Congratulations to the Class of 2018!
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The 50th Convocation of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School was held on Monday, May 14, during which
Sherine E. Gabriel, MD, MSc
, distinguished professor and dean of the medical school, conferred 127 graduates with the Doctor of Medicine degree in front family and friends, as well as alumni, faculty, administrators and board members from Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health.
Congratulatory remarks and words of wisdom were shared by Dr. Gabriel and
Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
, chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, and
Paul Weber, MD '87, RPh, MBA
, assistant dean of continuing education and president of the alumni association.
The Convocation speaker was
Carl P. Giordano, MD
, an alumnus of the Class of 1986, who is an attending physician at Morristown Medical Center and with Atlantic Spine Specialists. Dr. Giordano is the author of
Shoot The Moon: The True Story of a Look Behind the Curtain of Medical School and Residency…and Surviving the Worst in Life,
that recounts
his survival of a tragic small-plane crash, in which he walked away from flaming wreckage so crushed it wasn't even recognizable as an aircraft.
Hank R. Ashforth, MD '18,
gave the student address, followed by congratulatory remarks by
Carol A. Terregino, MD
, senior associate dean for education, who also announced the graduates as they processed onto the stage to be hooded and receive their diplomas.
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From left to right:
Karen Wei-ru Lin, MD, MS
, assistant dean for global health who served as the gonfalonier, and
Carol A. Terregino, MD,
senior associate dean of education, along with graduates
Tesia McKenzie, MD '18
, and
Aria Mahtabfar, MD, '18
, at Rutgers University Commencement on Sunday, May 13.
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Two faculty members were honored during the ceremony with awards supported by the New Jersey Health Foundation.
Shawna V. Hudson, PhD
, professor and chief, research division, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, was given the Excellence in Research Award, and
Igor Rybinnik, MD
, assistant professor, Department of Neurology, was recognized with the Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Gabriel also presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to
Norma Saks, EdD
, assistant dean for educational programs, who is retiring as a full-time faculty member after 28 years of service to our medical school and its students.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the graduates read the Hippocratic Oath, taking a vow to uphold the moral and ethical standards of medicine.
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Dual-Degree Medical Student Earns Scholarship
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Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is very proud to congratulate
Grace Ibitamuno
, a second-year dual-degree student, who was honored by the
Executive Women of New Jersey
with the Graduate Merit Scholarship, given each year to a nontraditional female graduate student in New Jersey. Grace is the author of
Not Yet Beautiful
, her debut novel published in 2016. She is pictured in the center at right, at t
he Executive Women of New Jersey's gala with keynote speaker Susan Chapman-Hughes, left, and Gala Vice Chair Anna Maria Tejada. Read more about Grace
here
.
Photo compliments of Executive Women of New Jersey.
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New Committee Promotes Efficient IT Services
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The
Office of Information Technology
has developed a new IT Governance Committee to promote effective and efficient technology services that meet the school’s current and future needs. The committee will further an information technology environment that supports and facilitates the realization of our medical school goals related to its four mission areas and strategic plan.
IT Governance will interface directly with the standing committees for administration, clinical, community, education and research, and each of these committee chairs will sit on the IT Governance Committee, providing regularly scheduled updates. This will ensure open and clear lines of communication and complementary, rather than competitive, approaches to enhancing IT infrastructure, operations, and applications. Interactions with other RBHS and Rutgers standing committees will occur as appropriate.
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Psychiatry Learned through Movie,
Black Swan
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Anthony Tobia, MD,
associate professor of psychiatry, was joined by residents and students at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting earlier this month to present, "Black Swan -- Teaching Psychiatry through Innovative Media." The session, which filled the room to capacity, coupled clips of the movie with a discussion of PTSD-Eating Disorders spectrum. Third-year medical student
Jayme Sack
,participated in place of the movie's writer/director -- and Jayme's cousin -- Darren Aronofsky. Additional presenters included
Derek Rudge, MD;
Jason D. Mintz, MD
;
Christine A. Annibali, MD
; and
Consuelo C. Cagande, MD
.
Dr. Tobia posted the above image of residents and medical students who contributed to the presentation on his Instagram account.
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Students Complete International Spanish Medical Course
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Four Robert Wood Johnson Medical School students completed an intensive medical Spanish course presented by the IHCAI Institute in Costa Rica. Congratulations to:
Julia Burd;
Amanda Hermann,
Oby Ibe and
Pooja Modi.
Learn more.
Photo courtesy of IHCAI Institute
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Upcoming Grand Rounds and CME
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Please continue to save the date for a Special Grand Rounds on
Tuesday, May 29 at noon
in CAB 1302 titled, "G
iving the Green Light to Medicinal Marijuana: An Overview of NJ's Program and Evidence
" featuring NJ State Commissioner of Health, Shereef Elnahal, MD, MBA. The program will be accredited so participants will be able to request CME or pharmacy or nursing credit.
Click
here
to view all upcoming CME activities.
--
Paul Weber, MD, RPh, MBA
, associate dean, Continuing Medical Education
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In the News and Research Publications
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