Class of 2024 Commencement Proogram

May 9, 2024 6:30 p.m.

2313 Red River St., Austin, Texas 78712

LETTER FROM THE DEAN Class of 2024, This year, Dell Medical School celebrates its first decade of success. Since our founding in 2014, our students, trainees, faculty and staff have set the standard for excellence in medical education — and witnessed remarkable transformation on campus! Because of the incredible talent and commitment of students like you, our school has become synonymous with excellence, innovation and compassion in health care.

You entered Dell Med in an era of disease unprecedented in our lifetimes, with your early experience shaped by the unpredictable demands of a global pandemic.

The rigor of medical school was, for you, intensified by times of uncertainty and change. But during our years together, we also saw — and found within ourselves — countless acts of kindness, selflessness, and resilience that strengthened the bonds of our community and reaffirmed our shared humanity. We experienced renewed focus on the art of caring and a capacity for innovation at a pace far greater than at any point in history.

Now, as we enter Dell Med’s next decade and a new era that will be defined by computation rapidly accelerating toward cognition, it’s your time. How fitting that we conclude our first 10 years with the graduation of a class of truly exceptional physicians. You are the leaders. The changemakers. The wonders you will witness — and the wonders you will work — are things that we can only now imagine.

Congratulations, doctors. The future is waiting for you.

Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D. Dean, Dell Medical School Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Medical Leadership

ABOUT THE DEAN Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D. Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D., is dean of Dell Medical School and senior vice president for medical affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, the anchor of an emerging integrated academic health system in one of the fastestgrowing cities in the U.S. An internationally recognized neurologist, Lucchinetti led a 2014 landmark study describing patterns of tissue damage in early multiple sclerosis that pivotally refined medicine’s understanding of the disease. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious John Dystel Prize for MS Research.

Before coming to UT, Lucchinetti spent nearly three decades working as a researcher, clinician and educator at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she was dean of clinical and translational science and director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science; neurology department chair; a professor; and a member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Governors and Board of Trustees.

Lucchinetti earned her medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago and, after an internship at RushPresbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, completed a neurology residency and a fellowship in neuroimmunology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

At this world-class institution, you worked hard, and you prevailed.

But commencement means beginning, and now the real change starts.

At Texas, you learned to think big.

Go change the world.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Welcome Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D. Dean, Dell Medical School Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Medical Leadership

Student Keynote Speaker Daniel Bamrick-Fernandez Keynote Introduction Jay C. Hartzell, Ph.D. President, The University of Texas at Austin Trammell Crow Regents Professor of Finance

Keynote Speaker Michael Dell Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dell Technologies

Conferral and Presentation of Degree Candidates Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D. Stephen R. Smith, Ph.D. Inaugural Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School

Hippocratic Oath Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, J.D., MACP Assistant Dean of Clinical Integration, Department of Medical Education Director, Developing Outstanding Clinical Skills Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Closing Remarks Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D.

2024 KEYNOTE INTRODUCTION Jay Hartzell, Ph.D. Jay Hartzell holds the Trammell Crow Regents Professorship in Business. He is also a Texas Ex. Before serving as president, Hartzell served as the 12th dean of the McCombs School of Business at UT Austin, one of the country’s largest and most distinguished business schools.

As dean for over four years, Hartzell launched the Goff Real Estate Labs, elevated the Canfield Business Honors program and opened Rowling Hall, the home of UT’s MBA program.

He helped create many significant partnerships with colleges and schools across campus, including Dell Medical School, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Natural Sciences, and the Moody College of Communication.

Hartzell joined UT in 2001 after teaching at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Prior to his time as dean, he held several key administrative roles at the McCombs School of Business.

Hartzell holds a B.S. in business administration and economics (cum laude) from Trinity University and a Ph.D. in finance from The University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on real estate finance, corporate finance, and corporate governance.

2024 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Michael Dell Michael Dell is chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies, an innovator and technology leader providing the essential infrastructure for organizations to build their digital future, transform IT and protect their most important information.

Michael’s story started in 1984 when the 19-year-old, working from his UT Austin dorm room, founded Dell Technologies with $1,000. Notably quoted as saying that “technology is about enabling human potential,” Michael’s vision of how technology should be designed, manufactured and sold forever changed the IT industry. In 1992, Michael became the youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500. Known and admired for his astute business vision and bold moves, Michael took Dell Technologies private in 2013, setting the stage to architect the largest technology deal in history with the combination of Dell, EMC and VMware in 2016 and the subsequent relisting of Dell Technologies on the public markets in 2018.

In 1998, Michael formed MSD Capital, now DFO Management, a private investment firm that exclusively manages the capital for the Dell family. In 1999, he and his wife, Susan Dell, established the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to accelerate opportunity for children growing up in urban poverty in the U.S., India and South Africa. In 2013, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation pledged $50 to the University of Texas at Austin to establish Dell Medical School.

Michael is the author of two books, “Direct from Dell” and “Play Nice But Win.”

2024 STUDENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER Daniel Bamrick-Fernandez Daniel R. Bamrick-Fernandez, elected by his peers to speak today, is graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with an M.D. from Dell Medical School and an MBA from McCombs School of Business. Danny earned his bachelor’s degree in history and Spanish from the University of Memphis and the University of Georgia and a master’s in biomedical sciences from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. In June, he will continue his medical training as a dermatology resident at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Prior to medical school, Danny spent five years as an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army’s 20th Special Forces Group, serving in Guatemala, Peru, Kuwait, Syria and Iraq. Since serving, he has continued to be involved in veterans affairs, alongside interests in anti-racist reforms, preservation of language diversity, support for people who migrate, and environmental stewardship. While at Dell Med, Danny coled the Queer Medical Association, which supports efforts toward greater diversity and inclusivity in medicine.

Danny is proud to also have the support and encouragement of a big, loving family. He is here today thanks to their efforts and sacrifices. His great-grandparents migrated to this country from Italy and Ireland, as did his husband, from Paraguay. His parents and grandparents built families through hard work in such careers as construction, military service, cosmetology, nursing and culinary arts. Their American dream had at its center a value on education, and they encouraged each generation to strive for opportunities beyond what they themselves held.

PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES Stephen Smith, Ph.D. Stephen “Steve” R. Smith, Ph.D. is the inaugural associate dean of student affairs. Steve joined Dell Medical School in 2015 after having served as the director of medical student success programs for the Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for more than seventeen years. Steve retired in March 2024 and continues a strong commitment for medical student advocacy.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, J.D., MACP 2024 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awardee Alejandro Moreno is a practicing physician and attorney. He is professor of medicine and the assistant dean for clinical skills integration at Dell Medical School. He also directs the four-year longitudinal Developing Outstanding Clinical Skills Course.

Moreno specializes in Internal Medicine and has spent all his career in medical education. He is also an expert in the care of refugees and victims of torture. He is a Master of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and currently serves as the Texas Southern Governor and Vice-Chair of the Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee.

DOCS* MENTORS Swati Avashia M.D., FAAP, FACP, CTropMed® Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Pediatrics Assistant Director for Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, Dell Medical School Family Medicine Residency Program John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education and Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care Assistant Director of Research Education, Emergency Medicine Residency Mrinalini Kulkarni-Date, M.D. Chief of Division of Endocrinology and Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Course Director DOCS 1 Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Alefiyah Malbari, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education Chief, Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics James Marroquin, M.D., FACP Assistant Professor, Department of Education Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health

Lysbeth Miller, M.D., MACP Co-Associate Chair for Education and Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Maria Monge, MD, MAT, FAAP, FACP Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, J.D., MACP Assistant Dean of Clinical Integration, Department of Medical Education Director, Developing Outstanding Clinical Skills Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Kumar Pandian, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Suneet Singh, M.D., FACEP Affiliate Faculty, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care Steven Taylor, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

* The Developing Outstanding Clinical Skills (DOCS) Integrated Curriculum provides an understanding of the role of the physician in the clinical setting and in the community through longitudinal small group and clinical learning experiences throughout the four years of medical school.

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS Nicholas M. Barbaro, M.D. Chair and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education Strategy, Department of Medical Education Kevin Bozic, M.D., MBA Chair and Professor, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care Jane C. Edmond, M.D. Wong Family Distinguished University Chair and Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Director, Mitchel & Shannon Wong Eye Institute Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Z. Leah Harris, M.D. Chair and Professor, Department of Pediatrics Director, Dell Pediatric Research Institute F. Parker Hudson, M.D., MPH Interim Chair, Department of Internal Medicine Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency George A. Macones, M.D., MSCE Executive Vice Dean, Dell Medical School Chair and Professor, Department of Women’s Health William Matsui, M.D. Vice Dean of Research, Dell Medical School Robert E. Askew, Sr., M.D. Chair in Oncology and Professor, Department of Oncology Courtesy Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Beth Nelson, M.D. Interim Vice Dean of Education, Dell Medical School Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Medical Education Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Medical Education Courtesy Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D. Matthew P. Nemeroff Endowed Chair and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Director, Institute for Early Life Adversity Research Co-Director, Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy David Paydarfar, M.D. Chair and Professor, Department of Neurology Director, Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences Gurjeet S. Shokar, M.D. Interim Chair, Department of Diagnostic Medicine Professor, Department of Medical Education Courtesy Professor, Department of Population Health Navkiran “Kiran” K. Shokar, M.D., MPH Associate Dean for Community Affairs, Dell Medical School Chair and Professor, Department of Population Health Co-Program Leader of Cancer Prevention and Control, Livestrong Cancer Institutes

MEDICAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP Travis Crook, M.D. Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Department of Medical Education Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D. Dean, Dell Medical School Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Medical Leadership Jonathan MacClements, M.D. Senior Associate Dean and DIO of Graduate Medical Education, Department of Medical Education Professor, Department of Medical Education Professor, Department of Population Health Beth Nelson, M.D. Interim Vice Dean of Education Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Medical Education Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education Stephen R. Smith, Ph.D. Inaugural Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Department of Medical Education Emily Vinas, Ed.D. Director of Educational Strategy and Program Development and Assistant Professor, Department of Women’s Health Director of Continuing Medical Education, Department of Medical Education LuAnn Wilkerson, Ed.D. Associate Dean for Evaluation and Faculty Development and Professor, Department of Medical Education

STUDENT AWARDS & HONORS Alpha Omega Alpha Shreya Ahuja Nirupama Ancha Kelsey Mumford Hannah Rashdan Christian Shannon Brooke Upchurch

Gold Humanism Honor Society — Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, J.D., MACP Gold Humanism Honor Society Edy Adams-Ezor Daniel Bamrick-Fernandez Katherine Goodfellow Emily McCalley Scott Spivey Provencio Munachimso Uzodike Ebhomielen

CLASS OF 2024 EDY ADAMS-EZOR — Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, Medicine-Primary/ HIV Distinction: Social Entrepreneurship DOCS Mentor: Kumar Pandian, M.D.

SHREYA AHUJA — Residency: Duke University Medical Center, RadiologyDiagnostic Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, J.D., MACP

NIRUPAMA ANCHA — Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Urology Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, J.D., MACP

MICHELLE BACH — Residency: Boston University Medical Center, Dermatology Distinction: Research DOCS Mentor: Swati Avashia, M.D., FAAP, FACP, CTropMed®

DANIEL BAMRICK-FERNANDEZ — Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Dermatology Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: James Marroquin, M.D., FACP

CHRISTOPHER BLANTON — Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP

YAEL BOOTIN — Residency: Memorial Healthcare System, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: Kumar Pandian, M.D.

NIKITA CHOUDHARY — Residency: UC San Diego Medical Center, Neurological Surgery Distinction: Research DOCS Mentor: James Marroquin, M.D., FACP

ALEXANDER CHU — Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Internal Medicine Distinction: Research DOCS Mentor: Swati Avashia, M.D., FAAP, FACP, CTropMed® RACHEL DAUM — Residency: University of Utah Health, Otolaryngology Distinction: Research DOCS Mentor: Suneet Singh, M.D., FACEP

MAYA ELDIN — Residency: Maine Medical Center, Urology Dual Degree: Master of Public Health DOCS Mentor: Swati Avashia, M.D., FAAP, FACP, CTropMed®

SOFIA GERETA — Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Urology Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation DOCS Mentor: Kumar Pandian, M.D.

KATHERINE GOODFELLOW — Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Education DOCS Mentor: James Marroquin, M.D., FACP

CANAAN HANCOCK — Residency: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, General Surgery Dual Degree: Master of Public Affairs DOCS Mentor: Lysbeth Miller, M.D., MACP

RABAB ISA — Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, ObstetricsGynecology Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP

FARAZ JAFRI — Residency: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Internal Medicine Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: Kumar Pandian, M.D.

AMANDA JUSTIZ — Dual Degree: Master of Public Health DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP

SAIMA KHAN — Residency: Dell Medical School, Ophthalmology Dual Degree: Master of Public Health DOCS Mentor: Kumar Pandian, M.D.

ERIN KOVAR — Residency: Dell Medical School, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation DOCS Mentor: Alefiyah Malbari, M.D.

HOLLY LANGLEY — Residency: Stanford Health Care, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, J.D., MACP

CORTNEY MATTHEWS — Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation DOCS Mentor: James Marroquin, M.D., FACP

EMILY MCCALLEY — Residency: Cahaba Medical Care, Family Medicine/Urban Dual Degree: Master of Arts in Design DOCS Mentor: Maria Monge, M.D., FACP

JARED MOON — Residency: Dell Medical School, Ophthalmology Dual Degree: Master of Education DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D.

KELSEY MUMFORD — Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Obstetrics-Gynecology Dual Degree: Master of Public Affairs DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP

VISHAL PATEL — Research: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, General Surgery Dual Degree: Master of Public Health DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP

PETER PRALAHAD RAMAN — Residency: Stanford Health Care, Psychiatry Dual Degree: Master of Education DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D

HANNAH RASHDAN — Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Dermatology Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation DOCS Mentor: Suneet Singh, M.D., FACEP

SANJANA RAVI — Residency: Duke University Medical Center, MedicinePediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Public Affairs DOCS Mentor: Swati Avashia, M.D., FAAP, FACP, CTropMed®

VERONICA REMMERT — Residency: Dell Medical School, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Arts in Design DOCS Mentor: Suneet Singh, M.D., FACEP

ALMA ROSA RIVERA FEREGRINO — Residency: Dell Medical School, Psychiatry Dual Degree: Master of Public Health DOCS Mentor: Lysbeth Miller, M.D.

ANANYA ROY — Residency: Dell Medical School, Psychiatry Dual Degree: Master of Public Health DOCS Mentor: Maria Monge, M.D., FACP

FELYCIA CYNTHIA SANI — Residency: Dell Medical School, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Public Affairs DOCS Mentor: Lysbeth Miller, M.D.

JOHN SAXTON — Residency: Dell Medical School, Psychiatry Distinction: Social Entrepreneurship DOCS Mentor: Suneet Singh, M.D., FACEP

CHRISTIAN SHANNON — Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Otolaryngology Distinction: Master of Public Affairs DOCS Mentor: James Marroquin, M.D., FACP

YOSHA SINGH — Residency: Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Hospital, Medicine-Pediatrics Distinction: Social Entrepreneurship DOCS Mentor: Maria Monge, M.D., FACP

SCOTT SPIVEY PROVENCIO — Residency: Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Hospital, Medicine-Pediatrics Distinction: Social Entrepreneurship DOCS Mentor: Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, J.D., MACP

C. JOSEPH STAUTNER — Residency: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Radiology-Diagnostic Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: Alefiyah Malbari, M.D.

MICHAEL TEE — Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Psychiatry Distinction: Master of Public Health DOCS Mentor: Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, J.D., MACP

MADISON TERZO — Residency: Dell Medical School, Radiology-Diagnostic Dual Degree: Master of Education DOCS Mentor: Alefiyah Malbari, M.D.

BROOKE UPCHURCH — Residency: UNC Hospitals, Obstetrics-Gynecology Dual Degree: Master of Arts in Design DOCS Mentor: James Marroquin, M.D., FACP

MUNACHIMSO UZODIKE EBHOMIELEN — Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Public Health DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D.

OLIVIA VISCUSO — Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Child Neurology Duual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: Alefiyah Malbari, M.D.

KURT JOHN WAGNER III — Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: Suneet Singh, M.D., FACEP

CAROLINE WALSH — Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Pediatrics Dual Degree: Master of Public Affairs DOCS Mentor: John Bedolla, M.D., FACEP

DAVID WANG — Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, RadiologyDiagnostic Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: Lysbeth Miller, M.D.

GEORGIA WILLIAMS — Residency: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Dermatology Dual Degree: Master of Science in Health Care Transformation DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D.

JOSHUA WITKOP — Residency: University of Alabama Medical Center, Anesthesiology Dual Degree: Master of Business Administration DOCS Mentor: Maria Monge, M.D., FACP

EMILY YAN — Residency: University of Utah Health, Child Neurology Dual Degree: Master of Arts in Design DOCS Mentor: Alefiyah Malbari, M.D.

JESSICA ZIMMERMAN — Residency: Dell Medical School, General Surgery Dual Degree: Master of Education DOCS Mentor: Steven Taylor, M.D.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this pledge: I will respect the autonomy, dignity and privacy of my patients.

I will practice my profession with conscience and in accordance with best medical practice.

I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy and understanding may outweigh the benefits of surgery and medications.

I will not permit bias, prejudice or other societal constraints to impact my responsibility to my patient, and I will be vigilant in addressing health inequities.

I will avoid the traps of overtreatment and advocate for those without access. I will always put patients and their families ahead of personal economic gain.

I will prevent disease and promote health. I will advance health in my community beyond the walls of the clinic and hospital.

I will collaborate with all members of the health care team to provide comprehensive care to my patients and the community.

I will recognize the limits of my knowledge and skill and seek the help of others when needed.

I will work to improve the quality and safety of the health system through innovation, collaborative leadership and teamwork.

I will attend to my own health, well-being and abilities in order to provide care of the highest standard.

If I do not violate this oath, I will live honored knowing that I have returned to society the great investment and trust it has placed in me.

Written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna (edited by the inaugural class of Dell Medical School)