WMed Class of 2023 Commencement Program

Class of 2023

A Message from the Dean

Commencement is a momentous day for everyone—our graduates, their families and friends, faculty, and the entire medical school community. Thank you for joining us for this celebration and major milestone in the lives and careers of our students.

Our mission states WMed is committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a just culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

It is this commitment to excellence and health equity by our graduates, the medical school, and the Kalamazoo community that positions us to achieve our vision, health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.

I congratulate our graduates on their choice to enter the healthcare profession. Our graduate and medical students have selected career paths that will have a profound impact on the health of not just individual patients, but on the broader communities they serve. They have completed the rigorous curriculum that our faculty developed to help ensure their success in their chosen careers. Now they will take their next steps as they contribute to building our WMed legacy of excellence.

Today we celebrate our graduates’ achievements and look forward to the successes they will have throughout their careers.

Paula M. Termuhlen, MD, FACS, MAMSE The Hal B. Jenson MD Dean

Officials

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is the institutional governing body comprised of representatives from Western Michigan University, Ascension Borgess, Bronson Healthcare, the community, and a faculty member elected by the faculty of the medical school.

Edward B. Montgomery, PhD

Chair of the Board

President, Western Michigan University

Bill Manns

Secretary of the Board

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bronson Healthcare Group

Thomas Rohs, MD

Treasurer of the Board

Regional President and Chief Executive Officer

Ascension Michigan Southwest Region

Douglas Apple, MD

Chief Clinical Officer

Ascension Michigan

Scott D. Larson, MD

Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer Bronson Healthcare Group

Grace Lubwama, PhD Chief Executive Officer YWCA Kalamazoo

Consuelo Shank

Client and Community Relations Director PNC Bank

Paula M. Termuhlen, MD, FACS, MAMSE

The Hal B. Jenson MD Dean, President, and Chief Executive Officer

WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

DEANS AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS

Paula M. Termuhlen, MD

The Hal B. Jenson MD Dean

Eric D. Achtyes, MD, MS

Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Kevin Ault, MD

Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Timothy J. Bauler, PhD

Assistant Dean, Admissions

Nancy Bjorklund, EdD, MPA

Assistant Dean, Global and Continuing Education

Michael Busha, MD, MBA

Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Chief Academic Officer Chair, Department of Medical Education

Sandra A. Cochrane, MBA

Assistant Dean, Innovation Center

Joyce deJong, DO

Chair, Department of Pathology

Cheryl Dickson, MD, MPH

Associate Dean, Health Equity

Chief Diversity Officer

Tyler Gibb, JD, PhD

Co-Chair, Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law

Kristine Gibson, MD

Assistant Dean, Clinical Competency and Interprofessional Education

Karen Horneffer-Ginter, PhD

Associate Dean, Culture

Chief Wellness Officer

John D. Hoyle, Jr., MD

Assistant Dean, Simulation

Kevin Kavanaugh, MD Assistant Dean, Career Development

Christopher Keator, PhD Assistant Dean, Laboratory Animal Resources

Keith Kenter, MD

Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs

Chief Medical Officer

Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Santhosh K. G. Koshy, MD, MBA Chair, Department of Medicine

Philip J. Kroth, MD Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics

Elizabeth Lorbeer, EdM, MLS Chair, Department of the Medical Library

David T. Overton, MD, MBA

Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

Dilip Patel, MD, MBA

Interim Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs Chair, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

Gustavo Patino, MD, PhD

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education

Lauren Piper, DO

Interim Assistant Dean, Clinical Affairs

Kathryn E. Redinger, MD

Assistant Dean, Clinical Applications

Larry F. Tolbert

Retired Marketing Representative

International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, Local 47 (HFIAW)

Jan Van Der Kley

Vice President for Business and Finance

Western Michigan University

Michael Williams, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Michael Redinger, MD

Co-Chair, Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law

David Riddle, PhD

Assistant Dean, Foundations of Medicine

Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Thomas L. Rothstein, MD, PhD

Chair, Department of Investigative Medicine

Robert G. Sawyer, MD

Chair, Department of Surgery

Michele Serbenski, MA

Senior Associate Dean, Institutional Advancement

Chief Strategy Officer

Maria L. Sheakley, PhD

Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Amy Shipley, PhD

Assistant Dean, Research Compliance

Lori A. Straube, MBA

Associate Dean, Administration and Finance

Chief Operating Officer

Daniel Stulberg, MD

Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Brandon Tominna, MD

Chair, Department of Radiology

Gregory Vanden Heuvel, PhD

Associate Dean, Research

Tristan Wilson, MD

Chair, Department of Anesthesiology

Faculty Award Recipients

The Class of 2023 presented the following awards to outstanding medical school faculty:

Maria L. Sheakley, PhD Outstanding Basic Science Educator Foundations of Medicine

Joseph A. Prahlow, MD Outstanding Clinical Science Educator Foundations of Medicine

Melissa H. Olken, MD, PhD Outstanding Clinical Science Educator Clerkship Director

Commencement Traditions

ACADEMIC REGALIA

Nicholas J. Helmstetter, MD Outstanding Clinical Science Educator Clinical Faculty

Ian Thomas Crumm, MD Outstanding Clinical Science Educator Resident Physician

Today’s academic regalia—the robes, hoods, and tams—originated in medieval Europe. In 1895, representatives of America’s leading academic institutions adopted a code of academic dress. The code regulates the cut, style, and materials of the gowns, and prescribes colors to represent different fields of learning. Today, with few exceptions, the academic robes are black and the colors of the hood reflect the field of learning and academic institution. At WMed for the medical degree, the gown is faced with black velvet; three bars of velvet are used across the sleeves. The hood is hunter green with a chevron of brown and gold. For master of science degrees, the gown has long swooping sleeves, and the hood is science gold with a chevron of brown and gold. All graduates wear a brown tassel with a WMed Medallion.

WMED

SEAL AND MEDALLION

The institutional seal, a symbol of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, is one of an academic institution’s most important symbols. Serving as the legal mark of the institution, the seal is used to authenticate official documents such as diplomas. The WMed seal includes the institutional name and two elements of the logo—the W and the Rod of Asclepius. The medallion is three inches in diameter, crafted with antique brass, and reveals the institutional seal. The medallion is at the center of a brass necklace which is a permanent part of the dean’s academic regalia, and is worn at formal ceremonial events.

THE MACE

The ceremonial mace is used to lead the academic procession at commencement and other special ceremonial occasions, signifying the importance of the event and the conformation of the academic process. The 42-inch mace is made of natural walnut and is topped with a 4-inch antique brass medallion of the institutional seal.

In Recognition of Our Donors

As we celebrate the accomplishments and successes of our graduates, we want to express thanks and appreciation to our donors for their philanthropic support of endowed and immediate use scholarships.

Peter H. Capelli Scholarship

Dean’s Endowed Scholarship

John M. Dunn Endowed Scholarship

Empowering Futures Scholarship

The Havirmill Foundation Scholarship Endowment Fund

Polly Jenson Memorial Scholarship

Marisa Nicole-Lockett Davis Endowed Scholarship

James R. Ryan Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Jon Stryker and Slobodan Randjelović Current Use Diversity Scholarship

Jon Stryker and Slobodan Randjelović Endowed Diversity Scholarship

WMed Catalyst Scholarship

WMed Promise Scholarship

Charles C. Zhang and Lynn L. Chen-Zhang Endowed Scholarship

During the Celebration of Excellence 2023 student awards ceremony, graduates who received endowed scholarships were recognized. To learn more about scholarships go to wmed.edu/endowment.

Class Oath

The oath of Hippocrates is a symbol of the medical profession and perhaps the most widely known of Greek medical texts. The Hippocratic Oath requires a new physician to swear upon the healing gods that the physician will uphold professional ethical standards. Over the centuries, it has been rewritten to suit the values of different cultures that have been influenced by Greek medicine. A medical oath declares the ethos of medicine and includes solemn promises that identify the covenant relationship between physicians, other healthcare providers, patients, and society as a whole. During the very first weeks of medical school, medical students in the Class of 2023 created their own class oath, which enabled the students to reflect on the principles they feel are important to embrace as medical professionals. By writing their own words, the oath created the foundation for their medical education and medical career.

CLASS OF 2023 MEDICAL STUDENT OATH

In recognition of the honor and privilege of being a member of the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Class of 2023, I hereby dedicate myself to uphold the highest values and virtues of the medical profession.

I humbly swear to:

• Respect every teacher, peer, colleague, and patient,

• Honor the contributions of those who have come before me,

• Accept, mentor, and guide those who come after me,

• And embrace the diversity of all with whom I interact.

As a clinician, I will be compassionate toward all patients, respect their autonomy and dignity, and practice with empathy and integrity.

As a leader, I will use my position to elevate those around me. I will do so with recognition of both my strengths and limitations.

As an educator, I will share my knowledge and collaborate with my colleagues and my community.

As an advocate, I will respect and defend human rights. I will stand up for my patients and against inequality.

As a researcher,

I will strive to advance the quality of healthcare. I will maintain an inquisitive mindset and a pioneering spirit in the sciences and the arts.

I will uphold these values to the best of my ability. I profess this oath individually and as a member of the Class of 2023.

Class of 2023

May 11, 2023 · 4:00 p.m.

Order of Ceremonies

WELCOME

REMARKS FROM THE DEAN

REMARKS FROM THE GRADUATES

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Maria L. Sheakley, PhD, Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Paula M. Termuhlen, MD, FACS, The Hal B. Jenson MD Dean

Amy Renee Lorber, President, Class of 2023

Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD, MS

Senior Vice President of Community Health & Equity Chief Wellness & Diversity Officer Henry Ford Health

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

DEGREE CONFERRAL

ADVANCED DEGREE DIPLOMA PRESENTATION

Ruqiya Shama Tareen, MD, Chair, Faculty Academic Council

Paula M. Termuhlen, MD, FACS, The Hal B. Jenson MD Dean

Laura D. Bauler, PhD, Program Co-Director Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences

MD HOODING AND DIPLOMA PRESENTATION

Maria L. Sheakley, PhD, Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Paula M. Termuhlen, MD, FACS, The Hal B. Jenson MD Dean

Melissa H. Olken, MD, PhD, Class of 2023 Hooder Honorary Hooders

CLASS OATH

WELCOME ALUMNI

CLOSING REMARKS

Amy Renee Lorber, President, Class of 2023

Ernie Morton, MD, MBA, MS, Chair, Alumni Association

Maria L. Sheakley, PhD, Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Recognition & Awards

MEDICAL STUDENT AWARDS

Each academic department selected one or more outstanding students from the class to be awarded on behalf of the department faculty.

Anesthesiology Outstanding Student Award

Amir Amado Feeley

Rachel B. Zamihovsky

Emergency Medicine Outstanding Student Award

Raechel Lea Warchock

Family and Community Medicine Outstanding Student Award

Tracy Lynn Frederick

Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law Outstanding Student Award

Emily Josephine Carroll

Medicine Outstanding Student Award

Hayley Marie Barker

Collin Scott Vasseur

Obstetrics and Gynecology Outstanding Student Award

Andrew Lynch

Evelyn Ainsley McWilliams

Orthopaedic Surgery Outstanding Student Award

Rachael Lynn Tolsma

Pathology Outstanding Student Award

Mahmuod Abdeljaber

Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Outstanding Student Award

Bethany Elitha Giedeman

Khusbu Patel

Psychiatry Outstanding Student Award

Ka Sam

Alena Wurster

Radiology Outstanding Student Award

James Quang Le

Mackenna Louis Senti

Surgery Outstanding Student Award

Emily Elizabeth Beck

Christine Ann Schmitt

EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AWARD

This award, presented annually by the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps, recognizes medical students across the United States who advance public health and those who exemplify the USPHS Commissioned Corps’ mission to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of our Nation.

Hayley Marie Barker

CLEAR AWARDS

Students in the class selected one peer who exemplifies the excellence in each area of the medical school’s CLEAR curriculum: Clinician, Leader, Educator, Advocate, and Researcher.

Clinician

Christine C. Maisano

Leader

Amy Renee Lorber

Educator

Mahmuod Abdeljaber

Advocate

Andrew Lynch Researcher

Rachael Lynn Tolsma

DISTINCTIONS

Academic Distinctions give students the opportunity to pursue and be recognized for areas of interest and scholarship. The following students have completed 30–40 hours of curriculum including electives, parallel co-curricular work, and scholarship, in the following distinctions:

Advocacy and Leadership in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Distinction

Andrew Lynch

Global and Public Health Distinction

Tara Leen Ballouz

Emily Josephine Carroll

Elizabeth Lee Schmitz Corpuz

Interprofessional Focus in Community Health Distinction

Christine C. Maisano

Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law – Health Humanities Distinction

Jenelle Hyunji Lee

Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law – Medical Ethics Distinction

Mfoniso Usen Ekpo

Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law – Health Law and Advocacy Distinction

Sophia Dan Qing He

Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law – Clinical Medical Ethics Distinction

Emily Josephine Carroll

Brandon Jacob Llewellyn

Nirvan Shanker

Well-Being in Medicine Distinction

Tracy Lynn Frederick

Maya Limbu Giaquinta

Faith Hsu

Andrew Lynch

Christine C. Maisano

MEDICAL HONOR SOCIETIES

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

Nolan Timothy Klunder

Evelyn Ainsley McWilliams

James Garrison Southard

Margaret Mary Smith

James Garrison Southard

Zain Khan Soofi

Krishna Lee Tiwari

Raechel Lea Warchock

Rachel B. Zamihovsky

Election to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society, is an honor signifying a lasting commitment to professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research, and community service. A lifelong honor, membership in the society confers recognition for a physician’s dedication to the profession and art of healing.

Mahmuod Abdeljaber

Hayley Marie Barker

Emily Elizabeth Beck

Peter Carl Christian Beck

Maya Limbu Giaquinta

Christine C. Maisano

Gold Humanism Honor Society

Rachel Janelle Newinski

Mohamed-Jawad Bilal Rahal

Riley Allen Scanlan

James Garrison Southard

Rachael Lynn Tolsma

The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is a community of medical students, physicians, and other leaders who have been selected by their peers for their compassionate care. GHHS reinforces and supports the importance of the human connection in healthcare, which is essential for the health of patients and clinicians.

Tara Leen Ballouz

Hayley Marie Barker

Ryan Herbert D’Mello

Bethany Elitha Giedeman

Andrew Gray

Amy Renee Lorber

Andrew Lynch

Christine C. Maisano

Evelyn Ainsley McWilliams

Rachel Janelle Newinski

Nirvan Shanker

James Garrison Southard

Class of 2023 Graduates

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Andrew Sean Kaylor

Kalamazoo College, BA

Tabitha Faye Phipps

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, BS

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DEGREE

Mahmuod Abdeljaber

Purdue University, PharmD

Pathology

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, California

Tara Leen Ballouz

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, BS

Internal Medicine

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Arizona

Hayley Marie Barker

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, BS

Internal Medicine

Thomas Jefferson University, Pennsylvania

Emily Elizabeth Beck

University of Minnesota, BS

General Surgery

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire

Peter Carl Christian Beck

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, BS

Family Medicine

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Indiana

Tyler James Birges

California State University – Fresno, BS

Internal Medicine

UCSF Fresno, California

Michelle A. Vasquez

SUNY-Old Westbury, BS

Patrick Ignatius Buoniconti

University of Virginia, BS

Transitional Year

MacNeal Hospital, Illinois

Opthalmology

Loyola University/Hines VA Hospital, Illinois

Koby Buth

Indiana Wesleyan University, BS

Family Medicine

Trinity Health Saint Mary’s – Grand Rapids, Michigan

Emily Josephine Carroll

McGill University, BA

Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child Psychiatry

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio

Clayton Bryant Carter

Western Michigan University, BS

Neurology

West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia

Alejandro “Alex” Chavez

University of California – San Diego, BS

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D.

School of Medicine, MS

Neurology

West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia

Elizabeth Lee Schmitz Corpuz

Willamette University, BA

Internal Medicine

Mountain Area Health Education Center, North Carolina

Ryan Herbert D’Mello

Kalamazoo College, BA

Family Medicine

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minnesota

Abigail Madison Duerst

University of Wisconsin – Madison, BS

Psychiatry

Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Wisconsin

Mfoniso Usen Ekpo

Arcadia University, BA

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, MS

Internal Medicine – Preliminary; Neurology Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina

Samuel Farris

University of California – Davis, BS

Emergency Medicine

Thomas Jefferson University, Pennsylvania

Amir Amado Feeley

Tulane University, BS

Anesthesiology

University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Washington

Taylor Chase Floth

University of Washington, BS

Neurology

University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Washington

Tracy Lynn Frederick

University of Southern California, BA, BA

Family Medicine

Sparrow Health System, Michigan

Maya Limbu Giaquinta

Michigan State University, BA, BS

Pediatrics

Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Wisconsin

Bethany Elitha Giedeman

Otterbein University, BS

Pediatrics

Case Western Reserve University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio

Anush Aram Ginosyan

University of California – Los Angeles, BS, MS

Internal Medicine

University of Southern California, California

Andrew Gray

The University of Arizona, BS

Internal Medicine

Legacy Emanuel/Good Samaritan Medical Center, Oregon

Loyall Edward Harris

Pacific Lutheran University, BS

General Surgery – Preliminary

University of Kentucky Medical Center, Kentucky

Sophia Dan Qing He

McGill University, BS

Faith Hsu

University of California – Irvine, BS

Family Medicine

St. Mary’s Medical Center SCL Health, Colorado

David Q. Huan

Vanderbilt University, BA

Family Medicine – Kalamazoo

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Michigan

James Jabara

Michigan State University, BS

Transitional Year, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Wisconsin

Max Jin

Duke University, BS

Carnegie Mellon University, MS

Internal Medicine

Allegheny General Hospital, Pennsylvania

Robert Dean Kerruish, III

University of Washington, BA

Internal Medicine

Loyola University Medical Center, Illinois

Bryan Townley Kift

University of California – Los Angeles, BS

Emergency Medicine

University of California Irvine Medical Center, California

Nolan Timothy Klunder

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, BS

Family Medicine

Spectrum Health/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan

Matthew Kornas

Western Michigan University, BS

Internal Medicine

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Florida

Timothy A. Kristedja

Chapman University, BS

Internal Medicine

LewisGale Medical Center, Virginia

James Quang Le

University of California – Los Angeles, BS

Catherine Youngeun Lee

University of California – Berkeley, BS

Family Medicine

The Christ Hospital, Ohio

Jenelle Hyunji Lee

University of California – Irvine, BS

Kyoto University, MS

Pathology

University of Michigan Hospitals, Michigan

Brandon Jacob Llewellyn

Michigan State University, BS

Neurology

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland

Amy Renee Lorber

Harvard University, BA

Pediatrics

Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon

Andrew Lynch

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, BSE, MSE

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Michigan

Christine C. Maisano

Wheaton College, BA

Family Medicine

Oregon Health & Science University Cascades East, Oregon

Justin Ryan Mak

University of California – Los Angeles, BS

Internal Medicine

Olive View – UCLA Medical Center, California

Kimberly Mao

University of Minnesota, BS

Psychiatry

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Michigan

Evelyn Ainsley McWilliams

Duke University, BA

Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio

Kori Lynn Mecklenburg

Western Michigan University, BS

Pathology

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California

Adam Misseldine

University of Florida, BS

Internal Medicine – Preliminary

University of Illinois College of Medicine, Illinois

Diagnostic Radiology

New York Presbyterian Hospital

Columbia University Medical Center, New York

Craig Mundwiller

Saint Louis University, BS

Internal Medicine

Kettering Health Network, Ohio

Rachel Janelle Newinski

Minnesota State University – Mankato, BS

Family Medicine

Allina Health, Minnesota

Nhaca Charity Nguyen

University of California – Los Angeles, BS

Pediatrics

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, California

Rebecca Ann Parr

Grand Valley State University, BS

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D.

School of Medicine, MS

Internal Medicine

NCH Healthcare System, Florida

Khusbu Patel

Kalamazoo College, BA

Pediatrics

University of Michigan Hospitals, Michigan

Zeena Ayad Qiryaqoz

Oakland University, BS

General Surgery

Baylor University Medical Center, Texas

Mohamed-Jawad Bilal Rahal

Xavier University, BS

Internal Medicine

Ohio State University Medical Center, Ohio

Patrick John Renner

University of Notre Dame, BS

General Surgery

Spectrum Health/Michigan State University

College of Human Medicine, Michigan

Ka Sam

University of Colorado, BA

Psychiatry

Tulane University School of Medicine, Louisiana

Riley Allen Scanlan

St. Norbert College, BS

Family Medicine

Wisconsin Northern and Central Graduate Medical Education Consortium Wausau, Wisconsin

Christine Ann Schmitt

Georgetown University, BS

General Surgery

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Michigan

Mackenna Louis Senti

Hope College, BS

Nirvan Shanker

The Ohio State University, BS

Medicine-Pediatrics

Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University

School of Medicine, Michigan

Ayman A. Shehadeh

University of California – Davis, BS

General Surgery

Garden City Hospital, Michigan

Matthew Nicholas Sila

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, BS

Transitional Year

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Massachusetts

Margaret Mary Smith

Kalamazoo College, BA

Pathology

University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, New York

Zain Khan Soofi

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, BGS

Psychiatry

Maimonides Medical Center, New York

James Garrison Southard

University of Notre Dame, BA

Medicine-Pediatrics

Spectrum Health/Michigan State University

College of Human Medicine, Michigan

Ashley Wi Tang

University of California – Berkeley, BS

Internal Medicine

Riverside Community Hospital, California

Krishna Lee Tiwari

University of Oklahoma, BS

Psychiatry

New York Medical College Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York

Rachael Lynn Tolsma

Hillsdale College, BS

Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Wisconsin

Kaitlyn Nicole VanRiper

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, BS

Family Medicine

Memorial Hospital, Indiana

Collin Scott Vasseur

Lipscomb University, BS

Internal Medicine

University of Tennessee Ascension St. Thomas, Tennessee

Maria Clare Ventrella Hillsdale College, BS

Family Medicine

North Country HealthCare, Arizona

Raechel Lea Warchock

University of Michigan – Dearborn, BS

Emergency Medicine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Tennessee

Claudia Sue Waters

University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, BS

Internal Medicine

Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin

Samantha L. Woolery

Indiana University, BSN

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, MS

General Surgery – Preliminary

Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia

Alena Wurster

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, BS

Psychiatry

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Michigan

Rachel B. Zamihovsky

University of Southern California, BA

Anesthesiology

University of California Davis Medical Center, California

Allison Zheng

University of California – Los Angeles, BS

General Surgery – Preliminary

University of San Francisco, California

CLASS OF 2023 WHITE COAT CEREMONY

September 21, 2019

CLASS OF 2023 MATCH DAY

March 17, 2023

W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus

Family Medicine Residency at Crosstown Parkway

Family Medicine Residency –Bronson Battle Creek

Department of Psychiatry on the Ascension Borgess Hospital Campus

Oakland Drive Campus

Parkview Campus

WMed Health – Mall Drive