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I apologize on behalf of Mr. Terry Pudney and myself for not being able to attend yesterday meeting.</div>
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A last-minute LCME related activity didn't allow us to attend the NCOM Class Officers meeting.</div>
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<b><u>CLASS of 2026:</u></b></div>
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Good Luck with the rest of your interviews and with all the residency application process aspects!</div>
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<b><u>CLASS of 2027:</u></b></div>
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Great job in the clerkship year! </div>
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I hope everyone had a good experience and it helped you with the decision of your future specialty. Don't hesitate to talk with us!</div>
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<b><u>CLASS of 2028:</u></b></div>
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Good Luck with your study! </div>
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I'm happy to hear you find the resources offered by COM useful and I would appreciate to hear your thoughts about it after your exam.</div>
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<b><u>CLASS of 2029:</u></b></div>
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Congratulations on your performance in Anatomy!</div>
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Keep up the good work! More interesting topics will be presented in each upcoming course.</div>
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<b>Don't forget that we are here for you!</b></div>
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I'm very happy when students come to see me during office hours and always.</div>
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All the best,</div>
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DM</div>
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Dana Mihaila, MD, PhD</div>
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Associate Dean, UME</div>
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Norton COM</div>
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SUNY Upstate Medical University</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 16, 2026 8:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> med2026@lists.upstate.edu <med2026@lists.upstate.edu>; med2027@lists.upstate.edu <med2027@lists.upstate.edu>; med2028@lists.upstate.edu <med2028@lists.upstate.edu>; med2029@lists.upstate.edu <med2029@lists.upstate.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ahmad Wady <WadyA@upstate.edu>; Aissata Samake <SamakeA@upstate.edu>; Alec Purcell <PurcelAl@upstate.edu>; Amy Ponzi <amy.ponzi@nyuhs.org>; Auriole Fassinou <FassinoA@upstate.edu>; Barbara Glover <GloverB@upstate.edu>; Brianna Rheaume <RheaumeB@upstate.edu>;
Chinna Njoku <NjokuC@upstate.edu>; Chris Stanton <StantoCh@upstate.edu>; Christopher Bushnell <BushnelC@upstate.edu>; Dan Pergel <PergelD@upstate.edu>; Dana Mihaila <MihailDa@upstate.edu>; Dante Whitmire <WhitmirD@upstate.edu>; Dave, Rajesh <Rajesh.Dave@nyuhs.org>;
Estelle Khairallah <KHAIRALE@upstate.edu>; Hannah Kim <KimHann@upstate.edu>; Hardik Bhaskar <BhaskarH@upstate.edu>; Himani Akula <AKULAH@upstate.edu>; Holly A. Vanderhoff <VanderhH@upstate.edu>; Holly Horn <HornH@upstate.edu>; Isaiah Pompo <PompoI@upstate.edu>;
Jacob Fagnani <FagnaniJ@upstate.edu>; John Babich <BabichJ@upstate.edu>; Jonathan Collard De Beaufort <COLLARDJ@upstate.edu>; Katherine Narvaez Mena <NarvaezK@upstate.edu>; Kathy Burke <BurkeK3@upstate.edu>; Kaushal Nanavati <NanavatK@upstate.edu>; Kiersten
Crawford <CrawfoKi@upstate.edu>; Laura Adams <AdamsLau@upstate.edu>; Lawrence S. Chin <ChinL@upstate.edu>; Leann Lesperance <LESPERAL@upstate.edu>; leonard.anderson@nyuhs.org <leonard.anderson@nyuhs.org>; Lori Ferguson <FergusoL@upstate.edu>; Mariel Liebeskind
<LiebeskM@upstate.edu>; Matthew Infarinato <InfarinM@upstate.edu>; Matthew Secondine <SecondiM@upstate.edu>; Maushmi Chitale <ChitaleM@upstate.edu>; Melody Sun <SunMe@upstate.edu>; Michelle Robbins <RobbinMi@upstate.edu>; Nia Brown <BrownNia@upstate.edu>;
Nia Johnson <JohnsNia@upstate.edu>; Opeyemi Lekan-Michael <LekanMiO@upstate.edu>; Peter Fioramonti <FioramoP@upstate.edu>; Rajesh J. Dave <DAVER@upstate.edu>; Raquel Batista <BatistaR@upstate.edu>; Roshan Ramamoorthy <RamamooS@upstate.edu>; Ryan Green <GreenRy@upstate.edu>;
Saad Ahmad <AhmadSaa@upstate.edu>; Sanaea Z. Bhagwagar <BhagwagS@upstate.edu>; Sejoon Jun <JunS@upstate.edu>; Sharon Huard <HuardS@upstate.edu>; Shriya Agarwal <AGARWSHR@upstate.edu>; Stephanie Ezeoke <EzeokeS@upstate.edu>; Stevie Tchako-Tchokouassi <TchakoTS@upstate.edu>;
Tasiyah Essop <ESSOPT@upstate.edu>; Teja Buddhavarapu <BUDDHAVT@upstate.edu>; Terry Pudney <PUDNEYT@upstate.edu>; Uwaoma Okwu-Uwa <OkwuUwaU@upstate.edu>; Veronica Rive <RiveV@upstate.edu>; Zuri Williams <WilliaZu@upstate.edu>; Robert Ruiz <RuizR@upstate.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> minutes from NCOM Class Officers meeting 1.15.2026</font>
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