It’s a double celebration this weekend at Marshall University where both the university and the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine are marking alumni homecoming weekend.
Classes being honored at this weekend’s events include the class of 1984, which is having its 30th reunion and the class of 1989, which celebrates its 25th. Additionally, the classes of 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009 are marking special milestones.
The School of Medicine’s Alumni Association has named C. Douglas Phillips, M.D., Class of 1984, as its Distinguished Alumnus. Phillips will be recognized during the annual homecoming banquet Friday evening at the Memorial Student Center, BE5. He is a professor of radiology at the Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York and also serves as the director of the facility’s Head and Neck Imaging practice.
Phillips and fellow graduate Thomas B. Maloney, Class of 1984, will both present continuing education sessions during alumni weekend. Maloney is a pediatrician with Group Health Associates in Cincinnati. The presentations are as follows:
· 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10, “Tinnitus: An Evidence-Based Radiology View “ with Phillips
· 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10, “Surviving Medical School with ADHD” with Maloney
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, Phillips will present another lecture, “Imaging of Hyperparathyroidism,” followed by Maloney’s lecture on ADHD. All lectures, which are open to the public, will be in the Harless Auditorium on the ground floor of the Marshall University Medical Center on the campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital.
“We are very excited to welcome Drs. Phillips and Maloney and all our graduates back for this fabulous weekend,” said Linda Holmes, director of development and alumni affairs at the School of Medicine. “Not only is it a great time for everyone to renew relationships and visit, it’s a fantastic opportunity for our current students to network with our graduates.”
Saturday’s events also include a “MUSOM, Mountains & Memories” tailgate party, which will be located in the parking lot between the MU Recreation Center and the Sorrell Building on 20th Street.
More information is available from the School of Medicine at 304-691-1711.
