UMass Medical School holds its 48th commencement ceremony Sunday at WSU

WORCESTER — UMass Medical School held its 48th commencement ceremony Sunday at Worcester State University on the football field around noon.

Interesting highlights this year aside from the ceremony taking place in-person included Attorney Michael Angelini, chairman of the Worcester-based law firm Bowditch, receiving one of the four honorary degrees.

Additionally, the class of 2021 includes the inaugural cohort of students in the School of Medicine’s Population-based Urban and Rural Population Health (PURCH) track.

The specialized medical degree track is for students who want to practice medicine in diverse, underserved urban and rural communities. Students accepted into the track learn primary and subspecialty care of patients with focus on population health.

The PURCH program welcomed its first class in 2017 at UMass Medical School’s regional campus in Springfield, offered at Baystate Health.

Many of the graduating students also volunteered for the Vaccine Corps instrumental in getting people within the city of Worcester vaccinated over the past several months.

The Class of 2021 of the University of Massachusetts Worcester

Graduate School of Nursing

Master of Science

Auburn: Kelsea Elizabeth Barton

Gardner: Meghan Tracy, Ryan Haverhill, Rakel B. Tavitian

Leicester: Sarah Fixon-Owoo* 

Jamacia Plain: Eric Neal

Post Graduate Certificate

Dedham: Kimberly Quinn

New Bedford: Tiffini Reedy

North Attleboro: Jessica Ventura

Northbridge: Kristen A. Cahill

Stow: Stephanie Pierce

Worcester: Beth Harden

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Ashland: Yasinca Jennifer Monzon Cabrera

Auburn: Kelly Joanne Cutting*

Bedford: Caitlin M. Bast*

Berlin: Christina Rumiko Cordray

Bridgewater: Brittany Lee Carney*

Brockton: Sophal Sok*

Byfield: Abbey Lee Corsini*

Cambridge: Hannah Mills*

East Bridgewater: Krystal Lynn Amaral

Framingham: Rachelle Archard*, Emily Hudson Brown, Rebecca Lynn Webb*

Gardner Mable Su Mason* b , Dayna R. Stahl

Grafton: Henry Ellis*, Elisha C. Lico

Harvard: Catherine E. Jones

Hingham: Andrew Dalton Wilkes*

Holden: Kelly D’Angelo, Tanisha Stowers Ross

Holliston: Emily Czotter*

Longmeadow: Sarah Marlyne

Lake Methuen: Anastasia Tsakirellis*

Milford: Jessica G. Ferreira

Millbury: Amy K. Franklin

Millis: Marisa Parand

Needham: Meghan Esposito

Oxford: Joseph Prendergast

Rutland: Jeffrey Robichaud

Salem: Jennifer Barrs Turchetta, James Phillip Ennis*

Shrewsbury: Stefania Magali Peralta

Southboro: Meredith Welsh*

Spencer: Jaya Rawla* b

Worcester: Hawlatou Bah, Clare Catherine Foley, Marcella Jimenez, Ji Soo Moon, Everlyne Loise Njoroge*, Jessica L. Pitts, Olivia Anne Slezik*, Alexandra Young*

Out-of-state (alphabetical by state)

McKinleyville, California: Heather Marissa Lovelaceb

West Hartford, Connecticut: Melissa M. Condren

Winter Park, Florida: Paige Allison Roscoe*

Cherry Hill, New Jersey: Jessica Planamento* b

Narragansett, Rhode Island: Miriam Rose Okero*

Port Angeles, Washington: Karsten Lee Schick*

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

Fitchburg: Patricia J. Meza

Northboro: Melissa A. Dunn

Swansea: Jennifer A. Berube

Whitinsville: Peni Sadlon

*Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society

b Rural Health Scholars

Pathway: Pathway students are selected after a competitive application process, are responsible for completing additional curricular requirements above-and-beyond their degree program

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Master of Science (MS)

Somerville: Lola Yu

Out-of-state (alphabetical by state)

Great Falls, Montana: Evelyn T. M. Erickson

International (alphabetical by country)

Fuzhou, China: Ye Shang

Harare, Zimbabwe: Chido Loveness Kativhu

Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)

Acton: Jessica Erinn Kloppenberg

Arlington: Max Devon Hazeltine

Belmont: Wanlu Xu West

Boylston: Megan Christine Horgan

Winchester: Hannah Lin

Out-of-state (alphabetical by state)

Waterford, Connecticut: Nisha Megan Fahey

Woonsocket, Rhode Island: Sarah Elizabeth Davenport, MD 

International (alphabetical by country)

Tokyo, Japan: Mayuko Ito Fukunaga

Beit Mery, Lebanon: Jordy Mehawej

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Billerica: Kristin Nicole Abramo

Blackstone: Devyn Blair Oliver

East Longmeadow: Pamela Alicia Cote

Harvard: Rita Reale Fagan

Hingham: Erica Theresa Mondo

Lexington: Socheata Ly

Northboro: JeremyTyler Florman

Shrewsbury: Michael Paul Gallagher, Nicholas John Panzarino

Worcester: Ankit Bhatta, Kayleigh Mary Gallagher, Dominic Julian Gessler, Heather Starr Loring

Out-of-state (alphabetical by state)

Novato, California: Tyler Micah Borrman

Accokeek, Maryland: Ciearra Britney Smith

Grand Island, Nebraska: Anne Elisabeth Carlisle

Irvington, New York: Deborah Sara Mack Ulster

Park, New York: Kyle James Foster

Coventry, Rhode Island: Elizabeth A. Allen

Columbia, South Carolina: Fransenio G. Clark

International (alphabetical by country)

Mumbai, India: Sumeet Nayak

Pune, India: Neha Diwanji

Baghdad, Iraq: Raed Ibraheim

Auckland, New Zealand: Revati A. Darp

Cheonan, South Korea: Kyusik Kim

Daegu, South Korea: Jooyoung Lee

Taiwan: Wen-Yu Hsiao

Taiwan: Yen-Chen Lin

Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)

Amherst: Ankur Sheel

Chestnut Hill: Zachary John Milstone

Holliston: Barry Alan Kriegsman

Lowell: Apurv Soni

Quincy: Asia Naomi Matthew-Onabanjo*

Wayland: Jan Tomasz Czerminski

Worcester: Michael Joseph Purcaro, James Pennock Strassner

Out-of-state (alphabetical by state)

Marshalltown, Iowa: Jacob Edwin Schrum

Spokane, Washington: Ameer Laith Elaimy

San Juan, Puerto Rico: Aurian Priscilla Garcia Gonzalez

*Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

G Gold Humanism Honor Society – Recognition by their peers as exemplars of humanism

a Global HealthPathway

b Rural Health Scholars Pathway

c Clinical and Translational Research Pathway

Pathway students, selected after a competitive application process, are responsible for completing additional curricular requirements above-and-beyond their four-year medical degree program.

School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Abington: Osemwengie Skelly Enabulele Jr.

Acton: Ayan Purkayastha

Agawam: Daniel Ray Wenzel

Andover: Benjamin Parker Cook Ga , Elisabeth Courtney McGovern, Meaghan Molloy c

Arlington: Arnav Chandra G, Sardis Honoria Harward* a

Ashland: Wasih Kamran, Lindsay Kathryn McCormack

Bedford: Andrew Lucio Baccaric , Amy Elizabeth Albright

Belmont: Marya Pulaski* G, Laura Galli Thurber*, Kathleen Lee Zhu

Berkley: Ethan Giardina Burke

Billerica: Kathryn Elizabeth Norman*

Bolton: Philip Gabriel McNamara

Boston: Ellen Bailey Franciosi*, Kelsey Gretchen Jones G, Vanessa Lee c

Bradford: Veronica Ann Pace c

Braintree: Amanda Lindsey Whitehouse G

Brockton: Robert Francis Daly c , Maria Eugenia Dossantos Navarro*

Brookline: Matthew E. Shuman

Burlington: Nadia Eshraghi

Cambridge: Garen Sahag Kroshian, SeungJu Jackie Oh a , Rose L. Schutzberg G, Kyle Thistle

Carlisle: Alexander F. Schmidt

Charlton: Afua Adomaa Nti

Chelmsford: Alexander K. Pankratov, Conor Patrick Robinson

Chestnut Hill: Kim Rogal Winiker a

Chicopee: John-Marc Austin

Dorchester: Hau Huu Nguyen a

Dover: Meghan Rose Hickey

Fairhaven: Eric S. Borges*

Foxboro: Caroline Qian Corban

Framingham: Laura Elizabeth Lehrman Schwartz* G, Jason Levi Shaffer

Georgetown: Cole Henry Martens G

Harvard: Kara Jean Kennedy*

Harwich: Brielle Olivia Tishler G

Haverhill: Aniket N. Pandya a

Hingham: Nicole Tyau Hayes

Holliston: Marc David Polanik, John G. Shoukry Roubil

Hudson: Marie Christine Hydro

Lakeville: Timothy Kevin O’Malley*

Lee: Peter DoKang Choi

Lexington: Shani Aharon, Tzeidel Brown Eichenberg* c , Susan Manimalethu Jacob* G, Adam Frederick Whiteley a

Littleton: Abhilash Gazula

Longmeadow: Poornima Manikantan

Manchester: Brooke Lyman Moore*

Mansfield: Nicholas Keating Leonard*

Marblehead: Colleen Kenney Gabel*, Hannah Louise Seay

Marlboro: Martha Rose Gowaski G

Marshfield: Craig Kieran

Norton: Maynard Anna Maria Gubala

Medford: Kevin Hoang

Mendon: Lauren J. Marcov

Natick: KeatonT. Cameron-Burr*

Needham: Lucinda Tzu-Ching Chiu,* a Jennifer Selland* G

New Bedford: Peter Joshua DaCosta a

Newton: Wendy S. Ma, Alyssa Elaine Stetson* a , Helen SiQi Tian

Norfolk: Kevin Fitzpatrick O’Sullivan

North Grafton: Brittany Marie Dacier

Northboro: Kurt Samuel Schultz* c , Palak Walia

Norton: Olivia Karcis* G

Pelham: Julia Elyse Oppenheimer b

Plymouth: Scott Gordon Place

Quincy: Christina M. Diep a

Reading: Michelle Teague

Rehoboth: Richard Michael Moschella* b

Rutland: Alicia Brunelle

Salem: Julia Lee Jennings, Kristina Lindahl Lewis

Sandwich: Ryan Barrette G

Saugus: Joseph Reid O’Keefe

Sharon: Divya Bhatiaa , Elizabeth Chan, Tracy Zhang

Sherborn: Tess Margaret Curran* b

Shrewsbury: Andrew Gusev c

Somerville: Molly Elizabeth Griffin* Gc , Victoria Irene Prete

Southboro: Samuel Clay Fountain Gc , Julian Christian Goding

Spencer: Michelle Rose Shabo*

Springfield: Kevin Jerome White Jr.

Sudbury: John Woodward

Taunton: Nicholas J. Hebda

Tewksbury: Monica M. Tawadros

Waltham: Nolan Jeremiah Neu

Wayland: Peyton Carter Morss-Walto*

Wellesley: Colette LouiseBuser, Alan Xiea

Westboro: Avina Joshi* Ga

Westford: Pooja Gupta, Ailish Meghan Hanly* c , Rohit Kumar Maudgal

Westwood: Andrew Boylan, Blake David Foster, Afsheen Sharifzadeha

Weymouth: Lindsey Marie Crowley

Winchester: Elke Schipani Baileyc

Woburn: Abigail Suprova Bose*

Worcester: Nili Sharon Amirc , Jugert Bango, Laura Joan Burns*, Juliana Dixon, Nora B. Feeney, Madeline Louise Fryer* G, Melinda Evelyn Futran G, Olivia Grocott, Hannah Morris Hamada , Barbara Ann Jones c , Jonathan Kassira, Harsha Kumar, Abraham LinG c , Hannah Lin, Leanne Pauline Ondreicka, Benjamin Tanenbaum G, Vanessa Nicole Villamarin

Out-of-state (alphabetical by state)

Tucson, Arizona: Daniel David Nachreiner* c

Martinez, California: Jesse Joseph Ales Feierabend-Peters G

Monterey Park, California: Sendy Ha

Madison, Connecticut: Cameron Grant Thomson*

Waterford, Connecticut: Olivia Gilman Mallaric

Snellville, Georgia: Shushmita Hoque*

Salisbury, Maryland: Maria Abraham

Lyman, Maine: Caleb Justin Noone

Concord, New Hampshire: Adam Joseph Resnick

Manchester, New Hampshire: Jessica Marie Perry*

Pelham, New Hampshire: Christine Marie Hebert

Strafford, New Hampshire: Desmond J. Bennett*

Swanzey, New Hampshire: Kirstin Linnea Lee

Mahwah, New Jersey: Julia Buirkle

Albany, New York: Ana Maleesa Rae Santos

Jericho, New York: Robert Douglas Guberc

Manhasset, New York: Douglas Donghoon Choe

Pleasant Valley, New York: Danielle Karina Stamer

Queens, New York: Kevin Skier

Bensalem, Pennsylvania: Alay Rajani Shah

Buena Vista, Pennsylvania: Michael Chepanoske

Little Compton, Rhode Island: Katherine Anais Sadaniantz Gc

Kingsport, Tennessee: Colton Michael Conrad

* Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

G Gold Humanism Honor Society – Recognition by their peers as exemplars of humanism

a Global Health Pathway

b Rural Health Scholars Pathway

c Clinical and Translational Research Pathway

Pathway students, selected after a competitive application process, are responsible for completing additional curricular requirements above-and-beyond their four-year medical degree program.