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Premedical Programs Newsletter LIFELINE Commitment to the common good Premed students take paent vitals during a clinic day in Nicaragua. Read more about global and local service acvies on page 3. Summer 2018 Director’s Letter One Hundred Percent Placement Congratulaons to the 10 seniors from the class of 2018, seven Pre- denstry and three Biology majors, who applied and were accepted to dental schools. This year’s applicants earned an impressive average 3.7 G.P.A. and an average DAT score of 19. Nathan Helfferich, a Predenstry major who will matriculate at Ohio State University COD in the fall, credits the Premedical programs office for assistance through the applicaon process in the form of workshops and obtaining the com- posite leer. He also appreciates the resources and support fellow students in the Dental Interest Group provided by sharing their experiences during the applicaon process. Nathan acknowledges that “grades and high test scores are almost an expectaon, but unique and com- passionate perspecves on health care through meaningful experi- ences can really make an applicant stand out.” Nathan also recognizes the impor- tance of leadership experience and serving others. As the 2017-18 co-president of the Dental Interest Group, Nathan mentored fellow students and shared his experienc- es with the applicaon process. Rachel Singer, a Biology major who will also matriculate at Ohio State University COD in the fall and served as the other co-presi- dent of the Dental Interest Group this past academic year, credits the on-campus support and the diverse opportunies available at UD. She said, “The premed office was a great resource during the applicaon process. My professors were also very interested in helping in any way they could.” Rachel also aributes her success to the many opportunies she had during her me at UD, from teaching opportunies as a sup- plemental instruconal leader to volunteering at the Good Neighbor House, a non-profit organizaon that provides affordable dental care to the underserved. Rachel was inspired by her service at the Good Neighbor House to con- nue her work with underserved communies upon graduang from dental school. Dr. Kathleen Scheltens, Director of Pre-Medical programs, said, ”We’ve been close, but this is the first me it is 100 percent.” The program has averaged an 88 percent acceptance rate over the past four years. Find the 2018 admissions list for dental school applicants as well as other health professional schools on page 4. With 2017-2018 academic year completed, it is me for us to reflect upon what has been an excing year with a record size class graduang in May. We congratulated 80 MED/DEN majors who crossed the stage on May 5th along with our many Premed “friends” graduang from other units across campus. Our most recent graduaon survey provides some awesome stats on these graduates! In ad- dion to the 100 percent place- ment of our Predenstry grads, we are excited to see that over 75 percent of our students who applied to medical school were accepted this year. Over 97 per- cent of our survey respondents reported they have shadowed AND volunteered in a medical or dental seng. Over half report- ed parcipang in our brigade to Nicaragua and 86 percent made community service part of their undergraduate experience. Half of our grads volunteered at our local free clinic (Reach Out of Montgomery County) and over half parcipated in research out- side of the classroom. Finally, 73 percent reported that they held a leadership posion in a club or organizaon while on campus. You can see why we are super proud of our graduates! Come August, we will bring in a new bunch of excited MED/DEN stu- dents with big goals and dreams. What a privilege it is to help these young men and women explore and craſt their personal UD Premed journey! Kathleen Scheltens, Ph.D. Director of Premedical Programs

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Page 1: Premedical Programs Newsletter

Premedical Programs Newsletter

LIFELINE

Commitment to the common good

Premed students take patient vitals during a clinic day in Nicaragua. Read more about global and local service activities on page 3.

Summer 2018

Director’s LetterOne Hundred Percent PlacementCongratulations to the 10 seniors from the class of 2018, seven Pre-dentistry and three Biology majors, who applied and were accepted to dental schools. This year’s applicants earned an impressive average 3.7 G.P.A. and an average DAT score of 19.

Nathan Helfferich, a Predentistry major who will matriculate at Ohio State University COD in the fall, credits the Premedical programs office for assistance through the application process in the form of workshops and obtaining the com-posite letter. He also appreciates the resources and support fellow students in the Dental Interest Group provided by sharing their experiences during the application process.

Nathan acknowledges that “grades and high test scores are almost an expectation, but unique and com-passionate perspectives on health care through meaningful experi-ences can really make an applicant stand out.”

Nathan also recognizes the impor-tance of leadership experience and serving others. As the 2017-18 co-president of the Dental Interest Group, Nathan mentored fellow students and shared his experienc-es with the application process.

Rachel Singer, a Biology major who will also matriculate at Ohio State University COD in the fall and served as the other co-presi-dent of the Dental Interest Group this past academic year, credits the on-campus support and the diverse opportunities available at UD. She said, “The premed office was a great resource during the application process. My professors were also very interested in helping in any way they could.”

Rachel also attributes her success to the many opportunities she had during her time at UD, from teaching opportunities as a sup-plemental instructional leader to volunteering at the Good Neighbor House, a non-profit organization that provides affordable dental care to the underserved. Rachel was inspired by her service at the Good Neighbor House to con-tinue her work with underserved communities upon graduating from dental school.

Dr. Kathleen Scheltens, Director of Pre-Medical programs, said, ”We’ve been close, but this is the first time it is 100 percent.” The program has averaged an 88 percent acceptance rate over the past four years.

Find the 2018 admissions list for dental school applicants as well as other health professional schools on page 4.

With 2017-2018 academic year completed, it is time for us to reflect upon what has been an exciting year with a record size class graduating in May. We congratulated 80 MED/DEN majors who crossed the stage on May 5th along with our many Premed “friends” graduating from other units across campus.

Our most recent graduation survey provides some awesome stats on these graduates! In ad-dition to the 100 percent place-ment of our Predentistry grads, we are excited to see that over 75 percent of our students who applied to medical school were accepted this year. Over 97 per-cent of our survey respondents reported they have shadowed AND volunteered in a medical or dental setting. Over half report-

ed participating in our brigade to Nicaragua and 86 percent made community service part of their undergraduate experience. Half of our grads volunteered at our local free clinic (Reach Out of Montgomery County) and over half participated in research out-side of the classroom. Finally, 73 percent reported that they held a leadership position in a club or organization while on campus.

You can see why we are super proud of our graduates! Come August, we will bring in a new bunch of excited MED/DEN stu-dents with big goals and dreams. What a privilege it is to help these young men and women explore and craft their personal UD Premed journey!

Kathleen Scheltens, Ph.D.Director of Premedical Programs

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Congratulations to Premedicine major Dante Pezzutti (pictured with Dr. Carissa Krane) who was awarded the Barbara A. Horwitz and John M. Horowitz Outstanding Undergraduate Abstract Award and the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award at the Experimental Biology meeting this past spring. Dante completed his research under the guidance of Dr. Krane and will matriculate at Ohio State University College of Medicine this fall.

Congratulations to the Premedicine Graduate Award nominees and winners. Front row left to right: Caroline Lynch, Ada Pariser, Julianne Haney and back row left to right: Logan Roeb-ke, CJ Moellering, Ben Schmeusser, Joe Mauch, and Sam Cicconetti. Not pictured: Lydia Payton.

Ninth Annual University of Dayton & Miami Valley Hospital Healthcare Symposium focuses on “re-thinking addiction”

Congratulations to Ada Pariser, the recipient of the Dean Leonard A. Mann, S.M. Award of Ex-cellence which recognizes the outstanding senior in the College of Arts and

This year’s symposium theme was #Re-think Addiction. Over 200 healthcare professionals, community members, students, and UD faculty and staff gath-ered on April 14, 2018 in the Kennedy Union ballroom to listen to presenta-tions that discussed new and innova-tive approaches to understanding and addressing addiction.

Dr. Joseph Scherger kicked off the sym-posium with opening remarks and then moderated the presentations. Speakers included Dr. Nicole Labor discussing the neuroscience of addiction, Dr. Michael Dohn and Haley Riegel discussing addiction as a chronic disease and the roles of public health programs, clinical healthcare organizations, and innova-tive practices in treatment, and Dr. Joe Scherger discussing addiction from the perspective of a primary care provider.

The symposium also included a provider panel addressing how the healthcare system is responding to the opioid cri-sis. Panelists included Dr. Nancy Pook

(Kettering Health Network), Dr. Jennifer Hauler (Premier Health), Dr. Randall James (Dayton VA Medical Center), and Dr. Tahira Adelekan (Dayton Children’s Hospital). The symposium wrapped up with an innovators panel highlighting three projects focused on innovative practices: Caleb Tang (Cedarville Uni-versity) discussing opioid disposal, Kelly Cashion (UDRI) discussing biofeedback, and Vernique Coleman-Stokes (UD CADRE) discussing recovery allies and promoting a pre-recovery culture. A Naloxone training session by Project DAWN was also offered to registered participants.

Over 40 student posters were pre-sented on topics ranging from medical research to global health, and the after-noon student symposiums focused on professional development for students interested in attending health profes-sional schools. We were excited to see so many UD alumni return to partic-ipate in these panels on topics such as life in medical school and gap year experiences.

Provider panel (from left to right): Dr. Adelekan, Dr. James, Dr. Hauler, Dr. Pook

Nicholaus Cummings, senior Premed major, presents his poster to a community member

2018 Graduating Senior Awards

Benjamin Schmeusser

The Joseph E. Scherger MD, MPH Leadership in Medicine Award is presented to the grad-uating senior who has demonstrated leadership in improving public health through better health care. Among his service and leadership roles, Ben participated in three Glob-al Brigade trips, including serving as president for the 2018 trip. Ben will matriculate at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine this fall. (Ben is pictured above with Dr. Joseph Scherger).

Samuele Cicconetti & Caroline Lynch

Logan Roebke Ada Pariser

The Brother Francis John Molz Memorial Award is voted on by the Alpha Epsilon Delta members and recognizes a graduat-ing AED member who best exemplifies the qualities of unselfishness, commu-nity service, and academic achievement.

This year there are two award winners: Sam Cicconetti who is taking a gap year while applying to medical school and Caroline Lynch who will matriculate at University of Cincinnati School of Medicine this fall.

The Montgomery County Medical Society Award is presented to the outstand-ing senior in the Premed-ical curriculum. Logan graduated in three years from UD with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. He will matriculate at Univer-stiy of Toledo College of Medicine this fall.

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The Miami Valley Acade-my of Family Physicians Award is given to the graduating senior whose activities exemplify the philosophy of family med-icine. Ada will matriculate at Michigan State Univer-sity College of HumanMedicine in the fall.

Ada Pariser receives the Mann award in the College of Arts and Sciences

Sciences whose academic and service records embody the three characteristics im-plicit in the motto, “ Learn, Lead, Serve.”

Ada graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science, double majoring in both Premedicine and Psy-chology. Ada appreciates that both scientific knowl-edge and an understanding of people are components for a successful physician.

Ada embraced leadership roles as the co-president of the student organization, Healing Hearts, drum major of the UD Marching Band, and the coordinator of three Remote Area Medical break-out trips for fellow students.

Ada demonstrates her pas-sion for rural health by being a politically active student leader who is involved in local, regional, and national efforts to improve healthcare access.

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The University of Dayton Chapter of Timmy Global Health is a new student organization founded this year

New International Medical Immersion Program

Ninth Annual University of Dayton & Miami Valley Hospital Healthcare Symposium focuses on “re-thinking addiction”

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Timmy Global Health is a nonprofit organization with over 40 chapters on college campuses across the U.S. Leigh Rob-erts, club founder and current president, was motivated to start a UD chapter during her sophomore year. She explains, “I really wanted to create an organization that was heavily service based and provided more opportunities for students to get involved in public health issues. As someone who is extremely interested in public health, I really wanted to create an organization where students could educate themselves on global healthcare initiatives and help to create actual change.” Currently, the UD chapter of Timmy Global Health is establishing partnerships with Dayton area organizations such as the Dayton Foodbank, Mission of Mary Farm, and Dayton Children’s Hospital in order to provide members with service and advocacy opportunities within the Dayton area. Long term goals include a medical service trip through the Timmy Global Health Organization.

This past May, Premedical Programs introduced a new international opportunity to students. The program titled “Pediatric and Adolescent Med-icine in La Paz, Bolivia” was a custom program coordinated by Child Family Health International and led by Dr. Kathleen Scheltens and Dr. Nancy Romer (BIO ‘78). A group of thirteen students traveled to La Paz on May 7 to participate in the two-week program.

Students stayed in local homestays, providing great opportunities to both practice their Span-ish and learn the customs of this bustling Boliv-ian city. Each week day students participated in clinical rotations at the following locations:

•Hospital del Niño – a state-run hospital that treats patients from all over the country.•Hospital Arco Iris - provides healthcare services to street children and adolescents, but also pro-vides care to private patients.•Ambulance Program, Hospital Arco Iris - directly benefits 3000 street children and makes 76,111 medical consultations annually to outpatients through mobile and peripheral clinics. •Puerto Mejillones, Primary care center - pro-vides services to City of El Alto•Centro de Salud Puerto Mejillones - Inpatient and outpatient medical services.

In addition to participating in daily clinical rota-tions, students and faculty met in evenings for

Spanish instruction, program reflection and service learning projects. Eight of the 13 students were enrolled this spring semester in Dr. Romer’s “Christian Ethics and Healthcare” course and completed as-signments in La Paz to fulfill the require-ments of this course.

Weekends were filled with wonderful cultural immersion opportunities. For example, all participated in a weekend excursion to the islands of Lake Titicaca where they were introduced to ancient as well as contemporary practices of indige-nous populations in the region.

Committed to Serve, UD students Participate in Tenth Brigade to Central AmericaThis January, 60 students joined Dr. Kathleen Scheltens and local physicians Dr. Annette Chavez, Dr. John Lyman, Dr. Tom Herchline and Dr. Marylynn Herchline for our tenth brigade to Central America with partner organization Global Brigades.

As usual, we spent our first three days completing our public health projects which involve installing sanitation units and cement flooring in families’ homes. Then, joined by our physicians, we broke into two groups and set up temporary clinics in the villages of Paso Hondo and Casa Blanca. Combined, our brigade groups saw 1477 patients - 1460 of the patients came to the medical clinic, 135 to the dental clinic and 118 received both dental and medi-

cal services. This year we had a new station – optometry! A total of 156 patients were seen in optometry and 100 prescriptions written. Thanks to donations from Lion’s Club these patients all received glasses!

Next year we will begin a new requirement for participation in the brigade. In addition to completing the MED 339 course in fall semes-ter, students will be required to demonstrate Spanish language skills through a language assessment test or take the SPN 100 or SPN 131 class in fall semester. We are excited to bring a more intentional language focus to the program in an effort to facilitate a deeper experience for students and more connection with the communities we visit.

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2018 Admissions to Health Professional Schools

Joe Mauch graduated this past May with a B.S. in Pre-medicine and will matricu-late at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM) in July. Joe joins a select group of 32 students who are admitted to the program each year. The

Lerner program has an innovative five-year curriculum that integrates the basic sciences, research experiences in the form of a mas-ter’s level research requirement, and clinical experience. All tuition costs are covered as part of admission to the program.

Joe credits several UD experiences as con-tributing to his strong application, saying, “During my four years here I have been involved in UD EMS, Chaminade Scholars Program, neuroscience research, Global Brigades, tutoring, and much more. UD EMS was an incredible opportunity for me to get involved in patient care very early on.” He hopes to earn an MPH in addition to his MD degree.

During his interview process, Joe also had an opportunity to interact with fellow UD Alum-nus Alex Utlintz (‘13) who is currently com-pleting his fourth year in the program. Joe said, “Alex was such a huge help throughout the whole process. Even though I had never met him, he was so helpful and supportive of me He took me on a tour and had dinner with me the night before my interview.”

Alex is “thrilled that Joe decided to come to CCLCM” and, as a former fellow UD EMS member, also shares a passion for emergency medicine. Based on this interest, Alex’s re-search has focused on community paramed-icine, which he explains, “tranforms the EMS system, historically a transportation system, into a patient navigation system. It leverag-es the training and access of paramedics to close care gaps and provide non-emergent care, with the ultimate goal of keeping pa-tients healthy at home.” His project involved launching two community paramedicine pilot programs and examining their outcomes on patient health. Key findings from his work in-dicate that “community paramedics speed up time-to-care, reduce healthcare utilization, and improve patient satisfaction.”

Alex’s future plans include applying to emergency medicine residency in the fall. He is “hoping to build a career at the intersec-tion of population health and emergency medicine.”

Premed graduate joins physician investigator training program at the Lerner College of Medicine

Moneer Abouljoud (BIO’17) Ohio State U COMJonathan Alessi (BCM’17) Indiana U SOMMackenzie Anderson (MED’17) Ohio Heritage COMAllison Bailey (DEN) U Louisville CODTaylor Balk (BIO) U Illinois COM Oscar Barnes-Valldejuly (MED) U Puerto Rico SOMKate Boylan (BIO) Ohio Heritage COMLeah Bullock (BIO) Indiana U SODCollin Bryant (DEN) U Tennessee CODMark Bugada (EEP) Ohio U Heritage COM Julia Carroccio (PSY) Ohio U Heritage COMNatalie Casey (MED) Seton Hall U PA pro-gramLauren Charbonneau (BIO’12) Lake Erie COMJulie Cowan (MED) Ohio U Heritage COMAndrew Deak (EEP) Temple U SOMJacob DeBellis (MED’15) U Cincinnati SOMKenton Dickison (EEP) Ohio Dominican PA programAmy deOliveira (BIO’15) Marian U COMChristopher Evola (BIO’15) West Virginia SOMStephanie Fadayel (MED) Ohio U Heritage COMSarah Feldkamp (MED’17) U Cincinnati SOMAnthony Flowers (Pre-PT) U Cincinnati SOMLeah Frischmann (MED) Indiana U SOMHaley Glaser (MED) Edward Via COM-Caro-linasMary Ann Gottschilich (MED) Ohio State U CVMEmily Granger (MED) Wright State U Boon-shoft SOMTanner Graves (MED) Wright State U Boon-shoft SOMChrista Greenwood (EEP) Wingate U PA programKathryn Grenfell (BIO) Marietta College PA programLauren Gresham (BIO’17) U Missouri-Kansas City SOMParker Griff (MED) Xavier U Masters programOlivia Grondalski (MED) Wright State U Boonshoft SOMKatherine Gross (MED) Ohio U Heritage COMEmily Haines (BIO) Ohio Dominican PA ProgramJulianne Haney (MED) U Cincinnati SOMNathan Helfferich (DEN) Ohio State CODAustin Hillman (BCM) Rush Medical CollegeBenjamin Hire (BIO’17) Midwestern U Chica-go COMLaura Hubacek (DEN) U California San Fran-cisco SODAnam Hussain (MED’16) Wright State U Boonshoft SOMGeorge Iannantuono (MED’16) Ohio Heritage COMMarissa Jama (BIO’17) Midwestern U Chicago COMDaniel Jennings (BCM) Trine U PA programSarah Kane (MED) Case Western Reserve PA program

Thomas Lawler (MED) U Kentucky COMCaroline Lynch (MED) U Cincinnati SOMCristian Mantilla (MED’17) U Central del Caribe SOMJoe Mauch (MED) Cleveland Clinic Lerner COMRachel McCann (MED’17) Rocky Vista U COMRiley Mckweon (EEP) U Dayton PA programKatherine Michel (BIO) Ohio State U CODCJ Moellering (BCM) Ohio State U COMErin Murphy (MED) Salus U Pennsylvania COOMolly Murray (MED) Chatham U PA programAlvin Newman-Caro (MED’17) U Incarnate Word SOMConnor Owen (DEN) U Detroit-Mercy SODSpencer Owen (DEN) U Detroit-Mercy SODAda Pariser (MED) Michigan State U CHMLydia Payton (MED) U Cincinnati SOMKristine Perez (DEN) Ohio State U CODDante Pezzutti (MED) Ohio State U COMVictoria Przydia (MCM’15) U Dayton PA pro-gramJulia Ripepi (EEP) Ohio Dominican PA programKatie Rizzo (EEP) Ohio U Heritage COMLogan Roebke (MED) U Toledo SOMKaitlyn Restrepo (MED’17) Edward Via COM-CarolinasMaddie Sauer (EEP) U of Missouri SOMKendal Schaetzle (BIO’17) Philadelphia COMJennifer Scheffler (BIO) Kettering PA programBen Schmeusser (MED) Wright State U Boon-shoft SOMJulie Sfiligoj (MED) Ohio U Heritage COMOlivia Shaw (EEP) U Dayton PA programCarrie Siekierski (MED) Carroll U PA programKatie Simpson (BCM) Kettering PA programRachel Singer (BIO) Ohio State U CODMarisa Spoltman (MED) Kettering PA programWilliam Suddarth (EEP’16) Rocky Vista U COMAshley Trent (MED) Wright State U Boonshoft SOM-MD/MPHZachary Wiser (BIO’16) Ohio U Heritage COMEvan Wypasek (BIO’17) Ohio U Heritage COM

Graduating seniors, Kate Galfano, Collin Bryant, Sherilyn Rogers (from left to right) at the Senior Send-Off Luncheon

Emily Baker(DEN’12) surrounded by school children on the first dental brigade in Honduras

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“Learn. Lead. Serve.”Alumni Spotlight

We would love to continue featuring UD Alumni in future issues. Please share your story and pictures by e-mailing us at [email protected].

Congratulations to UD Alumni graduating from Health Professional schools in 2018

Dr. Emily Baker graduated from UD in 2012 with a Bachelor of Sci-ence in Predentistry and received her D.D.S. from Marquette Univer-sity School of Dentistry in 2016.

While at UD, Emily was actively involved in the pre-health profes-sional honor society, Alpha Epsilon Delta and worked closely with Dr. Kathy Scheltens, Director of Premedical Programs, to found the first dental brigade with the part-ner organization Global Brigades. Emily wanted to create more opportunities for UD students to experience “real life dentistry outside of the United States.” It is extremely satisfying for Emily to see the brigade trip carry on year after year, and she was thrilled to be able to donate to the 2018 brigade.

As a practicing dentist, Emily continues her public service work. She takes her office staff to

Milwaukee-area schools to educate children about dental health, hosts educational “field trips” and offers free exams to children in her dental office, and is spending this summer volunteering at the Wisconsin Mis-sion of Mercy, a program funded by the Wisconsin Dental Association to provide high quality, free dental care to the community.

Emily is also establishing a pro-fessional social media presence to promote dental health issues. She has started a YouTube channel that will include videos on product reviews, current oral health issues, and parent tips. Her YouTube posts are avail-able through Instagram: @dr.emily.bakerdds and Facebook: @emilybak-erdds.

Some of Emily’s fondest UD mem-ories are Dayton 2 Daytona, porch nights with friends, and Wednesday night trivia. Reflecting on her UD experience, Emily said, “Having a crew of fellow pre-med students is absolutely why I have been so successful in life. We all helped each other make our dreams happen and kept each other laughing throughout the process. I still have a group text message thread with all my “Medical Wednesday” crew members and will be attending and in a few of their weddings this summer. #flyerforlife.”

Nicholas Adams, Wayne State U SOMElizabeth Albers, Northeast Ohio Medical UMarcus Allen, Oakland U William Beaumont SOMEric Antonucci, U Cincinnati COMErika Wittkom Basil, Ohio U Heritage COMKylie Bushroe, Ohio State U COMBrian Demyan, Lake Erie COMPatrick Dyer, U Toledo COMMolly Flottman, U Louisville SOMKaitlyn Francis Steffenmier, Wright State U Boonshoft SOMKaetha Frost, Ohio U Heritage COMJohn Giltner, Wright State U Boonshoft SOMJoey Granite, Kansas City U Medicine and BiosciencesWe’am Hussain, Wright State U Boonshoft SOMBrandon King, Ohio U Heritage COMDavid Kling, Ohio U Heritage COMKevin Konstant, Midwestern U CDMBrian Lewis, U Cincinnati COMKatherine Liutkus, U Wisconsin SVMConnor Peck, Marquette U SODCaroline Sawicki, Ohio State U CODKevin Schamel, Ohio State U CODWilliam Scharpf, Campbel U SOMChris Schneble, Indiana U COMErica Shelton, Ohio State U CODSydney Shepherd, Wright State U Boonshoft SOMAngela Sibilia, Ohio U Heritage COMAndrew Steffensmeier, Wright State U Boonshoft SOMPatrick Sullivan, U Toledo COMGreg Versteeg, Ohio State U COMCaser Walk, Wright State U Boonshoft SOMMollie Walton, Creighton U SOMMargaret Weber, U Kentucky CODAmy Whitaker, Kansas City U Medicine and BiosciencesPeter Wilson, Boston U SDMWilliam Young, U Pittsburg, SDM

“Learn. Lead. Serve.”Alumni Spotlight

Dr. Eric Whitney hails from Kettering, Ohio, graduated from UD in 2010 with a Bachelors of Chemical Engineering and received his M.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2014. He completed his resi-dency in Pediatrics at Ohio State University’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH.

Eric is currently a Pediat-ric Hospitalist at Dayton Children’s Hospital. Eric explains his daily clinical tasks, saying, “I’m a pediatrician who focuses on non-spe-ciality patients who are admitted to the hospital.” Depending on the time of year, Eric takes care of patients with a wide range on diagnoses, from respiratory issues to skin infections, and every-thing in between. He also enjoys “being able to teach medical students and work with residents.”

Eric displayed his love for teaching and learning throughout his career.

He was a Kaplan Test Prep Instructor, a gross anatomy tutor during medical school and held a number of teaching assistant positions as an undergraduate. While at UD, he also worked on a collaborative re-search project under the guidance of Drs. Krane and Pinnell, characteriz-ing biomedical surgery devices.

As an executive board member of the Red Scare, Eric attended most sporting events while at UD and was back on campus to celebrate the men’s flyers 2014 NCAA tournament run.

Highlights from Student Orgs:

•AED participated in a refugee family health edu-cation program. Club members led sessions with children and parents, helping families become better oriented to cultural and health-related concepts and practices.•Twenty Healing Heart club members participated in a Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Ashtabula, Ohio this past April.•Multi-cultural Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS) sponsored a Clinical Skills Workshop where Wright State University Boonshoft SOM students introduced undergraduate students to the basics of performing a physical exam.•Timmy Global Health implemented service projects with Mission of Mary Farms and the Dayton Food-bank•Pre-PA Club held a CASPA Application Workshop and hosted panels of both practicing PAs and current University of Dayton PA students.•Dental Interest Group organized a private visit for club members to the Ohio State University College of Dentistry.

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Premedical Programs needs you! Your support is critical to the continuing success of Premedical Programs. If you are currently in health professional or graduate school or working in a health care profession, the Premedical Programs office is interested in hear-ing from you! We would like to know about your current training or career and your professional activities. You are our success stories and great role models for students. Would you like to provide a mentoring opportunity for students? We are always on the lookout for internship, volunteer and shadowing opportunities for students, and it’s especially meaningful when they have the opportunity to interact with UD alumni. To share your information or be a resource for UD students, please visit surveymonkey.com/r/UDhealthcareconnection or contact us at [email protected] you would like to provide financial support directly to Premedical Pro-grams, you may donate online at givenow.udayton.edu. Under “Donation Information” and “Fund,” select “Other” and specify “Premedical Programs” in the comments section. Thank you so much for your generosity!

Alvin Boyd Newman-Caro (‘17) works with children to promote healthy habits and fitness in his gap year experience as a Church Health Scholar at the Church Health Center in Memphis, TN.

PROGRAM STAFF

DirectorKathleen Scheltens, [email protected]

Assistant DirectorMadeleine De Beer, [email protected]

Administrative Support StaffJennifer [email protected]