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Alumni

Alumni

Bioethics & Healthcare Mission Leadership Graduate Alumni at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

FEATURED ALUMNI

Gianna R Strand, MS, DBe

has received a Dean's Applied Research Award from Columbia University.  She completed the Doctorate in Bioethics (2023) at Loyola. 

Andrew J Santos, III, MBA, MDiv, DHCML

has accepted the position of Chief Mission Integration Officer at Ascension Wisconsin. He completed the Doctorate in Healthcare Mission Leadership (2023) at Loyola. 

Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA

has been elected as the newest member of the American Academy of Pediatrics on the Bioethics Executive Committee. She completed the Master's in Bioethics (2010) at Loyola.

Angela M Trejo, MSN, BSN, RN, DBe

has been received the 2025-2026 Siegler Fellowship in Clinical Bioethics from the University of Chicago. She is a candidate in the Doctorate of Bioethics (2025) program at Loyola.

Michael Redinger, MD, MA

has been appointed to the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA). He completed the Master's in Bioethics (2011) at Loyola. 

Tanya Arney, MA, DBE

has accepted the position of Director, Mission Development and Organization Engagement with The Joint Commission.  She completed the Master's (2011) and Doctorate (2013) in Bioethics at Loyola. 

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Recent Student/Alumni Publications

Becky M Johnson. Broken Blood. Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine 2025;10(1): 10. 

Pageen Small. Living Their Best Lives: Using a Capabilities Approach in Home Healthcare to Optimize Care and Advance Justice. Home Healthcare Now 2025, 43(3): 157-161.

James F Smith, Piemonte NM. The Historical Roots of Tiered Grading in US Medical Education. Teaching and Learning in Education 2025, April: DOI:10.1080/10401334.2025.2495352

Hoffman DF, Gianna R Strand. "Sit Down and Thrash It Out": Opportunities for Expanding Ethics Consultation During Conflict Resolution in Long-Term Care. New Bioethics 2025, 30(2): 152-62. DOI: 10.1080/20502877.2024.2330275

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Congratulations to our 2025 graduates!

The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Healthcare Leadership proudly announces the graduates of 2025.

Doctorate Degree in Bioethics

Miglisa Capo
Samuel Caraballo
Patrick Crooks
Abigail Ellinghausen
Marissa Leick
Elizabeth McClain
Karen Pierce-Munroe
Yaryna Pikulytska
Angela Rossetti
Sibil Shibu
Haley Thompson
Angela Trejo
Pageen Small

Doctorate in Healthcare Mission Leadership

Stephen Spickenreuther

Master's of Art in Bioethics    

Lauren Jennings
Annette Oeser
Dorelia Rivera
Olesya Vynnyk
Kaili Yap

 



 

 

 

Previous graduates

Bioethics & Healthcare Mission Leadership Graduate Alumni at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

FEATURED ALUMNI

For all featured alum click here

Recent Student/Alumni Publications

Becky M Johnson. Broken Blood. Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine 2025;10(1): 10. 

Pageen Small. Living Their Best Lives: Using a Capabilities Approach in Home Healthcare to Optimize Care and Advance Justice. Home Healthcare Now 2025, 43(3): 157-161.

James F Smith, Piemonte NM. The Historical Roots of Tiered Grading in US Medical Education. Teaching and Learning in Education 2025, April: DOI:10.1080/10401334.2025.2495352

Hoffman DF, Gianna R Strand. "Sit Down and Thrash It Out": Opportunities for Expanding Ethics Consultation During Conflict Resolution in Long-Term Care. New Bioethics 2025, 30(2): 152-62. DOI: 10.1080/20502877.2024.2330275

For all Student & Alumni Publications click here


Congratulations to our 2025 graduates!

The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Healthcare Leadership proudly announces the graduates of 2025.

Doctorate Degree in Bioethics

Miglisa Capo
Samuel Caraballo
Patrick Crooks
Abigail Ellinghausen
Marissa Leick
Elizabeth McClain
Karen Pierce-Munroe
Yaryna Pikulytska
Angela Rossetti
Sibil Shibu
Haley Thompson
Angela Trejo
Pageen Small

Doctorate in Healthcare Mission Leadership

Stephen Spickenreuther

Master's of Art in Bioethics    

Lauren Jennings
Annette Oeser
Dorelia Rivera
Olesya Vynnyk
Kaili Yap

 



 

 

 

Previous graduates