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The Redemptor Hominis Center (RHC)
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About the DirectorSr. Mariana
Koonce, RSM, MD is a Religious Sister of Mercy of Alma, Michigan. Originally from Western Kentucky, Sister Mariana graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science in Pre-professional Studies. After attending Tulane University of School of Medicine on a Navy scholarship, Sister spent 7 ½ years as a Navy physician, completing her internship and residency in Family Medicine and serving two ship tours as ship’s medical officer. Upon completion of naval service, Sister Mariana practiced family medicine in Washington State before entering the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 2008. After completing initial formation at the Motherhouse in Alma, Sister Mariana served as a family physician at a rural Minnesota clinic, helped the Diocese of Knoxville start a mobile clinic for the people of Appalachia, completed a Master of Arts in Theology degree at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC and worked in a Catholic Charities clinic for the Diocese of Lansing. Sister Mariana professed final vows in 2016. Her research and writing interests concern the intersection of medicine, philosophy, and theology.