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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear friends and colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I hope this note finds you in fine health and spirits,
enjoying the shift from summer to fall.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please join me in extending a warm welcome to the tenth
class of TIPS fellows. We anticipate an exciting program year with this
group of bright, young professionals!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Training in Policy Studies Class of 2011-2012<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Robert Anderson, DO<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Emergency Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Botsford Hospital, Farmington Hills, MI<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduated from: Des Moines University COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Mary Beaty, DO<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Anesthesiology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz, PA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduated from: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey SOM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Michael R. Brown, DO<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Family Medicine <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduated from: A.T. Still University, Kirksville COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><u>Frederick Davis, DO<o:p></o:p></u></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'>Good Samaritan Hospital,
West Islip, NY<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: New York COM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Marta Dedza, DO, MS<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Family Medicine <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Southampton Hospital, Southampton, NY<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduated from: New York COM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><u>Heather Hughes, DO<o:p></o:p></u></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'>Good Samaritan Hospital,
West Islip, 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'><u>Amos Lane, DO<o:p></o:p></u></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'>Charleston Area Medical
Center, Charleston, WV<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: West
Virginia SOM<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'><u>May Lin, DO<o:p></o:p></u></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'>Abington Memorial Hospital,
Jenkintown, PA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: Touro
University COM – Vallejo, CA<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'><u>Raul Mirza, DO, MPH<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Specialty: Preventive
Medicine; Occupational and Environmental Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Walter Reed Army Institute
of Research, Silver Spring, MD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'>Graduated from: Edward Via
Virginia COM <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>John Peacock, DO<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Family Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mercy Suburban Hospital, Norristown, PA<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><u>Carson Shearer, DO<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Internal Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center, Richmond
Heights, OH<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduated from: Edward Via Virginia COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Owen Speer, DO<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Family Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Riverside Family Medicine Residency, Newport News, VA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Graduated from: Edward Via Virginia COM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Svetlana Zakharchenko, DO<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Specialty: Emergency 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>Thank you for your continued support of the TIPS
program.<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><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#1F497D'>Bette Coppola, M.Ed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#1F497D'>Coordinator of Health Policy Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#1F497D'>New York College of Osteopathic Medicine <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#1F497D'>New York Institute of Technology <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#1F497D'>P 516.686.3922 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#1F497D'>F 516.686.3819 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#1F497D'>E <a href="mailto:bcoppola@nyit.edu"><span
style='color:blue'>bcoppola@nyit.edu</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#1F497D'>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></span></p>
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