Rewards & Recognition
The event where Faculty and Staff participated in a build-your-own appreciation bundle and received a CUSM T-Shirt
What is CUSM Employee Appreciation Day
Percentage of students who matched in 2026
100%
The person who dressed up as a T-Rex for Halloween
Who is Dr. Maegen Dupper
CUSM proudly obtained its full accreditation this year from this accrediting body
What is LCME
The Wellness Committee and People and Culture partnered to serve this for CUSM Make Lunch Count Day on April 15
What is a charcuterie board
This person won the 2025 Fall Workspace Decoration Contest with the theme: Beetlejuice
Who is Vanessa Traufler-Samarripa
The Admissions Department hosted two of these events for applicants to explore our campus, meet students, and engage with faculty during lunch
What is VIP (Visit-in-Person) Day?
This position role-plays patient encounters to aid students in building clinical skills
What is an SP/Standardized Patient
This event took place at the Riverside Convention Center on Monday, May 18
What is Commencement
The name of CUSM's student band
What is the Clinical Skills Band/Med Zeppelin
CUSM celebrated National Pet Week by giving away these
What is a bandana (CUSM branded)
The number of MD students who graduated in the 2026 Commencement
What is 126
The Office of Faculty Development sponsored two Book Clubs this academic year to include this number of books
What is five (5)
An interactive Life Theatre event took place in August 2025 and provided an engaging alternative to this annual compliance training
What is Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
The virtual once-a-month come-as-you-are space for colleagues to have relaxing conversations and connection (Hint: hosted by People and Culture tomorrow, May 29, at 11 am)
What is the Friday Lounge
CUSM went bananas for which national holiday in August
What is National Banana Lovers Day
This celebration concludes orientation week and results in the incoming MD class reciting the Hippocratic oath
What is the White Coat Ceremony
Over 20 volunteers were recruited as Abstract Reviewers for this recent event
What is the 2026 CUSM/ARMC Research-Scholarly Activities Conference
The name of CUSM's intranet, our one-stop shop for all CUSM information and campus updates
What is MyCUSM
The acronym better known as "Learning & Engagement for Anti-racism & Anti-oppression Practice"
LEAAP
CUSM participates in this regional program that provides incentives for ride-sharing and telecommuting (Hint: CUSM was recently recognized as a Gold Award Winner at their First Annual Leadership Awards)
What is IE Commuter
CUSM's Admissions Committee strongly emphasizes a prospective student's commitment to this region
What is the IE/Inland Empire
The faculty member who presented AI in Medical Education at the 2025 AAMC Learn Serve Lead Annual Meeting
Who is Dr. Daryoush Javidi
The name of the President's Office newsletter
What is The Caduceus
CUSM celebrated the first graduation of medical doctors from the University of Global Health Equity, in this country
What is Rwanda