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Left to right: Sabrina Cho, RRT; Archana Patel, RRT; Olga Fretts, RRT; Sayed Hashmi, RRT; Marissa Saunders, RRT; and Elina Greenan, RRT
region. We are very thankful for the enthusiasm demonstrated by our speakers and their willingness to support this program. In 2014, Jay Menaker, MD; Michael McCurdy, MD; Megan Graybill-Anders, MD; Nader Habashi, MD; Carl Shanholtz, MD; Jason Custer, MD; Matthew Davis, RRT; Maria Madden, RRT-ACCS; and Greg Shelton, RRT, all presented lectures. Special thanks to symposium committee members Betty Leach; Marlin Martin, RRT; Francine Jones, RRT; Sabrina Cho, RRT; Maria Madden, RRT-ACCS; Karoline Hoffman, RRT; Hamid Reza, RRT; Daniel Whitt, RRT; Pete Saunders, RRT; Matt Davis, RRT; Paul Johnson, RRT; Rob Smith, RRT; Kate Dolly, RRT; Jeffrey Ford, MS, RRT; and Chris Kircher, RRT-ACCS. Additionally, a very special thank you to Samuel Gurmu and Green Valiant for their information technology support. Early planning for the 2015 event will begin over the next several months. We look forward to another exceptional educational offering and further opportunity to highlight the phenomenal team of respiratory care professionals and the care that they provide our patients at UMMC.
Marie Thompson-Smith, RN
Above, left to right: Devon Wilder, RRT; James Huff, RRT; Kathleen Slater, RRT; Nate England, RRT; and Diamond Watson, RRT
Front row, left to right: Dennis Lee, RRT; Allison Giammanco, RRT; Lynda Sempele, RRT; and Brittany Rub, RRT Back row, left to right: Sayed Hashmi, RRT; Jean Peigne, RRT; Michiko Baker, RRT; Zoe Ireland, RRT; Jamie Morgan, RRT; Kathleen Slater, RRT; Paul Johnson, RRT; Francine Jones, RRT; and Hamid Reza, RRT
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