Agreement Guarantees Marywood Graduates Interviews with Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Marywood-Geisinger

Marywood University and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) recently signed an affiliation agreement wherein Marywood graduates who achieve an established admissions requirement are guaranteed an interview at GCSOM for possible admission to its Doctor of Medicine (MD) program. This agreement helps eliminate obstacles to gaining admission.

Pictured from left: Michelle Schmude, Ed.D., associate dean for admissions, enrollment management, financial aid, and associate professor at GCSOM; William Jeffries, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs and vice dean for medical education at GCSOM; Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., president and dean of GCSOM; Sister Mary Persico, IHM., Ed.D., president of Marywood University; Susan C. Turell, Ph.D., provost of Marywood University, and Ann Boland-Chase, vice president for enrollment services and student success at Marywood University.

Leadership Lackawanna Core Class of 2017-2018

leadership class

The Leadership Lackawanna Core program Class of 2017-2018 recently held its first session at Geisinger-Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton.

Shown in front row, from left: Carlyle Hicks, Keystone College; Matt Nied, Penn State Worthington Scranton; Amy Kelley, FNCB Bank; Matthew Horvath, Tobyhanna Army Depot; Eugene Munley, Prudential Retirement; Sara Dellecave, Penn Foster Education; Sarah Mann, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates; Mark Bonfiglio, NOTE Fragrances; Kevin Brislin, Lightspeed Technologies; and Amy Hnat, Electric City Escape.

Middle row: Nicole A. Morristell, director, Leadership Lackawanna; Kim Fanning, Sordoni Construction; Christine Gabello, Keystone Community Resources; Terilynn Bretchel, United Neighborhood Centers; Logan Hansman, Fidelity Bank; Mileise Sabbatini, NET Credit Union, Tara Priest Rhodes, NBT Bank; Kayla Guilford, Lackawanna College; Amanda Marchegiani, Northeast Regional Cancer Institute; Allie Marroquin, Friendship House; Julia Bialkowski, Penn State Worthington Scranton; Jannette Moran, Wells Fargo Bank, and Elizabeth McGill, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

Back row: Mark Barbernitz, Boy Scouts of America NEPA Council; Bill Ruddy, Tobyhanna Army Depot; Mike Strmski, Reuther+Bowen; Gary Howell, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause; Jeff Cavanaugh, Office of State Sen. John Blake; April Guse, Bedrock Technology; Alicia Wang, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates; Kim Rollman, TMG Health; Jack Dean, AllOne Health; Rob Krukovitz, Benco Dental; Lisa Browning, Community Bank NA, and Linda Trega, Benco Dental. Christopher Krape of Weiler Corporation is also a member of the class.