Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations Alumni Magazine Archive Winter 2025 Download Winter 2025 Issue [pdf] Table of Contents By the Numbers From the President A Champion for Women and Veterans: Jeannette A. Chirico-Post, MD, WMC ’68 Medicine in Motion: Three Alums Combat Burnout by Caring for Migrant Patients at Home and Abroad Stability and Change at Bayhealth Medical Center: Drexel's Distributed Education Model at Work Alumni Weekend (pdf pg. 14) SLAMS Program Brings Together Health Professions Community and West Philly Neighbors Celebrating 175 Years of Woman's Medical College (pdf pg. 18) Alumni Notes In Memoriam (pdf pg. 31) New and Notable Around Campus (pdf pg. 32) Fall 2023 Download Fall 2023 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Dear Alumni Profile: Melody Ann Stancil MD, WMC/MCP ’71 Shaping the Field: How College of Medicine Alumni Have Made Their Mark In Academic Medicine Romaine Johnson, MD, MCPHU ’99 Deborah Kuhls, MD, MCP ’93 Richard Hamilton, MD, HU ’87 Ana Núñez, MD, HU ’86 Jennifer (Rizzo) Myers, MD, MCPHU ’98 2023 Alumni Association Awards Life Among the Serial Killers: Helen Morrison, MD, MCP ’73 Alumni Weekend Photo Album (pg 16) The Value of Mentorship: Kyle Brunner and Robert Abbott, MD, MCP ’85 Will Cell and Gene Therapy Research Change the World? In Memoriam (pg 31) Q&A: Jennifer Hamilton, MD, PhD Back to Top Winter/Spring 2023 Download Winter/Spring 2023 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents From the President (pg 3) Profile: Lifting Up the Next Generation – The May Family Award (pg 4) The Big Picture: Alumni Delivering Global Health Care (pg 6) Setting the Pace: Drexel Alums Go Fast and Far (pg 9) Personal Finance Advising for Alumni (pg 12) Correcting the Narrative: Harriet Cole's Legacy (pg 14) Celebrating 175 Years of Hahnemann History (pg 16) Inside Looking Out: An Interview with Loretta Christensen, MD, HU ’84 (pg 18) Q&A: Asif Ilyas, MD, MCPHU ’01, MBA, FACS, Associate Dean of Clinical Research (pg 28) In Memoriam (pg 27) Alumni Notes Back to Top Fall 2022 Download Fall 2022 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Did You Know? From the President (pg. 3) Profile: A Heart for the Elderly and Underserved – J. Kenneth Brubaker, MD, HU ’70, CMD (pg. 4) Second Acts: Alumni Find New Fulfillment in Retirement A Long Story Shortened: The Alumni Association History Information Project (pg. 9) From One, Many: Remembering Lynn Yeakel (pg. 12) Meet the Alumni Association Award Winners Land of Opportunity: The Health Sciences Building (pg. 16) Alumni Weekend 2022 (pg. 18) Alumni Notes In Memoriam (pg. 27) Back to Top Winter 2022 Download Winter 2022 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents From the President Profile: There and Back Again - Mary Simmonds, MD, MCP ’75 Matches Made in Medical School: Meet Three Alumni Couples West Reading Campus: Celebration and Connection Healing Through Connection: Spinal Cord Research SAMHSA Grant Supports Caring Together’s Critical Mission When the Doctor Becomes the Patient Alumni Notes In Memoriam (pg 27) Q&A: Dana Farabaugh, MD - Associate Dean of Clinical Education Back to Top Summer 2021 Download Summer 2021 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents From the President From ’82, Forward: Jeffrey Dieden, Steven Broman and the Class of 1982 Scholarship Alumni Award Winners Beating Back Physician Burnout Reflections on Woman’s Medical College and the 1918 Flu Pandemic Creating Human Connections Despite COVID-19 The Janssen/Drexel 4D Fellowship Meet the Chairs [PDF] (pg. 25) Alumni Weekend: That's a Wrap! [PDF] (pgs. 26-27) Q&A: Leon McCrea II, MD, MPH, Program Director, Drexel Pathway to Medical School Alumni Notes In Memoriam [PDF] (pg. 24) Back to Top Winter 2021 Download Winter 2021 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents From the President Charting Her Own Course: Tina Adjei, MD, MCPHU ’99 The Human Aspect of Medicine: Drexel Dragon Claws Trailblazers: Alumni Make Their Way Seed Funding: Small Investments with Tremendous Dividends Get Ready, Get Set, Get Involved! Alumni Association Award Winners Q&A: Karen Restifo, MD, JD, Regional Vice Dean, Tower Health Campus Back to Top Spring/Summer 2020 Download Spring/Summer 2020 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Did You Know? Letters to the Editor Dear Fellow Alumni Profile: Ana Núñez, MD, HU '86 A Shot That Can't Miss: Reach Out and Read Telemedicine: Changing the Face of Health Care Learning at the Intersection of Art and Science: The Medical Humanities Program Short Report - What's News? Spoonful of Sugar Hail to the Chiefs What’s in a [Drug] Name? Seat at the Table Partnership Across the Pond They Like Our Type Saying No to 'Manels' Heart Selfie: The Sharper Image Send Us Your Ticks Plagiarism Detectors Exploring the Unknowns of Aging: Researchers Tackle the Riddles with Exciting Results Honoring the Hahnemann Community Reunion Album: Alumni Weekend 2019 [PDF] Golden Dragon Society College of Medicine All Alumni Celebration Alumni Awards Reunion Reception Drexel After Dark Q&A: Charles B. Cairns, MD, Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean Back to Top Spring/Summer 2019 Download Spring/Summer 2019 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Did You Know? Message from the Dean Here We Grow: A New Regional Campus Alumni Profile: Clifford A. Hudis, MD Short Report - What's News? Time's Up Healthcare HIV: What's Next Adopt-a-Doc: Funding the Future Health Outreach Project: Student-Run Clinics Care for Vulnerable Communities Norden Fund Supports Professional Development Opportunities for Students Calling Dr. New: A Quick Tour of Campus Namesakes Q&A with Sandra Wolf, MD, Director of the Women's Care Center Letters [PDF] Back to Top Summer 2018 Download Summer 2018 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Did You Know Be Connected On Their Own Terms: Women in Medicine Rewriting the Book on Alzheimer's Disease Great Minds Think Alike A Family Business: The Drs. Ramirez Short Report: What's News Q&A: Itzhak Fischer, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy Reunion Album: Alumni Weekend (photos) [PDF] Jazz Brunch (photos) [PDF] Letters [PDF] Start a New Tradition Back to Top Winter 2017/2018 Download Winter 2017/2018 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Into the Future Gifted: The Benefactors Brunch (photos) [PDF] The Birth of Emergency Medicine Smarter Healing: Informatics Alumni Weekend: Celebrating Milestones (photos) [PDF] Reprogramming Veterans' Blood Cells to Study Gulf War Illness A World of Learning: Service and Training Overseas "13 Body Parts" Q&A: Edgar Chou, MD, Chief Value Officer/Chief Medical Informatics Officer Letters [PDF] Back to Top Spring/Summer 2017 Download Spring/Summer 2017 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Message from the Dean: Milestones Paying it Forward by Giving Back Where Are They Now? Four Graduates Tell What They Did With Their Diplomas Gut Instincts in Obesity Research: The Promising Work of Nicholas V. DiPatrizio, PhD '08 Dr. Annie: Still Making Her Mark On a Mission: Alumni Take Passion and Skills Around the Globe Family Roots and Branches: A College of Medicine Timeline [PDF] Q&A: Ana Núñez, MD, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Letters [PDF] Back to Top Fall/Winter 2016 Download Fall/Winter 2016 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Let's Connect Teaming Up to Fight Brain Tumors Profile: Physician-Scientist Anup Katheria, MD '04 A Blueprint for Healing Drexel Medicine Meets Haute Tech: Devices You Can Wash and Wear A Mutual Appreciation Society: The Benefactors Brunch (photos) [PDF] Unlocking the Secrets of Pain Reunion Album: 50 Year Dinner, Alumni Weekend, Grand Classes, Alumni Awards (photos) [PDF] New Frontiers in Liver Health: Targeting Obesity Q&A: Kenny Simansky, PhD, Vice Dean for Research, Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Physiology Letters [PDF] Spring/Summer 2016 Download Spring/Summer 2016 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Problem-Solving Skills for A Changing Environment The Gifts of Giving: Dr. Louis Coda & Family Changing Systems, Changing Lives: David Shulkin, MD, MCP '86 Education for a New Generation Probing the Sensation of Pain: Melissa Manners, PhD '16 Play to Pay: Football Helps Fund an Education Careers Outside the Clinic: Three Alumni on Alternative Paths Q&A: Linda Berardi-Demo, EdD, Associate Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Fall 2015 Download Fall 2015 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Our Community of Service Dean's Awards Luncheon Puzzle Master: Divya Sagar, PhD '15 Meeting of Hearts and Minds The MD/PhD Program: Influencing the Informing Health Policy A Matter of Trust Reunion Album: Welcome Back! [PDF] Q&A: Dennis Depace, PhD, On Teaching Gross Anatomy Spring 2015 Download Spring 2015 Issue [PDF] Table of Contents Dean's Update: We're in Demand Preparing to Make Their Marks: Ashley Huber and Jane Lee Unlocking the Secrets of HIV: Lauren Bailey, PhD Candidate Dauntless: S. Jay Mirmanesh, Resident, MCP '88 Medicine & the Arts: Multi-Talented Physicians Dr. Fix-It: Lawrence Greenawald, MD, Resident Q&A: Valerie Weber, Vice Dean for Educational Affairs Summer/Fall 2014 Table of Contents Science Influences Everything: Anand Rao All in the Family: Alumni Legacies Inspired by Patients: Ruofan Yao, MD Valuing All the Experiences: Sarita Singh, MD, MCP '89 Connecting Communities: Woman One The MD/MBA Program: Learning the Business of Medicine A Joyful Way: Stephen DeArmond, PhD, MCP '72, MD, MCP '75 Q&A with Joanne Murray, Director of the Legacy Center: Archives & Special Collections Winter/Spring 2014 The Art of Investigation: Botros Shenoda, MD, MSc New Graduate School Focuses on Career Diversity Q&A: Michael Clancy, Director of Financial Planning Determination, Hard Work and the Right Values: David O. Volpi, MD, HU '82 Pass It On: Sarita Gopal, MD. 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