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New DirectionsThe executive director shares her vision for the Alumni Association

APC 2012 | March 1-5A preview of homecoming weekend

Kevin Ganis ’14 in GuyanaA students tells about his mission elective

Cover Story: Gilbert Burnham ’68An alumni profile of a humanitarian scholar

School of Medicine News

Alumni Activities

In Memoriam

Editorial

The President’s Page

The Dean’s Page

Placement Ads

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Features

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On the cover: Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital, 2011. Photo courtesy of Gilbert Burnham ’68.

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Three Degrees of Separation

According to a theory expounded in 1929 by Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy in his short story “Chains,” we live in a world so small that every person on the planet is connected to

every other through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. Hence, “six degrees of separation.” For people reading these words, six is too high a number. Within the world of Adventism, particularly Adventist medicine, the chain of intermediaries between any two of us rarely has more than one link; and degrees of separation almost never exceed three. This is not only a phenomenon to be nurtured for the personal comfort it brings to individuals. It is also one of most important reasons for Loma Linda University’s continued existence, because it is only by means of such links that the most fundamental values of our profession can be transmitted to the next generation of physicians. The feature story for this issue involves a conversation with its principal subject, Dr. Gilbert Burnham ‘68, and also with his wife Ginny, with my predecessor in this post, Dr. Henry Yeo ‘68, and with Executive Director Nicole Batten’s predecessor, Dennis Park ’07-hon. Each demonstrated again, for me, how strongly forged are the links in the chain that binds us. Gilbert, Ginny, Henry, and I are all related to graduates of our institutional ancestor, the College of Medical Evangelists. Dennis’s great grandfather was Loma Linda Sanitarium’s first chef, his grandfather its first pharmacist. Countless links like ours have created a unique community spanning time and geography. Community is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days, sometimes as a weapon, but the unique community of Loma Linda alumni is, or should be, a healing one. So far, I believe, we have been quite successful at transmitting the healing value of our core goal: to demonstrate the goodness of God to the world through the practice of medicine. We can continue to do this so long as we welcome those who follow us without fearing the technical changes they will inevitably bring. The future will look different. It is easy to be afraid that something will be lost, that the chain connecting us will be broken, that degrees of separation will increase. But this parade of horribles cannot march in so long as we join hands and form a chain with the bright young people making their way up through our tradition and allow them to lead our community into the future—even as we make ourselves their link to the past.

Editorial

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I would like to thank Dr. Roger Seheult

’00 and the entire Annual Postgraduate Convention (APC) governing board for the fabulous program of medicine, social events and spiritual renewal for 2012. And this year we have the capability to register online for APC at www.llusmaa.org.

APC is designed to change and diminish the gap between evidence-based medicine and practice. We have three days of lectures covering a wide variety of topics taught by experts in their field as well as over 100 scientific posters. The alumni are excited to have Wintley Phipps singing at the Friday evening vespers program this year. Also planned is a fabulous Saturday night program featuring an award winning male chorus. I especially want to encourage all from the honor classes of 2002, 1987 and 1962 to attend and renew old friendships. The APC Gala will feature Dave Caperton, an exceptional speaker and humorist, and an alumni awards program. Please attend and meet our Alumnus of the Year. From its inception in 1931, APC has been a great opportunity to get together and reconnect with classmates and friends. It also promises an opportunity to see what is happening at our alma mater.

From the President

Gary R. Barker ’80-BAlumni Association president

Donna L. Carlson ’69Alumni Journal editor

The Alumni JournalEditor Donna Carlson ’69Managing Editor Nicole M. Batten, MALayout Editor/Assistant Editor Janelle MichaelisConsulting EditorDennis E. Park ’07-hon AdvertisingLory Sanchez CirculationA.T. Tuot

Alumni Association OfficersPresident Gary R. Barker ’80-BPresident-elect Mickey N. Ask ’79-AVP of Student Affairs Gina J. Mohr ’96VP of Religious Affairs Luther Jonathan Bryant ’98Chief Financial Officer Roland Zimmermann, Jr. ’66Asst. Financial Officer P. Basil Vassantachart ’79-B SecretaryMark E. Reeves ’92Past PresidentPhilip H. Reiswig ’61Web MasterRodney E. Willard ’56

Alumni Association StaffExecutive Director Nicole M. Batten, MA BookkeeperMichelle EllisonMedia ManagerJanelle MichaelisSecretary/Ads ManagerLory SanchezRecords ManagerA.T. TuotEvent & Student Affairs Manager Carolyn Wieder

The Alumni Journal is published quarterly by the Alumni Association, School of Medicine of Loma Linda University, 11245 Anderson Street, Suite 200, Loma Linda, CA 92354. Phone: 909.558.4633. Fax: 909.558.4638. Email: alumnijournal@llusmaa.org. Website: www.llusmaa.org. Printed by Color Press, Walla Walla, Wash.

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Stephen Nyirady, PhD, Announces RetirementThe associate dean of admissions and recruitment will work until June, 2012

After a 40-year career in education, Stephen Nyirady, PhD, associate dean for admissions and recruitment, has announced

his plans to retire at the end of June of 2012. Since joining the School of Medicine in 2004, Nyirady has played a substantial role in determining the make-up of each matriculating class of medical students, admitting over 1,000 students to medical school. He is also an associate professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Basic Sciences and gives lectures in medical microbiology for the medical students. Nyirady says he has enjoyed having the opportunity to work with the next generation of future physicians.

New Vice DeansThe School of Medicine appoints Dr. Ricardo Peverini ’84 and Dr. Tamara Thomas ’87

In 2011, Dr. Ricardo Peverini ’84 was appointed vice dean of clinical affairs for the School of Medicine. In this role, his responsibilities will include leadership of the health care delivery system,

management of the faculty practice plans and coordination of outpatient and inpatient services as well as faculty integration with our hospitals and affiliations. Dr. Tamara Thomas ’87 was appointed vice dean of academic affairs for the School of Medicine. She will oversee academic aspects of the dean’s office, focusing on education and research. She will continue to be responsible for the faculty handbook, faculty development and recruitment as well as continuing medical education.

First Annual GCATSGrants to Promote Collaborative and Translational Research recipients

The dean’s office has organized the first annual Grants to Promote Collaborative and Transla-tional Research (GCAT). The initiative is designed for teams of basic and clinical scientists to

work collaboratively to develop insights and approaches to clinically relevant issues. Funds from the School of Medicine are matched 1:1 by the clinical department for a total award of up to $75,000 to be spent over a two-year period. Out of 28 projects reviewed, five were chosen for funding : “TSLP in Pediatric B-ALL,” Christopher Morris, MD, (pediatrics) and Kimberly Payne, PhD, (anatomy and Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine); “Stereotactic Proton Beam Focal Abla-tion of Cardiac Tissues for Elimination of Arrhythmias,” Ramdas Pai, MD (cardiology), Ying Nie, MD, PhD (radiation medicine), Reinhard Schulte, MD (radiation medicine); “Effect of endometrial regenerative cells on secondary brain injury after ICH,” C.S. Chen, MD, PhD (internal medicine, Di-vision of Hematology/Oncology), Anatol Manaenko, PhD (physiology and pharmacology); “Iden-tification and functional analysis for Regenerative Potential of very small embryonic-like stem cells,” C.S. Chen, MD, PhD (internal medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology), Ravi Goyal, PhD (Center for Perinatal Biology); and “Cytoglobin gene reactivation as a novel strategy to treat breast cancer,” Maheswari Senthil, MD (surgery), Eileen Brantley, PhD (basic sciences), Christopher Perry PhD (basic sciences).

School of Medicine newSSchool of Medicine newSBlack History VespersSponsored by the Office of Diversity with guest speaker Dr. Dexter Frederick ’97

On Friday, February 3, the Loma Linda University School of Medicine Office of Diversity Affairs held its second annual Black History Vespers and Dinner. Guest speaker, Dr. Dexter

Frederick ’97, presented the keynote address, “Waves of Compassion,” on mentoring, mission and ministry to diverse populations and underserved communities. On behalf of the dean’s office, Frederick received a plaque to honor his outstanding leadership and commitment to the education of minority students and service to underserved communities. Frederick completed his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he served as pediatrics chief resident. He currently serves in internal medicine and pediatrics at Bayside Family Health Care Centers, Inc. in Tampa, Fla. He participates in a federally funded initiative delivering health care to an underserved community in the city of Tampa at Tampa Community Health Center. He is also an active Board Member and occasional spokesperson for the Sickle Cell Association of Hillsborough County, Fla.

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Last fall I had the privilege of meeting Nicole Batten, who recently assumed her role as executive director

of the Alumni Association. While getting acquainted, she asked me what I considered the most important duty of the dean. “That’s easy,” I responded, “the role of the dean is to have an undeterred focus on the school’s mission.” She responded with a second question that was not as easy: “And how do you do that?” My predecessors taught me that thriving within your mission is best accomplished through the recruitment of faculty who are mission-aligned and enthusiastic about what Loma Linda University stands for. The question of faculty recruitment prompted us in 2006 to form the Office of Recruitment, overseen by Dr. Tamara Thomas ’87, associate dean of faculty

development. The Office of Recruitment, working with 30 department chairs, has started to develop a strong, talented faculty that will carry us through the next three to four decades. They have done a stellar job. Our best source of faculty is our alumni. We are seeing a marked increase in the number of alumni from the Classes of 2004-2008 returning to serve in this capacity. In addition to their vitality and enthusiasm, these young alumni bring knowledge from recently completed residency programs and state-of-the-art fellowships. This vibrant youthfulness on campus is the clearest indication that the future bodes well at Loma Linda University. I ask all alumni to be the essential, prayerful partners that Loma Linda University needs to assure that our mission can continue God’s work on this earth. The School of Medicine will maintain its unique mission only if mission-minded physicians, researchers and educators comprise our faculty.

From the Dean

H. Roger Hadley ’74Dean of the School of Medicine

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THE CENTENNIAL TUITION ENDOWMENT FUND

CTEFWhen fully endowed, this $50-million scholarship fund will guarantee that all

deserving students, regardless of financial situation, will be admitted to the

School of Medicine.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORTclass credit is given for all donations Made to aluMni fund proJects

Hadley with Dr. Sam Randolph ’05, assistant professor in the Department of Radiology. Randolph joined the faculty of the School of Medicine in 2010, following completion of a fellowship in musculoskeletal and body MRI.

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Nicole M. Batten, MA, began her formal duties on October 6, 2011, as the new executive director of the Alumni Association, upon the retirement of Dennis E. Park (1993-2011).

One doesn’t have to look too deep to understand why Nicole Batten was chosen

as the new executive director by the Board of Directors after months of searching for the right person to lead the Alumni Association. Batten, who came to Loma Linda from Walla Walla University (WWU) where she was the Director of Alumni and Parent Relations, is considered a game changer. She can weigh all the aspects of a situation, develop a plan for the future and inspire those around her to carry out the necessary tasks to meet the goal. Breanna Bork, assistant director of development at WWU who praises Batten for her efficiency and positive attitude, says, “Nicole has the ability to listen and give everyone a voice and find the best choices for the organization and alumni.” Batten can accomplish the seemingly impossible. Batten says this is because she isn’t afraid of new challenges or of change, and because she is so passionate and energetic about her work. At the end of the day she wants to know that she and her team have given their best effort and that

not only give of their financial resources, but they function as mentors, advisers, volunteers, recruiters, and future employers of students. Alumni are essential to the long-term success of the School of Medicine.” Batten knows that hundreds of alumni have volunteered their time as Alumni Association leaders—sitting on committees and in the board room to the benefit of their School—something rarely seen in public institutions. While completing graduate courses at Webster University, Batten studied the critical importance of information technology, social media, and the Internet, and has already implemented some of her ideas at the Alumni Association. To see some of the recent changes, visit the Alumni Association’s website, www.llusmaa.org, register online for the Annual Postgraduate Convention, or note the new look of the Alumni Journal.

they can be proud of what they accomplished. Batten’s leadership style is participative. She encourages her team to be creative, but still provides guidance in areas in which she is experienced and knowledgeable. Batten says she gained much of her courage and leadership aptitude from her parents. “My parents,” she says, “were wonderful role-models for me. They both worked hard and expected me to do the same. They had high expectations, but were always encouraging when I failed. I learned it was okay to fail, but you had to get up and try again.” Another one of Batten’s talents is her fundraising ability. She says that “Fundraising is about building relationships and helping organizations accomplish their missions—that excites me. I enjoy working with people, and fundraising is all about people. Fundraising gives me the satisfaction of knowing that my work will have a lasting impact. Through fundraising, I can help an organization build a future and touch lives, which I find very fulfilling.” For the Alumni Association, Batten knows that alumni and donors are important to achieving the organization’s goals. “Alumni and donors,” she says, “often see themselves as partners in the Alumni Association’s and School’s cause—and rightfully so. Alumni

Batten believes that the Alumni Association provides an independent voice for the alumni and a way for them to make a difference in their school, community and/or mission field. Because of the funds the Alumni Association receives from memberships, it can bring alumni and students together through social programs and can provide ways for alumni to be involved in the projects that interest them. Batten also believes that the Alumni Association is an advocate for the School of Medicine and sees the Alumni Association as a bridge between alumni and their alma mater. The Alumni Association exists to serve, according to Batten. “The Alumni Association supports the alumni, the future alumni (students) and the School of Medicine and promotes excellence in worldwide healthcare,” she says. “We do that through social, scientific, charitable and religious activities and programs, and have a long history of supporting our School in financial and other ways. The Alumni Association has raised over $30 million for the School of Medicine, and I hope to maintain that mutually beneficial relationship between the School and the alumni community. ” Batten sees working at the Alumni Association as a global stage with so many alumni serving overseas as well as right here in the United States. “I am excited about what the future holds,” she says, “and I know we can accomplish great things together.”

Cliff Walters ’74 served as the chair of the Alumni Association’s Search Committee for the new Executive Director.

New DirectionsNicole Batten Shares Her Vision

for the Alumni Association

by Cliff Walters ’74

Nicole Batten, the Alumni Association’s new executive director.

“Alumni and donors often see themselves as partners in the Alumni Association’s and the

School’s cause—and rightfully so.”

APC 2012We’re 80 and we never looked so good. APC is coming

soon, March 1-5, with excitement, fellowship, old

friends and renewal. We are pouring it on for our 80th

Annual Postgraduate Convention. I am proud to serve this

year as your APC governing board chair at the disposal of

the Alumni Association’s new executive director, Nicole

Batten.

This year many things are moving into the electronic

realm, and so if you are reading this on a piece of paper, I

urge you to please follow us at www.llusmaa.org, where you

can become an annual or perpetual member and register

for APC as well as read more about what will be featured at

this year’s event.

Here’s the rundown: We’ll kick things off Friday, March 2, at 7:45 a.m. with Dr. Gilbert M.

Burnham ’68 speaking on international medicine and human rights for the Jack W. Provonsha

Lectureship. Burnham is a world-renown expert on human rights and is currently the co-director of

the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response at Johns Hopkins University. The keynote speaker on

Sunday will be Dr. Rebecca J. Patchin ’89 who is the immediate past chair of the board of trustees

of the American Medical Association. Her lecture is titled “How Sure is the Future of Our Health Care

Reform?” Monday features the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, Richard H. Carmona, MD,

discussing preventive and integrative medicine.

And do not miss the spiritual renewal planned for you on Friday night with names like Wintley

Phipps and Miclen LaiPang. Saturday night, March 3, will be a cultural highlight, featuring Southern

California’s premier men’s chorus, the Masters of Harmony, International Chorus Champions. You’ll

want to see what everyone will be talking about.

The weekend will be capped off with our APC 2012 Gala at the DoubleTree Hotel in Ontario on

Monday night, March 5. Dave Caperton, comedian, will be the night’s entertainment.

Don’t miss this year’s APC from March 1-5—great things are yet to come!

From the APC Governing Board Chair

Roger D. Seheult ’00APC Governing Board Chair

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APC 2012 Featured Speakers

Percy T. Magan Memorial Lectureship

Monday, March 5, 8:00 a.m.Centennial Complex, Damazo Amphitheater

Established in recognition of a man many consider the most influential in elevating an unrecognized institu-tion to a school of medicine prominence throughout the country. Percy T. Magan, MD, devoted more than a quarter of a century to Loma Linda, first as dean of the School of Medicine and then as president of the college.

SPEAKER: Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS

TOPIC: “The Future of Health Care - The Role of Preventive and Integrative Medicine”

Dr. Carmona enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967 ulti-mately becoming a combat-decorated Vietnam vet-eran. After leaving active duty, Dr. Carmona received his medical degree from UC San Francisco in 1979. He completed a surgical residency at UC San Francisco, and a National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellow-ship in trauma, burns, and critical care. He also earned a master of public health from the University of Arizona (1998). Dr. Carmona served as the seventeenth Sur-geon General of the United States. Appointed by Presi-dent George W. Bush in 2002, Carmona left office at the end of July 2006 upon the expiration of his term. Prior to being named Surgeon General, Dr. Carmona was the chairman of the State of Arizona Southern Regional Emergency Medical System, a professor of surgery, public health and family and community medi-cine at the University of Arizona and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department surgeon and deputy sheriff. Dr. Carmona has published extensively and received nu-merous awards, decorations, and local and national recognition for his achievements. He is now vice chair-man of the Canyon Ranch Resort and Spa Company president of the non-profit Canyon Ranch Institute, and a professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona.

Jack W. ProvonshaLectureship

Friday, March 2, 8:00 a.m.Centennial Complex, Damazo Amphitheater

Named for Jack W. Pronvonsha ’53-A, PhD, physician-clergyman, who for over a quarter century inspired students and faculty of the School of Medicine, Loma Linda University. This lectureship series explores the foundations of medical morality in an era of rapid change and increasing pluralism.

SPEAKER: Gilbert Burnham, MD, PhD

TOPIC: “International Medicine and Human Rights: The Humanitarian in a Conflicted World”

After completing an internship at Kettering Medical Center, Gilbert Burnham ’68 spent 18 months in the 7th Infantry Division in Korea and completed his two-year tour of duty in Oakland, California. In 1976 he re-ceived a master’s degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and was awarded the Murgatroyd Prize for excellence in scholarship, and a PhD degree in 1988. He has served at both the Mwami SDA Hospital in Zambia and at the Malamulo Hospital in Malawi. Dr. Burnham now serves as Profes-sor, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, and is co-director, Center for Refugee and Disaster Response at Johns Hopkins University. He has extensive experience in emergency preparedness and response, particularly in humanitarian needs assessment, program planning, and evaluation that address the needs of vulnerable populations and the development and implementation of training programs. He has worked with numerous hu-manitarian and health development programs for mul-tilateral and non-governmental organizations, regional health departments, ministries of health (national and district level), and communities in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. A Major current activity is the reconstruction of health services in Afghanistan.

Walter E. MacphersonMemorial Lectureship

Sunday, March 4, 8:00 a.m.Centennial Complex, Damazo Amphitheater

Named for perhaps the best known and beloved gradu-ate of LLUSM, Walter E. Macpherson ’24 served LLU as both teacher and administrator (dean, School of Medicine, and university president).The Walter E. Macpherson Society (WEMS,) established in his honor in 1963, is an invaluable adjunct to the Alumni Asso-ciation, SMLLU.

SPEAKER: Rebecca J. Patchin, MD

TOPIC: “How Sure is the Future of Our Health Care Reform?”

Rebecca Patchin ’89 is a clinician and assistant profes-sor of anesthesiology for Loma Linda University. Active in leadership, she is a trustee, chair of the membership committee, a member of the committee on organiza-tion and operations, and a member of the executive committee for the American Medical Association. Dr. Patchin is also secretary of the Joint Commission Board. For the Riverside County Medical Association, she is a member of the board of directors, chair of the committee on legislation, liaison to medical students, and chair of the CME committee. She served the Cali-fornia Medical Association as a delegate to the CMA house of delegates, as a member of the technical advi-sory committee, and a member of the council on legis-lation. She is also a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologist, the Children’s Spine Foundation, The California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the Joint Commission on accreditation of Health Care Organizations.

Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH Gilbert M. Burnham, MD, PhD Rebecca J. Patchin, MD

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Pioneer Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Coleman Pavilion Slate Room Alumni Association, 909.558.4633

1947 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Coleman Pavilion Peterson Room Robert Mitchell, 909.796.0734

1951 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Coleman Pavilion Rock Room Herbert Harder, 818.246.1535

1952 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Coleman Pavilion Hispanic Room Allen Brandt, 530.589.0685

1953-A Sunday, March 4, 5:00 p.m. Coggin Home in Loma Linda Robert Horner, 951.808.8812

1953-B Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Harding Home in Loma Linda George Harding, 909.796.6338

1954 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Coleman Pavilion Heider Room Edgar Johanson, 951.769.8862

1955 Sunday, March 4, 5:30 p.m. The Hilton Inn in San Bernardino Irvin Kuhn, 909.797.6625

1956 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Coleman Pavilion Shearer Room Carleton Wallace, 951.735.8572

1957 Saturday, March 3, 1:00 p.m. The San Bernardino Hilton Bill Jacobson, 760.247.8626

1958 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Coleman Pavilion LLUAHSC Room Marilyn Herber, 909.796.9700

1960 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Lotus Garden Restaurant in San Bernardino George Chonkich, 909.793.4031

1961 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Coleman Pavilion Faculty Dinning Room Ed Krick, 909.793.0747

APC 2012 Class Reunions1962 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Redlands Country Club Hugh Watkins, 909.792.0661

1963 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Napoli’s Restaurant in Loma Linda Lamont Murdoch, 909.796.1225

1964 Sunday, March 4, 5:00 p.m. Los Alamitos Race Course in Los Alamitos Ed Allred, 714.820.2810

1969 Saturday, March 3, 1:30 p.m. Bailey Home in Redlands Leonard Bailey, 909.793.7635

1970 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. In Riverside Chuck Stewart, 909.792.0994

1972 Saturday, March 3, 6:00 p.m. Redlands Country Club Ronald Warnell, 909.556.7245

1973-B Saturday, March 3, 12:00 p.m. Hoag Home in Redlands Rhonda Hoag, 909.798.8860

1980-A&B Sunday, March 4, 1:30 p.m. Hegstad Home in Loma Linda Doug Hesgstad, 909.648.1865

1982 Saturday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. Isabella’s Restaurant in Redlands Kathleen Lau, 909.498.6722

1986 Saturday, March 3, 1:00 p.m. Stottlemyer Home in Grand Terrace Marilene Wang, 310.471.6834

1987 Sunday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. Redlands Country Club Greg Watkins, gwatkins@llu.edu

1992 Saturday, March 3, 3:00 p.m. Narvaez Home in Redlands Julio Narvaez, 909.831.5728

1997 Saturday, March 3, 12:30 p.m. BJ’s Restaurant in San Bernardino John Samples, 760.883.0764

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Masters of Harmony University of Redlands The Masters of Harmony, a barbershop-style, internationally acclaimed musical ensemble, will be in concert on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Redlands Memorial Chapel. The Masters of Harmony was founded in 1985, as the California Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The group started as a handful of men wishing to sing barbershop harmony and has grown to a chorus of more than 100. Their audiences have experienced high energy, emotionally stirring, perfectly balanced four-part a capella harmony as only the Masters of Harmony can perform. Under the direction of Mark Hale, the acclaimed singers have a dynamic repertoire that encompasses music from the classics to jazz and patriotic to sacred, rounded out with standards and Broadway pops. This musical magic and choreographic artistry repeatedly elicits standing ovations. “No one is left untouched when the Masters of Harmony perform. They sing with power, passion and perfect harmony,” says Dr. Robert Soderblom ’63, event coordinator. The group recently performed in the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, known as the “Carnegie Hall of the West,” and they have been International Chorus Champions eight times. For tickets or more information, call the dedicated concert line at 909.558.7193. MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted and tickets prices range from $10-$100. Call early for best seating. Tickets can also be purchased at the Adventist Book Center in Loma Linda. Visit the Masters of Harmony website at www.mastersofharmony.com.

The awards banquet during the Annual Postgraduate Convention is a long Alumni

Association tradition that has provided a place for students, faculty, alumni and friends of the School of Medicine to come together as a community. But this year is the 80th annual event of the APC weekend and the banquet will be far more than just a place to eat. The annual alumni banquet has been elevated to gala standards, replete with music and meaningful entertainment that is guaranteed to get your endorphins flowing. Author, speaker and humorist Dave Caperton will have you laughing while stirring your emotions with his insight. According to his website, Caperton teaches his audiences “how to laugh while they learn how to use healthy and compassionate humor to manage stress, to cope with change and to boost personal and organizational success.” In addition to Caperton’s talent, the gala will feature several alumni, including the Iner Sheld-Ritchie Presidential awardee, six Honored Alumni and the Alumnus of the Year. (The Alumnus of the Year is a surprise and will not be announced until the end of the evening.) This gala is just the beginning of a series of such events as the Alumni Association approaches its 100th anniversary in 2015. Don’t miss out. As a new feature, alumni, departments and organizations can support our senior medical students from the Class of 2012 by sponsoring a medical student table at the gala. Sponsorships are $1,000 for a table of eight students, and sponsors will be able to meet their students and spend time getting to know them during the social hour. What an opportunity to rub

Friday Night Vespers | Loma Linda University Church

Legacy of Mission by Robert Soderblom ’63 Be sure to mark Friday, March 2, 2012, on your calendar. On the first Friday evening of APC, students, faculty, alumni and community will gather for an inspiring vesper service. This year promises to be exceptional, sponsored jointly by the Alumni Association, the National Auxiliary and Loma Linda University. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. The theme is “We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations,” based on an old hymn inspired by Matthew 24:14. The featured guest speaker is Greg Boyle who is known as “The Gandhi of the gangs of Los Angeles.” He is author of Tattoos on the Heart, stories of his work with gang members living the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles. His testimony is not to be missed. Renowned vocal artist, Wintley Phipps, will be performing a mini-concert. He is founder of the U.S. Dream Academy. The evening will also include stories from LLUSM students about their ministry near and far, and from members of the National Auxiliary about their 2012 projects. A free-will offering will be taken. All funds will go to National Auxiliary’s Mission Projects. Following vespers, the alumni and guests may “meet and greet” current medical students in the breezeway of the University Church where refreshments will be served. We hope that those who attend will be inspired and that God will be honored during APC 2012 vespers.

shoulders with and influence our future alumni. Although the gala will have open seating, we are adding special VIP seating for those who desire reserved seating and a better view. VIP tickets will cost an additional $100 beyond the regular ticket price and are 100 percent tax-deductible. We are continuing to offer reserved seating for the 25th and 50th anniversary reunion classes as well. All other seating will be first-come, first-serve so plan to arrive early to get a good seat. Dr. Hubert Watkins ’62 and his son, Dr. Gregory Watkins ’87, are the class representatives of the 50th and 25th anniversary classes. This father-son duo is a testament to how the vision and mission of our school is passed from one generation to another. We are proud of them both and what they represent to our school and Alumni Association. Our Honored Alumni for 2012 are Drs. Janesta E. Janzen ’62, Pierce J. Moore, Jr. ’44-B, George H. Petti, Jr. ’62, Weldon D. Schumacher ’62, David G. Small ’62 and Larry L. Thomas ’74. You are encouraged to join us in honoring these worthy individuals as well as the Iner Sheld-Ritchie Presidential Awardee and the Alumnus of the Year. We hope to find you at the APC Gala this year.

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Dave CapertonAuthor, speaker, humoristHis many clients have described his program as “insightful,” “soul-searching” and “frankly hilarious!”

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Schedule of Events APC 2012

Friday, March 2

Thursday, March 1 Sabbath, March 3 Sunday, March 4 Monday, March 5

8:00-5:20 Cardiology Symposium Wong Kerlee Conference Ctr.

1:30 - 4:30 Bioethics Symposium Frank Damazo Amphitheater Centennial Complex 1301

7:00-3:00 Registration Centennial Complex, Level 4

7:45 Devotional Saul Barcelo

8:00 Opening Plenary Session GilBert Burnham, mD, PhD ScientificPosterSession Winner Oral Presentation9:20 Plenary Session II10:25 Plenary Session III11:30 Plenary Session IV

12:40 Box-Lunch Symposium

1:45-3:45 Plenary Session V Adjournment Frank Damazo Amphitheater Centennial Complex 1301

7:00 Friday Evening Vespers Wintley PhiPPS

GreG Boyle

University Church

9:00 Church at Worship (First Service) Dr. ranDy roBertS

University Church

10:30 Church at Study claSS of 1987 University Church

11:45 Church at Worship (Second Service) Dr. ranDy roBertS

University Church

12:15-2:00 Fellowship Luncheon Wong Kerlee Conference Ctr.

2:00 Annual AIMS Meeting and Mission Symposium Wong Kerlee Conference Ctr.

3:00 Ribbon-cutting/Dedication of new Monument Sign Lower Campus Quadrangle

3:10 Campus Open House Lower Campus Quadrangle

3:45 Ribbon-cutting/Dedication of Founder’s Plaza Between Magan Hall & Library

4:30 SM National Auxiliary Mission Vespers University Church

7:30 Saturday Night Program maSterS of harmony

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University of Redlands Memorial Chapel

7:00-4:00 Registration Centennial Complex, Level 4

7:45 Devotional Saul Barcelo

8:00 Plenary Session I9:05 Plenary Session II10:05 Plenary Session III Frank Damazo Amphitheater Centennial Complex 1301

7:45 Ophthalmology Symposium Centennial Complex 31117:45 Plastic Surgery Symposium Centennial Complex 32088:00 Orthopedic Surgery Symposium Alumni Hall Amphitheater

10:00-3:00 Technical Exhibits and ScientificPosterSession Centennial Complex, Level 4

12:00 Sunday Luncheon Wong Kerlee Conference Ctr.

1:30-3:35 Plenary Session IV Frank Damazo Amphitheater Centennial Complex 1301

4:00 - 6:00 “Honoring Clifton Reeves ’60” Sponsored by the Department of General Surgery University Church Guest Artist: Daniel rivera, PianiSt

Class Reunions

7:00-4:00 Registration Centennial Complex, Level 4

7:45 Devotional Saul Barcelo

8:00 Percy T. Magan MeMorial

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER richarD K. carmona, mD, mPh9:05 Plenary Session II10:05 Plenary Session III Frank Damazo Amphitheater Centennial Complex 1301

10:00-2:00 Technical Exhibits and ScientificPosterSession Centennial Complex, Level 4

11:30-1:00 Physician/Exhibitor/ Medical Student Lunch Centennial Complex, Level 4

12:00 Technical Exhibits Drawing Centennial Complex, Level 4

1:30 Plenary Session IV2:35 Plenary Session V3:40-4:40 Plenary Session VI Frank Damazo Amphitheater Centennial Complex 1301

7:00 APC Gala Dave caPerton

Ontario DoubleTree Hotel

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pharmacy and laboratory science (among others). The doctor I was assigned to, Dr. Crespo, was an internal medicine specialist from Cuba. He was pleasant and loved to talk. He and other missionaries were a tremendous help in making me feel welcome and comfortable in Guyana. The trip was an eye-opening experience for me. In the United States, I am used to a reliable supply of drinking water. In Guyana, drinking anything but bottled water might get you sick. The hospital’s water, fortunately, is safer due to its reverse osmosis filtering system. I had even more to learn as I started my five-day journey into the jungle with Dr. Soderblom and Laura LaBore, the pilot. Ms. LaBore, along with her husband and two children, migrated from the United States and have dedicated their lives to transporting missionaries, physicians, nurses, or anyone who wants to help in areas only accessible by plane. As an aviation missionary, a chunk of Ms. LaBore’s year is dedicated to visiting churches and describing her work to raise money to fuel the plane for the remainder of the year. Plane maintenance and fuel is not cheap, even in Guyana, and a patient’s trip from the jungle to the city can easily cost hundreds of dollars. Ms. LaBore cannot rely on reimbursement or anything to offset her expenses. She uses all the money she raises for transporting patients to the hospital or taking missionaries to the jungle. And for me, conditions in the jungle were an enormous change from life in the city. Although the mosquitoes remained, our bathroom became a hole in the ground, we slept on wooden floors and the sun was our only source of light. The problems with our jungle lifestyle were exacerbated by the fact that our supplies were delayed for a couple of days. My lack of water made those days harder for me, and I was incredibly grateful when our water bottles and filters finally arrived. Many of the people in the jungle used to live in the city, but moved in an effort to make

During my month-long mission trip to Davis Memorial Hospital in Guyana, I heard that Dr. Robert E. Soderblom ’63 would be visiting

for about five days. I made my last-minute decision to accompany him to the jungle interior to set up medical clinics that morning, and I was on a plane that afternoon. Little did I know that these days would be some of the best of my life. I went to Guyana during the summer of 2011 and worked at Davis Memorial Hospital, although I knew little about the country. Guyana, located in South America, sits nestled between Venezuela, Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of two non-island countries considered to be a part of the Caribbean. Local Guyanese make up most of the hospital staff, with a few missionaries throughout the departments of medicine, dentistry, nursing,

a little more money by digging out precious metals. The remote location can be a health risk for them, despite their increased income. On the second day of our stay there, we encountered a patient in pain. His intestines were pushing out and creating a bulge on his abdomen, and he needed immediate surgery. He was flown out on the same plane we flew in on, headed to the nearest city hospital. Aviation missionaries are a vital part of the mission work and are much more dedicated than I could have ever imagined. As we flew from site to site, we got to experience differences in lifestyles within the jungle itself. In some parts, the Guyanese walked to work, while in other parts they would ride a canoe to get around. Some even had what looked like all-terrain vehicles, and I wondered how they got such vehicles in to places only accessible by plane. Some of our patients spoke English, but many did not. We were lucky enough to have a translator helping us sometimes, but at other times we had great difficulty trying to decipher

Author Kevin T. Ganis ’14 (center) in Baramita, Guyana.

Mission Guyanaby Kevin T. Ganis ’14

Ganis gives a thumbs-up in front of Davis Memorial Hospital, Georgetown, Guyana.

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to make this work appreciated and cherished. I will always value this trip for teaching me about the challenges of mission work in the middle of the jungle. People like Dr. Soderblom and Ms. LaBore have the kind of attitudes that perfectly suit their work and make it enjoyable for others. We got to experience in-house calls, ride through the jungle in the bed of a pickup

truck, sleep on hammocks, eat in the dark off a wooden plank, skip showers and wear the same sweaty clothes for continuous days, work with and teach local medics, evacuate patients to Georgetown by plane and so much more. We were always on the move, and we barely got any rest. It was the best challenge I have ever faced in my life and the most worth it.

Ganis and his colleagues leave Matthew’s Ridge on their way to Arakaka.

Ganis reads a Bible story to children in Sabbath School.

some patients’ symptoms. We worked in modest clinics without a constant source of electricity. Some days we saw so many people that we worked through the evening until it was dark, using only flashlights to examine patients. During this trip, I learned a lesson in justice, compassion and humility that I will never forget and will always take with me. It occurred on our second day in the jungle, during our first clinic. A woman who spoke very little English arrived with her sick child around 9 a.m. Although she was one of the first to arrive, other people took advantage of our disorganized system and cut in front of her. By 3 p.m., she still had not been seen. I did not notice, however, until she approached me with a look on her face as if asking why she hadn’t been seen yet. At that moment, Dr. Soderblom was seeing an entire family, so I told her that she would be next.

But I could not find her when her turn came. Someone told me that she had left not more than five minutes earlier, as it was about to pour rain and she had a long distance to walk with her child in her arms. She had waited at the clinic for about seven hours and never got seen. Although it was my first jungle clinic, I felt somewhat responsible for not noticing that people were cutting and that our system was not very organized. I decided not to make that mistake again, and came up with a

number system for the next clinics. I made sure that each patient was assigned a number after we took his or her vitals. That way they would go in order to see the doctor. The number system worked well for our remaining clinics, but I wish I had thought of such a simple, problem-preventing system in the beginning. I will always remember that woman and her child and what they taught me about being humbly observant, just and compassionate to my patients. Those few days in the jungle exhausted me beyond belief. Dr. Soderblom, on the other hand, seemed to have the charisma and enthusiasm of a 20-year-old. His attitude was inspirational. Although I struggled over the course of those five days, I enjoyed every bit of it. I was able to see the work and dedication required in the mission field, the teamwork necessary between each worker and the attitude that is so essential

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There’s a foot of snow in Kabul; the electricity keeps failing; and the Internet connection is

iffy, but he has culled his photo files and patiently waits 15 minutes per shot to make sure each gets through to California. The commitment is typical Dr. Gilbert Burnham ’68. For the first time in more than ten years, the Jack Provonsha ’53-A Lecture will be part of the School of Medicine Annual Postgraduate Convention (APC) because, when Loma Linda University Center for Christian Bioethics Director Roy

Branson invited Burnham to re-inaugurate the Lecture, he immediately said “Yes.” His topic: “International Health and Human Rights: Being a Humanitarian in a Conflicted World.” For this university, and for Gilbert Miracle Burnham, no subject could be more apt.

Christmas 1964 Plumbing memory, classmate Henry Yeo ’68 shares a vignette. Yeo says, “I first noticed Gilbert in anatomy lab in the fall of 1964. He

Gilbert Miracle Burnham ’68Humanitarian Scholar

by Donna L. Carlson ’69 with Henry K. Yeo ’68

Dr. Gilbert Burnham ’68 with his wife, Ginny. Article photos courtesy of Burnham.

was tall and lanky, with an infectious chuckle, an engaging wit and conversation that revealed a wide-ranging intelligence. It soon became apparent that we shared a number of interests. For one thing, each of us had edited the annual of his respective college: he at Southern Missionary College [now Southern Adventist University] and I at Walla Walla. Although Gilbert was Southern California born and bred, he had come to Loma Linda University via Collegedale, Tennessee. His excuse for the detour? He was interested in history and wanted to see the battlefields of the Civil War. “For me, Gilbert’s interest in other people and their circumstances soon surfaced. As first semester exams loomed, he wandered into my room in Daniells Hall one evening, to find me alone with my books. ‘Where are you going for Christmas?’ ‘Nowhere.’ ‘Well, I’m going to show you the town on Christmas Day.’” And so, on Christmas morning, the two climbed into the car borrowed from Yeo’s brother James Yeo ’60 and drove to Los Angeles. As they visited the major landmarks—Angel’s Flight, the Bradbury Building, Griffith Observatory, Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles County Hospital and points of interest on Brooklyn and State Streets near the White Memorial—Burnham dispensed information on the history of each site. Last stop: the dining room of the Burnham home in La Crescenta, where a sumptuous (vegetarian) Christmas feast lay waiting on the table.

Beginnings An astute observer watching Gilbert Miracle Burnham grow up in Los Angeles would not have been surprised by Yeo’s Christmas. It fit the pattern of a mission-minded family. His mother, an Adventist nurse, had sparked a commitment to medicine; his father had instilled elements of

a larger social conscience. Hazel Miracle Burnham, the woman who welcomed her son’s classmate from the other side of the world, was a 1934 graduate of the Loma Linda Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing who had worked diligently to help two brothers, Everett Miracle ’37 and Floyd Miracle ’43, through the College of Medical Evangelists. The Miracle brothers, in turn, had spent much of their professional lives as missionaries to China and the disadvantaged of Southern California, as had Burnham’s cousin, Max Miracle ’57, and his cousin-by-marriage, David Small ’62. Willis Burnham, Burnham’s father, was a depression-era UCLA graduate who taught school and also worked as a streetcar conductor. Burnham’s father never joined the Church, but the ethical principles upon which he built his life fit well with Adventist values. He was an active member of the Sierra Club, the Save the Redwoods League and the American Civil Liberties Union. The apple would not fall far from the tree: the son became a lifelong member of the three organizations, as well as of Amnesty International and the Union of Concerned Scientists. Even for a Miracle and a Burnham, young Gilbert was unusual. Among other things, he was a dedicated cyclist and an inveterate hitchhiker on freight trains. From his base at Southern, he visited the battlefields he had come south to see on a touring bike. Medical school classmates held him in awe for his long-distance cycling feats. He sometimes rode the twenty-odd miles from Loma Linda to Riverside County Hospital in the morning, and back the same afternoon. And in four years, he rode the entire California coast from San Diego to Eureka, much of it with Frank Ordelheide and Lothar Guttchess, both 1968 graduates of the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. Burnham was also known for hopping the freights in the Colton rail yard

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and chatting up the hobos. Medical school was not all play, of course. Elected a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society, Burnham was an excellent student. But when he was not studying—or cycling or riding the rails—he spent his spare hours with nursing student Ginny Fowler. By the time he graduated from the School of Medicine, Fowler had obtained an RN, a BA and a Master of Science degree from the School of Nursing. The two were married the day after graduation. The match would have turned eHarmony green. Like Burnham, his wife was part of a medical missionary family. Her mother (Lois Nixon) had received her RN from White Memorial in 1939 while her father (Mark Fowler ’41) was a graduate of CME. And, like Burnham, his wife had inherited an adventurous spirit. She was five when her family sailed for Africa; she celebrated her 11th birthday in the Suez Canal, on the way home. For the intervening six years the Fowlers had worked in Adventist hospitals at Malamulo, Malawi (known then as Nyasaland); Cape Town, South Africa; Maluto, Lesotho; Kanye, Botswana; and Kendu, Kenya.

Korea As Burnham finished his internship year at Kettering, the United States government intervened in his life in a big way. He was drafted and sent, with his wife, to Korea (which, he notes, was “a happy alternative to Vietnam.”) Like many Adventists in the army, Burnham was a conscientious objector who did not bear arms or engage in combat maneuvers. When he and colleagues became aware of the unmet medical needs of rural villagers (burns, often from boiling water, were a particular problem.), he asked the unit commander for permission to outfit a field ambulance with surplus supplies. Then, four or five afternoons a week, he and his medics drove the dirt roads between villages with their makeshift mobile clinic. It was the

beginning of a life-long attachment to the field of public health, and to Korea, a country to which he would return many times over the years as a lecturer and consultant.

Africa Following a tour of duty as deputy commander of Noble Army Hospital at Fort McClellan in Anniston, Ala., and a three-year internal medicine residency at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center in Denver, the Burnhams moved to London. In 1976, Burnham received a Master of Science degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In 1977, he was invited to head the mission hospital in Malamulo. For his wife, going back to Africa was “like coming home.” For Burnham, the next 14 years would be filled to overflowing with clinical and scholarly activities. Clinically, he did everything, supervising hospital wards and outpatient clinics seven days a week. He visited outlying villages to treat patients who could not travel; he supervised and expanded medical assistant, nursing, laboratory technology and midwifery training programs; and he directed a leprosy treatment project in the Lowe Shire Valley—implementing methods similar to those now used for directly observed therapy (DOT) in multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis protocols. Near the end of his time at Malamulo, despite some opposition from Church leadership, he implemented an AIDS prevention program. On the scholarly front, Burnham published, among several others, a series of articles about immune system activity in malaria and treatment with chloroquin and quinine. At a suggestion from his wife, who thought he needed a hobby to get him out of the hospital, he began to keep track of his onchocerciasis cases. The filarial parasite, which causes “river blindness” and disfiguring skin disorders, is especially devastating among the rural poor of Africa, and

The Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul, 2011. Photo courtesy of Gilbert Burnham ’68.

in an effort to understand the epidemiology of the disease Burnham recorded its distribution around Malamulo over a period of several years. When, in 1987, he returned to London for a year to complete a doctorate, his professors at the University of London told him he had more than enough data for a thesis in tropical epidemiology. One, eminent British parasitologist Brian Southgate, urged him to apply for a grant that was being offered to fund a field trial for a promising new anti-filarial drug. Burnham wrote the required proposal and submitted it to the World Health Organization (WHO) committee that was screening applications. Because onchocerciasis in the area where he was working caused mostly skin disease, but little blindness, he could ethically do a placebo-controlled study, and he won a grant. Back in Malawi, he spent the next three years meticulously documenting adverse events and benefits from the new drug. Eventually, ivermectin (Mectizan) proved effective, and as a result, river blindness has been largely controlled in Malawi. Merck now distributes it free in countries where the disease is still endemic: Uganda, Ethiopia and some places in Central and South America. Since 1997,

Burnham has served as chair of the Mectizan Expert Committee, a group of scientists who oversee global distribution of the drug and monitor its side effects. After 14 intense years of service, during which Burnham had also acted as personal physician to Malawi’s president, Hastings Banda, the Burnhams left Africa. According to Loma Linda University President Dr. Richard Hart ’70, under Burnham’s direction Malamulo had been transformed from a small, rundown rural hospital to a 270-bed facility considered one of the best in the country.

Johns Hopkins University Encouraged by Dr. Richard Morrow, a physician-epidemiologist he met at WHO when he was working on the Mectizan grant, Burnham successfully applied for a position at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where for the last 21 years, he has held dual appointments in the School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health (BSHPH). The university has nurtured his commitment to the needs of vulnerable populations worldwide, while

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providing a sturdy platform for his academic efforts. Now professor of international health and director of the Center for Refugee Relief and Disaster Response, he is recognized as a world expert on the deleterious health effects of forced migration. He has advised numerous governments and humanitarian agencies on how to assess the needs of vulnerable populations; how to plan and develop community health interventions and evaluate their effectiveness; and how to design and implement disaster and refugee response training programs. Uganda was the location of some of the major projects Burnham undertook when he first joined the public health faculty at Hopkins. For several years, he worked in Entebbe and Kampala with district health teams, and at Makerere University, to develop curricula for the premiere school of public health on the continent of Africa. His involvement has often been in programs run by Hopkins with and for the United States Agency for International

The numbers were unwelcome in official quarters and unleashed a barrage of criticism from American, British and Iraqi government agencies. Undaunted by the criticism, he and his colleagues published a follow-up analysis in Lancet in 2006. In the weeks following publication, there was intense criticism, including negative comments from four heads of state. Burnham refused to answer some questions about study methods which he felt would put the lives of Iraqi participants at risk. His stance threw him into a media spotlight where hostile interviewers demanded more detail; in the end, he lost track of how many BBC radio and television appearance he made trying to explain his position. He and his colleagues still stand by the methods and the results obtained. Recently the group completed a further mortality survey in Iraq; the data is being analyzed now.

In Sum With all he has done over the years, Burnham still finds the most fulfilling aspect of his career in teaching and in the accomplishments of his graduate students. Fifteen have been international Fulbright scholars. Most have

Development (USAID), the executive agency through which much American foreign aid is channeled. Even a partial list of the places he has taught and consulted is mind-boggling: Albania, Liberia, Mozambique, Singapore, North and South Korea, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, China, Rwanda, India, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Haiti, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, the Sudan, Japan and the Philippines. Nowadays, Afghanistan consumes most of Burnham’s time and energy. For the past ten years, he has traveled to Kabul four to five times a year, providing technical support for many of the programs his university oversees. And he does all this while continuing to publish at a phenomenal rate. In 2002 and 2008 he co-edited the Johns Hopkins and Red Cross/Red Crescent Public Health Guide for Emergencies. His articles have appeared in JAMA, Lancet, The American Journal of Public Health, The American Journal of Disaster Medicine, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, British Medical Journal and The Journal of International Health and Human Rights, among many other peer-reviewed publications. Within the field of public-health, Burnham’s special passion lies with what he terms “epidemics of conflict.” Repeated journeys through war-ravaged regions have kept alive his deep concern—first ignited in Korea so many years ago—for the health problems that plague war’s weakest victims: refugees seeking escape from the violence. His observations on the plight of “the least of these,” and his attempts to bring it to public notice, have not been without controversy. In 2004, in the British medical journal Lancet, Burnham and a Hopkins colleague published the results of an extensive survey study of death rates among Iraqi civilians before and after the U.S. invasion in 2003. The article, “Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq,” revealed that the civilian death rate was several times higher than official reports had previously indicated.

returned to their homelands to work in public health, and he is sometimes able to meet them again when he visits their countries. A careful look at his 15-page curriculum vitae reveals that, in addition to numerous honors bestowed by professional organizations (including our own Alumni Association) he has garnered four awards for teaching excellence at Hopkins. Looking back to his time at Loma Linda, he detects and appreciates connections between him—and through him to his students—and the School of Medicine faculty mentors who encouraged him to serve the most vulnerable of the world’s people. People like microbiology professor Bill Taylor, PhD, and alumni Dr. Joan Coggin ’53-A and Dr. Carrol Small ’34 come particularly to mind. Now and then, in India, he meets a physician who wants to reminisce about “Dr. Small,” whom some call the “best pathologist” they ever knew. When that happens, Burnham says, he is reminded how deeply runs the thread of mission commitment, from those who taught us to those we teach. “Go ye into all the world….” No one has taken the command more seriously or fulfilled it more effectively than Burnham.

The Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul, 2011.

Salang Pass, linking southern Afghanistan

and Central Asia, January, 2007.

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served for over three decades as a church elder and on the boards of Greater Boston Academy and the Stoneham Adventist Church. Carruthers says the hardest decision he ever made was retiring. He still lives in his own home on Forest Street and is happy his memory is still sharp enough and that he was strong enough to stay standing while greeting everyone at his birthday celebration. He says, “Thank you to everyone who attended, for the cards, emails, gifts and especially for giving back so many memories to enjoy for a long time.” Carruthers also is so appreciative of the recent visit he received from Dr. Richard Hart ’70 and David Colwell. Reconnecting after so many years bought joy to an old man’s heart.

Alumni Activities1940sDr. Roderick J. Carruthers ’40 turned 100 on December 3, 2011, and was honored on becoming a centenarian at an open house the following day at Greater Boston Academy in Stoneham, Mass. Over 150 guests and community members attended including neighbors, colleagues and former patients. During a time to prpose toasts, Carruthers’ love for his Lord was shown through mention of his dedication and service to family, community and church. Massachusetts State House Representative James Dwyer presented citations from the House, the state governor, the White House and the U.S. Senate. Carruthers moved to Stoneham and opened a practice in family medicine in 1950. He cared for his patients until he retired at the age of 76. His years of practice included hundreds of baby deliveries, countless emergency calls and visits to the hospital and office visits and house calls. His wife, the former Martha Jane Ruble who died in 2002, is the daughter of Dr. Wells A. Ruble AMMC ’06, president of the College of Medical Evangelists from 1910-1940. Carruthers’ wife worked side-by-side with

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1960sDr. Howard Gimbel ’60 has posted over 100 videos of past surgeries on YouTube.

His over 100 videos on the Web in the Gimbel Library have received 72,000 visitors from all over the world. Most of the online videos show cataract surgery and involve the use of a magnifying glass so that viewers can better see Gimbel’s technique. The online video format works well because many eye surgeries can take less than 20 minutes. When he is not making educational medical films, Gimbel works at his practice in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He also spends half his time in Loma Linda as chairman of the

him after the three children, Douglas, Robert and Jean, were older. Carruthers is a World War II veteran, serving four and half years as a Captain in the Army. He worked as a field physician in Africa and Italy. After the Army, he took over the practice of his classmate Dr. Bernard D. Briggs ’40, in McGraw, New York, not far from Syracuse, his hometown. (Briggs had been accepted into the anesthesia residency program at Massachusetts General Hospital.) Later in 1950, Carruthers joined the staff at the former New England San and Hospital in Melrose that overlooked Spot Pond in the Middlesex Fells. As a member of Loma Linda University School of Medicine’s Class of 1940, Carruthers reports that there are now just two younger living classmates, Dr. Frank B. Waldorf ’40 and Dr. Sherman A Nagel, Jr. ’40. Carruthers still scans the New England Journal of Medicine every week, and though much of medicine is now all new to him, he knows that the art of medicine is still the challenge today that it was yesterday. Carruthers enjoys the time he spends away from medicine in his garden or traveling in New England and upstate New York. He has also

Department of Ophthalmology, and commutes back and forth by plane. Gimbel, who is known for his ground-breaking work in pediatric eye surgery, completed his residency at White Memorial Medical Center in 1964.

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2000sDr. Aya Eguchi ’07 has become an instructor in the Department of Medicine at Loma Linda University. Eguchi completed a residency in internal medicine at Loma Linda University and joined the Division of General Internal Medicine as an internist in the ambulatory clinics at the Faculty Medical Offices. She is board-certified in internal medicine. While she was a student at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Eguchi was active in the Healthy Neighborhoods program.

Dr. Van F. Geslani ’08 has recently been appointed instructor in the

Department of Medicine. In 2011, he completed his internal medicine residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he served on the Resident Advisory Council and the Patient Quality and Safety Committee. Following residency, Geslani was selected to be chief medical resident in the Department of Medicine at Loma Linda for the 2011-2012 academic year, a role he serves with distinction. He recently became board-certified in internal medicine.

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Dr. Allan W. Perry ’55, a past president of the Alumni Association (1981-1982),

passed away on April 1, 2011. Born Allen Perepelitza in Traynor, Saskatchewan, Canada, on April 6, 1929, Perry began his education in Canada, then attended college at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich. When he graduated with a degree in biology, he and his wife, Mary Lou, moved to Loma Linda for his medical education. He then interned at the Detroit Receiving Hospital in Michigan. For two years he enlisted with the United States Air Force, then began his medical practice in Cleveland, Tenn. In 1961, the Seventh-day Adventist church asked him to be a medical missionary to Africa, and he moved his family to the Kendu Mission Hospital in Kenya for five years. While there, he helped a Dr. Burkitt to work out the epidemiology of what would later come to be known as Burkitt’s lymphoma. Perry then returned to the United States, where he trained in general and plastic surgery in California, but he still held mission work close to his heart. He established a plastic and reconstructive surgery practice at the Verdugo Hills Hospital in 1972 and served that community for nearly 40 years. Two of Perry’s three children are also alumni: Dr.

In Memoriam1940sDr. Clarence M. Leary, Jr. ’46 passed away on January 2, 2012, at the age of 90. Leary was born near Lodi, Calif. on June 9, 1921. He attended school at Harmony Grove and Lodi High then continued on to Pacific Union College. While completing his pre-medical studies, he worked as an assistant instructor in organic chemistry. He is a World War II veteran, starting his service as a Private and ending up as a Paptain. He and his wife of 66 years, Elsie, were married in Glendale, Calif. Leary spent time in general practice in Goldendale, Wash., then decided to continue his education at Tulane University and the University of California, Davis. He specialized in orthopedic surgery and served as chief of staff at Lodi Memorial Hospital and executive officer of the board of the Lodi Outpatient Surgery Center. He spent time teaching smoking cessation classes and volunteered his time on the Seventh-day Adventist elementary school’s board. Active in his outreach and service, Leary taught Bible classes and served as an elder. He also wrote a “Dr. Jack” column for the Lodi News-Sentinel. Leary’s hobbies included

golf, travel, and skiing with his family and friends in Sun Valley, Idaho. Leary’s patients remember him as a thoughtful doctor who was dedicated to his work. He is survived by his wife, Elsie, his son Kevin (Heidi) Leary; two daughters Jenanne (Robert) Rodriguez and Shauna (John) Unser; grandchildren Chase and Jacqueline Leary, Loni Unser, and Trevor and Christopher Phan. He was predeceased by his daughter, Melissa Pahn; his parents, Clarence Sr. and Jennie Leary; and his sister, Beverly.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950sDr. Jospeh H. Foote ’58 passed away on December 19, 2011, in New York. He is the father of David L. Foote ’80-B.

Dr. Harald U. Giebel ’55-aff passed away on November 29, 2011,

in Vellore, India. He was serving as physician and professor at the Christian Medical College. Giebel was born in Hannover, Germany, in 1930 to Otto and Alice Giebel. After taking all the

start a new hospital in Porgera, about 100 kilometers north of Sopas. He ended up working there as CEO and surgeon for six years before retiring in 2004. In 2010 he received a call to go to the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India. He was serving at this post when he passed away. As a board-certified general, thoracic and cardiac surgeon he worked with his wife who practiced anesthesia and obstetrics. Together they served internationally in Pakistan, Nepal, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea and India as well as spending eight years in private practice in Ukiah, Calif. Giebel also worked with the Loma Linda Heart Team in 1970 before returning to Pakistan for the second time. His additional credentials included membership as a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and a fellow of the Royal Society of Health (FRSH). After retirement he was actively involved with nutrition (including Coronary Health Improvement Project, CHIP) and depression recovery seminars. Giebel’s hobbies included nature, writing and making movies. He is survived by his wife, Beverly, of 55 years; his sister, Ehrentraud Wagner; three children, Herb ’88 (Gail), Art ’91 (Lisa) and Rita; and four grandchildren: Melissa, Tami, Madison and Josie. Giebel’s life and work are featured in the most recent AIMS Journal, volume 33, issue 1.

required courses for ministerial training at Marienhöhe, Giebel attended Ludwig-Maximillan University in Munich, Germany, where he completed his medical training in 1955. After a six-month internship in Germany, Giebel came to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship where he met his wife, Beverly ’56, at the Washington Sanitarium and Hospital in Takoma Park, Md. He worked as a medical officer from 1958 to 1963 in Pakistan at the Karachi Adventist Hospital. Upon returning to the United States, he took a third year of internship at the White Memorial Hospital. After passing the State Boards in California, Maine and Washington, the Canadian Boards in Manitoba, and the British registration to practice in the Commonwealth, Giebel did a residency and passed boards in general and thoracic surgery. He returned to Pakistan as administrator and chief medical officer of the Karachi Adventist Hospital from 1971-1981, returned to the United States, then took a call to Ethiopia. After six years at the Gimbie Adventist Hospital as administrator and chief medical officer, he went to Sopas in Papua New Guinea where he spent two years as a surgeon and medical officer. While at Sopas he was asked to

Allan Perry, Jr. ’79-A and Dr. Julie Perry-Wheeler ’81.

Dr. Douglas K. Potts ’55 of Silver Spring, Md., passed away on Saturday, March 26,

2011. Potts was born on August 20, 1928, to Dr. Enos and Rena Klooster Potts in Detroit, Mich. He started his education in the public school system, but graduated from Adelphian Academy (Michigan) in 1945, then from La Sierra College in 1948 with a degree in biology. Before he started medical school, he got his master’s from Claremont College. In 1957, Potts entered into military service, but not before proposing to his future wife, Sue. They were married on March 2, 1958, and then spent the second year of his tour in Manila. When they returned to the United States, Potts set up a urology practice in Silver Spring, Md. Potts also had a talent and a love for music and played the organ, piano, and violin. He was the organist for the Takoma Park Adventist Church for 40 years. Potts was the beloved husband of Sue Potts; loving father of Kathy Sue (Rick) Russell, Keith (Nancy) Potts and David (Rachelle) Potts; caring brother of Effie Jean (Samuel ’60) Ketting ’54; and grandfather of Bradley, Kayla, Clayton, Evan, Andrew, Grace and Janessa.

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