Online registration is now closed for Medical Alumni Weekend. You can still sign up for the weekend during on-site registration on Friday, May 11 (8 am - 3:30 pm) at the Biomedical Research Building and Saturday, May 12 (8:30 am - 11:30 am) at the Translational Research Center.
Whether you graduated 5 or 75 years ago, Medical Alumni Weekend is a great way to reunite with friends and recall some of your best moments of campus life. Catch up with classmates, learn about how Penn Medicine has changed — and remained the same — and bring your family. We have events planned for everyone!
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The 50th Reunion Class Presents: Our Most Memorable Events in Fifty Years as Physicians Join members of the class of 1962 as they discuss their experiences as physicians and share stories of how the medical profession has changed since their days at the School of Medicine.
Moderator: Rosemary Mazanet, GR'81 M'86
Presenters: David Apple, M'62, David Bradford, M'62, John Carlisle
Brown, M'62, McIver Edwards, M'62 FEL'72, Tom Medsger, M'62,
and Pat Moffatt, CW'58, M'62.
From Microscopes to Microchips: Medical Education in the 21st Century School's in session! Attend "class" in a newly renovated Stemmler classroom and actively participate in a session designed to show you how today's students use classroom technology to master the basic knowledge that they will build on in the clinic. Whether you're in your 5th reunion or your 55th, this will be something you've not yet seen!
Introduction: Gail Morrison, M'71, Senior Vice Dean for Education
All Alumni Lunch - Allopath, Homeopath, Osteopath, and Eclectic:
A Look at the History of Medical Education through the Extraordinary Collection of Dan, M'62 and Ellie Albert
Over the course of a half century, Dan and Ellie Albert have assembled one of the nation's most fascinating collections of medical matriculation tickets and related historical ephemera. Now, in an enormously generous contribution to the University of Pennsylvania, they are donating the collection to the University Archives and Records Center. This gift, when combined with other medical history collections already housed at the University Archives, will open an entirely new pathway in the study of the history of medical science. Mark Lloyd, Penn's University Archivist, will demonstrate one aspect of the research value of the Albert collection by using it to illustrate 250 years of medical education in Philadelphia.
Presenter: Mark Frazier Lloyd, Director of the University Archives and
Records Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Global Health Face-to-Face: Penn Medicine Confronts Issues Hear firsthand from Penn alumni, faculty, and students who are leading the charge on the world's most pressing health challenges from Haiti, to Botswana, and beyond.
Moderator: Zeke Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor and vice provost for global initiatives, Professor and Chair
of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Panelists: Kent D.W Bream, C'90, GM'01, Harvey Friedman, FEL'75,
HOM'81, John Macdonald, M'62, and Naomi Rosenberg, M'12
Living in the Limelight: Gabrielle Giffords' Neurosurgeon on the Tucson Tragedy On January 8, 2011, 38 minutes after an assassination attempt, Congresswoman
Gabriel Giffords was placed in the care of neurosurgeon Michael Lemole, M'95.
Two weeks after the shooting, Dr. Lemole reflected that "...it's better to learn in
advance than to learn on the battlefield...Penn gave me the tools I needed to do
just that." Join us for an exciting discussion with Dr. Lemole as he looks back on
how his Penn education prepared him to handle the events of January 2011 that
unexpectedly thrust him into the national spotlight.
Presenter: G. Michael Lemole, Jr., M'95, Chief, Division of Neurosurgery at
the University of Arizona Medical Center
Dean's Dinner All medical alumni and their guests are invited! Formally kick off Medical Alumni Weekend with Dean J. Larry Jameson as we celebrate our rich tradition of alumni involvement and service with the Alumni Service Award and Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as presenting the School's highest alumni honor, the Distinguished Graduate Award.
Welcome Remarks Dean Jameson will be joined by members of the strategic planning leadership to offer exciting updates on the future of Penn Medicine.
Presenter: J. Larry Jameson, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania for the Health System, Dean, Perelman School of Medicine
Speakers: Deborah Driscoll, GM'87 HOM'98, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Jonathan Epstein, HOM'01, Chair, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Meet Penn's Game Changers in Cancer - How Science is Accelerating Cancer Therapy The Abramson Cancer Center is at the forefront of cancer research and patient care, drawing expertise from across Penn and Penn Medicine to create exciting new treatments and quality of life programs for patients and families. Learn about the newest innovative technologies, including proton and immunotherapy that are used to fight many different types of cancer. Our program will include panel discussions by nationally-recognized physicians and scientists who are not only experts in their fields but also are training the next generation of leaders in cancer research and care.
Presenters: Chi Van Dang, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Abramson Cancer Center, Lynn Schuchter, M.D., Division Chief, Hematology/Oncology, Steve Hahn,
M.D., Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Jeffrey Drebin, M.D.,
Ph.D., HOM'04, Chair, Department of Surgery, and David Roth, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, Department of
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Abramson Cancer Center Immunotherapy - Lifesaving Discoveries in Cancer The Abramson Cancer Center's recent breakthroughs in immunotherapy and gene therapy in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) made national headlines in 2011. Join our scientific leaders in immunotherapy and translational research to learn how recent discoveries are propelling discovery and new treatment options for many types of cancer.
Presenters: Carl June, M.D., HOM'99, Director, Abramson Cancer Center
Translational Research, and Robert Vonderheide, M.D., D.Phil., Associate
Director, Abramson Cancer Center, Translational Research Program
Alumni Parade & Picnic A family-friendly event for all! Join us for fun, food, and games as
we celebrate the diversity of schools and alumni at the University of
Pennsylvania. Parade lineup begins at 11:45 at 38th & Locust Walk.
Get the old gang together and go explore your favorite haunts on the Medical Campus. Maps and suggestions provided; student tour guides will be available.
Location: Lobby, Biomedical Research Building, 421 Curie Boulevard
A variety of fun age-appropriate activities for children will be offered on Friday and Saturday nights at the Penn Children's Center, a licensed child care facility located at 32nd and Chestnut Streets. You can drop your child off anytime Friday and Saturday between 6 pm and 12 midnight.
The cost for childcare is $15 per hour for the first child, $5 per hour per child for additional children. A $15 non-refundable deposit is required at least 1 week in advance. Due to the necessity of maintaining state-required staff/child ratios, it is imperative that parents pre-register for childcare when you register for Alumni Weekend. An information packet will be sent to you in advance. If you need childcare before 6 pm or after 12 midnight, or if you need more information about childcare in order to help you make your decision about coming to the weekend, contact Lynn Carroll at lynnc@upenn.edu. If you have any other questions about the weekend, please email Alumni Relations at Pennmedicine@alumni.med.upenn.edu.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Class of 1962 Continental Breakfast and Commencement Marchers Lineup
