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LIFELINE 2007ENVISIONING THE FUTURECOLLEGE OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPIGN

Message from the DeanThe College of Medicine at Urbana has only been in existence for 36 years, yet we have enjoyed remarkablesuccess. This success is best exemplified by our outstanding graduates and their impressive range ofaccomplishments and contributions. The list of residency programs that welcomes our graduates with openarms reads like a “Who’s Who” of graduate medical education. The rangeof prominent leadership positions that our graduates occupy spans thespectrum from academics to industry to medical practice to public service.The future holds enormous promise for individuals who can think andoperate across traditional disciplinary and organizational boundaries.The College of Medicine at Urbana will capitalize on our uniqueinterdisciplinary approach to education and research to help groom yetanother generation of superb physicians and leaders in society’s enterprisesthat touch on human health.We are fortunate to be part of a worldclass public research university wherenew knowledge and creative applicationsare nurtured for the good of our society.Our faculty and staff are an amazing mix of people who are committed tothe highest ideals of medicine and education. They make it possible for theCollege of Medicine to continue opening the doors of opportunity for theremarkable young men and women who study here.“Our faculty andstaff are an amazingmix of people whoare committed tothe highest idealsof medicine andeducation.”Please take a few minutes to browse through this issue of Lifeline to get a sense of the energy and enthusiasmthat we are privileged to see every day. I am certain that you will be as impressed as I am by our bright,promising students, and by our highly committed faculty and staff.Brad Schwartz, M.D.Regional Dean2 Envisioning the Future

ProfileScott PaluskaBefore Scott Paluska came to Champaign-Urbana, he had spent two years asan assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Washington,where he split his time between clinical practice and academic responsibilities.So when he joined OAK Orthopedics in Urbana in 2003, he lookedforward to having an opportunity to continue working with medicalstudents.The opportunity came quickly, with Dr. Paluska serving as a communitybasedpreceptor for the Department of Internal Medicine and an invitedpresenter for the History, Physical Examination, and Diagnosis course thefollowing year. When there was a need for a new director last year and hewas offered the position, he willingly accepted the challenge.“Teaching is really what it’s all about,” says Dr. Paluska. “With this course,especially, the students are so motivated, and it’s one of their first chances tointeract with humans instead of books. We want to be sure they understandthat getting a medical history is a complicated process but when done wellcan make all the difference in getting the patient to work with you in thetreatment process. It’s enjoyable to teach the students these fundamentalskills and to see them get fired up about medicine.”The Importance of RapportWhen he’s not working with students to get them off on the right foot clinically,he’s working with patients to do the same thing—literally. As the clinicdirector for the local office of OAK Orthopedics, Dr. Paluska’s practice is100 percent sports and musculoskeletal medicine. One of the things hefinds most satisfying about the work is central to what he teaches in theHistory, Physical Examination, and Diagnosis course—that is, engaging thepatient in their own medical process to improve health outcomes.“It can be a challenge in today’s medical environment, with its demands andlogistical constraints, to take the time to develop a therapeutic relationshipwith the patient. But we stress to the students that maintaining interpersonalcontact is critical to success in medicine.”And for Dr. Paluska, it’s also one of the most personally fulfilling aspectsof being a physician. “There is great satisfaction in helping a patient whohas an uncertain clinical problem. And an important first step is to buildrapport with the patient. It can be the essential component of seeing themsuccessfully through treatment and recovery.”The Facts onScott A. PaluskaEducation: B.A. in neuroscience, Amherst CollegeM.D., University of MichiganResidency in family medicine, University of MichiganSports medicine fellowship, University of PittsburghCurrent responsibilities: Clinical associate professorof family medicine and internal medicine, Universityof Illinois College of MedicineClinic director, OAK OrthopedicsPerspective on teaching students in the History,Physical Examination, and Diagnosis course: “It’senjoyable to work with the students during this coursebecause they are hungry for clinically applicable information.It’s the perfect time to impress upon them howcritical it is to develop rapport with the patient and tounderstand them as people.”COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 3

ProfileSteven J. PrstojevichWith his own private practice in oral and facial surgery and with part-timeresponsibilities in the oral and maxillofacial surgery graduate trainingprogram at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Steven Prstojevich hasan opportunity to enjoy great variety in his work.He goes from the scheduled appointments at Facial Spectrum, where heassists patients with needs ranging from dental implants to jaw surgery tocosmetic surgery, to the unpredictability of facial trauma call at all of theprimary teaching hospitals of the University.“I really enjoy the balance I have in my work, and I’m glad to have theopportunity to teach residents,” says Dr. Prstojevich. “It definitely keeps youon your toes to be surrounded by their energy, enthusiasm, and questions.Plus, it keeps you progressing in your own continuing education.”With a dental degree, an M.D., residencies in dentistry, oral and maxillofacialsurgery, and general surgery, as well as a fellowship in cosmetic surgery,continuing education is certainly something that Dr. Prstojevich knows alot about.Although he entered dental school with the idea of becoming an orthodontist,Dr. Prstojevich decided that oral and maxillofacial surgery wouldbe a more satisfying professional choice. So after earning his dental degreeand completing a hospital residency in dentistry, he entered the College ofMedicine.“It was a very comfortable environment for me,” he says. “The fact that Ihad come to medical school with a dental degree didn’t make me an odditybecause there were many other people who had advanced degrees andinterests beyond medicine. Plus, the classes were small and the residencyprogram was very strong with a full scope of cases from craniofacial surgeryto cosmetics to reconstruction.”As he teaches residents, Dr. Prstojevich remembers what he learnedfrom mentors like Dr. Michael Goldwasser, Dr. Stephen Sabol, Dr. ScottNorwood, and Dr. Byron Ruskin. “Certainly, their technical expertisetaught me a great deal,” he says. “But I also learned from them the importanceof being proactive, of attention to details, and of following up on evenroutine matters. In my own work with residents, I try to emulate what Ilearned while a resident at Illinois.”The Facts onSteven J. PrstojevichEducation: B.A. in philosophy and biology, WilliamJewell College, Liberty, MissouriD.D.S., University of Missouri, Kansas CityResidency in dentistry, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St.LouisM.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignResidency in oral & maxillofacial surgery, Carle Clinic/Carle Foundation HospitalFellowship in cosmetic surgery, Stevens HealthCenter, SeattleFellow, American College of SurgeonsCurrent responsibilities: Owner of Facial Spectrum,an oral and facial surgery practice in Lee’s Summit,Missouri; clinical associate professor at University ofMissouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry and School ofMedicinePerspective on working with residents: “I haveresidents working with me in my office, which gives thema perspective on private practice. But I also take facialtrauma call with them. And when you’re doing a four- tosix-hour case together on a Saturday night, it’s especiallyenergizing to have them asking questions and to havethe opportunity to teach under those circumstances.”4 Envisioning the Future

ProfileTracy Flood BramallTracy Bramall believes there’s nothing like starting early whenit comes to helping people make healthy choices. And she’s notwaiting until she gets her medical degree to put that motto intopractice. In fact, early education is the inspiration behind theResearch Day project she presented in spring 2007, which wonfirst prize in the community outreach section.“Ask Ur Gutz” is a five-foot tall shadow of a boy with pop-outpuppets that educates children about what they’re eating andhow those choices impact their body. The puppets representdifferent parts of the body—there’s a tongue puppet, musclepuppet, and bone puppet, for instance. The idea behind theproject is that Tracy, as the puppeteer, engages in a dialoguewith children to find out what they eat and then uses the variouspuppets to let the children know which parts of their bodies arehappy with that choice of food.“As I spent time interviewing diabetic patients for Dr. Gopal, itbecame apparent very quickly how difficult it is for people whoare diagnosed with diabetes to change their daily eating habits,”says Tracy. “My thought with this project is that it’s a way toget children thinking about nutrition early so they form betterhabits. I’m hoping to design another program with the puppetsthat focuses on breakfast cereal and drink choices for kids.”From Memorization to InvestigationWorking with young people is something Tracy enjoys. Whilean undergraduate at Oxford Brookes in England, she coordinatedchildren’s group therapy as a volunteer with the FamilyNurturing Network and had experience in adolescent behaviortherapy as well. She is intrigued by the roles that psychology andbehavior can play in helping people achieve a healthy lifestyle. Infact, it’s part of what drew her to pursue medicine.“I took an endocrinology class and found it fascinating becauseit requires a whole systems approach,” Tracy says. “It’s a field thatinterested me from a medical standpoint and a psychologicaland behavioral standpoint.”So after returning from England, she enrolled at NorthernIllinois University to take some of the science classes she wouldneed for medical school and then applied to Illinois. Now in herM3 year, Tracy relishes the road ahead.“The second year of medical school started to put it all togetherfor me,” she says. “When you begin to see patients, it goes frommemorization to investigation. That’s been fascinating, and ithelps me to see how I might be able to contribute to the field.”Tracy teaching nutrition with her award-winning “Ask Ur Gutz”puppet theater.The Facts onTracy Flood BramallEducation: B.S., dual degree in human biology and psychology;Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, EnglandGraduate studies, Northern Illinois UniversityM.D., Expected 2009, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignClinical interest: Has conducted interviews with diabetic patients aspart of Dr. Bharat Gopal’s research into improving glucose controlCareer path: Complete medical school studies and pursue a careerin endocrinologyPerspective on helping diabetic patients: “You have to be willingto work hard and long with diabetic patients because of the chronicnature of their disease. Small differences over a long period of timecan really make a huge difference in the long run.”COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 5

ProfileLinda MooreLinda Moore counts herself lucky to have a job that allows her to witness some excitingtimes in the lives of students—times that reflect the challenge, reward, growth, andopportunity of medical school.As coordinator for clinical affairs, for example, Linda has responsibilities for organizingthe College’s Research Symposium, which is held every spring. The all-day conferencefor medical students and residents is an opportunity for them to present projects,posters, and clinical vignettes and to explore other topics in small group sessions.For instance, this year, the group session topics included advice on starting research,finding funding for research projects, health care access, health care/research ethics,and patient/physician communication. Coordinating this event, with the help of astudent committee, is work that Linda finds particularly gratifying.The Facts onLinda MooreEducation and tenure with the College:Joined the staff as a secretary and returnedto school full-time in December 1999; completedher bachelor’s degree and beganwork on her master’s degree in trainingand development from Eastern IllinoisUniversity, graduating in 1995Current responsibilities: Coordinatorfor clinical affairs and coordinator forinstructional development for InternalMedicine“Research Day is six months in the planning stage,” says Linda. “And during that time,I spend a lot of time with the students on the committee. They are so enthusiastic,interested, involved, and helpful. It’s a pleasure working with them and getting to knowthem before they move into the clinical phase of medical school.”White Coat and BeyondAnother event that Linda coordinates for the College is the White Coat ceremony.“This is an especially significant day for the students,” she says, “because it symbolizestheir cross over from the didactic side of medicine to the clinical side. While preparingfor the ceremony, I get an opportunity to know the students a little better and share intheir excitement for the transition that’s ahead for them.”In her role as coordinator for instructional development, Linda also has a chance toassist the medical students in their internal medicine clerkship. She is called on toprovide orientation, explain curriculum, and solve problems. Working with eight newstudents every two months gives Linda a chance to really learn more about each ofthem.According to Linda, that’s the best part of the job. “Throughout the planning andimplementation of the White Coat ceremony, Research Day, and their rotation inthe internal medicine clerkship, I see these fine men and women grow from start tofinish—from students to physicians. It’s very rewarding.”Perspective on the College’s greateststrength: “Our faculty members areincredible. Many of them volunteer theirtime to teach our students and residents.They genuinely enjoy teaching and feel asif it is part of their responsibility to passon their knowledge, and that’s obvious toour students. We rely heavily on them, andthey come through time after time.”6 Envisioning the Future

ProfileCarien WilliamsSome students have planned to be doctors since they were children. Maybe they hada parent in healthcare, or perhaps a science teacher nurtured their interest, or a familyphysician encouraged their decision and mentored them. For them, a strong supportnetwork and a rigorous academic program was already in place to help them achievetheir goals. But for others, the choices might not have been so clear nor the preparationso strong.The Urban Health Program (UHP) exists to change that, and Carien Williams, whois administering that program at the College, is committed to assisting students inmaking the transition to medical school, the medical culture, and securing their placein the medical profession.“The goal of our program is to recruit students of color from underserved areas and toprovide them with the support they need to be successful,” says Carien. “That includesassisting students in assessing their academic needs, acquiring the skills necessary forsurviving medical school and the medical culture, and developing helpful strategies formanaging and meeting their academic, relational, and personal needs.”Having attended professional school herself, graduating from Washington UniversitySchool of Law, Carien knows the demands. “Professional school is particularly challengingfor students of color,” she says. “Working with the Urban Health Program fitswith my overall interest in helping students and gives me an opportunity to continue tosupport students of color in a professional school setting.”Building on SuccessThe UHP is an extension of a long-standing commitment from the College of Medicineto recruit, retain, and graduate persons from underrepresented groups into the healthprofessions. According to Susan Kies, associate dean for curriculum management,when the College of Medicine opened its doors 36 years ago, programming for studentsof color was organized out of the UIC UHP Office. In the 1980s, solid programmingwas established at UIUC to support UHP medical students in Urbana-Champaign.“Unfortunately, some of the support fell as federal dollars were cut over the past severalyears, and some of the programs reverted primarily to the UIC campus,” Dr. Kiessays. “But now we’re moving to reinstate the pre-matriculation program, strengthenthe faculty mentor program, and make important linkages to the UIUC campus andcommunity.”That’s where Carien’s work comes in. Since joining the College in March 2007, she hasbeen working to organize the program and establish these linkages. With the fall 2007class, she is “looking forward to establishing relationships with the students, assessingtheir needs, providing resources to address those needs, and integrating the programacross campus.”Carien sees the program as a work in progress, evolving to meet the students’ needs,but already it’s a program that has shown its value.As Dr. Kies explains: “The College of Medicine enrolls 25 percent minority students,which is the largest enrollment of students of color outside the traditionally blackschools of Howard and Meharry. Plus, our UHP students perform very well academically,virtually indistinguishable from all other entering populations in the M-1. Graduationrates are virtually indistinguishable from other populations as well.”Carien is looking forward to building on this success. “One of the College’s greateststrengths is its concern for the student body and its interest in having the most wellprepared,well-trained physicians. I’m happy to have an opportunity to be a part of thatwork.”The Facts onCarien WilliamsEducation: B.S. in elementary education,Pennsylvania State UniversityM.S. in early childhood education,Southern Illinois UniversityJ.D., Washington University in St. LouisPursuing a Ph.D. in education at the Universityof Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCurrent responsibilities: Academicskills specialist with responsibilities for theUrban Health Program in the College ofMedicine at the University of IllinoisPerspective on assisting students tobe successful: “Professional school ischallenging for all students; however, itis particularly challenging for students ofcolor who may encounter societal mythsabout their intellectual capabilities andstereotypes about their racial or ethnicgroups.”COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 7

searching for answersProfileJames H. MorrisseyJames Morrissey was working at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for nearly a decadewhen Dean Brad Schwartz contacted him in 2000 about a job opening in the College of Medicine.They knew each other because both had trained in the same lab at The Scripps Research Institute,though not at the same time.“I had only worked at private research foundations until that time,” says Dr. Morrissey. “It wasan environment where there were a number of researchers focusing on the same blood clottingresearch, which means you have the advantage of working with like-minded researchers. Andbecause the only mission is research, the infrastructures are often stronger and the facilities areoften better. But there is a tradeoff in that you don’t have much access to graduate students, and it’sa constant struggle to recruit post-doc fellows” whose creativity and commitment adds an importantcollaborative dimension to the work.“The reputation of the graduate program really attracted me to Illinois,” Dr. Morrissey continues,“and that reputation has turned out to be absolutely true. Bright colleagues take our research innew and exciting directions. At the same time, we have the opportunity to add to the collaborativeatmosphere and the body of knowledge.”Sharing DiscoveriesDr. Morrissey’s research focuses on understanding the role of proteins, specifically the protein,tissue factor (TF), in the blood clotting cascade. TF is interesting in that it clots blood outside ofthe body to keep us from bleeding to death, yet it can cause death if it triggers the formation ofblood clots inside the body. “Understanding this protein gives us insight into treating bleedingdisorders and thrombotic disease,” says Dr. Morrissey.And some of discoveries stem from the collaborative opportunities that arise on a campus wherethere are other highly regarded researchers in cross-disciplines. Dr. Morrissey cites the work ofDr. Roberto Docampo, a former faculty memberin the University’s College of Veterinary Medicine,who while in the course of his work at the Universitydiscovered that an inorganic substance was secretedby platelets.“He knew we were doing work with blood clottingand brought his discovery to our attention,” explainsDr. Morrissey. “This inorganic polyphosphate plays afascinating role in blood clotting, and researching ithas the potential to explain some puzzling aspects ofhow platelets function.”The potential is promising for patients. “We’reexamining how polyphosphate may be used to treatbleeding and its potential in surgery and trauma,” Dr.Morrissey says. “Understanding the proteins that arethe major cause of death and disability for the majorityof people brings us closer to developing new toolsto treat them. And that’s very satisfying.”The Facts onJames H.MorrisseyEducation: B.S., M.S.,University of California,IrvinePh.D., University of California,San DiegoPostdoc: Oxford University;The Scripps ResearchInstituteCurrent responsibilities:Professor of biochemistryResearch interests: Understandinghow cells initiate andregulate the blood clottingcascadePerspective on Universitywidecollaboration: “Brightcolleagues take our researchin new and exciting directions.At the same time, we have theopportunity to add to the collaborativeatmosphere and thebody of knowledge.”8 Envisioning the Future

ProfileJanet ReisAs a psychologist, Janet Reis has taken on research projects that run thegamut from maternal-child health to alcohol consumption to disparitiesin health care delivery to computer-based initiatives that educate patientsand families. While the topics certainly are wide-ranging, there is a strongconnecting theme to Dr. Reis’ work—namely, finding ways to inform thebroader public about ways to improve their health.She’s been doing just that for more than 28 years as a social scientist andhealth researcher. And now in her role with the College of Medicine, Dr.Reis is bringing her expertise to a College pilot research program for clinicalinvestigators.This initiative provides funding and support for pilot research projectsdeveloped by clinical faculty. Dr. Reis works with residents and seniorclinicians in the implementation of their projects, the ideas for which comefrom their direct work with patients.“In a clinical practice, there are questions and issues that physicians hearabout on a daily basis from their patients,” says Dr. Reis. “Helping the cliniciansto develop a study that will provide answers to those questions andimprove the patient’s experience or their health is very satisfying. My backgroundand training in social science methodology help facilitate that.”Human Behavior and Health CareThe projects Dr. Reis has been involved with in this program are aswide-ranging as the research she has worked on throughout her career.For instance, a study led by Bharat Gopal, M.D., in the Family MedicineResidency Program, is examining what barriers limit patients with type 2diabetes in following through on key self-management behaviors. A projectundertaken by Janet Jokela, M.D., associate director of the Internal MedicineResidency Program, will test residents’ knowledge of health phrasesused by Midwesterners (e.g., “Will I kick the bucket?”) to determine whateducation is needed to increase residents’ understanding. Dr. Reis is alsoassisting Christian Wagner, M.D., head of the Department of FamilyMedicine, in developing a descriptive survey to examine how the stresses offarming impact health and the coping strategies of farm families.In addition, Dr. Reis assists with the implementation of the Gateway toScholarly Activity in Family Medicine program, which is an initiativedesigned to assist pre-clinical medical students in obtaining an introductionto clinical research. Students are matched with experienced clinicians and/or basic scientists on an original or ongoing research project. Dr. Reis helpsthe students define their project, usher it through the necessary approvalchannels, and assemble a summary report.“Our campus is expanding its involvement in translational research,” saysDr. Reis. “And I enjoy being part of the collaborative environment. Cliniciansdon’t have the exposure to social science methodology that is requiredfor some of these research projects, and they certainly don’t have time totake it all on themselves. It’s gratifying to be able to assist the College, theclinicians, and the profession in this way.”The Facts onJanet ReisEducation:: B.A. in psychology, The Johns HopkinsUniversity; Ph.D. in psychology, State University of NewYork at BuffaloNIMH Postdoc in psychology, Northwestern UniversityCareer history: Faculty, SUNY School of Nursing;research staff, Northwestern University’s Center forHealth Services and Policy Research; visiting research scientistin the Center for Disease Control’s branch on BehavioralResearch and Interventions for Sexually TransmittedDiseases; joined the University of Illinois Department ofCommunity Health in 1988; began work with the Collegeof Medicine in 2004Current responsibilities: Professor, Department ofFamily Medicine, Clinical Affairs, College of Medicine;professor, Human & Community DevelopmentPerspective on collaborating with clinical faculty:“I’m very much drawn to the opportunity to facilitateresearch with the clinicians. It begins with issues that physiciansidentify in their practice and leads to improving anaspect of a patient’s experience.”COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 9

ProfileSteven K. ClintonSteven Clinton was working on his Ph.D.at Cornell University when his advisor,Willard Visek, came to him with anopportunity. Dr. Visek had just accepteda position at the University of Illinois andwondered if Clinton would be interestedin joining him. Little did the then-Ph.D.student know that the migration westwould open his eyes to a biomedicalcareer beyond the laboratory.“This was actually the best stroke of goodluck that could befall someone,” says Dr.Clinton. “When I started graduate school,I anticipated a career as a biological scientist,but in moving to Illinois and workingwith Dr. Visek I had increased exposureand access to clinical medicine. I cameto recognize the enormous gap betweenwhat I was doing at the laboratory benchand clinical research or patient care. I became concernedthat if I spent my whole career working withcells in the incubator or laboratory animals that itmight take a long time to see the science translatedinto human applications. So I decided to investanother decade in the medical training.”As a result, Dr. Clinton has devoted nearly twodecades focusing on bench to bedside research, firstat Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and nowat The Ohio State University Comprehensive CancerCenter. His clinical efforts focus on prostate andgenitourinary oncology, with a major goal of providingpatients with access to the latest clinical trialsin cancer prevention and therapy. Among the manystudies was the recently completed national ProstateCancer Prevention Trial (PCPT), a phase III study offinasteride or placebo for prostate cancer prevention.“The PCPT indicates that finasteride reduces risk by25 percent, but there may be some risks as well,” Dr.Clinton says. “Yet the reduction in cancer diagnosiswas enormous, clearly indicating the prostate cancerrisk can be impacted dramatically and that ongoingefforts to define combinations of safe and effectiveagents should be successful.”In addition to his clinical role, Dr. Clinton serves asthe program leader for the Cancer Center’s MolecularCarcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program,an interdisciplinary program that integrates theefforts of 35 scientists in cancer biology with thosein agriculture, food science, and nutrition. The focusof the program is to understand the mechanismsunderlying the development of cancer and definingprevention strategies. Currently, investigators arestudying how foods such as raspberries, tomatoes,soy, and broccoli, as well as novel natural and syntheticpharmaceutical agents, impact human cancerprevention.Carrying the Mission ForwardDr. Clinton attributes much of his success to havingsome great mentors and collaborators, several fromUrbana-Champaign. Until Dr. Visek’s retirement,they continuously worked on projects together, andin the last decade he’s collaborated on NIH-fundedprojects with Dr. John Erdman, a University ofIllinois professor of nutritional sciences and internalmedicine.“I’m profoundly grateful for the experience I had atIllinois,” says Dr. Clinton. “We had passionate teachersin the basic sciences who were really enthusedabout the medical program, and then we had verygood clinical mentors in the local hospitals who werecommitted, compassionate, and provided an excellentstandard of care. I had the opportunity to experiencegood medicine coupled with good science.”Now he’s hoping to provide the same for others. “Isee one of my roles for the future as being a mentorfor younger physician-scientists,” Dr. Clinton says.“We need their energy, creativity, and ability to thinkoutside the box. These young minds challenge usto see things in new ways and to take the next stepin moving laboratory science to the bedside. I wantto help them carry the mission forward the way Dr.Visek and the U of I helped me.”The Facts on Steven K. ClintonEducation: B.S. in biological sciences, State University of New YorkM.D. (1984) and Ph.D. in nutritional sciences (1978), University ofIllinois at Urbana-ChampaignInternship and residency in internal medicine, University ofChicago Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship in medical oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, TheBrigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolCurrent responsibilities: Program leader for molecular carcinogenesisand chemoprevention, The Ohio State University ComprehensiveCancer Center, and director of prostate and genitourinary oncologyfor the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Departmentof Internal Medicine and The James Cancer HospitalPerspective on conducting cancer research at Ohio State:“This is a unique environment because we have an NIH-designatedComprehensive Cancer Center, The James Cancer Hospital, as wellas a College of Agriculture and a Department of Human Nutritionall on one campus. It allows for ‘crops-to-clinic’ research where wecan weave together these usually disparate endeavors into a unifiedapproach to cancer prevention.”10 Envisioning the Future

ProfileMeredith BarnesMeredith Barnes knew when she entered the Medical Scholars Program(MSP) that she would have the opportunity to meet some very interestingpeople with diverse backgrounds and scientific interests. But she couldn’thave predicted just how interesting—or famous—some of those peoplewould be.As one of 68 American students selected to attend the 57 th Lindau Meetingof Nobel Laureates and Students, and the first student from the College tohave this opportunity, Meredith spent five days in Germany this summerattending roundtable discussions and lectures with Nobel Prize-winningscientists from around the world.“It was a once-in-a-lifetimeopportunity,” says Meredith.“The highlight for me wasspeaking with the Laureatesone on one. They wereexcited and genuinely interestedin talking to students.They wanted to make sure weknew they were just like us.They had once been graduatestudents whose experimentsnever worked, and they sufferedsetbacks and failures intheir professional careers likeeveryone else.”“Although most of us viewthe Prize as an award thatrecognizes the culmination ofone’s work, most of the Laureates view it as a new opportunity,” continuesMeredith. “By placing them in the international spotlight, the Laureates areable to use their new position as a platform to advance not only science, butsocial change as well. All of them emphasized the importance of scienceeducation worldwide and the need for greater collaboration and sharingamong researchers.”Inspiration for the FutureMeredith’s Laureate experience provides added inspiration for an alreadymotivated MSP student. With her Ph.D. in nutritional science and her firstyear of medical school completed, Meredith is looking to combine her lovefor teaching and research by pursuing an academic medicine position afterfinishing her medical training.“I do very basic animal research now on how the brain senses changes inglucose in diabetic patients.” she explains. “As we better understand how thesystem breaks down, we can target therapies that prevent issues for thesepatients. In the future, I hope to build on that research, doing more clinicaltranslational research as well as teaching medical students and graduatestudents.”And as she negotiates that path, Meredith says she’ll keep in mind theadvice Nobel Laureate Gunter Blobel’s offered at the meeting: “Failure isessential for success, so long as it is a stimulus for new ideas.”The Facts onMeredithBarnesEducation: B.S., nutritionalsciences, Michigan StateUniversityPh.D., nutritional sciences,University of Illinois atUrbana-ChampaignM.D., expected 2010,University of Illinois atUrbana-ChampaignClinical interest: Researchfocuses on how the brainsenses changes in glucose indiabetic patientsCareer path Pursue a careerin academic medicine thatcombines teaching responsibilitiesand translationalresearchPerspective on attendingthe 57th Lindau Meetingof Nobel Laureates andStudents: “When you’reworking in the lab, it’s easyto get caught up in the smallworld that is your particularfield, your university, or evenyour laboratory. And sometimeswe lose sight of how weall fit into the larger, globalscientific community. Thismeeting made me realize thatnot only am I a part of thisglobal community, but thatthe work of each individualis important. As long as wekeep sharing our findingsand working together, greatthings are possible.”COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 11

ProfileLance BeckerWhen Lance Becker graduated with his medicaldegree from the University of Illinois in 1981, heknew he wanted to pursue a career in emergencymedicine. However, training in the emergency medicinefield at that time was not as rigorous as itis today, and so he followed the advice of hismentors and completed his internship andresidence in internal medicine instead.The mentors were right. The training ininternal medicine was first rate at MichaelReese, but still Dr. Becker wanted to workemergency medicine into his residency. So hetook the initiative, creating an opportunityto complete an elective in trauma at CookCounty Hospital.It wasn’t the first time he found a creativeway to pursue his passion, and it wouldn’tbe the last. In fact, that elective led to Dr.Becker’s interest in studying the incidence of cardiacarrest across the city, the culmination of whichwas the CPR Chicago project. That, in turn, led tohis interest in emergency medicine research. Andtoday that pursuit has landed him at the brand newtranslational laboratory building at the University ofPennsylvania, where he is director of the Center forResuscitation Science.Chicago Emergency Medical services system fromJanuary 1, 1987 to December 31, 1988. The results ofthe study indicated that the survival rate in thesecases was a dismal 1.8 percent.“These results were a wake-up call to the wholecountry,” Dr. Becker explains. “And it got me thinking,‘What are we missing here?’ Even if CPR candouble or triple survival rates, an 8 to 9 percentsurvival rate still isn’t good enough. It seemed to methat we needed to take a fresh look, and I decided toapproach it by examining cells.”But before he could do that, he needed to convincea skeptical Arthur Rubenstein, the chairman of Dr.Becker’s department at the University of Chicago,that he could undertake such a scientific challenge.By his own admission, Dr. Becker didn’t have thebasic science background to conduct this kind ofresearch, but his tenacity about creating a lab, thepromise of the research, and a $50,000 donationfrom Jay Pritzker, whom Dr. Becker had resuscitatedyears earlier, created the opportunity to moveforward.“He [Arthur Rubenstein] was adamant that I wouldwork with mentors on this project because of mylack of basic science background,” Dr. Becker says.Radovan Zak and Paul Schumacher became thosementors. “They were highly respected scientists.It was the hardest time of my life trying to learnthis basic science so rapidly and still continuing toPursuing a Research Path“Resuscitation as a science is really brandnew,” says Dr. Becker. “It started with theadvent of modern CPR in the late 1950sand has just focused on defibrillation andCPR since that time. But now there is aconvergence of science that suggests thatwe aren’t getting the results we need andthat we can do far better. This is what mywork is all about.”And it is work that’s earned him nationalrecognition. As a staff physician atMichael Reese, he initiated the CPRChicago project, which studied the outof-hospitalcardiac arrests cared for by theThe Facts on Lance B. BeckerEducation: B.G.S., in general studies, University of MichiganM.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignInternship and residency in internal medicine, Michael Reese Hospitaland Medical Center, ChicagoCareer path: Emergency room physician and director of researchin emergency medicine, first at Michael Reese Hospital (1981-1989)and then at the University of Chicago Hospital (1989-1999); director,Emergency Resuscitation Center, University of Chicago and ArgonneNational Laboratory (1999-2006)Current responsibilities: Director, Center for Resuscitation Science,Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of EmergencyMedicinePerspective on cardiac arrest and cellular reperfusion injury:“Conventional thinking has been that once we’ve restarted the heart,we’ve done our job. But I believe we’re going to find out that there isongoing cell injury after reperfusion and that there will be much morethat we can do after the fact to improve outcomes.”12 Envisioning the Future

practice emergency medicine.” But, as he explains, itled to some exciting research.“We did an experiment taking heart cells that werebeating on glass and exposed them to cardiac arrest.The cells stopped beating, but they didn’t die. Wemonitored them for cell death, but it wasn’t untilwe reintroduced oxygen that the cells started dyingrapidly.”Beyond Conventional ThinkingThese results certainly challenged conventionalthinking. But there is evidence that this hypothesisabout cellular reperfusion injury has merit. Accordingto Dr. Becker, another study has shown thathypothermia improves brain function and survivaleven 4 to 8 hours after cardiac arrest.“This study was a human example that actually naileddown the notion that there is ongoing cell injuryand that cooling treatment actually made peoplebetter. This is promising research. Now we have tofind other reperfusion therapies that will improveoutcomes.”And that’s just what Dr. Becker is doing in his workat the University of Pennsylvania, where the deanof the medical school, the same Arthur Rubenstein,is now fully convinced of the merits of Dr. Becker’sresearch.“The University of Pennsylvania is a wonderfullycollaborative and collegial environment,” says Dr.Becker. “Here we have an engineering school, a vetmed school, and a nursing school, all of which arefirst rate and add to the opportunity to advance theresearch in this area. Penn is massive in physicality,but more than that there is a largeness of thinkingin this environment. We’re going to do phenomenalthings here. I just don’t know what they are yet.”Roxy the lab pet.COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 13

making an impactThe Facts onthe Institutefor ChemistryLiteracythroughComputationalScienceA five-year program fundedby the National ScienceFoundation and developed bythe College of Medicine, theNational Center for SupercomputingApplications, and theDepartment of Chemistry toincrease the chemistry literacyand pedagogical skills of ruralIllinois high school teachersOne of four awards made in2006 by the Math and SciencePartnership at NSF from nearly100 submissionsOne of 52 such partnerships inthe nationInstitute for ChemistryLiteracy throughComputational ScienceJim Sparks has attended dozens of workshops in his 29 years as ascience teacher. But it wasn’t until this summer when he participatedin the inaugural workshop as a fellow with the Universityof Illinois’ Institute for Chemistry Literacy through ComputationalScience (ICLCS) that research scientists were on the list ofspeakers.“The opportunity to hear from researchers and professors abouttheir work and how to better prepare our high school studentsfor college chemistry and scientific careers is important to us asteachers and a key to success for our students,” says Sparks, whoteaches honors chemistry in the Mattoon school district.As one of 52 teachers in the first cadre of ICLCS fellows, Sparksis part of a unique collaboration that offers exposure to researchers—anda whole lot more. The ICLCS project, developed by theCollege of Medicine, the National Center for SupercomputingApplications, and the Department of Chemistry, and funded bythe National Science Foundation, is designed to build teachers’competence and confidence in teaching chemistry, to teach themhow to use computational and visualization tools and methodsin their curriculum, to develop teacher leaders who will becomeadvocates for excellence in math and science, and to create acommunity of practice among research faculty and teachers thathelps prepare students for the 21st century.Team ChemistryAccording to Diana Dummitt, the College’s associate directorof development and a co-PI for the ICLCS project, serving thepeople of Illinois in this way helps meet the mission of a landgrant University as well as the goals of the College.“Preparing students for careers in medicine and biomedicalresearch can’t just begin when they come to the University,”she says. “ICLCS provides rural districts with the tools and theteacher training to give their students access to a 21st centuryscience education. And as a College, it gives us an opportunityto play an integral role in working collaboratively with otherdepartments to deliver that education.”14 Envisioning the Future

And how will it be delivered? The two-week summer institutewas the first step in introducing teachers to the computationaland visualization tools they can use in their classroom, tools likeExcel and WebMO. In addition, there is a MOODLE tool andthe Access Grid, which will allow teachers to communicate electronicallywith each other throughout the year and for ICLCSto post information on topics of interest, from curriculum toleadership. Teachers will also have the support of the Institute’stechnical and administrative staff. Plus, they will have eachother.“It will be extremely beneficial for me to have a team of colleaguesI can contact throughout the school year,” says Sparks.“In my district we have 1,000 students and one other generalchemistry teacher. In some districts, there is only one chemistryteacher who probably teaches other science classes as well. Thesecommunications tools provide us all with a wide base of colleaguesupport, which will be very helpful.”A Vision for the FutureHigh school students and teachers aren’t the only beneficiaries ofthe ICLCS project. University faculty members also have muchto gain in sharing their expertise, learning from the process,and even using the experience to further develop Universitycurriculum.“The Dean has a vision for the College’s role in fostering the collaborationsthat lead to beneficial partnerships for high schoolteachers and their students as well as our faculty and students,”Dummitt says. “And this project is part of that vision. We willcontinue to look for ways to bring chemistry alive to studentsby bringing in applications from crop sciences, genetics, animalbreeding, biofuels, as well as human disease and therapeutics.We want to be leaders in helping to create a scientifically literate21st century workforce.”Local Program, National ImplicationsThe second cadre of teachers in the ICLCS project will begintheir training next summer, bringing the expected number ofparticipants to 120. Having two groups is integral to evaluatingthe success of the program in meeting its objectives.Dr. Kathleen Bergin, a program director for the Math andScience Partnership at NSF, says that the evaluation component,which is one of the criteria by which proposals are rated, is especiallystrong in the ICLCS project.“In education, it’s very difficult to do quasi-experimental designbecause you don’t have large numbers,” she says. “The Illinoisproposal was especially strong in this regard in that they areusing an experimental control, with the second cohort serving asthe control for the first.”According to Bergin that’s just one of the project’s strengths.“This proposal also stood out because of the infusion of computationaland visualization tools. These are cutting-edge technologieswhich will be used to deepen teacher knowledge inchemistry and will allow these students to look at the molecularlevel in a way that other students can’t. We want to know thedifference it makes to have these tools available to students andto have these scientists available to teachers. Although it’s anIllinois program, NSF looks at its partnerships as research anddevelopment efforts that have national learning implications aswell as local.”COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 15

ProfilePeter RohloffPeter Rohloff ’s current work in Guatemala is what he refers to as“an experiment in listening.” And early indications are that it’s anexperiment that’s working.Over the past six years, Dr. Rohloff has split his time volunteeringas a public health volunteer in the Central American countryand pursuing his M.D./Ph.D. in Champaign-Urbana. Now hehas committed the next year to living full-time in Guatemalaas the executive director of Wuqu’ Kawoq, an NGO that provideswhat Dr. Rohloff describes as a new model for deliveringhealth care—one that “works at the boundaries of linguistics andmedicine.”The model is all about listening, and that means knowing thelanguage of your patients. For Dr. Rohloff, that means speakingKaqchikel, one of the many Mayan languages spoken inGuatemala.“There is no substitute for speaking someone’s language,” says Dr. Rohloff.“It’s central to building the trust needed to improve health care outcomesfor people. Medical anthropology literature says that the Mayan way isdifferent than the Western way, and that’s why Mayans don’t want Westerntreatments. Actually, I have found that there is no mistrust of Westernmedical remedies, just mistrust of Western doctors because they don’t knowMayan languages and can’t listen to the patient.”Talking the TalkMastering the language has been integral to the success of the work Dr.Rohloff has undertaken, including the opening of several clinics andthe upcoming distribution of a medical, self-help book he is writing inKaqchikel.“It’s really a myth that it’s difficult to learn a language,” he says. “Physicianshave mastered an immense body of knowledge, so it’s no stretch to believethey are capable of mastering a language. In fact, it is more important forphysicians to have language competence than medical competence if theyare to truly gain the trust of their patients.”And gaining their trust is just what Dr. Rohloff and his colleagues have beenable to do. “Our model remains listening to what people are asking for anddoing what they ask us to do. We go where we are invited, and we spend alot of time on house calls. It may be inefficient, but it works.”The 2,000 patients who visit one of the recently opened clinics Dr. Rohloffmanages are proof that it works. “You can’t understate the importance oflanguage fluency in serving patients, and that’s as true in Los Angeles ashere,” he says. “The results are measurable and often stunning. For instance,we have found that diabetic patients are much more likely to adhere toprescribed regimens when the provider can listen and speak the language.Again, it all comes down to trust.”The Facts on Peter RohloffEducation: A.S. in Nursing, B.S. in Biology, NorwichUniversity, Northfield, VermontM.D. (2007)/Ph.D. (2003), University of Illinois atUrbana-ChampaignCurrent responsibilities: Executive director of Wuqu’Kawoq, a non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicatedto funding and advancing projects at the intersectionof health care delivery and indigenous Mayanlanguage training and revitalization in Guatemala; formore information on the work being done, visit www.wuqukawoq.orgCareer path: Postponing family practice residency untilJuly 2008 in order to ensure the successful launch ofthe Guatemalan clinics set up through the NGO; plansto return to practice in Guatemala after completing hisresidencyPerspective on ensuring successful health careoutcomes for patients: “It is more important forphysicians to have language competence than medicalcompetence if they are to truly gain the trust of theirpatients.”16 Envisioning the Future

ProfileRussell HorwitzRussell Horwitz was looking for an opportunity to go abroad todo his dissertation work in medical ethics when he came acrossinformation on the National Institutes of Health Fogarty/EllisonOverseas Fellowship in Global Health & Clinical Research. As aPh.D. student in community health who had finished his thirdyear of medical school, he met the criteria and applied to goto Haiti to examine the consent process for NIH-funded HIVvaccine trials being conducted at an HIV/AIDS clinic in Portau-PrinceThat was in 2004. Three years later his initial work on informedconsent and ethics research has led to a passion for a broaderproject, specifically the study of the incidence of rape, the attitudessurrounding it, as well as interventions and prevention.Attitudes and BehaviorJust before Dr. Horwitz arrived in Haiti, the president of thecountry had been ousted, resulting in a period of civil chaos.The incidence of women reporting rape and seeking HIV testingrose dramatically, leading Dr. Horwitz and his colleagues tolearn much more than research ethics.“Anecdotal evidence suggested that there were people, womenincluded, who believed that there were reasons why womencould deserve to be raped,” says Dr. Horwitz. “Attitudes arepredictive of behavior, and I’d like to conduct further researchaimed at measuring attitudes, specifically measuring moraldisengagement and behavior. With thatinformation as a basis, we can look at possible interventions andgrass roots organizations to engage in that effort. The next stepwould be to measure what interventions are successful and thento do more larger-scale interventions.”The Facts onRussell H. HorwitzEducation: B.A. in neuroscience, OberlinCollegeBut before he can tackle that public health project, Dr. Horwitzhas to adjust to life as a resident. After earning his medicaldegree this spring, he moved to Boston to begin his residency inpsychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital.While there, he’s hoping to find a mentor who will help himcontinue the work he began in Haiti. “We need more data and anexamination of communal attitudes versus individual attitudes,”he says. “I’d like to conduct focus groups from the general populationand then do semi-structured interviews to measure theseattitudes and how predictive they are of behavior.”And after residency? “I might focus on the post-traumatic effectof rape and what we can do to prevent and treat its victims,” heanswers. “Mental health is a neglected area of medicine, and I’vealways wanted to focus my efforts there.”M.D. (2007)/Ph.D. (2006), University ofIllinois at Urbana-ChampaignProfessional experience: Researchassociate in empirical ethics and rapeprevention, The GHESKIO Center, Portau-Prince,HaitiResearch associate, Empirical EthicsGroup, Milwaukee, WisconsinCareer path: Complete residency in psychiatryat Massachusetts General Hospitaland pursue a career in the field of publichealth preventive effortsPerspective on the importance ofpublic health initiatives: “Public healthworks with the community as a wholeand goes hand in hand with preventivemedicine. To me, working in the publichealth environment, especially in economicallyunderdeveloped parts of the world,is the most effective way to bring about ahealthier society.”COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 17

fulfilling a promiseProfileNora ZorichNora Zorich joined Procter & Gamble in 1989 as a staff scientist, and in the nearly 20years that have followed, she has been in a unique position to view the changes in thedrug development and delivery industry—an industry where prescription prices, overthe-counterproducts, and consumer demand have created a different climate.“This is an extremely interesting time to be in this business,” says Dr. Zorich. “There isso much change going on and drug development is under incredible scrutiny, whichmakes for enormous challenges. It is very different from the climate 10 or 15 years ago.”As the vice president of research and development, Dr. Zorich andher staff works to meet those challenges every day. She has a wealthof experience negotiating with the FDA for drug approvals acrossa wide range of therapeutic areas, including cardiology, osteoporosis,sexuality, and gastroenterology. She has been responsible forushering Prilosec and Actonel, an osteoporosis drug, through theFDA approval process, and she is currently working on approval forIntrinsa, a patch for women with low libido.What’s Ahead?How is the drug development industry changing to rise above thesechallenges? “At Procter & Gamble, we’ve recently revamped how wetake in new discovery,” says Dr. Zorich. “We’re licensing the compoundsfrom academic researchers who have identified therapeutic drugs. It’s a newmodel. You have to be absolutely nimble and flexible because old models don’t applyanymore.”And, according to Dr. Zorich, that philosophy is true for the overall health care environmentas well as the academic system that trains health care professionals. “This is atime of redefinition of the whole health care arena,” she says. “The role of the generalistis under serious pressure, and it is not hard to conceive of a future where there is aspecial clinic you go to just to get a prescription, where stand-alone clinics staffed byRNs and nurse practitioners trained for specific assessment will assist one specialtyphysician. It is an evolution to address efficiencies and price points, all of which arepart and parcel of the overall constraints being put on the current health care system.”Dr. Zorich believes universities need to prepare their students for these realities, and asa member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee she shares that view and offers advice onshaping programs to respond to those realities. “The College must also be nimble, flexible,and open to change in this environment,” she explains. “Redefinition is required inresponse to some of these larger issues. And the College is up to the task.”The Factson Nora L.ZorichEducation: B.S. in chemistry,Bradley UniversityM.S. in chemistry, IllinoisState UniversityM.D./Ph.D., University of Illinoisat Urbana-ChampaignResidency in internal medicine,University of IllinoisCurrent responsibilities::Vice president of research anddevelopment for Procter &Gamble, with responsibilitiesfor 650 employees and a $300million budgetPerspective on the challengesfacing the drugdevelopment industry: “Youhave to be absolutely nimbleand flexible because oldmodels don’t apply anymore.Who would have thoughtthat there would be thismarriage between traditionaldrug delivery and consumerdemand. It means looking atthings in a whole new way.”18 Envisioning the Future

ProfileRichard ChristiansenWhen Richard Christiansen completed his medical training atthe University Hospital of Cleveland in 1971, he moved to Rockford,intrigued by the opportunity to practice medicine and tobe on the ground floor of a new site for the University of IllinoisCollege of Medicine.“I’m very grateful to the College because it gave me so manyopportunities in academic medicine,” says Dr. Christiansen. “Ihad responsibilities for curriculum, administration, and teaching,and I was able to do a sabbatical in Asia, which is a very rareopportunity for a practicing physician. The experience challengedall of us to find ways to be creative in education. Plus, itprovided an opportunity to have interaction with some incrediblybright people.”According to Dr. Christiansen, the challenge to be creative isespecially true when it comes to overcoming the widespreadgeography inherent in a College with multiple sites. “Pulling allof the faculty together to work in concert offers the best chanceto create the most innovative curriculum,” he says. That’s why heand his wife, Nancy, have supported the endowment fund for theIntroduction to Human Disease course, which started in 1998.“The course occurs in Urbana, but it involves faculty fromall sites in developing and implementing it,” Dr. Christiansenexplains. “People like Glenn Miller in Peoria, Janet Jokela inUrbana, and Phil Zimmerman in Rockford, for instance. TheCollege will reach its full potential as it continues to bring thefaculty resources of all the sites together.”Committed to the ProfessionThough retired from practice, Dr. Christiansen continues hiswork in academic medicine, serving as an adjunct clinical associateprofessor at the University of Illinois at Chicago Collegeof Nursing, a visiting professor of medicine at the University ofWisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and professorof medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago.In addition, he is the director of physician assessment for theOffice of Continuing Professional Development at the Universityof Wisconsin Medical School. It’s work that involves developingprofiles of physicians’ practices, putting together physician performancetesting systems to be sure the physicians are meetingthe performance criteria of the practice, and disseminating thisinformation back to the credentialing agency that requested it.“Professionals must be held to a set of standards, and we’reworking to develop a form of assessment that can measure howan experienced physician meets the criteria of his or her practicein terms of skill levels, not just knowledge. As the health caresystem comes under increasing pressure to be more efficient, thesystem must be more accountable. This is one important way wecan do that.”The Facts onRichard G.ChristiansenEducation: B.S., University of WisconsinM.D., University of PennsylvaniaInternship/Residency/NephrologyFellowship, University Hospital ofClevelandCareer history: Joined the University ofIllinois College of Medicine at Rockford in1971, where he was chair of the Departmentof Medicine from 1981 to 2001; practicedinternal medicine and nephrologyuntil 1995; continues to lecture and teachmedical students at Rockford and UrbanaCurrent responsibilities: Director ofphysician assessment, Office of ContinuingProfessional Development, University ofWisconsin Medical SchoolPerspective on supporting the endowmentfor the Introduction to HumanDisease course: “The course is designedto help students make the transition fromlayperson to professional. But it has asecond purpose as well that I think is veryimportant, and that is to get the facultyfrom all sites working together to assiststudents in this transition.”COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 19

ProfileKenneth A. PoirierKenneth Poirier may not have attended the College of Medicine, but hiswork as a Ph.D. student in nutritional science and his connection to one ofthe College’s first clinical faculty members created a strong tie just the same.“My professional development was largely influenced by my graduateadvisor in nutritional science, Dr. John Milner, whowas influenced by his graduate advisor, Dr. WillardVisek,” explains Dr. Poirier. “Based on John’s recommendation,I chose Dr. Visek to be on my advisorycommittee, and as I got to know him I came togreatly appreciate his professional expertise and hispersonality. There was great camaraderie between thestudents in his lab and John’s, which certainly was anadded benefit for all of us.”So when Dr. Visek established a fund in the Collegeto create an annual lectureship on nutrition andmedicine, Dr. Poirier generously provided financialsupport. “I really appreciate what Dr. Visek did forJohn and for me, and I wanted to recognize the valueof those relationships,” he says.Joining Dr. Poirier in that support is his wife, Dr.Barbara Kochanowski, who also earned a Ph.D. innutritional science from the University of Illinois andis currently the director of research and developmentfor personal care products at Procter & Gamble.Building a Strong Portfolio of SkillsDr. Poirier came to Dr. Milner’s lab in 1977 thinkinghe’d be working on amino acid research, but Dr.Milner had another idea. “John wanted to beginresearch on selenium and cancer, and that gave methe chance to be on the ground floor of that work,”says Dr. Poirier. “It wasn’t exactly the path I had in mind when I came, but itproved to be a wonderful experience and one that taught me to take advantageof the opportunities to build new skills.”And that’s been something Dr. Poirier has been doing ever since. Withexperience in the public and private sectors as well as work with a nonprofitgroup and now his own consulting firm, Dr. Poirier has expanded his skillsas a nutritional chemist to include expertise in toxicology, risk assessment,and product safety. He uses that knowledge to assist clients in developingpreclinical safety programs, preparing risk assessment documentation forFDA submission, and managing placement of studies at external contractlabs.“I’ve built on the knowledge I’ve gained at each opportunity, and much ofthat I attribute to the interdisciplinary nature of my experience as a Ph.D.student at the University of Illinois. Certainly, the academic training innutritional science was excellent, but, just as importantly, the interdisciplinarytraining laid the foundation for my ability to adapt to change and tocontinue to build a strong portfolio of skills.”The Facts onKenneth A. PoirierEducation: B.S. in biology, Providence College, Providence,Rhode IslandPh.D. in nutritional science, University of Illinois atUrbana-ChampaignCareer path: Postdoctoral research associate/Researchnutritional chemist, The Graduate Hospital of theUniversity of Pennsylvania; Scientist, U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency; Regulatory affairs manager/Safety surveillance manager, Procter & Gamble; Seniorregulatory toxicologist, TERA (Toxicology Excellencefor Risk Assessment); Preclinical safety manager, KendleInternationalCurrent responsibilities: President of Poirier &Associates, an independent consulting firm focused onsafety, regulatory, and risk assessment toxicologyPerspective on his experience as a Ph.D. student atIllinois: “Certainly, the academic training in nutritionalscience was excellent, but, just as importantly, the interdisciplinarytraining laid the foundation for my abilityto adapt to change and to continue to build a strongportfolio of skills.”20 Envisioning the Future

ProfileBarbara HaegeleThe Office of Public Affairs and Advancement covers a lot ofground. Among their many responsibilities, the three-personteam coordinates the College’s publications, organizes alumniand community events, handles media relations for the College,responds to grant opportunities, manages donor relations, andorganizes Convocation.Barbara Haegele, the Office’s staff secretary, has a hand in all ofit. It’s a job that calls for a lot of flexibility and attention to detail.As assistant editor of publications, Barb compiles, writes, andproofreads much of the content in Lifeline, the College’s magazine,as well as the College’s information book, the Convocationprogram, and other event programs. As assistant to MadeleineJaehne, the College’s director of advancement, she works on thedetails of everything from calendar coordination to the alumnidatabase to event menus and invitations. And her computerskills come in handy in assisting Diana Dummitt, associatedirector of development, with grant writing and submission.Because of the variety of the duties, it’s difficult for Barb to pick afavorite task. “It really depends on what we’re doing at the time,”she explains. “I get a chance to interact with lots of differentpeople and use lots of different skills, which is professionallysatisfying. But I have to say that organizing convocation is certainlyat the top of the list because you get to help the studentscelebrate a huge milestone with their families. I also enjoy thesense of accomplishment you get when a publication is completeand you have it in your hands.”Getting Things DoneThough Barb joined the College staff in 2003, she has 14 years ofexperience at the University. And that tenure provides a level ofknowledge about the system that comes in handy. Add to thatthe contacts Barb has made from her membership in The Secretariat, anorganization that has been providing professional and social opportunitiesfor non-academic University employees for nearly 60 years, and you have aperson who knows who to talk to, how to get things done, and where to goto get the right resources.Barb is grateful to work with such a great team and to have an opportunityto meet a large cross-section of people. “We have such a diverse group ofpeople that we work with and events that we work on,” she says. “I get towork with the community when we plan the Community Medical School,high school students with the Future Physicians Program, and even youngerstudents when we recently hosted the National Science Olympiad. Withfaculty in different departments across campus, I get to work with the largerUniversity community as well. It’s a great fit to be in an interesting positionsurrounded by interesting people.”The Facts on Barbara HaegeleEducation: B.A. in english, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCurrent responsibilities: Staff secretary, Office of Public Affairsand Advancement in the College of MedicinePerspective on the College’s greatest strength: “Our Collegehas people who have a great passion for their work, whether that’sresearch, teaching, or administration. And we have a strong team ofsupport people who are truly dedicated to ensuring the success ofthe faculty and the students.”COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 21

Honor Roll of DonorsJuly 1, 2006–June 30, 2007Major GiftsGifts of $10,000 or moreAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Institute of NutritionCarle Development FoundationDr. Charles C. C. O’MorchoeOxford University Press, Inc.Provena Covenant Medical CenterDr. Willard J. and Priscilla F. VisekPresidents CouncilWe are pleased to recognize the followingalumni, faculty, staff, and frequent donors to theCollege of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign whoare members of the Presidents Council.Colonel John and Elinor BarrDr. Donald G. and Suzanne I. BartlettDr. Donna T. BeckDr. Carl J. and Carol J. BelberDr. Harold F. and Gaylene G. BennettDr. 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.Charles M. and Barbara S. HundleyDr. Keith H. IfftDrs. 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. MarisDr. 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. 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 Arthur and Natalie SweetDr. 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. VisekDr. Kenneth S. and Cinty WeissDr. 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 deferredgifts beginning at $50,000. Joint membership isextended to couples at all recognition levels.Established in 1964 to honor chief executiveswho have guided the University of Illinois toexcellence for more than 135 years, The PresidentsCouncil is the University’s/Foundation’s way ofrecognizing significant private contributions tothe University of Illinois.Silver Stethoscope SocietyFor over 30 years, the College of Medicine atthe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaignhas been committed to the highest standardsof academic excellence. Generous donors haveassisted the College in meeting its commitment,and the Silver Stethoscope Society exists torecognize that generosity and dedication toexcellence.Members of the Silver Stethoscope Societycontributed at one of the following levelsbetween July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006:1. An annual gift or pledge equal to the cost ofone week of instruction for one student at theCollege of Medicine, University of Illinois atUrbana ($525).2. An annual gift equal to the cost of oneday of instruction ($105) – this level is opento individuals currently in a residency orfellowship program.Gifts may be designated to any fund within theCollege. Unrestricted gifts are designated forstudent fellowship programs.For further information about the SilverStethoscope Society, visit www.med.uiuc.edu,contact the Office of Advancement by phone at217-333-6524 or via e-mail at advancement@med.uiuc.edu.Drs. Keith C. Bible and Mary Jo KastenDr. Michael J. and Patricia O. BishopDrs. Dennis E. and M. Kathleen BuetowDr. Richard G. and Nancy ChristiansenDr. George R. and Barbara J. CybulskiDr. W. Scott and Connie EnochsDr. Joseph P. and Andrea M. GoldbergDr. Nancy Goodwine-Wozniak and Michael A.WozniakDrs. Diane L. and Fred M. GottheilDrs. Diana L. Gray and Mark E. FerrisDr. Terry F. and DiAnne W. HatchDr. John W. and Mary M. HendrixDr. John J. and Barbara R. HouseworthRichard L. and Madeleine A. JaehneDrs. Ana M. and Jiri JonasDr. Bradley J. Katz and Tracey E. Conrad-KatzDr. Ralph J. and Jackie M. KehlDr. Susan M. KiesDr. Robert W. and Claudia A. KirbyDrs. James H. and Jean M. LeeDrs. Susan W. Lee and Sai-Keung DongDr. Katherine S. Lin22 Envisioning the Future

Dr. Alexander Craig and Jennifer C. MacKinnon, Jr*Dr. Alan K. MarumotoDr. John C. and Donna J. Mason Jr.Dr. James H. and Genevieve MorrisseyDr. Kirk D. and Shannon L. MobergDr. David W. and Nancy F. MorseDr. Mark S. and Margaret C. MusselmanDr. Charles C. C. O’MorchoeDr. John A. Peterson and Joanne M. ChesterDrs. Kenneth A. Poirier and Barbara A.KochanowskiDr. Brad S. Schwartz and Karol L. CastleDrs. William E. Sorlie and Diane L. Essex-SorlieDrs. Harold M. Swartz and Ann Barry FloodDr. Glen M. SwindleDr. Nancy Goodwine WozniakMs. Mary F. WestDrs. Ronald K. and Laurel T. WoodsMing-Chi and Fu Mei Wu*Denotes student or resident membership.Gifts over $500 fromCorporations and FoundationsThe Arnold P. Gold FoundationThe Capital Trust Company of DelawareCarle Clinic Association, PCCarle Development FoundationCarle Foundation HospitalChampaign County Medical SocietyFidelity Charitable Gift FundIntel FoundationJohnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesPfizer, Inc.The Procter & Gamble FundRadiological Associates of Sacramento MedicalGroup, Inc.Schwab Charitable FundT. Rowe Price Program for Charitable GivingUniversity of Illinois employees Credit UnionWyeth PharmaceuticalsGifts up to $500 fromCorporations and FoundationsFirst Busey Trust and Investment CompanyHoldren & Associates, Inc.Horizons West Association, Inc.Hudson Drug & Hallmark ShopInternal Medicine AssociatesJ M W ConsultingPekin Prescription Laboratory, Inc.State Farm Companies FoundationWomen’s Health PracticeContributorsGifts up to $524Jon S. and Carol W. AcordDr. Phillip D. and Vicki A. AlwardDr. Sarah M. AxelCharles H. and Midge Beiger Jr.William R. and Ruth G. Bendel Jr.Hal E. and Marietta C. BiglerDr. Richard A. and Betty BloomfieldDrs. Kathleen M. Bottum and Shelley A. TischkauDr. Harry L. and Charlene S. BremerDr. Arthur J. BucciDrs. Gordon F Buchanan and Hanna E. StevensDr. Steven E. Chen and Thora G. TamLinda ClemDr. Steven K. and Sandra Kostyk ClintonDr. Robert E. and Barbara J. CranstonDr. Melinda A. and John A. DabrowskiDr. James B. DayMichael E. and Diana A. DummittDr. Heidi M. Dunniway and Richard GustafsonRichard L. and Karen S. ElseDr. E. R. and Nathalie P. EnsrudDrs. Kendrith M. Rowland, Jr. and Nancy E. FayDr. Don A. and Sue Anne FischerLTC John L. and Catherine J. FrothinghamDr. Arvin Gee and Sherilyn M. TeeterDr. John A. and Jacqueline D. GergenDr. William and Phyllis GingoldJames John and Carole Abel GiordanoDr. James F. GlocknerDr. and Mrs. Joseph M. GolbusDr. Barry H. and Delores Ann GoldbergAlbert T. GoldsteinDr. Lisa J. GouldDrs. Donald A. and Elizabeth H. GreeleyDarius D. and Lois L. HarmsDrs. James J. and Ellen Sathre HarmsDr. Aldred A. and Nina K. Heckman Jr.Dr. Melvin and Elizabeth HessDr. Mark R. and Elizabeth W. HofeldtDr. Bradley J. Katz and Tracey E. Conrad-KatzDr. Niranjan S. KarnikDrs. Benita S. and John A. KatzenellenbogenDr. Charles D. KennardDr. Bruce K. and Sandra Watson Kimbel, Jr.Dr. Napolean B. and Pamela KnightDrs. Barbara A. Kochanowski and Kenneth A.PoirierDr. Curtis J. and Susan KrockDr. David C. KuoDavid B. And Rhea A. LawrenceDrs. James H. And Jean M. LeeMs. Phyllis LefcowitzHugh R. And Eileen L. LindgrenDr. Alexander Craig and Jennifer C. Mackinnon Jr.Dr. John C. and Donna J. Mason Jr.Prof. Paul E. And Lola M. MayesDr. James K. and Karen S. McKechnieDr. Patricia Johnston and Jon N. McNussenKeith L. and Beverlie W. MeekerDr. Parthiv S. MehtaJoseph M. and Susan D. MurrayJohn E. and Christine L. NeumannDr. Eugene D. and Alice B. NicholsJoseph P. and Joan L. NosalJanet K. OdleDr. Melissa K. OlkenDr. Norman M. OlkenDr. Roscoe L. and Annette E. PershingStephen J. and Betty A. RobertsDr. Roger A. RodbyDr. Sidney P. and Krista RohrscheibJohn D. and Linda S. RossLCDR Adrienne L. RubinkowskiRobert O. and Ann C. RussellKenneth J. and Beneta K. SchweighartDr. J. Timothy and Judy A. SehyDr. Joshua S. and Rebecca K. ShimonyPatricia A. SkinnerRosemary SmithDr. Robert E. and June R. SostheimMerle StaufferDr. Elizabeth Sweet-FriendDr David R. and Becky TrawickDr. Richard C. and Nancy G. TrefzgerDr. Suzanne Trupin and Stanley R. JohnsonJeanne M. WegnerProf. Scott R. and Dr. Karen C. WhiteDr. Richard M. and Ava R. Wolf.Dr. John L. WrightDr. Joseph A. and Katheryn R. ZalarDr. Robert S. and Beth Bandy ZeidersDr. Phil G. and Susan ZimmermanDr. Harry L. and Dessie ZingherDr. Misbah ZmilyMatching Gifts CompaniesAll previous gift levels include credit forcorporate matching gifts.3M FoundationProcter & Gamble FundState Farm Companies FoundationYou Can Support the College ofMedicine Too!Every gift to the College of Medicine helps in themission of the College and is greatly appreciated.Supporting the College with your gift is easy. Tofind out how, go to http://www.med.uiuc.edu/Alumni/Gift/ or call (217) 333-6524.COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 23

college news and viewsFaculty NewsSari Gilman Aronson,M.D., Head of Psychiatry andClinical Professor of InternalMedicine, received theUniversity of Illinois Collegeof Medicine at Urbana-Champaign,Innovation in EducationAward. In addition, the2007 graduating seniors askedher to bring the “Remarksfrom the Faculty” and serveas a hooder during the 2007Convocation.Jonathan Bailey, D.M.D.,M.D., F.A.C.S., ClinicalAssistant Professor ofSurgery, chaired a symposiumon microsurgical reconstruction in the Head and Neck at theAnnual American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.He also published an article on the History of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery at Carle Foundation Hospital and Carle ClinicAssociation in collaboration with Dr. Goldwasser in the Julyissue of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.Jennifer L. Bloom, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairsand the Medical Scholars Program, received the Special RecognitionAward during the 2007 Convocation and AwardsCeremony. She was elected President of the National AcademicAdvising Association. In addition, Dr. Bloom received the UIUCChancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence Award in April2007.Mary Buetow, M.D., D.O., Head of Pediatrics, received theDistinguished Alumna Award from the College of Notre Dameof Maryland at the Honors Convocation on the college’s Baltimorecampus. She is valued for her medical expertise and hergroundbreaking work in the area of assessing child abuse.Kathleen Collins, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor ofInternal Medicine, was awarded the 2007 Excellence in TeachingAward from the College of Medicine, University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign.Robert Dantzer, D.O., Professor of Pathology, was namedPrincipal Investigator of a National Institutes of Health grant toassist with AIDS research until 2011. He was also named Directorof the UIUC Integrative Immunology & Behavior Program.Dr. Dantzer has been invited to three international conferencesto speak on various medical topics. In addition, nine of hispapers have been recently published.Gregory G. Freund, M.D., Head of Pathology and Director ofCytopathology at Carle Clinic Laboratory, received the ResearchPhysician Recognition Award from Carle Foundation Hospitalin 2007.Jeffrey Galvan, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics andGynecology, was awarded the Association of Professors of Gynecologyand Obstetrics Excellence in Teaching Award.Martha L.U. Gillette, Ph.D., Head of Cell and StructuralBiology, is serving as President of the Society for the Study ofBiological Rhythms, 2006-2008. Dr. Gillette also served as AssociateEditor for the journal, SLEEP, in 2006.Michael S. Goldwasser, M.D., D.D.S., Professor of Surgery,collaborated with Dr. Jonathon Bailey to publish an article onthe History of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Carle FoundationHospital and Carle Clinic Association in the July issue ofthe Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.Anil Gopinath, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.P.E., Clinical AssistantProfessor of Internal Medicine, became a Fellow of the AmericanCollege of Physicians last summer. He received the Awardof Academic Achievement in Medical Management from theAmerican College of Physician Executives. In addition, hebecame a certified Physician Executive, giving him a level ofexcellence within the medical management profession to effectivelylead an organization, in October of 2006.Masoor Kamalesh, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., AssociateProfessor of Internal Medicine, served on the editorial board ofthe Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.Julia Kellman, Ph.D., Associate Professor with Psychiatry,presented papers, including; Art, Time, and Illness: TravelBeyond the Pillars of Hercules and Planning for Adult Visual ArtsEducation Programs at professional meetings. She is currently aneditor for Reaching and Teaching the Child with Autism ThroughArt. Dr. Kellman serves as a founding partner in CommunityCampus Partnerships for Health and Healing.Napoleon Knight, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery,received the 2007 Carle Foundation Hospital CommunityRecognition Award. He was also an invited speaker at the WorldResearch Group Conference, “Implementing Technology toImprove Quality of Care and Achieve Physician Buy-in.”24 Envisioning the Future

Abraham Kocheril, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., Clinical Professorof Internal Medicine, was the invited Chair for AbstractSession at the 28th Annual Scientific Sessions of the HeartRhythm Society in Denver, Colorado.Batlagundu Lakshminarayanan, M.D., Clinical AssistantProfessor of Internal Medicine, was selected by the class of 2008to receive the Raymond B. Allen Instructorship (Golden Apple)Award.Milton McAllister, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor ofPathobiology, was selected by the class of 2009 to receive theRaymond B. Allen Instructorship (Golden Apple) Award.Thomas Minogue, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry,was the recipient of the 2007 Exceptional Contributionto Psychiatry Award from the Department of Psychiatry, Collegeof Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Kirk Moberg, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine,was selected as the recipient of the first College of MedicineAlumni Award recipient for the Art of Medicine Award.Karen Chapman-Novakofski, R.D., L.D.N., Ph.D., AssociateProfessor of Internal Medicine, received the OutstandingResearch paper award and the Distinguished Service award fromthe American Dietetic Association during the annual conventionin Honolulu, Hawaii in September of 2007. She also received the2007 John Clyde and Henrietta Downey Spitler Teaching Awardfrom the College of ACES.Uretz J. Oliphant, M.D., Head of Surgery and Clinical AssociateProfessor of Internal Medicine, was selected by the class of2007 to receive the Raymond B. Allen Instructorship (GoldenApple) Award.Leslie J. Reagan, Ph.D., M.A., Associate Professor with BasicSciences Administration and History, spent an academic year atUniversity of California Berkeley with the Science, Technologyand Society Center and the Beatrice Main Research Group. Herbook Medicine’s Moving Pictures: Medicine, Bodies, and Health inAmerican Film and Television, edited by Nancy Tomes, Paula ATreichler, and Dr. Reagan. Published by the University of RochesterPress in September 2007. Included in the book is her ownarticle, Projecting Breast Cancer: Self-Examination Films and theMaking of a New Cultural Practice. In addition, she presentednumerous research seminars and lectures covering topics, suchas, the German Measles vaccination and disability, and midwiferyand abortion at several conferences and organizaionsincluding the American Association for the History of Medicine,and the 2007 meeting of the National Advocates for PregnantWomen.Thomas Scaggs, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, spoke atthe Air Medical Transport Conference, an international conferencein Tampa, Florida, in September 2007. His lecture wasentitled Critical Thinking in Crunch Time.Feiteng Su, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry,received the 2007 Teacher of the Year Award from the Departmentof Psychiatry.Martha S. Sweeney, B.S., Lecturer in Medical Cell andDevelopmental Biology, was selected by the class of 2009(during their M-1 year) to receive the Raymond B. Allen Instructorship(Golden Apple) Award.Emad Tajkhorshid, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry andPharmacology, along with graduate students, reported online inthe Biophysical Journal and in the May 25th edition of Science theresults of their work on modeling a critical part of a mechanismwhere bacteria take up large molecules. Their findings show thecomplex interplay of proteins involved in the active transport ofmaterials across cell membranes.Suzanne Trupin, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,became a certified Menopause Practitioner in 2006. Shewas also recognized by the Illinois House of Representativesin honor of her contributions to the health and well-being ofwomen.Pamela Warren, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry,served for the American Medical Associations Guides to theEvaluation of Permanent Impairment with the upcoming 6 thedition, Mental and Behavioral Disorders. She was elected to theBoard of Directors for the International Association for RehabilitationProfessionals and serving on the American College ofOccupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)’s OccupationalMedicine Practice Guidelines: Evaluation and Managementof Common Health Problems and Functional recovery inWorkers, upcoming Third Edition. Dr. Warren also serves onthe APG Insights Advisory Board for the ACOEM OccupationalMedicine Practice Guidelines newsletter to assist users of theACOEM Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines and otherhealth care professionals. She was published in the APG Insightsnewsletter about the usage of CBT as a treatment modality withchronic low back pain. She is also serving on the Reed Group’sMedical Disability Advisory board. and was the invited key notespeaker at the NEOCMN annual conference.Kenneth Weiss, M.D., J.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery,has been appointed to the Medical Legal Council for the InternationalSymposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems(ISMIS) for the 2007–2008 term.COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 25

Class of 2007 Special Tribute AwardKathy CarlsonFor nearly three decades, Kathy Carlson has been a friendly face to frenzied studentslooking for help with their schedules, applications, and other such daunting tasks. Herability to navigate these often complicated processes and to do so with a smile andunderstanding makes her an extremely valuable student advocate. To recognize herwork on their behalf, the Class of 2007 has chosen Kathy as this year’s Special Tributehonoree.Kathy began her work in the College of Medicine in 1980 asthe staff secretary for the Medical Scholars Program. The MSPhad only been in existence for two years at the time, so Kathyhas had the opportunity to see a fledgling program grow into amodel for excellence in physician-scholar education.Now the secretary to Dean of Students, Kathy works directlywith MSP and traditional students to assist them with clerkshipschedules and residency applications—a process that haschanged significantly in her 27-year tenure. “When I first camewe made hundreds and hundreds of copies of residency applications,all of which had to be individually signed and mailed,”she says. “It was a very time-consuming administrative task. Butabout 10 years ago we started using the ERAS program, and ithas really streamlined the process because it is now all done oncomputer, both the application submission and the matching.”According to Graham Huesmann of the Class of 2007, Kathy’s help has been invaluable.“Scheduling can be exceptionally complicated when we’re doing our rotations,” hesays. “She keeps track of everything, coordinates it all for us, and is a calming influenceat a time when we need it most. She seems to be able to make magic happen with ourschedules and offers great advice. She has a lot of experience and she uses it to help usevery day.”To Kathy, that’s the priority. “Our job is to make things easier for the students,” Kathysays. “They are the lifeblood of the College, and I feel so fortunate to be in a positionto help them and to get to know them personally,” she says. “They are an absolutelyamazing group of people that you come to care for as your own. It’s always a sad day forme when they graduate and move on.”In MemoriamThomas E. Gamble, Ph.D., passedaway on November 7, 2006. Dr. Gamblewas the first Dean for Student Affairs forthe College of Medicine.Paul C. Lauterbur, Ph.D., passed awayon March 27, 2007. Dr. Lauterbur was aprofessor in the Department of Chemistrywith a joint appointment in the Collegeof Medicine. He won the Nobel Prize inMedicine or Physiology in 2003.Leo Perucca, M.D., passed away onOctober 20, 2006. He was a physician atCarle Clinic Association for 35 years andon the faculty of the College of Medicinesince 1972.26 Envisioning the Future

Special Recognition AwardJennifer L. BloomIn 1986, the University of Illinois College of Medicineat Urbana-Champaign established a Special RecognitionAward to honor individuals who have providedoutstanding contributions or service to the College.In 2007, the Special Recognition Award recipient isJennifer L. Bloom, Ed.D.In her 12 years with the College of Medicine, JennyBloom has had several titles—first she served ascoordinator of the Medical Scholars Program, thenits assistant director, associate director, and administrativedirector, before being named associate deanfor student affairs when the MSP and student affairsoffices merged in 2003. But while those have beenher official titles, colleagues and students who haveworked with Jenny say it’s her role as a committedstudent advocate and advisor that is truly at the heartof her work.And for Jenny, it’s that opportunity to assist studentsthat brings the greatest satisfaction. “To me, the heartand soul of this work has been and always will bethe students,” she says. “We are so blessed becausewe have amazing students in our program. Theyare extremely talented, committed, and motivated.Working with them is an absolute joy.”But Jenny doesn’t just work with them, she worksfor them, streamlining processes, initiating creativeprogramming, and solving problems—all skills she’sbeen honing since she began advising students in1989 while working on her master’s degree in athleticadministration. “I absolutely feel in love with advisingand knew that’s what I wanted to do,” she says. Soshe continued working with students while pursuingher doctorate in educational organization and leadership,a degree she received in 1995, just before joiningthe College.Jenny’s passion for working with the students hasmeant assisting them when they are applying for residencies,trouble-shooting for them when there areissues, and, most importantly, building relationships.Her work has resulted in programmatic improvementssuch as a more student-friendly admissionsprocess, the Bench to Bedside Seminar series, theFuture Physician-Scholars Seminar series, and GrandRounds Seminar series. It’s meant finding ways toreach out to underrepresentedundergraduategroups,so that they areexposed to thefield of medicine,research opportunities,and minorityrole models.“This is one of mypassions,” saysJenny. “We’vebecome knownamong other MD/PhD programsfor our work inrecruiting and developing underrepresented minorityundergraduate students. Some stay here, andothers go elsewhere, which is fine. We can’t do thisfrom a selfish perspective, because you have to bein it for what’s best for the students and sometimesthat means going elsewhere. We have mentored threeNIH Undergraduate Scholarship winners.”In addition to her work with the students in theCollege, Jenny is an adjunct associate professor inthe higher education program at Illinois. In this role,she advises nearly 20 master’s students each yearand has taught a class on academic advising in thatdepartment. Research that she has conducted on thetopic of appreciative inquiry in academic advising(i.e., using positive, open-ended questions to buildrapport with advisees) is breaking new ground.Her role in this work and her commitment to theprofession earned her election as the next presidentof the National Academic Advising Association(NACADA), a position she will assume in October.Jenny will be “graduating” along with the Class of2007, as she leaves the College to join the Universityof South Carolina as clinical associate professor anddirector of the master’s degree program in highereducation and student affairs. Our gratitude and bestwishes go with Jenny and her husband, Steve Sanderson,for their many years of dedication to the Collegeand the students.COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 27

New FacultyAbdel-Moneim M.Attia, M.D.Dr. Attia earned his medicaldegree from Cairo Universityin Egypt. He completed aninternship with the Cairo UniversityHospitals in Egypt andan internal medicine residencyat ESKO General Hospital inEgypt. He also completed aninternal medicine residencyand a renal fellowship atNassau University MedicalCenter in East Meadow, New York. Dr. Attia is a staff nephrologistsat Carle Clinic Association. As a clinical assistant professorfor the College of Medicine, he serves as a preceptor for medicalstudents in the nephrology clerkship elective, provides lecturesfor medical students and residents and serves as teaching attendingfor medical students and residents.Andrew Batey, M.D.Dr. Batey received his medicaldegree from the University ofBenin in Benin City, Nigeria.He completed and internshipat Baptist Hospital in Eku,Nigeria and an adult medicineresidency at Scarborough/Bridlington General Hospitalin Scarborough, UnitedKingdom. He also completedan internal medicine residencyat the College of Medicine,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a GI and hepatologyfellowship at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.Currently, he practices at Carle Foundation Hospital and CarleClinic Association as a staff physician in gastroenterology. Asa clinical assistant professor with the College of Medicine, Dr.Batey serves as an office-based clinical practice preceptor forM-1 students, presents lectures for the Pathophysiology andFundamental Clinical Problems courses for M-2 students andacts as a preceptor for the students in the gastroenterology/hepatologyclerkship elective. In addition, he presents lectures for theInternal Medicine Residency Program’s Core Conference Seriesand provides patient-based work with students. Dr. Batey’senjoys serving as a research mentor for students and residents.Neil S. Biegler, M.S.N.,C.R.N.A.Neil Biegler received hismaster’s in nursing and hiscertified registered nurse anesthetistdegrees from BradleyUniversity in Peoria, Illinois.He currently works at Carleand is a teaching associatefor the College of Medicine.His responsibilities with theCollege of Medicine includeacting as preceptor under thesupervision of an attending anesthesiologist in student electivesand the Surgery Core Clerkship.Ismail A. Bobat,M.S., M.D.Dr. Bobat earned hismaster’s degree inchemistry, specializingin biochemistry,from the Universityof Illinois at Chicagoand his medical degreefrom SABA UniversitySchool of Medicinein the Netherlands, Antilles. He completed an internal medicineresidency at Harbor Hospital Center at the University ofMaryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. He also completed afellowship in pulmonary/critical care medicine and a fellowshipin sleep medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicinein Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Bobat is a staff physician in pulmonary/criticalcare medicine at Provena Covenant Medical Centerand the Medical Director of the Sleep Center at Provena. As aclinical assistant professor for the College of Medicine, he enjoysworking with the students and is interested in contributing in allareas of teaching in the undergraduate and graduate programsof the College.Ronald Cossman, M.D.Dr. Cossman received his medical degree from the University ofMichigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He completedpost-graduate training at the University of Texas HealthScience Center in San Antonio and at the University of Tennesseein Knoxville. Currently, Dr. Cossman practices at ProvenaCovenant Medical Center. As a clinical instructor for the Collegeof Medicine, his responsibilities include acting as a lecturer andas a preceptor in cardiovascular surgery.28 Envisioning the Future

Benjamin P. Davis, M.D.Dr. Davis earned his medicaldegree from the University ofIllinois at Chicago. He completedan emergency medicineresidency at Carolinas MedicalCenter in Charlotte, NorthCarolina. Currently, he practicesat in the Department ofEmergency Medicine at CarleClinic Association. As a clinicalinstructor for the Collegeof Medicine, his responsibilitiesinclude lecturing and acting as a preceptor in emergencymedicine.Ehsan Ghods, D.O.Dr. Ghods earned his doctorof osteopathic medicinedegree from the Universityof Health Sciences in KansasCity, Missouri and completedpost-graduate training atGenesys Regional MedicalCenter in Grand Blank, Michigan.He currently practices atthe Danville branch of CarleClinic Association. Dr. Ghodsis a clinical instructor with theDepartment of Family Medicine for the College of Medicine.His responsibilities include acting as a clerkship preceptor forM-3 and M4 students as they rotate through the family medicinecore clerkship. Dr. Ghods’ research interests include osteopathicmanipulative medicine and treatment, preventative medicine,and chronic non-healing wounds. He is a member of the AmericanCollege of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the AmericanOsteopathic Association.Tamara Gammill Helfer,M.D.Dr. Helfer received hermedical degree from theUniversity of Illinois Collegeof Medicine, Peoria andcompleted her post-graduatetraining at the University ofMissouri Hospital and Clinicsin Columbus, Missouri. Currently,she practices obstetricsand gynecology at ChristieClinic. As a clinical instructorfor the College of Medicine, Dr. Helfer’s responsibilities includepreceptoring M-3 and M-4 students in the obstetrics and gynecologyclerkship.Irene E. Jensen-MacAllister, Ph.D.Dr. Jensen-MacAllister earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry fromthe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completedpost-graduate training with the departments of Biochemistry,Microbiology, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,also at the University of Illinois. Dr. Jensen-MacAllisteris a researcher with the University of Illinois’ Department ofBiochemistry. As an adjunct assistant professor for the Collegeof Medicine, she assists Dr. Michael Jakoby on the researchproject entitled “Exploitation of Thyroid Chemistry for PerchlorateDetection.” She also assists with the design of experiments;executes experiments in the laboratory; prepares results foranalysis by the principal investigator and co-investigators; andhelps with the preparation of abstracts, posters and manuscriptsfor presentations at meetings and submission to peer-reviewedjournals.Stuart King, M.D.Dr. King received his medicaldegree from the University ofIllinois College of Medicine,Peoria. He completed postgraduatetraining at DukeUniversity Medical Center inDurham, North Carolina andthe University of Michiganin Ann Arbor. Currently, hepractices at Christie ClinicAssociation in the Spine andPain Management Department.As a clinical lecturer for the College of Medicine, hisresponsibilities include lecturing and acting as a preceptor inanesthesiology and pain management.Christopher D. Lansford,M.D., F.A.C.S.Dr. Lansford earned hismedical degree from the Universityof Michigan MedicalSchool in Ann Arbor. Hecompleted a general surgeryinternship and anotolaryngology/headand neck surgeryresidency at Duke Universityin Durham, North Carolina.He also completed a fellowshipin head and neck oncologicsurgery and microvascular reconstruction at the Universityof Michigan Health System. Dr. Lansford currently practices inthe Department of Otolaryngology at Carle Clinic Association.As a clinical assistant professor with the College of Medicine,his responsibilities include lecturing and acting as a preceptor inENT.COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 29

Michael Neuwirth, M.D.Dr. Neuwirth received hismedical degree from theUniversity of Medicine andDentistry of New Jersey,Robert Wood JohnsonMedical School at Camdenin Camden, New Jersey. Hecompleted a general surgeryresidency and a diagnosticradiology residency at SUNYat Buffalo School of Medicinein Buffalo, New York. He alsocompleted a diagnostic radiology residency at the Universityof Pittsburgh Medical Center and an interventional radiologyfellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine inBaltimore, Maryland. Dr. Neuwirth is a staff radiologist and theDirector of Interventional Radiology at Carle Clinic Association.As a clinical assistant professor for the College of Medicine, hisresponsibilities include presenting lectures on various radiologytopics for medical students and residents, and providing patientbasedwork with residents.William C. Olivero,M.D.Dr. Olivero received hismedical degree from theUniversity of Illinois Collegeof Medicine in Chicago. Hecompleted a surgery residencyat Saint Francis MedicalCenter in Peoria, Illinois; aneurosurgery residency at theUniversity of Illinois Collegeof Medicine at Peoria; and apediatric neurosurgery fellowshipat Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.Currently Dr. Olivero practices with the department of neurosurgeryat Carle Clinic Association. As a clinical professor forthe College of Medicine, his responsibilities include lecturingand acting as a preceptor in the Neurosurgery and Bioengineeringprograms. Dr. Olivero is member of the American Associationof Neurological Surgeons and the Society of NeurologicalSurgery.Stephen M. Rudawski,D.O.Dr. Rudawski earned hisdoctor of osteopathic medicinedegree from the ChicagoCollege of Osteopathic Medicinein Elmhurst, Illinois. Hecompleted family medicineresidency with the AdvocateChrist Hospital in Hometown,Illinois. He practices in theDepartment of Family Medicineat Carle Clinic Association,Rantoul Branch. As a clinical instructor for the Collegeof Medicine, his responsibilities include acting as a clerkshippreceptor for M-3 and M-4 students as they rotate through thefamily medicine core clerkship. Dr. Rudawski is a member ofthe American Osteopathic Association, the American Academyof Family Physicians and the Ukrainian Medical Association ofNorth America.Reinaldo Juan Sanchez-Torres, M.D.Dr. Sanchez-Torres receivedhis medical degree form theUniversity of Puerto RicoSchool of Medicine in SanJuan, Puerto Rico. He completedan internal medicineresidency at the University ofPuerto Rico University DistrictHospital and a cardiologyfellowship with the Universityof Puerto. Dr. Sanchez-Torresis a staff cardiologist with Carle Clinic Association. As a clinicalassistant professor for the College of Medicine, his responsibilitiesinclude acting as preceptor for office-based clinical practicefor M-1 students, participating in the Introduction to HumanDisease course for M-1 students, participating in tutorials andHistory and Physical instruction for M-2 students, and servingas teaching attending for students and residents. In addition,he presents lectures to students and residents, acts as a studentadvisor, participates in the Objective Structural Clinic Exam forresidents, serves as a judge for the annual vignette competitionand provides patient-based work with residents.30 Envisioning the Future

Kalika P. Sarma, M.D.Dr. Sarma received hismedical degree from AllIndia Institute of MedicalSciences in New Delhi, India.He completed an internalmedicine internship at MercyCatholic Medical Center inUpper Darby, Pennsylvania; aradiation oncology residencyat Temple University – AlbertEinstein Medical Center inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania;and a radiation oncology fellowship at the University of Rochesterin Rochester, New York. Dr. Sarma is a staff radiologist withthe Department of Radiation Oncology at Carle Clinic Association.As a clinical assistant professor with the College of Medicine,his responsibilities include presenting lectures for medicalstudents and residents and providing patient-based work withresidents. Dr. Sarma’s research interests include breast cancerand the interaction of radiation and drugs, head and neck cancarand pediatric cancer.Ayaz Shaikh, M.D.Dr. Shaikh earned his medicaldegree from RawalpindiMedical College in Pakistan.He completed generalsurgery residencies at EpiscopalHospital, MedicalCollege of Pennsylvania inPhiladelphia and at St. Joseph’sMercy Oakland Hospital inPontiac, Michigan, as well as,a plastic surgery residency atMcMaster University Facultyof Health Science in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Shaikhalso completed fellowships in advanced plastic and reconstructivesurgery at McMaster University Faculty of Health Science;hand surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Division of PlasticSurgery, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas; craniofacialand pediatric plastic surgery with the Carolinas HealthcareSystem in Charlotte, North Carolina; and aesthetic and breastsurgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department ofPlastic Surgery in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Shaikh practices with theCarle Center for Plastic Surgery. As a clinical instructor for theCollege of Medicine, his responsibilities include lecturing andacting as a preceptor in plastic surgery.Michael A. Smith, M.D.Dr. Smith received his medicaldegree from the IndianaUniversity School of Medicinein Indianapolis, Indiana. Hecompleted his post-graduatetraining at Wright StateUniversity School of Medicinein Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Smithpractices in the Obstetrics andGynecology Department ofChristie Clinic. As a clinicalinstructor for the College ofMedicine, his responsibilities include preceptoring M-3 and M-4students in the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship.William B. Weir, M.D.Dr. Weir earned his medicaldegree from the University ofIllinois College of Medicineat Chicago. He completed anemergency medicine residencyat Indiana Universityin Indianapolis. He practicesemergency medicineat Carle Clinic Association.As a clinical instructor forthe College of Medicine, Dr.Weir’s responsibilities includelecturing in emergency medicine and acting as a preceptor. Heis a member of the National Association of EMS physicians,the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, the AmericanAcademy of Emergency Medicine and the American College ofEmergency Physicians.Karen C. White, M.D.,Ph.D.Dr. White earned her Ph.D. inChemical Engineering fromPennsylvania State Universityand her medical degree fromthe College of Medicine, Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed aninternal medicine residencyat the University of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign and acritical care medicine fellowshipat St. John’s Mercy Medical Center and St. Louis University.Dr. White is a critical care physician at Carle Clinic Association.As a clinical assistant professor for the College of Medicine, herresponsibilities include participating in Tutorials and Historyand Physical instruction for M-2 students, acting as teachingattending for M-3 and M-4 students and residents and providingpatient-based work with residents.COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 31

Michael F. Wozniak,M.D.Dr. Wozniak received hismedical degree from RushMedical College in Chicago.He completed an internshipwith Riverside MethodistHospital in Columbus,Ohio and an anesthesiologyresidency with MassachusettsGeneral Hospital in Boston.Dr. Wozniak practices at CarleClinic Association. As a clinicalinstructor for the College of Medicine, his responsibilitiesinclude lecturing and acting as a preceptor. He is a member ofthe American Society of Anesthesiology.Rebecca J. Wright,M.D., F.A.A.P.Dr. Wright earned her medicaldegree at the College of Medicine,University of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign. Shecompleted her post-graduatetraining at the LutheranGeneral Hospital in ParkRidge, Illinois. Dr. Wright hasa practice in pediatrics andadolescent medicine at CarleClinic Association. As a clinicalinstructor for the College of Medicine, her responsibilitiesinclude acting as a clerkship preceptor for M-3 and M-4 studentsas they rotate through the pediatrics core clerkship. Dr. Wrightis a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.The College of Medicine at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign is proud of the partnerships that enableus to offer or participate in the continued education of physiciansthrough local residency programs. The newest participantsin these local residency programs are:Family PracticeCarle Clinic Association & Carle Foundation HospitalErich Hanel, M.D.Arsalan Khan, M.D.Edmar Lacay, M.D.Amy MacDougall, M.D.Natalie Opanasets, M.D.Internal MedicineCollege of MedicineAshraf Al-Dadah, M.D.Chaitanya Are, M.D.Muhammad Atiq, M.D.Tavinder Basra, M.D.Himanshu Bhutani, M.D.Dennis Chairman, M.D.Lakshmi Datla, M.D.Vikesh Gupta, M.D.Graham Huesmann, M.D.Aerin Huyn, M.D., M.P.H.Sadia Ijlaluddin, M.D.Deepika Jain, M.D.Rajat Kapoor, M.D.Sabrina Merchant, M.D.Vidu Mokkala, M.D.Mazher Rasool, M.D.Noaman Siddiqi, M.D.Prashant Sharma, M.D.Mohit Turagam, M.D.Yan Yang, M.D.Surgery – Oral & MaxillofacialCarle Clinic Association & Carle Foundation HospitalDaniel Cannon, D.D.S.Brock McKinley, D.D.S.32 Envisioning the Future

Alumni News1981Lance Becker, M.D., was featured in an article in the May 7,2007 issue of Newsweek. Lance, the Director of the Universityof Pennsylvania Center for Resuscitation Science, discussed newresearch in cell death and resuscitation.1984Kenneth Mack, M.D., Ph.D., is working as a Mayo Clinicneurologist. He was quoted in a national news story about,Jeanna Giese, the only person to survive rabies without the vaccination.Jeanna, now a college student, was infected after beingbitten by a bat; Ken was one of her doctors.1990Steven Prstojevich, M.D., D.D.S., was among 1,186 Initiatesfrom around the world who became Fellows of the AmericanCollege of Surgeons (ACS). He was recognized during convocationceremonies at the College’s recent 92nd annual ClinicalCongress in Chicago.Mark S. Thoelke, M.D., was recently promoted to AssociateProfessor of Medicine at Washington University School ofMedicine. He is still Clinical Director of the Division of HospitalMedicine and co-wrote the first chapter of General Care of thePatient, in the most recent edition of the Washington Manual ofMedical Therapeutics.1992William Schuh, M.D., Ph.D., is actively involved in the trainingof residents and students on a daily basis. He served as chiefresident in the Internal Medicine Residency and was a foundationdeveloper of the hospitalist program at Carle FoundationHospital. Recently, he assisted to develop complete on-line andintegrated patient records. William returned to the College asthe keynote speaker during the Homecoming CME program. Hewas also selected as the recipient of the 2007 Contributions tothe College of Medicine Alumni Award.1993Jamie L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., returned to campus to speakduring the Homecoming CME program on Ethics, Policy andPolitics in Healthcare.1996Delmas Bolin, M.D., Ph.D., is currently serving in his 4thyear as the Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Team Physician.He is in Private Practice in Family and Sports Medicine. He isalso a Professor of Osteopathic Medicine where he conductsresearch and teaches. He is currently teaching six differentcourses including Biochem, Histogenetics and Molecular Basisof Disease. Some of his recent research projects have includedpresentation of pain after open heart surgery and a publishedarticle on the high school wrestling weight certification process.William D. King, M.D., J.D., returnedto campus to speak during the HomecomingCME program on Ethics, Policyand Politics in Healthcare.Scott Mendelson, M.D., Ph.D., hasa book Metabolic Syndrome ad PsychiatricIllness: Interaction, Pathophysiology,Assessment and Treatment, accepted for publication, in November2007, by the scientific/medical publisher, Elsevier.1999Sarah Hartz, M.D., and husband Yehuda Ben Sahar, welcomeddaughter Noa in August 2007. She joins brother, Itai. Sarah is inthe midst of her psychiatry residency at the University of Iowa.2000Robert Fuller, M.D., Ph.D., is currently completing the thirdyear of his Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at the Universityof Vermont. He is board certified from ACOG as a general OB/GYN (FACOG). He plans to practice MFM in Macon, Georgia,where he will be adjunct to Mercer University and continue towork with residents and medical students. Current researchactivities include vascular remodeling in pregnancy and he gavean oral and poster presentation at the Society of Gynecologicinvestigation in Reno in March 2007.Eric Horn, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife, Lori, are the proudparents of their first child, Nicholas Elliot Horn. Nick was bornon November 22, 2006. He weighed 7lbs, 9oz, and was 21 incheslong. Eric and his family moved to Indianapolis, where he willbe Assistant Professor Neurosurgery and Director of SpinalNeurosurgery at Indiana University. His new position began inAugust 2007.Sally Salmons, M.D., M.B.A., moderated the HomecomingCME program on Ethics, Policy and Politics in Healthcare.2001Sarah Janssen, M.D., Ph.D., and Sean Avent welcomed theirdaughter Zoe Elizabeth Avent into the world on August 5, 2007.Sarah is currently a Science Fellow at the Natural ResourcesDefense Council in San Francisco. She returned to campus tospeak during the Homecoming CME program on Ethics, Policyand Politics in Healthcare.Deborah Oh, M.D., Ph.D., and her husband, Damian Lowe,are the proud parents of their first child. Kian Lowe, born April24, 2006.Kevin Sanders, M.D., Ph.D., and Brenda Sanders, M.D.,Ph.D. (2003), are now in Tacoma, Washington. Brendaaccepted a position with Pediatrics Northwest, a group of 20pediatricians and 5 nurse practitioners in Tacoma. Kevin is aRadiation Oncologist.COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 33

Samuel Steffen,M.D., was interviewedby RobertBazell, NBC News’Chief Science andHealth Correspondent,for a piece onMr. Spencer Johansen,the local policechief in Lexington,IL, who wasrecently diagnosedwith Alzheimer’s.NBC Nightly News is doing a piece on Johansen and his honestywithin his community. Sam is Mr. Johansen’s physician.Scott Walker, M.D., Ph.D., is currently working at theUniversity of Washington, in Neuroradiology Fellowship. AfterAugust 2007, Scott will begin at Medical Imaging Northwest, inLakewood, WA.2002Sandra Ettema, M.D., Ph.D., completed her otolaryngologyresidency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee inJune 2007. She is now at Southern Illinois University School ofMedicine to complete a fellowship in laryngology. In addition,Sandra plans on marrying her fiancé, Steve Everitt in September2008.Niranjan Karnik, M.D., Ph.D., is an adjunct facultymember in the Department of Anthropology, History andSocial Medicine at UCSF. He is also an assistant professor witha second appointment in Psychiatry. Niranjan divides his timebetween working at a shelter conducting detailed psychiatricassessments, working at his own child psychiatric clinic, anddoing research. He was also selected as the recipient of the 2007Art of Medicine Alumni Award from the College of Medicine.2003Rachel Coel, M.D., Ph.D., was matched at University ofColorado at Denver in their pediatric sports medicine fellowshipprogram. She began her fellowship in July 2007.Arvin Gee, M.D., Ph.D. is engaged to be married. His fiancée,Sherily is a Speech Pathologist in the Beaverton, Oregon SchoolDistrict.2007Connie Rhodes, M.D., wrote an article approved for publicationin the Journal of Trauma. In addition, an abstract shesubmitted was accepted for a poster at the Southeastern SurgicalSociety meeting in February.In MemoriamErnesto Garza, M.D., class of 1992, passed away in Albuquerque,New Mexico on June 27, 2007. Ernesto devoted much of hiscareer to the treatment of patients with debilitating conditions,including Parkinson’s, the disease which contributed to his owndeath.Alumni GatheringsLos Angeles, CA, February 2007 Poulsbo, WA, August 2007Would you like to get together with alums in your area, orarrange a regional gathering? If so, contact the Office of PublicAffairs and Advancement at 217-333-6524 for assistance withplanning and coordination.34 Envisioning the Future

college eventsStudent MilestonesWhite Coat CeremonyOn January 5, 2007, second-year students celebrated the beginning of their clinical studies with thepresentation of their white coats.Arnold P. GoldHumanism in MedicineInduction DinnerOn April 11, 2007, the College of Medicinewas honored with the installation of achapter of the Arnold P. Gold Humanismin Medicine Society. Society was foundedby the Arnold P. Gold Foundation inorder to both recognize and encouragehumanistic approaches to the practiceof medicine. In April, at the inauguraldinner, five students and one facultymember were inducted.FacultyJames S. Gregory, M.D.StudentsRussell H. HorwitzAerin M. HyunJoe Yosup KwonConnie M. RhodesAnobel TamraziCOLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 35

Match DayOn Thursday, March 15, 2007, graduatingstudents celebrated as they found outwhere they will head for the next step intheir training.Match List—March 2007DERMATOLOGYShery Varghese University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PAEMERGENCY MEDICINEDavid Bell Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZJoni Dorf Michigan State University ñ Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MIPeder Lindberg University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, ILINTERNAL MEDICINEAngel Chan Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MDObiageli Ntukogu Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, INNEUROLOGYAziz Ander Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VAGraham Huesmann Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MAOB/GYNJessie Dorais University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals, Salt Lake City, UTPATHOLOGYAras Mattis University of California at San Francisco (UCSF),San Francisco, CABrent Orr Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MDPEDIATRICSChristopher Hsu University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, ILRenee Potera Southern Illinois University School of Medicine & AffiliatedHospitals, Springfield, ILPSYCHIATRYRussell Horwitz Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MAAerin Hyun Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian,New York, NYJoe Kwon NYU School of Medicine, New York, NYRADIOLOGYAswin Krishnamoorthy University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, ILChuck Smittkamp Southern Illinois University School of Medicine & AffiliatedHospitals, Springfield, ILAnobel Tamrazi Stanford University Programs, Stanford, CASURGERYConnie Rhodes Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Augusta, GAINTERNAL MEDICINE—PRELIMINARYGraham Huesmann University of Illinois College of Medicine ñ Urbana,Urbana, ILAerin Hyun University of Illinois College of Medicine ñ Urbana, Urbana, ILAswin Krishnamoorthy St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, ILAnobel Tamrazi Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CTShery Varghese University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA36 Envisioning the Future

Convocation andAwards CeremonyConvocation was held on May 6, 2007.First Row: Shery Varghese, M.D., Ph.D., Christopher Hsu, M.D., Ph.D., Jessie Dorais, M.D., AerinHyun, M.D., Shelly Cohen, M.D., Joe Kwon, M.D., Renee Potera, M.D., Angel Chan, M.D.Second Row: Amanda Cuevas, M.A. (Assistant Dean, Student Affairs and Medical Scholars Program),James Hall, Ed.D. (Assistant Dean, Student Affairs and Medical Scholars Program), Brent Orr, M.D.,Ph.D., Aswin Krishnamoorthy, M.D., Obiageli Ntukogu, M.D., Joni Dorf, M.D., Connie Rhodes, M.D.,Jennifer Bloom, Ed.D. (Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Medical Scholars Program), BradfordSchwartz (Regional Dean)Third Row: Aras Mattis, M.D., Ph.D., Peder Lindberg, M.D., Ph.D., Charles Smittkamp, M.D., Ph.D.,Graham Huesmann, M.D., Ph.D., Anobel Tamrazi, M.D., Ph.D.COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 37

College CelebrationsHoliday ReceptionFaculty and staff gather to celebrate and enjoy the holidays.AdministrativeAssistants’LuncheonA luncheon was held on April25, 2007 to honor the dedicationof our civil service staff.38 Envisioning the Future

Length of ServiceOn October 11, 2007, faculty and staff gathered to recognize the hard workand achievements of their colleagues. Tod Jebe was the recipient of the AcademicProfessional Employee of the Year Award and Debbie Deedrich wasthe recipient of the Staff Employee of the Year Award.Retirement ReceptionsThe College celebrated a major milestone in the lives of severalas they retired or left the University.COLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 39

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Community OutreachFuture PhysiciansProgramEach year, area students who are interestedin medical careers gather withCollege of Medicine faculty and studentsand learn what life is really like as adoctor or med student.Illinois State FairEach year, the College joins other units in theUniversity of Illinois tent at the Illinois State Fair.42 Envisioning the Future

Chamber After HoursOn April 19, 2007, the College hosted ChamberAfter Hours for members of the Champaign CountyChamber of Commerce.Community Medical SchoolTwice a year, the College of Medicine, along withCarle Foundation Hospital, offers a three-partmedical series to the public. This series of informativepresentations on current medical topics isdelivered by College of Medicine faculty and areaphysicians in a manner that can be understood bythe layperson, as well as, offer new information to themedical professional. With the addition of displaysand information from local organizations, this trulyis a community event.Spring 2007: The Musculoskeletal SystemFall 2007: An Eye Opening View of Sleep DisordersCOLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 43

administration and facultyChicagoJoseph A. Flaherty, M.D.DeanSarah J. Kilpatrick, M.D., Ph.D.Vice DeanKaren Colley, Ph.D.Interim Senior Associate Dean for ResearchLeslie J. Sandlow, M.D.Senior Associate Dean for Medical EducationUrbana-ChampaignBradford S. Schwartz, M.D.DeanRobert W. Kirby, M.D.Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and G/CMEJames W. Hall, Ed.D.Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Medical Scholars ProgramSusan M. Kies, Ed.D.Associate Dean for Curriculum ManagementDedra Williams, Ed.M.Associate Dean, AdministrationJames M. Slauch, Ph.D.Director, Medical Scholars ProgramNora J. Few, Ph.D.Executive Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Medical ScholarsProgramAmanda E. Cuevas, M.A.Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Medical Scholars ProgramRichard J. Schimmel, Ed.D.Director, Business and Financial AffairsVacantDirector of AdvancementDepartment 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 Biochemistry44 Envisioning the Future

CreditsEditorsAssistantsMadeleine A. Jaehne, M.Ed., M.N.Barbara L. HaegeleCharlene T. BlindtKayla M. KingCopy/Feature Writer Catherine G. Lockman, M.S.DesignPhotographyGretchen Wieshuber, Studio 2DChris Brown, Chris Brown PhotographyJim Corley, Corley PhotographyLeonid ZamdborgCarle Foundation HospitalCarle Clinic AssociationChristie ClinicProvena Covenant Medical CenterCollege of Medicine, Office of Student AffairsCollege of Medicine, Office of Public Affairsand AdvancementCOLLEGE OF MEDICINE university of illinois at urbana-champaign 3

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