2022 PCOM South Georgia Biomedical Sciences Commencement Program

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomes you to the Commencement Ceremony of PCOM sOuth GeOrGia

honoring the Class of 2022

Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Monday, July 25, 2022

Program * Faculty Marshal ..........................................................................................Brandy sreenilayam, PhD Invocation Chief of Campus Operations, PCOM south Georgia .....................................Joanne M. Jones, MBa

* The Star-Spangled Banner ..................................................................................................Beth York Introduction Dean, health sciences ...................................................................................Gregory McDonald, DO

Welcome President and Chief executive Officer ..................................................................Jay s. Feldstein, DO Remarks associate Provost......................................................................................Linda r. adkison, PhD, Ms

Presentation of Candidate for Honorary Degree........................................................Dr. McDonald Conferring of the Degree ...............................................................................................Dr. Feldstein DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS, HONORIS CAUSA Kevin Karem, PhD, Director, southeast Food and Feed Labortory, usFDa Address ...............................................................................................................................Dr. Karem Remarks Director, Biomedical science Graduate Program ...................................................edward shaw, PhD Presentation of Candidates for Degrees in Course .....................................................Dr. McDonald Conferring of the Degrees ..............................................................................................Dr. Feldstein Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences PCOM Alumni Association Remarks President, PCOM alumni association ...............................................................Paul Lapoint, DO '90 Closing Remarks..........................................................................................................Dr. McDonald * Recessional *Audience please rise

Overview established in 2019, PCOM south Georgia is a private, not-for-profit, accredited institute of higher education dedicated to the healthcare professions. e Moultrie, Georgia, campus is affiliated with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, a premier osteopathic medical school with a storied history.

Founded in 1899, PCOM operates three campuses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, suwanee, Georgia, and Moultrie, Georgia. Joining PCOM Georgia in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state, PCOM south Georgia focuses on educating physicians for the south Georgia region.

PCOM south Georgia offers both a full, four-year medical program leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree and a Master of science in Biomedical sciences degree. emphasizing a “whole person approach to care,” PCOM south Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service to the wider community. e College is accredited by the american Osteopathic association's Commission on Osteopathic College accreditation.

Commencement Speaker KEvIN KAREM, PHD DIRECTOR, SOUTHEAST FOOD AND FEED LABORTORy, USFDA Kevin Karem, PhD, serves as the Director of the southeast Food and Feed Laboratory at the us Food and Drug administration.

Prior to working with the FDa, Dr. Karem held many leadership positions at e Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in atlanta. he supported their outbreak responses during the 2019 novel Coronavirus outbreak, the 2015 West african ebola outbreak, the 2015 Zika virus outbreak in the Caribbean and Central america, and the 2003 us and Congo Monkeypox outbreaks.

Dr. Karem has consulted on technical areas in biomedical and life sciences since 1999, assisting in startups and business development, pediatric cancer research and innovative technology design–including a project on the international space station Dr. Karem has led global projects with the Center for Global health, World health and Pan american health Organizations, as well as other international partners and academic leaders in research and technology. he has led teams of scientists working on complex research projects in infectious disease, immunology, genomics and innovation resulting in over 100 publications, as well as provided leadership for outbreak response, team building, operational efficiency and representation. he has provided advice on policy development and the communication of scientific progress and planning, continuous quality improvements, and management of global relationships for project implementation. he is a champion of technological advances and entrepreneurial thinking, works to foster relationships for improved performance and is dedicated to advancing science.

Dr. Karem earned his bachelor of arts degree in biology from the university of Louisville and his PhD in medical sciences from the university of south alabama. he completed his post-doctoral fellowship training at the university of tennessee Knoxville College of Veterinary medicine where he studied viral infections and viral immunology related to vaccine development and host interactions. he resides in atlanta Georgia with his wife, Dr. Karen Weldon, with three children and four dogs.

Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences

Awards

Awards

W

e congratulate all of our award recipients for their distinguished academic performance and service to the College and community.

2022 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

DEAN’S AWARD IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES awarded to a member of the graduating class who attained the highest scholastic average.

Teighlor Nicole Livingston

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES LEADERSHIP AWARD this award recognizes a graduate who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, high academic achievement, and the ability to effectively represent the class in college and community affairs.

Anthony Palache

PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP AND DIvERSITy AWARD awarded to a member of the graduating class who has made a unique contribution to create an environment of shared responsibility and ownership for diversity and inclusion at PCOM, as well as demonstrating emerging and sustained commitment thereto.

Janai Groves

Degrees in Course July 25, 2022

Degrees in Course MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Janai Groves Preclinical sciences

Teighlor Nicole Livingston Biomedical research

Kylie Parrish Preclinical sciences

Krupesh Govindbhai Patel Forensics Biology

Anthony Pelache Forensics Biology

Eloise St. Fort Population and Public health Leadership

yatri aker Preclinical sciences

Fiancee Audora Williams Forensics Biology

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Boards of Trustees Administration Alumni Association

Boards of Trustees Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Officers Chairman of the Board

thomas J. Gravina

Vice Chairman

John P. Kearney

President and Chief executive Officer

Jay s. Feldstein, DO ’81

Provost, senior Vice President for academic affairs

Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, MBa, FaCOFP

Vice President for Finance, Chief Financial Officer and treasurer

Peter Doulis, CPa

Chief Legal affairs Officer and assistant secretary

David F. simon, JD

Chief advancement and strategic Planning Officer

Carrie Collins, PhD, JD

Chief Diversity and Community relations Officer

Marcine Pickron-Davis, PhD

Chief Campus Officer – PCOM Georgia

r. Bryan Ginn, Jr.*

executive assistant to the President and secretary to the Board of trustees

Lynn a. Kush

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine James h. Black, D.O. ’62, LLD (hon.)

John B. Bulger, D.O. ’95, MBa timothy P. Burgess Joseph a. Dieterle, D.O. ’70 elma Dye-holmes, Ph.D. Matthew O. elkes Jay s. Feldstein, D.O. ’81 Julie r. Fox, M.B.a.

Marla D. Golden, D.O., ’88, M.s., F.a.C.e.P.** omas J. Gravina

*Officer of the PCOM Board only **Faculty representative ***alumni representative

Jerel a. hopkins, esquire John P. Kearney Vincent Lobo, D.O. ’65 r. David McCleskey a. scott McNeal, D.O. ’88 Dana C. shaffer, D.O. ’85 *** Wayne t. sikes Virginia a. stallings, M.D. Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, M.B.a., F.a.C.O.F.P.

Administration Jay S. Feldstein, DO President and Chief executive Officer Kenneth J. veit, DO, MBA Provost, senior Vice President for academic affairs and Dean Peter Doulis, CPA Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer David Simon, JD Chief Legal affairs Officer R. Bryan Ginn, Jr. Chief Campus Officer, PCOM Georgia Carrie Collins, JD, PhD Chief advancement Officer and strategic Planning Officer Marcine Pickron-Davis, PhD Chief Diversity and Community relations Officer Linda R. Adkison, PhD, MS associate Provost, accreditation, Growth and Development H. William Craver III, DO Dean and Chief academic Officer, Osteopathic Medical Program, PCOM south Georgia Robert DiTomasso, PhD, ABPP .

Dean, school of Professional and applied Psychology Andrea Mann, DO, FAAP Dean and Chief academic Officer, Osteopathic Medical Program, PCOM Georgia Gregory McDonald, DO Dean, school of health sciences Shawn Spencer, PharmD Dean and Chief academic Officer, school of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Joseph Kaczmarczyk, DO, MPH, MBA Vice Dean, PCOM Osteopathic Medicine Program Arthur Sesso, DO senior associate Dean of Osteopathic Curricular innovation and Oversight and Chair, surgery David Kuo, DO associate Dean for Graduate Medical education and Director of Medical education

Kerin Fresa, PhD associate Dean, Osteopathic Curriculum, PCOM Nikita Mirajkar, PhD associate Dean, Curricular execution Osteopathic Medicine Program Naushad M. Khan Ghilzai, PhD, BPharm associate Dean for academic affairs school of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Michael Becker, DO, MS associate Dean of Clinical education, PCOM Marla Golden, DO associate Dean of Clinical education PCOM Georgia, PCOM south Georgia Stephanie H. Felgoise, PhD, ABPP associate Dean for academic integration of the school of Professional and applied Psychology Chair, Department of Clinical Psychology Michael Lee, PhD assistant Dean, Professional and student affairs, school of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Julie Wickman, PharmD assistant Dean, Clinical education, school of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Sue Hingley, PhD interim Chair, Department of Bio-Medical sciences, PCOM Lisa Corbin, PhD, LPC, NCC Chair, Department of Counseling Jessica Glass Kendorski, PhD, NCSP, BCBA-D Chair, Department school Psychology, PCOM Laura Levy, DHSc, PA-C Chair, Physician assistant studies PCOM and PCOM Georgia Ruth Maher, PT, PhD, DPT Chair, Physical erapy, PCOM Georgia

Avadhesh C. Sharma, PharmD, PhD Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical sciences, school of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Jennifer Shaw, PhD Chair, Department of Bio-Medical sciences PCOM south Georgia John Tovar, PharmD Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice, school of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Richard White, PhD, FAHA Chair, Department of Bio-Medical sciences, PCOM Georgia

Administration (continued) Oliver Chen, PhD Chief Library services Officer Jane Z. Dumsha, PhD Chief research Operations Officer Mindy George-Weinstein, PhD Chief research and science Officer Joanne Jones, MBA Chief of Campus Operations PCOM south Georgia

Erik Langenau, DO, MS Chief academic technologies Officer Brian Mann, MA, PA-C Chief simulation Operations Officer Patience Mason, MEd Chief student affairs Officer Samuel A. Matheny, MEd, MA Chief student services Officer, Offices of Financial aid and registrar Maureen O’Mara Carver registrar

PhiladelphiaCollegeOf Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Association 2022 Council Members

Executive Committee Officers

Members at Large

Paul LaPoint, D.O. ’90, President

Christopher Brown, M.s./C.C.h.P. ’11

shanda Lucas O’Dennis, M.s./O.D.L. ’09,

ashara Cashaw, Psy.D. ’13

Vice President

Dipan Desai, D.O. ’02

Michael Becker, D.O. ’87, President elect

elisa Giusto, D.O. ’18

William swallow, D.O. ’79, M.s./F.M. ’20,

Gretta Gross, D.O. ’97

Past President ruark Lanham, M.s./O.D.L. ’07,

William Pesce, D.O. ’89 Preston Williams, M.s./P.a. ’07

awards Committee Chair Jessica Masser, D.O. ’07, Nominating Committee Chair rashim Lancit, ed.s. ’13, Fundraising Committee Chair Jennifer Dwyer, D.O. ’08, school of Osteopathic Medicine Chair Jennifer alvarado, M.s./F.M. ’08,

Student Representatives Matthew Peterman (D.O. ’25), student representative, south Georgia sagar Darira, (D.O. ’25), student representative, Georgia Joseph tran, (M.s./Bio-Med ’22), student representative Philadelphia

school of health sciences Chair Prerakkumar adhuria, Pharm.D. ’17, school of Pharmacy Chair Krystal Carter, M.s./C.C.h. ’10,

Alumni Association Board Representative to PCOM Board of Trustees Dana C. shaffer, D.O. ’85

school of Professional and applied Psychology Chair PCOM President & CEO Jay s. Feldstein, D.O. ’81 Deputy Chief Advancement Officer Necie Liggeons, M.s./O.D.L. ’20

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

The Mace and Baton The College Seal The Academic Costume

The Mace and Baton Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Georgia Campus academic processions are led by the bearer of the College mace, who precedes or accompanies the president of the College. the bearers of the mace and baton serve as marshals of faculty. the medieval mace was first a protective device for the clergy, who were not allowed to carry swords. Later, the mace became ceremonial and is carried today in the houses of Parliament in england and also in the united states house of representatives where, when in position to the right of the speaker of the house, it is a symbol of his or her authority.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s original mace and baton were designed by Paul t. Lloyd, DO ’23, and created by William F. J. ryan of New York, a member of the international academy of heraldry. the mace and baton were presented to the College by the alumni association in 1972. Faculty marshals in all academic processions since that time have carried them. the mace and baton were replicated for PCOM Georgia by henry hopkins, iii, a silversmith of Baltimore, Maryland. they were formally presented to President Matthew schure on May 14, 2009, by Paul evans, DO ’79; h. William Craver, iii, DO ’87; Gary h. Watson, PhD; and the alumni association of PCOM, whose generous contributions made the replication of the mace and baton possible. a sphere with a golden crown tops the mahogany staff heralding sovereign authority of the College to grant academic degrees by virtue of the powers given it by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. engraved on the sphere is the caduceus, the symbol of medicine. the caduceus represents the staff of aescsulapius, the Latin name for askelepios, the Greek god of medicine, son of apollo and the nymph Coronis. a snake is entwined on the staff ’s branch because the serpent was held sacred to the gods and was an early symbol of medicine. three coats of arms appear on the upper of the two hexagonal modes: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (directly beneath the caduceus), the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the City of Philadelphia (the locale of the College since its founding in 1899). PCOM’s coat of arms is engraved on the top of the marshal’s baton, a symbol of authority in keeping with the title and office held by the marshal. the metallic elements of the mace, to wit the hexagonal modes and the globe, are bronze-based with heavily plated rhodium. the coronet is gold-plated and the staff is south american mahogany.

The College Seal

the College seal first appeared in 1925 embossed on the cover of The Synapsis, the College’s first yearbook. Volume One of The Synapsis was published by the junior class of Philadelphia College of Osteopathy in honor of the graduating class of 1925. the first seal incorporated the College motto mens et manus, “mind and hand.” the seal’s origin is unknown, as is its designer. in 1938, edgar O. holden, DO ’22, dean of the College from 1924 to 1943, and russell C. erb, PhD, associate dean from 1937 to 1943, proposed and designed a coat of arms. the coat of arms appeared for the first time in the 1938 alumni magazine and featured a heraldic design that applies to the osteopathic profession. the three triangles are symbolic of the three segments of the vertebral column, which has a significant part in the science of osteopathic medicine. the hand emerges from a noble crown indicative of the regal aspect and dignity, as well as the healing powers of the human hand when applied to the art and science of osteopathic medicine. the College motto was retained and the coat of arms was utilized as the College seal in various motifs through the mid-1980s. an adaptation of the first College seal was re-introduced in 1986. today’s College seal, similar to the original, was adopted following the College’s Centennial Celebration in 1999. the seal features a centrally placed shield within which are shown a scroll and a flaming torch of knowledge. immediately above is the College motto, reflecting the College’s osteopathic origin. uppermost and arranged in a radial pattern are streaks of solar brilliance. separated from either side of the shield are branches of laurel joined and bound together at the center, close to the base of the shield. these components exemplify teaching, learning and the attainment of knowledge leading to successful careers in the healthcare professions. the name of the College and the year of its founding encircle the seal.

The Academic Costume the history of academic costume originated in medieval times and stems from the early days of the oldest universities. it is thought that long gowns were first worn for warmth in the cold lecture halls. and hoods may have covered the tonsured head (shorn crown) of priests and monks who made up the faculty. One university insisted on the tonsure for scholars. the hoods were replaced by the skull cap, which in turn was displaced by a headgear somewhat like that worn today. the faculty and students of european universities still wear a diversity of academic regalia. however, in 1893, a united states intercollegiate commission dictated a uniform code that has been accepted by most american colleges and universities. the commission devised three types of gowns and three types of hoods for the bachelor’s, the master’s and the doctorate degrees. all gowns are black except for the associate in arts degree, which is gray. the bachelor’s gown features pointed sleeves and is worn closed; the master’s gown has an oblong sleeve and may be worn open or closed. the gown for the doctorate degree has bellshaped sleeves slashed with three velvet bars. the front of the gown is faced with velvet and is worn either open or closed. the colorful hoods are lined with silk in the color or colors of the institution granting the degree (PCOM’s colors are maroon and gray). in addition, the hood is trimmed with velvet facing representing the academic discipline in which the degree has been granted: white for arts; letters or humanities; golden-yellow for science; purple for law; lemon-yellow for library science; sapphire-blue for commerce or business; light blue for education; brown for fine arts, dark blue for philosophy; green for medicine–the color of life and growth (Fellows of the american College of Osteopathic surgeons wear hoods trimmed with crimson). the length of the hood varies according to the degree: short for the associate and bachelor’s degree, medium for the master’s and long for the doctorate.

Mortarboards are generally recommended for caps, although soft, square-topped caps are permissible. tassels may be black or gold and are usually gold for the doctorate degree. While there is no rule for the position of the tassel, many colleges and universities (including PCOM) request the candidates to wear the tassel on the right side and to shift it to the left at the moment the degree is awarded.