抖M女仆 Confers M.D. Degrees to Class of 2017
It鈥檚 official. The 61 members of the class of 2017 of 抖M女仆's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine are now the nation鈥檚 newest physicians.
It鈥檚 official. The 61 members of the class of 2017 of the at are now the nation鈥檚 newest physicians. This long-awaited day was celebrated by students, family, friends, faculty and dignitaries at a graduation ceremony today in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium. Following four years of rigorous training, the class members received their Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degrees. They will be headed to various institutions throughout Florida and the nation for their medical residency training, which is required to become board-certified physicians. 聽聽
鈥淚t is a privilege and a pleasure for me to celebrate this momentous occasion at my first graduation ceremony as dean,鈥 said , M.D., dean of 抖M女仆鈥檚 Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. 鈥淥ur students are among the nation鈥檚 best and brightest graduates and they have made us all very proud today. We wish them continued success as physicians and anticipate that they will make many important contributions toward advancing health of their patients and communities throughout their careers. Congratulations class of 2017.鈥 聽
Following the presentation of The Ticho Prize, The Greenwald Award for Academic Excellence, The Caroline McConnell McGill, M.D. Award, and The Luther W. Holloway Award, 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Medicine recognized two graduates who will serve as physicians in the United States Navy: Kasey Conklin and Sherrie Moore.
, M.D., professor and chair, Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Vermont, delivered the keynote address.
抖M女仆 President , Gary W. Perry, Ph.D., 抖M女仆 provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Boiselle conferred the M.D. degrees following the keynote address. , M.D., senior associate dean for medical education in 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Medicine, announced the candidates as they came 聽forward to receive their M.D. degrees.
, M.D., senior associate dean for student affairs and 抖M女仆, and , M.D., assistant dean for student affairs, both in 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Medicine, concluded the event with a special hooding ceremony, which is 鈥渞ite of passage鈥 that formally acknowledges the achievements of the class members. The graduating class later recited the Hippocratic Oath in unison to instill the importance of maintaining the highest standards of performance, behavior and compassion as physicians.
鈥淭he hooding ceremony and the recital of the Hippocratic Oath are the most powerful moments during graduation because these long-standing traditions impress upon the graduates the magnitude of the responsibility they are undertaking as physicians,鈥 said Markowitz. 鈥淭o share this special moment with their family, friends, colleagues and mentors is an experience that they will never forget.鈥
Following graduation, 抖M女仆鈥檚 medical school graduates will spend between three to five years of their medical careers for the next phase of their training 鈥 the specialized program known as residency. 聽
The class of 2017 placed in top institutions such Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston; Mount Sinai, Icahn School College of Medicine, in New York City; Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta; Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University Hospitals, in Cleveland; Duke University School of Medicine in Durham; Naval Medical Center in San Diego; Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis; and New York University School of Medicine in New York City. 聽
More than one-third of the class (22 of the 61 medical students) will remain in Florida to do their residencies, which is a record number since the medical school鈥檚 inception in 2011. The graduates will be working at various institutions in Florida including: Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami; Shands Hospital, University of Florida College of Medicine, in Gainesville; University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa; Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami; Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg; and Palm Beach County consortium hospitals affiliated with 抖M女仆鈥檚 Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine in Boca Raton.
抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Medicine is one of 147 accredited medical schools in the U.S., and admitted its inaugural class of 64 students in 2011. In July 2014, 抖M女仆 welcomed its charter class of 36 residents in its first program in internal medicine. The College of Medicine, in partnership with its of five Palm Beach County hospitals, sponsors graduate medical education programs in internal medicine, general surgery and emergency medicine. These programs successfully filled all of their available positions through the 2017 match process.
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