Spring 2011

Focus on Health Care Inspired by the Sisters of Notre Dame’s mission to serve others, Trinity alumnae have pursued careers in health care since the earliest years of the college. In 1913, Dr. Honora K. Shine, Class of 1909, was the first Trinity graduate to earn a medical degree, from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. ...

Dr. Nicole Lang ’89: A Passion for Patient Care and Advocacy by Ann Pauley When families walk into Washington Pediatric Associates, the practice established by Dr. Nicole Lang ’89, they are greeted by a cheerful staff, colorful murals and a wide array of children’s books. The practice’s logo features children standing on a book, symbolizing the emphasis ...

Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius ’70: Advancing the Health of the Nation by Judy Cabassa Tart ’78 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) represents almost a quarter of all federal expenditures and it administers more grant dollars than all other federal agencies combined. Medicare, which falls within its jurisdiction, provides health care insurance for one-quarter of ...

Dr. Kathleen Bober-Sorcinelli ’76: Patient-Focused Health Care by Jason H. Pier ’08 By the time she was in fourth grade, Dr. Kathleen Bober-Sorcinelli ’76 already loved science. “I remember watching Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a heart surgeon in Houston, perform open heart surgery on TV and I announced to my parents when I was 10 or 12 that ...

Jennifer Hicks Bright ’91: Making Healthcare Settings Safer for Everyone by Paige Blache For nearly four years, Jennifer Bright has been executive director of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). Founded in 1980 by a group of infectious disease physicians, the organization’s goal is to build a field focused on health care epidemiology, a sub-discipline ...

Margaret McManus ’73: Advocating for Adolescent Health by Timothy Russell “Too many teens fall through the cracks” of America’s health care system, according to Margaret McManus ’73, president of The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health. “People always say, ‘teens are healthy, what are you talking about?’ so we spend a lot of time educating them,” says McManus. ...

Dr. Wendy Madigosky ’95: Training Tomorrow’s Doctors by Ann Pauley Wendy Madigosky ’95 did not plan to be a doctor. She loved science and envisioned a career as a researcher. “Then I took a bioethics course with Sr. Helen James John, SND, ’51, and I was fascinated by the connections between ethics, theology and medicine,” she recalls. ...

Dr. Barbara Onderchek Black ’62: Guided by Passion and Faith by Margy Brooks Reagan ’78 “Set goals for your life, learn your strengths, and use those strengths to achieve those goals.” The starting point for all successful careers must be a passion for excellence. Dr. Barbara Onderchek Black’s ’62 devotion to faith, generosity of spirit and commitment to excellence ...

Students and Recent Graduates Jasmin Modi ’10 Bernadette Denis ’07, ’11 M.S.A. Marc Hill ’06 M.B.A., ’13 Nargis Jordan ’11 Iman Newsome ’12 Moraima Zaida ’12 Jasmin Modi ’10 by Ann Pauley Jasmin Modi ’10 recently completed her first semester of medical school and she loves it. “Nothing can really prepare you for just how challenging medical school is,” she says, “but it is ...

Trinity’s School of Nursing and Health Professions: Growing and Expanding   When Trinity launched its nursing program in 2006, expectations were high that nursing would attract significant enrollment. Performance has surpassed those expectations: 140 students are enrolled in the nursing program and more than 235 students currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and the ...

Trustee Profile: Dr. Ed Healton Hometown: Sacramento, California Alma Mater: University of Oregon, B.S. Major: Pre-medicine and life sciences Graduate Study: Creighton University, M.D.; Columbia University, M.P.H. Employment: Senior Vice President and Medical Director, National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH); Professor and Chairman, Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital and Medical Center. Accomplishment of which you are most proud: My ...