Commencement and Hooding Ceremony
Sunday,
May 21
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., FACEP, FACOEP Dean
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Greetings from the President 1 Greetings from the Provost and Executive Vice President 2 Greetings from the Dean 3 Keynote Speaker 4 Program 6 Graduates, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine 8 Special Degree Programs 12 Combined Baccalaureate/Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree Program: B.S./D.O. and B.A./D.O. 12 Master of Public Health/Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine: M.P.H. / D.O. 12 Master of Business Administration/ Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine: M.B.A/D.O. 12 Academic Medicine Scholars Program 12 Émigré Physicians Program 13 Armed Forces Scholarships 13 Global Health Certificate 13 Honors and Awards 14 National Honors and Recognition 15 NYITCOM Diversity Oath of Commitment 16 Osteopathic Oath 17 Table
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Greetings from the President
Congratulations, doctors! Today’s hooding ceremony marks an exciting new chapter in your lives, one I know you and your classmates—now fellow alumni from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine—will cherish for many years to come.
The doctoral hood you receive today symbolizes your transition from student to skilled medical professional. You leave here with a great responsibility to help countless patients who will depend upon your compassion, experience, and education to enhance and improve their lives as well as the lives of those they hold dear.
As a polytechnic university, New York Institute of Technology has empowered you to benefit from our academic diversity. You’ve learned alongside future nurses, physical and occupational therapists, physician assistants, engineers, computer scientists, architects, entrepreneurs, and others dedicated to pursuing 21st-century careers. In addition, our talented faculty members have dedicated themselves to preparing you to become caring, informed, and highly skilled medical professionals.
We are honored to include you among our nearly 114,000 alumni worldwide, which now includes more than 9,000 osteopathic physicians. I wish you the best of luck and I am confident that you will make us proud.
Once again, congratulations on your incredible achievement. I look forward to hearing about your many successes.
Sincerely,
Henry C. “Hank” Foley, Ph.D. President, New York Institute of Technology
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Greetings from the Provost and Executive Vice President
Congratulations to all of you on your incredible achievement. You are taking the most important step in your medical career—you have earned your degree. This is an exciting moment, as you now join not only a distinguished group of alumni but also the physician community at large.
You are starting today the next chapter in your career. Although you might think that your studies are over, as a physician your life as a student never ends. Internship and residency are easily identifiable as a continued learning environment, but as a physician, you always continue as a student. Whether it is when you study for your board certification examination or review the medical chart of a patient, you are a student. When listening to your patients or during a discussion with a consultant, you are a student. Only by continuing your quest for knowledge will you be able to continue the path that NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine has prepared you for: Being the best physician you can be. Healing your patients. Representing the profession.
No public relations campaign or advertising budget will ever be as successful at promoting NYITCOM and osteopathic medicine as when you provide highquality, compassionate care. This, as you can imagine, puts quite a burden on you as new graduates. I challenge you to remember this for the rest of your medical career. You not only represent yourself, but every NYITCOM graduate, every osteopathic physician, every physician who was hooded before you.
Congratulations to you and your families,
Jerry Balentine, D.O., FACEP, FACOEP Provost and Executive Vice President New York Institute of Technology
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Greetings from the Dean
Today marks a major milestone in your life and your career. The administration, faculty, and staff of NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine could not be more proud of you. As students of the college, you have distinguished yourselves with hard work and professionalism. You have our heartfelt congratulations for a job well done.
NYITCOM has equipped you not only with facts, but also with the tools necessary to seek new knowledge. I encourage you to follow medical literature closely, evaluate it critically, and keep your minds open to new forms of therapy. Your patients will assume that you are providing the very latest in medical care. In meeting their expectations, you will be honoring yourself, your college, and your profession.
As you take your oath, you will make a pledge to the students who follow you. Your college selected you not only because you will be an outstanding physician, but also because of your potential to teach the generations of osteopathic physicians to come. The future of the profession rests in your hands. I hope you will integrate learning, doing, and teaching into every day of your career.
On a personal note, I wish each and every one of you the very best and my hope as you embark on this amazing journey is for you to find joy in every day!
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., FACEP, FACOEP Dean NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Keynote Speaker
ANTONIO C. BIANCO, M.D., PH.D. Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
Antonio Bianco is a physician-scientist and a writer working in the thyroid field. He obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. in Human Physiology in São Paulo, Brazil, and later immigrated to the United States where he maintains a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded laboratory. Together with his graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and collaborators, Bianco has published in the area of thyroid hormone metabolism and action, with implications for the treatment of patients with hypothyroidism.
His research career has focused on how T3 (triiodothyronine) initiates or terminates critical biological steps while maintaining relatively stable plasma levels. Bianco’s work has been recognized with numerous awards and elections to membership in prestigious professional societies. He served as a regular member of NIH study sections and the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), and also served in different administrative capacities such as chief of endocrinology at the University of Miami and Rush University, where he also served as president of the medical practice. Bianco was elected and served as president of the American Thyroid Association in 2016.
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Program
Academic Processional
Alumni Marshals
Taranjeet Ahuja, D.O., Class of 2006
Charles Gambino, D.O., Class of 1989
Class of 2023 Student Marshals
Meher Ahmed
Mohit Gogna
Faculty Marshals
Thomas Chan, D.O. Associate Professor and Chairperson, Clinical Specialties
Matthew Heller, D.O. Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Grand Marshal
William Palmer, M.D. Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine
Presiding
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., FACEP, FACOEP Dean
The Star-Spangled Banner
Note-O-Chords
NYITCOM Musician Singers
Welcome
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O.
Jerry Balentine, D.O., FACEP, FACOEP
Provost and Executive Vice President
New York Institute of Technology
Board of Trustees
Daniel Ferrara, D.O., Class of 1986 Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
New York Institute of Technology
Henry C. Foley, Ph.D. President
New York Institute of Technology
Introduction of the Keynote Speaker
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O. Keynote Speaker
Antonio C. Bianco, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Chicago, Professor of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism
Presentation of Candidates
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O.
Conferral of Degrees
Henry C. Foley, Ph.D.
Hooding of Graduates
Henry C. Foley, Ph.D.
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O.
Faculty Award Recipients/ Hooders
Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Basic Sciences
Maria Plummer, M.D. Associate Professor, Clinical Specialties
Faculty Award for Excellence in Problem Based Learning
Donna-Marie McMahon, D.O. Associate Professor, Clinical Specialties and Associate Dean Student Affairs
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Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Clinical Sciences
Thomas Chan, D.O.
Associate Professor and Chairperson, Clinical Specialties
Preceptor of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching
Matthew Heller, D.O. Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Diversity Oath
Meher Ahmed, Class of 2023
Osteopathic Oath
Donna-Marie McMahon, D.O. Associate Professor, Clinical Specialties and Associate Dean Student Affairs
Military Oath of Office
Philip Volpe, D.O.
Class of 1989, Major General, United States Army, (Retired)
Class Address
Mohit Gogna President, Class of 2023
Closing
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O.
Recessional
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Graduates, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Sarah Abdel-Karim
Hani Mahmoud Abdel-Rahman
Erica Isabella Abidor
Soha Omar Abotaleb
Clara Abouelsaad
Kenney Abraham
Rita George Abraham
Amir M. Ahmed
Kinza Ahmed
Meher Ahmed
Matthew T. Ajaj
Inci Akkaya
Taysir Al Janabi
Mustafa Munir Alam
Matthew G. Alben
Erica Liwanag Alcantara
May Ali
Raiyan Nasir Ali
Mohammed Isam Alsaud
Mohamed Moneer Alshenawy
Sonia Amanat
Minorvi Rakesh Amin
Augustine Acheampong Amponsah
Rahul Anand
Corina Anderson
Aleena Rachel Anu
Oghuz Khan Anwar
Zuha Asghar Anwar
Jonathan Arias
Daniel Charles Arifakis
Mohammad Ahmad Ashkar
Madison Nicole Baker
Gayatrisreeja Bapatla
Carolyn Emma Basaleli
Jacob Basaleli
Sara Patricia Beardsley-Eide
Taslima Begum
Alexey Belevich
Amritpal Singh Bhangoo
Nandini Bhattacharjee
Labiba N. Bhuiyan
Rubina Munaf Bhura
Ali Raza Bhutto
Ari Bitterman
Victoria Jenna Brown
Sneha Kishor Bupathi
Forrest Tyler Butensky
Mahlaqa Shahzadi Butt
Daniel David Carris
Daniel Chang
Saqib Noormohmed Chariwala
Julie To Cherry
Alexandra Chervonsky
Klaudia Cios
Ricky Cohen
Christian Michael Coletta
Alyssa Ann Curcio
Hadi Dahhan
Eric Joseph Dahl
Meghana Damaraju
Cyrus Davati
Nathan Samuel Davis
Maria Miriam Davydova
Stephanie Natasha De Mel
Kevin Timothy Dell’Aquila
Bharati Dev
Laura Marie DiBenedetto
Jean Martin Domosi
Ruben Arthur Dovlatyan
Joseph Michael Dowling
Austin Raymond Dukat
George Economou
Tanzina Akhtar Ela
Kaely Elizabeth Elkins
Nicole Alexa Falus
Elyssa Ann Farr
Kimberly Anne Fasciglione
Nida Fatima
Michael Fedorovsky
Brent Skylar Fogel
Irine Gabrichidze
Francis Marc Gacek
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Neil Gambhir
Hillary T. Gan
Fady George Gendy
Bolos Gerges
Daniel Jalil Ghajar
Chenise Paige Gibson
Ashleigh Lauren Glowacki
Mohit Gogna
Rosemary Gomez
Benjamin Tzvi Gorlin
Laura Rachel Goyarts
Joseph Gerard Granata
Shashank Gupta
Sonali Nina Gupta
Satvinder Kaur Guru
Naiem Habib
Robert Andrew Halpern
Taimur Hamid
Bassel Hassan
Allison Kathryn Havens
Jennifer Hegedus
Alex Devante Hernandez
Tate William Twistington Higgins
Sarika Raju Hira
Nadia Leme da Cunha Holladay
Brittany Hsu
Robert Osman Hubley
Avery Hum
Muhammad Humais
Nicole Kristina Hunzeker
Rama Hussein
Amenah Khalid Ibrahim
Nassef William Ibrahim
Frank Anthony Ida
Shamin Fatema Islam
Tanzeela Islam
George Anthony Istafanos
Assma Itani
Benna Thayil Jacob
Seelia Joy Jacob
Sravya Jannapureddy
Jenson Mathew John
Jerry Jose
Sari Yael Joshowitz
Matan Daniel Kadosh
Jasneel Singh Kahlam
Haroon Karabay
Zunayet Karim
Jessie L. Karten
Kiranjot Kaur
Katherine Marie Keever
Kevin Gerard Kelly
Armani Khan
Madiha Ahmed Khan
Tasnin Mahmuda Khan
Neil Khanna
Srijesa Khasnabish
Julian Khaymovich
Risa Nicole Kiernan
Andrew Hyun Kyu Kim
Joseph Yechan Kim
Robert Jeahyun Kim
Scott Harrison Kivitz
Ariel Naavah Kleydman
Sheku Komeh
Nina Dorothy Kosciuszek
Panayiotis Koumas
Brandon Radhey George Kuczabski
Gregory Kurgansky
Daniel Y. Kurtz
Chi Lam Kwok
Thomas Merrill Lampeter
Richard J. LaRocco
Jenny Lee
Amanda Rose Levy
Brian W. Li
Christine Li
Richard Liang
Shehtaaj Sadik Lilaporia
Daniela Queenie Lin
Willis Lin
Jessica Camille D’Alessandro Looby
Katherine Kumari Loomba
Iris Lu
Robert James Magaldi
Megan Ellen Maguire
Abrahim Mahmood
Mahima Mangla
Fatima Maqsood
Madeline Ruth Margulies
Sylvia Sarah Marshall
Kevin J. Mathew
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Stephen Nuyit Mbah
Michael Timothy McCartin Jr.
Kaylie Rose McGivney
Margo Elizabeth McGrath
Benjamin Michael Mecham
Rubab Mian
Aaron Tanner Miller
Mairead Helene Moloney
Ashley Anne Monaco
Sarah Cathryn Muder
Waqar Ahmad Mughal
Ubayed Hasan Muhith
Joseph Louis Muraca
Jonathan Michael Muratori
Joy Kanyua Mwobobia
Hayley Nicole Myles
Abeera Nadeem
Pranav Bahuleyan Nair
Daniel W. Napack
Zoha Yousaf Naseer
Daniella Natanov
Julianna Marie Nerone
Tony Nguyen
Akito Theodore Nicol
Melvina Chinagolum Nnam
Jillian Ann Nostro
Yetunde Fadekemi Ogunneye
Yekaterina Okouneva
Melanie Leigh Orr
Amee Magan Pansuriya
Andrew Tyler Paramo
Christina Marie Parducci
Elizabeth M. Park
Nikit Patel
Uzma Patel
Amaka Uchenna Patrick-Anaekwe
Jimmy George Patteril
Matthew Cesar Pelletier
Ramya Pendyala
Andrew Joseph Penner
Casey Susan Petronella
Zachary Anthony Piazza
Anthony Piche
Adarsh P. Pillay
Edward Vincent Piscitelli
Manasa Devi Pisipati
Elona Esther Poltiyelova
James VanArsdale Potts
Justin Edward Pratte
Andrea Ronille Cacaos Puno
Salahuddin Qureshi
Julia Kathleen Raffo
Peter M. Rafla
Promi Lubaba Rahman
Shanta Sunita Ramsaran
Noor Ul Huda Rao
Mac Josh Gredoña Reandelar
Nathanael Lynn Rehmeyer
Christopher Edward Riis
Christina Marie Roselli
Divya Mary Roy
Summer Lee Rudish
Alexander C. Sacher
Zubia Sagarwala
Natasha Salman
Jacob Tyler Salner
Uma Sai Sankaramanchi
Jarrett Alexander Sannerud
Maria Daniella Santa Cruz
Elisheva Sasson
Michael Arthur Savallo
Mehak Kaur Sawhney
Nicholas Ryan Scelzi
Dana Elizabeth Schulz
Vasanth Kumar Selvam
Shaber Ahmad Seraj
Nickie Liu Seto
Ramim Shafi
Asim Shahid
Haque Mohammed Shakil
Nabeel Moeen Sharaf
Rhea Rakesh Sharma
George Shehata Shehata
Abhideep Singh
Paramvir Singh
Puneet Kaur Singh
Shannon Elizabeth Smith
Andrej Michael Sodoma
Kevin Song
Lauren Soong
Peter Nabil Sorial
Andrew Joseph Spitznogle
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Deepa Sridhar
Abigail Dorothy Stanley
Angela Hyejin Suh
Salman Ali Syed
Manal Syeda
Kevan Tafreshi
Zaid Tahir
Brian Tang
Matthew Sean Tarrash
Diea Refaat Nkhnoukh Tawfelos
Saahil Thukral
Nicholas Tkach
Moshiyakh Tokov
Beshoy Zaher Toma
Lilian Tran
Kathleen Lee Tung
Aanchal Tyagi
Jonathan Frederick Vanmanen
Anju Ann Varghese
Tinsa Varughese
Nicole Catherine Volino
Julia Rachel Wajsberg
Victoria Wang
Hassan Waqar
William Thomas Wiedemann
Tyler John Wilson
Sammi Wong
Michelle Genevieve Wrynn
Justine Wu
Brianna Yaeger
Linda HuiKang Yang
Lawrence Jacob Yelkin
Michael Shereef Youssef
David Yusupov
Samana Nasim Zaidi
Syed Meesum Haider Zaidi
Bence Zakota
Lauren Zhao
Mina Zheng
Aiza Zia
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Special Degree Programs
Combined Baccalaureate/Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree Program: B.S./D.O. and B.A./D.O.
The following graduates successfully completed the B.S./D.O., or B.A./D.O. seven-year program and will receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree:
Kinza Ahmed
Aleena Rachel Anu
Hillary T. Gan
Bassel Hassan
George Anthony Istafanos
Benna Thayil Jacob
Seelia Joy Jacob
Jenson Mathew John
Joseph Yechan Kim
Uzma Patel
Casey Susan Petronella
Adarsh P. Pillay
Salahuddin Qureshi
Natasha Salman
Vasanth Kumar Selvam
Rhea Rakesh Sharma
Manal Syeda
Anju Ann Varghese
Nicole Catherine Volino
Master of Public Health/Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine: M.P.H. / D.O. The following graduate successfully completed the M.P.H. and D.O. programs and will receive the Master of Public Health and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees:
Hassan Waqar
Master of Business Administration/ Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine: M.B.A/D.O.
The following graduates successfully completed the M.B.A. and D.O. programs and will receive the Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees:
Jonathan Arias
Gregory Kurgansky
Michael Timothy McCartin Jr.
Jonathan Michael Muratori
Tony Nguyen
Nicholas Ryan Scelzi
Academic Medicine Scholars Program
The following graduates successfully completed the Academic Medicine Scholars Program and will receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Academic Medicine M.S.:
Saqib Noormohmed Chariwala
Jerry Jose
Katherine Marie Keever
Risa Nicole Kiernan
Nina Dorothy Kosciuszek
Katherine Kumari Loomba
Mahima Mangla
Madeline Ruth Margulies
Sylvia Sarah Marshall
Ashley Anne Monaco
Christina Marie Parducci
Christina Marie Roselli
Shannon Elizabeth Smith
Nicole Catherine Volino
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Émigré Physicians Program
The following graduates successfully completed the Émigré Physicians Program and will receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree:
Hani Mahmoud Abdel-Rahman
Soha Omar Abotaleb
Amir M. Ahmed
Taysir Al Janabi
May Ali
Mohammed Isam Alsaud
Mohamed Moneer Alshenawy
Augustine Acheampong Amponsah
Rahul Anand
Taslima Begum
Alexey Belevich
Ali Raza Bhutto
Daniel Chang
Tanzina Akhtar Ela
Irine Gabrichidze
Bolos Gerges
Nadia Leme da Cunha Holladay
Amenah Khalid Ibrahim
Nassef William Ibrahim
Shamin Fatema Islam
Zunayet Karim
Sheku Komeh
Stephen Nuyit Mbah
Waqar Ahmad Mughal
Joy Kanyua Mwobobia
Melvina Chinagolum Nnam
Yetunde Fadekemi Ogunneye
Amaka Uchenna Patrick-Anaekwe
Peter M. Rafla
Noor Ul Huda Rao
George Shehata Shehata
Peter Nabil Sorial
Salman Ali Syed
Diea Refaat Nkhnoukh Tawfelos
Beshoy Zaher Toma
Hassan Waqar
Armed Forces Scholarships
The following graduates will take the military oath of office:
Daniel Chang, Navy
Robert Osman Hubley, Army
Scott Harrison Kivitz, Army
Ariel Naavah Kleydman, Army
Amaka Uchenna Patrick-Anaekwe, Navy
Dana Elizabeth Schulz, Air force
Global Health Certificate
The following graduates received the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine Global Health Certificate:
Jonathan Arias
Elyssa Ann Farr
Kimberly Anne Fasciglione
Amanda Rose Levy
Joy Kanyua Mwobobia
Abhideep Singh
Tinsa Varughese
Inclusion of names in this program does not verify that students have completed all graduation requirements.
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Honors and Awards
College Achievement Awards
Dean’s Achievement Award for Overall Academic Excellence
Kaylie Rose McGivney
Stanley Schiowitz
Award for Excellence in Osteopathic Medicine
Christina Marie Parducci
Distinguished Service Award
Kimberly Anne Fasciglione
Academic Excellence Award in Pre-Clinical Education/LectureDiscussion Based Curricular Track
Kaylie Rose McGivney
Academic Excellence Award in Pre-Clinical Education/Doctor Patient Continuum Curricular Track
Robert Andrew Halpern
Academic Excellence Award in Clinical Education
Richard Liang
Excellence in Public Health Award
Mahima Mangla
Alumni Association Award
Mohit Gogna
NYSOMS Award
Kimberly Anne Fasciglione
Natalie Assalone Nizza, D.O. Memorial Award
Christina Marie Roselli
American Osteopathic Foundation Donna Jones Moritsugu Memorial Award
Luliia Grosheva
Laurie Miller Spencer, D.O. Memorial Scholarship
Summer Lee Rudish
Matthew K. Sommella, D.O. Memorial OMM Fellowship Award
Sylvia Sarah Marshall
James Walker Memorial Scholarship Award
Mac Josh Gredoña Reandelar
Andrea N. Watson, D.O. Excellence in Humanism Award
Mahima Mangla
Rodika Zaika
Memorial Award
Hani Mahmoud Abdel-Rahman
Glasgow Rubin Academic Achievement Award
Sara Patricia Beardsley-Edie
Madiha Ahmed Khan
Risa Nicole Kiernan
Nina Dorothy Kosciuszek
Katherine Kumari Loomba
Kaylie Rose McGivney
Ashley Anne Monaco
Joy Kanyua Mwobobia
Hayley Nicole Myles
Yetunde Fadekemi
Ogunneye
Noor Ul Huda Rao
Lilian Tran
Brianna Yaeger
Honored Graduate for Glasgow Rubin Academic Achievement Award
Kaylie Rose McGivney
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National Honors and Recognition
Sigma Sigma Phi
Sigma Sigma Phi National Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity
Class of 2023 members:
Clara Abouelsaad
Taysir Al Janabi
Rahul Anand
Daniel Charles Arifakis
Daniel Chang
Ricky Cohen
Alyssa Ann Curcio
Kimberly Anne Fasciglione
Daniel Jalil Ghajar
Robert Andrew Halpern
Sarika Raju Hira
Benna Thayil Jacob
Madiha Ahmed Khan
Risa Nicole Kiernan
Scott Harrison Kivitz
Panayiotis Koumas
Jenny Lee
Richard Liang
Katherine Kumari Loomba
Robert James Magaldi
Kaylie Rose McGivney
Mairead Helene Moloney
Ashley Anne Monaco
Hayley Nicole Myles
Gold Humanism Honor Society
Class of 2023 members:
Meher Ahmed
Sonia Amanat
Gayatrisreeja Bapatla
Rubina Munaf Bhura
Forrest Tyler Butensky
Ricky Cohen
Alyssa Ann Curcio
Eric Joseph Dahl
Nathan Samuel Davis
Bharati Dev
Kaely Elizabeth Elkins
Kimberly Anne Fasciglione
Mohit Gogna
Sonali Nina Gupta
Satvinder Kaur Guru
Naiem Habib
Sarika Raju Hira
Avery Hum
Assma Itani
Jenson Mathew John
Jerry Jose
Katherine Marie Keever
Srijesa Khasnabish
Richard Liang
Katherine Kumari Loomba
Robert James Magaldi
Mahima Mangla
Madeline Ruth Marguiles
Kaylie Rose McGivney
Mairead Helene Moloney
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards
Presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Graduate
Bharati Dev
Faculty Member
Jordan Keys, D.O.
Akito Theodore Nicol
Yetunde Fadekemi
Ogunneye
Amee Magan Pansuriya
Justin Edward Pratte
Mac Josh Gredoña
Reandelar
Michael Arthur Savallo
Mehak Kaur Sawhney
Asim Shahid
Abhideep Singh
Brianna Yaeger
Sarah Jane Cathryn Muder
Daniella Natanov
Amee Magan Pansuriya
James VanArsdale Potts
Julia Kathleen Raffo
Mac Josh Gredoña
Reandelar
Christopher Edward Riis
Zubia Sagarwala
Jacob Tyler Salner
Dana Elizabeth Schulz
Shaber Ahmad Seraj
Andrew Joseph Spitznogle
Angela Hyejin Suh
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NYITCOM Diversity
Oath of Commitment
I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter.
I will always be mindful of the honor and great privilege bestowed upon me as a physician.
I vow to faithfully preserve the health and quality of life of my patients, upholding professionalism, confidentiality, and respect for patient autonomy and involvement in their own care.
I vow to perform my professional duties with fidelity and with the best interests of my patients in mind.
I promise to care for patients using appropriate clinical judgment that will uphold their morality and do no harm.
I will work to improve the general welfare of the community and to sustain laws and institutions that do not perpetuate injustice or harm.
With this oath, I will seek to live my life committed to cultural humility and continued self-reflection.
As a physician, I will utilize my position to ensure every individual seeking medical care is treated equitably, regardless of sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, nationality, age, or other personal qualifier.
I will only engage in those practices that will uphold my duty to serve all of humanity in order to honor the highest goals of the profession.
In the presence of this gathering I bind myself to my oath.
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Osteopathic Oath
I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter. I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health and the life of my patients, to retain their confidence and respect both as a physician and a friend who will guard their secrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity, to perform faithfully my professional duties, to employ only those recognized methods of treatment consistent with good judgment and with my skill and ability, keeping in mind always nature’s laws and the body’s inherent capacity for recovery.
I will be ever vigilant in aiding the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those practices which will in any way bring shame or discredit upon myself or my profession. I will give no drugs for deadly purposes to any person, though it be asked of me.
I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation and never by word or by act cast imputations upon them or their rightful practices. I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art. To my college I will be loyal and strive always for its best interests and for the interests of the students who will come after me.
I will ever be alert to further the application of basic biologic truths to the healing arts and to develop the principles of osteopathy which were first enunciated by Andrew Taylor Still.
In the presence of this gathering I bind myself to my oath.
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