UMass Chan Medical School confers 270 degrees at 49th commencement exercises
WORCESTER — Chancellor Michael F. Collins presided over the ceremony Sunday on the UMass Chan Medical School campus, presenting 162 Doctor of Medicine degrees, eight MD/PhD degrees, three Master of Science in Clinical Investigation degrees, 40 Doctor of Philosophy and one Master of Science degrees in the biomedical sciences, 33 Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees, eight PhD in Nursing degrees, four Master of Science in nursing degrees, and 11 postgraduate certificates.
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Class of 2022 of the UMass Chan Medical School 49th Commencement
Graduate School of Nursing
Post Graduate Certificate
Boston - Marsha V. Charlton*
Braintree - Sulayman Ahmed Zuod
Concord - Nina M. Abelowitz
Lexington - Scotlyn Sullivan Yeates*
Longmeadow - Wendy Ann Libowitz*
Rutland - Juffred Villanueva Colon
Tyngsborough - Maureen R. Daniell*
Woburn - John William Donovan*
Out-of-state
Kennebunk, ME - Patricia Ann Seely
Lewisville, TX - Jobin Sebastian Kalathil*
International
Pagadian City, Philippines - Rosemarie Grace Mondarte Zorola
Master of Science
Boston - Nancy Esther Figuereo*
Dudley - Heidi Ann Marrier*
Millbury - Allison Jayne Dyberg
Out-of-state
New York City, NY - Zoheret Memmert-Miller
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Agawam - Emily Lynn Davenport Alonso*
Ashland - Rachel Singer Niemiec*
Berlin - Alyssa Marie Tonelli*
Billerica - Candace Lorraine Wallace*
Blackstone - Phouangmaly Mimi Oupravanh*
Boston - Cathleen Cuddihyb, Stephanie Caroline Mancini
Grafton - Melody Melissa Banasiak*, Kaitlyn M. Fishman
Holden - Shawna Marie Baker
Lowell - Jeffrey Phortra Chhim*
Mansfield - Meghan Kelly Parrett*
Mendon - Rachel Ann Burke*
Millis - Aisling Aletta Ryan*
Newton - Irina Rojas*
Northampton - Gretchen Elizabeth Peery
Northbridge - Ezequiel De Leon*
Petersham - Cindy Lee Cunningham*
Shrewsbury - Lin Wei Evans Astill*
Waltham - Erick Joel Sandoval*
Westborough - Brittany Taylor Rosenthal
Whitinsville - Jessica A. Donati*
Worcester - Athena Theresa Crowley, Tina Phuong Vo*b
Out-of-state graduates
West Hartford, CT - Grace Schierberl*
Los Angeles, CA - Sabiha Kamran Kaiser
Salem, NH - Alexandra Eileen Cole*b
Bend, OR - Hannah Riley Boorstein*b
Coraopolis, PA - Rebecca Ann Foley
Providence, RI - Daniela Carrasco
Alexandria, VA - Kianna Whitney Warner*
Winooski, VT - Canary Yen Hoang Ly*b
International
Hiroshima, Japan - Yuki Fujita*
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
Chelmsford - Rita Konadu Amoah*
Natick - Tara Marie Tehan*
Oxford - Zareen Lakhani Barry*
Palmer - Deborah M. Jean-Baptiste*
Shrewsbury - Amanda Elizabeth Cornine*, Jennifer Katherine DiBenedetto*, Thin Zar Malatesta*
Worcester - Julia Brigette Patrick*
*Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society b Rural Health Scholars Pathway: Pathway students are selected after a competitive application process, are responsible for completing additional curricular requirements above-and-beyond their degree program
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Master of Science (MS)
Millbury - Alexander Czuchra
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Holden - Gianna Lusiye Wilkie
Boston - Dawn Truong
Out-of-state
Baltimore - Lauren Catherine Orr
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Boston - Pin-Tsun Justin Lee
East Longmeadow - Carolina Galan
Framingham - Krishna Sumanth Ghanta, Georgia Gunner
Methuen - Nathan Michael Gioacchini
Newton - Kyle Gellatly
Rutland - Ariel Leigh Beccia
Sturbridge - Sage Emery Foley Sutton Gabrielle Elizabeth Giese
Uxbridge - Stephanie Pepper Carreiro
Waltham - Victoria Lynn Julian
Weymouth - Melanie Rose Walker
Winthrop - Patrick Joseph Kearney
Waltham - Nien Chen Li
Worcester - Catherine Suubi Nagawa
Out-of-state
Orlando, FL - Priya Saikumar Lakshmi
Lee, NH - Sarah MacDonald Anderson
Brooklyn, NY - Kevin Luk
Glassboro, NJ - Kyvan Dang
San Juan, PR - Javier A. Solivan-Rivera
International
Windsor - Ontario, Canada Jiayi Fan
Beijing - China Danni Zhao
Shenyang - China Yiyang Yuan
Tianjin, China - Ke Cong Yantai, Tong Wu
Bogota, Colombia - Maira Alejandra Castañeda-Avila
Les Cayes, Haiti - Jacqueto Zephyr
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Anne Myrline Jecrois
Aligarh, India- Amena Arif
Lagos, Nigeria - Oluwabunmi Maria Emidio
Khan Younis, Palestine Mennatallah Albarqi
Seoul, South Korea Yeonhee Cho, Jennifer Eunmi Moon
Taipei, Taiwan Shun-Yun Cheng
Taitung, Taiwan Yu-Jung Lu
Hatay, Turkey - Betul Akgol Oksuz
Istanbul, Turkey - Mehmet Hakan Güney, Batuhan Orbay Yenilmez
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz - Daniel Hidalgo
Egypt - Maggi Ahmed Reffat Aly Ahmed
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)
Malden - Annie Hien
Newton - Benjamin Kevin Inouye Helfand
Paxton - Michael Charles Kiritsy
Worcester - Jordan Leigh Smith*
Out-of-state
Boston/Miami, FL - Peter G. Cruz-Gordillog
Wichita, KS - Eric J. Schmidt
Austin, TX - Alec Kragie Gramann*
Spring, TX - Samson Michael Jolly
School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Acton - Nichita Jitendra Kulkarnia, Ashley Lidong Linc, Mark Teng Liu*
Amherst - Garrick Han Gu
Andover - Iha Kaulg
Auburndale - Alexandra Christine Palmer*
Baldwinville - Alec Allain*
Barre - Tatiana Alexandra Petrovicka
Belmont - Hannah Emily Swartz*, Wanlu Xuc
Beverly - Benjamin Maxner*
Bolton - Hayden Federspiel Peirce
Bondsville -Matthew A. Suzor
Boston - Deirdre Geraldine Buckley*g, Peter G. Cruz-Gordillo+g, Hans Askjell Erickson, Kelly E. Flanagan*g, Molly Rose Ingemi
Boxborough - Adrian Fanucci-Kissg, Anni Rong
Boxford - Leslie Sparks Panella
Braintree - Stephanie Boey Ng
Brighton - Hallie Gellerb, Hannah Whiting Kilcoyne
Brookline - Emily Elizabeth Adlerg, Sam Kendrick Lauffer, Arden M. Marin*
Cambridge - Peter Makhoul*
Canton - Amberly Tâm Diêp *g
Chelmsford - Matthew Richard Linnehan, Holly Dawn Neale*
Chestnut Hill - Alexandra Ruby Rabin*
Concord Rose - Carroll Healy
Dalton Erin - Cathryn Caffrey
Dartmouth - Nayha Chopra-Tandonb
Dracut - Sarah Jane Blackwellg
East Walpole - Manasa P. Raman
Everett - Khoi Do
Florence - Meghan Brooke Harrington
Foxboro - Hussein A. Antar
Hanover - Christopher Michael DiTulliog
Hingham - Amanda Leea
Holden - Brennan Patrick Dagleg
Holliston - Daria Emily Santoro
Hopkinton - Kara Micah Bansong, Qiuwei Yang
Ipswich - Shauna Mary Rice*
Jamaica - Plain Xinmiao Yangd
Lancaster - Alexander Schryver*b
Lenox - Fiona Jill St. Leger Dore
Lexington - Havisha Bindu Karnam, Diana W. Liu, Eleanor Montgomery, Tara K. Patel-Saavedraa, Jacob E. Paulson, Elizaveta Reznichenko, Christine Yao
Lincoln - Bronwyn Mako Wada-Gillg
Lowell - Zachary J. Michaelsg
Malden - Jannifer Ho
Marion - Terence Bryan Lee, Jr.
Medfield - Brandon Matthew Sepe
Melrose - Joseph Anthony LiCausi
Millis - Dina Lee Rochea
Milton - Jaclynne Helaine Nader, Edward Paul O’Connor
Needham - Emily Catherine Gentilegad, Charles Yang Yia
Newton - Julia Beth Sherman*
Northborough - Taryn Jeanne Ryan
Norton - Rachel Nicole Anderson
Pembroke - William Connolly Coughlin
Princeton - Jacob Maalouf
Rockport - Sara Kathryn Carbone
Roxbury - Rodney Brunogd
Shrewsbury - Richa Chhaya*, Joshua Erban, Tamanna Patel, Filia M. Van Desselgc, William Weir, Megan Yuen
Somerville -Sumner Eaton Kilmarx
South - Dennis Lindsey Allison Brown
Southwick - Simone Rose Thibault*g
Sturbridge - Prithwijit Roychowdhury
Sudbury - Anthony Patrick Foscolos
Swampscott - Lindsay Victoria Walsh*
Taunton - Steven P. Ayala, Jr.
Tewksbury - Jessica Ma
Upton - Peter Alexander Jordan
Uxbridge - Alexander Brandan Kaplanga
Waban - Alice Berenson
Wayland - Emily Alyson Nussga, Ryan Garrett Payne*, Charlotte Sanden Walmsley*g
Webster - Olivia Josephine Hall
Wellesley - Emily Stabnick Eiel*, Carol Norris Renneburg, Margaret Lillian Ruddy
West Harwich - Stephanie Trimbolia
Westford - Delia Tikkanen Sanders, Xunuo Shen
Weston - Deniz Cataltepe*gd
Wilbraham - Heloise Marie Dubois
Winchester - Sahil Girish Shah, Megan V.J. Trilokekar-Fernandez
Worcester - Brian Thomas Argus, Matthew Beth Urhoy, Colby Pasha Cayton, Adam Arrigo Cellurale, Andrea Chiang, Erica N. Christenson, Nolan Blau Condron*, Sean Hamill, Kathryn Hiller*, Jessica B. Kahand, Rosemary H. Kelley*, Jessica E. Kloppenburgbc, Christopher Mujin Leeg, Guyu Liu, Gabrielle Anna Luiselli*, Sheikh Moinul, Vadim Molla, Shafik Matovu Mutaaweg, Julia Theresa Rose O’Donoghue, Charles O. Ogagan, Jr., Michelle Susan Parrisbc, Ariana Mary Perryd, Paolo Tavares, Rebecca Kim-Hong Tooheya, Alexandre Joseph Wenk-Bodenmiller, Imani Michaela Williamsg
Yarmouth - Port Haley N. Schachter*
Out-of-state
Calabasas, CA - Max Lee Dengd
La Canada, CA - Andrea T. China
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - Lauren Young Nguyena
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - Brittany Ashley Tran
San Diego, CA - Rachel Tu-Uyen Duong
San Jose, CA - Samuel Leea
Woodland Hills, CA - Kian D. Samadian
Simsbury, CT - Christine Johanna Donohuea
Washington, DC - Christine Grech
Wilmington, DE - Colin Patrick Flannellyc
Sharpsburg, GA - John Leonard Romano
Homer Glen, IL - Lauren Ellyse Cralle
Mount Prospect, IL - Olivia Nuelle*g
Fulda, MN Theodore - William Medling
Auburn, NH Andrew - D. Johnson
Belle Mead, NJ - James Joseph
Lawrenceville, NJ -Zachary Joel Cartunc
Tenafly, NJ - Leo J. Kuwamag
Auburn, NY - Katherine M. Cooper*
Manhasset, NY - Victoria Weic
Cumberland, RI - Katherine Barbara Lynch*
Providence, RI - Timothy D. Winn*g
Tiverton, RI - Mary E. Bassalyg, Rachel Sophie Padilla*
Dallas, TX - Kimberly Reimold*
Falls Church, VA - Collin McCloskey Leibold*d
* Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society gGold Humanism Honor Society – Recognition by their peers as exemplars of humanism
a Global Health Pathway
b Rural Health Scholars Pathway
c Clinical and Translational Research Pathway
d Urban Health Scholars Pathway
Pathway students, selected after a competitive application process, are responsible for completing additional curricular requirements above-and-beyond their four-year medical degree program.
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