FROM THE DEAN
GRATITUDE AND WELL WISHES Congratulations CUSOM Class of 2021! SPECIAL EDITION PRESIDENT J. Bradley Creed INTERIM DEAN James E. Powers, DO ASSOCIATE DEANS Michael Mahalik, PhD Terri Hamrick, PhD Eric Gish, DO Victoria Kaprielian, MD Robin King-Thiele, DO Robert Terreberry, PhD David Tolentino, DO CONTRIBUTORS Shelley Hobbs, Sarah Bowman, Bill Parish, Bennett Scarborough _____________________________________ Founded in 1887, Campbell University is a private, coeducational institution where faith, learning and service excel. Campbell offers programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professions with undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees. The University is comprised of the College of Arts & Sciences, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, the School of Education, the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, the Divinity School, the Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing, the School of Engineering and the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine. Campbell University was ranked among the Best Regional Universities in the South by U.S.. News & World Report in its America’s Best Colleges 2016 edition and named one of the “100 Best College Buys” in the nation by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc. EEO/AA/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Protected Veterans www.campbell.edu/employment
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We are so very proud of each of you, the amazing things you have accomplished, your hard work, persistence and resilience, and to recognize you as CUSOM’s fifth class of osteopathic physicians! Most importantly, we are proud of who you are as caring, compassionate individuals with a genuine heart for serving others. As you celebrate your graduation, I hope you also take some time to reflect on your journey, what you have achieved, the lives you have touched, and how you have grown. I have a small collection of quotes I have kept over the years, and as I think about your class and your journey, one by Bernice Reagon comes to mind; it reads “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” And challenged you were. As students, you were at ground-zero of the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic, the greatest public health disaster in over a hundred years. And yet, in the face of uncertainty as to the impact of the pandemic on your medical education, the safety of your family and friends, the stress of never-before-seen numbers of critically ill patients, shortage of PPE supplies, and concerns over your own health and safety, you all shined. You stepped up, overcame challenges, conquered fears, and you made such a difference in the lives of so many. And you grew in ways you never imagined and discovered strength and confidence you may not have recognized before. I have no doubt you all can face any challenge set before you!
