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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DE AN Joseph A. Flaherty '68, MD '71, Res '75 S ENIOR A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR CL INICA L A F FA IRS Bryan Becker, MD, MMM S ENIOR A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR ADMINI S TRAT ION Arnim Dontes, MBA S ENIOR A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR RE S E ARCH Larry Tobacman, MD S ENIOR A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR ACADEMIC AND EDUCAT ION A F FA IRS Saul Weiner, MD S ENIOR A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR S TUDENT S Kathleen Kashima, PhD CHI E F DE V E LOPMENT OF F ICER FOR MEDICINE ; A S SOCI AT E DE AN FOR ADVANCEMENT; V ICE PRE S IDENT, UNI V ERS I T Y OF I L L INOI S FOUNDAT ION L. Keith Todd REGIONA L DE AN, P EORI A Sara L. Rusch, MD, Res '81, FACP REGIONA L DE AN, ROCK FORD Martin Lipsky, MD REGIONA L DE AN, URBANA -CHAMPA IGN Bradford S. Schwartz '74, MD EDITORIAL STAFF PUBL I SHER Kimberly Gosell, CFRE EDI TOR IN CHI E F Carl Vogel EDI TOR Ed Finkel CONSULT ING EDI TOR Kevin McKeough A S S I S TANT EDI TOR Michael Wesbecher COP Y EDI TOR Kathleen Kopitke CONTRIBUT ING WRI T ERS Pat Kampert, Kevin McKeough, Alice Patenaude, Mark Vruno DE S IGN Anne Boyle, Boyle Design Associates PHOTOGRA PHY Lloyd DeGrane, Roberta Dupuis-Devlin, Tony Favarula, Katie Marchetti, Mike McCafrey, Susan Reich, Diane Smutney ILLINOIS MEDICINE Illinois Medicine is a publication of the University of Illinois Office of Medical Advancement. ©2011 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 E-mail: 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 photo by Susan Reich features MEDI C A L HONOR SOC I E T Y Alpha Achievers 14 New inductees into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society sought excellence and have found it. WH I T E COAT S Welcoming a New Generation 16 M1s hear a range of advice from experienced students and alumni; one enjoys a new bond with the obstetrician who delivered her. COV E R S TORY Getting Inside Their Heads 18 BRAIN Center explores root causes of pediatric mental disorders and attempts to treat them with the help of the latest, most innovative research. 4 | WI RI ER 2 011 2 SPNTNG 2 010