Hooding and Awards Ceremony 2022
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PA PROFESSIONAL OATH I pledge to perform the following duties with honesty and dedication: • I will hold as my primary responsibility the health, safety, welfare and dignity of all human beings. • I will uphold the tenets of patient autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence and justice. • I will recognize and promote the value of diversity. • I will treat equally all persons who seek my care. • I will hold in confidence the information shared in the course of practicing medicine. • I will assess my personal capabilities and limitations, striving always to improve my medical practice. • I will actively seek to expand my knowledge and skills, keeping abreast of advances in medicine. • I will work with other members of the health care team to provide compassionate and effective care of patients. • I will use my knowledge and experience to contribute to an improved community. • I will respect my professional relationship with the physician. • I will share and expand knowledge within the profession. These duties are pledged with sincerity and upon my honor.
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PROCESSIONAL The Opening Gates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah A. Pierce Composed for the 1979 PA Program Graduation Ceremony INVOCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend Michelle M. Nicolle, PhD, BCC Chaplain for Innovation Quarter WELCOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gayle B. Bodner, MMS, PA-C, DFAAPA Assistant Professor and Chair, Department of PA Studies INSTITUTIONAL WELCOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS Chief Executive Officer, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Chief Academic Officer, Atrium Health Enterprise INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline B. Sisson, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Education & Curricular Innovation, Department of PA Studies REMARKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly Pilson, MD, FAAOS Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Trauma; Vice Chair, Social Impact; Co-Director of Diversity and Inclusion Co-Director of Clinical Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
INVESTITURE OF THE CANDIDATES PRESENTATION OF THE CANDIDATES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea McKinnond, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor, Department of PA Studies Chris M. Gillette, PhD Associate Director of Scholarship and Research; Assistant Professor Tiffany L. Hiatt, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor, Department of PA Studies Toni Jackson, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor Kristin J. Lindaman, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor, Director of Student Assessment; Associate Program Director Courtney Perry, Pharm D Assistant Professor Joshua L. Waynick, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor Robert L. Wooten, MS, PA-C Assistant Professor RECOGNITION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PA PROFESSIONAL OATH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine N. Shull, MPAS, PA-C Assistant Professor, Department of PA Studies
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GRADUATE HOODING VIDEO ADMINISTRATION OF AWARDS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Geigler, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education Given to a Community Partner who has shown outstanding service to our students, faculty and staff. JAMES FRANKLIN WILSON MEMORIAL AWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Bates, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor, Department of PA Studies Given to a graduating student who shows the greatest aptitude and devotion to the profession. JOEL B. MILLER PRO HUMANITATE AWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Taylor Jensen, MS, MMS, PA-C Instructor, Department of PA Studies Given to a graduating student who demonstrates qualities of unselfish service to others. PATRICK AND CATHY OBER COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Reich, MPAS, PA-C Associate Professor and Director of Accreditation, Department of PA Studies Given to a Preclinical or Clinical year student in recognition of remarkable dedication to community service and leadership in outreach, philanthropy and humanitarianism KITTY BOWMAN EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tanya Gregory, PhD Assistant Professor, Director of Student Services, Department of PA Studies Given to the student or students who represent an outstanding commitment to research or to the integration of evidence-based medicine in clinical practice. STUDENT AWARDS PRESENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class of 2022 Presidents Effie Spears, Winston-Salem Campus President Jon Ware, Boone Campus President Boone Preclinical Year Teaching Excellence Winston-Salem Preclinical Year Teaching Excellence Clinical Year Excellence Preceptor of the Year – Medical, Surgical Honorary Katherine Anderson Society Outstanding Class Member Class Appreciation Outstanding Contributions to the Class of 2022 CHARGE TO ALUMNI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethan Stonerook, MS, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor, Department of PA Studies CONFERRAL OF DEGREES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS CLOSING COMMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Peacock, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor and Program Director, Department of PA Studies BENEDICTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend Michelle M. Nicolle, PhD, BCC RECESSIONAL Prelude to “Te Deum”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc-Antoine Charpentier 2
FACULTY OF PA STUDIES Gayle B. Bodner, MMS, PA-C, DFAAPA Assistant Professor Department Chair
Sobia S. Hussaini, MHA Assistant Professor, Director of Admissions Director of Academic Practice Partnerships
Caroline B. Sisson, MMS, PA-C* Assistant Professor Vice Chair of Education & Curricular Innovation
Toni Jackson, MMS, PA-C* Assistant Professor
Brian B. Peacock, MMS, PA-C* Assistant Professor Program Director K. Patrick Ober, MD Professor Medical Director Nathan Bates, MMS, PA-C* Assistant Professor Sonia J. Crandall, MS, PhD Professor Director of Scholarship and Research Alisha T. DeTroye, MMS, PA-C, DFAAPA* Adjunct Assistant Professor Sarah J. Garvick, MS, MPAS, PA-C Assistant Professor Director of Preclinical Education Associate Program Director – Boone Campus Brian Geigler, MMS, PA-C* Assistant Professor Director of Clinical Education Chris M. Gillette, PhD Associate Professor Assistant Director of Scholarship and Research Tanya Gregory, PhD Assistant Professor Director of Student Services
C. Taylor Jensen, MS, MMS, PA-C* Instructor Kristin J. Lindaman, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor Director of Student Assessment Associate Program Director – Winston-Salem campus Andrea E. McKinnond, MMS, PA-C* Assistant Professor Thomas J. Perrault, Jr., PhD Associate Professor Courtney J. Perry, Pharm D Assistant Professor Suzanne Reich, MPAS, PA-C Associate Professor Director of Accreditation Brian J. Robinson, MS, MPAS, PA-C Assistant Professor Catherine N. Shull, MPAS, PA-C* Assistant Professor Ethan Stonerook, MS, MMS, PA-C* Assistant Professor Joshua L. Waynick, MMS, PA-C* Assistant Professor Robert L. Wooten, MS, PA-C* Assistant Professor
Tiffany L. Hiatt, MMS, PA-C* Assistant Professor
* Wake Forest University School of Medicine PA Program Graduate
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CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MEDICAL SCIENCE Alexandra Christine Antos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elmira, NY Mary Caroline Austin1,4,8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont, TX Lauren Elizabeth Autry1,7,8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wake Forest, NC Douglas Joseph Banz4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, ME Kathleen Whitley Barber1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advance, NC Alexandria Lauren Blakeslee1,8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrison Township, MI Michaela Sandra Bleyl1,4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menifee, CA Victoria Alice Britt6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daytona Beach, FL Annie Frances Campbell1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Otisville, MI Caroline Robinson Carmichael4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staunton, VA Xinyi Chen4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roanoke, VA Melissa Anne Chin4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston, MA Jacky Kim Chun4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu, HI Emily Bryant Cole4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, VA Kiarra Pena Corless1,4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gainesville, FL Russell D. Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilbert, AZ Emily Emanuelson4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owatonna, MN Katie Lauren Fesler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthews, NC Kaitlyn Belle Finegan5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Castle Rock, CO Conner Matthew Fleming2,4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampa, FL Hannah Marie Frantz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodstock, GA Caroline Mackenzie Fugate4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, TX Savannah Rae Fusaro4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bloomfield, NJ Alison Maureen Gallivan1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oxford, MI Rebecca Marie Gardner5,8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Augusta, GA Lexi Nicole Geiger4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ridgeley, WV Alyssa Catherine Godfrey4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, NY Tiara DanTrell Good-Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonesville, SC Lily Swift Hallgring1,4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Compton, RI Olivia Claire Herder4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandria, VA Kendra Paige Hogan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Albany, GA Eric Allen Hudspeth6,8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phoenix, AZ Bobbi J. Hurst3,4,5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southington, OH Kerra Jones Jackson3,4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrenceville, GA Brooke Nicole Jones1,4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, NC Taylor Danielle Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, NC Emily Paige Keller2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avon, OH Katherine Anderson Klett4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irmo, SC Elyse R. Kouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul, MN Lea Fixler Kram4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami, FL Cheyenne Alicia Lashmit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mocksville, NC Crystal Rein Lepley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thousand Oaks, CA Claudia Barbara Lewis4,8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chagrin Falls, OH Taylor Lewis2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Beach, VA Grace Catherine Loeffler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advance, NC Kathryn Armstrong Lovett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington, NC Michelle Nguyen Mai4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Englewood, CO Alexandra Elizabeth Malissen3,4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte, NC Macy Alexandra Mantooth1,4,8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danville, VA Elizabeth Claire Mappus2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston, SC 4
Victoria Virginia Marcy4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville, FL Anne B. McEachron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco, CA Hannah Mika4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City, UT Laura Main Monaghan2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore, MD Tyler William Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenville, NC Dalton Edward Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circleville, WV Grace Nicklas-Morris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, NC Danielle Rebecca O’Connor Tolson4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clarksville, MD Anna MeiLing Olson2,4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savage, MN Victor Mauricio Pereira. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salisbury, NC Christian Henri Prosperi1,4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durham, NC Madison Alexandra Redwine7,8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta, GA Gabriela Maria Rodriguez4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clearwater, FL Lorin Tyler Roemhildt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richmond, VA Camille-Macie Brown Rumph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, NC Rachel Diane Sather1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McGregor, MN Allison Kay Schleutker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Naples, FL Morgan Elizabeth Scott4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami, FL Sabrina Ratna Shakya4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodstock, GA Patrice LaShay Shaw6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, NC Lauren Nicole Smith2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summerville, SC Sarah Alaine Smoot4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randleman, NC Katherine Soo1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sedalia, CO Megan Kathleen Sotak4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland, OH Evthokia E. Spears2,4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lancaster, SC Alexia Marie Standley2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missoula, MT Alison Ann Stickel2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vienna, VA Nina Alexandra Talamas4,6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami, FL Alexandra Jane Talbert4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hillsborough, NC Madison Taylor Tenkate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richmond, VA Teresa Thao Truong4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte, NC Cortland Vis8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, NC Sarah Elizabeth Waddle1,2,4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tazewell, VA Sadie Knight Wannamaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampa, FL Jonathan Ware1,6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Marlboro, MD Sarah Jessica Warschun5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New City, NY Abby Webb2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenwood, SC Emily Wolff 3,4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta, GA 1 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Department of PA Studies recognizes students who excel academically throughout the PA Program. The classification Graduate with Distinction is awarded to the top 15% of the graduating cohort. 2 Completed the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) in Business, in which students earn a Master of Arts in Management from the Wake Forest University School of Business prior to entering the PA Program. ELP develops highly capable, entrepreneurial leaders who can make significant contributions to the healthcare community. Graduates are equipped with business competencies and excellent clinical skills to succeed in complex healthcare environments and to transform the delivery of care. 3 Completed the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) in Law, in which students earn a Master of Studies in Law from the Wake Forest University School of Law prior to entering the PA Program. ELP-Law is a cross-disciplinary initiative is designed to develop a future generation of PA leaders, who are prepared to transform the delivery of healthcare while navigating an intricate legal regulatory landscape. 4 Completed the Global Health Certificate Program, in which a solid foundation in global health topics is built. There is special emphasis on the sociopolitical, economic, cultural, and geographic factors that, in addition to biomedical factors, have an impact on health in low-and middle-income countries abroad and in underserved populations in the United States. 5 Completed the Medical Education Certificate Program, which provides training for health professions students interested in pursuing careers in medical education. Recipients of this certificate have advanced knowledge of the science of learning, diverse teaching skills, and functional experience with educational scholarship. 6 Completed the Wake Forest Interprofessional Leaders in Medicine Certificate, a year-long leadership development program for health professions students in accredited training programs at Wake Forest. The program seeks to help students be stronger leaders amongst their patients, peers, and providers through a student-focused leadership development curriculum. 7 Completed the North Carolina Medical Society Future KIPL Clinician Leaders College, an interdisciplinary leadership development program, which allows students to develop leadership at the individual, organizational and societal level as well as build networks within the community of public and private health care systems. 8 Peer tutor. The Department of PA Studies peer tutoring program matches students who achieve high academic performance with students who have struggled academically in one or more courses during the preclinical year. The peer tutor works one-on-one with a classmate to help them develop learning mastery, and the program is one of PA Studies’ most successful academic support programs for learners needing assistance.
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CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MEDICAL SCIENCE WITH DISTINCTION Mary Caroline Austin Lauren Elizabeth Autry Kathleen Whitley Barber Alexandria Lauren Blakeslee Michaela Sandra Bleyl Annie Frances Campbell Kiarra Pena Corless Alison Maureen Gallivan Lily Swift Hallgring Brooke Nicole Jones Macy Alexandra Mantooth Christian Henri Prosperi Rachel Diane Sather Katherine Hope Soo Sarah Elizabeth Waddle Jonathan Brandon Ware
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS PRESENTED AT THE WHITE COAT CEREMONY IN JUNE 2021 Mike Walker, PA Excellence Scholarship ................................................................................................................................Sarah Elizabeth Waddle Ercell A. and Linda W. Tate PA Scholarship ...............................................................................................................Tiara DanTrell Good-Greene Katherine Anderson Scholarship (PA) ..........................................................................................................................Madison Alexandra Redwine
MARSHALS Highest academic performance during the preclinical year Rebecca Leigh Alexander Samantha Dora Darmon Samantha Erin Ernst Monica Isabel Gonzalez-Cejo Carly Allison Hodge Skylar Selene Holder Laura Elizabeth Schmit Monica June Schumacher
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ABOUT THE FACULTY AWARDS James Franklin Wilson Memorial Award The James Franklin Wilson Memorial Award was established in 1975 in memory of Jim Wilson, who graduated from the Wake Forest School of Medicine PA Program in 1973. Wilson grew up in Winston-Salem and, after completing college, served as a medic with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. When he left the Army, he decided to become a PA. “As happens to many who are involved in a war,” he wrote, “my experiences in Vietnam affected me considerably. I have in my time overseas developed a concern for the suffering of mankind — a concern which I virtually did not have before, or possibly which I had for various reasons suppressed. I felt, moreover, that for this philosophy to be valid I would have to do more than talk about it — i.e., I would have to take it upon myself to try to alleviate some of this suffering. The more I considered how this contribution might be made, the more I realized that the most effective way for me was through medicine.” Jim Wilson did practice as a PA but for only two years before he died of cancer. The award named after him was funded by PA Program graduates, Wilson’s father, and a local veteran’s association. In becoming a PA, Jim Wilson sought dignity, responsibility, and the opportunity to help others. The James Franklin Wilson Memorial Award is presented to a student of the graduating class who shows the greatest aptitude, as defined by academic achievement during the preclinical and clinical years, and devotion to the PA profession, as evidenced by contributions on an individual, local, or national basis.
Joel B. Miller Pro Humanitate Award Established in 2018, this award is presented to a PA student in the graduating class who embodies the character of its namesake, Dr. Joel Miller, and the motto of Wake Forest University, Pro Humanitate (For Humanity). Dr. Miller attended Wake Forest University as an undergraduate and for his medical school and residency training, earning the label of “Triple Deac.” Over the decades, he gave of himself unselfishly to his beloved alma mater and embodied the calling of Pro Humanitate as he used his knowledge, talents and compassion to better the lives of others. Though his contributions can be measured in time, energy and financial support, this award honors him for his tireless teaching, mentoring and guidance of medical trainees. His wisdom, approachability, humility and patientcentered philosophy set the tone for the PA students lucky enough to have been taught by him. This award acknowledges Dr. Miller’s dedication and service and recognizes a graduate who demonstrates his qualities of unselfish service to others.
Patrick and Cathy Ober Community Leadership Award This award is presented annually to a first-year or second-year PA student who has demonstrated remarkable dedication to community service and leadership in outreach, philanthropy, and humanitarianism. Dr. Patrick and Mrs. Cathy Ober are tireless volunteers who devote their time, effort, and energy to multiple philanthropic and service-related activities. Most notably, Dr. Ober served as a founding physician on the Advisory Board of the DEAC (Delivering Equal Access to Care) Clinic and as a teaching/supervising provider at the clinic. Dr. Ober also has served as the Medical Director of the PA Program since 2003. Established in 2015 to honor the characters of its namesakes, the Community Leadership Award recognizes students who exemplify the Obers’ devotion to service.
Kitty Bowman Excellence in Research Award The Kitty Bowman Excellence in Research Award was established in 2004 and named for the first registrar of the Wake Forest School of Medicine PA Program. A fixture in the Program for more than 30 years, Kitty Bowman was nurturing, empathetic, and the person many students found themselves going to in times of need. She listened to their stories, took care of the details that needed taking care of, and always seemed to have the right words of encouragement and understanding at hand. Kitty Bowman was equally giving within the larger community and was a founding member of AIDS Care Service, a regional nonprofit health and social services agency for persons infected with or affected by HIV. The award named in her honor is presented to a student in the graduating class whose graduate project work represents an outstanding commitment to research or to the integration of evidence-based medicine into clinical practice.
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ABOUT ACADEMIC REGALIA The origins of academic dress date back to Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries. During this period, everyone — men and women, lay folk and clerics, royalty, tradesmen, students — wore long, flowing robes of varying materials and fabrics, depending on the wealth and position of the wearer. The ordinary dress of the scholar, whether student or teacher, was similar to the dress of a cleric. The first organized bodies of learning were formed in this period. In the United States, schools of higher learning such as Harvard, Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and William and Mary adopted traditions of using regalia, and soon other schools began to follow the trend. In 1895, the Intercollegiate Code established guidelines for standardizing the academic regalia for institutions of higher learning in the United States. You will note that the gowns (or robes) worn by graduating PA students have long, closed, somewhat fuller sleeves that reach nearly to the wearer’s knees. The arms go through slits at the elbow, giving the appearance of short sleeves. The gowns worn by a Master are always black. During graduation events, you will also see examples of the doctoral gown, worn by some faculty and administrators. It is cut much fuller and has large, bell-shaped sleeves. Doctoral gowns are usually black. Although bachelor’s and master’s gowns are generally devoid of ornamentation, doctoral gowns are distinguished by the five-inch velvet panel around the neck and down both sides of the front, as well as three-inch velvet bars sewn on each sleeve. Over their robes, candidates for and holders of master’s and doctoral degrees wear hoods, which are the most expressive component of the academic costume. The hood symbolizes a heavy burden. It identifies the level of the degree, the field of learning and the institution that awards it. The master’s hood is 3½ feet long and is black, lined with the color or colors of the institution conferring the degree. (Note the gold representing Wake Forest University.) The hood is displayed down the back with the lining turned inside out. The velvet trim indicates the subject to which the degree pertains. The hoods worn by graduating PA students are trimmed in green, which represents the study of medicine and symbolizes the original use of medicinal herbs. Other areas of study and colors you may see during graduation events include arts, letters and humanities symbolized by white; education by light blue; law by purple; and science symbolized by golden yellow.
Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1947
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