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Class of 2024 Commencement and Academic Hooding Ceremony

Medical Student Award Winners

These awards were given to recognize the students' hard work throughout their four years of medical school. They were presented at the 4th Annual Graduation Dinner and Awards Ceremony on May 2, 2024.

Barbara Atkinson Service & Leadership Award

Marielos D’Agostino-Arreaga

Dean’s Award For Academic Excellence

Rhett Boss and Qiret Sultan

Excellence in Medical Education Award

Samantha Mujica

Outstanding Achievement In Research Award

Shaun Andersen and Deepal Patel

Outstanding Service To The Community Award

Oscar Monterrosa

Exemplary Professionalism Award

Kataryna Jaworsky and Marvi Moreno

Student Affairs Recognition Award

Jordyn Dolan and Michael Patros

Gwen Amsrala Memorial Award

Celica Glenn Cosme

Outstanding Student in Family and Community Medicine Award

Qiret Sultan

Lisa Yao Memorial Scholarship In Family and Community Medicine Award

Diana Noori and Kajol Shrestha

Outstanding Student in Internal Medicine Award

Alyssa Schreck

Outstanding Student in Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics Award

Jordyn Dolan

Outstanding Student in Pediatrics Award

Marielos D’Agostino-Arreaga

Outstanding Student in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Award

Sherine Khanbijian

Outstanding Student in Surgery Award

Ryland McDermott

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) National Medical Honor Society

Rhett Boss, Celica Glenn Cosme, Sherine Khanbijian, Ryland McDermott, Joshua Melanson, Marvi Moreno, Samantha Mujica, Mario Premyanov, Alyssa Schreck, Melanie Shackleford, Danielle Struck, and Qiret Sultan.

Gold Humanism in Medicine National Honor Society

Celica Glenn Cosme, Marielos D’Agostino-Arreaga, Christy Diuguid, Jordyn Dolan, Kataryna Jaworsky, Daniel Lide, Samantha Mujica, Alyssa Schreck, and Jacob Villarama.

Faculty Recognition Award Winners

These awards were presented at the 4th Graduation Dinner and Awards Ceremony on May 2, 2024, to recognize the effort, dedication, and hard work faculty dedicated to the Class of 2024 students during their medical school journey.

Outstanding Faculty For Phase I

Aron Rogers, DO

Outstanding Clinical Faculty

Mayra Jones-Betancourt, MD
Aditi Singh, MD

Outstanding Resident Teacher

Mary Froelich, MD, Surgery

Outstanding Community Faculty

Alireza Farabi, MD

Outstanding Clinical Department

Internal Medicine