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Stritch School of Medicine

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Congratulations, Class of 2025!

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Nan Sethakorn, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
RESEARCH NEWS

Nan Sethakorn Receives Respiratory Health Association’s 2025 Lung Cancer Research Award

Nan Sethakorn, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the 2025 Lung Cancer Research Award from the Respiratory Health Association. The award will go toward conducting research focused on the development of new immunotherapy drugs that can re-invigorate immune cells with the goal of eradicating cancer.

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ALUMNI SUCCESS

Stritch Alumna’s Journey from Medical Student to Emergency Medicine Chair

Shannon Lovett, MD, discovered her passion for medicine early and pursued Emergency Medicine for its fast-paced, high-stakes nature. A Stritch alumna, she returned to Loyola, becoming Chair of Emergency Medicine in 2024. She prioritizes clinical excellence, faculty development, and mentorship, shaping the next generation of physicians.

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STUDENT SUCCESS

Leading with Compassion and Vulnerability

From co-leading a Mental Health Town Hall for his first-year medical school classmates to setting boundaries that protect his own well-being, M1 Class Vice President Daaren Bukhari is helping shape a more compassionate future for medicine.

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Emma Federico speaking into a microphone
STUDENT SUCCESS

A calling beyond the clinic

For Emma Federico, the path to medicine was never just about stethoscopes and prescriptions. It was about something much larger—a mission to heal individuals while also transforming the systems and structures that affect their health.

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White Coat Ceremony at Stritch School of Medicine
"Stritch prepared me to be an excellent and empathetic physician and researcher, with patients at the center of my medical universe." Sam J. Marzo, MD • Dean, Stritch School of Medicine • Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Neurosurgery

Medical students by the numbers

42%

MATCHED IN PRIMARY CARE

26

states matched

52%

matched in the Midwest
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STORIES

Match Day: Class of 2025 opens envelopes that change their lives

Stritch students honor outstanding educators with annual awards

A voice for the underserved: Alumnus Caylon Pettis’s journey to Psychiatry

Integrating prayer, self-reflection, service, and education

RESEARCH NEWS
  • Liang Qiao, MD, in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology received R01 grant from NIH for project entitled "A Novel T cell-based Vaccine to Prevent Dengue/Zika virus infection"
  • W. Keith Jones, PhD, in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neuroscience received Innovative Project Award from American Heart Association
  • Derek Wainwright, PhD, in the Department of Cancer Biology was awarded the 2025 Ivy Foundation Emerging Leader Grant for brain tumor research
  • Jiwang Zhang, MD, PhD, in the Department of Cancer Biology received R01 grant from NIH for research project entitled "Targeting PANoptotic pathways for Myelodysplastic Syndromes treatment"
Events
Wed
Jul 23 - Jul 24
ALL DAY

JUMP Retreat

Thu
Jul 31 - Jul 31
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Feast of St. Ignatius Mass

Sat
Aug 09
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Summer Garden Party

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