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2024 Honor Societies Induction Ceremony

April 8, 2024

The College of Medicine inducted the newest members into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society during a ceremony and banquet on March 20, 2024, at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue.

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Attendees at the AOA/GHHS honor society induction ceremony

During the ceremony, 41 students, five residents and fellows, and four faculty members were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, which champions humanism in health care through compassion, collaboration and scientific excellence. The society “empowers experts, learners and leaders to together create systems and cultures that support humanistic care for all.”

Drexel’s chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, the Delta Zeta chapter, welcomed 54 students, ten faculty members, nine residents and three alumni to the society. AOA holds the belief that the medical profession can improve care for everyone by “recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community, supporting the ideals of humanism and promoting service to others.”

Attendees at the AOA/GHHS honor society induction ceremony

Mary Lynn Sealey, MD, regional assistant dean of clinical education for the Allegheny Health Network, gave the keynote address. She described the soon-to-be MD graduates as her inspiration for the speech: “I decided that you are our inspiration and should be a source of inspiration for each other.” She marveled at the effort it had taken them to get to where they are today and acknowledged the impact of each person’s “village,” their support networks who stood by them along the way.

Before closing with congratulations, Sealey offered the attendees two rules she lives by: Be kind, even when it isn’t easy to do so, and be yourself, “your own unique person with your personality, your talents, your strengths and your weaknesses.”

Attendees at the AOA/GHHS honor society induction ceremony

Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductees

Faculty

Lorraine Cummings, MD
Andrew Klobuka, MD
Patrick Perri, MD
William Pompella, DO

Residents

Mario Cassara, MD
Adalberto Guzman Mejia, MD
Robert Libera, DO
Rubina Paudel, MD
Yusuf Sattar, MD

 

Students

Taesha Andre
Aliyah Bolton
La Niece Carpenter
Andrew Chiu
John Chojnowski
Nefertiti Curtis
Daniella Darius
Andriana Doliba
Daniella Forman
Kent Fuller
Selam Haile
Eli Hoerler
Andrew Joseph
Hannah Kim

Victoria Koa
Jennifer Kuflewski
Robin Kumaratunga
Steve Li
Cynara Matos
Rishabh Matta
Andrew Maza
Danielle Mensah
Kiarra Mouzon
Shiraz Mumtaz
James Nassur
Maria Priyma
Erica Riddick
Natalia Romano Spica
Nathan Sablowski

Farhan Sahawneh
Schyler Said
Edeline Sanchez
Sara Seyedroudbari
Pranav Sharma
Michelle Slinger
Anthony Tirone
Rhea Trainson
Erika Tretner
Kelsey Whitus
Michelle Willis
Kanyinsola Yoloye

Attendees at the AOA/GHHS honor society induction ceremony

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Inductees

Faculty

Amy Lynn Althoff, MD
Jessica R. Barson, PhD
Susanna Evans, MD
Daniel Fischman, MD, MMM
Sandhya Kortagere, PhD
Ogechukwu Menkiti, MD
Karen M. Restifo, MD, JD
Bisan A. Salhi, MD, PhD
Todd Strochlic, VMD, PhD
Bryan Wexler, MD, MPH

Residents and Fellows

Kasey Chelemedos, DO, MPH
Yue "Alice" Goa, MD, MPH
Sumar Hayan, MD
Jonathan Ignacio, MD
Parmida Jafari, MD
Michael Nestasie, DO
Diana Opeyemi Omoyeni, MD
Priyanka Raju, MD
Shereen Salfity, MD

Alumni

Lynn E. DeLisi, MD, MCP ’72
Ellie Pavich Salinski, MD ’08
Rene Ramirez, MD ’09

Students

Adeola Ajayi
Johnny Allsop
Cenk M. Atillasoy
Jamison Beiriger
Ishaan Bhatt
Alexander Boucher
Anna Braendle
Jack Buckanavage
Emma Byrne
Nina Cheng
John Chojnowski
Anthony Ciro
Carlo Coladonato
Lacee Collins
Erica Crawford
Alexandra Davidson
Drew Davis
Denis de la Flor

Margaux Everingham
Sara Furukawa
Ashlea Ghaner
Sam Glaisher
Annie Glenney
Matthew T. Griffin
Michael Heller
Maxwell Johnson
Jackie Krieger
Joshua Leckron
Edward Lin
Tanmay Majmudar
Charvi Malhotra
Krishna Mallem
Philip Maxwell
Kyle McCloskey
Elysia McDonald
Craig Methot

Mayank Patel
Pravin Patel
Maria Priyma
Natasha Reddy
Santiago Rengifo
Erica Riddick
Alessandra Rigamonti
Kevin Rooney
Reena Kaur Sandhu
Samuel Saucedo
Sara Seyedroudbari
Ali Shields
Brandon Smith
Stuti Tank
Anthony Tirone
Jessica Titherington
Gayathri Vijayakumar
Kelsey Whitus