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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please join me in welcoming the fourteenth (14<sup>th</sup>!) class of TIPS fellows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>2015 – 2016 Training in Policy Studies (TIPS) Fellows<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Precious Barnes, DO, MS<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Specialty: Family Medicine/NMM/OMM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of New England COM, Biddeford, ME <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduated from: Philadelphia COM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Radhika Bhatt, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Specialty: Internal Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mercy Suburban Hospital, East Norristown, PA <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduated from: Philadelphia COM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Tameka Byrd, DO, MPH <o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Specialty: Family Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pavilion Family Medicine Center, Warner Robins, GA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduated from: Edward Via COM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Maricel Dela Cruz, DO, MPH<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Specialty: Emergency Medicine & Family Medicine<u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aria Health Bucks County, Langhorne, PA <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduated from: Touro University COM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Rodney Fullmer, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Specialty: Emergency Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Franciscan/Midwestern, Olympia Fields, IL <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduated from: Midwestern University College of Health Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Stephen Henry, DO, MS<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Specialty: Family Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, NY <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduated from: New York Institute of Technology COM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Evan Mason, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH – July 2016 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduated from: A.T. Still University – Kirksville COM <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Mayoora Muthu, DO</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Specialty: Internal Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mercy Suburban Hospital, Norristown, PA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduated from: West Virginia SOM <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Matthew Widmer, DO<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Specialty: Family Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, OH <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in">Graduated from: Lake Erie COM
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<p class="MsoNormal">A heartfelt thank you for your support of the program through the years.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you’re attending OMED in Orlando next month, Nancy Cooper and I hope you’ll visit us in Booth #1330.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wishing all a lovely autumn season.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With warm regards.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bette<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nyit.edu/"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="70" height="70" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D0FAA6.16CDDE10" alt="http://www.nyit.edu/files/uploads/00/about/email/NYIT-LOGO-56x56.png"></span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Bette Coppola, MEd </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
Coordinator of Health Policy Programs<br>
Office of the Vice President, Health Sciences/Medical Affairs | New York Institute of Technology<br>
</span><a href="http://www.nyit.edu/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">nyit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <br>
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Tel: 516-686-3922 | Fax: 516-686-7605<br>
</span><a href="mailto:bcoppola@nyit.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">bcoppola@nyit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> | TIPS web site:
</span><a href="http://www.nyit.edu/medicine/about/tips"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">http://www.nyit.edu/medicine/about/tips</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Rockefeller Building | Room B07B| Old Westbury Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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