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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear colleagues.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I hope all is well and that you’ve enjoyed the summer
season.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>After a highly competitive process, thirteen fellows were selected
to join the ninth (9<sup>th</sup>!) class of TIPS fellows. Please join me
in welcoming this year’s group:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>2010 -2011 Training in Policy Studies (TIPS) Fellows<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Kahtonna Allen, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Internal Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Botsford Hospital, Farmington Hills, MI<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduated from: Philadelphia COM, Georgia Campus<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Nicholas Avitabile, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduated from: Philadelphia, COM <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>John Casey, DO, MA<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Emergency Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Doctors Hospital, Columbus, OH <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduated from: Ohio University COM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><u>Ranjana Chaterji, DO,
MS <o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: General Surgery<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: Philadelphia
COM <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><u>Julian Jakubowski, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: Emergency
Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>St. Barnabas Hospital,
Bronx, NY <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: New York COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><u><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><u>Amal Kebede, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: Internal Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>The Reading Hospital and
Medical Center, Reading, PA <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: Philadelphia
COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><u>Brookshield (Brook)
Laurent, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: Family Medicine <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Christiana Care Health
System, Wilmington, DE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: UMDNJ
– School of Osteopathic Medicine <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><u><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><u>Melinda (Mindy)
Marzolf, DO <o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: Family Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Heritage Valley Health
System, Beaver Falls, PA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: Philadelphia
COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><u>Anthony Rotella, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: Family Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Aria Health, Langhorne, PA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: New York COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><u>Shani Smith, DO, MBA<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: Emergency
Medicine/Internal Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>St. James Hospital, Olympia
Fields, IL<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: Philadelphia
COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><u>Young Song, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: Urology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Midwestern University,
Olympia Fields, IL<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: Chicago COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><u>Amber Vogt, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: Emergency
Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Midwestern University,
Olympia Fields, IL<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: Kirksville
COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><u>Erica Waddington, DO,
MA<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: Family Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Northeast Regional Medical
Center, Kirksville, MO<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: Kirksville,
COM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thank you again for your continued support of the program;
as I’ve said before, we couldn’t do it without you. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Nancy Cooper and I hope you’ll be able to drop by Booth
631, as well as join us at a get together at this year’s annual AOA
conference in San Francisco. Stay posted for details.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>With warm regards.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bet<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bette Coppola, M.Ed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Coordinator of Health Policy Programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>New York College of Osteopathic Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>New York Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>P 516.686.3922 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>F 516.686.3819<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>E <a href="mailto:bcoppola@nyit.edu"><span
style='color:blue'>bcoppola@nyit.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>TIPS web site: <a href="http://iris.nyit.edu/nycom/tips"><span
style='color:blue'>http://iris.nyit.edu/nycom/tips</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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