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LifelineVol. 15 • No. 1 • Fall 2006COLLEGE OF MEDICINEUNIVERSIT Y OF ILLINOISAT URBANA- CHAMPAIGN35 YEARS

Dean’s Letter35 Years ofMaking a DifferenceThe success of the College for over 35 years, which is best exemplified by the outstanding quality ofour graduates, is truly the result of the support of individuals who have been dedicated to promotingthe College of Medicine and its mission.Human health has emerged as one of the top priorities of the University of Illinois’s strategic planand the College has been given a leadership role in building human biomedical capabilities acrosscampus.As a result, we are now embarking on a new era—one that will transform how human health isstudied on this campus. To do this, we will capitalize on our unique interdisciplinary approachto education and research to create a nexus for opportunity. Through this approach, we can makesignificant contributions in the most critical areas of research in human health and biomedicaleducation. Without a doubt, this transformation can happen only through the support of ourcommunity partners, our friends and alumni, and our colleagues at this great institution.We thank you for your support over the years, we deeply appreciate your loyalty and strength andwe hope you will join us in making this transformation. The College of Medicine on the campus ofthe University of Illinois has a brilliant future ahead—together we can make it happen!Sincerely,Bradford S. SchwartzRegional Dean1

ContentsA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Members of the First Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Charter Members of the Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Medical Sciences Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6The Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7FIRST GRADUATING CLASS AND MEDICAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM ESTABLISHED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8First Graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8The Medical Scholars Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM ESTABLISHED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12STRENGTHENING CAMPUS CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Martha SweeneyGROWING IN NATIONAL PROMINENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20ESTABLISHING A HOME FOR THE CLINICAL PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24UNLOCKING OUR FUTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Vision 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28The Promise of Friends and Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Preparing the Next Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35COLLEGE NEWS AND VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Match Day 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Convocation 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Length of Service Awards Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Community Medical School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Celebrating 35 Years! Homecoming 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Faculty News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Introducing Our New Faculty Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Department Heads, Administration and Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Dr. Nelson and friend2

1971I1971–1976IA COLLEGE OF MEDICINEFOR CENTRAL ILLINOISn the late 1960s and early 1970s, there was a growingconcern of the part of the Illinois legislature that there weremany areas across the state that did not have an adequatenumber of physicians. As Richard Gumport, an inauguralfaculty member, recalls the legislators believed “that there was aneed to develop family practice physicians and that physicians would bemost likely to practice in the state where they were educated” so they lookedat opening up more medical sites across the state.Former Dean Daniel Bloomfield described the founding of the medicalschool in Urbana-Champaign as originally “a response to a short-lived waveof enthusiastic public funding designed to relive a ‘doctor shortage’ in thestate.” And according to him, it was this “short-lived . . . public funding”that later created challenges for the College, when during the 1980s, financialand other pressures led to discussions of closing the Urbana medicalschool campus.However, with the support of the University of Illinois campus, the localmedical community, the leadership of Dr. Bloomfield, and the establishmentof the Medical Scholars Program the College’s future was ensured.“The M.D./Ph.D. program was integral to the College’s survival,” says Dr.Gumport. “It gave us a genuine mission on this campus, allowing us to havea full program here and turn out scholars in medicine.”The rest is history.“The seeds for the School of Basic Medical Sciencesat Urbana-Champaign were planted in the FlexnerReport of 1910. The report recommended anexpansion of medical education facilities throughoutthe state, specifically indicating a medical schoolat Urbana-Champaign. The recommendation laydormant until 1964, when the State Board of HigherEducation was established and became concerned withhealth education in Illinois. In 1969 the decision wasmade to accept a class of 25 students in a pilot programand to expand to a class of 100 as soon as possible. Inaddition to this educational commitment, affiliationswith area hospitals were also recommended.”JOHN D. ANDERSON, PH.D., ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE SCHOOLOF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES, IN REMARKS AT THE 1975DEDICATION OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES BUILDINGMembers ofthe First ClassFall 1971Kenneth A. BatkoDavid L. BowtenSteven C. DelheimerJ. Gregg FozardDavid L. GinsburgThomas H. HoskinsPatrick J. MarmionAllen L. NeeseMichael J. O’DonoghueJames J. RusthovenRonald Walter SchultzGale G. SidlerGregory V. StiegmannKeith D. VrhelMary Alice WestrickMitchell J. Ziarko, Jr.Bloomfield House and first-year students3

1972 1973 1974FIRST DIRECTOR4John D. Anderson, Ph.D.After earning a Ph.D. in biology from StanfordUniversity in 1949, John Anderson joined theDepartment of Physiology at the Universityof Illinois. Little did he know at the time thathe would be in a position to set direction forthe education of generations of future medicalstudents.But that’s just what happened as he was instrumentalin guiding plans for the establishment ofthe school and construction of its facilities. In the1960s Dr. Anderson was named to an informalplanning group to study the possibility of suchan endeavor, and in 1969 when the plan was setin motion he served as the liaison between theUrbana-Champaign campus and the College ofMedicine in Chicago. A year later Dr. Andersonwas named associate dean of the school. He heldthis position until his retirement in 1977.Dean Daniel Bloomfield, in his remarks at thededication of the Medical Sciences Building in1975 praised Dr. Anderson for his vision andcommitment: “One individual, more than anyother, has nurtured this building from its inceptionto its completion. He is Associate Dean JohnAnderson, who spent countless hours planning,designing, studying changes and making specialarrangements to meet specific faculty needsand without whose steady hand this buildingwould be far less functional. Always cheerful andincredibly skilled at meeting countless conflictingdemands, Dean Anderson guided this buildingwith unparalleled experience and skill.”In 1989 Dr. Anderson was recognized for hislongtime support and loyalty to the College whenhe was presented with the Special RecognitionAward.Founding FacultyJohn AndersonDetlef BiegerDaniel BloomfieldWilliam DanielE. Richard EnsrudMichael GabridgeThomas GambleRichard GumportLowell HagerMichael HarmsJanet HarrisCharles HockmanGeorge HodyBenita KatzenellenbogenAulikki Kokko-CunninghamJordan KoniskyGeorge OrdalJohn PollardDwayne SavageMelvin SchoenbergGrover SeitzingerWilliam SlaterWilliam SorlieBenjamin WilliamsCharter Membersof the Faculty

1975 1976GRADUATEKeith VrhelMany students in the first class and many ofthe faculty members that first year would agreewith Keith Vrhel, who describes the experienceof being in on the groudn floor of the medicalschool as “sometimes making it up as we wentalong.” Anything new often requires such a strategyof being ready to adapt to changing circumstances,and Dr. Vrhel experienced that again laterin his career while on the forefront of anothermedical challenge.After completing his residency in internalmedicine at the University of Missouri, he beganworking in San Diego in 1981. “I diagnosed oneof the first AIDS patients back at a time whenwe didn’t know what we were dealing with,” Dr.Vrhel recalls. “Since then I’ve been at the forefrontof HIV/AIDS in treatment, research, andteaching.”Currently the medical director for Park Center forHealth, the largest gay and HIV-positive practicein San Diego, Dr. Vrhel appreciates the experiencehe had at Illinois and “the dedicated and hardworkingstaff and students.”GRADUATEMary Alice WestrickFor the only woman in the first class of 16medical students, Mary Alice Westrick remembers“adapting to my role as ‘one of the guys.’” Sheenjoyed the camaraderie with her classmates andthe time spent at “the old house,” the College’sfirst home on California Street, which had administrativeoffices downstairs and a “medical library”and study facilities upstairs. She says the studentsoften “rotated between the old house and Treno’s,”a campus bar, to study.“Life was fairly intense” in that year in Champaign-Urbana,Dr. Westrick recalls, but sheenjoyed the respite from the urban environmentsof St. Louis, where she completed her undergraduatework in 1971, and Chicago, where shecontinued her medical school education in 1972.Dr. Westrick is board certified in internal medicine,hematology, and medical oncology. Sheconducted research and was a faculty member atthe University of Iowa College of Medicine andearned an MBA from the University of Dallas.Initially, a health system’s marketing research andmedical management consultant, Dr. Westrick iscurrently a business management consultant for amarketing firm in Jacksonville, Florida.FACULTYRichard GumportRichard Gumport describes his tenure as abiochemistry professor and an inaugural memberof the College of Medicine faculty as “a greatadventure that the first class of M1 students and Ientered into together in the fall of 1971.”Dr. Gumport came to the University of Illinoisto pursue a research career in biochemistry, butfor the first several years much of his time andeffort went into developing the curriculum forthe medical school and teaching and mentoringthe students. Thirty-five years later, his career ismarked by success as a researcher and an author,with his Student Companion to Accompany Biochemistrynow in its sixth edition. He has alsomade his mark as a faculty member who is committedto exploring the best methods of educatingmedical students—not only in his early role asteacher but also in his current role as the associatedean for academic affairs for the College, wherehe has responsibilities for curriculum development.“Medical education is always in a state of curriculumchurning,” says Dr. Gumport. “We are continuallytrying new things, but we’re not alwayssure what will actually work. Most of the facultymembers here are research scientists who are goodcitizens and are willing to put a lot of time andeffort into their instruction while still trying tofocus on their research. Our medical school hassucceeded because of these faculty members.”For the past 35 years, Dr. Gumport has beenan excellent example of just that kind of facultydedication.5

Medical Sciences BuildingThe first home for what was then called the School of Basic MedicalSciences at Urbana-Champaign was an old gray frame building at1205 W. California. According to Richard Gumport, who was anoriginal member of the School’s faculty as well as a biochemistryprofessor, “We would all sit around a table in an upstairs room of thatold building to conduct a class.”But that all changed in 1975 when theMedical Sciences Building opened. At thetime, it was touted as “the best modern architecturehas to offer for education and laboratoryresearch.” Complete with a library andmultimedia center, an auditorium, laboratoryanimal quarters, and a tissue culture center, itwas considered state-of-the-art.It was also a sign of the commitment of theState to its mandate of doubling the output ofphysicians by 1980—from 200 to 400 annually—byproviding a home and equipment toaccomplish that task.But as John Anderson, then associate deanof the school, remarked at the building’sdedication: “Although space and equipment are nice and necessary,space and equipment do not make a program. Faculty, with staffsupport, interacting with students generates, maintains, and improvesprogram.” For the past 35 years, that has been the College’s focus.FACULTYAllan LevyIt’s difficult to envision a College of Medicinecampus without computers, but when AllanLevy, M.D., joined the faculty in 1975 that wasthe case. The Medical Sciences Building had justbeen completed, and Dean Daniel Bloomfieldhad recruited Dr. Levy from Baylor College ofMedicine, which had one of the first computerresearch centers, to head the College’s MedicalPLATO project.“The goal was to convert much of the basicscience curriculum to computer,” says Dr. Levy.“PLATO was a very important step in computerbasededucation. Not only did we develop manylessons for our students, but we cooperated with5 to 10 other medical schools who agreed to jointhe Health Sciences Network. It was pioneeringwork.”More than 30 years later, microcomputers andweb-based learning make that early work seemcumbersome and inefficient, but it was groundbreakingat the time. And because of Dr. Bloomfield’svision and Dr. Levy’s expertise, it put ourCollege and our students in a position to be atthe forefront of important technological developments.Dr. Levy takes great pride in the fact that over theyears he played a part in developing an environment“where the training of physician-scholarsis first rate.” Now retired from the College, hecontinues to be involved in the bioinformaticsfield as a consultant and is an active volunteerwith CASA, Court-Appointed Special Advocates,where he serves as an advocate for abused andneglected children.6

The CurriculumThe inaugural class of students at what was then called the Schoolof Basic Medical Sciences at Urbana was introduced to the studyof medicine through independent study. According to RichardGumport, one of the school’s first faculty members, “this self-directedapproach was the hot, new way of teaching medical students at thetime.”Ken Batko, one of the students in that first class who went on tobecome an ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist, remembers“enjoying reading through the textbooks at my own pace and in myown place. It gave me confidence that I could learn even the mosttechnical information on my own. That confidence stayed with methroughout my career,” he says.Dr. Gumport explains that at the time the curriculum consisted of“written learning objectives and self-tests that were to be taken by thestudents on the computer at their own pace.” But it wasn’t an instructionalstrategy that worked for most students, and so a more formalcurriculum of lectures and textbooks began to take shape even beforethe end of the first year.There was little classroom contact, but when such sessions were organizedthey were held in the School’s first home in an upstairs roomof a converted private home that stood at 1205 W. California Street,just southeast of the present south entrance of the Medical SciencesBuilding.“PLATO was a very important step incomputer-based education. Not onlydid we develop many lessons for ourstudents, but we cooperated with 5 to10 other medical schools who agreed tojoin the Health Sciences Network. It waspioneering work.”ALLAN LEVY, M.D.7

1977 1978 1979I1977–1981IFIRST GRADUATING CLASSAND MEDICAL SCHOLARSPROGRAM ESTABLISHED8First Graduatesof COM-UCClass of 1981Barbara J. AlbertsonLance B. BeckerAnnis Wakelee BledsoeDiana L. GrayMichael C. McVeighKathleen E. O’HareDavid A. ShewmonJames D. ShoemakerJudith A. SuessDavid J. SvetichWayne B. WheelerGRADUATEDiana GrayAs a member of theinaugural clinical classat the College, DianaGray, M.D., a 1981graduate, was amongthe first students tocomplete clinical workin Champaign-Urbana. It was a groundbreakingendeavor. “There were no residents, fellows, ormore senior students to mentor us, which in someways made it difficult,” says Dr. Gray. “But we gota lot of firsthand experience with procedures andhad a lot of direct interaction with the faculty.”Since then, Dr. Gray has found herself to be in onthe ground floor of other exciting developmentsin the field of medicine. As a resident and fellowin obstetrics/gynecology ultrasound and medicalgenetics at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish/St. Louis Children’s Hospitals in the early 1980s,her choice of specialty couldn’t have been morewell-timed. “The discipline of prenatal diagnosishad been around for only about a decade or sowhen I began my medical studies,” she says. “Andwhat spurred the development of the field wasultrasound and amniocentesis. These tools revolutionizedthe practice of OB/GYN.”Dr. Gray continues her work with patients butnow has added the role of professor of OB/GYNand of radiology as well as associate dean forfaculty affairs in the School of Medicine at WashingtonUniversity. “It wasn’t a role I saw myselfin, but it’s a challenge that I really enjoy and anopportunity to be a strong voice for affectingchange,” she says.GRADUATEJames ShoemakerJames Shoemaker is someone who often is in theright place at the right time. While a medicalstudent in Urbana in the late 1970s, Dr. Shoemakerhad the opportunity to deliver a baby inthe same room in Burnham Hospital where hehad been born decadesbefore. And thenin 1984, in anotherinstance of goodtiming, he had thedistinction of becomingthe College’s firstM.D./Ph.D. graduate.It’s an opportunityhe’s made the most of,with an 18-year career as the founder and directorof the metabolic screening lab at the St. LouisUniversity School of Medicine. Each year, hislab is responsible for processing more than 1,500urine samples from children across the Westernhemisphere in order to detect inborn errors ofmetabolism. A review of thousands of recentsamples from seriously ill infants and children hasshown that clinically relevant nutritional metabolicabnormalities outnumber genetic metabolicabnormalities by about 10 to 1. His currentresearch includes the evaluation of special nutritionalneeds in children with Down’s syndromeand the diagnosis of vitamin deficiency by quantificationof urinary metabolites after an oral doseof amino acids and other food constituents.More than 100 children have been diagnosedwith very rare metabolic diseases using themethod invented by Dr. Shoemaker—a methodthat has roots in the translational research heconducted while a graduate student in the lab ofWillard Visek, M.D., Ph.D.

1980 1981The Medical Scholars ProgramIn 1978, the College of Medicine began a joint venture with theGraduate College at the University of Illinois that set the stagefor new levels of interdisciplinary research. The Medical ScholarsProgram (MSP) was unique in its ability to offer dual degrees in notonly the biomedical sciences but in the humanities, social and behavioralsciences, engineering and physical sciences.Nearly three decades later, the MSP is one of the largest, most diverse,and highly regarded training programs for physician-scholars in thecountry. According to Diane Gottheil, former associate director of theMSP, the program “is unlike any other combined degree program inmedicine” because of the diversity of scholarly interests, the rigorousacademic standards, and the degree combinationsoffered.The reputation of the program and itsstudents is apparent in the steady stream ofNational Institutes of Health (NIH) fellowshipsand other highly competitive awards thatMSP students receive each year as well as theirsuccess as physician-scientists and scholars.And that’s just what was envisioned when theMSP was established. Daniel Bloomfield, whowas dean of the College at the time, predictedin 1991, during the College’s 20th anniversary,that the future of the College “lies in thesuccess of its graduates. We’re looking forwardto the accomplishments of our medical scholars,which I think will begin to have an impactin the next five to ten years.”Fifteen years later, his prediction certainlyrings true.Dr. DavidWebbDr. RalphNelsonDr. Ivens Siegel“The MedicalScholars Programis unlike anyother combineddegree program inmedicine.”DIANE GOTTHEIL,FORMER ASSOCIATEDIRECTOR OF THE MSP9

FACULTYWillard Visek, M.D., Ph.D.As one of the first two clinical professors associatedwith the University of Illinois College ofMedicine at Urbana-Champaign, Dr. Visek usedhis expertise to develop the clinical nutritioncurriculum. His work established the Collegeas having the first required clinical clerkship innutrition in a U.S. medical school.Over the years, Dr. Visek has used that trainingto educate students about the important rolesthat nutrition and metabolism play in diseaseprevention. “It seems obvious to people now thatdiet impacts your health, says Dr. Visek. “In fact,everyone really thinks they’re an expert on nutrition.But back then it was a fairly new idea.”Dr. Visek’s graduate students, including theCollege’s very first M.D./Ph.D. student, JamesShoemaker, benefited from his expertise andmentorship. “I knew that Illinois was one of thebest places to pursue a Ph.D. in nutrition becauseof Dr. Visek,” says Dr. Shoemaker. “The experimentsI conducted in his lab led directly to mywork today.”The College honored Dr. Visek for his work byrecognizing him as a recipient of the 2006 SpecialRecognition Award.FACULTYByron KemperByron Kemper has spent nearly three decadesas a member of the College of Medicine facultyteaching pharmacology and studying how genesin cells are “turned on” and how proteins that aremade in the cells get to the right cellular location.For the last 25 years, the focus of his lab has beenon genes that produce drug-metabolizing enzymesthat usually inactivate drugs and toxins that areingested. In humans, a single enzyme is responsiblefor metabolizing about half of all therapeuticdrugs and many of these drugs “induce”or increase the activity of the enzyme, which, ofcourse, affects the action of a second drug thatis metabolized by the enzyme. The study of themechanism of induction and the normal cellularphysiology of this important class of enzymeshas been a sometimesfrustrating, but usuallyrewarding, experience.But for Dr. Kemper,the most rewardingexperience has beenworking with manytalented students andwatching their intellectualgrowth. “Becausemedical students needto learn so many facts in so short a time there isalways a tension in balancing the facts with theunderlying experimental basis, not to mentionproviding clinical relevance,” says Dr. Kemper.“After 30 years, I still am not satisfied that I haveit right. However, in both research and teaching,not being satisfied and striving to learn more orto make it right is both important and keeps lifeinteresting.”FACULTYBill DanielWhen Bill Daniel arrived on the University ofIllinois campus in 1972, the College was in itsinfancy. With 16 students housed in a whiteframe building, the program was small but readyto grow.For 30 years, Dr.Daniel contributed tothat growth by guidingstudents in his roles asteacher, researcher, andmentor. As a medicalgeneticist, he also usedhis expertise to developthe College’s medicalgenetics curriculumand to establish a genetic counseling program,both of which were relatively new concepts whenhe began his work on campus.Dr. Daniel’s work as a medical geneticist led to hisbeing named a founding fellow of the AmericanCollege of Medical Genetics, and his reputationas a teacher earned him recognition as a five-timeGolden Apple winner in the College of Medicine.10

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1982 1983 1984I1982–1986IINTERNALMEDICINERESIDENCYPROGRAMESTABLISHEDClass of ’8612Earl EnsrudAs plans began to take shape to establish a School of Clinical Medicine to goalong with the existing School of Basic Medical Sciences, Daniel Bloomfieldenlisted the help of MD Advisors—that is, local physicians who volunteeredto serve as clinical associates, working with students and recruiting othervolunteer physicians.E. Richard Ensrud, M.D., a Carle gastroenterologist since 1957, was one ofthe first MD Advisors. His work with the College extended far beyond thisrole, however, when he agreed to help organize a formal Internal MedicineResidency Program in Urbana-Champaign. Along with a dozen other localphysicians from Carle Foundation Hospital, Mercy Hospital, and the DanvilleVA Hospital, Dr. Ensrud and the other committee members submittedan application for this program to the Accreditation Council for GraduateMedical Education. The proposal received provisional approval in 1983, andDr. Ensrud agreed to serve as the program director.“We had about 15 residents in the program inthat first year,” he says. “With the help of theassociate program directors Robert Kirby fromCarle Foundation Hospital, Lewis Winter at theDanville VA Hospital, and James Cowan fromMercy Hospital, who was later replaced by BillMarshall, we started from scratch and built it intoa very fine program. Three or four years after ourprovisional approval was given, we received fullapproval.”Dr. Ensrud retired from his position as programdirector in 1991, but recalls fondly the time spentworking with young physicians and the opportunityto help them gain a unique perspective.“The three-hospital association that our programis based on makes it special because residents getthe perspective of the large private practice groupfrom Carle Clinic, the individual and groupexperience at Christie Clinic and Provena (Mercy Hospital), and the publicinstitution experience at the VA Hospital,” Dr. Ensrud says. “The size of theprogram means the directors get to know the residents better, plus it allowsfor more personal guidance and support—all of which create a successfulprogram and successful residents.”GRADUATEMichael KellyThings are constantlychanging in the field ofmedicine, and MichaelKelly, M.D., certainlycan vouch for that. A1984 graduate of theCollege of Medicineand a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at MiamiPlastic Surgery, he says “there’s always a new procedure,new equipment, and new techniques toperfect” in his field. “The challenge is to balancethe desire to be first in performing a techniquewith the need to be sure it has been tested enoughto work for the patient.”Being in on the ground floor of something newis familiar territory for Dr. Kelly, who was anundergraduate at Illinois in the early years of themedical school. “When I was at Illinois, there wasa sense that it was a new campus for medicine.And when I was a medical student, the clinicalprogram was still being developed, which was afun and exciting thing to be a part of. There wasflexibility as far as rotations, so I had an opportunityto go to older programs across the countryand bring that experience back.”Today, he continues to share his experience notonly with his patients, but with the adults andchildren he helps each year as part of OperationSmile, an organization that coordinates healthcare teams to provide cleft lip and palate repairaround the world.

1985 1986GRADUATEMary Burke DukeWhen Mary Burke Duke, M.D., was searchingfor physician-educator role models as a medicalstudent in the 1980s, she didn’t have to go far. Infact, she found them in people like Dr. RobertParker, Dr. Terry Hatch, and Dr. KathleenBuetow, mentors who she met during her clinicaltraining in Urbana-Champaign. “These peoplewere consummate professionals,” says Dr. Duke.“They were the caliber of physician that attractedme to internal medicine and pediatrics,” and tothe clinician educator role that has been her focusfor more than 20 years.As an associate professor at the University of KentuckyCollege of Medicine, Dr. Duke has beenresponsible for directing the combined internalmedicine/pediatrics residency program. She alsorecently was elected to a four-year term as governorof the Kentucky Chapter of the AmericanCollege of Physicians, the world’s largest medicalspecialty society.The governorship is a challenge she welcomes,and the organization’s philosophy about patientcare and physician education is one that mesheswith her own. “I have been an ACP membersince I became a physician, and it has always feltlike my professional home,” Dr. Duke says. “Thepeople I have come to know in the organizationare among the most high-minded people I havemet in medicine. They remind me of my mentorsat the UI.”GRADUATEMichael BishopWhen Michael Bishop came to Urbana-Champaignto interview for the Medical ScholarsProgram, he recalls that his plan to examineHMOs and PPOs was met with many quizzicallooks. “I came from Minnesota, and in 1981HMOs and PPOs were already very much a partof the state’s health care system,” he says. “Butthey hadn’t taken off throughout much of the restof the United States yet.”And this country’s system wasn’t the only one hehad a chance to study while working toward hisM.D./M.B.A. As the winner of the RichardsonAward in 1986, Dr. Bishop spent four monthsworking at King’s College Hospital in Londonlearning about the British health care system andcompleting his pediatrics rotation. It was this andthe clinical and educational opportunities of theMSP that inspired his career as a pediatrician anda clinical instructor at Baylor University and theUniversity of Texas.“I view my years at the University of Illinois as aperiod of personal and professional growth andchallenge,” says Dr. Bishop. “There were so manymemories to recall: the first and only medicalschool float entered into the HomecomingParade; the late nights in the cadaver lab; anxiousanticipation on Match Day; and the HoodingCeremony and recitation of the Hippocratic Oathon Graduation Day. Undoubtedly, the friendshipsI built while at Illinois will last a lifetime, and theeducation, clinical training, and other opportunitiesprovided were instrumental to my success andprepared me well for my chosen field.”13

FACULTYSTAFFIvens A. Siegel, Ph.D.Kathy CarlsonGwen Gaynorrobing Dr.David WebbFounding Director Dr. Anderson,first Dean Dr. Daniel Bloomfield,and second Dean Dr. Charles C.C.O’MorchoeWhen Ivens Siegel, Ph.D., retired from theCollege in 1999, his tenure as a dedicated facultymember, a scientist of the first order, and anoutstanding administrator was marked by anotherimportant distinction. In his 20 years as a professor,he was recognized 10 different times as thewinner of the Raymond B. Allen InstructorshipAward, establishing a record for the Urbanacampus.Certainly that means he inspired hundreds ofmedical students, and to hear students and colleaguestell it, he madea real difference.Members of the Classof 1999 chose to honorDr. Siegel’s work byselecting him as therecipient of theirSpecial Tribute Awardciting the kindness,generosity, quick wit,and sense of humor that he shared with medicalstudents over the years. And as Byron Kemper,Ph.D., head of the Department of Pharmacology,said upon learning of Dr. Siegel’s selection as theCollege’s Special Recognition Award winner in2001: “What makes him exceptional is his dedicationto his students. He suffers with them whenthey struggle and celebrates with them when theydo well.”Kathy Carlson beganher work in the Collegeof Medicine in 1980 asthe staff secretary forthe Medical ScholarsProgram. The MSPhad only been in existencefor two years at the time, so Kathy has hadthe opportunity to see a fledgling program growinto a model for excellence in physician-scholareducation.Now the secretary to Dean of Students JennyBloom, Kathy works directly with MSP andtraditional students to assist them with clerkshipschedules and residency applications—a processthat has changed significantly in her 26-yeartenure. “When I first came we made hundredsand hundreds of copies of residency applications,all of which had to be individually signed andmailed,” she says. “It was a very time-consumingadministrative task. But about 10 years ago westarted using the Electronic Residency ApplicationService (ERAS) program, and it has reallystreamlined the process because it is now all doneon computer, both the application submissionand the matching.”And that’s been good for the students as well asthe staff. “Our job is to make things easier forthe students,” Kathy says. “They are the lifebloodof the College, and I feel so fortunate to be in aposition to help them and to get to know thempersonally,” she says. “They are an absolutelyamazing group of people that you come to carefor as your own. It’s always a sad day for me whenthey graduate and move on.”14

FACULTYRalph NelsonRalph Nelson describes coming to the Collegeof Medicine and Carle in 1979 as the best thinghe ever did—a sentiment shared by his medicalstudents and colleaguesalike.An M.D./Ph.D.student himself andthe first NIH Fellowat Mayo Clinic, Dr.Nelson knows therigors and the rewardsof the physician-scientistcareer path. Formore than 23 years,he brought that perspective to his work with theCollege, helping to create an atmosphere of excellencefor our M.D./Ph.D. program. His workedearned him recognition as one of the College’sSpecial Recognition Award winners in 2006.A professor of nutrition and internal medicine,and later head of the Department of InternalMedicine, until his retirement in 2002, Dr.Nelson also served as director of research forCarle Foundation Hospital, work he continues topursue today.Much of his groundbreaking research has focusedon black bears and how what we know abouttheir metabolism can improve the health ofhumans. This biodiversity research has madeimportant contributions to the treatment ofosteoporosis and kidney disease.“This is an excellent atmosphere for an M.D./Ph.D,” says Dr. Nelson. And certainly his contributionshave helped make it so.College of Medicine faculty and staff“The InternalMedicine trainingprogram has aquality reputation,and we work tocontinue thatreputation byproviding the bestteaching and allthe resources thestudents need.”SARITA PRADHUDESAI,M.D.Drs. ElizabethTrupin, Lew Trupin,and Suzanne TrupinCampbell15

1987 1988 1989I1987–1991ISTRENGTHENING CAMPUSCONNECTIONSs the second regional dean in the College’s history, Charles C.C. O’Morchoe,M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., definitely had a full plate. Not only did he have the administrativeresponsibilities of the college, but he also taught anatomy, histology, andpathology and had an active research program. “It could be quite a balancing act,” hesays, “but one of the many advantages of balancing three jobs is that if one isn’t going aswell as you like, you have two others to bring you joy.”And Dr. O’Morchoe found lots of joy in his time with the College. “I loved being on this impressivecampus with its wonderful academicians,” he says. “I enjoyed the students enormously. I had thechance to get to know them because we didn’t have huge classes. In addition, they were on campus formany years, and I had the good fortune to teach them. I still keep in touch with many of them.”Even when the threat of closure hung over the College and administrative responsibilities were at theirmost challenging, there was still a silver lining for Dr. O’Morchoe. “To our great joy, there was anoutpouring of support from across campus that actually changed the president’s mind regarding closureof the College,” Dr. O’Morchoe recalls. “The MSP had a great deal to do with this because faculty fromvarious disciplines saw the advantages of having these truly outstanding students on campus. Theyrecognized the MSP as a quality program that helped them to attract the best students to their departmentsas well as to the College of Medicine.”In 1984, Dr. O’Morchoe left his position the Department Head of Anatomy at Loyola UniversityStritch School of Medicine in 1984 to take over the leadership of the College. “The MSP was in itsinfancy, but it had already established a name for itself,” he notes. “There wasn’t anything like it aroundthe country during my tenure. No other program had the breadth of disciplines that ours did and stilldoes.”Much of the MSP’s success and the College’s reputation for excellence is a result of Dr. O’Morchoe’svisionary leadership. He was committed to building strong administrative and faculty relationshipsacross campus, to developing collaborative relationships with the community healthcare institutions,and to strengthening the academic excellence of the program in every way possible.When he and his wife, Jean, professor of pathology and cell and structural biology, retired from theCollege in 1998, they left satisfied that their goals of building a stronger stable program had beenachieved. Colleagues, students, and staff could not agree more.16DEAN EMERITUSCharles C.C.O’Morchoe“21st centuryphysician leadersneed extraordinaryopportunitiesto developextraordinaryskills.”DR. CHARLES C.C.O’MORCHOEGRADUATECarmen KoubicekThere was a real learning curve for CarmenKoubicek, M.D., when she made the transitionfrom working as a pediatrician at Carle Clinic inDanville to setting up a solo practice in Louisiana—onethat had little to do with medicine orlocation but had everything to do with business.“At Carle, all my necessities were taken care of,”she says. “All I needed to do was provide medicalcare to my patients. Now in private practice, allthe business and administrative duties are myresponsibility. It has been challenging and at timesfrustrating, but it’s also very rewarding to see thefruits of my labor.”That labor began at the College of Medicine,where she was a student from 1986 to 1990.It continued with a pediatric residency at theUniversity of Florida at Jacksonville, where shereceived extensive training in neonatal medicineand management in addition to pediatrics,and then with her five years as a Carle pediatrician.For the past six years, that labor has meantcaring for children at Doc 4 Kids, Dr. Koubicek’spractice in Opelousas, a town of 25,000 in southcentral Louisiana that saw its share of displacedindividuals from the New Orleans area after HurricaneKatrina. “Unlike what we see in the media,the people and patients I have run across affectedby this storm have shown not only determinationbut a resilience that is very admirable,” she says.While at the College of Medicine, Dr. Koubicekwas grateful for the many instructors who helpedher pursue her goal of becoming a physician.“My special appreciation goes out to Dr. RichardMintel for his unique style of teaching fueled byhis love for biochemistry (the Kreb Cycle stillhaunts me), and of course his patience with me,”she says.

1990 1991GRADUATEScott EnochsClass of ’87Scott Enochs’ original plan was to complete hisM.D./Ph.D. and pursue a career in aerospacemedical research with the Air Force. There wasn’ta defined pathway for him to take, but he madecontacts and felt confident that he would be ableto combine his medical interests with lab workin biophysics. Unfortunately, personnel changesand a shift by the Air Force to outsourcing theseresearch activities altered his plans. And yet hisjourney has come full circle.Currently a radiologist at Bryn Mawr Hospital(reportedly home to the nation’s first radiology residency)in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, Dr.Enochs completed a diagnostic radiology residencyand neuroradiology fellowship, both at the MassachusettsGeneral Hospital in Boston. During the fellowship,he saw an ad for the Air Force Reserves and decidedto tackle both jobs at once, hardly a stretch for someoneused to balancing the demands of the Medical ScholarsProgram. Over the next eight years, he held an academicposition in neuroradiology at Thomas Jefferson UniversityHospital in Philadelphia and practiced as a general medicalofficer, later training as a flight surgeon, with the 913thAirlift Wing, Willow Grove Air Reserve Station north ofPhiladelphia.So now in addition to his work in private practice andtraining radiology residents, Dr. Enochs is a flight surgeonand lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Thatmeans devoting one weekend a month and two weeks a yearto his Reserve duties. “It’s not the research path I had originally envisioned,but the work is important and I enjoy it very much,” says Dr. Enochs. “Youfunction much like a family practitioner but utilize specialized occupationaland preventive medicine training as well. And you’re one of the flight crew.Combining this work with my radiology practice and teaching role has beena great opportunity.”Class of ’89Class of ’88Class of ’9017

FACULTYBenita KatzenellenbogenIn 1970, Benita Katzenellenbogen, Ph.D., cameto the University of Illinois to work with JackGorski, professor of physiology and biochemistry,whose University lab was at the forefront ofimportant endocrinology research. More than35 years later, Dr. Katzenellenbogen is herselfan internationally recognized endocrinologistand cancer researcher, and now it is her workthat often brings talented students from acrossthe country to the University and the College ofMedicine.A founding member of the faculty in the College,Dr. Katzenellenbogen’s tenure is one of distinguishedachievement. A former president ofThe Endocrine Society and the winner of theJill Rose Award for outstanding research fromThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation and theDistinguished Scientist Award from the Susan G.Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Dr. Katzenellenbogenhas contributed significantly to her fieldand to the education of M.D./Ph.D. students.“It’s very gratifying to see students move on toestablish distinguished careers in academia, governmentalagencies, and the pharmaceutical andbiotechnology industries,” she says. “I’m proudof the legacy of trainees and associates who aremaking important contributions of their own.”For many of them, it’s an opportunity that wouldnot have been possible without the guidance ofprofessors and mentors like Dr. Katzenellenbogen.FACULTYAbigail SalyersAbigail Salyers is someone who is as comfortableanswering a congressional leader’s question aboutantibiotic resistance as she is answering a medicalstudent’s question about microbiology. And herexperience, knowledge, and commitment to educationare all qualities that have served the publicand the College well over her 26-year career atIllinois.Dr. Salyers’ research on antibiotic resistance hasearned her international recognition and madeher a sought-after speaker and resource for thescientific community. She has authored textbooks,developed curriculum for M1 and M2 microbiologycourses, and has served as president ofthe American Society for Microbiology. She hasreceived several campus awards for excellence inteaching, was the recipient of the Illinois Societyfor Microbiology’s Pasteur Award for Researchand Teaching, and was named the 2002 FacultyMember of the Year for the four campuses thatcomprise the University of Illinois College ofMedicine.Educating the public is a responsibility that Dr.Salyers takes seriously. She is proud to be associatedwith colleagues who feel the same. “It’sgratifying to work in an environment where thereare so many high-quality faculty members whoare dedicated to educating both students and thepublic,” she says.FACULTYKathleen BuetowFor more than 40 years, Kathleen Buetow, M.D.,Dr.P.H., has been caring for the littlest patientsin east central Illinois as a pediatrician at CarleClinic Association. During much of that time,she’s also been responsible for nurturing thedevelopment of the College’s clinical programin pediatrics. Improving the situation for eachstudent—and each child—has been the focus ofher work as a faculty member and a physician.Dr. Buetow has established a reputation notonly as a fine physician but also as an expertin the evaluation of children for possible abuseand neglect. She has worked tirelessly leadingthe Child Protection Team at Carle and servingon local and state teams that review records ofall child accidental deaths for ways to instituteprevention.In the College, Dr. Buetow has served as the headof pediatrics since the clinical program began andhas also been involved with curriculum developmentsince the early 1970s. “Over the years I’veseen the structure and organization of the Collegetake shape, and I’ve been grateful to be a part ofit,” she says. “It’s been important to me that wealways look for ways to expand the opportunitiesavailable to our students.”19

1992 1993 1994I1992–1996IGROWINGIN NATIONALPROMINENCEDr. William Greenough in his lab.en years after the establishmentof the Medical Scholars Programin 1978, plans began to takeshape for the College to host thefirst National Conference on theEducation of Physician-Scholars in1989. Diane Gottheil, Ph.D., associate directorof the MSP at the time, organized the conferencealong with Harold M. Swartz, M.D., Ph.D., thenMSP director. It drew directors of elite dualdegreeprograms from across the country as wellas representatives from the National Institutesof Health, the Association ofAmerican Medical Colleges,and major private foundationsinvolved in funding medicaleducation.“The conference was anexcellent opportunity forthe College to showcaseour program and ourstudents, and it allowedthe University to showcasethe Beckman Institute,which was brand new in1989, and its commitmentto interdisciplinaryresearch,” Dr. Gottheilsays. “It was a big undertaking,but certainly abig accomplishmentas everyone was verypleased with theconference and cameaway impressed by ourschool.” And it was thebeginning of growing national exposure for theMSP in the early 1990s.The 1989 conference was the impetus for a bookentitled The Education of Physician-Scholars:Preparing for Leadership in the Healthcare System,which was published in 1993. Several chapterswere written by conference attendees, with theremainder of the book written and edited byDrs. Gottheil and Swartz. “I heard from programdirectors that the book became their bible indeveloping and carrying out their programs,”says Dr. Gottheil. “It was gratifying to have ourCollege seen as being on the forefront of sharingthis unique educational process with other programs.”Throughout the early and mid-1990s, the reputationof the MSP continued to grow as studentsattended national conferences for M.D./Ph.D.programs in the humanities and social sciences.“Our students were so impressive at these conferences,and it became clear that we were the mostserious program in the country,” remembers Dr.Gottheil. This reputation continues today thanksto the vision of those who founded the College’sMSP. “Those who first conceived this programwere incredibly imaginative and understood thatmedicine and society were going to increasinglyinteract,” Dr. Gottheil says. “We attract andeducate students who want to understand socialissues in a scholarly way and also understand theconstraints of the clinical environment. The talentedstudents in our program bring that perspectiveto their research and demonstrate the value ofinterdisciplinary work.”“Our students wereso impressive atthese conferences,and it becameclear that we werethe most seriousprogram in thecountry.”DR. DIANE GOTTHEIL20

1995 1996GRADUATETom FranzenTom Franzen, M.D., had been a pre-med/biologymajor at Eastern Illinois University, but he hada change of heart after his junior year in collegeand decided to pursue a vastly different career.So he switched course and began taking classesthat would allow him to graduate with a teachingcertificate in elementary education. For fouryears, he taught students, until deciding to returnto school himself to pursue his original interest inbiology—this time as a medical student.Because Dr. Franzen grew up in Royal, Illinois,the College of Medicine was a logical and closechoice. “I got a very well-rounded education atIllinois,” says the 1993 graduate. “The rotationswe did in the third and fourth years were especiallygood because we had the chance to workwith attendings, which is a real benefit.”Now a family practice physician at the CarleClinic location in Rantoul, Dr. Franzen still isclose to home. Though he completed an internshipin obstetrics and gynecology at MethodistHospital in Indianapolis, he decided to return toCarle to complete a family practice residency. Heenjoys the opportunity he now has to work withresidents in the same program he participated induring the mid-1990s.GRADUATEAlan Marumoto“I used to joke with Diane Gottheil that gettingthe M.D. and Ph.D. took so long that I’d probablysee the fall of communism before I’d finish,or maybe I’d see the Cubs win the World Series,”remembers Alan Marumoto, a 1996 graduate ofthe College of Medicine. He did witness one ofthose historical moments, but he’s still waiting tosee the Cubs win it all.It may have takennearly a decade tocomplete the requirementsfor his M.D.and Ph.D. in chemistry,but according toDr. Marumoto it wasworth every minute.Now an adjunct assistantclinical professorof interventional radiology at UCLA and theclinical director of University Center Imaging inMelbourne, Florida, Dr. Marumoto has had aninteresting academic and professional journey.“I’ve had the good fortune to stumble into somegreat opportunities,” he says—opportunities thathave included tangential working associationswith five different Nobel Prize winners from1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2005. And he’staken advantage of the opportunities to obtainand develop a coast-to-coast research and clinicalcareer that is personally and professionallyrewarding.Dr. Marumoto also “stumbled” into another rolewhile on the UI campus, making a name forhimself as the “Point Illinois Guy” at women’svolleyball games. “It was an exciting time to bea volleyball fan and a great distraction from therigors of the MSP,” he says.GRADUATEBradley KatzAs an assistant professor of ophthalmology andneurology at the University of Utah, BradleyKatz, M.D., Ph.D., has the career he beganthinking about as an undergraduate more than20 years ago. After earning his bachelor’s degreesin electrical and biomedical engineering fromNorthwestern University in 1986, he was lookingfor a dual-degree program that would prepare himfor a career in academic medicine. He found it atIllinois.“I was impressed with the number of researchopportunities that were available as part of theMedical Scholars Program,” Dr. Katz says. “Thevariety of scholarly interests and the breadth ofgraduate programs that were part of the MSPmade me feel that it would be a stimulating environment.And that certainly proved to be true.”No doubt, Dr. Katz’s commitment to academicmedicine provides a similar environment forthe students and colleagues he works with. Inhis clinical and research practice, he focuses onunderstanding the genetic basis of optic nervedisease, including optic nerve drusen, and evaluatingtreatments for blepharospasm. Dr. Katz is alsocurrently developing an instrument to measurecritical flicker fusion frequency, which is especiallyrelevant for patients with multiple sclerosis andoptic neuritis.21

Dr. Dixie WhittFACULTYDiane GottheilIn the nearly 20 years that Diane Gottheil, Ph.D.,served the College of Medicine as part of theMedical Scholars administrative team, it was notunusual for medical students to turn to her foradvice. And when their questions focused on howto take on a new challenge, Dr. Gottheil couldoffer advice from experience.That’s because prior to joining the College ascoordinator of the MSP in 1984, Dr. Gottheilhad spent her entire career studying, teaching,and working in political science, internationalrelations, and criminal justice. “I was fullyimmersed in that career when Dr. Bloomfieldapproached me about this position,” she says. “Itwas an intriguing challenge and one that reallymade me understand from a personal standpointthat you can always make things work and thatall the skills you learnhave relevance, even ina field that’s completelydifferent.”That personal philosophy,along with anunwavering commitmentto the personaland professionalsuccess of each student,has earned Dr. Gottheilthe praise of students and colleagues alike.She was honored by MSP students in 1999 witha scholarship they established in her name, and in2002 she was a recipient of the Special RecognitionAward for her outstanding contributions andservice to the College.“It has been a privilege to work with this remarkablegroup of students, to get to know them well,and to call them friends,” says Dr. Gottheil.STAFFJim HallDuring the 23 yearsthat Jim Hall, Ed.D.,has been a memberof the College ofMedicine staff, he hasserved as a consistentand vocal advocatefor student concerns. With responsibilities thatbegan in the financial aid area and expanded toinclude admissions, advising, career development,and everything in between, Dr. Hall is someonestudents have sought out for his patience, knowledge,and problem-solving abilities.Now the assistant dean for student affairs andthe Medical Scholars Program, Dr. Hall meetswith students for most any reason. “I work withthem on everything from financial aid issuesto difficulties in the classroom to negotiatingthe multi-campus system,” he says. “I enjoy theadministrative part of the work, but it is theenergy and enthusiasm that our students bringto the study of medicine that is most infectious.I would be lost without the interaction with thestudents.”And to hear the students tell it, they would belost without Dr. Hall’s guidance. Named theSpecial Tribute recipient in 2000, the graduatingclass praised his ability to help them navigate“the complex financial aspects of undergraduatemedical education” as well as his commitmentto being “a firm supporter of student rights andneeds.”22

FACULTYTerry HatchTo Terry Hatch, M.D., much of the success ofthe College can be attributed to “the small sizeand unique mission of the school, the atmosphereof openness, pragmatism, and flexibility, andthe willingness of talented people to share theirgifts.” To those who have learned from and worked with him over the past32 years, Dr. Hatch has played a large part in fostering that mission andatmosphere and is one of those talented people.Dr. Hatch grew up in Champaign-Urbana and graduated from Indiana UniversitySchool of Medicine. After completing his internship and residencyin pediatrics at Johns Hopkins in 1973, he joined Carle Clinic and beganhis affiliation with what was then the School of Basic Medical Sciences. In1976, he began a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, which at the timewas a new discipline. When Dr. Hatch returned to Carle at the completionof the fellowship, he assumed additional responsibilities as both the directorof medical education for Carle Foundation Hospital and clinical educationcenter director for the College, which offered him a chance to help developthe College’s curriculum.In addition to his pediatric gastroenterology practice, his responsibilities asthe associate vice president of educational services at Carle, his direct workwith students, and his work in the division of nutritional sciences (ACESat UIUC), Dr. Hatch has been committed to serving the profession as well.He has been involved in medical mission work, has held numerous positionswith the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Illinois chapter, has servedas chair of the accreditation committee for the Illinois State Medical Society,and has been the international program chair for the Alliance for ContinuingMedical Education.Class of 1995Class of 1994Class of 199623

1997 1998 1999I1997–2001IESTABLISHINGA HOME FORTHE CLINICALPROGRAMn 1999 the Carle Forum opened its doors. For the localcommunity, that meant access to a state-of-the-art healtheducation and resource center. For the College of Medicine,it meant that and much more. For the first time, the clinicalprogram would have a “home.”“One of my proudest achievements was persuading Carle and the Universityto pursue this partnership to build the Forum and then working to raise themoney to make it happen,” says Charles C.C. O’Morchoe, M.D., Ph.D.,dean of the College from 1984-1998. “It was very important to establish aphysical center for our clinical program.”Now it’s hard to imagine how the students and the clinical staff managedwithout it. With 10,000 of the Forum’s 43,000 square feet leased by theCollege, the facility provides state-of-the-art resources for students andfaculty and serves as the College’s center for clinical education.Ron Brewer, Ph.D., associate director of clinical affairs, oversees the programmingfor students at the Forum. “This facility is the gold standard inclinical teaching,” he says. “The Pollard Auditorium provides high-tech,functional lecture space, and the accessibility of the Forum allows studentsthe opportunity to work shoulder to shoulder with experienced physicians.It’s an arrangement that gives students the tools to be successful.”Second-year students, in particular, have benefited from the availability ofthe Forum. Prior to its opening, M2s were on campus all year. Now theyhave the opportunity to be in a clinical environment while they make thetransition from the basic science curriculum. According to Tim Barber,who coordinates the activities for M2s, “moving the second-year studentsto the Forum has greatly enhanced our ability to assist them. Plus, in thisenvironment students are in close proximity to the physicians, which aids inmentoring and modeling for the students.”Terry Hatch, M.D., associate vice president of educational services at Carle,agrees. “We have an especially strong second-year program that is unique intransitioning students. The small group learning, the opportunity to workdirectly with attendings, and the interaction of the more senior studentswith the more junior students, provide our graduates with a truly uniqueexperience that prepares them well for residency.”The Forum provides the physical space, resources, and opportunities to helpmake that happen.GRADUATEJill BensonAfter graduating from the College of Medicine in1997, Jill Benson completed a residency in emergencymedicine and then a fellowship in hyperbaricmedicine, both supervised by Dr. CherylAdkinson at HennepinCounty MedicalCenter in Minneapolis.Her research on hyperbaricoxygen therapyof iatrogenic cerebralarterial gas embolisms(CAGE) examined theeffectiveness of suchtreatment on patientsover a 12-year period.Now practicing emergency medicine with WakeEmergency Physicians Professional Association inRaleigh and Cary, North Carolina, Dr. Benson isalso board certified in Undersea and HyperbaricMedicine and hopes to continue her research inthat field. “The demands of emergency medicinekeep me extremely busy right now, but I foundthe fellowship work I did to be very interesting,so I’m hoping to explore it further in the nearfuture.”Dr. Benson credits her parents, Paul andSheryl, and her medical school advisor, thelate P.J. O’Morchoe, M.D., former head of theDepartment of Pathology, with providing thesupport she needed during medical school. “Dr.O’Morchoe helped me through the angst ofmedical school and made some suggestions forrotations that helped me in deciding my specialty.She went out of her way to assist me, even thoughemergency medicine wasn’t her area.”24

2000 2001GRADUATEJason and Carol RockhillIn 1998, Jason Rockhill, M.D., Ph.D., was named the first recipient of thePatricia J. and Charles C.C. O’Morchoe Leadership Award, an honor presentedto a student in the Medical Scholars Program (MSP) who has demonstratedoutstanding leadership on campus. Nearly 10 years later, Jason,along with his wife Carol, also an MSP graduate, is again being honored.The Rockhills are the first recipients of the Contributions to the College ofMedicine Award for their work in supporting and promoting the College.An assistant professor of radiation oncology and neurological surgery atthe University of Washington, Dr. Rockhill’s research and clinical practicefocuses on brain tumors. After earning his M.D. and his Ph.D. in biochemistry,Dr. Rockhill stayed in Champaign-Urbana to complete his residencyin internal medicine and to do post-doc work in Richard Gumport’s lab.The Rockhills then moved to Seattle, where Jason completed his residencyin radiation oncology and Carolcompleted fellowships in child andadult psychology. She continues herresearch work while pursuing herM.P.H.The Rockhills’ commitment to theCollege stems from the perspectivethey gained while MSP students.“The Ph.D. students in the nontraditionalareas of the humanities andphysical sciences bring a valuableperspective to everyone’s work,” saysJason. “They don’t look at medicinefrom strictly the cellular or molecular point of view—and that adds a dimensionthat makes the MSP unique from other combined degree programs.This perspective is a tradition I’ve tried to carry forward in my work at theUniversity of Washington.”GRADUATEAndrew KrivoshikAndrew Krivoshik, M.D., Ph.D., hasn’t moonlighted as an engineer since hewas a graduate student, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t using that engineeringbackground every day. As an associate medical director of the oncologygroup at Abbott Labs, Dr. Krivoshik is responsible for providing the medicalsupport for early drug development for pediatric and adult cancers. It’s a taskwhere his training in biophysics and computational biology comes in handy.“What I do now often relates to trying to quantitate model simulationsand to translate predictions of different things we would observe clinicallyand preclinically,” Dr. Krivoshik says. “My engineering background is a realbenefit in this regard because it provides the framework for how to bring alarge-scale project with multiple collaborators together to achieve a goal.”Such a multidisciplinary approach was something Dr. Krivoshik saw firsthandas an MSP student. “The research lab environment I was in fosteredthe development of true independent investigators,” he says. “You got thedirection you needed to attack a specific problem and you were encouragedto pursue it.”Dr. Krivoshik believes the same was true for his clinical experience inUrbana-Champaign. “One of the things I came to appreciate as a residentand then as a fellow was the level of experience our clinical training allowed.There seemed to be a belief that if you take good students and challengethem they will do good things. The physicians that mentored us would assessour ability and often would give us more responsibility in patient care thanwe might otherwise have gotten in a larger environment. This practical experiencewas a true help during internship and residency.”25

Dr. Siegel and companyRobert Kirby, Senior AssociateDean for Clinical Affairs.Since 1975, Dr. Kirby has beena leading force at the College ofMedicine.26FACULTYWilliam MarshallWhen Bill Marshall began his association with the College of Medicine asa clinical instructor 25 years ago, he remembers “going over to the MedicalSciences Building at night with Bob Kirby to work on the curriculum for theendocrine program. We would put together case reports and lectures for thesecond-year students in our off hours.”Today, dedicated faculty members like Dr. Marshall and Dr. Kirby andscores of others continue to give of their time in order to serve the Collegeand provide the best education for the students.“The clinicians at all three hospitals spend agreat deal of time teaching medical students andresidents,” says Dr. Marshall. “In these days whenthere are so many demands on the physician’stime, we are fortunate to have so many amazinglydedicated people who have done this for years andyears.”As the former head of the Department of InternalMedicine for the College and a former associatedirector of the Internal Medicine ResidencyProgram, Dr. Marshall knows firsthand the importance of the volunteerclinicians to ensuring a successful program. “The students get an excellenteducation, in part, because of the high level of expertise and the commitmentof our volunteer faculty members,” he says.At the same time, the presence of the residency program and the students area real plus for the local hospitals and physicians. “The residency program andthe medical school allow us to have a teaching atmosphere in our hospitalsand help us to recruit physicians who want to be a part of this atmosphere,”says Dr. Marshall, who is now the deputy chief of staff at the VA Hospitalin Danville. Plus, it’s personally rewarding. “For me, and I would guess formany of my colleagues, the time that I enjoy the most is the time when I’mwith the students and the residents. I look forward to it, and I get a lot outof it.”FACULTYPaul GoldPaul Gold had accepted a position as a professorin the Department of Psychology at the Universityof Illinois and was visiting Champaign-Urbana to look for a home when he received a callfrom Dean Brad Schwartz requesting a meetingas soon as possible. Ten minutes later, Dr. Goldfound himself in the Dean’s office learning aboutthe College of Medicine and the Medical ScholarsProgram. By the end of the meeting, he had beenoffered the position of interim director of theMSP, but Dr. Gold,unsure of how thoseresponsibilities wouldmesh with setting uphis research lab, didnot accept the positionat first.A visit to the MSPwebsite changed hismind. “I fell in lovewith the program as Ispent time reading the descriptions of students’dissertations,” Dr. Gold recalls. “The diversity ofthe research profile was extraordinary, with studentspursuing topics that were well outside thetraditional biological research that I had assumedwould be the case with an M.D./Ph.D. program.”During his two years as MSP director from 2000to 2002, Dr. Gold enjoyed helping the studentsbalance the enormous demands on their timeand took pride in the establishment of the Benchto Bedside series of mini-symposia covering onetopic from basic science, clinical, and societal perspectives.Currently, Dr. Gold is focusing on hisresearch work in neuroscience, but he also serveson various campus committees where he continuesas an advocate for the College and the MSP.“These are hidden jewels,” he says, “so differentfrom any other medical school or M.D/Ph.D.program across the country.”

Carle ForumClass of 2001“This facility is thegold standard inclinical teaching.”RON BREWER, PH.D.,ASSOCIATE DIRECTOROF CLINICAL AFFAIRSCarle Forum openingDr. Qiang Liu27

2002 2003 2004I2002–2006IUNLOCKINGOUR FUTURE28Vision 2010or 35 years, the College has beenproviding the highest quality medicaleducation and clinical training for promisingstudents. The efforts of those who firstconceived of the College, who took on thechallenge of teaching and learning here, and whoushered it through the first three decades set highstandards and a successful course. “The outstandingwork of our graduates and the dedicatedefforts of our faculty and staff have created anenvironment of educational and clinical excellenceand established a highly regarded nationalreputation for our College,” says Brad Schwartz,M.D., dean of the College of Medicine.As the College prepares for the future, there isexcitement about the challenges and opportunitiesthat lie ahead and a vision for ensuringsuccess. The key components of that vision are:• To become a globally recognized center forcross-disciplinary scholarship that bringsinnovative clinical opportunities in humanbiology and the human condition to allscholars on campus• To be a leader in innovative medical educationand a source of the nation’s top physician-scientistsand physician leaders• To develop private-public partnerships thatsignificantly impact the greater good ofsociety in areas of human healthThe groundwork for achieving these objectiveswas laid in 1978 when the College established theMedical Scholars Program (MSP) to complementthe four-year traditional medical education. Thisjoint venture between the College of Medicineand the Graduate College at the University of Illinoisset the stage for interdisciplinary research andthe growing national prominence of the College.SETTING A STANDARD FORINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCHToday, with MSP students in more than 30graduate programs in 8 of the 10 collegeson campus, the program’s multi-disciplinaryapproach is evident. And so is its success. “Thevast majority of our graduates go on to residenciesthat are ranked in the top 10 in their fields, placeslike Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Harvard, andUCLA,” says Madeleine Jaehne, director of publicaffairs and advancement for the College. “Plus,these high-profile programs repeatedly recruit ourgraduates, which indicates a high level of satisfactionwith the education that students obtain inour College.”In addition, the reputation of the program andits students is apparent in the steady stream ofNational Institutes of Health fellowships andother highly competitive awards that MSPstudents receive each year as well as their successas physician-scientists and scholars. As a result,the College has become recognized as a center formedical education and bioscience excellence.IMPACTING MEDICINE AND SOCIETYAccording to Dr. Schwartz, “Medicine has a lot togain from integration with other disciplines. Weknow there are mutually beneficial relationshipswith the physical sciences, chemistry and engineering,for instance. But the social sciences have

2005 2006The Promise of Friends and Partnersequally great things to contribute because thesocial impact of medicine is so vitally important.”It’s a dimension that not only makes the MSPunique, says Dr. Schwartz, but influential. “Ourgraduates are exceptional clinicians and scholars,”he says. “They have the opportunity to impacthealthcare across the country because they practiceas physicians and physician-scientists at themost prestigious programs in the United States.They thrive there and then go on to other institutionsand set up research laboratories. The rippleeffect we have is disproportionate because we havea small number of students, but they are makinga big impact.”THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE BEGINSHEREBuilding the capacity for collaborative, interdisciplinaryacademic programs is an important partof the College’s vision for the future. According toDr. Schwartz, it’s integral to the College’s success,but, even more importantly, it’s vital to the futureof medicine.“We are committed to continuing to set thehighest standards in collaborating with facultyacross campus to deliver the excellence inresearch, education, and service that the Universityand the College of Medicine are knownfor,” he says. “This reputation is a product of theunique collaborative environment that we fosterhere. As we continue to build on that reputation,we will be recognized as a model for how to seamlesslybridge different disciplines for the benefit ofhuman health at both the individual, and societal,levels.”The possibilities of tomorrow become realities today through your gifts. We thankyou! The College of Medicine extends its heartfelt appreciation to its friends, alumni,and partners, without whose support we could not continue our mission of educatingtomorrow’s physicians.Making Things Easier for Studentsost of the medical students who benefit today from the Barbara HouseworthEmergency Loan Fund weren’t even born when the Medical Faculty Wives groupfirst came up with the idea. Just after the School of Basic Medical Sciences was establishedin 1971, the group began to meet, and one of their first priorities was to raise moneyto provide direct aid to students. The fundraiser came in the form of a used book sale, a successfulproject that the group and the County Medical Auxiliary sponsored for several years.But even when the groups moved on to other projects, Barbara Houseworth, a founding member of thegroup and the wife of John Houseworth, M.D., a pulmonologist at Carle Foundation Hospital from1954 to 1984, continued coordinating the booksales.“We started collecting donated books, and we stored them in the Bloomfield’s basement,” she says.“Later, I continued to collect books and then set up a space at Sunnycrest Mall where I sold them eachmonth. Everyone knew I was continuing the project, and they were very generous in donating books. Istopped doing the monthly sales in the mid-1980s, but people still came to me with requests for booksand with donations, so I continued collecting and selling in a limited capacity until a few years ago.”From the proceeds of the sales, Mrs. Houseworth would make annual donations to the fund. “We cameup with the emergency loan fund because it was a way to help the students when they really needed it,”she says. “Because the fund is administered by the College, the students don’t need to go through thetraditional loan channels and wait for approval and disbursement. This makes it easy for them to getsome money quickly in emergencies.”Jim Hall, Ed.D., assistant dean for student affairs and the Medical Scholars Program, has seen just howimportant the fund has been for students. “For example, when a student’s rent is due and their loancheck hasn’t arrived yet, the fund provides the temporary help they need to meet their living expenses,”he says. “It’s a quick answer for students, because we write the check here in the office. Over the years,the fund has been absolutely invaluable for innumerable graduates.”Barbara Houseworth’s passion for books and her 35-year commitment to the College ensures that thesame assistance will be there for tomorrow’s graduates as well.29

Honor Roll of Donors July 1, 2005–June 30, 200630Major GiftsGifts of $10,000 or moreAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Institute of NutritionCarle Development FoundationDr. Charles C. C. O’MorchoeOxford University Press, Inc.Provena Covenant Medical CenterPresidents CouncilWe are pleased to recognize the following alumni, faculty,staff, and frequent donors to the College of Medicine atUrbana-Champaign who are members of the PresidentsCouncil.Colonel John and Elinor BarrDr. Donald G. and Suzanne I. BartlettDr. Donna T. BeckDr. Carl J. and Carol J. BelberDr. Michael J. and Patricia O. BishopDr. Robert J. and Susan BoucekDrs. Imhotep K.A. Carter and Katrina D. Sheriff-CarterDr. G. D. and Penny D. CastilloDrs. Marcia K. and David L. ChicoineDr. Timothy L. and Roberta S. ConnellyDr. Robert E. and Barbara J. CranstonDr. Robert B. and Susan H. DanleyDr. Gregory J. and Laura DelostDr. Albert C. England, IIIDr. Roger A. and Edith S. EwaldDr. Lester J. and Anne FarhnerDr. Mark E. and Julie Poulos FaithDr. Harlan J. and Patricia J. FailorDr. Victor F. and Judith S. FeldmanDr. Don A. and Sue Anne FischerDr. Theodore W. and Linda FrankDr. Stanley E. and Charlotte M. GoldsteinDr. Michael S. and Laurie C. GoldwasserDrs. Diane L. and Fred M. GottheilDr. Lawrence V. and Judi M. GratkinsDr. Jeffrey L. and Catherine C. HallettDr. James J. and Ellen Sathre HarmsDr. Terry F. and DiAnne W. HatchDr. Aldred A. and Nina K. Heckman, Jr.Drs. Ellen Jacobsen-Isserman and Andrew MarkIssermanRichard L. and Madeleine A. JaehneDr. Lawrence L. and Nancy L. JeckelDrs. Ana M. and Jiri JonasDrs. Judith B. and Richard L. KaplanDr. Benita and John A. KatzenellenbogenDr. Scott V. and D. Jane KlineDr. Ronald P. and Suzanne KonchaninDr. Larry R. and Glenda Lee LaneDr. James C. and Robin LeonardDr. Garron Michael and Sharon R. LukasDr. David M. and Christine Coorman MainDr. Charles R. and Karen L. MarisTheresa Klitzing-Martin and Larry L. MartinDr. John C. and Donna J. Mason, Jr.Dr. John Miles and Kristina Anne McClure, IIIDr. James K. and Karen S. McKechnieDrs. Tamara T. and George W. Mitchell, IIIDr. David W. and Nancy F. MorseDr. Mark Scott and Margaret Evans MusselmanDr. Steve NandkumarDr. John L. and Mary NewmanDr. Terry R. and Margaret M. NoonanDr. Charles C. C. O’MorchoeDrs. Soo H. Park and Sunny LeeDr. John A. Peterson and Joanne M. ChesterDrs. Kenneth A. Poirier and Barbara A. KochanowskiDr. John W. and Gwen C. PollardDr. J. Roger PowellDr. Crystal and Karl RadnitzerDrs. Janet Solomon Reis and Wayne C. SolomonDr. Donald and Gay RobertsDr. Sidney and Krista RohrscheibDrs. Dilip V. and Sandhya D. SarwateDr. Richard J. and Susan B. SchimmelDr. John D. and Joyce SchmaleDr. Brad S. Schwartz and Karol L. CastleDr. Deborah Sue and Alan Robert SingletonDr. John F. and Stephanie StollDr. Richard P. and Norma J. TaylorDr. Arthur R. TraugottDr. Lewis and Marilyn Elaine TrupinDr. Suzanne Trupin and Stanley R. JohnsonDr. Robert J. and Suzanne R. TwoheyJames E. and Dena J. VermetteDr. Willard J. and Priscilla F. VisekWilliam M. and Rita M. WeisigerDr. David J. and Christina Catanzaro WhippoDrs. Charles L. and Sarah U. Wisseman, IIIDr. Joseph A. and Katheryn R. Zalar, Jr.Membership in The Presidents Council – a donorrecognition program administered by the U of IFoundation – is accorded for cumulative outrightgifts at successive requisite giving levels of $25,000;$50,000; $100,000; $500,000; $1 million; $5 million;and $10 million, and for deferred gifts beginning at$50,000. Joint membership is extended to couples at allrecognition levels.Established in 1964 to honor chief executives whohave guided the University of Illinois to excellence formore than 135 years, The Presidents Council is theUniversity’s/Foundation’s way of recognizing significantprivate contributions to the University of Illinois.Silver Stethoscope SocietyFor over 30 years, the College of Medicine at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has beencommitted to the highest standards of academicexcellence. Generous donors have assisted the Collegein meeting its commitment, and the Silver StethoscopeSociety exists to recognize that generosity anddedication to excellence.Members of the Silver Stethoscope Society contributedat one of the following levels between July 1, 2005 andJune 30, 2006:1. An annual gift or pledge equal to the cost of oneweek of instruction for one student at the College ofMedicine, University of Illinois at Urbana ($525).2. An annual gift equal to the cost of one day ofinstruction ($105) – this level is open to individualscurrently in a residency or fellowship program.

Dr. Manuel A. MartinezDr. L.E. and Nellie B. MassieDr. James K. and Karen S. McKechnieDr. Patricia Johnston and Jon N. McNussenMeijerJoseph M. and Susan D. MurrayDr. Ralph A. and Rose Maria NelsonJoseph P. and Joan L. NosalJohn E. and Christine L. NeumannJanet K. OdleDr. Nalin M. PatelPekin Prescription Laboratory, Inc.Drs. Richard J. Perrin and Jacqueline E. PaytonDr. Stephan J. QuentzelMarvin and Shirley D. RademacherDr. Nestor A. and Lynda T. RamirezJohn D. and Linda S. RossDr. Edward J. and Marie L. RoyDr. Annette J. and Robert J. SchlueterDr. J. Timothy and Judy A. SehyDr. Joshua S. and Rebecca K. ShimonyDr. Arthur J. and Doris J. SiedlerDr. Robert E. and June R. SostheimState Farm Companies FoundationDr. Samuel E. and Shelley R. SteffenDr. Elizabeth Sweet-FriendT.I.S., Inc.Dr. Richard C. and Nancy G. TrefzgerDr. Suzanne Trupin and Stanley R. JohnsonJames E. and Dena J. VermetteJeanne M. WegnerDr. Richard M. and Ava R. Wolf.Women’s Health Practice LLCDr. John L. WrightDr. Brian and Shirley J YagodaDr. Andrew Z. ZasadaDr. Robert S. and Beth Bandy ZeidersDr. Phil G. and Susan ZimmermanDr. Misbah ZmilyA Commitment to Public EngagementThe College of Medicine Receives $5 Million NationalScience Foundation GrantThe University of Illinois received a $5 million grant to establish theInstitute for Chemistry Literacy and Computational Science. TheCollege of Medicine is one of the primary awardees of the grant thatwill provide a program to improve achievement in chemical sciencesand computational literacy among students in rural Illinois highschools. Ms. Diana Dummitt, in the College’s Office of Advancement,is a lead primary investigator for the project.At the University of Illinois, other units participating in the grantinclude the Department of Chemistry and the National Center forSupercomputing Applications (NCSA). The A-C Central CommunityUnit School District 262 in Chandlerville, Illinois and theRegional Office of Education in Lincoln, Illinois also will participatein developing the institute.This is one of the most significant areas that the College, which iscommitted to public engagement as a key mission, has taken on. Aspart of a land-grant university, the task of helping to prepare futureIllinois scientists and health care leaders is critically important and anessential part of its public service to the citizens of the state.Walk AcrossIllinois withLt. GovernorPat QuinnGRADUATEBryan ChoAt orientation this fall, M-1 students had anopportunity to learn about strategies for successin medical school from someone who has beenthere. Bryan Cho, M.D., Ph.D., returned tocampus to share his experience as a student as wellas his work as a clinical instructor of dermatologyat University of California at San Francisco.“The College gave me great training for my residencyand internship,” says Dr. Cho. “I want togive back to the College for all it’s given me andcoming back to talk with students about how tosucceed in medical school and how to make careerchoices is one way I can do that.”Dr. Cho’s own career began with a Ph.D. inbiochemistry in 1997, followed by two years ofpost-doc work at MIT, and rounded out with thefinal three years of medical school. After graduatingin 2002, he completed his residency indermatology at UCSF and a post-doc in immunology.He is currently running a high-risk skincancer clinic for transplant recipients, HIV, andother immuno-suppressed patients and conductingresearch on how immune cells get into theskin as a way to develop new methods of treatingskin cancer or skin inflammatory disease.Matching Gift CompaniesAll previous gift levels include credit for corporatematching gifts.3M FoundationProcter & Gamble FundState Farm Companies Foundation32

GRADUATEEric HornEric Horn was a pre-med student at the Universityof Illinois when he had the opportunity towork in a physiology lab doing research. It didn’ttake long for him to realize he had a passion forthe rigors and discovery potential of researchwork. And so when the time came to look atmedical school programs, the choice for himwas obvious—the Medical Scholars Program atIllinois.In 2000, he received both his M.D. and his Ph.D.in neuroscience and began his residency at theBarrow Neurological Institute, the world’s largestneurological institute, in Phoenix, Arizona. Nowthe chief resident in neurosurgery, Dr. Horn plansan academic career, practicing clinical neurosurgeryand conducting research on spinal cordinjuries.“The independence that the Medical ScholarsProgram provided was a great benefit,” he says.“Plus, I had some excellent mentors, includingTony Waldrop, who was influential in supportingmy research interests, and Carl Belber, who wasinvaluable in helping to formulate my growinginterest in neurosurgery and who has continuedto be supportive throughout my residency.”FACULTYUretz OliphantWhen Uretz Oliphant was in college and consideringhis career options, he didn’t have to be in ahurry. He had the luxury of taking his time andeven changing his mind. But his decision to workin the emergency room changed all that.After earning his medical degree from theUniversity of Minnesota in 1983, Dr. Oliphantcompleted his residency in general surgeryat the University of Illinois at Chicago and hisfellowship in trauma and critical care at theIllinois MasonicMedical Center, alsoin Chicago. It wasan experience thatbrought him face toface with the problemsassociated with deliveringhealth care in anurban environment.Now a trauma surgeonat Carle and an assistantprofessor of clinical surgery, he brings thatexperience, plus his calm demeanor and his skillsas a deliberate decision maker, to his work. Andthat benefits patients and students alike.“By its very nature, trauma is not an area ofmedicine you can sit by and watch,” he says. “Itrequires immediate involvement and can be veryoverwhelming. It’s important that students knowhow to respond.” Dr. Oliphant makes sure theyget the opportunity.FACULTYGregory FreundStudents in our MedicalScholars Program aren’t theonly ones who come to theCollege of Medicine andthe University of Illinoisbecause of the opportunitiesto conduct collaborativeresearch. Some of our facultymembers are drawn toChampaign-Urbana for thesame reason. Gregory Freund,M.D., is one of those facultymembers.There was an opportunity tojoin a strong clinical practice,and “there appeared to be avery fertile ground for collaborativeresearch here,” says Dr. Freund, about his decision to join CarleClinic and the College of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Freund’s instincts werecertainly right regarding these opportunities.Twelve years later, he is now the director of cytopathology at Carle and thefounding director of Carle’s School of Cytotechnology, the first school ofits type that provides didactic and clinical teaching at a distance site. Inaddition, he is the head of the Department of Pathology at the College anda co-founder of the Integrative Immunology and Behavior Program, a collaborativeresearch endeavor that spans the Colleges of Medicine, AnimalSciences, and Applied Health Sciences. As part of that program, Dr. Freundhas an active research lab that explores the immune complication of diabetesand obesity using the research tools of psychoneuroimmunology.“I’ve had the opportunity to have several MSP students in my lab over theyears,” Dr. Freund says. “In fact, my first student, Keith Cengel, is now anassistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania in radiation oncology.I believe we have an excellent environment here for the training of the nextgenerations of physician-scientists.”33

FACULTYSarita PradhudesaiSarita Pradhudesai, M.D., joined the staff at theVeterans’ Administration Hospital in Danville27 years ago, just about the same time that theCollege was establishing its Internal MedicineResidency program there. “From the beginning,we have taken a key role in supporting theresidency program,” says Dr. Desai. “It has alwaysbeen a part of the mission of the VA nationallyto provide training forphysicians, nurses, andancillary services. Infact, the VA supports70 percent of theresidencies across thecountry.”After completing herresidency at the StateUniversity of NewYork at StoneyBrook,Dr. Desai joined the VA as a staff psychiatrist.It wasn’t long before she had responsibilities forteaching residents during their psychiatry rotation.As the chief of staff for the Danville VAfor the past six years, Dr. Desai no longer worksdirectly with students but she continues to advocatefor the residency program.“The Internal Medicine training program has aquality reputation, and we work to continue thatreputation by providing the best teaching and allthe resources the students need,” she says. “At thesame time, the presence of a residency programbenefits our hospital because it allows us to recruitquality physicians who want to participate in anacademic program, and that translates to betteroutcomes for patients.”BOARD MEMBERVargheseChackoVarghese Chacko haslong been in the businessof helping peoplecarry out strategies thattake their enterprisesto a new level, so whenhe got a call from Brad Schwartz, dean of theCollege of Medicine, asking for his leadership andadvice as the College implements its vision forthe future, he willingly accepted a position on theDean’s Advisory Board.As president of the Midwest chapter of the U.S.Pan-Asian Chamber of Commerce, Chacko assistsAsian-American entrepreneurs as they developnew businesses and bring existing businessesfrom “a mom and pop level” to a medium-sizedcompany and beyond. He also has developed asuccessful direct mail and marketing business, awarehousing and distribution enterprise, and isthe founding chairman of the All-American BankCommunity bank, an Asian-American-ownedfinancial institution.The Dean’s Advisory Board is a group thatconsists of alumni, academicians, and medicaland business leaders from across the state and thecountry. These partners bring their individualexpertise to the task of establishing the Collegeas a 21st-century center for medical educationand research. “Our role is to provide guidanceand support to the Dean on how the College canbest implement its vision,” says Chacko. “Wealso work to market the College’s strengths tothe public as a way to engage their support andattract students.”Welcome to All of Our CollegeAdvisory Board MembersFirst Row: Madeleine Jaehne (ex-officio), Andrea Hunt, Diana Gray,M.D., Nora Zorich, M.D., Ph.D., Carol Slough, Varghese Chacko.Second Row: James Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Alan Marumoto, M.D., Ph.D.,Andrew Krivoshik, M.D., Ph.D., P.E., Dean Brad Schwartz (exofficio),John Forman, Joseph Golbus, M.D.“Our role is to provide guidance andsupport to the Dean on how the Collegecan best implement its vision.”VARGHESE CHACKO, BOARD MEMBER34

Preparing the Next GenerationSTUDENTJ.P. YuWhen J.P. Yu was considering M.D./Ph.D.programs as an undergraduate at DartmouthCollege, he learned about the Medical ScholarsProgram’s reputation, flexibility, and opportunity.But it wasn’t until he arrived on campus in 2001,that he found thereis something specialabout the MSP thatyou don’t read about inthe program’s admissionsliterature—andthat’s the people.“The staff in theMSP office are reallyinvaluable in terms ofsupport and steeringus in the right direction, both personally andprofessionally,” says Yu. “It’s not something yourealize when you make the decision to enroll, butit makes a huge difference in your experience.”For Yu, a second-year medical student whocompleted his Ph.D. in biophysics last spring,that experience has included an opportunity toconduct research that has implications for thedevelopment of a promising antibiotic. “Thestrength of completing a Ph.D. while studyingmedicine is that it really illuminates the basicscience,” he says. “You appreciate that the medicineis rooted in the science and that the sciencecan revolutionize clinical medicine.”And Yu looks to pursue a career that blends both.“Right now I’m interested in radiology, especiallymolecular imaging,” he says. “There is greatpotential to do exciting clinical and research workin this area to bring science and technology to thebedside.”STUDENTStacey HughesUnlike many medical students who follow thetraditional path of studying biology or a pre-medcurriculum as an undergraduate, Stacey Hughesearned her bachelor’s degree in accounting fromIllinois State University in 1994. But then shewasn’t planning a career in medicine, so there wasno reason to follow the science path.It wasn’t until she became pregnant, that shebegan to entertain the possibility of becominga physician. “I’d worked as a fitness instructorand had always been interested in health and thebody,” Hughes says, “but when I became pregnantand spent more time in the doctor’s office myselfand then with my children, I became very interestedin medicine as a career for me.”Now in her second year of medical school,Hughes is glad to have the first year behind her.“It has been a continual challenge to balancefamily and school, but I have tremendous supportfrom my husband Michael,” says the mother ofGabrielle, 10, and Allison, 9. “And the Collegeprovides lots of resources for help. Whether youhave a personal or academic issue, there are peoplewho will make you feel comfortable and who willgive you good advice.”Although it’s still early in the decision-makingprocess for Hughes, she is very interested in internalmedicine, particularly geriatrics, as a careerchoice. And not surprisingly, given what sparkedher passion for medicine in the first place, she isalso considering obstetrics and gynecology.35

COLLEGE NEWS AND VIEWSMatch Day 2006Convocation 2006Thursday, March 16 was MatchDay for graduating medicalstudents across the country.First Row: Amanda Cuevas, M.A. (Assistant Dean, Student Affairsand Medical Scholars Program), Michael Peterson, M.D., LoriCudone, M.D., Christina Dothager, M.D., Eric Robinson, M.D.,Joshua Larson, M.D., Ph.D., Jennifer Bloom, Ed.D. (Associate Dean,Student Affairs and Medical Scholars Program)Second Row: Roxana Yoonessi, M.D., J.D., Aikiesha Shelby, M.D.,Chad Thomas, M.D., Ph.D., Kim Schutterle, M.D., MatthewHartman, M.D., Ph.D., Matthew Cox, M.D., James Hall, Ed.D.(Assistant Dean, Student Affairs and Medical Scholars Program)Third Row: Brad Schwartz,M.D. (Regional Dean),Leigh Saint Louis, M.D.,Michael Wilson, M.D.,Ph.D., Jonathan Weiss,M.D., Clayton Green,M.D., Ph.D., BenjaminYan, M.D., Ph.D.,James Uhles, M.D.36

Length of Service AwardsReceptionOn October 11, 2006, faculty and staff gathered to recognize the hard workand achievements of their colleagues. Dr. Carol Packard was the recipient ofthe Academic Professional Employee of the Year Award and Judy Kerr wasthe recipient of the Staff Employee of the Year Award, presented by Dr. JimSlauch.Community Medical SchoolTwice a year the College of Medicine, along with Carle Foundation Hospital, offers a three-partmedical series to the public. This series of informative presentations on current medical topics isdelivered, by College of Medicine faculty and area physicians, in a manner that can be understoodby the layperson, as well as, offer new information to the medical professional. With theaddition of displays and information from local organizations, this truly is a community event.• Spring 2006 – The ABCs of Infectious Disease• Fall 2006 – Obstetrics 10137

Celebrating 35 Years! Homecoming 2006MillerCommContinuing Medical Education Luncheon and ProgramDr. Nora ZorichThe Imhotep Carters and familyDr. Mark SieglerDr. Jim Shoemaker and friendsMillerComm and Alumni welcome reception38Dr. Christine Weaver. Dr.O’Morchoe, Dr. Diane Gottheil

Awards Dinner and ReceptionUniversity of Illinois Chancellor HermanThe MobergsThe Dr. Sid MiceksDr. RobertKirbyDr. Jim ShoemakerThe Drs. RockhillDr. KirkMobergDr. Jennifer MacKinnon39

TailgateDr. Jenny Bloom, Dr. O’Morchoe,Steve SandersonDean Brad Schwartz, Karol Castle,and the MortlandsDrs. Zorich and ReedThe Michael Kelleys40

Alumni News1981Lance Becker, M.D., was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the NationalAcademy of Science. This is a major accomplishment and an honor that somehave compared with getting into the baseball hall of fame.Diana Gray, M.D., returned to the Urbana campus to speak during the 2006Convocation ceremony. She also joined the 35th Anniversary celebration, whereshe spoke on “Prenatal Diagnosis: Past, Present and Future” during a CMEprogram.James Shoemaker, M.D. Ph.D., returned to campus for the 35th Anniversarycelebration and spoke on “Follow-up of Abnormal Neonatal Screening forInborn Errors of Metabolism” during a CME program.1984Mary Burke Duke, M.D., F.A.C.P., was selected as the Governor of the KentuckyChapter, American College of Physicians.Michael Kelly, M.D., along with his family, returned to campus for the 35thAnniversary celebration and spoke on “Third World Cleft Lip and Palate Surgerywith ‘Operation Smile’” during a CME program.1988Melissa Hendrix Olken, M.D., Ph.D., is involved in phase 3 and 4 clinical trialsas a sideline from her internal medicine practice affiliated with Borgess MedicalCenter. She and her husband, Norm, have two boys, Alex and Charlie. Herwebsite is: www.drolken.com.1989Jane Nosal, M.D., Ph.D., is a Clinical AssistantProfessor at the University of Washington. She alsoconducts kodachrome slide Board Review teachingsessions with the UW dermatology residents.Christine Weaver, M.D., Ph.D., chaired a CMEsession during the College’s 35th Anniversary celebration.1990Lisa Gould, M.D., Ph.D., has been promoted to Associate Professor of Plastic& Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.She has also been given the title of Director of the Plastic Surgery ResearchLaboratory. Lisa went to Sri Lanka as a Visiting Educator in Hand Surgery inJune of 2006. She returned to campus for the 35th Anniversary celebration andspoke on “Hyperbaric Oxygen and Wound Healing” during a CME program.Kirk Moberg, M.D., Ph.D., was elected as a Fellow of the American Collegeof Physicians in 2005. In October 2006, he chaired a CME session during theCollege’s 35th Anniversary celebration. He was also selected to receive The Artof Medicine Award, a College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alumni award, which was presented during the 35th Anniversarycelebration.1993Annette Schlueter, M.D., Ph.D., returned tocampus for the 35th Anniversary celebration andspoke on “Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy” during aCME program.Alice Campbell Alumni Center1994Julia Winter Mason M.D. M.S., is participatingin the University of Wisconsin Medical SchoolPrimary Care Faculty Development Fellowship.Seattle, WA41

Los Angeles421996Monique Brown,M.D., M.B.A., marriedKai Schoenhage onNovember 5, 2005, inMontego Bay, Jamaica.They are residing inBerlin.1997John Chen, M.D.,Ph.D., completed afellowship in Neuroradiologyat MassachusettsGeneral Hospital, and is now on staff at MGH in Neuroradiology. He has beendoing 50% research and 50% clinical for the past year, and has received an NIHK08 grant, which will move him to 80% research and 20% clinical.He is working primarily on molecular imaging of neurodegenerative and neurovasculardisorders. You can view some information on his research at: http://cmir.mgh.harvard.edu/ .1998Susan Bane, M.D., Ph.D., is now in her fifth year of practice. This year shedeveloped a corporate wellness program for the 500 employees of Physician’sEast.Joe Corey, M.D., Ph.D., has been funded by the National Institute ofBiomedical Imaging and Bioengineering with a K08 for 5 years. The grantis entitled “Fibrous Templates for Directed Nerve Regeneration” and funds athree-dimensional approach to guiding neuron outgrowth, which he worked onfor his Ph.D. dissertation in Bruce Wheeler’s laboratory. Joe was also appointedto Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University ofMichigan, and will eventually have appointments in the Biomedical EngineeringDepartment and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. Joe and his wife,Kathy, are happy in Ann Arbor as are their children Carolyn and David.Jason Rockhill, M.D., Ph.D. and Carol Rockhill, M.D., Ph.D. (2000), werepresented with the Contributions to the College of Medicine Award, a College ofMedicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alumni award, during the35th Anniversary celebration.1999Robert Althoff, M.D., Ph.D., is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychiatryin the Divisions of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Genetics atthe University of Vermont College of Medicine. He is researching the geneticand environmental factors involved in common childhood psychopathologies.2000Peter Bulow, M.D., M.F.A., is now a Research Fellow at New York StatePsychiatric Unit at Columbia University Medical Center. His research is inthe lab of Dr. Sarah Lisanby, Director of the Columbia Brain Stimulation andNeuromodulation Division. This Division focuses on the use of emerging electromagneticmeans of modulating brain function to study and treat psychiatricdisorders. These techniques include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS),vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), magnetic seizure therapy (MST), deep brainstimulation (DBS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and electroconvulsivetherapy (ECT).Eli V. Gelfand, M.D., has finished a residency in Internal Medicine at Harvard’sBrigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, a General Cardiology fellowshipat Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and is completingan Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship at BIDMC. He accepted a facultyposition at Harvard Medical School, and is taking on a busy clinical cardiologypractice at BIDMC, where he will be active in the cardiac magnetic resonanceimaging, echocardiography, and critical care cardiology. He will also take onduties of the Director of Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory, and the AssociateCardiovascular Fellowship Director at BIDMC, and be on staff in the CoronaryCare Unit. Dr. Gelfand has been active in research, particularly in the areas ofcardiovascular MRI, valvular disease, and acute coronary syndromes. On thehome front, Ellen and Eli Gelfand are proud parents of a 4-year daughter Sonya,and hope to have more children soon. They live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Vikas Gulani, M.D., Ph.D., will be appointed as an Assistant Professor (tenuretrack) at Case Western Reserve University. The position is 50% research and50% clinical. Research will be basic MR, while clinically, Vikas will be expandingtheir body MRI service.Eric Horn, M.D., PhD., has one year left in his neuroscience residency. He iscurrently working on basic science projects for experimental spinal cord injury.Kevin Sanders, M.D., Ph.D., and Brenda Sanders, M.D., Ph.D. (2003),are the proud parents of Alyssa Kaelin Sanders. Alyssa was born on November 5,2005. She was 7 lbs, 8 oz and 20 inches long.Todd Zoltan, M.D., J.D., was featured on the December 11, 2005 episode ofthe TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Todd is the Associate Director ofthe LA Free Clinic which was selected for a makeover on the holiday edition ofthe show. Todd manages one of three sites of the LA Free Clinic. It works withthe medically underserved and focuses on the homeless, specifically homelessyouth. He does about 70% clinical work and 30% administrative work.2002Sandra Ettema, M.D., Ph.D., had an article published about her titled “Livingand Learning” in the January 2006 (vol. 7, no. 1) issue of Today’s WisconsinWoman of Greater Milwaukee. Sandy talks about her fourth year of residency inthe article.

Scott Irwin, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife Lori, announced the arrival of SeanAiden Irwin. Sean arrived on December 12, 2005 at 11:27 a.m. He weighed inat 6 lbs, 2 oz and was 19.5 inches long.Daniel Llano, M.D., Ph.D., and family welcomed baby number three, JulianAntonio, in 2006.Hilary Reno, M.D., Ph.D., and her husband, Shaun Reno, are the proudparents of Ian Joseph Reno. Ian was born on March 23, 2006, at 2:58 p.m. Heweighed in at 8 lbs, 4 oz and was 22 inches long.Craig Walls, M.D., Ph.D., and his family recently moved to Pacific Grove,California, where he has begun working in the County Emergency Departmentin Salinas.Aimee Yu, M.D., Ph.D., and her husband Lance Ballard, welcomed their firstchild, Jason Yu Ballard, on December 24, 2005 at 4:58 p.m. Jason weighed inat 8 lbs, 2 oz and was 21 inches long. Aimee also finished her Internal Medicineresidency last June and started a Geriatrics fellowship at Mayo. The first yearis clinical work, and then she will be doing an additional 2 years of research,funded by Mayo’s Clinical Investigator track.2003Arvin Gee, M.D., Ph.D., is in his fourth year of his general surgery residency.Next year he will be involved in a year-long fellowship as one of the SurgicalCritical Care Fellows at Oregon Health and Science University. He becameengaged this summer and plans to marry in December.Fazal Khan, M.D., J.D., accepted an offer from the University of Georgia LawSchool and started teaching health law courses there this fall.Stan Leung, M.D., J.D., M.B.A., will be doing a Gastrointestinal & LiverPathology fellowship at Mayo in 2007.Regional Alumni GatheringsIn 2006, the College hosted regional alumni gatherings in:Palm Beach, FL February 2006Seattle, WA October 2006Los Angeles, CA November 2006Would you like to get together with alums in your area, or arrangea regional gathering? If so, contact the Office of Public Affairs andAdvancement at 217-333-6524 for assistance with planning andcoordination.Dr. ChristineWeaverDr. JimShoemakerDr. AnnetteSchluter2004Sheela Konda, M.D., Ph.D., and her husband Raghu Dasari welcomed VijayAnand Dasari on September 15, 2006 at 12:05 a.m. Vijay weighed in at 6 lbs,11 oz.Craig Mackinnon, M.D., Ph.D., reported that his residency is going well.Jennifer, Craig’s wife, and College of Medicine IMRP alum, is a staff physicianat John Stroger Hospital (AKA Cook County). She works in the adult medicinedivision. She’s exposed to a completely different patient pool than she saw atCarle.Rick Perrin, M.D., Ph.D., and Jackie Payton, M.D., Ph.D., are the proudparents of Katherine Payton Perrin. Katie was born on May 1, 2006 at 9:25 a.m.She weighed 7 lbs, 13 oz and measure 19 ¾ inches. In July 2005, Jackie began ayear of research and Rick began his second and final year of general surgical pathat Washington University.2005Mike Itagaki, M.D., M.B.A., and his wife Els, recently moved to Los Angeleswhere he began his radiology residency at UCLA Medical Center. In addition,he recently had a paper published in the Journal of Radiology.Dr. Lisa Gould43

Faculty NewsSari Gilman Aronson, M.D., Head of Psychiatry and Clinical Professor ofInternal Medicine, received the Educator of the Year Award from Carle FoundationHospital in Spring 2006.Jonathan S. Bailey, D.M.D., M.D., F.A.C.S., Clinical Assistant Professor ofSurgery, chaired a symposium on Oral Cancer at the annual national meetingof the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in October. Healso published a chapter on mandibular reconstruction.James H. Ellis, D.O., Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, was selected bythe Class of 2006 to bring the “Remarks from the Faculty” during the 2006Convocation.Jeffrey J. Galvan, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,received the 2006 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Association of Professorsof Gynecology and Obstetrics.James S. Gregory, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, was thekeynote speaker for the 2006 College of Medicine, University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Internal Medicine Residency Program resident graduation.Dr. Gregory received the 2006 Illinois College of Emergency Physicians MeritoriousService Award, as well as, the Champaign Chapter ARC Local Hero Awardfor Medicine. He is also the principal investigator for a Virtual Reality Technologyproject for which he received a grant from the Beckman Center.C. K. Gunsalus, J.D., Adjunct Professor of Medical Humanities and SocialSciences, was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Commission onProfessionalism and was invited to present on Ethics, Professionalism and Regulationat the Second Annual Congress on Qualitative Inquiry. In addition, she iscurrently involved in a College of Medicine funded, pilot project with an interdisciplinarycollaborative group on the efficacy of novel approaches to improvingcommunication skills of medical students and professionals. Ms. Gunsalus hasspoken at many conferences and seminars, and has published several articles andreviews. Her book, A College Administrator’s Survival Guide, is slated for publicationby Harvard University Press this fall.Jennie C. Hsu-Lumetta, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine,was selected by the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the 2006 Innovation in Education Award honoree.Michael G. Jakoby, IV, M.D., M.A., Clinical Assistant Professor of InternalMedicine, received the Carle Foundation Hospital Medical Staff Award forAdvances in Medicine, in Spring 2006.He also received three grants: from Carle Foundation for the Carle FoundationHospital Diabetes Care Team Study, as principal investigator, from Sanofi-Aventis Investigator–Sponsored Trial Award for the study of “Basal/bolusTherapy with Insulin Analogs is Superior to Prevalent Methods of HospitalDiabetes Management on the General Medicine Service,” as principal investigator;and from the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Construction EngineersResearch Laboratory, Upper Middle Mississippi Valley Cooperative EcosystemsStudies Unit for a study on “Exploitation of Thyroid Chemistry for PerchlorateDetection,” as co-investigator.Glenda F. Kaplan, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics andGynecology, was selected by the class of 2007 to receive the Raymond B. AllenInstructorship (Golden Apple) Award. She was also selected as the 2006 recipientof the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignExcellence in Teaching Award.Susan M. Kies, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Curriculum Management andAssistant Professor of Internal Medicine, was invited to speak at the Associationof American Medical Colleges Central Group on Educational Affairs, “Leadershipand Scholarship: Across the Medical Education Continuum.” Along withJoseph Goldberg, M.D., Dr. Kies presented the Undergraduate Medical EducationInvited Session: “Is Admission to Medical School an Automatic MD?”Robert W. Kirby, M.D., Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, received thecollege-wide 2005-2006 College of Medicine Faculty of the Year Award, whichwas presented during the 2006 Convocation. In addition, Dr. Kirby was selectedby the Class of 2006 to act as a hooder during the ceremony.Abraham G. Kocheril, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine,received the 2006 College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Teaching Appreciation Award.Kirk D. Moberg, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine,was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians in 2005. Dr.Moberg was also selected to receive The Art of Medicine Award, a College ofMedicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alumni award presentedduring the 35th Anniversary celebration.44

James H. Morrissey, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Biochemistry, and colleaguesreported in a January 2006 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy ofSciences, U.S.A., that a linear polymer known as polyphosphate speeds bloodclotting and helps clots last longer. This work, in collaboration with Dr. RobertoDocampo, now at the University of Georgia, capitalized on Docampo’s discoveryof polyphosphate granules in human platelets. Polyphosphate was shown to havethree important roles - accelerating two parts of the coagulation cascade, anddelaying the breakdown of clots, which might otherwise cause renewed bleeding.The study has the potential to make a big impact in the blood clotting field, andrepresents a terrific start to Morrissey’s new Center for Hemostasis Research,recently established with a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Roy J. CarverCharitable Trust.Ralph A. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, was awardedthe College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign RecognitionAward during the 2006 Convocation.Uretz J. Oliphant, M.D., Head of Surgery and Clinical Associate Professor ofInternal Medicine, was selected by the class of 2006 to receive the Raymond B.Allen Instructorship (Golden Apple) Award.Mary G. Shultz, M.S., Library of Health Sciences, was selected by the Class of2006 to receive the Special Tribute Award, presented during the 2006 Convocation.Frank J. Stephens, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, received the2006 College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign TeachingAppreciation Award.Martha S. Sweeney, B.S., Lecturer in Medical Cell and Development Biology,was selected by the class of 2008 (during their M-1 year) to receive the RaymondB. Allen Instructorship (Golden Apple) Award.Emad Tajkhorshid, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, in a collaborationwith Klaus Schulten’s group at Illinois and researchers at the University ofArizona, has used molecular dynamics simulations to show how some aquaporins,well-known routes for water transport, have a novel ion channel that canbe opened and closed by the important cellular effector, cyclic GMP. This gatingactivity represents a completely new property and is revealed by the experimentalstudies of Tajkhorshid’s collaborators in Arizona, in the laboratory of AndreaYool. The gating activity of cGMP, which occurs by interacting with a flexibleloop of the aquaporin, greatly extends the significance of this already importantclass of proteins (the 2003 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to Peter Agrefor their discovery). The work is published in the September issue of the journalStructure.Willard J. Visek, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, was awardedthe College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign RecognitionAward during the 2006 Convocation.Dixie D. Whitt, Ph.D., Instructor of Medical Microbiology, was selected by theClass of 2006 to act as a hooder during the 2006 Convocation ceremony.In MemoriamDr. Hugo Avalos, the first member of theCollege of Medicine Ambassador Program,passed away on November 16, 2006. Dr.Avalos was a retired surgeon from Morris,Illinois and a lifelong community leader forpublic service in Grundy County.Note: Dr. Avalos’ medical bag is featured onthe cover.45

Introducing Our New Faculty Members46Nadeem Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.Dr. Ahmed earned his medical degree in 1992 fromDhaka University in Bangladesh, India. He alsoreceived both an M.P.H., in 1996, and a Ph.D., in2001, at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.Dr. Ahmed completed his post-graduate trainingwith the Department of Pediatrics at Children’sHospital Tulane University. Currently, he practices atCarle Foundation Hospital and is a Clinical Instructorfor the College of Medicine. As a clinical instructor,Dr. Ahmed lectures to medical students duringtheir pediatric core clerkships. His research interestsinclude childhood cancer and infectious diseases. Dr.Ahmed is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics,and is a member of the American Academy ofPediatrics, the American Public Health Associationand the American College of Epidemiology.Kimberly Brockenbrough, M.D.Dr. Brockenbrough received her medical degreein 1977 from the Saint Louis University School ofMedicine in St. Louis, Missouri. She completedan internship at the University of Illinois MedicalCenter in Chicago, Illinois and a radiology residencyat the West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois.Currently, Dr. Brockenbrough is a Staff Radiologistat Carle Clinic Association. As a Clinical Instructorfor the College of Medicine, her responsibilitiesinclude acting as a preceptor for radiology electiveclerkships of M-3 and M-4 students, advisingstudents, participating in the Objective StructuredClinical Exam for students and providing noonconference lectures for residents.Lin-Feng Chen. Ph.D.Dr. Chen earned his masters degree from PekingUnion Medical University and his Ph.D. fromKyoto University in Japan. He completed post-graduatetraining at the Gladstone Institute of Immunologyand Virology at the University of California inSan Francisco. Dr. Chen is an Assistant Professorof Biochemistry with the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign and the College of Medicine.His research interests include epigenetic regulationof NF-κB, the role of NF-κB in apoptosis andcancer, cross talk between NF-κB and other pathways.He is also interested in the role of post-transcriptionalmodifications of NF-κB and Histones inthe regulation of NF-κBsignaling pathway.Charles R. Davies,M.D., Ph.D.Dr. Davies received his Ph.D.in Biomedical Engineeringfrom Case Western ReserveUniversity Graduate Programin Cleveland, Ohio in 1988and his medical degree in2000 from Case Western Reserve University Schoolof Medicine. He completed an internship in internalmedicine, a residency in neurology and a fellowshipin sleep medicine at the University of Michigan inAnn Arbor. Dr. Davies is a Staff Neurologist withCarle Clinic Association and a Clinical Instructorfor the College of Medicine. His responsibilitieswith the College include acting as an office basedpreceptor for M-1 students, participating in theIntroduction to Human Disease course for M-1students, conducting tutorials and history and physicalinstruction for M-2 students, participating inthe Objective Structural Clinical Exam for residents,providing core conference lectures for residents andparticipating in patient-based work with residents.Christine Henrichs,M.D.Dr. Henrichs earned hermedical degree in 2000 fromthe College of Medicine,University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and completedher post-graduate training atSpartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg,North Carolina, during which she earned thehonors of Outstanding First Year Resident in InternalMedicine and the Rubel Award for OutstandingPerformance in OB/GYN. Currently, she practicesat Carle Clinic in Mahomet and is a Visiting ClinicalAssociate at the College of Medicine. Her dutieswith the College of Medicine include preceptingmedical students as they rotate through the FamilyMedicine core clerkship. Dr. Henrichs is a memberof the American Association of Family Practice andSociety Teachers of Family Medicine. Her researchinterests include women’s health and prenatal care.Richard Jones, M.S.,PA-CMr. Jones received his medicalscience degree, with anemphasis on Rural PrimaryCare, from Alderson-BroaddusCollege in Philippi, WestVirginia in 2003. Currently,he is a Physician Assistant with the Veterans AffairsMedical Center in Danville. As a Clinical Associatefor the College of Medicine, his responsibilitiesinclude giving lectures for medical students andresidents, participating in the Objective StructuredClinical Exam for residents, serving as a researchmentor of residents and participating in patientbased work with residents. His research interestsfocus on diabetes related issues.Thomas E. Knuth,M.D., M.P.H.Dr. Knuth earned his medicaldegree in 1984 from theUniformed Services Universityof the Health Sciences inBethesda, Maryland and anM.P.H. in 1993 from JohnsHopkins University School of Hygiene and Public

Health in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed asurgical internship at Fitzsimons Army MedicalCenter, a residency in general surgery at TriplerArmy Medical Center, and two fellowships at theMaryland Institute of Emergency Medical ServicesSystems. Dr. Knuth currently practices at CarleFoundation Hospital and Clinic and is a ClinicalAssistant Professor with the College of Medicine.His responsibilities with the College includeprecepting medical students in general surgery andtrauma, as well as, lecturing on shock and traumain surgery clerkship. Dr. Knuth is a member ofthe Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma,the Pan American Trauma Society, the AmericanCollege of Surgeons, and the Association of MilitarySurgeons of the USA. His awards and honorsinclude the Expert Field Medical Badge, the ArmyAchievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, theArmy Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster,the Army Meritorious Service Medal with Oak LeafClusters, the National Defense service Medal, theJoint Service Commendation Medal, the ArmedForces Service Medal, the Armed Forces ExpeditionaryMedal and the NATO Service Medal.BatalautunduLakshminarayanan,M.D.Dr. Lakshminarayanan earnedhis medical degree from theThanjavure Medical School,Madras Medical College,University of Madras, India in1987. His post-graduate training included internalmedicine residencies at the Madras Medical College;the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norwich andJames Paget Hospital in Great Yannouth, UnitedKingdom; and Christ Hospital and Medical Center,University of Illinois at Chicago, where he wasChief Resident. He also completed a fellowshipin cardiovascular medicine at Christ Hospital andMedical Center, University of Illinois at Chicago,where he was Chief Fellow. Currently, Dr. Lakshminarayananis a staff cardiologist at Provena CovenantMedical Center and a Clinical Assistant Professorfor the College of Medicine. As a Clinical AssistantProfessor, he facilitates monthly cardiology roundsfor students and residents, is a teaching attending forstudents and residents, acts as a preceptor for electiveclerkships for M-3 students and M-4 students, participatesin the Objective Structured Clinical Examfor residents, and provides core conference lecturesfor residents.Chao-Hsu John Liu,M.D.Dr. Liu received his medicaldegree from St. George’sUniversity School of Medicinein St. George, Grenada, WestIndies in 1966. He completedan internal medicine internshipand a residency in diagnostic radiology at theUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences center inOklahoma City. He was an attending at the OkmulgeeMemorial Hospital in Okmulgee, Oklahomaand completed a fellowship in body imaging at theUniversity of Washington in Seattle. Currently, Dr.Liu is a radiologist at Christie Clinic Association anda Clinical Instructor of Radiology for the College ofMedicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.His duties for the College include acting asan elective clerkship preceptor for M-3 and M-4medical students, acting as teaching attending formedicine core clerkship students, being a conferencelecturer for M-3 and M-4 medical students andadvising students.Anu Mani, M.D.Dr. Mani earned her medicaldegree in 1989 at the MadrasMedical College, Universityof Madras in India. She was ahouse officer for the EpilepsyClinic at the Madras Instituteof Neurology in India and aclinical observer for the Department of Neurologyat Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.She completed an internal medicine residency atLutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois.Currently, Dr. Mani is a staff physician in geriatricsand extended care service for the Veterans AffairIlliana Health Care System in Danville. Her dutiesas a Clinical Instructor for the College of Medicine,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign includeserving as an office-based preceptor for M-1 students,participating in the Introduction to HumanDisease course for M-1 students, providing pathophysiologylectures for M-2 students, tutorials andhistory and physical instruction for M-2 students,acting as preceptor for elective clerkships for M-3and M-4 students, providing lectures to M-3 andM-4 students, participating in the Objective StructuredClinical Exam for residents providing noonconference lectures for residents and assisting withpatient-based work with residents. Dr. Mani alsoenjoys serving as a research mentor for the residents.Maria Louisa Maranon, M.D., F.A.A.PDr. Maranon earned her medical degree in 1986from the University of Philippines College ofMedicine. She completed her post-graduate trainingat the Manila Doctor’s Hospital and St. Luke’s RooseveltHospital in New York. Currently, Dr. Maranonis a pediatrician at Christie Clinic Association and aClinical Instructor for the College of Medicine, Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her dutiesinclude precepting medical students during theirpediatric core clerkships. Dr. Maranon is certifiedby the American Board of Pediatrics, a fellow of theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics and is a diplomateof the Philippine Pediatric Society. Her researchinterests include pediatric gastroenterology, nutritionand diarrheal disease.Shashi Puttaswamy, M.D.Dr. Puttaswamy received her medical degree in 1987from Indiana University School of Medicine. Shecompleted a pathology residency at Indiana UniversityMedical Center in Indianapolis; a transitionalresidency at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis;and internal medicine residencies at St. VincentHospital and the College of Medicine, University47

48of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, Dr.Puttaswamy is a staff physician in internal medicinewith the Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care Systemin Danville. As a Clinical Assistant Professor for theCollege of Medicine, her duties include history andphysical instruction for M-2 students, serving as acore clerkship preceptor for M-3 and M-4 studentsduring their internal medicine core clerkships at theVA, providing general internal medicine lectures toM-3 and M-4 students, providing core conferencelectures for residents and assisting residents withpatient-based work at the VA.Emad Tajkhorshid, Ph.D.Dr. Tajkhorshid earned a Ph.D. in MedicinalChemistry from the School of Pharmacy at TehranUniversity in 1995 and a Ph.D. in Biophysics fromthe University of Heidelberg in 2001. He completedhis post-graduate training at the University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Tajkhorshid is anAssistant Professor of Biochemistry, Pharmacologyand Biophysics. His research focuses on structurefunction relationship of membrane proteins, inparticular membrane channels and transporters,and understanding the mechanism of their functionusing simulation and computational methodologies.Dr. Tajkhorshid was the winner of the 2004Visualization Contest organized by Science Magazineand the National Science Foundation. An animationdisplaying the results of his simulations studies onaquaporin water channels is deposited at the NobelMuseum web site in conjunction to the 2003 NobelPrize in Chemistry awarded to Drs. Peter Agre andRoderick MacKinnon.Dr. Tajkhorshid is on the editorialboard of the International Journal of MolecularScience; and is a member of the Federation ofAmerican Societies for Experimental Biology, theAmerican Biophysical Society, the Iranian MedicalCouncil and the Iranian Society of Pharmacists.Christopher Todd,M.D.Dr. Todd earned his medicaldegree in 2000 from theUniversity of Virginia inCharlottesville. He completedhis post-graduate training inpediatrics at the MichiganState University, Grand Rapids Medical Educationand Research Center. He is currently a pediatric hospitalistat Carle Foundation Hospital and a ClinicalInstructor for the College of Medicine, University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign. His duties with theCollege of Medicine include lecturing to medicalstudents during their pediatric core clerkships. Dr.Todd is certified by the American Board of Pediatricsand is a member of the American Academyof Pediatrics, Illinois Medical Society, ChampaignCounty Medical Society and the Christian Medicaland Dental Association. His research interest isinfectious disease.Stanley Wu, M.D.Dr. Wu earned his medicaldegree in 2002 from theCollege of Medicine, Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completeda Family Practice Residencywith Carle FoundationHospital. Currently, he is with the Departmentof Family Medicine at Carle Clinic Association.In 2003, he was honored for giving the OutstandingGround Rounds Presentation, “Small Pox.” As aClinical Instructor for the College of Medicine, Dr.Wu presents lectures and precepts medical studentsduring their family medicine core clerkships. Dr. Wuis a member of the American Academy of FamilyPhysicians and a Diplomate of the American Boardof Family Medicine.The College of Medicine at the University of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign is proud of the partnershipsthat enable us to offer or participate in the continuededucation of physicians through local residencyprograms. The newest participants in these localresidency programs are:Family Practice Carle Clinic Association& Carle Foundation HospitalUzma Ahmad, M.D.Svitlana Antonova, M.D.Chunling Gong, M.D.Tarek Hadla, M.D.Swarnalatha Jaliparthi, M.D.Vas Naidu, M.D.Hani Ahmed, M.D.Geriatric Fellowship Carle ClinicAssociation & Carle Foundation HospitalNazneen Hashmi, M.D.Nallu Reddy, M.D.Internal Medicine College of MedicineEllaine Alcaraz, M.D.Michael Aref, M.D., Ph.DSahana Channapatna, M.D.Srilakshmi Chavali, M.D.Praveen Cheripalli, M.D.Ravindra Reddy Chuda, M.D.Erich Hanel, M.D.Holly Hare, M.D.Adarsh Hiremath, M.D.Prudhvi Rajan Karumanchi, M.D., M.P.H.Joshua Larson, M.D., Ph.DNeetu Mahendraker, M.D.Susmitha Nimmagadda, M.D.Elisabeth Preson-Hsu, M.D.Mohammad Siddiqui, M.D.Shamant Tippor, M.D.Akshra Verma, M.D.Suneetha Vysetti, M.D.Surgery – Oral & MaxillofacialCarle Clinic Association & CarleFoundation HospitalSherdon Cordova, D.D.S.Stephen Holm, D.M.D.Julie Lee, D.M.D.Jill Weber, D.D.S.

Department HeadsSari Gilman Aronson, M.D., HeadDepartment of PsychiatryPhillip M. Best, Ph.D., HeadDepartment of Molecular & Integrative PhysiologyM. Kathleen Buetow, M.D., Dr.P.H., HeadDepartment of PediatricsJohn E. Cronan, Ph.D, HeadDepartment of MicrobiologyGregory G. Freund, M.D., HeadDepartment of PathologyMartha U. Gillette, Ph.D., HeadDepartment of Cell and Developmental BiologyRalph J. Kehl, M.D., HeadDepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyByron W. Kemper, Ph.D., HeadDepartment of PharmacologyCurtis J. Krock, M.D., HeadDepartment of Internal MedicineEvan M. Melhado, Ph.D., HeadMedical Humanities and Social Sciences ProgramUretz J. Oliphant, M.D., HeadDepartment of SurgeryBruce Schatz, Ph.D., HeadDepartment of Medical Information SciencesChristian E. Wagner, M.D., HeadDepartment of Family MedicineColin A. Wraight, Ph.D., HeadDepartment of BiochemistryAdministration and FacultyCHICAGOJoseph A. Flaherty, M.D.DeanSarah J. Kilpatrick, M.D., Ph.D.Vice DeanJack H. Kaplan, Ph.D., F.R.S.Interim Senior Associate Dean for ResearchLeslie J. Sandlow, M.D.Senior Associate Dean for Medical EducationURBANA-CHAMPAIGNBradford S. Schwartz, M.D.Regional DeanRichard I. Gumport, Ph.D.Associate Dean for Academic AffairsRobert W. Kirby, M.D.Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and GME/CMEJennifer L. Bloom, Ed.D.Associate Dean for Student Affairs and the Medical Scholars ProgramSusan M. Kies, Ed.D.Associate Dean for Curriculum ManagementDedra Williams, Ed.M.Associate Dean for AdministrationJames M. Slauch, Ph.D.Director, Medical Scholars ProgramJames W. Hall, Ed.M.Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and the Medical Scholars ProgramAmanda Cuevas, M.A.Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and the Medical Scholars ProgramRichard J. Schimmel, Ed.D.Director, Business and Financial AffairsCreditsEditorMadeleine A. Jaehne,M.Ed., M.N.Assistant EditorBarbara L. HaegeleCopy/Feature WriterCatherine G. Lockman,M.S.DesignGretchen Wieshuber,Studio 2DPhotographyTim Barber, College ofMedicineChris Brown, ChrisBrown PhotographyJim Corley, CorleyPhotographyDon Clegg, VisualCommunicationsDepartment, CarleFoundation HospitalCarle Clinic AssociationChristie ClinicProvena CovenantMedical CenterThompson-McClellanPhotographyVeteran’s Illiana HealthCare SystemCollege of Medicine,Office of StudentAffairsCollege of Medicine,Office of Public Affairsand Advancement49 3

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