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The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 100, Issue 1, Winter 2023
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Message from the Dean
- An Educational Legacy in Bloom - Jeffersonian Roots and Branches
- 100 Years of The Bulletin - Highlights from 100 Years of The Bulletin
- Where Are They Now? Catching Up with SKMC Alumni
- Message from the Editor
Note: On the website, https://www.jefferson.edu/alumni/connect/alumni-bulletin/centennial-edition.html, this issue is listed as "Winter 2023 | Volume 100, Number 1," which is different than what is printed on Page 4 (Winter 2022 | Volume 100, Number 1) of this issue.
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 71, Issue 2, Summer 2022
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Dean's Column
- Time Capsule - Dr. Marion Siegman
- A Message from Elizabeth A. Dale
- ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)
- At the Intersection of Health and Design
- Discovery - A Path Toward Digital Equity
- Mark L. Tykocinski Takes the Helm as President of Thomas Jefferson University
- Student Profile - Kayla Holston
- Faculty Profile - Stephen D. Silberstein, MD
- Alumni Profile - Mahesh Krishnan, MD ’94
- Class Notes
- Reimagine
- Bookshelf
- In Memoriam
- By the Numbers - Match Day 2022
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 71, Issue 1, Winter 2022
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Dean's Column
- Time Capsule - The No Limits Klasko Era
- ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)
- A Message from Elizabeth A. Dale
- Discovery - University’s Global Reach Will Soon Extend into Space
- First Class of Med Students Completes JeffMD Curriculum
- Student Profile - Ryan Emoff
- Faculty Profile - Marc Altshuler, MD ‘01
- Reimagine
- Class Notes
- Alumni Weekend 2021
- Class Agent
- In Memoriam
- By the Numbers - SKMC Class of 2025
Women In Higher Education - Primary Source Set, Freddy Enrique Moran
Women In Higher Education - Primary Source Set, Freddy Enrique Moran
Lesson Plans
Higher education in America prior to the 19th century looked a specific way, white and male, and while there have been many advancements in medicine, and teaching medicine, since then. An equally impressive jump forward socially for education happened during these time periods. Education as a whole saw drastic changes between the 19th and 20th century with the increasing enrollment of women in higher education. The evolution of higher education between 1870 and 1930 saw drastic changes to women enrollment within universities, going from 5% to 14% female enrollment at a higher professional degree seeking university. Even …
Anna Justina Magee: A Woman Of Determination And Vision, John F. Ditunno Jr., Chris S. Formal
Anna Justina Magee: A Woman Of Determination And Vision, John F. Ditunno Jr., Chris S. Formal
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Faculty Papers
This article tells the story of Anna J. Magee (AJM), the founder of the Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia, one of the country’s premier medical rehabilitation institutions. AJM’s life was shaped by her family, her times, and her city. The daughter of one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Railroad, she emerged in the late 19th century as an independent woman of elite Philadelphian society, demonstrating a special devotion to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at 10th and Market Streets and, inspired by her personal physician, a determination to serve the rehabilitative needs of physically disabled patients, regardless of their …
Virchow At 200 And Lown At 100 - Physicians As Activists., Salvatore Mangione, Mark L. Tykocinski
Virchow At 200 And Lown At 100 - Physicians As Activists., Salvatore Mangione, Mark L. Tykocinski
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Faculty Papers
No abstract provided.
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 70, Issue 1, Spring 2021
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Dean’s Column Leveling the Field, Paving the Way to Success
- Time Capsule Milestones and Influencers: Women in Medicine at Jefferson
- On Campus
- A Message from Elizabeth A. Dale Building a New Legend
- Discovery Predicting Heart Disease from the Skin
- Gender Equality in Medicine Still a Work in Progress
- Faculty Profile Diane Merry
- Student Profile Matt Rohn and Mark Shapses
- Class Notes 2020 Virtual Alumni Weekend
- Love Story Physician-Researchers Found Life’s Work—and Each Other—at Jefferson
- Class Agent
- In Memoriam
- Bookshelf
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 69, Issue 2, Summer 2020
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- A Message from the President Facing Crises with Creativity
- Dean’s Column Difficult Times Define Us
- Jefferson COVID Stories
- Reflections from the Frontlines
- One Step of Many White Coats for Black Lives Peaceful Protest at Jefferson
- Time Capsule Philadelphia 1918: The Flu Pandemic Hits Home
- A Message from Elizabeth A. Dale Helping the Heroes
- Discovery Combating COVID-19
- Heroes on the Sidelines Sidelined from Patient Care, SKMC Students Find Purpose in Volunteer Work
- From the Front Lines to Online SKMC Doesn’t Miss a Beat in Medical Education
- Navigating Uncharted Waters in Search of the Class of 2024
- You’ve Got …
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 69, Issue 1, Winter 2020
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Dean's Column - An Acquired Taste
- On Campus - Sidney and Caroline Kimmel Fund New Biomedical Research Building
- A Message from Elizabeth A. Dale - Generosity Goes Both Ways
- Discovery - It Takes a Village
- Solving the Puzzle - Shaping Jefferson's Neuroscience Department
- Faculty Profile - Kristin Rising, MD
- Alumni Profile - Neal Flomenberg, MD
- Student Profile - Hannah Garrigan
- Class Notes - 2019 Alumni Weekend
- Class Agent
- In Memoriam
- By the Numbers - The Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience
The Punch-Drunk Boxer And The Battered Wife: Gender And Brain Injury Research., Stephen T Casper, Kelly O'Donnell
The Punch-Drunk Boxer And The Battered Wife: Gender And Brain Injury Research., Stephen T Casper, Kelly O'Donnell
College of Humanities and Sciences Faculty Papers
This essay uses gender as a category of historical and sociological analysis to situate two populations-boxers and victims of domestic violence-in context and explain the temporal and ontological discrepancies between them as potential brain injury patients. In boxing, the question of brain injury and its sequelae were analyzed from 1928 on, often on profoundly somatic grounds. With domestic violence, in contrast, the question of brain injury and its sequelae appear to have been first examined only after 1990. Symptoms prior to that period were often cast as functional in specific psychiatric and psychological nomenclatures. We examine this chronological and epistemological …
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 68, Issue 2, Fall 2019
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Dean's Column - The 195th Commencement of SKMC
- Perspectives
- On Campus
- A Message from Elizabeth A. Dale - Reimagine Jefferson
- Discovery - Know Thy Self
- Seeing the Holistic Picture - Integrative medicine is taking techniques from the past to change the future of healthcare - and Jefferson is leading the charge
- Faculty Profile - David Nash, MD, MBA
- Student Profile - Carrie Walsh
- Alumni Profile - Austin Chiang, MD, MPH, GI Fellow '18
- Class Notes
- Class Agent
- In Memoriam
- By the Numbers - The Class of 2023
A Doctor's Story, Randall M. Mclaughlin, Md
A Doctor's Story, Randall M. Mclaughlin, Md
Jefferson Biographies
This memoir details the beginning of Randall M. McLaughlin's medical career. It begins in 1942 while he is a Pre-Med student at Penn State interviewing for medical school. From there it covers his time as a medical student at Jefferson, including classes, life in Philadelphia, and World War II. It ends at the beginning of his professional career, first with an internship at Cooper Hospital and later as a First Lieutenant in the Army.
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 68, Issue 1, Spring 2019
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Dean's Column - Reflecting on a Decade
- On Campus
- A Message from Elizabeth A. Dale - Jefferson Giving Day
- Discovery - Network Effects
- Alumni Profile - Robert Schless, MD 1916
- Faculty Profile - Cuckoo Choudhary, MD
- Class Notes
- Class Agent
- Bookshelf
- In Memoriam
- By the Numbers - Match Day 2019
Alexander Koppel: Pioneer - Physician - Provider, Max Koppel
Alexander Koppel: Pioneer - Physician - Provider, Max Koppel
Jefferson Biographies
Alexander Koppel was born to immigrant parents on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1905. Early in his life, his mother was forced to return to Austria to her tenant farmer parents with Alexander and his two sisters because of a severe downturn in the American economy. A few years later, his mother brilliantly sensed the upcoming disastrous World War in 1913, and returned with the three children to Wilmington, Delaware where by that time, her husband, Samuel Koppel, had established the Wilmington Window Cleaning Company.
Alexander Koppel seized the opportunity for higher education made available to …
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 67, Issue 3, Fall 2018
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Explaining Uncertainty
- A Series of Fortunate Events
- 2018 Alumni Weekend
- The Dean's Column
- Findings
- The Jefferson Legacy
- Time Capsule
- On Campus
- Jefferson Researcher Explores Cell Death Controls and Effects
- New Alumni Association President
- Class Notes
- In Memoriam
- By the Numbers
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 67, Issue 2, Spring/Summer 2018
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Exposure: Michael Weinstein, MD '94, had a plan to take his own life; now he is back to living it
- Medical School 2.0: JeffMD - A New Way to Train Physicians
- 25 Years of JeffHOPE Clinics: Student Volunteers Shape Patients' Lives - and Their Own
- Caring for the Most Vulnerable a "Moral, Ethical, Medical Responsibility": Jefferson's Latina Women's Clinic Dispenses Care and Compassion
- The Dean's Column
- Findings: New Look at Eye's Immune Status
- Home at Last: A message from Elizabeth Dale
- Endowed Professorships
- Time Capsule
- On Campus
- Feeling all the Bumps: Jefferson Oncologist Looks at the World …
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 67, Issue 1, Winter 2018
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Dean's Column
- Findings: "Living Electrodes" may change neurological device design
- Ch-ch-ch-changes: Jefferson's realignment of departments and programs
- The Difference Alumni Make: A message from Elizabeth Dale
- A Fighting Chance: Harrisburg's boxing scene has an unlikely ally in cardiologist Andrew Foy, MD '08
- Alumni Weekend
- 2017 Jefferson Gala: Gathering to celebrate our shared success
- Time Capsule
- The Shot Doc: Meet Herb Magee, head coach of Jefferson's men's basketball team, the Rams
- Going the Distance: Students bring compassion into the clinic in Nicaragua's remote mountains
- On Campus
- Stephanie Moleski, MD '05: Jefferson doctor moves from board room to exam …
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 66, Issue 2, Fall 2017
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Introducing the New Jefferson: One Name. Two Legacies. Infinite Possibilities
- The PhiladelphiaU Story: A History of Change and Innovation
- Two Alumnae, One Vision: A New Home Base for All Graduates
- Second Opinions for Docs, Second Chances for Patients: The Jefferson Angioplasty Center Helps Cardiac Patients Avoid Open Heart Surgery
- Dean's Column
- Findings: Molecule May Help Maintain Brain's Synaptic Balance
- The Families We Choose: A Message from Elizabeth Dale
- On Campus
- Basil Harris, MD '02: Merging Medicine, Engineering, and Design to Revolutionize Digital Healthcare
- Big Things, Small Beginnings: Jefferson Surgeons Are Exploring New Therapies That May Make Standard …
2017 Commencement For Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson Graduate School Of Biomedical Sciences, And Jefferson School Of Population Health
Sidney Kimmel Medical College Commencements
Processional
- Trumpet Voluntary, JOHN STANLEY
- The Jefferson Processional, BURLE MARX
- Organist, THE REVEREND R. BRUCE TODD
Opening Proclamation
- RICHARD W. HEVNER, Chair, Board of Trustees, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
Presentation of Colors
- U.S. Armed Forces Career Center, Philadelphia
The National Anthem
Convocation and Remarks
- STEPHEN K. KLASKO, MD, MBA President and CEO, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
President's Award
- PRESIDENT KLASKO (HAROLD AND LYNNE HONICKMAN)
Conferring of Honorary Degrees
- PRESIDENT KLASKO (CAROLINE KIMMEL, Doctor of Science; SIDNEY KIMMEL, Doctor of Science; DONATO J . TRAMUTO, Doctor of Science)
Conferring of Degrees in Course (President Klasko)
Jefferson College …
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 66, Issue 1, Spring 2017
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Making a difference for Children's Health: Jefferson's Initiatives Aim to Help Kids Thrive
- Who Was the First? Previously unknown African-American graduates of Jefferson's medical college
- Dean's Column
- The Beacon: Lights, Drones, Action
- Vanquishing Banquo's Ghost: A Message from Elizabeth Dale
- Alumni Weekend: Alumni Return to Campus to Reconnect
- Awards: 2016 Alumni Achievement Award Winners
- On Campus
- JEFFMD: A Q&A with Deborah Ziring, MD
- Blue is the New Pink: Colon Cancer Awareness
- Class Notes
- In Memoriam
- By the Numbers
Robert Reynolds Macintosh, M.D. (1897-1989): Forefather Of Anesthesiology, Advocate For Patient Safety., Haig Minassian, Scott W. Cowan, Charles J. Yeo
Robert Reynolds Macintosh, M.D. (1897-1989): Forefather Of Anesthesiology, Advocate For Patient Safety., Haig Minassian, Scott W. Cowan, Charles J. Yeo
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
No abstract provided.
2017 Clinic Yearbook, Danielle Levine, Ryan Mcclintock, Katherine Pleet, Mai Tsukikawa
2017 Clinic Yearbook, Danielle Levine, Ryan Mcclintock, Katherine Pleet, Mai Tsukikawa
Sidney Kimmel Medical College Yearbooks
The Clinic is the yearbook of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.
William Arbuthnot Lane (1856-1943): Surgical Innovator And His Theory Of Autointoxication., Mackenzie Morris, Thea Price, Scott W. Cowan, Charles J. Yeo, Benjamin Phillips
William Arbuthnot Lane (1856-1943): Surgical Innovator And His Theory Of Autointoxication., Mackenzie Morris, Thea Price, Scott W. Cowan, Charles J. Yeo, Benjamin Phillips
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
William Arbuthnot Lane contributed to the advancement of many fields of orthopedics, otolaryngology, and general surgery. He is credited for his "no-touch technique" and the invention of long-handled instruments, some of which are still in use today, to minimize tissue handling. He is most well known for his hypothesis that slowing of gastric contents could cause a variety of ailments and this became known as Lane's disease. Although his surgical treatment of Lane's disease is now defunct, it advanced the surgical technique in colorectal surgery. It seems likely that some of Lane's "autointoxication" patients would be classified today as patients …
A Brief Overview Of The Life And Work Of Lyon Henry Appleby, M.D. (1895-1970)., Jon Harrison, Michael J. Pucci, Scott W. Cowan, Charles Yeo
A Brief Overview Of The Life And Work Of Lyon Henry Appleby, M.D. (1895-1970)., Jon Harrison, Michael J. Pucci, Scott W. Cowan, Charles Yeo
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
The life and work of Dr. Lyon Henry Appleby, M.D., portrays the essence of a devoted clinician committed to scholarly excellence. Born in Deseronto, Ontario, in 1895 and passing in 1970, Dr. Appleby influenced all areas of general surgery, most notably popularizing a procedure that bears his name today. After a tour in World War I, he quickly proved himself to be a dedicated clinician with roots in academia, which translated into excellence within the Department of Surgery at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, Canada. He served in various leadership roles including Chair of the Department of Surgery, President of …
Remembering Dr. Henry W. Gray (1827-1861) And His Timeless Contribution To Modern Medical Education., Niti Shahi, Abigail L. Brooks, Charles J. Yeo, Scott W. Cowan, Gerald A. Isenberg
Remembering Dr. Henry W. Gray (1827-1861) And His Timeless Contribution To Modern Medical Education., Niti Shahi, Abigail L. Brooks, Charles J. Yeo, Scott W. Cowan, Gerald A. Isenberg
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
No abstract provided.
The Bulletin: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University, Volume 65, Issue 4, Fall 2016
The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)
This issue includes:
- Creating the Ideal Physician-One Note at a Time: The Dean's concert series is more than a respite in the middle of a busy day at SKMC
- Tiny Bubbles, Big Future: New uses for microbubble-filled ultrasound contrast agents could reduce the need for highly invasive medical tests.
- Dean's Column
- Findings: New pathway to treat heart failure
- #Giving Tuesday: A Message from Elizabeth Dale
- On Campus
- Clara Callahan, MD: A keen eye for aspiring physicians
- Kate Sugarman, MD '88: A career guided by social justice
- Nick Benvenuto: Finding Science and Art in Both Winemaking and Medicine
- Class Notes
- In …
James Mann, M.D. (1759-1832): Military Surgeon For The "Second War Of Independence"., Eliza C. Anderson, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md
James Mann, M.D. (1759-1832): Military Surgeon For The "Second War Of Independence"., Eliza C. Anderson, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
The War of 1812 is remembered for the Burning of Washington, and Francis Scott Key’s “The Star Spangled Banner,” but little else. It was a poorly funded war of relatively short duration and nebulous resolution. Under such circumstances, it is understandable that the “Second War of Independence” failed to produce many notable military or medical advancements. However, one surgeon took it upon himself to recount his experiences in the field. For his dedication to the art and science of medicine, James Mann deserves recognition.
Presentation: 125 Years Of Nursing At Jefferson, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi
Presentation: 125 Years Of Nursing At Jefferson, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi
Jefferson Digital Commons News
Michael Angelo, University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, presented a webinar to Jefferson Nursing Alumni as part of the Jefferson College of Nursing’s 125th anniversary celebration. Now you can view his image-rich presentation,“From Probationer to Doctorate: 125 Years of Nursing at Jefferson”, in the Jefferson Digital Commons.
Emil Zuckerkandl, M.D. (1849-1910): Bridging Anatomic Study And The Operating Room Table., Leah Winer, Md, Pankhuri Jha, Scott W. Cowan, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott D. Goldstein, Md
Emil Zuckerkandl, M.D. (1849-1910): Bridging Anatomic Study And The Operating Room Table., Leah Winer, Md, Pankhuri Jha, Scott W. Cowan, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott D. Goldstein, Md
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
In the mid-19th century, the Vienna School of Anatomy was at the epicenter of the rapidly growing field of anatomy. One of the school’s most distinguished professors, Hungarian-born anatomist Emil Zuckerkandl was instrumental in transforming anatomy from a descriptive science to one of practical and clinical value. A prolific researcher interested in nearly all areas of morphology and most famously, the chromaffin system, Zuckerkandl’s discoveries from more than a century ago still provide a foundation for surgeons to this day.
Lois Whaley Highsmith, Lois Whaley Highsmith, Kelsey Duinkerken
Lois Whaley Highsmith, Lois Whaley Highsmith, Kelsey Duinkerken
Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories
After originally studying chemical engineering at Penn State, Lois Highsmith decided to instead pursue nursing. At Jefferson she found a passion for community health nursing, specifically related to obstetrics, gynecology, and maternal child health. Ms. Highsmith graduated in 1986 and over the years worked mostly in maternal care but also in psychology. Among other positions, she worked for ten years at Pennsylvania Hospital where she founded STEPS, Strategies to Encourage Parental Self-Sufficiency, a teen pregnancy clinic, and worked as a home visitor for Mercy Home Health educating new moms about postpartum care. Since 2002 she has worked for Nurse Family …