Medical School

IRVINE — On Friday, UC Irvine's School of Medicine ushered in the class of 2014. This year, instead of finding a shiny new stethoscope in their pockets, they got something a little sweeter: an Apple iPad. So far, the program is the first in the nation to equip their medical students with the digital device. Part of the iMed initiative, UC Irvine believes modern medicine involves a growing commitment to cutting-edge technology. "The physician's 'black bag' of the 21st century eventually won't contain the standard stethoscope, tuning fork and reflex hammer, but rather new generations of digital tools that allow students to enter a realm of routine examinations heretofore unimaginable," UCI Dean Ralph V. Clayman said in a statement.

There has been talk of Jim Rosing going after his coveted sub-three-hour time at Monday's Boston Marathon. But it seems more just like playful teasing between he and his wife, Mollie. The actual general hope is that they run together, husband and wife, and cross the finish line together. It would be another sign of their love. They have four children together. There is love there. There is love that is in their home at the port streets in Corona del Mar, where they moved in August.

For most of Dr. John Storch's patients, a doctor's appointment is more like a visit with an old friend than an examination. And on Friday, it was a party. About 20 of Storch's longtime patients, colleagues and friends gathered at his Newport Beach office to celebrate 25 years since the Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian physician graduated from the USC School of Medicine. "I've been coming here as long as he has been in practice because he's just a great doctor," said 95-year-old Jean MacDonald, who credits Storch with her longevity.

Stanley van den Noort, a former dean of the UC Irvine School of Medicine and pioneering multiple sclerosis researcher and clinician, is being remembered for his devotion to his work, patients and family. The groundbreaking neuroscientist died Wednesday at his home in Tustin of complications from a brain injury that he suffered more than two years ago. He was 79. Van den Noort built one of the country’s top multiple sclerosis clinics.

John Ward Ross-Duggan, MD (nicknames “ John Ross, Doctor John, Rhino) Died at age of 57 drowned in a sailing accident on February 23, 2013. Residing in Honolulu, Hawaii. Born: Long Beach CALIF. On August 2, 1955 Son of Dr. John K Ross-Duggan, neurosurgeon in the Orange County area (deceased September 1977) and Gay T. Henderson, nee Thomas of Brentwood, Calif.  (deceased August 1996) Married and divorced from Andrea Cremins (Ross-Duggan). No children. Formerly of Durham NC, Orlando, FL, Newport Beach, CA. Survived by: His sister Robin E Ross-Duggan, brother Jeremy T Ross-Duggan, niece Kaia M. Ross-Duggan, adopted brother Nathaniel “Jay” Swan, Long-time companion and nurse Shu Zi Zhou, Aunts Joan Thomas of Costa Mesa, Calif, Annette Thomas of Encinitas, Calif.

It was the mid-’90s, and Kevin DuBrow was more than a dozen years removed from the height of his success when his band Quiet Riot dueled the likes of Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie for the country’s No. 1-selling album. Quiet Riot had gone through several convulsions since that breakthrough album, “Metal Health.” Endless quarrels even led to DuBrow getting fired from his own band. Still, things had calmed down, and the guys released an album in 1993.

Costa Mesa High School Les Miller Outstanding Student Awards MANDY NGUYEN GPA: 4.28 School Activities/Clubs: National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, ROP Emergency Medical Responder, ZOE academy Community: Mesa Verde Library, Heart of Jesus Retreat Center, part-time job at the Orange County Marketplace Honors: valedictorian, Balboa Bay Club Scholarship, Mustang Recognition Awards, Principal's Honor...

A cyclist killed in a weekend hit-and-run accident in Newport Coast was remembered Monday as an empathetic physician who practiced at Newport Family Medicine on Superior Avenue. Dr. Catherine "Kit" Campion Ritz, 57, of Irvine was described by her husband, Patrick Ritz, as "a perfect person" who was devoted to being a good family practitioner and was "compassionate and charitable. " For the past 18 years, Campion Ritz, who used her maiden name professionally, served as the president of Greater Newport Physicians.

This corrects Gabrielle Herbosa's information. COSTA MESA HIGH SCHOOL Recipients of the 32nd annual Les Miller Outstanding Student Awards ANGELINE HONG School Activities/Clubs: Virtual Enterprise-Business Plan Team, Academic Decathlon, varsity tennis, Asian Club. Community: Vietnamese-American Philharmonic, National Piano Guild Auditions, Stand Up for Kids-Research Committee, FV Regional Hospital junior volunteer, CalTrans intern, Long Beach VA Hospital volunteer, beach cleanups.

Two UCI students have been honored for their outstanding achievement and dedication to the study of science. Doctoral students Lauren Billings and Karen Matsukuma will each receive $25,000 scholarships after receiving the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation Fellowship Award, the university announced Wednesday. Billings, a fourth-year doctorate student in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, studies neurological processes related to Parkinson's disease.