Wa k e F o r e s t U n i v e r s i t y S c h o o l o f M e d i c i n e
Wa it C h a pel4 :15 p.m . Su n day, M ay 17
Hooding Ceremony2015
P h y s i c i a n ' s O a t h
Now being admitted to the profession of medicine,
I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life to the service of humanity.
I will give respect and gratitude to my deserving teachers.
I will practice medicine with conscience and dignity.
The health and life of my patients will be my first consideration.
I will hold in confidence all that my patient confides in me.
I will maintain the honor and the noble traditions of the medical profession.
My colleagues will be as my family.
I will allow no considerations to intervene between my duty and my patient.
I will maintain the utmost respect for human life.
I will, under all circumstances, use my knowledge in the service of humanity.
These promises I make freely and upon my honor.
HOODING CEREMONY CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
May 17, 2015
The Prelude......................Psalm 19: “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God” (Benedetto Marcello) Aria for Organ (Paul O. Manz) Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C Major (Dietrich Buxtehude)
The Processional .................................................................................Rondeau (Jean Joseph Mouret)
The Welcome.....................................................................................................Edward Abraham, MD
Dean, Wake Forest School of Medicine
The Prayer of Invocation ...........................Rev. Dr. Gary Gunderson, MDiv, DMin, DDiv (HON) Vice President, Faith and Health Ministries Introduction of the Speaker..............................................................................Peter Lichstein, MD
Professor, General Internal Medicine
The Speaker..........................................................................................................George Thibault, MD President, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation The Hooding of the Candidates
Introduction ...........................................................................................Brenda Latham-Sadler, MD
Associate Dean for Student Inclusion & Diversity Class of 1982
Reader .........................................................................................................Mary Claire O’Brien, MD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Investiture.................................................................................................................Leslie Ellis, MD Mentor, Class of 2015
Recognition............................................................................................Brenda Latham-Sadler, MD
Administration of the Physician’s Oath..................................................Alumni Representative
Class of 1965
Closing Comments ............................................................................................John McConnell, MD Chief Executive Officer, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
The Prayer of Benediction........................ Rev. Dr. Gary Gunderson, MDiv, DMin, DDiv (HON)
The Recessional................. March Triomphale: “Now Thank We All Our God” (Sigfrid Karg-Elert)
University Organist…..Donald L. Armitage
Candidates for the Degree Doctor of Medicine CLASS OF 2015
Feras Yacoub Ackall........................................................................... Livonia, Mich.
(Otolaryngology) Duke University Medical Center
Durham, N.C. Alexander Evan Aldrich ................................................................. Springfield, Ohio
(Internal Medicine) George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
John Coghlan Allen ............................................................................ Richmond, Va. (Transitional)
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Ga.
(Ophthalmology)
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Ga.
Leah Candace Allen.........................................................................Gulf Breeze, Fla. (Family Medicine)
Trident Medical Center Charleston, S.C.
Shelby Lynn Allen........................................................................... High Point, N.C. (General Surgery)
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, S.C.
Kathryn Marie Applin............................................................................Palmer, Alas. (Emergency Medicine)
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Ore.
John Cuyler Bailey .................................................................................... Cary, N.C. (Surgery-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Theodore Glenn Bean II .........................................................................Franklin, Pa. (Pediatrics)
Hershey Medical Center/Penn State Hershey, Pa.
Mark Stockton Beveridge Jr. ............................................................Nashville, Tenn. (Pediatrics)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tenn.
Julie Anne Bishop............................................................................ Knoxville, Tenn. (Pediatrics)
Children’s National Medical Center Washington, D.C.
Austin Matthew Bond § .............................................................................Salem, Va. (Plastic Surgery-Integrated)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Blair Jordon Brown.............................................................................. Conover, N.C. (Internal Medicine)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
David Harry Bryska ............................................................................Charlotte, N.C. (Internal Medicine)
Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners Grand Rapids, Mich.
Laurie Kathryn Buchanan...................................................................Yakima, Wash. (Internal Medicine)
Tufts Medical Center Boston, Mass.
Aidan Michael Burke........................................................... Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Va.
(Radiation-Oncology)
Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.
Kevin Shaobo Chen………………………………………………Greensboro, N.C. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC
(Ophthalmology)
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Mo.
Charles Kristian Childers.................................................................... Columbia, Mo. (Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical)
Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma, Wash.
Henry Gerard Colmer IV ................................................................. Clemmons, N.C. (Emergency Medicine)
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Trey Braxton Creech..................................................................Morehead City, N.C. Shannon Elizabeth Cummins........................................................Lawrenceville, Ga.
(Pediatrics) Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tenn.
Henry Wesley Davis II ..................................................................Montgomery, Ala. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Anesthesiology)
Icahn School of Medicine St. Luke’s-Roosevelt New York, N.Y.
Christine Lynn Dillingham ....................................................................Sarasota, Fla. (Internal Medicine)
University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, Fla.
Amar Hirendra Doshi…….….……………………………………… Raleigh, N.C. (Internal Medicine)
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Andrew Shipe Dothard………………………………….…………Knoxville, Tenn. (Internal Medicine)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Emily Hix Dothard .............................................................................. Lakeland, Fla. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Dermatology)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Hugh Thomas Dowlen .................................................................Chattanooga, Tenn. (Medicine-Primary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sara Hildebrand Duffus ................................................................... Knoxville, Tenn. (Pediatrics)
University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, N.C.
Kristy Tayapongsak Duggan .......................................................... Jacksonville, Fla. (Internal Medicine)
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Ore.
Matthew James Duggan..................................................................... Matthews, N.C. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, Ore.
(Ophthalmology)
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Ore.
Janae Eileen Dupuis....................................................................Grand Ledge, Mich. (Neurology)
University of Michigan Hospitals Ann Arbor, Mich.
Madeline Celeste Eckenrode ................................................................Lancaster, Pa. (Medicine-Pediatrics)
University of Alabama Medical Center Birmingham, Ala.
Matthew Ryan Elverman .................................................................Milwaukee, Wis. (Senior Fellow-Post Doctorate Program)
University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Seattle, Wash.
Sarah Barnes Filipski ........................................................................ Short Hills, N.J. (Pediatrics)
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, N.H.
Jenner Stoker Gibson.............................................................................Gardners, Pa. (Family Medicine)
Fort Belvoir Fort Belvoir, Va.
Lindsey Wright Goeres......................................................................... Raleigh, N.C. (Family Medicine)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Michelle Elaine Grata ......................................................................... Johnstown, Pa. (Anesthesiology)
University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston Galveston, Tex.
Ian DeLain Gray .................................................................................... McLean, Va. (Anesthesiology)
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Oklahoma City, Okla.
Daniel Gregory Hampton ...............................................................Yadkinville, N.C. (Transitional/Radiology)
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Ga.
(Radiology-Diagnostic)
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Ga.
Maggie Cameron Womack Hansell.................................................. New Bern, N.C. (Family Medicine)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Alese Victoria Harris ....................................................................... Lumberton, N.C. (Pediatrics-Primary Care)
University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, N.C.
Lauren Marie Hartman ........................................................................Poquoson, Va. (Internal Medicine)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tenn.
Corbin Andrew Helis ...............................................................................Carlisle, Pa. Douglas Patrick Henningsen.......................................................... Kernersville, N.C.
(Psychiatry) University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Aneitra Danielle Hoggard.......................................................................Garner, N.C. Andrew Jonathan Huang.......................................................... Laguna Niguel, Calif.
(Transitional) Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, Calif.
(Radiation Oncology) California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, Calif.
Chenchen Huang...................................................................................Durham, N.C. (Obstetrics-Gynecology/MHH)
University of Texas Medical School-Houston Houston, Tex.
Ryan Thomas Hughes............................................................... Pompano Beach, Fla. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Radiation Oncology)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Randolph Mitchell Jenkins Jr. ............................................................Charlotte, N.C. (Medicine-Preliminary/PM&R)
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Va.
(Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Va.
Rubymel Jijon........................................................................................ Orlando, Fla. (Obstetrics-Gynecology)
University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville, Fla.
Nicolas Anders Johnson ................................................................... Spokane, Wash. (Family Medicine/Chelsea)
University of Michigan Hospital Ann Arbor, Mich.
Richard Kao §..................................................................................... Whippany, N.J. (Otolaryngology)
Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Ind.
Katarina Rose Kesty §§ .........................................................North Bay, ON, Canada (Medicine-Preliminary)
Greenville Health System/University of South Carolina Greenville, S.C.
(Dermatology)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Kendra Elizabeth Kesty ........................................................North Bay, ON, Canada (Obstetrics-Gynecology)
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, S.C.
Jung Hoon Kim....................................................................................Salisbury, Md. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Anesthesiology)
Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.
Michael Tuan Phan Kimura.................................................................. Syosset, N.Y. (Emergency Medicine)
Icahn School of Medicine St. Luke’s-Roosevelt New York, N.Y.
Taylor Stephen Koerner...............................................................Newport News, Va. (Surgery-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Kurt Michael Krautmann............................................................. Jefferson City, Mo. (Orthopaedic Surgery) Atlanta Medical Center
Atlanta, Ga.
Elizabeth Donelson Krebs ................................................................Nashville, Tenn. (General Surgery)
University of Virginia Charlottesville, Va.
Tina Lai.....................................................................................Winston-Salem, N.C. (Medicine–Primary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Brittany Lynn Lambertus..................................................................... Pawling, N.Y. (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)
University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, N.C.
Eric Allen Lee II .................................................................................Charlotte, N.C. (Psychiatry)
Tripler Army Medical Center Tripler AMC, Hawaii
Stephanie Catherine Leger......................................................... Ottawa, ON, Canada (Internal Medicine)
Boston University Medical Center Boston, Mass.
Allison Marie Lemon............................................................................ Roanoke, Va. (Pediatrics)
Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University Greenville, N.C.
Andrew Qing Lin ............................................................................ Greensboro, N.C. (General Surgery)
St. Luke’s-Bethlehem Bethlehem, Pa.
Tiffany Lin.......................................................................................... Taipei, Taiwan (Anesthesiology)
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, Ill.
Zachary Allen Lindsey .................................................................... Clemmons, N.C. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Ophthalmology) University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo.
Kendra Rae Mahoney ......................................................................... Cerritos, Calif. Lindsey Lee Martin.............................................................................. Fairhope, Ala.
(Pediatrics) Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wessley Ryan McKnight .................................................................Mocksville, N.C. (Surgery-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Katharine Talty Green Meyer ..................................................... Virginia Beach, Va. (Pediatrics)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Dery Ann Miller ............................................................................Kingston, Jamaica (Medicine-Preliminary/ Neurology)
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Ga.
(Neurology)
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Ga.
Elizabeth Shuford Miller ................................................................... Davidson, N.C. (General Surgery)
University of Florida College of Medicine-Shands Hospital Gainesville, Fla.
Merritt Alyse Mocock................................................................................ Cary, N.C. (Medicine-Primary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Farah Ashraf Moustafa ........................................................................Bamberg, S.C. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Brigham & Women’s Hospital Boston, Mass.
(Dermatology)
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Providence, R.I.
Jon Mugweru ......................................................................................Nairobi, Kenya (General Surgery) Orlando Health Orlando, Fla.
Rebecca Harnish Murphy ................................................................... Strafford, N.H. (Pediatrics)
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, Ohio
Brendan Samuel Murphy.......................................................................Dayton, Ohio (Family Medicine)
Riverside Methodist Columbus, Ohio
Charlotte Foster Myers ........................................................................Camp Hill, Pa. Kevin Jonathan Neal..................................................................... Delray Beach, Fla.
(Anesthesiology) Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, N.C. Aileen Noel Newmyer ........................................................................ Sylvania, Ohio
(Emergency Medicine) Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Mich.
Daniel Lee Oldroyd ....................................................................................Azle, Tex. (Medicine-Preliminary)
University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals Salt Lake City, Utah
(Anesthesiology)
University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals Salt Lake City, Utah
Kofi Osei Owusu .................................................................................. Accra, Ghana (Anesthesiology)
Hershey Medical Center/Penn State Hershey, Pa.
Mary Agnes Palilonis ..................................................................... Hightstown, N.J. (General Surgery)
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Providence, R.I.
Mihir Kiran Parikh...........................................................................Morrisville, N.C. (Anesthesiology)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas, Tex.
Richard Bradford Perry.......................................................................Charlotte, N.C. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, N.C.
(Radiology-Diagnostic)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Aaron William Pickens...................................................................... Asheville, N.C. (Internal Medicine)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
James Thomas Rague IV .....................................................................Wellsboro, Pa. (Surgery-Preliminary/ Urology)
Boston University Medical Center Boston, Mass.
(Urology)
Boston University Medical Center Boston, Mass.
Rachel Blake Roberts ...................................................................Huntington, W.Va. (Pediatrics)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tenn.
Chase William Burnside Robinson § ....................................................Denver, Colo. (Pathology)
University of Colorado School of Medicine - Denver Aurora, Colo.
Michael Warden Roll.....................................................................Vancouver, Wash. (Surgery-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Anesthesiology)
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, Wash.
Aaron Isaac Rothstein........................................................................ Brooklyn, N.Y. (Medicine-Preliminary/ Neurology)
New York University School of Medicine New York, N.Y.
(Neurology)
New York University School of Medicine New York, N.Y.
Candice Schwartz ........................................................................Woodbridge, Conn. (Internal Medicine)
Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Ill.
Raj Ashish Shah.............................................................................. Greensboro, N.C. (Internal Medicine)
University of California San Francisco-Fresno Fresno, Calif.
Rachel Kumari Sircar .........................................................................Charlotte, N.C. (Family Medicine)
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Ore.
Elyse Paige Smith ................................................................................Newport, N.C. (Pediatrics-Primary Care)
University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, N.C.
Lisa Mae Smith................................................................................San Diego, Calif. (Pediatrics)
Stony Brook Teaching Hospitals Stony Brook, N.Y.
Catherine Braxton Stanfield ................................................................. Raleigh, N.C. (Psychiatry)
University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, N.C.
Christopher Thomas Stem .................................................................Greensburg, Pa. (Pediatrics)
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, S.C.
Ryan Michael Stewart...........................................................................Walnut, Calif. (Pediatrics)
Phoenix Children’s Hospital Phoenix, Ariz.
Daniel Chichek Sun ............................................................................Fremont, Calif. (Orthopaedic Surgery)
University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston Galveston, Tex.
Tatiana Diazono Thema............................................................Winston-Salem, N.C. (Emergency Medicine)
Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, Ohio
Julia Camille Thomas .........................................................................Concord, Calif. (Psychiatry-Family Medicine)
University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Katherine Agatha Tsamis ............................................................Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Transitional)
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Spartanburg, S.C.
(Ophthalmology)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Stephen Thomas Vogel..................................................................Carmichael, Calif. (Surgery-Preliminary)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sarah Marie Von Thaer .................................................................... Parsippany, N.J. (Anesthesiology)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Gary Lance White.................................................................................Denver, Colo. (Medicine-Preliminary)
Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, N.C.
(Radiology-Diagnostic) Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Mo.
Shira Marynn Winters...............................................................Winston-Salem, N.C. (Pathology)
University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, N.Y.
Julia Lee Wofford ...................................................................................... Cary, N.C. (Family Medicine/Swedish Medicine)
University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver Aurora, Colo.
Tyler Stanley Woodrum ....................................................................... Raleigh, N.C. (Emergency Medicine)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, N.C.
Mitchell Lee Worley................................................................................Easley, S.C. (Otolaryngology)
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, S.C.
Erin Nicole Worthington ................................................................ Chapel Hill, N.C. (Pediatrics)
University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, N.C.
Nanmeng Yu §§§.................................................................................. Eldoret, Kenya (Internal Medicine)
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, Iowa
§ Member of The Dean’s Leadership Circle of The Medical Alumni Association §§ Dual degree Doctor of Medicine/Master of Business Administration §§§ Dual degree MD/PhD
2015 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Spring Induction
Henry Gerard Colmer IV Matthew James Duggan
Catherine Braxton Stanfield Mitchell Lee Worley
Fall Induction
John Coghlan Allen Kathryn Marie Applin
Mark Stockton Beveridge Jr. Laurie Kathryn Buchanan
Emily Hix Dothard Kristy Tayapongsak Duggan
Sara Hildebrand Duffus Janae Eileen Dupuis
Maggie Cameron Womack Hansell Lauren Marie Hartman
Elizabeth Donelson Krebs Ann Liu
Rebecca Harnish Murphy Katherine Agatha Tsamis
Gary Lance White
2015 Gold Humanism Honor Society
Feras Yacoub Ackall Kathryn Marie Applin
Mark Stockton Beveridge Jr. Laurie Kathryn Buchanan Henry Gerard Colmer, IV
Hugh Thomas Dowlen Kristy Tayapongsak Duggan
Matthew James Duggan Jenner Stoker Gibson
Lauren Marie Hartman Nicolas Anders Johnson Brittany Lynn Lambertus Stephanie Catherine Leger
Aileen Noel Newmyer Daniel Lee Oldroyd
Julia Camille Thomas Mitchell Lee Worley
2015 Awards and Recognition
Charles M. Howell Memorial Excellence in Dermatology Award.................. Katarina Rose Kesty
Emily Hix Dothard Charles B. and Agnes Cree Deane Cancer Research Award….................. Sara Hildebrand Duffus M. Robert Cooper Scholarship Awards ...............................................Kristy Tayapongsak Duggan
Laurie Kathryn Buchanan
Obstetrics and Gynecology Merit Award .................................................. Kendra Elizabeth Kesty Chenchen Huang
Michael R. Lawless Pediatric Merit Awards ...................................................... Julie Anne Bishop Richard T. Myers Surgical Merit Award ......................................................Mary Agnes Palilones Robert P. Vidinghoff Memorial Award ....................................Maggie Cameron Womack Hansell Dr. Martin and Sandra Castelbaum Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine........................................Lauren Marie Hartman Tinsley R. Harrison Award in Internal Medicine ...................................Stephanie Catherine Leger Strickland Award in Primary Care.......................................................Kristy Tayapongsak Duggan Isadore & Rachel Meschan Award for Academic Excellence in Radiologic Sciences .............................Richard Bradford Perry David Bryan Sloan, III, MD Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology ...................................................Katherine Agatha Tsamis Outstanding Medical Student in Psychiatry Award ….........................Catherine Braxton Stanfield SAEM Medical Student Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award ...........Kathryn Marie Applin Wake Forest School of Medicine Departmental Excellence in Neurology Award .....................................Janae Eileen Dupuis
American Academy of Neurology Award Excellence in Neurology Award..........................................................Aaron Isaac Rothstein Norman D. and Dot G. Potter Award in Geriatrics........................................ Julia Camille Thomas Medical Student Award for Excellence in Anesthesiology .............................Kevin Jonathan Neal Cultural Awareness Award ......................................................................................Lisa Mae Smith
Medical Alumni Association Excellence Award.................................Kristy Tayapongsak Duggan Leonard Tow Faculty Humanism in Medicine Award ..................................Thomas McLean, MD Leonard Tow Student Humanism in Medicine Award ........................Kristy Tayapongsak Duggan Class of 2015 Teaching Award...............................................................................Leslie Ellis, MD Class of 2016 Teaching Award......................................................................... James Peacock, MD Class of 2017 Teaching Award...............................................................................Leslie Ellis, MD Class of 2018 Teaching Award...........................................................................Craig Henkel, PhD
Student Faculty Award .................................................................................Lauren Marie Hartman
Charles Brian Clark Award.....................................................................................Leslie Ellis, MD
Dedication of the Gray Matter................................................................................Leslie Ellis, MD
Medical Alumni Association Welcome Reception
Graduates and their guests are invited to the Medical Alumni Association (MAA) Welcome Reception on Monday, May 18, in the Benson Center, Room 401, at Wake Forest University
immediately following transmigration. The alumni association is honored to welcome the MD Class of 2015 to the alumni family, and MAA Board members will proudly present graduates
with a personalized gift. Graduates are encouraged to notify the alumni office ([email protected] or 800-899-7128) with updated contact information.
Candidates for and holders of master’s and doctor’s degrees
wear hoods over their robes. The hood symbolizes a heavy
burden. The hood identifies the level of the degree, the
field of learning, and the institution which awards it.
The color of the trim declares the major field of learning;
forest green represents medicine. The colors that line the
hood identify the university awarding the degree.
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