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09/17/2026

Funding opens doors for future physicians. We are profoundly grateful to the donors who support our medical school and students, and we were overjoyed to celebrate them and our student scholars at the Fall 2026 Donor Scholar Reception.

View the evening’s full photo album here: https://uscsomg.smugmug.com/Donor-Scholar-Reception-Sept-2026

09/16/2026

Dr. Paul Catalana has been with SOMG since the very beginning, laying the foundation for the school’s curriculum prior to its founding. He served as Assistant Dean for Admissions in 2012, successfully overseeing the recruitment of the school’s charter class (the class of 2016), and laying the groundwork for what our school is today. He led the offices of Student Affairs and Admissions from 2016 to 2022, and he recently stepped into the role of Interim Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs after providing mentorship, career counseling, and guidance to our students for many years.

As they prepare for their reunion in October, members of SOMG’s charter class shared the impact Dr. Catalana had on their journeys to SOMG and beyond.

Thank you, Dr. Catalana, for your unwavering dedication to our school, to our students, and to compassionate patient care ❤️

09/15/2026

Exercise, food, and positive social connection ARE medicine. Join us on Sept. 25 for our inaugural Lifestyle Medicine Research Symposium to learn how everyday choices grounded in evidence-based nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress-management research can help prevent chronic disease and support longer, healthier lives!

RSVP to attend the symposium and lecture IN-PERSON using this link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019fa929f7ab7b8ea09306eb083b807f?fbclid=IwY2xjawUWRJNwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWFBODRBR3p4TzJ4QUJqM0lzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEesQ1iPfqW-8oVpXt0LQStwRM1kSyJlZbcUEJ5hSrU1yzl4BDfPyjhzEhFHOk_aem_WhF2nHiTQPKc3ne3KBvGxA

The symposium will feature a research showcase, a poster session, and a panel discussion. The Symposium will wrap up with the Dr. E. Arthur Dreskin Distinguished Endowed Lecture at 4 PM (ET) featuring Jennifer Trilk, PhD, FACSM, DipACLM: “Fueling Health and Longevity: The Power of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine.”

Professor Trilk will share evidence-based insights, highlight SOMG’s internationally recognized work in lifestyle medicine, and offer practical strategies participants can apply in clinical care, education, research, community initiatives, and their own lives.

RSVP to attend Dr. Trilk's keynote lecture VIRTUALLY using this link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01a062c3aa1d7fc4bb6dfff8b4b86095?fbclid=IwY2xjawUWRJVwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWFBODRBR3p4TzJ4QUJqM0lzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEevtbRIZWTWJaT2C6hF7ROc-RY6TBrEDbaF9_n_e9lkeW3Mf2UEerr1rpSi-E_aem_u03Q34JYbHIwtVHmCcZp0A

09/09/2026

The SOMG Charter Class had a rare opportunity to help build their medical education and provide direct feedback about the curriculum as they advanced through it. While the newness of the experience was challenging at times, faculty and leaders listened, adjusted, and guided the class forward, cultivating resilience, teamwork, and trust in the Class of 2016.

Throughout medical school, SOMG Charter Class graduates Katie Six, MD, and Paige Woodham, MD, practiced a pre-exam tradition: eating hibachi chicken and vegetables from Joy of Tokyo, an Upstate fast-food chain. As roommates and best friends, Six and Woodham held each other accountable through their shared medical education journey. More than a decade later, their friendship remains strong, and their paths have led to distinct but connected roles in cancer and patient care.

Learn more about Six's and Woodham's journeys and current careers here: https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/medicine_greenville/news/2026/two_alumnae_created_a_lasting_friendship.php

09/08/2026

The 2026 M1 Welcome Dinners are complete! Each year, our Student Welcome Dinner hosts help our students feel at home here from the very beginning of their medical school journeys. Thank you to the generous members of our community who welcomed our first-year medical students with meaningful opportunities for connection, support, and relationship building.

Our sincerest gratitude to this year’s hosts:

-Dan Adams, Dean’s Council Member
-Joanna Nolte and Tony Nolte
-Lisa Stevens, Dean’s Council Member and Roger Stevens
-Mary Margaret and Bruce Bannister, current parents
-Laura and Marshall Johnson, SOMG alum parents
-Margaret Jenkins, Dean’s Council Member
-Dr. Don Swing and Anna Tatum Swing
-Dr. Hal Shaw, Dean’s Council Member, and Minor Mickel Shaw
-Paula Bikulege, Dean’s Council Member and Stan Bikulege, SOMG alum parents
-Charlie Mickel, Dean’s Council Member, and Rachelle Mickel
-Karen Arrington, Dean’s Council Member and Nelson Arrington, SOMG alum parents

09/02/2026

Join us for the inaugural Lifestyle Medicine Research Symposium on Sept. 25! This free event is open to anyone interested in how everyday choices can help prevent chronic disease and support longer, healthier lives.

The symposium will feature a research showcase, a poster session, and a panel discussion. The Symposium will wrap up with the Dr. E. Arthur Dreskin Distinguished Endowed Lecture at 4 PM (ET) featuring Jennifer Trilk, PhD, FACSM, DipACLM: “Fueling Health and Longevity: The Power of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine.”

Professor Trilk will share evidence-based insights, highlight SOMG’s internationally recognized work in lifestyle medicine, and offer practical strategies participants can apply in clinical care, education, research, community initiatives, and their own lives.

RSVP to attend the symposium and lecture IN-PERSON using this link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019fa929f7ab7b8ea09306eb083b807f

RSVP to attend the keynote lecture VIRTUALLY using this link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01a062c3aa1d7fc4bb6dfff8b4b86095

09/01/2026

The SOMG Anatomy Bridge Program (ABP) is a new optional, self-paced program designed to help incoming medical students learn how to learn anatomy before beginning their formal anatomy curriculum.

Led by Joanna Appel, PhD, and supported by fellow anatomists Helen Kaiser, PhD, and Kristina Zarenko, PhD, students will use and apply a Core Concepts framework to practice strategies for navigating anatomical relationships, pathways, function, clinical reasoning, and effective study. The SOMG Office for Culture, Access, & Stakeholder Engagement gave ABP a generous grant to provide the first 80 participating students with a Netter’s Anatomy Coloring Book and coloring kit to use with guided activities throughout the program.

We're excited to support our students as they build the skills and confidence to approach medical anatomy strategically from the start!

08/31/2026

Join us in congratulating Jayda Hart and Anna Bazell, USC School of Medicine Greenville MD Class of 2027, on receiving two of the AMA Foundation's 2026 Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships!

The AMA’s Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship is a nationally competitive award recognizing exceptional medical students entering their final year of training. This scholarship provides $10,000 in tuition support and honors demonstrated academic excellence, leadership, resilience, and a sustained commitment to service and advancing the future of medicine.

Congratulations, Jayda and Anna!

08/26/2026

Congratulations to Alison Huppmann, M.D., on receiving the 2026 Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation from USC’s Center for Teaching Excellence!

As a clinical associate professor at USC's School of Medicine Greenville, Dr. Huppmann teaches our medical students in their first two years of the program. Dr. Huppmann specializes in hematopathology and pediatric pathology; in the classroom, her goal is to equip her students with the broad understanding of medicine they will need both to pass their exams and to become good doctors.

Read the full feature on Dr. Huppman's case-based approach to learning here: https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2026/08/garnet-apple-teaching-award-doctor-alison-huppmann-school-of-medicine-greenville.php

08/25/2026

Ensign Katie Morgan, M4, marched in the Bristol Fourth of July Parade and graduated from the Navy’s Officer Development School in Newport, RI this summer. Navy Officer Development School is a challenging 5-week program that involves physical fitness, coursework, discipline, and etiquette and tradition training. The program also deepened ENS Morgan's ability to empathize with future patients living and working in stressful environments.

“I learned a lot about the sources of stress associated with a military training environment. I’ve put myself through stressful situations in the past, including medical school and marathon training, but this was a different level I had not experienced before. The stress lasted for several weeks in a row, and I couldn’t go home at the end of the day and see loved ones. It was very difficult to relax,” said ENS Morgan. “Now, I will be able to empathize better with patients who are experiencing daily stressors that take away the opportunity for relaxation and how impactful that is mentally and physically.”

As a member of SOMG’s Class of 2027, Katie will participate in the military match this spring. She plans to apply to Pathology and Transitional Year Programs in the Navy.

Congratulations, ENS Morgan!

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