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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEAN Dimitri T. Azar, MD, MBA SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR STUDENTS Kathleen Kashima, PhD ASSOCIATE DEANS FOR CLINICAL A FFAIRS David Schwartz, MD Patrick Tranmer, MD SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH Larry Tobacman, MD SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ADVANCEMENT; VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION L. Keith Todd ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ADMINISTRATION Todd Van Neck, MPP SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AND EDUCATIONAL A FFAIRS Saul Weiner, MD REGIONAL DEAN, PEORIA Sara L. Rusch, MD, Res '81, FACP REGIONAL DEAN, ROCKFORD Martin Lipsky, MD INTERIM REGIONAL DEAN, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Uretz Oliphant, MD ILLINOIS MEDICINE EDITOR IN CHIEF Michael J. Wesbecher EDITOR Ed Finkel EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Carl Vogel COP Y EDITOR Kathleen Kopitke CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Pat Kampert, Kevin McKeough, Alice Patenaude, Susan Reich, Mark Vruno DESIGN Anne Boyle, Boyle Design Associates PHOTOGRA PHY Joshua Clark, Lloyd DeGrane, Roberta Dupuis-Devlin, Mike McCafrey, Diane Smutny, L. Brian Stauffer Photo, David Zalazniki/Journal Star Illinois Medicine is a publication of the University of Illinois Office of Medical Advancement. ©2012 All rights reserved. All inquiries should be addressed to: Illinois Medicine Office of Medical Advancement (MC/792) 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd., Suite 302 Chicago, Illinois 60608 -1203 Phone: (312) 996-4470 Email: medcomm@uic.edu www.medicine.uic.edu HIPAA This publication may contain information used for fundraising purposes. If you would rather not receive fundraising materials from us, please contact us at (312) 996-4470 or medcomm@uic.edu. MISSION The mission of the University of Illinois College of Medicine is to enhance the health of the citizens of Illinois by educating physicians and biomedical scientists, advancing knowledge of health and disease, and providing health care in a setting of education and research. COVER PHOTOGRA PHY: Lloyd DeGrane features NEW DE AN Dimitri Azar Named Permanent Dean 4 Dimitri T. Azar, MD, MBA, talks about his vision for the college. GRATEFUL PAT IENT Brightening a Girl's Smile 14 Collaboration and persistent care were able to treat the rare benign tumor on newborn Alyra Fallon's face. COVER STORY Dreams No Longer Deferred 16 The new Sweeney Scholarships bolster existing financial aid that opens the door to the top students in the nation. A B U ILDING FOR L E ARNING: Renovations will bring revamped curriculum to life. EDITORIAL STAFF PUBLISHERS L. Keith Todd and Kimberly Gosell