Medical students receive white coats during annual ceremony
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The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford hosted a White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2028 on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.
The ceremony recognized 57 first-year medical students, who arrived on campus this week, and the official start of their medical education. Students received the white coats they’ll wear during their journey to become doctors. They also recited an oath as they entered the field of medicine.
James Girardy, MD, a clinical professor in the UICOMR Department of Surgery and Surgical Specialties, presented the keynote address.
Let’s meet the class of 2028:
Abdel-Muhsen Al-Kodmany
Hickory Hills, Illinois
BS, Biology
University of Illinois Chicago
Brian Allen
Grand Ridge, Illinois
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Yaa Asante
Silver Spring, Maryland
BA, Psychology
University of Chicago
Andrew Baeder
Hampshire, Illinois
BS, Biology
Lewis University
Kylie Besz
Vandling, Pennsylvania
BA, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
MS, Tufts University-School of Medicine
Teodora Bozic
Bartlett, Illinois
BS, Psychology: Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Nick Cheney
Charleston, Illinois
BS, Biological Sciences
Eastern Illinois University
Laura Chicos
River Forest, Illinois
BS, Electrical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mia Connor
Herrin, Illinois
BS, Chemistry
University of Missouri-Columbia
Sydney Jean Dix
Hardin County/Herrin, Illinois
BS, Biological Sciences
Southern Illinois University
Abbey Dotson
Atlanta, Georgia
BS, Biology
Roosevelt University
Hunter Eide
Gettysburg, South Dakota
BS, Human Biology
South Dakota State University
Katherine Elbert
Forrest, Illinois
BS, Biological Sciences
Cornell University
Abbigayle Gamble
Linton, Indiana
BS, Biology; Education
Indiana State University
Adam Geibel
Evanston, Illinois
BA, Neuroscience and Behavior; Psychology
Wesleyan University
Hattie Gibson
St. Charles, Illinois
BA, Biology, Society, and the Environment
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Kylie Graves
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
BA, Neuroscience
Boston University
Rebecca Hess
Aledo, Illinois
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Emily Homman
Leaf River, Illinois
BS, Biology
Trinity Christian College
James Jin
Glenview, Illinois
BA, Biochemistry
Washington University in St. Louis
MA, Washington University in St. Louis
Georgia Kapetaneas
Utica, Illinois
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Navdeep Kaur
Saginaw, Michigan
BS, Biology, Health and Society
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor-Residential College
MS, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Hunter Kienast
La Harpe, Illinois
BS, Biology
University of Illinois Springfield
Nawon Kim
Seoul, Republic of Korea
BS, Biology
University of New Mexico
MS, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Jack Kramer
Highland Park, Illinois
BA, Economics
University of California, Berkeley
Raegan Krumboltz
Beardstown, Illinois
BS, Health Promotion
University of Iowa
Sofiya Lougin
Glencoe, Illinois
BS, Biochemistry
Loyola University Chicago
Keith MacGregor
Naperville, Illinois
BS, Behavioral Neuroscience Psychology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Madeleine Meehan
Brookfield, Illinois
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Haider Mian
Lincolnwood, Illinois
BS, Biological Sciences
University of Illinois Chicago
Lauren Mitchell
Park Ridge, Illinois
BS, Biology; Community Health
Tufts University
Kiyo Obayashi
Ogden, Utah
BS, Biology
The University of Utah
Sydney Olszewski
Cincinnati, Ohio
BS, Biology
University of Cincinnati
Tayo Omoniyi
Tinley Park, Illinois
BS, Biology
University of Illinois Chicago
Dhara Patel
Naperville, Illinois
BS, Neuroscience
University of Pittsburgh
Anna Pendergast
Galesburg, Illinois
BA, Biology
St. Olaf College
Kristin Ralston
Glenview, Illinois
BS, Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University
Vineeth Rao
Barrington, Illinois
BS, Neuroscience
The Ohio State University
Jake Ryan III
Belvidere, Illinois
BS, Public Health
Northern Illinois University
Gianna Sagona
Caledonia, Illinois
BS, Biomedical Science
University of Iowa
Kira Sampson
Elmhurst, Illinois
BS, Neuroscience
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Frank Schwartz
Belvidere, Illinois
BS, Psychology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Xochitl Sedano
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
BS, Nursing
Dominican University
Ambika Sharma
Burr Ridge, Illinois
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Kelsey Sheehan
Chicago, Illinois
BA, Integrative Physiology
University of Colorado Boulder
Luke Spalding
Evanston, Illinois
BS, Civil Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Natalie Staton
Charleston, Illinois
BA, Premed and Biochemistry
Augustana College
Charlee Stewart
Robinson, Illinois
BS, Physiology
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Jacelyn Street
Newton, Illinois
BS, Physiology
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Rachel Thomas
Charleston, Illinois
BA, Chemistry; Religion
Hope College
Joseph Tolentino
Granada Hills, California
BS, Psychobiology
University of California, Los Angeles
Gabrielle Wagner
Poplar Grove, Illinois
BS, Biochemistry
Beloit College
Cate Wilkinson
Mequon, Wisconsin
BS, Microbiology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amanda Williams
Byron, Illinois
BS, Microbiology
The University of Alabama
Mohammed Zahra
Oaklawn, Illinois
BS, Biology
University of Illinois Chicago
Zohaib Zubair
Hanover Park, Illinois
BS, Health Science
Benedictine University