White Coat Ceremony
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford Hosts Annual White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, October 10
The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford hosted its White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, October 10. The White Coat Ceremony celebrates an important rite of passage for Class of 2018 as they transition from preclinical studies and begin their clinical training. Dr. Alex Stagnaro-Green, dean of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, opened the event. Dr. Gary Anderson was the featured speaker.
Sponsored by the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford Office of Student and Alumni Affairs, Rockford Medical Alumni Association, and the Winnebago County Medical Society, the College of Medicine at Rockford joins over 100 medical schools that share in the tradition of hosting White Coat Ceremonies.
Class of 2018
Mohamed A. Abouelleil
Oswego, Illinois
Benedictine University
BS, Health Science
Tamathor Abughnaim
Chicago, Illinois
University of Chicago
BA, Biological Sciences
Ashton B. Ballinger
Stewardson, Illinois
University of Illinois at Springfield
BS, Clinical Laboratory Science
Noah H. Boton
Deerfield, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Julie Anne Canter
Rushville, Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University
BA, Biology
Paige B. Clayton
Villa Grove, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Integrative Biology; Religious Studies
Alyssa M. Cole
Girard, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Ishan Dahal
Moline, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BA, Economics
Nimrod Deiss-Yehiely
Chicago, Illinois
Brandeis University
BS, Biology
Joseph T. Devito
Crystal Lake, Illinois
University of Wisconsin -Platteville
BS, Chemistry and Biology
Omar R. Diaz
Aurora, Illinois
Loyola University
BS, Biology
Allan C. Dong
Centralia, Illinois
Northwestern University
BA, Biological Sciences
Fabiola M. Enriquez
Downey, California
University of Southern California
BS, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
MPH, Public Health
Perlina M. Fortinberry
Marengo, Illinois
Illinois Institute of Technology
BS, Chemical Engineering
University of Illinois at Chicago
MS, Bioengineering
Robert M. Freidel
Byron, Illinois
University of Wisconsin Madison
BS, Biochemistry
Ivo K. Genev
Chicago, Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago
BS, Biological Sciences
Alfreda S. Grace
Chicago, Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago
BS, Biological Sciences
Kyle R. Hadden
Taylorville, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Animal Science
Joseph J. Hancox
Quincy, Illinois
Marquette University
BA, Theology
Kate M. Heitkamp
Menominee, Illinois
Knox College
BA, Biochemistry
Robert M. Hernandez
Santa Ana, California
University of California, San Diego
BS, Physiology and Neuroscience
Danielle M. Ikoma
Naperville, Illinois
Stanford University
BS, Biology
Christopher L. James
Arlington Heights, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Peter G. Karalis
Vernon Hills, Illinois
Northwestern University
BA, Economics
Christina Kim
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Noah G. King
Harrisburg, Illinois
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
BS, Biomedical Sciences
Katelyn J. Klosterman
Effingham, Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University
BA, Chemistry
Kristen L. Koniewicz
Algonquin, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Pruthvi J. Kothari
St. Charles, Illinois
University of Rochester
BS, Cell and Developmental Biology
Rohan N. Kulkarni
Chester, New Jersey
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Integrative Biology
Tulane University
MS, Biochemistry
Kelsey M. LeVault
Taylorville, Illinois
Millikin University
BS, Biology
Abigail M. Miller
Oregon, Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University
BS, Biology
California State University, San Bernardino
MPH, Public Health
Caitlin C. Moliske
Taylorville, Illinois
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
BS, Physiology
Mischelle R. Nelson
Naperville, Illinois
Michigan State University
BA, Comparative Culture & Politics
Northern Illinois University
BS, Biology, Chemistry
Leonard Tiger Onsen
Coal City, Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University
BA, Biology
Akash D. Patel
Des Plaines, Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago
BS, Biochemistry, Kinesiology
Nathaniel E. Quinn
Salem, Oregon
Willamette University
BA, Politics
Amer Rasheed
Huntley, Illinois
Saint Louis University
BA, Economics
Theodore L. Schoenfeldt
Northbrook, Illinois
Ohio State University
BS, Chemistry
Harsh P. Shah
Carol Stream, Illinois
Northwestern University
BA, Biomedical Physics
Neil K. Sharma
Chicago, Illinois
Naropa University
BA, Religious Studies
BA, Contemplative Psychology
Soomin Shin
Hawthorn Woods, Illinois
Washington University in St. Louis
AB, Biology
Daanish A. Siddique
South Elgin, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BA, Economics
Mariah N. Sisson
Virden, Illinois
Illinois College
BS, Biology
Michael B. Small
Hoyleton, Illinois
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
BS, Biomedical Sciences
Tulane School of Medicine
MS, Human Genetics
Vinaya R. Soundararajan
Westmont, Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago
BS, Neuroscience
Kavish R. Thakkar
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago
BS, Neuroscience
Dyllan Tiburzi
Benld, Illinois
University of Illinois at Springfield
BS, Chemistry
Rachel N. Trumpy
Dakota, Illinois
Elmhurst College
BS, Chemistry
Jenny Tumba
Lombard, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Chemistry
Qing Wang
Palatine, Illinois
Illinois Institute of Technology
BS, Biomedical Engineering
Megan J. Weber
Carpentersville, Illinois
Loyola University
BS, Biology
Kelsey R. Wojcik
Cary, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Julia Yi
Long Grove, Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago
BS, Biology
BA, Philosophy, Psychology