Nearly 300 students from UMass Chan, nursing and biomed graduate schools receive degrees
The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School celebrated the accomplishments of the classes of 2023 at its 50th commencement ceremony Sunday on the campus green in front of the Lazare Research Building.
Nearly 300 students from the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing and the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences received degrees: 151 doctor of medicine degrees, 10 M.D./Ph.D. degrees, 62 doctor of philosophy degrees and five master of science in clinical investigation degrees, 54 doctor of nursing practice degrees, three Ph.D. in Nursing degrees, and one postgraduate certificate.
Katie Couric, award-winning journalist and trailblazing advocate and fundraiser for cancer research and care, delivered the commencement address.
Tania Semaan, leader of a global investment firm as well as co-founder and director of the Semaan Foundation, established by her late husband, Maroun Semaan, to provide philanthropic support to the fields of education, health care and social welfare; Luke O’Neill, chair and professor of biochemistry and immunology at Trinity College Dublin and a leading public health voice in Ireland; and Couric received honorary degrees as accomplishments of the classes of 2023 were celebrated.
Class of 2023 of UMass Chan Medical School
Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing
Post-master’s doctor of nursing practice
Lisa Jean Abbondanza*, Hopedale
Stephanie Marie Costello, Spencer
Lindsay Beth McGregor *, Clinton
Shawna Ann Steadman, Dudley
Doctor of nursing practice
Badu Adjei, Rutland
Vanessa Monique Alves *, Milford
Ryanne Hunter Burke, Auburn
Adam Philip Corl, Hopedale
Brad Allen Daniels-Demers *, Southbridge
Maria Elizabeth Danna *, Northborough
Emily Rose Everett, Leominster
Amanda Marie Dalia Hazeltine *, Worcester
Sydney Wan Mi Dorothye Knoll, Clinton
Melanie Helen Kossuth *, Mendon
Paige Olivia Laperle, Auburn
Divyamol Lukose *, Shrewsbury
Kathleen Denise Mendez *, Northbridge
Bethany R. Morrill, Boylston
Samantha Lynn Reaves *b, Sutton
Shawna Ann Steadman *, Dudley
Christine Anne Tuohy *b, Tyngsborough
Elizabeth M. Vequist *, Worcester
Doctor of philosophy in nursing (PhD)
Alaina Ann Filiau, Fitchburg
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
b MassAHEC Rural Health Scholars Pathway
Pathway students, selected after a competitive application process, are responsible for completing additional curricular requirements beyond their degree program.
Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Master of science (MS)
Luke Robinson Daly, Douglas
Master of science in clinical investigation (MSCI)
Eileen Isabella McNicholas, Worcester
Doctor of philosophy (PhD)
Monika Harshad Chitre, Boylston
Jenya Kolpakova, Worcester
Daniel James Mott, Worcester
T.H. Chan School of Medicine
Doctor of medicine
Sara Holmes, Worcester
Dhanya Kumar a G, Shrewsbury
Jorge D. Acevedo Herman, Boylston
Paige V. Mastalerz, Worcester
Jenna N. Lansbury, Worcester
Eileen Isabella McNicholas a, Worcester
Lucy Xu, Worcester
Sean D. Boyden, Leominster
Elizabeth M. Makris, Worcester
Chantal Ferguson + *, Worcester
Ryan Porter Lindsay, West Boylston
Shannon Lucille West G, Millbury
Alice Kennedy c, Harvard
Emily Chin * a G, Worcester
Ashwin A. Panda d, Shrewsbury
Kevin G. Makhoul a, Worcester
Eileen Anne McGarry b, Bolton
Dalton Tadeu Mourao G, Worcester
Abigail O’Regan Smith +, Worcester
Jennifer Lynn Spiegel *, Shrewsbury
Sam Williams Fox, Worcester
George Jijia Han *, Shrewsbury
Amy Cheung + G, Worcester
Clare Dittert Ryan *, Worcester
Cindy Anh-Tho Le d G, Worcester
Trenton N. Taros, Worcester
Connor Paul Hickey, Worcester
Thomas Joseph Kania G, Worcester
Julia C. MacDougall, Worcester
Andrew Cauley b, Worcester
John Bernard Guerlain Karpuk a, Worcester
MD/PhD graduates
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society— recognition for academic achievement, leadership, research and community service
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
d Urban Health Scholars Pathway
This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Class of 2023 of UMass Chan Medical School
