Dear Alumni and Friends,
As the year ends, we want to take a moment to thank you for your loyal support in 2019.
On behalf of the Executive Board of Directors, I am pleased to report some highlights from 2019.
- Financial Health. HUMAA's net financial assets total $6.4 million dollars--an increase from 2018 by 31.5%. Alumni continue to provide the majority of donations. In 2019, over 500 alumni contributed to HUMAA.
- Eighty (80) scholarships, totaling $192,000, were distributed in 2019. In the past five years, medical students have received $600,000 in financial support.
- In 2019, the Class of 1969. led by Dr. Harold Minus, celebrated its 50th Class Reunion and raised $91,700.
- For the past two years, your contributions to the Giving Tuesday charity campaign has totalled nearly $40,000.
- 100% of voting board members made a financial contribution in 2019.
- Preparing for the future. The Association is working on a Three-Year Strategic Plan. We hope you will join in our surveys and alumni interviews.
HUMAA is pleased to celebrate the end of another decade--the 14th decade since its founding. That is history. That is a legacy to be proud of.
We wish you a Prosperous New Year and
New Decade!
With Warm Regards,
Simone Joye Eford
Executive Director
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There's still 24 hours left to make a 2019
tax-deductible gift.
Thank you.
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Connect Socially with HUMAA
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Are You An Alumni Interested in Hosting a 2020 Alumni Event in your city?
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Year End Scholarship Winners 2019
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In November, HUMAA presented 2019 HUCM graduate, Dr. Olumide Olulade with a General Scholarship Award.
Dr. Olulade is currently a surgery intern at Brigham & Women's Hospital, a Harvard Hospital, in Massachusetts.
Upon notification of the award, Dr. Olulade wrote to us.
Please take a moment to read how your contributions make a difference.
"Wow, I feel so blessed.The funds will go a really long way to alleviating my financial burden at this time and I am so happy to be able to receive them. I have had a chance to reflect on the fact that while a financial burden may not last forever, the honor of receiving the award does. As I move forward in my career, I will endeavor to live by the values of the generosity afforded to me in receiving this award. I am truly thankful and it strengthens my desire to give back in similar fashion if and when I am fortunate enough to be in a similar position..." Dr. Olumide Olulade
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Congratulations to medical students, Johnothan Smileye (2020 Class President), Erin Adams, and Keron Davis on receiving the 2019 Pioneer Award from HUMAA. The award, of $1,000 each and plaque, is given to students for outstanding leadership and service. The recipients are pictured with HUMAA board member Dr. Keith Hunter, '81 who presented the award at the HUCM Honors and Awards Ceremony.
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Tickets go on sale in January!
All Alumni are welcomed
for this alumni star-studded night with some of the nations finest doctors and medical students. We hope you will join us as we continue to support future doctors and HUMAA's mission.
Reunion 2020 honors Classes ending in 0 & 5.
The Class of 1970 is 2020's Honorary 50-Year Class.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Roger Mitchell, DC Chief Medical Examiner
Master of Ceremonies
: Bob Johnson, Anchor and Reporter, WUSA-9.
Delta Airlines is proud to be the host airline for the event.
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CHARLES J. TROTMAN, M.D., MBA
Dr. Charles J. Trotman, MBA
is one of HUMAA's longest serving Executive Board Members. He is a Past President, former Treasurer, and is a current member of the Budget and Finance Commitee.
Dr. Trotman is also a former Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at HUCM.
Dr. Trotman has endowed the John L. and Minnie D. Trotman Scholarship Fund which honors the memory of his parents.
Dr. Trotman is retired from private practice and, in 2020, will celebrate 44 years of marriage to his wife Jean Jennifer Trotman.
Background:
Dr. Trotman received his early education in the segregated public schools of southeast Alabama. After completion of the eleventh grade, he was admitted to Morehouse College at the age of fifteen. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1962 and was admitted to Howard University College of Medicine. In 1965 he was awarded membership in Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical society and in 1966, he received his Doctor of Medicine degree with honors at the age of 23. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at the Brooklyn VA Hospital. During his residency training, he studied internal medicine and cardiology at the Washington, DC VA Hospital. He also completed a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the University of Toronto and was appointed to the faculty. Dr. Trotman earned his MBA at George Mason University, and in recognition of his academic performance was awarded membership in the Betta Gamma Sigma honorary business society.
Why do you think it's important for our alumni to stay connected?
It is important to connect and share with former peers and the work and research of colleagues which has impacted the medical field and can impact future doctors to come. It is also important that alumni work together to help current medical students cover their medical school costs.
What advice would you give to a new-generation doctor?
Make necessary arrangements to deal with student loan debt. Medical school bills are very extensive and if not taken care of, can put a student in a terrible financial bind.
Were you always interested in immunology?
I practiced internal medicine, cardiology and internal medicine and biochemistry alongside immunology. I had invested a great deal of time in them all. I felt that I could serve more if I practiced immunology.
What advancements do you hope to see within HUMAA in the next few years?
For the Association to become endowed to exist in perpetuity.
What do you like to do for fun?
Reading and travel is how most of my free time is spent. I love to travel to my home in Florida. In my younger days, skiing and tennis were a few of my favorite hobbies.
Noteworthy:
Dr. Trotman and a colleague incorporated Mitchell-Trotman PC, which negotiated a contract with HUMANA providing medical care for 130,000 patients.
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Congratulations!
Dr. Soheila Rostami
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The Medical Society of Northern Virginia (MSNVA) kicked off the holiday season at their 135
th
Annual Meeting on December 6, 2019 and officially installed Soheila Rostami, MD, FAAO, ABFCS as MSNVA’s 135
th
President. Dr. Rostami was also nominated as Washingtonian Top Doc for 2019. She opened 3 offices in Northern Virginia; Tysons Corner, Reston and opened her third office in Dulles, Virginia this fall.
Dr. Rostami is the former Section Chief of Ophthalmology at Reston Hospital Center, Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at George Washington University, Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor at State University of New York, State College of Optometry and Assistant Professor at Howard University Hospital Ophthamology. She has received numerous awards over the years including Dean’s Honor Roll, Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Dr. Charles I. West Award, Trustee Scholarship, Member of AOA Medical Honor Society Gamma Chapter, and peer-voted Northern Virginia Top Doc.
She is very involved in the Northern Virginia and Washington DC area community and charities with memberships to medical societies, chamber of commerce, and women in medicine. In addition, Dr. Rostami performs clinical research for leading technologies in cosmetics and presents her work around the world. She is a proud donor to HUMAA and Howard Department of Ophthalmology.
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HUMAA is the oldest alumni association of Howard University.
“The first Medical Alumni Association was organized at the College building
March 10, 1871, by five gentlemen who composed the class which had just graduated March 1, viz :
Drs. Danforth B. Nichols, Joseph A. Sladen, James L. N. Bowen,
William W. Bennit and George W . Brooks.
“The object for which it was formed, as outlined in the original constitution,
was as follows: “
“The object of this Association shall be the perpetuation of friendship in our Alma Mater, to keep alive the interest we have in her welfare, and to collect and record all things of interest to her history,”
The organization disbanded in 1879, reorganized in 1883, and was inconsistently active until 1945, when the Howard University Medical Alumni Association (HUMAA) was incorporated in the District of Columbia.
The incorporators, all members of the Class of 1945, were:
W. Lamar Bomar
Robert W. Briggs
T. Wilkins Davis
Bernard Kapiloff
John Kenney (HUMAA's First President)
By Walter Dyson
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Thank You 1871 Club Members!
The 1871 Club honors alumni who make a monthly donation to HUMAA in the amount of $18.71 or greater.
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Alphonsus O Obayuwana, M.D.
Angelyn Ramsey, M.D.
Anthony K McAdoo, M.D.
Arlene Crawford-Paden, M.D.
Barbara H. Sanders, M.D.
Beverly R Dorsey, M.D.
Carla J. Lambert, M.D.
Carolyn P. Cacho Bowman, M.D.
Charles P Mouton, M.D.
Charles E. Thompson, M.D.
Charlotte R White, M.D.
Charmaine M. George, M.D.
Chris Y Truesdel-Brunson, M.D.
Clifford W. Roberson, Jr., M.D.
Connie Swiner III, M.D.
Darius D. Hollings, M.D.
Darrell G. Looney, M.D.
Deborah Bernal, M.D.
Deborah M. Smith, M.D.
Debra H. Ford, M.D.
Denina A. Helm, M.D.
Didi G Bailey, M.D.
Donna L. Hines, M.D.
Douglas Nassif, M.D.
Earl H Harley, M.D.
Eglal Shalaby-Rana, M.D.
Elcenia Simpson-White, M.D.
Ellen L Woodfork, M.D.
Feremusu N Kamara, M.D.
Frank E Pinder III, M.D.
Harold Earl Moore Jr., M.D.
Jackson L Davis III, M.D.
Jacqueline W McMorris, M.D.
James W. Hobbs, M.D.
Jennifer K. Jones Hollings, M.D.
John J. Oliga Jr, M.D.
Jonelle Samuel, M.D.
Joseph C. Webster, M.D
Karen Virginia Harris-Moore, M.D.
Kathryn Delores Kelly, M.D.
Kathleen C. Gordon, M.D.
Keith A. Hunter, M.D.
Kenneth E. Dorsey, M.D.
Kevin J Eerkes, M.D.
Leon E Brown Sr., M.D.
Lenox S. Dingle, M.D.
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M. Beverly Hosten-Dorsey, M.D.
Marian Johnson-Thompson, Ph.D.
Marie L Young, M.D.
Marilyn K. Watson-Millet, M.D.
Mark S. Johnson, M.D.
Mavis Thompson Blaize, M.D.
Melvin W Williams, M.D.
Millicent D Collins Harley, M.D.
Naima Lexi Carter-Monroe, M.D.
Nakia A. Newsome, M.D.
Naomi L. Hill-Hugh, M.D.
Oliver T. Brooks, M.D.
Olumide O. Sobowale, M.D.
Robin Newton, M.D.
Philippa Moore
Reginald L. Robinson, M.D.
Renee E Corley-Davis, M.D.
Renee A. Thomas Spencer, M.D.
Reneka Dobbs-Jackson, M.D.
Richard A. Alexander, M.D.
Richard O. Watson, M.D.
Robbyn P. Tureman-Steiner, M.D.
Robert J Mehler, M.D.
Roland S Jefferson, M.D.
Rufus Sadler, M.D.
Ruth R Neal, M.D.
Schery R. Mitchell-James, M.D.
Sharif Abdus-Salaam, M.D.
Sharon D Deans, M.D.
Sonja S. Howard, M.D.
Stephen A. Geller, M.D.
Sylvestor C. Booker, Jr. MD
Tanya N. Alim, M.D.
Theopolis Gilliam Jr., M.D.
Thomas Jacob, M.D.
Tiffany Chanel Wilson, M.D.
Timothy T. Tildon, M. D.
Toni P. Miles, M.D.
Tony H. Lawrence, M.D.
Trent Davis, M.D.
Vernessa L Davis-Tharpe, M.D.
William L. Doss III, M.D.
Yolanda Haywood, M.D.
Yolanda C. Holmes, M.D.
Yvette N. Owens, M.D.
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HUMAA remembers alumni and friends who departed in 2019.
We are forever grateful for their service to humanity.
Dr. Patrica Bath, Class of 1968
Dr. Edward Gammel, Class of 1956
Dr. Noel S. Harrison, Class of 1978
Dr. Lucien L. Johnson, Jr., Class of 1966
Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall Jr., Class of 1952
Dr. Winston L. Murray, Jr., Class of 1978
Dr. Donald Orlic, Chairman, HUCM Anatomy Department
Dr. Donald Joseph Sewell, Class of 1962
Dr. Robert Taylor (former HUCM Dean)
Dr. Charles Wallace, Class of 1978
Dr. James Walters, Class of 1964
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