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GUSOM Medical Alumni Board Newsletter
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Letter from the Board Chair
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Dear Medical Alumni Board Members,
As we prepare for our next Medical Alumni Board meeting on June 1, 2019 at 8 am in the Med-Dent
Buildi ng (SW 107), it follows a very busy season as Medical Students join the ranks of alumni and move to their new locations. CURA registration began on MATCH Day and is continuing this week during the Senior Class activities. Registration by Alumni has been enthusiastic and the staff will keep us aware of the need to register as mentors.
We had a fantastic time in February at the Awards Banquet with the awardees pictured below. Our beloved Dr. Donald Knowlan was honored with the Founders Medal in April at a sold-out event and an endowed scholarship in his name is being established.
We will have to say goodbye to several loyal members of the Medical Alumni Board in June and the
Nominations process for new members is ongoing. We will be asking all Board Members if they would
like to change their Committee Assignment to one more suited to their talents.
The staff is at full-strength now and will be introduced at our meeting. The June 1 meeting is the
weekend of Undergraduate Reunion, so those of you from out of town will need to make hotel
reservations early. Further information about the Reunion weekend events and special hotel rates will
be provided.
Many thanks to all!
Regina Torsney-Durkin, M.D. C'73, M'77
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Dr. Donald Knowlan (R'60, W'82, H'04), aka "Coach", was feted in style for his 90th birthday earlier this month
at the 18th Annual Founders Day Celebration. In addition to the support of his family, over 200 guests - including current and past Georgetown faculty, alumni, and students - paid tribute to one of Georgetown's most cherished alumni.
In between many toasts and roasts from current faculty members and students, one of the outstanding moments of the night was the dedication of the class of M'15 class gift to The Donald M. Knowlan Endowed Scholarship fund. More than $55,000 has already been committed toward this scholarship, and additional donations are still being solicited so that the scholarship can become fully endowed at its goal of $100,000. Please reach out to Jupiter El-Asmar at Jupiter.El-Asmar@georgetown.edu
or 202-687-3679 if you are interested in donating to this fund.
The highlight of the night surely came when Dr Knowlan held the audience's rapt attention with highlights and vignettes from his remarkable career. He spoke of Dr. Harold Jegher's push to move third and fourth year medical students to the clinical ward instead of the traditional classroom. He spoke of the GUSOM leaders who searched tirelessly for the best talent as future program directors and medical student instructors. And he reminded us all that it is the teacher who is the true learner ending with the quip "I've been fooling you all along - I'm the one who's been learning from you!"
Click here to listen to Dr. Knowlan's speech.
The evening ended with the presentation of a wonderful birthday cake surprise and the dedication of a new medal in Dr. Knowlan's name that will be awarded to the graduating senior in each class who best exemplifies the values of being the most outstanding clinical teacher.
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GUAA Medical Alumni Awards
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The Georgetown University Alumni Awards Ceremony, held on February 8, 2019, recognized the outstanding contributions of several medical alumni.
Congratulations to Dr. Joseph F. Panarelli, M.D. (B'03, M'07) and Dr. Christopher M. Farrell, M.D. (C'95, M'99), who received the GUAA Founders Alumni Award, named for the founders and first faculty members of the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Congratulations to
Christina M. Hanna, M.D., M.P.H.
(F'08, M'13) for receiving the
William G. Reynolds Young Alumni Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of an undergraduate alumni within the first fifteen years of their graduation.
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| Drs. Regina Torsney, Christina Hanna, Chris Farrell, Joe Panarelli and Ray Mitchell gather at awards ceremony. |
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Nominations Committee News
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The Nominations Committee has accepted the nominations of candidates to fill open seats on the Medical Alumni Board for the 2019-2020 term. Candidates who have submitted completed applications as of April 24th are being considered for Board membership. The Board seeks to represent the diversity of its alumni from a demographic standpoint. Currently, the Committee is working to interview and confirm the slate of candidates, preparing for an online vote beginning May 13. Approval of the candidates will occur in June at the spring meeting. The Board looks forward to welcoming our new members for the 2019-2020 year!
Daphne Keshishian M.D. (M '93)
Chair, Nominations Committee
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Friday, May 17, 2019
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Friday, August 2, 2019
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John Carr
oll Weekend Boston
Warwick-Evans Senior Awards Ceremony
GUSOM Graduation
White Coat Campaign Begins
New Student Reception
Alumni House
White Coat Ceremony
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October 25 or 26, 2019 (TBD)
Monday, October 28, 2019 |
GU School of Medicine Reunion
for graduation classes ending in "4" and "9"
For all those interested in serving as a Class Ambassador, please contact Kathleen Ott at ko504@georgetown.edu
Fall Medical Alumni Board Meeting
Lauerman Cup Golf Tournament
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Board Members in the News
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George Heyrich (M'89) was named a Top Doc for interventional cardiology in the 2018 Philadelphia Magazine.
Caridad de la Uz (M'05)
moved from Houston to Johns Hopkins Hospital this spring to become the Director
of
Pediatric Cardiology-Electrophysiology.
Joe Panarelli (B'03, M'07)
has recently been appointed as the Chair of the Glaucoma Division in the
Department of Ophthalmology at NYU Hospital in New York. Joe was previously at the New York Eye
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nd Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai where he served as the Associate Program Director and Glaucoma Fellowship Director.
Christina Hanna (F'08, M'13) has completed her work in Rwanda and will be starting a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at CHOP in Philadelphia.
Shannon Green
(C'02, M'07) welcomed baby girl
Caroline Walshe Green
on 2/4/19,
weighing in at 5lb 11oz and sporting a full head of hair! She joins her older sisters, Katherine (5.5) and Claire (4) and is bringing great joy to the Green household!
Steve Luck (MS'86, M'90) was named Director of Ambulatory Anesthesia for MedStar Anesthesiology in 2018. He also serves as the Medical Director for the MedStar Surgery Center at Lafayette Centre where he offers an ambulatory anesthesia rotation for senior residents.
Bill Licamele (C'68, M'72, R'74, W'76)
is the first GUSOM alumni to be admitted as a member to the Georgetown University Association of Retired Faculty and Staff (
GUARFS)
, and was recently appointed to the Association's Executive Council as the Medical Liaison. Benefits of membership in GUARFS include the opportunity to attend luncheon lectures with top GU teachers; faculty mini-classes series; academic and historical excursions; the chance to apply for small research grants; and more. GUARFS was founded in 2002 as a main campus organization for retired faculty and staff, and is now in the process of determining who might qualify as eligible faculty from the Medical School.
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