any other questions, thoughts, or comments, please email either me (bnpetro@gmail.com) or Julie Rosenthal (jrosenthal@rvu.edu). Sincerely, Bobby Petro, DO, CAQ-SM Alumni President
Milestones and Achievements Capt. Amanda Ammentorp, DO '19, received a Wing Company Grade Officer (CGO) award in recognition of her hard work. Additionally, after serving at the Grand Forks Air Force Base for several years, she has switched to a civiliansponsored program at Einstein Emergency Medicine (EM) Residency in Philadelphia. She will be working in operational EM in flight medicine for two years, then as EM staff for the final two years.
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Monica Dzwonkowski, DO ’20, published research titled, "Endoscopic Band Ligation of Bleeding Duodenal Varices," in Cureus. This is a case study of a middleaged woman who presented with melena and anemia requiring transfusion. She was diagnosed with cirrhosis and computed tomography of the abdomen revealed active bleeding at the proximal duodenum. Read it here: https://bit.ly/3LYbUpx
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