Wichit Srikureja ’97 Gastroenterology Spokane, Washington FOR WHAT ARE YOU FAMOUS AMONG FRIENDS AND FAMILY? My love for international travel and short-term mission service are probably what I am best known for. On most of my trips, I have been privileged to combine my love of adventure with my love for mentoring other physicians. Some…
By Dennis E. Park ’07-hon, Historian The photo above shows the Loma Linda railroad depot as it appeared shortly after 1909. The building stood until the 1950s when the rail lines opted out of the so-called milk-stop runs, as trollies and other forms of transportation were cutting into their customer base. The well-dressed man standing…
By Hannah C. Lokos ’20 There are some answers we don’t get this side of heaven. But occasionally, we get a glimpse, a piece, a hint of what, maybe, we’ll one day understand in full. I got one such a glimpse during my third year, one afternoon during clinic at the VA. “My med student…
By Debra L. Stottlemyer ’86, Alumni Association President It was a dark but not stormy night that Monday, May 18, 2020. Amy Hayton ’04’s heart was heavy. COVID-19 had already stolen so much from the medical students on her watch — clinical rotations, an in-person Match event, senior seminars, awards banquets, graduation, and much more.…
The following are thank you messages from School of Medicine students who have received support from the Alumni Association in some way. Anonymous: “Pursuing a medical degree has been the most challenging yet rewarding experience I will probably ever encounter. I am the first and only person in my family to achieve this high…
By Tiffany C. Priester ’04, AIMS Council Co-chair A special donation from the AIMS Council is used to support COVID-19 relief efforts. Hospital staff gather to make 1,000 aid packs as part of the “Snow ball” project to help poor people living in the community nearby Mission Hospital in Thailand. The pandemic has spared no…
Ronald B. Johnson ’84 (left) and Bryan T. Oshiro ’85 smile for a photo together. Bryan T. Oshiro ’85, chief of maternal fetal medicine, and Ronald B. Johnson ’84, chair of OB-GYN at Riverside University Health Systems, were recently awarded a four-year grant for $6.38 million from First 5 Riverside to be used to support…
Debra L. Stottlemyer ’86, president of the Alumni Association, leads the class of 2020 in reading the Physician’s Oath. In the unique times of COVID-19, the School of Medicine hosted a socially distanced “Class of 2020 Celebration” in the Centennial Complex on May 21. Since the class of 2020 was unable to hold an…
“Is this how it is going to be from now on?” “No Suzie, it will get better. We just have to keep sticking together.” That message of hope graces the end of “Why We Stay Home: Suzie Learns about Coronavirus,” an illustrated children’s book written by LLUSM students Samantha Harris (’22) and Devon Scott (’22).…
LLU Medical Center’s Chief of Quality and Patient Safety Ihab Dorotta, MD, has received national recognition as one of 2020’s “50 Patient Safety Experts to Know,” by Becker’s Hospital Review. Dr. Dorotta is the only patient safety expert in Southern California to receive the honor this year. Under his leadership, the safety team was able…