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Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

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The current issue of OUWB's online magazine, inMedicine, can be found by clicking here.

Additionally, stories from past issues can be found below. There are five categories of stories: Alumni; Community Engagement; Events; Research; and Student Success.

The first issue published on Sept. 30, 2021.

Alumni


	'An amazing fit' Leif Helland, M.D., '19, reflects on why OUWB accounts for some of 'the favorite years of my life' (July 15, 2025)
	Paying it forward in pediatrics Scary childhood diagnosis and caring doctors pushed OUWB grad toward medicine (July 15, 2025)
	‘A joyful reunion’: OUWB charter class members reconnect at 10-year reunion (July 15, 2025)
	Curiosity and care Kala Seawright, M.D., OUWB ’21, applies her passions to OB-GYN residency (Feb. 2, 2025)
	OUWB alumnus pays it forward Laura Ortiz, M.D., OUWB ’15, named assistant dean, Clinical Advising (Feb. 3, 2025)
	HOST returns After a COVID-19 hiatus, program that helps travelling OUWB medical students find places to stay is back (Feb. 3, 2025)
	‘A sense of responsibility’ Nate Loudon, M.D., OUWB ’20, preps for chief residency at Michigan Medicine, reflects on the road less travelled (Aug. 7, 2024)
	Bridging worlds Inaugural OUWB alumni and current student event tackles the questions on the minds of future physicians (Aug. 7, 2024)
	‘Very grateful and humbled’ Jessica Dzubnar Barker, M.D., OUWB ’19, among OU 2024 Young Alumni 10 Within 10 award recipients (Aug. 7, 2024)
	Back to school Residents and OUWB alumni return to teach in school’s anatomy lab (Feb. 1, 2024)
	‘Right here, right now’ OUWB charter class member talks to M3s about their potential impact on global health (Feb. 1, 2024)
	Perfect fit Stephanie Goike, M.D., Class of 2015, gives back to the school that gave her so much (Feb. 1, 2024)
	A serendipitous reunion OUWB alumnus saves life of classmate’s father 2,000 miles from Rochester Hills (April 27, 2023)
	‘A positive difference’ OUWB alum Florence Doo, M.D., holds two fellowships, and big plans for the future (April 27, 2023)
	Home sweet home Nicholas Kondoleon, M.D., ’20, OUWB, set to return as cardiology fellow at Corewell Health’s Royal Oak campus (April 27, 2023)
	Thinking ‘outside-of-the-box’ Rachel Hunt, M.D., ’17, reflects on how homeschooling, an ICU, and OUWB helped her to become a neurosurgeon — and the importance of Taco Tuesday (Dec. 21, 2022)
	Hitting the ground running OUWB Alum James Blumline, M.D., ’22, gets to work making his mark on medicine (Dec. 21, 2022)
	‘Strongest supporters and advocates’ OUWB officials plan to continue alumni relations-building momentum in 2023 (Dec. 21, 2022)
	From QB to M.D. OUWB alum Brandon Luczak, M.D., combines love of sports, medicine into career as surgeon (Oct. 7, 2022)
	Fantastic, Sams! OUWB alumnus from Class of 2016 makes his mark at Michigan Medicine (Oct. 7, 2022)
	Night of Excellence Two OUWB alumni recognized as ‘Young Alumni 10 Within 10’ (Oct. 7, 2022)
	‘The challenge was worth it’ OUWB alum Chris Jaeger, M.D., ’15, delivers message to Class of 2022 (July 6, 2022)
	Filmmaker turned surgeon OUWB charter class member parlays love for collaboration, detail into career as doctor (July 6, 2022)
	Paying it forward Yujin Oh, M.D., ’18, serves community while teaching, mentoring OUWB students (July 6, 2022)
	Matters of the heart Catching up with Raymond Yeow, M.D., first recipient of OUWB’s Excellence in Public Health award (March 22, 2022)
	‘The best decision of my life’ Class of 2015 alumna opens practice near Nashville, reflects on OUWB (March 22, 2022)
	Keys to success Two OUWB alumni share thoughts on what it’s like to be male OB-GYNs (March 22, 2022)
	The Dermy Doc is in OUWB grad has 57,000 (and growing) Instagram followers, subscription box service (Dec. 21, 2021)
	‘This is my passion’ OUWB Class of 2019 alumnae serves as chief resident in Family Medicine at Beaumont, Troy (Dec. 21, 2021)
	OUWB in Seattle Alumnus from Class of 2017 finds success in Pacific Northwest health system (Dec. 21, 2021)
	‘A duty to be back’ Michael Bonnette, M.D., charter class member, serves on OUWB’s Dean’s Advisory Board (Sept. 30, 2021)

Community Engagement



	Amigos Medicos Oakland-Macomb OUWB medical students address health disparities at free community clinic (Feb. 3, 2025)
	Fostering meaningful connections Medical students practice teaching skills during Reach Out To Youth event (Feb. 3, 2025)
	Inspire, educate, support Saturday Academy, a pathway program at OUWB, aims to ignite passion for health care in area youth (Feb. 3, 2025)
	Nailed It! The new O’Dowd Hall – a spacious, functional, and welcoming space for OUWB (Aug. 7, 2024)
	‘Amplify humanity’ Harm Reduction Alliance at OUWB is a student organization with big goals (Aug. 7, 2024)
	Community collaboration OUWB has been involved with the OU-Pontiac Initiative for 10 years (Aug. 7, 2024)
	‘The beginning of my journey’ How OUWB programs aim to create excitement in area youth about medicine (Feb. 1, 2024)
	OUWB and global community Medical school’s global health initiatives back on track after pandemic pause (Feb. 1, 2024)
	Making good impressions Student ambassadors steal the show at OUWB Open House (Feb. 1, 2024)
	‘Suddenly, I couldn’t walk’ OUWB medical student shares story to raise awareness of rare disease (April 27, 2023)
	Commitment to community Honors for service to make debut at commencement for OUWB Class of 2023 (April 27, 2023)
	Impacting the global community Compass grant enables OUWB student orgs to help pregnant women in Nigeria (April 27, 2023)
	Reach Out to Youth Inaugural event at OUWB aims to create excitement about science, medicine for elementary-age students (Dec. 21, 2022)
	‘Better than a screen’ OUWB med students lead brain dissection event for local high school students (Dec. 21, 2022)
	Helping with hygiene Two OUWB student organizations collaborate to help local people in need (Dec. 21, 2022)
	Fighting unconscious bias OUWB officials have trained more than 2,000 health care providers this year (Oct. 7, 2022)
	Picking up in Pontiac OUWB’s Street Medicine Oakland leads clean-up campaign in downtown area (Oct. 7, 2022)
	Day of Service 2022 OUWB students step up to volunteer, give back to community (Oct. 7, 2022)
	‘Passport to advocacy’ OUWB alumnus Anisah Hashmi, M.D., ’22, awarded 2021 Excellence in Public Health Award (July 6, 2022)
	Pathways to Pediatrics OUWB student orgs collaborate to cultivate interest in medicine for school-age children (July 6, 2022)
	Helping Alternatives for Girls OUWB student orgs create kits for Detroit-based nonprofit (July 6, 2022)
	Army medics in anatomy lab OUWB opens facilities for Ypsilanti-based military unit as body donor program ramps up (March 22, 2022)
	Student orgs collaborate American Medical Students’ Association, Spools and Sutures make blankets for local nonprofit (March 22, 2022)
	‘Being the voice’ Study led by OUWB student highlights needs of polio survivors (March 22, 2022)
	Harvest of help OUWB volunteers throughout the community during busy autumn season (Dec. 21, 2021)
	Addressing a community need Free gyn clinic run by OUWB students finds its footing (Dec. 21, 2021)
	Addressing Lebanon’s ‘colossal challenges’ Group of OUWB students leads food drive for economically depressed region (Dec. 21, 2021)
	OUWB’s student-run clinic marks 5 years Partnership continues with Pontiac's Gary Burnstein Community Clinic (Sept. 30, 2021)
	‘Small tasks add up’ Street Medicine Oakland helps clean Pontiac neighborhoods, parks (Sept. 30, 2021)
	Addressing blood shortage Nearly 60 OUWB community members donate blood during student-led drive (Sept. 30, 2021)

Events


	OUWB goes to Lansing Student-led day of advocacy helps future physicians better understand how they affect policies and laws (Feb. 3, 2025)
	Commitment to service OUWB medical students shine at annual Martin Luther King Jr. Health Fair (Feb. 3, 2025)
	A vision for the future Retreat highlights eye research being done at OU, OUWB, looks ahead (Feb. 3, 2025)
	‘We put in the hard work’ OUWB 2024 Honors Convocation celebrates excellence in academics, clinical performance, diversity, research and education (Aug. 7, 2024)
	‘His smile was a gift’ Memorial pays tribute to Erfan Faridmoayer, M.D., OUWB ‘20 (Aug. 7, 2024)
	‘Dollars back to students’ Third Annual OUWB Golf Outing held at Oakland University (Aug. 7, 2024)
	TOPGUN for medicine Twenty-nine OUWB students inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society (Feb. 1, 2024)
	Orthopaedic ‘fervor’ Every medical school in Michigan represented at orthopaedic surgery symposium hosted by OUWB student org (Feb. 1, 2024)
	Knowledge gap Sixth Annual Krug Lecture in Biomedical Ethics at OUWB takes on epistemic injustices (Feb. 1, 2024)
	‘Kind of magic’ Inaugural retreat celebrates past, present, and future of eye research at OU, OUWB (April 27, 2023)
	‘Restraints do work’ Safety expert from NASCAR, GM Racing talks car crash injuries to OUWB med students (April 27, 2023)
	‘Sparks and accelerates’ Robert J. Lucas Surgical Society symposium aims to promote interest in specialty (April 27, 2023)
	Strike Out for good OUWB student interest group holds annual fundraiser for American Breast Cancer Foundation (Dec. 21, 2022)
	‘So excited about the future’ Clinical skills events help prep OUWB med students for next steps in their education (Dec. 21, 2022)
	‘A joy to talk about my story’ Panelists offer insight to OUWB community on living with HIV for World AIDS Day (Dec. 21, 2022)
	‘Honored and proud’ Donors, OUWB students and officials reflect on Study Trip to Auschwitz (Oct. 7, 2022)
	One unit at a time OUWB medical students impact the lives of future patients with blood drives (Oct. 7, 2022)
	Awareness, acknowledgment, action OUWB event draws attention to glass ceiling, and how to overcome (Oct. 7, 2022)
	‘Really inspiring’ Student organizations from OUWB co-sponsor lecture from Holocaust survivor (July 6, 2022)
	Know Your Foods OUWB student org hold healthy eating session in Beaumont demo kitchen (July 6, 2022)
	Iftar celebration First-of-its-kind Ramadan event hosted by OUWB med students draws from across Michigan (July 6, 2022)
	Emergency training OUWB student organization hosts Stop the Bleed event at Beaumont, Royal Oak (March 22, 2022)
	‘Honest and open’ Second cohort graduates from OUWB Diversity Champion program (March 22, 2022)
	‘Simply outstanding’ Seventh annual Robert J. Lucas Surgical Society Research Symposium hosted by OUWB (March 22, 2022)
	‘Facilitating a community dialogue’ Launched in 2019, OUWB Diversity Lecture Series has featured nearly 30 sessions (Dec. 21, 2021)
	Decisions under duress OUWB’s Fourth Annual Krug Lecture in Biomedical Ethics features WMU’s Gibb (Dec. 21, 2021)
	Inaugural ortho symposium OUWB Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Group hosts med students from across Michigan (Dec. 21, 2021)

Research


	Hope to inspire New OUWB study highlights impact of medical school’s first-of-a-kind Holocaust and medicine study program (Feb. 3, 2025)
	Visus New journal launched by students, Oakland University Center for Moral Value in Health and Medicine (Feb. 3, 2025)
	‘True collaboration’ OU, OUWB researchers receive NIH funding for project aiming to improve treatment for eye damage caused by diabetes (Feb. 3, 2025)
	‘From the gift of the body, progress in knowledge’ First person to sign up for OUWB Body Donation Program shares why she didn’t think twice about it (Aug. 7, 2024)
	‘Push our boundaries’ OUWB Medical Education Week offers deep dive into how AI is changing the ways future physicians learn (Aug. 7, 2024)
	Fighting burnout Recently published study from OUWB student highlights key benefit of volunteerism (Aug. 7, 2024)
	Precision medicine OUWB is on the forefront of revolutionizing health care through genetic sequencing and screening (Feb. 1, 2024)
	Precision Health ‘A healthier and more equitable future’ through genetic screening (Feb. 1, 2024)
	BabySeq2 Improved health outcomes for infants and their families (Feb. 1, 2024)
	Home field advantage Medical students from OUWB take advantage of opportunity to present at OU Graduate Research Conference (April 27, 2023)
	Cannabis conflict Study featuring OUWB student as lead author looks at ‘friction’ over marijuana in Chaldean community (April 27, 2023)
	Spirituality and health care OUWB medical student leads research on importance of hospital chaplains (April 27, 2023)
	‘Highlight of the year’ Tracey Taylor, Ph.D , talks return of M1s to OUWB microbiology lab after two years (Dec. 21, 2022)
	‘A better researcher’ Six OUWB students participate in two-month program dedicated to diabetes research (Dec. 21, 2022)
	Catching ‘dangerous bugs’ Study led by M4 at OUWB could help doctors decide when to use broad-spectrum antibiotics (Dec. 21, 2022)
	Vision quest Following $2 million reboot, OU/OUWB eye research program sees big things ahead (Oct. 7, 2022)
	The case for pillows OUWB medical student’s Embark project is designed to save lives (Oct. 7, 2022)
	‘Staggering’ knowledge gap Study led by OUWB student identifies need for physician education about disordered eating behaviors in patients with diabetes (Oct. 7, 2022)
	‘Influence the influencers’ Study led by OUWB students finds TikTok medical videos can be improved (July 6, 2022)
	Making the GCASE OUWB faculty form global network of anatomical science educators (July 6, 2022)
	Pathoma, Sketchy, Question Banks, oh my! Study by OUWB students finds heavy use of supplemental learning tools (July 6, 2022)
	‘Such a privilege’ First-year OUWB student presents research paper at national conference (March 22, 2022)
	‘Using what’s at hand’ Cohort of OUWB faculty publish paper on success of online summer enrichment program (March 22, 2022)
	Twitter during COVID-19 OUWB study finds urology med students increasingly relied on social media platform during pandemic (March 22, 2022)
	‘A true honor’ Anesthesiology fellowships provide unique learning opportunities for two OUWB students (Dec. 22, 2021)
	Divorce = COVID-19? New study led by OUWB student suggests link between marital status, COVID-19 deaths (Dec. 22, 2021)
	Creating 'brave spaces' OUWB professor, dean tackle tough topic of triggers in medical education (Dec. 22, 2021)
	A research first for OUWB Medical school's first wet lab opens on campus of Oakland University (Sept. 30, 2021)
	Research jumps 73% for OUWB FMS School’s increased emphasis on research, impact of COVID-19 fuel increase for 2020-21 (Sept. 30, 2021)

Student Success


	Dessert duo How one OUWB medical student and her mother built a successful cupcake business (Feb. 3, 2025)
	Three weeks in Africa Two OUWB students participate in Oakland University’s Study Abroad to Ghana (Feb. 3, 2025)
	Sustained commitment Stepanian, Bohler receive 2024 Excellence in Diversity Awards (Feb. 3, 2025)
	‘A huge honor’ Divyani Patel, M.D., OUWB ‘24, receives Leonard A. Tow Humanism Award (Aug. 7, 2024)
	Global Health Advocates New OUWB student organization tackles health care issues from around the world (Aug. 7, 2024)
	‘Makes me so proud’ Eight from OUWB attend mega global conference for eye, vision scientists (Aug. 7, 2024)
	Helping the global community M3 at OUWB started a nonprofit in 2021 that continues to grow, impact underserved populations (Feb. 1, 2024)
	‘Take on that initiative’ How and why OUWB med students seek leadership opportunities beyond the walls of O’Dowd Hall (Feb. 1, 2024)
	‘Rewarding and meaningful’ Second-year OUWB medical student wins award from Society of Human Medicine (Feb. 1, 2024)
	‘Life-changing’ scholarship OUWB donor: ‘Money means more here than it does at Harvard’ (April 27, 2023)
	‘So honored’ OUWB Class of 2023’s Mallory Evans receives Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award (April 27, 2023)
	Student org goes to ‘war’ OUWB Wilderness Medical Society participates in MedWAR (April 27, 2023)
	Bonding through sport Medical students from OUWB find many benefits through participation in OU’s intramurals (Dec. 21, 2022)
	Doctor of the Future M4 at OUWB receives inaugural award at Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital (Dec. 21, 2022)
	‘Incredible opportunity and experience’ OUWB has strong showing at nation’s largest bioethics and humanities conference (Dec. 21, 2022)
	‘My proudest achievement’ First-year medical student at OUWB realizes dream featured in 2020 Bloomberg ad (Oct. 7, 2022)
	Outstanding! Six OUWB medical students recognized for ‘demonstration of excellence’ during 2021-22 (Oct. 7, 2022)
	‘Proud and excited’ Seven OUWB medical students honored for ‘outstanding performance’ in clerkships (Oct. 7, 2022)
	Match made in Rochester OUWB Class of 2022 alumni successfully navigate couple match process (July 6, 2022)
	‘True leader’ OUWB M4 Eric James receives Diversity & Inclusion Student Excellence Award (July 6, 2022)
	Harvard-bound OUWB third-year student accepted into prestigious Ivy League fellowship (July 6, 2022)
	Olympian, M.D.? OUWB’s Skyler Porcaro eyes 2024 summer games while coaching OU track team (March 22, 2022)
	‘Do something about it’ Project led by OUWB student raises awareness of infant, maternal mortality (March 22, 2022)
	‘Ubiquitous…as a stethoscope’ OUWB Clinical Skills Center adds 15 handheld ultrasounds for training (March 22, 2022)
	Building a ‘family’ through mentorship Big Sib/Little Sib program forms lasting bonds of support between OUWB students (Dec. 21, 2021)
	Committed to service Two OUWB students receive National Health Service Corps scholarships (Dec. 21, 2021)
	M3 nets scholarship OUWB student receives $5K scholarship from J&J (Dec. 21, 2021)
	From rotations to residency OUWB students bring their skills to Beaumont (Sept. 30, 2021)
	Practice makes perfect Pilot program led by student org provides unique OB-GYN learning experience (Sept. 30, 2021)