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Foundation Awards 14 Scholarship Grants This Year
The DuPage Medical Society Foundation Board of Trustees announces the awarding of fourteen student scholarship grants. Abhishek Sethi, Naperville, is the 2020 recipient of the prestigious James P. Campbell, MD, Memorial Scholarship. Described by a professor as "smart, motivated, intellectually curious and creative, driven, personable, and possessing boundless passion for research and medicine," Sethi is drawn to ophthalmology as a specialty. With an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering, he is deeply committed to research in artificial intelligence that can reduce the incidence of blindness worldwide. Among hismany extracurricular activities, Sethi is a hospice volunteer and president of the South Asian Medical Student Association.
Clara Ryan, Downers Grove, is awarded the 2020 William B. Frymark, Sr., MD, Honorary Scholarship. Entering her second year of medical school at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Ryan works three jobs while maintaining an exceptional record of academic achievement. She holds a bachelor's degree in neuroscience, a master's in biotechnology, and remains deeply engaged in volunteer activities that promote health literacy, leadership skills and self-empowerment among youths in diverse communities.
Other 2020 scholarship recipients include:
Muneeb Ansari, Glendale Heights, Medicine
Michael Brancato, Naperville, Medicine
Rohan Chakrabarthy, Naperville, Medicine
Sunil Dommaraju, Westmont, Medicine
Allison Harvey, Wheaton, Occupational Therapy
Philip Kaiser, Glen Ellyn, Nurse Anesthesia
Lisa Laurenzana, Lombard, Medicine
Mira Malavia, Aurora, Medicine
Olivia Negris, Wheaton, Medicine
Aubrey Sieve, Lisle, Medicine
Andrew Tran, Glen Ellyn, Medicine
Ryan Trippel, Glen Ellyn, Medicine "Entrusted by our generous donors to wisely award our limited scholarship funds, the caliber of our candidates makes that task fairly simple," Lanny F. Wilson, MD, Foundation president observed. "Every year we evaluate such exceptional candidates it gives us great faith in the future of health care."
Each year the DuPage Medical Society Foundation awards 100 percent of the funds received from contributors. Including this year’s grants, the Foundation has awarded over $415,000 in student scholarships.
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The American Liver Foundation has an exciting new virtual educational program to offer - Viral Hepatitis in the time of COVID 19, championed by DCMS President Dr. Rocky Yapp, ALF Medical Advisory Committee. The invitation below includes the link to this teleconference which includes the latest information on this topic - presented by Dr. Andrew Aronsohn, University of Chicago; Dr. Steven Flamm, Northwestern University; and Dr. Nancy Reau, Rush University. CMEs will be available and you MUST complete and return the evaluation post program to receive your CMEs.
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As DCMS committees continue to hold meetings via Zoom Teleconferencing, District 47 Illinois State Representative Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) met with the DCMS Governmental Affairs Committee in July. An attorney with a strong background in the sciences, Mazzochi is a founding partner of a law firm specializing in life sciences law, particularly patent litigation in the medical/pharmaceutical arena. She drew on her knowledge and experience in addressing with Committee members the COVID-19 pandemic, coronavirus antibody testing, and the likelihood of a viable vaccine. Affirming the value of evidence-based practices, Mazzochi applauded the DuPage County Health Department's effective reliance on data in managing the pandemic locally. She expressed some regret, however, that the state has not done more data analysis aimed at identifying advantageous treatments or conditions that improve outcomes.
Weighing economic harm against the health risks posed by the virus, Mazzochi agreed with Committee members that it remains difficult to know what practices are best. She expressed concern about virus-exacerbated mental health issues as well as the worse prognoses and deaths that arise from medical care delayed due to virus fears. Rep. Mazzochi indicated that she supported the liberalization of telehealth rules in Illinois and appreciated reports from Committee members about its continued utility in their practices even as office visits become more practical again. She said she remained concerned about potential negative implications the use of telehealth might present with risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS).
