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WELCOME MESSAGES
Welcome Messages
Julie A. Freischlag, MD
Vice Chancellor for Human Health Sciences
Dean, UC Davis School of Medicine
Thank you for joining us at the 13th annual UC Davis Pre-Medical & Pre-Health Professions National
Conference - the largest pre-health fair in the country. This important event is an opportunity to obtain
vital information on skills needed to get accepted into health programs and be successful in medical and
health professions.
You are the future of healthcare and research. Whatever path you choose, you are entering a dynamic and exciting profession that
positively impacts people all over the world. I encourage you to keep an open mind as you explore your future health or research
career. I entered college wanting to be a high school biology teacher, switched to pre-med, started medical school with the intent
of becoming a pediatrician, and ended up being a surgeon!
There are so many possibilities to make an impact on global health, and this conference will be an excellent way for you to explore
different fields. Leverage this weekend as an opportunity to connect with your peers and with the many health professionals and
leaders who are here to share insights and advice.
This weekend you can choose from more than 350 workshops, panels and other activities. We have an incredible program this year,
with renowned speakers who are innovators in their fields. I thank them for taking the time to be here. I also thank the UC Davis
students who have volunteered countless hours toward making this a meaningful and engaging conference.
I hope you come away from this conference more excited than ever about your future health career. Enjoy your time with us at UC
Davis. I wish you all the best for the future.
Michael Lairmore, DVM, PhD
Dean, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Welcome to the University of California, Davis and the School of Veterinary Medicine! We are excited
to host the 13th Annual Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions National Conference and hope that
you enjoy your experience therein. Our veterinary medicine programming team has worked very hard to
bring you a well-rounded, informative conference, and we are proud of the work being done by so many
students to make this event possible. A variety of exciting and interesting labs and workshops have been
prepared for your enjoyment and edification. We encourage you to take advantage of the information
offered throughout the conference, including talking with different veterinary admission representatives in the Health Professions
Fair and with veterinarians you meet in your labs, panels, and workshops.
During the weekend, you will hear veterinarians who excel in their fields of study, and we are very fortunate to be able to present a
wide array of specialties and topics. The unique offering of hands-on wet labs is something new this year, and we hope this extra
experience is something that all pre-vet students will find memorable. At the end of each conference day there will be a networking
meet-up with veterinarians, which will be a great way to connect one final time before departing the conference.
I am delighted that you were able to attend this event. The program chairs have planned many fun and interesting activities, and
I hope you enjoy all that is in store for you! Thank you for being here. We hope you “enjoy your adventure at UC Davis!”
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Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dignity Health Dean’s Chair for Nursing Leadership
Associate Vice Chancellor for Nursing, UC Davis
Founding Dean, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis
Welcome to UC Davis and the 13th Annual Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions National Conference.
This is the largest pre-health conference in the nation and is also the most diverse, showcasing education
and opportunities in nursing, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, public health, physical
therapy and more.
More than ever, bright minds and strong hearts are needed to lead the upcoming changes in health care throughout our nation.
Each profession is essential to the future, with greater demand for prevention, chronic disease management and primary care. We
know health care must become more personalized and better supported by technology. You are that future.
I encourage you to take advantage of every opportunity you can to stretch, grow and learn over this weekend to see how you might
fit into this future. This conference is entirely planned, staffed, coordinated and funded by students like you, who aspire to serve in
a health profession and recognize the challenges facing your peers. Thank you to the leaders who made this conference possible.
I extend a warm welcome to those of you who plan to participate in the nursing and physician assistant workshops provided. There
are more than 30 programs offered that focus on these two professions, which are among the fastest growing careers in health care.
This year’s conference title, “Dedication, Compassion, Innovation: Changing the Future of Health Care and Research,” perfectly
expresses the future we face. Your perspectives, skills and experiences combine for a valuable contribution that transcends your
personal path to becoming a health care professional. My road to higher education started with my dietetics degree from UC Davis.
I strengthened my educational foundation with further study and in numerous positions spanning three states. From hospitals and
nursing homes to business boardrooms, my route to the halls of higher education provided rich opportunities to learn and grow at
every juncture. Regardless of what brought you here, your trajectory will be as great as the passion that fuels your quest to make
a difference.
I invite you to learn more about the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. Stop by our booth. Talk to some of our
students and faculty here to share their perspectives and expertise. See how we advance health and ignite leadership through our
innovative programs, transformative research and bold system change. Here’s to a great weekend in good health!
Welcome Messages
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2015 UCD Program GuideMISSION STATEMENT
UC Davis Pre-Health Student Alliance
Who we are
The UC Davis Pre-Health Student Alliance is a partnership
between the pre-medical and pre-health student organizations,
fraternities, and sororities at UC Davis and other local
colleges in Sacramento, committed to expanding the
annual pre-medical and pre-health professions conference.
Mission Statement
The UC Davis Pre-Health Student Alliance’s objective is to
introduce and support academic, admission, and preparatory
opportunities for all students interested in health professions
with a focus on those underrepresented in healthcare (with
regard to gender, economic, social, educational, linguistic,
cultural, racial, and ethnic background). We target universities,
community colleges, and high schools throughout the United
States. The UC Davis Pre-Health Student Alliance aims
to impact health education, increase diversity amongst the
healthcare workforce, and inspire future leaders of healthcare
through hosting the largest national pre-health professions
conference.
The Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions
Conference
Over the past twelve years, the UCD Pre-Medical and Pre-
Health Conference has grown from a local community-college
event, attended by 231 students in 2003, to a national
venue, hosting some 8,863 attendees at the University of
California, Davis in 2014. The conference not only maintains
its reputation for being the largest pre-medical and pre-health
professions gathering at an undergraduate institution, but
also stands as the only two-day event of its kind,
supporting URM students, interested in a career in
medicine.
The unique character of the conference stems from the fact
that it is entirely planned, staffed, coordinated, and funded by
pre-medical and pre-health professions students keenly aware
of the challenges facing their peers, who aspire to
become health professionals.
The two-day event hosts an excellent selection of keynote
speakers, Admissions Panels, 350 workshops in a variety of
health professions, with full day programs in medicine,
pharmacy, nursing, and public health.
Key elements of the conference include Admissions Panels,
Workshops, and the Health Professions Fair. During the
fair, attendees are provided with an unparalleled opportunity
for interaction between pre-health students and health
professions school administrators. During the course of
the Admissions Panels, medical school deans discuss their
respective institutions - including admission requirements
and qualities desired in prospective students - and take
part in a moderated Q&A session. Attendees are also
given the opportunity to select from 350 workshops. Each
session is an opportunity for attendees to explore the medical
school admissions process such as crafting one’s personal
statement, your specific healthcare school curriculum,
summer programs, financial aid, study skills, the MCAT, NET,
PCAT, DAT, GRE, career options, time management, and
others. Many of the workshops are led by Deans of Admissions
from the country’s premier healthcare schools, leading experts,
and leaders in medicine.
In 2014, our conference improved its program in Public
Health, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Optometry, Graduate
STEM, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Occupational
Therapy, and Veterinary Medicine. Each of these healthcare
profession programs run in parallel with our pre-medical
conference, which includes their respective panels and
workshops.
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Conference Objectives
The primary goal of the annual pre-medical and pre-health professions conference is to support the academic and admissions preparation of
pre-medical and pre-health professions students. This is achieved by setting the following objectives:
• Educate attendees on changes in healthcare and healthcare
policy, and raise awareness of healthcare disparities currently
affecting our nation.
• Promote and maintain participation in the programs that enhance
the quality of health care in the community.
• To invite speakers who represent a global professional
community.
• Support students preparing for a career in research by holding
informational and preparatory workshops led by prominent M.D./
Ph.D. clinical researchers and Ph.D. basic science researchers.
• Provide information on careers in public health by inviting
speakers who are global leaders in the field, and by dedicating
a portion of our conference to the promotion of public health
professions education and education.
• Provide the information and access necessary to help students
gain admittance to the colleges and universities suited to their
pre-health interests, and to support current community college
students on their path to transfer to 4-year universities.
• Increase the number of URM and non-traditional students
entering medical school and other professional health-related
programs.
• Introduce students from community colleges and state and
private universities to career opportunities in medicine, dentistry,
pharmacy, public health, nursing, optometry, Graduate STEM,
physician assistant, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and
veterinary medicine.
• Invite keynote speakers who are national and global leaders in
health care to share their inspirational stories.
• Ensure that the conference is always made accessible and
affordable to attendees.
• Educate pre-health students about the health professions
admissions process in order to help them become more
competitive applicants.
• Provide opportunities for direct interaction between attendees
and healthcare professionals at the pre-health professions fair.
Provide opportunities for attendees to consult with admission
officers.
• Invite health professional students with traditional and non-
traditional backgrounds to speak with attendees.
• Address obstacles faced by women and men entering the health
professions, including balancing family life with a demanding
career.
• Provide information about financing a health profession
education through various financial aid programs.
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We are a premier research-intensive medical school that improves health
through leadership, diversity and a collaborative approach to discovery and
innovation in patient care, education and research.The School of Medicine is
proud to train the next generation of patient care providers, scientific
researchers and leaders.
Stanford University School of Medicine
MD Admissions
1265 Welch Road
Stanford, CA 94305
650-723-6861
mdadmissions@stanford.edu
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DISCOVER WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Our Sessions:
10 Things to Know Before Applying to Med School
Nicole Lee, Medical School Admission Requirements®
Paying for Medical School: Get the Facts
Julie Gilbert, Financial Information, Resources, Services, and Tools
Roadmap to Becoming a Doctor
Julie Gilbert, Dejanira Cruz, Nicole Lee
The MCAT®
Exam: What You Need to Know
Lesley Ward and Lauren Siegel, Medical College Admission Test
Insider Tips: Applying to Medical School with AMCAS®
Tia Norrington and Dejanira Cruz, American Medical College Application Service
The Achiever’s Guide to Finding Your Summer Experience
Rennee Hubb, Summer Medical and Dental Education Program
Please check the UC Davis schedule for session times!
Get Insider Tips and Solid Guidance from the AAMC
Pre-Med Student Services Team
Don’t miss these great opportunities to hear directly from the pre-med student services
team at the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges). The AAMC develops and
administers the Medical College Admission Test®
, manages the American Medical College
Application Service®
, and more.
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Association of American Medical Colleges
ABOUT GETTING INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL
Participate in focused Q&A discussions with AAMC staff about specific services in our
“Ask AAMC Anything” sessions at the AAMC exhibit tables.
aamc.org/students
EXPLORING A CAREER IN MEDICINE
• Aspiring Docs
aamc.org/aspiringdocs
Resources and inspiration to help anyone get
started on a path to medicine
• Summer Medical and Dental
Education Program
smdep.org
Free six-week academic enrichment program
providing housing costs, most meals, and a
stipend, for underrepresented minority or
economically disadvantaged students
APPLYING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Medical School Admission Requirements
aamc.org/msar
The gold standard of medical school
admissions information and data
• Medical Minority Applicant Registry
aamc.org/medmar
Registry to enhance admission opportunities
for underrepresented minority or economically
disadvantaged students
• Fee Assistance Program
aamc.org/fap
Based on household income, benefits include
reduced registration fees for the MCAT exam
and AMCAS, free access to MCAT prep
products, and more
• Medical College Admission Test®
(MCAT®
)
aamc.org/mcat
Free guidance for preparing for the MCAT
exam, registration info, and more
• American Medical College Application
Service®
(AMCAS®
)
aamc.org/amcas
Centralized application service streamlines the
process of applying to medical schools
PAYING FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Financial Information, Resources, Services,
and Tools (FIRST)
aamc.org/first
Free, unbiased, accurate resources and tools
to help you understand your options
Learn More About These AAMC Pre-Med Student Services
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Keynote Speaker
Presently serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine (CDU) and Science in
the Watts-Willowbrook area of Los Angeles County, Dr. Carlisle
received his BA degree from Wesleyan University in 1976; MD
degree from Brown University in 1981; Master’s degree in Public
Health from UCLAin 1988 and PhD in 1992. He completed a Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program fellowship at
the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) in 1990.
Dr. Carlisle has been affiliated with the UCLA Department of
Medicine for approximately thirty-one years, becoming an Associate
Professor in 1998. He is presently a Professor of Medicine at CDU
and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at UCLA. He served as the
Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
(OSHPD) within the California Health and Human Services Agency
from 2000 through June 2011. Dr. Carlisle has lived in Los Angeles
for 30 years. He is married to Dr. Sylvia Carlisle and together they
have a son, David, a daughter, Aimee, and a pug, Milo.
Michael B. Clearfield, D.O., F.A.C.O.I., F.AC.P. is currently
Professor and Dean of Touro University College of Osteopathic
Medicine in California, a position he has held since 2006.
Prior to his current position, Dr Clearfield served as both faculty
and administration at the University of North Texas Health Science
Center/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine from 1979-2006. At
UNTHSC Dr Clearfield served as Chairman of the Department of
Medicine for twenty years from 1982-2002 followed by four years
as the Associate Dean for Clinical Research and the Osteopathic
Heritage Foundation Distinguished Chair in Clinical Research.
Dr. Clearfield’s research interests have focused on preventative heart
disease, cholesterol management and metabolism. Dr. Clearfield
served as the American Osteopathic Association’s representative
to the National Cholesterol Education Program from 1995-2005.
Dr. Clearfield has authored over 130 manuscripts and abstracts and
was the co-primary investigator for the Air Force/Texas Coronary
Atherosclerosis Prevention Study, which was at the time was the
largest primary prevention trial performed in the United States
demonstrating the ability to reduce cardiovascular events by reducing
LDL-cholesterol.
Dr Clearfield served on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical
Examiners (NBOME) from 1989-1998 during which time he
chaired the Product Committee which produced the first COMLEX
examination. After completing his tenure on the NBOME, Dr
Clearfield then served on the Board of Directors of the American
College of Osteopathic Internists from 2000-2012, during which
time he served as President in 2009-10. Dr. Clearfield also served as
chairman of the AOA Bureau/Council of Research from 2002-2004.
Dr. Clearfield is the recipient in 1995 of the OutstandingAchievement
Award from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. In 1997,
Dr Clearfield was the recipient of the Internist of the Year from the
American College of Osteopathic Internists. In 2003 Dr. Clearfield
was awarded the American Osteopathic Foundation’s Astra Zeneca’s
Healthy Heart Award, in 2004 the inaugural Darryl A. Beehler DO
President and CEO,
Charles R. Drew
University of Medicine and Science
Dean,
Touro University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sunday 9:45-10:00 Pavilion Sunday 8:05 - 8:20 Pavilion
David Carlisle
MD, PhD
Michael Clearfield
DO
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Keynote Speaker
Sam Hawgood, MBBS, is currently the Arthur and Toni Rembe
Rock Distinguished Professor and Chancellor of the University of
California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Hawgood graduated from
the University of Queensland in Australia in 1975. After graduation,
he trained in pediatrics with a sub-specialty interest in neonatology
in Australia. Dr. Hawgood moved to the Cardiovascular Research
Institute at UCSF in 1982 to work with Drs. Tooley and Clements,
pioneers in the discovery and therapeutic uses of pulmonary
surfactant in premature babies.
Dr. Hawgood served as Division Chief of Neonatology from 1994
to 2006, Associate Director of the CVRI since 1997, and Chair of
Pediatrics and Physician-in-Chief of the UCSF Children’s Hospital
from 2003-2009, and Dean of the School of Medicine from 2009-
2014. He was the President of the Society for Pediatric Research in
1999 and currently is a trustee of the International Pediatric Research
Foundation. Dr. Hawgood’s laboratory is focused on the biology of
the pulmonary alveolus with a particular emphasis on the structure
and function of the pulmonary surfactant apoproteins. A multi-
disciplinary Program Project Grant from the National Heart, Lung
and Blood Institute has supported his work since 1984.
Dr. J. Nadine Gracia is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority
Health and the Director of the Office of Minority Health at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Office of
Minority Health is dedicated to improving the health of racial and
ethnic minority populations through the development of health
policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities.
Under Dr. Gracia’s leadership, the Office of Minority Health oversees
the implementation of the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and
Ethnic Health Disparities and the National Partnership for Action to
End Health Disparities.
A pediatrician with epidemiology training, Dr. Gracia previously
served as Chief Medical Officer for the HHS Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health. There, she provided policy and programmatic
leadership for a portfolio that included child and adolescent health,
climate change, disaster preparedness, environmental health, global
health, Haiti recovery, and the White House Council on Women and
Girls. She led the development of the HHS 2012 Environmental
Justice Strategy.
Dr. Gracia is a former White House Fellow, serving at HHS in the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Office of the
Secretary. She also served as a policy advisor in the Office of the
First Lady, assisting in the development of the Let’s Move! initiative
to solve childhood obesity.
An honors graduate of Stanford University, Dr. Gracia received
her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and holds a
Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of
Pennsylvania. She completed postgraduate training at Children’s
Hospital of Pittsburgh, where she was Chief Pediatrics Resident.
She served as a clinical instructor and general pediatrics research
fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, conducting research
on community risk factors for violence. Dr. Gracia is a fellow of the
American Academy of Pediatrics.
A first-generation Haitian-American, Dr. Gracia is an advocate for
minority and underserved populations and lectures nationwide on
Chancellor,
University of California, San Francisco
Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Minority Health
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
Saturday 10:20 - 10:35 PavilionSaturday 8:35 - 8:50 Pavilion
Sam Hawgood
MBBS
J. Nadine Gracia
MD, MSCE
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. Hoyt received a BA degree with honors from Amherst College,
followed by an MD degree from Case Western Reserve University
in 1976. From 1976-1984, Dr. Hoyt was a Surgical Resident and
Research Fellow at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
and Scripps Immunology Institute. He joined the faculty at UCSD
and immediately became involved in their Trauma Service, where his
role as Director lasted from 1989 - 2006. In 1995, he was appointed
Professor of Surgery and was awarded The Monroe E. Trout
Professorship in Surgery at UCSD (1996). In 2006, Dr. Hoyt was
appointed to the positions of Chairman, Department of Surgery at the
University of California, Irvine and The John E. Connolly Professor
of Surgery. In 2008, Dr. Hoyt was also appointed Executive Vice
Dean for the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine.
In January 2010, Dr. Hoyt was appointed Executive Director of the
American College of Surgeons. He remains Emeritus Professor of
Surgery at the University of California, Irvine.
Dr.HoytdistinguishedhimselfwithintheUCSDandUCIdepartments
of Surgery, having delivered numerous named lectures and has
received multiple significant awards from his colleagues, as well
as scientific organizations, while serving in positions of leadership.
In his current role, he continues to present key and named lectures
globally and still serves as an advisor for many graduate students.
Dr. Hoyt is a member of the American Surgical Association,
Surgical Biology Club, Western Surgical Association, and Society
of University Surgeons and holds membership in other prestigious
surgical organizations. He is currently a Past President of the
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Past President of
the Society of General Surgeons of San Diego, Past President of the
Shock Society, Past Chairman of the American College of Surgeons
Committee on Trauma, and Past Medical Director of Trauma at the
American College of Surgeons. He has been a visiting professor
at a number of institutions nationally and internationally and is
an Editorial Board Member of six journals. Dr. Hoyt consistently
received significant public research funding, and continues to do
so. He is the author of over 550 publications and the recipient of
Executive Director,
American College of Surgeons
Sunday 9:05 - 9:20 Pavilion
David Hoyt
MD, FACS
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Lloyd B. Minor, MD, is a scientist, surgeon, and academic leader. He
is the Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of the Stanford University
School of Medicine, a position he has held since December 2012. He
is also a professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and
a professor of Bioengineering and of Neurobiology, by courtesy, at
Stanford University.
As dean, Dr. Minor plays an integral role in setting strategy for the
clinical enterprise of Stanford Medicine, an academic medical center
that includes the School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and
Stanford Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Stanford.
With Dr. Minor’s leadership, Stanford Medicine has established a
strategic vision to lead the biomedical revolution in Precision Health.
The next generation of health care, Precision Health is focused on
keepingpeoplehealthyandprovidingcarethatistailoredtoindividual
variations. It’s predictive, proactive, preemptive, personalized, and
patient-centered.
An advocate for innovation, Dr. Minor has provided significant
support for fundamental science and for clinical and translational
research at Stanford. Through bold initiatives in medical education
and increased support for PhD students, he is committed to training
future leaders.
Dr. Minor has led the development and implementation of an
innovative model for cancer research and patient care delivery
and has launched an initiative in biomedical data science to create
a learning health care system at Stanford Medicine. Committed to
diversity, he has increased student financial aid and expanded faculty
leadership opportunities.
Before coming to Stanford, Dr. Minor was provost and senior vice
president for academic affairs of The Johns Hopkins University. With
more than 140 published articles and chapters, Dr. Minor is an expert
in balance and inner ear disorders. In the medical community, he is
perhaps best known for his discovery of superior canal dehiscence
Dean,
Stanford University School of Medicine
Saturday 10:00 - 10:15 Pavilion
Lloyd Minor
MD
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. Robert Pearl is Executive Director and CEO of The Permanente
Medical Group, Inc. and President and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic
Permanente Medical Group. Together these organizations are
comprised of over 9,000 physicians and 34,000 staff members.
Dr. Pearl is responsible for the health care that is delivered to
approximately 4 million Kaiser Permanente members in the states of
California, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Board certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Pearl
received his Medical Degree from Yale University School of
Medicine. He completed his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery at Stanford University and currently serves on the faculty as
a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery. He is also on the faculty of
the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he teaches courses
on strategy and leadership, as well as lectures on the subject of health
care technology.
Selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the most powerful physician
leaders in the nation, Dr. Pearl has published more than 100 articles
in various medical journals, has been a contributor to many books
and has made over 100 presentations at national meetings in the
areas of both clinical medicine and medical economics. In the past
several years, he has been a visiting professor at Duke University
School of Medicine, Haas School of Business and Harvard School of
Public Health. Recently, Dr. Pearl was a featured speaker at both the
Commonwealth Club and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s
National Quality Forum event. In addition, he participated in the
Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Delivery System Reform
and Health IT. Most recently, he became the Chairman of the National
Council of Accountable Physician Practices (which includes the
largest medical groups from across the country such as the Mayo
Clinic, Geisenger and Intermountain Healthcare).
Executive Director and CEO,
The Permanente Medical Group
Saturday 9:15 - 9:30 Pavilion
Robert Pearl
MD
Dr. Janis M. Orlowski graduated from Marquette University’s
College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science degree in
biomedical engineering in 1978. She received her medical degree
from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1982. Her residency, her
term as Chief Resident, and her Fellowship in Nephrology were
completed at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago.
In November 2013, Dr. Orlowski joined the Association of American
Medical Colleges as Senior Director, Clinical Transformation Unit,
Health Care Affairs. In November 2014, Dr. Orlowski was named
the Chief Health Care Officer.
Dr. Orlowski was the chief operating officer and chief medical officer
of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., the
largest hospital of the MedStar Health system. Dr. Orlowski oversaw
the medical staff, clinical care, quality, patient safety, medical risk,
perioperative services, ambulatory care and the medical education
programs from 2004 to 2013.
Dr. Orlowski is board certified in both Internal Medicine and
Nephrology. In her practice, she specializes in acute renal care and
transplantation. She has been honored with teaching excellence
awards, has participated in education and research in renal
transplantation and has served on several national committees to
oversee the quality of care in transplantation. Most recently, Dr.
Orlowski chaired the national committee at UNOS (United Network
for Organ Sharing) on transplant policy.
Dr. Orlowski has been the president of the Chicago Medical Society,
and board member and chair of the Illinois State Medical Society.
She served as editor of Disease-A-Month, and was on the editorial
board of Nephrology.
In 2007 Dr. Orlowski was inducted as a Master in the American
College of Physicians (ACP).
Dr. Orlowski currently serves as chair of D.C. Board of Medicine,
vice chair of the Board of Catholic Charities of Washington, Board
Chief Health Care Officer,
Association of
American Medical Colleges
Saturday 8:55 - 9:10 Pavilion
Janis Orlowski
MD
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Keynote Speaker
Indu Subaiya is the CEO and Co-Chairman of Health 2.0, the leading
conference and media platform company that promotes, showcases
and catalyzes new technologies in healthcare through a worldwide
series of conferences, code-a-thons, prize challenges, and more. Her
guests have included Jillian Michaels, Tim O’Reilly, Aneesh Chopra
and hundreds of other health, tech and media luminaries. Indu has
moderated panels and hosted conferences around the world as Health
2.0’s innovator community has grown to 80 cities globally.
Regarded as an engaging interviewer and thought leader on health
technology issues, she has moderated panels at SXSW Interactive,
The Clinton Health Matters Activation Summit, and USC/Children’s
Hospital of Los Angeles. Indu also serves on advisory committees
with the Office of the National Coordinator, the Department of Health
and Human Services and the National Health Data Consortium.
Prior to Co-Founding Health 2.0, she was Entrepreneur-in-Residence
at Physic Ventures, Vice President of Healthcare and Biomedical
Research at Gerson Lehrman Group, and Director of Outcomes
Research at Quorum Consulting, Inc. Indu holds an MD from Stony
Brook University School of Medicine at the State University of New
York, an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University
of California, Berkeley, and a BS in Science and Technology Studies
from Cornell University.
Chairman and CEO,
Health 2.0
Sunday 8:25 - 8:40 Pavilion
Indu Subaiya
MD, MBA
As Chief Academic Officer of the Association of Academic Medical
Colleges (AAMC), John E. Prescott, M.D., and his staff lead the
association’s national efforts to support effective and efficient
administration and operations of medical schools, enabling them
to improve the health of all. Dr. Prescott is responsible for the
efforts supporting the Council of Deans, the Organization of Student
Representatives, the Groups on Student Affairs, Business Affairs,
and Institutional Planning. In addition, Dr. Prescott oversees Careers
in Medicine, Financial Information, Resources, Services, and Tools
(FIRST), Faculty Forward, the AAMC’s collection of medical school
financial and operating data, and the association’s contribution to the
WhiteHouseJoiningForcesinitiative. Dr.Prescottistheassociation’s
primary liaison with the both the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dr. Prescott earned his bachelor’s and medical degrees from
Georgetown University. As a recipient of a military scholarship,
Dr. Prescott completed his residency training at Brooke Army
Medical Center. In 1990 he joined the faculty at the West Virginia
University (WVU) School of Medicine and soon thereafter became
Chief of the Section of Emergency Medicine. As the first chair of
the WVU Department of Emergency Medicine from 1993-99, Dr.
Prescott founded and was the first director of the WVU Center for
Rural Emergency Medicine. He also served as president and CEO
of University Health Associates, WVU’s integrated multi-specialty
faculty practice plan, from 1999-2004. In 2004, he became dean of
the WVU School of Medicine and served in that role for four years
prior to joining the AAMC in 2008. A board-certified emergency
physician, Dr. Prescott is the recipient of WVU’s Heroism Award,
two honorary degrees, and several other honors.
Chief Academic Officer,
Association of
American Medical Colleges
Saturday 10:40-10:55 Pavilion
John Prescott
MD
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Keynote Speaker
Tanveer Mir MD, MACP is currently the Chair of the Board of
Regents of the American College of Physicians. She is currently an
Associate Professor of Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine
and the Director of Supportive Oncology at the Laura and Isaac
Perl mutter Cancer Center of NYU in New York. After graduating
with honors from the Medical College in Kashmir, India, Tanveer
came to the United States and pursued residency training in Internal
Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. She
pursued different roles in medical education and geriatrics and for
the past 10 years she is involved in the practice and education in the
field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. During her career of about
three decades, Tanveer has served as an Educator-Clinician and an
Administrator. She is the recipient of several teaching, and palliative
service awards. She has published several articles and book chapter
and participates as a speaker in local, national and international
conferences.
Tanveer is certified and recertified by the American Board of Internal
Medicine in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Hospice and
Palliative Medicine. In 2007, she completed a six-month faculty
scholarship at Harvard Medical School in Palliative Care Education
and Practice (PCEP). In 2011, she completed a six-month Clinical
Certification and Experience (CCE) in Bio-Ethics and Health Policy
at the Kansas University Medical Center. In addition to ACP, She is
currently an active member of the AMA, AAHP, AGS and ASCO.
Tanveer lives in Cold Spring Harbor .She is married to Parvez A. Mir
MD, FCCP and is the mother of three adult children.
Chair,
American College of Physicians
Sunday 8:45 - 9:00 Pavilion
Tanveer Mir
MD
Ann Bonham is Chief Scientific Officer at the Association of
American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
TheAAMC is a not‐for‐profit association representing 141 accredited
U.S. and 17 accredited Canadian medical schools; nearly 400 major
teaching hospitals and health systems, including 51 Department of
VeteransAffairs (VA) medical centers; and 90 academic and scientific
societies. Through these institutions and organizations, the AAMC
represents 128,000 faculty members, 75,000 medical students, and
110,000 resident physicians.
Dr. Bonham represents the AAMC nationally on a vast array
of issues related to research and science policy, administration,
workforce development and education and training. She serves on
numerous panels, including the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum
on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation; the VA National
Research Advisory Council; the NIH Working Group on Diversity
in Biomedical Research; the IOM Committee to Review the NIH
Clinical and Translational Science Award Program; and the Board of
the Foundation for Biomedical Research and has served on advisory
boards for a number of NIH CTSA programs. She was awarded
the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award for Achievement from the
University of Iowa Carver School of Medicine and the 2010 Society
for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine International Award
for Excellence
Prior to joining the AAMC, Dr. Bonham served for nearly 20 years
on the faculty at the University of California at Davis School of
Medicine with an NIH funded research program in cardiopulmonary
neurophysiology. She served in various leadership roles: Chief of
the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vice Chair of Research
for the Department of Internal Medicine, Chair of the Department
of Pharmacology, culminating with her appointment as Executive
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. She chaired the governing
board of the UC Davis CTSA and was a recipient of a Howard
Hughes Med into Grad Training Initiative Award.
Chief Scientific Officer,
Association of
American Medical Colleges
Sunday 9:25 - 9:40 Pavilion
Ann Bonham
PhD
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Carol Greider, Ph.D. received her bachelor’s degree from the
University of California at Santa Barbara in 1983 and a Ph.D. in
1987 from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1984, working
together with Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, she discovered telomerase, an
enzyme that maintains telomeres, or chromosome ends.
In 1988, Dr. Greider went to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory where,
as an independent Cold Spring Harbor Fellow, she cloned and
characterized the RNA component of telomerase.
In 1990, Dr. Greider was appointed as an assistant investigator at
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, followed later by appointment
to Investigator in 1994. She expanded the focus of her telomere
research to include the role of telomere length in cellular senescence,
cell death and in cancer.
In 1997, Dr. Greider moved her laboratory to the Department of
Molecular Biology and Genetics at The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine.
In 2003 she was appointed as the Daniel Nathans Professor and
Director of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. At
Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Greider’s group continued to study the
biochemistry of telomerase and determined the secondary structure
of the human telomerase RNA. In addition she characterized the
loss of telomere function in mice, which allowed an understanding
of humans short telomere diseases such as bone marrow and other
stem cell failure diseases. Dr. Greider shared the Nobel Prize in
Physiology or Medicine in 2009 with Drs. Elizabeth Blackburn and
Jack Szostak for their work on telomeres and telomerase. Dr. Greider
currently directs a group of eight scientists studying both the role
of short telomeres in age-related disease and cancer as well as the
regulatory mechanism that maintain telomere length.
Nobel Laureate in Medicine; Professor,
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Saturday 8:15 - 8:30 Pavilion
Carol Greider
PhD
John Boothroyd, Ph.D., is the Burt and Marion Avery Professor
in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford
University School of Medicine. He received his BSc from McGill
University in Montreal, Canada, and his PhD in Molecular Biology
from Edinburgh University in Scotland. Prior to joining the Stanford
faculty in 1982, he worked as a scientist in the Immunochemistry and
Molecular Biology Department at Wellcome Research Laboratories,
UK. Dr. Boothroyd’s group initially focused on the molecular
biology of African trypanosomes, co-discovering mRNA trans-
splicing in those organisms.
For about the past 25 years, he and his collaborators have been
immersed in studying the pathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondii with
a focus on how this parasite invades and co-opts host functions.
That work has included the discovery of polymorphic effectors that
mediate strain-specific differences in Toxoplasma virulence. In
addition to his research role, Dr. Boothroyd has served as Chair of
the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Senior Associate
Dean for Research and Training, and is currently Associate Vice
Provost for Graduate Education at Stanford. In 2008, he received
the Leuckart Medal from the German Society for Parasitology,
testimony to the creativity and hard work of the many students and
post-docs who have worked with him, over 30 of whom are now in
independent faculty positions.
Associate Vice-Provost
for Graduate Education,
Stanford University
Sunday 2:00 - 2:45 Geidt 1002
John Boothroyd
PhD
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Dr. Randy Schekman is a Professor in the Department of Molecular
and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, and an
Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. As a graduate
student at Stanford University, he studied the enzymology of DNA
replication with Arthur Kornberg. His current interest in cellular
membranes developed during a postdoctoral period with S. J. Singer
at the University of California, San Diego.
When he joined the faculty at Berkeley, he developed a genetic and
biochemical approach to the study of eukaryotic membrane traffic,
which reveals how proteins enter and move between membrane-
bound compartments of cells. Among the honors he has earned are
the Gairdner International Award, the Albert Lasker Award in Basic
Medical Research in 2002, and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine in 2013 - which he shared with James Rothman of Yale
University and Thomas Südhof of Stanford University - for their
discoveries of the mechanism regulating vesicle traffic, a major
cellular transport system. He is a member of the National Academy
of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, a Foreign
Associate of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, and a Foreign
Associate of The Royal Society, London.
In 1999, he was elected President of the American Society for Cell
Biology. In 2002 he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Annual
Reviews of Cell and Developmental Biology. From 2006 - 2011,
he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences. In 2011, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief
of the open access journal, eLife, sponsored by the HHMI, The
Wellcome Trust/UK and the Max Planck Society. Earlier in 2015, Dr.
Schekman was appointed by the Board of Regents as a system-wide
University Professor at the Berkeley campus. The student model
Bausch & Lomb microscope that he bought from money earned from
odd jobs as a junior high school student now resides in the Nobel
Museum in Stockholm.
Nobel Laureate in Medicine; Professor,
University of California, Berkeley
Saturday 9:45 - 10:00 Pavilion
Randy Schekman
PhD
Dr. John Featherstone is Dean of the School of Dentistry at the
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Distinguished
Professor of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences. He holds a
Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Wellington (New Zealand).
His research over the past 40 years has covered several aspects of
cariology (study of tooth decay), including fluoride mechanisms
of action, caries risk assessment, de- and remineralization of the
teeth, apatite chemistry, salivary dysfunction, caries (tooth decay)
prevention, and laser effects on dental hard tissues with emphasis on
caries prevention and early caries removal.
He is currently active in implementing caries management by risk
assessment in several dental schools across the nation. He has
received numerous National and International awards, including
the Norton Ross Award for excellence in clinical research from the
American Dental Association (2007), and he was recently inducted
as an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Dentists and also
the Pierre Fouchard Society. He is an honorary lifetime member of
the academy of laser dentistry. He has published over 280 papers and
book chapters.
Dean,
University of California, San Francisco
School of Dentistry
Saturday 10:25 - 10:40 Sci Lec 123
John Featherstone
PhD, MSc
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B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, dean of the University of California,
San Francisco School of Pharmacy, is an international expert in
the evidence-based use of antimicrobials to treat infections. He is
a member of the Infectious Diseases Consult Service team at the
UCSF Medical Center where he serves as associate director of
pharmaceutical services. He established the UCSF Antimicrobial
Stewardship Program in the 1980s to improve antimicrobial
management in the Medical Center and he developed clinical
pharmacy services for UCSF’s HIV Women’s Program and Men
of Color HIV/AIDS Program. In 2007, he created the Medication
Outcomes Center to advance the safe, effective use of drugs at UCSF
Medical Center.
Dr. Guglielmo is the author of more than 110 peer-reviewed papers
and is a long-term editor of Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical
Use of Drugs and the Handbook of Applied Therapeutics. He is the
recipient of many UCSF teaching awards, including the Lifetime
Achievement in Mentoring Award and the Academic Senate
Distinction in Teaching Award. Dr. Guglielmo earned a PharmD
degree from the University of Southern California in 1978 and joined
the UCSF School of Pharmacy faculty in 1979, after completing a
pharmacy practice residency at UCSF.
Dean,
University of California, San Francisco
School of Pharmacy
Saturday 10:25 - 10:40 Giedt 1001
B. Joseph Guglielmo
PharmD
Prior to joining Western University’s College of Dental Medicine,
Dr. Friedrichsen was Dean, Creighton University Medical Center
School of Dentistry, and Special Assistant to the University President
for Healthcare Strategies. He also served for over twenty years as
Chairman, Department of Dental Sciences and Director, Idaho Dental
Education Program at Idaho State University. Throughout most of
his career, Dr. Friedrichsen has been a clinician-educator; owning
and managing an active general dentistry practice while maintaining
his teaching and administrative responsibilities.
Dean,
Western University of Health Sciences
College of Dental Medicine
Saturday 10:05 - 10:20 Sci Lec 123
Steven Friedrichsen
DDS
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. James “Jim” McKerrow is the Dean of UC San Diego’s Skaggs
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. McKerrow
came to UC San Diego from UC San Francisco, where he served
as Professor of Pathology and Director of the Center for Discovery
and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, a consortium of academic and
industry scientists dedicated to the discovery and development of
new drugs for neglected tropical diseases.
An expert in the area of neglected tropical diseases, Dr. McKerrow
has a wealth of experience in natural product research and drug
discovery and development. Dr. McKerrow founded and served as
Chief Executive Officer of Demeter Pharmaceuticals, a nonprofit
company focusing on acquisition and screening of the largest marine
natural products library in the United States.
He is an active teacher and mentor in graduate and postdoctoral
programs, lectures to medical and health profession students
and has hosted underrepresented students each year for summer
research internships. Committed to fostering science education in
the community, he gives talks each year to elementary and high
school students, and has presented three public lectures in the “Ask a
Scientist” series in San Francisco.
Dr. McKerrow completed his residency training at UC San Francisco
in Pathology and his internship in Internal Medicine, as well as his
medical degree, at SUNY, Stony Brook School of Medicine. Dr.
McKerrow completed his doctoral degree in biology at UC San
Diego and received his bachelor of science degree in both chemistry
and biology at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
Dean,
University of California, San Diego
Skaggs School of Pharmacy
Sunday 10:05 - 10:20 Giedt 1001
James McKerrow
MD, PhD
Daniel Robinson is dean of the Western University of Health
Sciences College of Pharmacy and professor of pharmacy practice
and administration. He received a B.A. in Biological Sciences from
California State University Fullerton, a PharmD from the University
of California San Francisco and a residency in hospital and clinical
pharmacy from UCSF. He was previously dean at Northeastern
University School of Pharmacy and Associate Dean for the College
of Health Sciences, Northeastern University. Prior academic
appointments have included the University of Nebraska and the
University of Southern California, where he served as department
chair of pharmacy practice for thirteen years.
Dr. Robinson has served as president of the National Rho Chi Honors
Society and as an advisor to the health care industry. He has been an
active member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
(AACP) since 1979 and has memberships in American College of
Clinical Pharmacy, American Pharmacists Association, American
Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, American Society of
Health System Pharmacists, and the International Pharmaceutical
Federation. During his academic career he has established eleven
international affiliations in eight countries. He has served AACP
on numerous committees including the International Pharmacy
Education Advisory Committee, National Patient Safety Task Force,
Interprofessional Core Competencies Expert Panel, and Institutional
Research and Assessment Committee, among others. Dr. Robinson is
on the Board of Directors for the California Pharmacists Association
Foundation, the Board of Trustees for the California Pharmacists
Association, the Dean’s Advisory Council for the National
Community Pharmacists Association, and on the Editorial Review
Committee of the Journal of the California Pharmacists Association.
Dr. Robinson’s interests include health policy, international
pharmacy education, interprofessional education and practice, and
political advocacy that supports the delivery of pharmaceutical care
in all practice settings.
Dean,
Western University of Health Sciences
College of Pharmacy
Sunday 10:25 - 10:40 Geidt 1001
Daniel Robinson
PharmD
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Keynote Speaker
Linda Sarna is recognized for her scholarship promoting nursing
involvement in tobacco control and her research focused on quality
of life and symptoms of patients with lung cancer. She is an alumni
from the UCLA School of Nursing where she received her BS and
MN and UCSF where she received her doctorate. Dr. Sarna led the
Tobacco Free Nurses initiative to support nurses to quit smoking in
the US and she has continued to monitor smoking among nurses.
Her web-based intervention studies involve nurses in the US, China
and Eastern Europe with the goal that every nurse is prepared to
help patients quit tobacco use and reduce tobacco-related disease,
premature mortality and suffering.
She has received numerous honors for her work, including recognition
from the Oncology Nursing Society as a Distinguished Research
Professor, a Distinguished Service Award from the International
Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, and induction into the Sigma
Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. She has
collaborated with national and international nursing organizations
on tobacco control policies, including the International Society of
Nurses in Cancer Care.Among her many publications is a monograph
for the World Health Organization on the nurses’ role in reducing
non-communicable diseases and risk factors, especially tobacco use.
At UCLA, Dr. Sarna served as the Chair of the Academic Senate,
the voice for 3500 faculty and was the Chair of the Task Force that
implemented the Tobacco-Free policy on campus.
Interim Dean & Professor,
University of California, Los Angeles
School of Nursing
Saturday 10:30 - 10:50 Kleiber 3
Linda Sarna
RN, PhD
Dean of the USC School of Pharmacy since 2005, R. Pete Vanderveen
brings a broad range of experience in academia, pharmacy practice
and research. At USC, Dean Vanderveen has significantly expanded
the school’s work in safety-net clinics, optimizing health outcomes
while saving healthcare dollars. This has brought the School the
nation’s most prestigious pharmacy practice awards, including three
American Pharmacists Association Foundation Pinnacle Awards.
Vanderveen collaborated with the USC Price School of Public
Policy in the establishment of the nationally recognized Leonard D.
Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.
He has expanded opportunities for pharmacy students to pursue
dual/joint degrees, allowing them to differentiate themselves in the
healthcare market. An outspoken advocate for expanding the role of
the pharmacist, Vanderveen has been published in The Wall Street
Journal and Politico and was instrumental in passage of California
Senate Bill 493 which gives pharmacists provider status. Vanderveen
has been honored with many awards including the American
Pharmacists Association Dean of the Year (2013), California
Pharmacists Association Bowl of Hygeia Award (2011) and the
National Association of Chain Drug Stores Great Communicator
Award (2010).
Dean,
University of Southern California
School of Pharmacy
Saturday 10:05 - 10:20 Geidt 1001
R. Pete Vanderveen
PhD, RPh, MS
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. Gross oversees four acute care hospitals, three specialty
hospitals, Government Relations, and Clinical Effectiveness at Sharp
HealthCare.
Dr. Gross began his career at Sharp in 1979 as a clinical nurse at Sharp
Memorial Hospital. Over the years, he served as director of patient
care services, regional director of critical care, regional director of
patient care services, and system vice president of clinical services.
Prior to his current role Dr. Gross was chief executive officer of the
Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus for 11 years where he had
oversight of three hospitals, an outpatient surgery center, home care
services, and two senior centers.
Mr. Gross is a member of the American Hospital Association Board,
member and former chair of the Hospital Association of San Diego
and Imperial Counties Board, and past chair of the California Hospital
Association Board. In addition, he is a member of the California
HealthCare Foundation Board and the SDSU Campanile Foundation
Board. Mr. Gross is also a member of the Orbis Education Advisory
Board, and serves as adjunct faculty for SDSU, USD, and UCSD.
Mr. Gross’s awards and honors include the SDSU Alumnus of
Distinction Award from the College of Health and Human Services
(1999) and the USD Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Award
(1999). In 2002 he was named the American Heart Association
Volunteer of the Year, and in 2003 he was named the Outstanding
Alumnus of the Year by Independence Community College, KS.
Mr. Gross is the recipient of the California Health Foundation and
Trust 2010 Walker-Sullivan Health Care Fellowship, and in 2012 he
received the CHAAward of Merit
Mr. Gross received his BSN from Wichita State University, his MS in
nursing administration from SDSU, and his DNSc from USD.
Executive Vice President,
Sharp HealthCare
Sunday 11:30 - 11:45 Kleiber 3
Daniel Gross
DNSc, RN
Dr. Stefano M. Bertozzi is dean and professor of health policy
and management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
Previously, he directed the HIV and tuberculosis programs at the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He serves on the scientific
advisory boards for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,
the National Institute of Health’s Office of AIDS Research, and the
World Health Organization’s HIV Program.
Dr. Bertozzi worked at the Mexican National Institute of Public
Health as director of its Center for Evaluation Research and Surveys
and has also held positions with UNAIDS and the World Bank. He
holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a PhD in health policy and
management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He
earned his medical degree at UC San Diego, and trained in internal
medicine at UC San Francisco.
Dean,
University of California, Berkeley
School of Public Health
Saturday 10:05 -10:20 Rock Hall
Stefano Bertozzi
MD, PhD
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David B. Nash was named the Founding Dean of the Jefferson
School of Population Health (JSPH) in 2008. This appointment
caps a 25 year tenure on the faculty of Thomas Jefferson University.
He is also the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of
Health Policy. JSPH provides innovative educational programming
designed to develop healthcare leaders for the future. Its offerings
include Masters Programs in Public Health, Healthcare Quality and
Safety, Health Policy and Applied Health Economics. JSPH also
offers a doctoral program in Population Health Science.
Dr. Nash is a board certified internist who is internationally
recognized for his work in public accountability for outcomes,
physician leadership development, and quality-of-care improvement.
Repeatedly named to Modern Healthcare’s list of Most Powerful
Persons in Healthcare, his pro bono national activities cover a wide
scope. Currently he is on the VHA Center for Applied Healthcare
Studies Advisory Board. He is a principal faculty member for
Quality of Care programming for the American Association of
Physician Leaders (AAPL) in Tampa, FL and leads the academic
joint venture between AAPL and the JSPH. He is on the NQF
task force on Improving Population Health and is on the John M.
Eisenberg Award Committee from the Joint Commission. He also is
a founding member of the AAMC-IQ Steering Committee, the group
charged with introducing the tenets of quality and safety into medical
education. Finally, Dr. Nash has chaired the Technical Advisory
Group (TAG) of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment
Council (HC4) for more than 15 years and he is widely recognized as
a pioneer in the public reporting of outcomes.
Dr. Nash received his BA in economics from Vassar College; his MD
from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
and his MBA in Health Administration from the Wharton School at
the University of Pennsylvania.
Dean,
Jefferson School of Population Health
Saturday 10:25 - 10:40 Rock Hall
David Nash
MD, MBA
Jody Heymann, MD, PhD is the Dean of the UCLA Fielding School
of Public Health and Founding Director of the WORLD Policy
Analysis Center. An unprecedented effort to improve the level
and quality of comparative policy data available to policymakers,
researchers and the public, WORLD examines health and social
policies and outcomes in all 193 UN countries.
Dr. Heymann previously held a Canada Research Chair in Global
Health and Social Policy at McGill University where she was the
founding director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy. While
on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of
Public Health, she founded the Project on Global Working Families.
Dr. Heymann has authored and edited more than 250 publications,
including 17 books. Selected titles include Changing Children’s
Chances (Harvard University Press, 2013), Making Equal Rights
Real (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Lessons in Educational
Equality (Oxford University Press, 2012), Protecting Childhood in
the AIDS Pandemic (Oxford University Press, 2012), Profit at the
Bottom of the Ladder (Harvard Business Press, 2010), Raising the
Global Floor (Stanford University Press, 2009), Trade and Health
(McGill Queens University Press, 2007), Forgotten Families (Oxford
University Press, 2006), and Healthier Societies (Oxford University
Press, 2006).
Dr. Heymann has received numerous honors, including election to
the national Institute of Medicine in 2013 and the CanadianAcademy
of Health Sciences in 2012. She has worked with leaders in North
American, European, African, and Latin American governments as
well as a wide range of intergovernmental organizations including
the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization,
the World Economic Forum, UNICEF, and UNESCO.
Dr. Heymann’s findings have been featured on CNN Headline News;
MSNBC; Good Morning America; Fox News; National Public
Radio’s All Things Considered; Fresh Air and Marketplace; in The
New York Times; Washington Post; Los Angeles Times; Business
Week, Inc; Portfolio; Forbes India and USA Today among other
internationally and nationally syndicated programs and press.
Dean,
University of California, Los Angeles
Fielding School of Public Health
Sunday 10:05 -10:20 Rock Hall
Jody Heymann
MD, PhD, MPP
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Keynote Speaker
Carlos Campos, D.V.M, owns and practices at San Francis Veterinary
Hospital in Spring Hill, Florida, the companion animal clinic he
founded in February 2010. He previously served as a veterinarian
at Blake Veterinary Hospital in Dade City, Florida and at Country
Oaks Animal Hospital of Pasco County in New Port Richey, Florida.
Dr. Campos graduated from the University of Florida, College of
Veterinary Medicine, in 2002. He is president of the Suncoast
Veterinary Association and has participated on the Animal Control
Advisory Committee of Pasco County since 2004. He is a member of
the AVMA and Florida VMA as well as a 3rd Degree Knight with the
Knights of Columbus, Father Felix Ullrich Council 5869. In 2013,
he was awarded the first “America’s Favorite Veterinarian” from
the American Veterinary Medical Foundation. He enjoys challenging
cases in dermatology, internal medicine, reproduction and surgery.
He has a special interest in the management of obesity cases in both
felines and canines.
Veterinarian, Owner and Founder
San Francis Veterinary Hospital
Saturday 10:20 - 10:35 Schalm
Carlos Campos
DVM
Dr. Blackwell has had a distinguished career in public service and as
an educator. He was educated at Tuskegee University in Alabama,
obtaining both a Bachelor of Science degree and a doctorate of
veterinary medicine. After private veterinary practice, he took a
post with the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary
Medicine. During his 20 years with the FDA, Blackwell served in
both its human and veterinary medicine branches. He served as chief
of the Restorative Devices Branch and as chief of the Investigational
Device Exemptions Staff of the Center for Devices and Radiological
Health. During his last five years with the agency, Blackwell served
as deputy director of the Center for Veterinary Medicine.
From 1994 to 1998, Blackwell served as the chief veterinarian of the
United States Public Health Service. In this role, he was the chief
advisor to the Surgeon General of the United States. He became the
chief of staff of the Office of the Surgeon General, managing day-
to-day operations of the office. In 1997, Blackwell was promoted
to the rank of Assistant Surgeon General (Rear Admiral) of the
Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service.
Blackwell left the Office of the Surgeon General to become the
dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of
Tennessee in Knoxville. He led the college for eight years, during
which he aggressively promoted the role of veterinary medicine in
public health and also served as vice chair of the Pew Commission
on Industrial Farm Animal Production from 2006 through 2008. He
followed that experience by working to reorganize the animal shelter
for the Knoxville region.
Dr. Blackwell has received numerous aawards, among them the
Distinguished Service Medal, the highest personal honor award of
the USPHS, as well as the Meritorious Service Medal, the second
highest personal honor award. In addition, Blackwell twice received
the Surgeon General’s Exemplary Service Medal.
He is currently the Senior Director of Veterinary Policy and chief
veterinary spokesperson for The Humane Society of the United
States. He also serves on the HSVMA Board of Directors.
Chief Veterinary Officer
The Humane Society
Sunday 10:15 - 10:30 Schalm
Michael Blackwell
DVM, MPH
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Keynote Speaker
Kimberly Topp, PT, PhD, FAAA, completed her BS degree in
Physical Therapy from Northern Arizona University and her PhD
in Anatomy and Cell Biology from the University of California,
Davis. She completed postdoctoral training in Neurobiology at
the University of California, San Francisco, and joined the faculty
in 1993. Dr. Topp is Professor and Chair of the UCSF Department
of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, and Professor in
the Department of Anatomy. Dr. Topp is a member of the UCSF
Academy of Medical Educators and holds the Sexton Sutherland
Endowed Chair in Human Anatomy. Dr. Topp is also the current
President of the American Association of Anatomists.
Professor, Chair,
University of California, San Francisco
Sunday 10:45 - 11:00 Schalm
Kimberly Topp
PT, PhD
Dr. Joseph Kinnarney is a mixed-animal practitioner in Reidsville,
N.C., and president of the Reidsville Veterinary Hospital. Dr.
Kinnarney has been a North Carolina resident since he graduated
from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1980. He
served on the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA)
Executive Board from 2007-2013 representing veterinarians in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. He
began his term as AVMA president in July 2015.
Dr. Kinnarney’s interest in taking a leadership role in his profession
started while he was studying at Cornell. He was the president of the
Cornell Student American Veterinary Medical Association chapter
and president of the national Student American Veterinary Medical
Association.
In 1999, Dr. Kinnarney began serving the first of two terms asAVMA
vice president, during which time he served as a liaison to veterinary
students and recent graduates. Dr. Kinnarney was the 1991 North
Carolina Veterinarian of the Year, and he served as vice president
of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association from 2001-
2007. From 2002 to 2007, Dr. Kinnarney served as North Carolina’s
delegate to the AVMA House of Delegates. He was named North
Carolina Distinguished Veterinarian in 2006.
Dr. Kinnarney’s love of animals is not restricted to his work as a
veterinarian or in service to the AVMA. He also has made headlines
for his other interests, which include raising and showing purebred
Arabian horses, purebred miniature schnauzers and Scottish terriers.
In 1995, a Scottish terrier Dr. Kinnarney co-owned won best in show
at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Dr. Kinnarney also is
active in his local Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, the Annie
Penn Memorial Hospital and his church. Dr. Kinnarney has two sons,
Joseph William and Jeffrey Patrick.
President,
American Veterinary Medical Association
Saturday 10:05 - 10:20 Schalm
Joseph Kinnarney
DVM, MS
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WORKSHOPS
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Saturday Start Time: 1:00p, 4:00p Room: Hunt 110
This workshop dives into the structure, content, and sample strategies for
the GRE exam. Covering the basics of test content, layout, scoring, and
registration, students will walk away with tactics they can apply on test day.
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Saturday Start Time:1:00p, 3:00p Room: Surge III 1309
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Saturday Start Time: 2:00p, 4:00p Room: Surge III 1309
Sunday Start Time: 12:00p, 2:00p Room: Wellman 26
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SAT/ACT Mastery
Saturday Start Time: 2:00p, 3:00p Room: Hunt 110
We will examine similarities and differences of the two tests and the role the
tests play in the college admissions process. We will also talk about changes
associated with the redesigned SAT coming up in the spring of 2016.
Kaplan DAT Bootcamp: Unfolding the PAT: Cube Counting Session
Saturday Start Time: 1:00p Room: Surge III 1283
Review what to expect on the DAT and especially the PAT section, then
learn key Kaplan strategies for the Cube Counting subsection and work
through practice PAT questions with a Kaplan expert. Time will be saved
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Saturday Start Time: 4:00p Room: Surge III 1283
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Review what to expect on the DAT and especially the PAT section, then
learn key Kaplan strategies for the Pattern Folding subsection and work
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then learn key Kaplan strategies for the PCAT and work through practice
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SPECIALTY ROTATIONS SATURDAY
Specialty Rotations
The Medical Rotations event will be featuring specialties such as:
A: Anesthesiology (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
Presented by: Edward Bertacinni, MD, Stanford School of Medicine &
Jennifer Lucero, MD, University of California, San Francisco - School of
Medicine
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance
of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation
procedure. It is the anesthesiologist’s responsibility and concern to protect
the patient’s well-being and safety just prior to, during, and after surgery.
Anesthesiologists have many responsibilities: preoperative evaluation
of patients to determine conditions that may cause complications during
surgery; management of pain and emotional stress during surgical, and
medical procedures; provision of life support under the stress of anesthesia
and surgery; immediate postoperative care of the patient; and knowledge of
drugs and their interactions with anesthetic agents.
Average hours working per week: 61.0 hours; length of training: 4 years. *
B: Cardiology (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
Presented by: Ezra Amsterdam, MD, University of California - School of
Medicine
Cardiovascular disease, or cardiology, is the subspecialty of internal medicine
concerned with diseases of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels. Cardiology
involves the prevention, diagnosis, and management of disorders of the
cardiovascular system and disorders of the veins, arteries, and pulmonary
circulation. Management of risk factors for disease and early diagnosis and
intervention for established disease are important elements of the specialty.
Cardiologists deal primarily with adults, many of whom are elderly. The
practice involves a wide scope of patient care activities, ranging from basic
physical exams to sophisticated interventions in life and death emergencies.
Average hours worked per week: 57.5; average length of training: 3 years. *
C: Emergency Medicine (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
Presented by: Daniel Williams, DO, Kaiser Permanente
The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care,
stabilization, and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult
and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.Ahigh-pressure,
fast-paced, and diverse specialty, emergency medicine requires a broad base
of medical knowledge and a variety of well-honed clinical and technical
skills. An emergency medicine physician needs to be able to distinguish
different conditions and send the patient to the appropriate specialty.
Average hours worked per week: 46.4; average length of training: 3 years. *
D: Gastroenterology (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
Presented by: Howard Hack, MD, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of
Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
A gastroenterologist is an internist who specializes in diagnosis and
treatment of diseases of the digestive organs including the esophagus,
stomach, bowels, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. This specialist treats
conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and
performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using endoscopes
to visualize internal organs. It is a procedure-intense specialty that requires
some manual dexterity and the ability to solve problems analytically.
Average hours worked per week: 56.0; average length of training: 3 years.*
E: Geriatric Medicine (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
Presented by: Meredith Greene, MD, University of California, San Francisco
& Pei Chen, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Geriatric medicine is a subspecialty of internal medicine or family medicine
that deals with the complex medical and psychosocial problems of older
adults. A geriatrician has special knowledge of the aging process and special
skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative aspects of
illness in the elderly. In response to the rapidly aging population, geriatrics
has emerged as an area of medicine focusing on health promotion and the
treatment of disease and disability in later life. These physicians provide care
for geriatric patients in the patient’s home, office, long-term care settings
such as nursing homes, and the hospital.
Average hours worked: 55.3; length of training: 1 year plus 3 years of
Internal Medicine. *
*All the above information is obtained from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Additional information can be found at https://www.aamc.org/cim/specialty/list/us/.
Medical/Surgical Specialty Rotations: Meet Your Match
The 13th Annual Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions National Conference is introducing its first ever Medical/Surgical Speciality
Rotations: Meet Your Match!
How: In order to participate in this event, attendees must line up at the Southeast Entrance to the Pavilion to receive their wristband
and enter the building. Wristbands will only be handed out at 12:30 pm on a first come first served basis. Please do not block the
entrance by lining up before 12:30 pm.
When: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Medical Specialty Rotations
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Surgical Speciality Rotations
Where: Upper Level of the UC Davis Pavilion
Why: The goal is to expose students to multiple specialties and career stages, increasing their knowledge of potential career paths and
assisting them in their professional development. Groups of students spend approximately 15 minutes conversing with a physician about
his or her practice area and career before moving on to the next specialty. Everyone will rotate until each group has interacted with each
speciality. The event will give doctors, faculty and residents an opportunity to offer their support and experience to interested pre-medical
students such as yourself.
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WORKSHOPS Specialty Rotations
F: Obstetrics and Gynecology (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
Presented by: Juan Guerra, MD, Permanente Medical Group
Obstetrics and gynecology is a specialty concerned with the delivery of
medical and surgical care to women. This field combines two specialties:
obstetrics, which focuses on the care of women before, during, and after
childbirth; and gynecology, which involves the diagnosis and treatment of
disorders of the female reproductive system. OBGYN’s form long-term
relationships with their patients and are often consultants to other physicians.
Average hours worked per week: 58; average length of training: 4 years.*
G: Oncology- Pediatric Oncology (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
Presented by: James McKinnell, MD, University of New Mexico-Health
Sciences Center
Oncology is a subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with diagnosing
and treating benign and malignant tumors and other forms of cancer.
Oncologists typically identify individuals at risk for malignancy and counsel
them regarding risk reduction and screening, investigate clinical symptoms
and syndromes suggestive of underlying malignancy, undertake the palliative
care of patients with solid and hematologic tumors, identify neoplasms
with a potential for cure, and manage appropriately. They administer
chemotherapy for malignancy and work with surgeons and radiotherapists
on other treatments for cancer.
Average hours worked per week: 59.7; average length of training: 2 years,
plus 3 years of Internal Medicine. *
H: Pediatrics (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
Presented by: Donna Parker, MD, University of Florida, College of Medicine
Pediatrics is primarily concerned with the physical, emotional, and social
health of children from birth to young adulthood. Concerned with more
than just the physical well-being, pediatricians are involved with the
prevention, early detection, and management of behavioral, developmental,
and functional social problems that affect their patients. A pediatrician deals
with biological, social, and environmental influences on the developing
child as well as with the impact of disease or dysfunction on development.
The pediatrician also interacts with parents or guardians to define the health
status of patients and to educate and provide anticipatory guidance about
the child’s normal health and growth. Pediatricians work to reduce infant
and child morbidity and mortality, control infectious disease, foster healthy
lifestyles, and the day-to-day difficulties of children and adolescents with
acute and/or chronic conditions.
Average hours worked per week: 47.0; average length of training: 3 years.*
I: Psychiatry (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
Presented by: Seema Khan, MD, Community Psychiatry Associates
A psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
mental, behavioral, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia
and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-
related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and adjustment
disorders. They are the combination of mental health professionals and
physicians best qualified to distinguish between physical and psychological
causes of both mental and physical distress. Psychiatrists generally use a
holistic approach since every aspect of humans affects their psychology.
Average hours worked per week: 46.5; average length of training: 4 years.*
SPECIALTY ROTATIONS SATURDAY
A: Burn Surgery (4:00 - 6:00 pm)
Presented by: Tina Palmieri, MD, University of California, Davis-Health
System
Burn surgeons examine, diagnose, and surgically treat patients with burns
from heat, cold, chemical, or electrical incidents. A burn surgeon will
perform escharectomy, skin grafting, and secondary burn surgery. The field
itself consists of two main categories: acute and reconstructive - where
acute burn care occurs immediately after the injury and reconstructive burn
surgery may be required after the initial burn wounds have healed. The
goal of reconstructive burn surgery is to improve both the function and the
cosmetic appearance of burn scars. The relationship between the burn patient
and reconstructive burn surgeon can often last many years and treatments for
scar tissue often take several months to be effective.
Average hours worked per week: varies; average length of training: varies.
B: Cardiothoracic Surgery (4:00 - 6:00 pm)
Presented by: Anson Lee, MD, Stanford School of Medicine
Acardiothoracic surgeon is a medical doctor who performs operations on the
heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. Included is the surgical
care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest
wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and
heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum, and diseases
of the diaphragm. The surgeon may perform heart, lung, and combined
heart-lung transplantations. Cardiothoracic surgeons have the knowledge,
experience, and technical skills to accurately diagnose, operate upon safely,
and effectively manage patients with thoracic diseases of the chest. Average
hours worked per week: 62.8; average length of training: 6 years. *
*All the above information is obtained from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Additional information can be found at https://www.aamc.org/cim/specialty/list/us/.
The Surgical Rotations event will be featuring specialities such as:
