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The Alumni Office appreciates the efforts of the 23 alumni volunteers who are helping to ensure that Alumni Weekend 2011 will be a celebration to remember. Those involved include:

Class of 1971

Teri English, MD

Col. H. Theodore

   Harcke, MD

Peter Roode, MD

Class of 1976

Wayne Conrad, MD Laurent Delli-Bovi, MD

David Joyner, MD Stephen Strelec, MD  

Class of 1981

Ricardo Azziz, MD

Ed Hartle, MD

J. Michael Niehoff, MD

Rafael Lopez

   Steuart, MD

Thomas Terndrup, MD

Class of 1986

John Boehmer, MD Trent Gause, MD Claudia Kasales, MD Doug Willard, MD

Class of 1991

Mark Henck, MD

Frank Lynch, MD

Ray Zarlengo, MD

Class of 1996 Elizabeth Campbell

   McKenna, MD

Andrea Zaenglein, MD

Class of 2001

Wendy Braund, MD

Class of 2006

Peju Simoyan, MD

If you would like to become a member of your class reunion committee or have any questions please contact Alumni Relations via e-mail or at 717-531-7063.

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With the rising cost of a medical education, now more than ever scholarship support is a fundraising priority at the College of Medicine. Please consider making a gift in honor of your reunion.

It's been decades since Marianne Felice, M.D. '72 was a nun, but she likes to think that her Mother Superior, who encouraged her to go to medical school in the first place, would be proud of her.

As one of only three women to graduate from Penn State College of Medicine's second class in 1972, Dr. Felice has come a long way from the days when she was a "feisty" nun aspiring to be a doctor, wearing a habit to class during her freshman year.

Her struggle to learn medicine mirrored a parallel spiritual journey, as she sought to address her doubts about staying in convent life. "I was in tremendous angst. I was grappling with medical school, and with staying in the Sisters of Mercy in Pittsburgh." She had many conversations with her Mother Superior about this struggle. 

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Penn State College of Medicine may be the only place in the country where a fourth year medical student can take an elective Humanities course about comics titled "Graphic Storytelling and Medical Narratives." But before you snort derisively, listen to Michael Green, M.D., professor in the departments of Humanities and Medicine, explain why he created this course.

"Most people think comics are juvenile, silly, and frivolous, that it's only about superheroes or funny cartoons. But I'm teaching about a specific, growing genre of graphic narratives that tell incredibly moving stories."

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The year 2011 marks forty years of Penn State College of Medicine graduating world-class physicians. To celebrate the milestone that has been four decades in the making, special activities are being planned to coincide with Alumni Weekend, slated for September 16-17, 2011.
 
One of the events that will take place will be a celebration on Friday, September 16. Alumni, special guests, faculty representatives from the past and present, and current students will join together for a memorable evening comprised of a short program, great food, plenty of reconnecting.

During this special weekend, the classes of 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 will also gather to recognize their quinquennial reunion years, and the Class of 1981 will be welcomed into the Crescent Society.

You are invited to join fellow Penn State College of Medicine alumni, current and emeritus faculty members, and current students students, on Saturday, September 17 at 8:00 a.m. for the annual Mentoring Breakfast that takes place during Alumni Weekend festivities. The event will take place in the University Conference Center on the Penn State Hershey Medical Center campus.

As you know, students face many choices as they approach graduation. Through the Mentoring Breakfast, the College seeks to help students explore career options by interacting with alumni who have lived the experience. During the event, students are seated with alumni and current and emeritus faculty who have chosen a career path that interests them.

Students also have the opportunity to circulate to other tables for small roundtable discussions focused on specific specialties and professions. There are no formal presentations; just come prepared to discuss your career choices.

Please contact Alumni Relations via email or 717-531-0003 (ext. 283072) or sign up through your Alumni Weekend registration to volunteer to participate.

A new generation of doctors graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey on May 15th during the 41st annual ceremony in Founders Hall on the Milton Hershey School campus.

Diplomas were presented to 151 medical students and 66 graduate students during the ceremony.

Dr. Elizabeth G. Nabel, president of Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals in Boston, told graduates to keep their focus people-oriented.

"Therapies mean nothing unless a 60-year-old patient can play with his grandchildren or a six-year-old leukemia patient gets to play on her jungle gym," she said in the commencement address. "Keep people first. One size does not fit all when it comes to patient care."

In addition, College of Medicine Alumni Society President Dr. Wendy Braund '01 attended the ceremony and offered the graduates words of welcome to the Penn State College of Medicine Alumni Society and the Penn State Alumni Association. 

Click here to view photos from the commencement ceremony