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March 23, 2 023
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Colton’s Califor nia Univer sity of Science and Medicine celebrates Match Day for its second class of graduates
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alifornia University of Science and Medicine’s (CUSM) second MD class of 80 students today participated in the national Match Day event. All CUSM students matched into residency programs across the country, with 26 performing
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country (9 a.m. Pacific Time, Friday, March 17, 2023), graduating medical students open their envelopes, learning where they will spend the next three to seven years of their lives.
“Match Day is the culmination of years of study, clinical practice, and examinations,” said Paul Lyons, MD, CUSM
Dean and President. “It is an end and beginning as our students enter the next phase of their professional career as healthcare providers.” Students and their families were invited to the CUSM campus to share in the occaGrad, cont. next pg.
SBVC cel ebra tes the leg acy of M ar ta Ma cias Brown via scholarships, honors her commitment to education
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their residency in the Inland Empire and 54 remaining throughout California. Match Day is the culmination of the National Residence Match Program, in which all graduating MDs seek residency or fellowship positions in their chosen specialty.
an Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) recently celebrated the legacy of Marta Macias Brown, a graduate of the college and an advocate for civil rights and social justice.
The event, which took place on March 16, was aimed at benefiting student scholarships, and it brought together several prominent speakers, including Marta's sister Gloria Macias Harrison, Congressman Mark Takano, Robert Armenta, Marta's son Miguel McQueen, and Hans Johnson. All of them shared their reflections on Marta's life and the positive impact she left on the community.
Marta was one of the founders of UMAS (United Mexican American Students), the precursor to MEChA while studying at Cal State San Bernardino. She worked with the United Farmer Workers to bring Cesar Chavez to the area and was also one of the founders and early editors of El Chicano Newspaper.
She worked in the office of Congressman George E. Brown, whom she later married, and shared his work. She was a mother, sister, and friend.
Takano, who was the first person to call for Marta's endorsement in 2012, said, "I Marta cont. next pg.
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SBVC Chancellor Diana Rodriguez, Educator and Former Politician Dr. Judith Valles, and IECN Publisher Gloria Macias Harrison sharing a moment at the event.