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Future anesthesiologist interested in global health selected as Stritch Commencement student speaker
During her time at Stritch, Class of 2026 President Athena Barrett (MD '26) has been involved in research projects, community service activities, and the Community and Global Health Honors Program. As Commencement approaches, she shares thoughts on her Stritch experience and advice for future medical students.
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Aspiring physician leader Megi Maci receives President’s Medallion
Megi Maci (MD '26) has been actively involved in multiple leadership roles, community service initiatives, extracurricular activities, and research projects at Stritch. Planning to specialize in Obstetrics and Gynecology, she is driven to improve the health of vulnerable populations and practice medicine in a compassionate, dignified, and human-centered way.
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The Class of 2026 shares fond memories and hopes for the future
For ♒Google Gmail账号 | 企业版 2022年老企业号 | 【非@Gmail后缀】| 适合登录 Google 帐户身份验证的网站和程序（先测试哈） students and their friends and families, graduation is a time of pride, reflection, and hope for the future. As he gets ready to graduate as a Doctor of Medicine, Nathan Dhablania (MD ’26, MPH ’26) is reflecting on his Loyola experience, accomplishments, and life after graduation.
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Chaplain Mentor Program provides formative, real-world training
The program is designed to assist students in recognizing the importance of the personal and spiritual dimension of healthcare by having them spend time with chaplains. All Stritch first-year medical students complete the program as part of their two-semester Patient Centered Medicine 1 course.
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Medical students by the numbers
24
SPECIALTIES MATCHED
35%
MATCHED IN PRIMARY CARE
25
states matched
56%
matched in the Midwest
STORIES
Outstanding Faculty and Staff Awards 2026
Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH, named 2025 Hastings Center Fellow
A legacy of exemplary leadership, clinical care, mentorship, and community
Bridging healthcare and ethics: 25 years of the Neiswanger Institute
Physician Formation: Integrating prayer, self-reflection, service, and education
Leading with Compassion and Vulnerability
Research News
- David Barefield, PhD, in the Department of Cell & Molecular Physiology received R01 NIH grant for project “Specific regulation of cardiac atrial contractility”
- Bryan Mounce, PhD, in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology received R35 NIH grant for project “Uncovering and harnessing connected metabolic pathways essential to virus infection”
- John Kubasiak, MD, in the Burn and Shock Trauma Research Institute received R35 NIH grant for project “Novel Burn Sepsis Prognostic Strategies”
- Rocco Gogliotti, PhD, in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Neuroscience received R61 NIH grant for project “Preclinical development of novel site blocking ASOs for the treatment of Rett syndrome”
- Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH, in the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics received D43 NIH grant for project “Loyola-Ukrainian Catholic University International Bioethics Research Training Program”
- Dorothy Sojka, PhD, in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology received R21 NIH grant for project “Natural Killer Cell Recruitment and Differentiation”