Pathways for Purpose
Hope Is Always Present By Grace W. Oei ’04 Leroy A. Reese ’72 has long recognized what is now an accepted fact: individuals from Black or African-American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander groups have been and continue to be underrepresented in medical school admissions and the […]
Hope is Always Present
Hope Is Always Present By Ja’Neil Humphrey ’25 Ja’neil G. Humphrey ’25 painted and wrote these two pieces for the annual Conference on Medicine and Religion, which Loma Linda University Health hosted in April 2025. Hope is always present, despite life’s circumstances. But to appreciate it, it must be in view. Hope is a soul […]
Answering the Call: To Serve In Guam
Answering the Call: To Serve in Guam By Vanessa L. Miller ’96 “God continues to call physicians, midwives, and other health professionals to serve in places where the need is greatest.” Tweet The westernmost point of the United States lies about 3,800 miles west of Hawaii. It is Guam—an unincorporated territory of the United States […]
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Andrene Campbell ’10
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Andrene Campbell ’10 Family & Sports Medicine Orlando, FLORIDA WHAT IS YOUR BEST MEDICAL SCHOOL MEMORY? My favorite medical school memory is the weekend retreat with my classmates. I had the honor of winning the talent show for vocal performance. It was a beautiful weekend filled with fun, laughter, and camaraderie. It was […]
Life After Medicine: Retirement with Purpose
Life After Medicine: Retirement with Purpose By Loran Hauck ’76-A Loran Hauck ’76-A, pictured center in a plaid shirt, and his wife, Loretta (in front of Hauck), surrounded by their family, at Denali National Park and Preserve. When I retired in 2017 after 17 years as corporate chief medical officer for AdventHealth, I did so […]
AIMS REPORT | The Living Body of Christ
AIMS REPORT | The Living Body of Christ By James E. Fernando ’16 On the mission trip, Fernando holds clinic in a “baffa” made of bamboo, sticks, and palm leaves. The Fernando family poses outside the chief’s house at the end of a medical mission trip to the northern regions of Sierra Leone. For the […]
STUDENTS: Street Medicine
Street Medicine By Adel Battikha (’27) Several members of the Loma Linda University Street Medicine student team gather at the conclusion of a successful community outreach. On a chilly Wednesday evening, outside Cornerstone Church, a group of Loma Linda University (LLU) medical students set up a table with blood pressure cuffs, wound care supplies, and […]
THIS & THAT: Introducing Your New Summer Issue Editor
THIS & THAT: Introducing Your New Summer Issue Editor The ALUMNI JOURNAL editorial committee is excited to announce that David HT Kim ’93 has been selected as the next summer issue editor effective, Aug. 26, 2025. Kim follows as the summer issue editor after Rolanda R. Everett ’92 who stepped down in 2024. Kim has […]
THIS & THAT: Newly Renovated Alumni Office Celebrates Its Story
THIS & THAT: Newly Renovated Alumni Office Celebrates Its Story The Presidents’ Council celebrated the renovation of the Alumni Association office with a ceremonial ribbon cutting at their annual meeting, on Sept. 6. The office had not undergone a renovation for a decade. The current renovation began in 2023 with the encouragement and support of […]
LLUSM News: Welcome Class of 2029
LLUSM News: 2025 White Coat Ceremony 176 students from 5,642 applicants 52% female and 48% male Average age is 23 years old 6 countries 27 different states 44% from California Served in more than 40 countries School of Medicine News is developed by Hillary Angel, senior communications specialist at the Loma Linda School of Medicine. […]
