White Coat Ceremony Program (English)

Twenty-Third Annual

White Coat Ceremony Class of 2024

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Twenty-Third Annual

White Coat Ceremony Class of 2024 A Virtual Production October 13, 2020 | 3 pm

Our mission is to produce physicians and scientists who are prepared to enter society as informed advocates and activists, able to advance clinical care and science, and capable of promoting change.

Department of Medical Education

Mission Statement

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Twenty-Third Annual

White Coat Ceremony Class of 2024 WELCOME

David Muller, MD Dean for Medical Education Professor and Marietta Charles C. Morchand Chair in Medical Education Richard Friedman Co-Chairman, Boards of Trustees Mount Sinai Health System

OPENING REMARKS Kenneth L. Davis, MD President and Chief Executive Officer Mount Sinai Health System Dennis S. Charney, MD Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai President for Academic Affairs Mount Sinai Health System

KEYNOTE ADDRESS INTRODUCTION David Muller, MD Dean for Medical Education Professor and Marietta Charles C. Morchand Chair in Medical Education *The Gold Foundation has provided special remarks for the 2020 White Coat ceremonies. Click here to view the special opening remarks from the recipient of the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare: Dr. Vivek Murthy, 19th Surgeon General of the United States.

HANS POPPER MD, PHD

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Mary Nwosuocha, ISMMS ‘19 PGY2 Department of Psychiatry Mount Sinai Hospital

Katleen Lozada, ISMMS ‘20 PGY1, Department of Emergency Medicine Mount Sinai Hospital

About Hans Popper MD, PhD Dr. Hans Popper was a world-renowned pathologist, hepatologist, and academic leader who was pivotal in the creation and founding of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) and served as its inaugural Dean and later President. Born in Vienna in 1903 from a long line of physicians, he graduated from the Medical School of the University of Vienna in 1928.

As the situation in Europe became dangerous for the Jewish community, Dr. Popper escaped to Chicago in 1938, where he obtained a PhD in physiology at the University of Illinois.

The driving force behind the founding of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Association for the Study of the Liver, Dr. Popper made or contributed to many of hepatology’s major scientific advances over his half-century in medicine. He authored over 800 papers and 22 books, including the first English language textbook on the liver, and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. By the end of his career, he was described as “the reigning monarch of modern hepatology,” considered by many to be the founding father of his field, and had accumulated over a dozen honorary degrees, including from Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

From 1957, he was the Director of the Department of Pathology at the Mount Sinai Hospital and established Mount Sinai with its enduring international reputation in liver research and care. He infused the fledgling Mount Sinai School of Medicine with an early appreciation of the importance of community and environmental medicine.

Late in life, he became fluent in the emerging field of molecular biology, remained an active adviser to the National Institute of Health, and continued to enjoy teaching around the microscope to Mount Sinai medical students and residents. Highly regarded as a teacher and mentor, Dr. Popper delivered the first academic lectures to incoming medical students each year from the School’s inception until his death in 1988.

We are pleased to honor his legacy with a keynote speaker at every Mount Sinai White Coat Ceremony.

COATING INTRODUCTION Tara K. Cunningham, EdD, MS Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs

OATH READER Craig L. Katz, MD Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry

CLOSING REMARKS David Muller, MD Dean for Medical Education Professor and Marietta Charles C. Morchand Chair in Medical Education Mount Sinai Health System

RECESSION Students and guests are invited to a faculty advisor meet and greet immediately following the ceremony

COATERS Caroline Cromwell, MD ISMMS ‘01 Assistant Professor Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Monica M. Dweck, MD Associate Professor Department of Ophthalmology Director of Career Planning Services Department of Medical Education Sharon M. Edwards, MD Associate Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Allison T. Gault, MD Assistant Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Meredith Grossman, MD MSSM ‘02 Assistant Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Alicia Hurtado, MD MSSM ‘05 Associate Dean for Medical Student Wellness and Student Affairs Department of Medical Education Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Craig L. Katz, MD Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry Maria E. Maldonado, MD Associate Professor Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Roberto Posada, MD Associate Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Talia H. Swartz, MD, PhD MSSM ‘08 Assistant Professor Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine

The Department of Medical Education welcomes the Class of 2024.

The White Coat Ceremony is a “rite of passage� for beginning medical students that creates a psychological contract for professionalism and empathy in the practice of medicine. The event emphasizes the importance of both scientific excellence and compassionate care for the patient.

Ava Adler

Jacob Dexter-Meldrum

Micah Levy

Jay Sanghvi

Husni Alasadi

Calista Dominy

Thomas Li

Remington Schneider

David Allely

Bethany Dubois

Katie Link

Kush Shah

Lauren Alpert

Jonathan Dullea

Helen Liu

Jacob Sherman

Uchechukwu Amakiri

Annalise Eger

Isabel Lopera

Joo Yeon Shin

Lily Ardente

Samuel Eitenbichler

Christine Lopez

Francesca Silvestri

Ambreanna Arneus

Jeremy Fischer

Elizabeth Magill

Isaiah Smolar

Zerubabbel Asfaw

James Fleming

Simran Malhotra

Daniela Suarez-Rebling

Nima Assad

Miriam Frisch

Jesse Mangold

Sweta Sudhir

Amina Avril

Jack Geduldig

Lily McCarthy

Justin Tang

Arman Azad

Mahalya Gogerly-

Stephen McCroskery

Alexander Tepper

Halbert Bai

Moragoda

Zahava Michaelson

Justin Tiao

Bryana Banashefski

Rachel Gologorsky

Alexandra Mills

Rachel Todd

Nestor Bedoya

Miguel Gomez

Alli Morgan

Serena Tolani

Caroline Benson

Kevin Griffee

Benjamin Oseroff

Claire Ufongene

Billie Bian

Aliza Gross

Shardonay Pagett

Stephanie UreĂąa

Anna Blech

Benjamin Gross

Gi-Jong Paik

Roshan Vasoya

Liam Butler

Celestine He

Krishna Patel

Nicholas Venturini

Jerrel Catlett

Philip Henson

Adriana Pero

Joseph Vlastos

Zakaria Chakrani

Jake Herb`

Charlotte Pierce

Jacqueline Wallace

Danielle Chaluts

Michael Herrera

Nicholas Pitaro

Brett Weingart

Winnie Chen

Skylar Hess

Christian Porras

Sarah Weitzman

Susmita Chennareddy

Eugene Hrabarchuk

Amit Pujari

Sara Wetzler

Sumanth Chennareddy

Suvruta Iruvanti

Addison Quinones

Christopher White

Logan Cho

Yonatan Israel

Vignesh Rajasekaran

Amber Wolf

Brennan Chu

Joy Jiang

Hayley Raymond

Emily Xu

Paige Cloonan

Matina Kakalis

Emma Reford

Brandon Yeshoua

Lily Cohen

Roshini Kalagara

Jennifer Ren

Stephanie Ying

Janet Coleman-Belin

Carly Kaplan

Rishab Revankar

David Youssef

Yhan Colon Iban

Abigail Katz

Jeanette Rios

Alexis Zachem

Khadijah Crawford

Calla Khilnani

Lukas Ritzer

Jack Zhang

Tyler D’Ovidio

Sonia Khurana

Harley Roberts

Rebecca Zhou

Candida Damian

Anish Kumar

Horacio Romero Castillo

Jerry Zhu

Navindra David

Colin Lamb

Andrew Rosowicz

Eden David

Leore Lavin

Julian Sackey

Christopher DeVita

Audrey Lee

Nathaniel Saffran

2020 Ceremony Sponsors

The Mount Sinai Alumni Association, the Mount Sinai Office of Alumni and Development, and the Department of Medical Education gratefully acknowledge the following alumni for sponsoring our first-year students.* *Sponsors as of September 23, 2020

Dr. Austin W. Abramson MSSM ‘79 MSH ‘84 Dr. and Mrs. Alan A. Adler MSH ‘93 Dr. Olubunmi Akinbajo MSSM ‘05, MSH ‘09 Dr. Rebecca C. Amaru MSSM ‘99, MSH ‘03 and Dr. Jonathan A. Waitman ISMMS ‘98 Dr. John A. Andrilli Dr. Arlyn J. Apollo MSSM ‘00, MSH ‘03 Dr. Jill R. Baron MSSM ‘86 Dr. Ronald Barr Dr. Keith J. Benkov MSSM ‘79, MSH ‘80 Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Bergman MSH ‘77 Dr. David B. Bernstein MSSM ‘96, MSH ‘97 Dr. George Braff MSSM ‘73* Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Braman Dr. Michael M. Brand Dr. Shari E. Brasner MSH ‘95 Dr. Michael L. Brodman MSSM ‘82 MSH ‘86 and Mrs. Nancy Klein Dr. Nathalie D. Burg MSH ‘98 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Carfi MSSM ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Carr Dr. Brendan Carr Dr. Patricia B. Carroll Tzakis MSSM ‘79 Dr. Margaret A. Cashman MSSM ‘77 Ms. Kelly A. Cassano, D.O. Dr. Richard Charney MSSM ‘86 MSH ‘89 Dr. Benjamin K. Chen and Dr. Katherine T. Chen Dr. Burton A. Cohen MSH ‘79 Dr. Pamela S. Cohen MSSM ‘78 Dr. Marilyn L. Collado MSSM ‘88 and Dr. Raul Collado Dr. Bobbi G. Coller and Dr. Barry S. Coller Dr. Zara R. Cooper MSSM ‘00 Dr. Cheryl M. Corcoran Dr. Michael A. Crane Dr. Pasquale De Blasi, Jr Dr. Josser E. Delgado Almandoz MSSM ‘04, MSH ‘05 and Dr. Angela W. Tai ISMMS ‘04, MSH ‘05

Dr. Sharon B. Diamond MSSM ‘79, MSH ‘80 Dr. Klaus Dittmar MSH ‘65 Dr. Peter K. Dittmar MSH ‘01 Dr. Tina A. Dobsevage Dr. and Mrs. Brian E. Dougherty MSSM ‘81 Dr. Susan R. R. Drossman MSSM ‘88 Dr. Lyris A. Schonholz MSSM ‘83 Schaffer, Schonholz & Drossman, LLP Dr. Edward Eden MSH ‘82 Dr. Daniel J. Egan MSSM ‘02 Dr. Michael E. Eidelman MSSM ‘94 Dr. Ebrahim Elahi MSSM ‘96 MSH ‘00 Dr. Matthew R. Estill MSSM ‘92 Dr. Rebecca Fasano Dr. Allen Fay MSH ‘66 Dr. and Mrs. Marc R. Filstein MSSM ‘75 Dr. Donald E. Fineberg MSSM ‘75 Dr. Daniel J. Fischberg MSSM ‘96, MSH ‘97 Dr. Charles L. Fishman MSSM ‘87 and Dr. Nancy E. Mills MSSM ‘87, MSH ‘90 Dr. Scott L. Friedman MSSM ‘79 Dr. Wayne S. Fuchs MSSM ‘79, MSH ‘83 and Patti Fuchs, RN Dr. Sandy M. Fung MSSM ‘98 Dr. Leesa M. Galatz and Dr. David Finlay Dr. Maya Gambarin-Gelwan MSSM ‘98 Dr. Asaf A. Gave Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Geller MSH ‘69 Dr. Eric M. Genden MSSM ‘92, MSH ‘99 and Dr. Adria Genden Dr. Benjamin J. Golas Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg Dr. and Mrs. David S. Goldstein MSSM ‘87 Dr. Aren L. Gottlieb MSSM ‘98, MSH ‘02 Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton C. Goulart MSH ‘82 Dr. Greenwald Dr. Gregory A. Grillone MSSM ‘83 Dr. Katherine T. Grimm MSSM ‘71 Dr. Robert T. Grissom MSH ‘76

Dr. Meredith S. Grossman MSSM ‘06, MSH ‘10 Dr. Colleen P. Guiry MSSM ‘87 Dr. Marc Habert MSSM ‘95, MSH ‘99 and Ms. Barbara Antwarg Dr. Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis Dr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Hagin MSSM ‘75 Dr. Jacob Haiavy MSSM ‘97 Dr. Alan R. Hartman MSSM ‘79 Dr. Tomas M. Heimann MSH ‘77 Dr. Sari L. Heitner MSSM ‘94 Dr. Steven B. Heymsfield MSSM ‘71 Dr. Rhadjena P. Hilliard MSSM ‘02 Dr. Ingrid Hollinger Dr. Christine P. Hurley MSSM ‘94 Dr. Gerald A. Isenberg MSSM ‘82 Dr. Arnold Jacobson Dr. Naomi H. James MSSM ‘11 Dr. Carl E. Johnson MSSM ‘88 Dr. Marcia F. Kalin MSSM ‘80 Dr. Raisa N. Katz MSSM ‘90, MSH ‘97 Dr. David M. Kaufman MSH ‘80 Dr. Harold L. Kaye MSH ‘69 Dr. Leo M. Keegan, Jr. MSSM ‘86 and Dr. Nadine Keegan MSSM ‘86, MSH ‘87 Dr. Leslie D. Kerr MSH ‘85 Dr. Eric N. Klein MSSM ‘07 Dr. Faye Kokotos MSSM ‘88 Dr. Elizabeth A. Konecky MSSM ‘78 Dr. Albert Kramer Dr. and Mrs. Brian A. Krivisky MSSM ‘82 MSH ‘86 Dr. Mark E. Krugman MSH ‘69

2020 Sponsors Continued Dr. Steven H. Kunkes MSSM ‘73 MSH ‘78 Dr. Gregg M. Lanier MSH ‘10 Dr. Janelle C. Laudone MSSM ‘11 Dr. Mark G. Lebwohl MSH ‘82 Dr. David A. Leibowitz MSH ‘66 Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig Dr. Lucille T. Len MSSM ‘81 and Mr. Victor K. Len Dr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Lento MSH ‘00 Dr. Marc A. Lerner MSSM ‘77 Dr. Vincent C. Leung MSSM ‘79 Dr. Matthew Levin MSSM ‘08, MSH ‘13 Dr. Clifford M. Levy MSSM ‘86, MSH ‘87 Dr. and Mrs. Roger N. Levy MSH ‘60 Dr. Frederick E. Lewis Dr. Chun-Lun J. Li MSSM ‘96 and Dr. Joyce Li MSSM ‘94, MSH ‘98 Dr. Fan-Ming Lin Dr. Brian W. Lin MSSM ‘05 Dr. Leonard J. Lind MSSM ‘76 and Mrs. Karen B. Lind Dr. John C. Linsalata MSH ‘91 Dr. Arthur E. Lipper MSSM ‘81 Dr. Henry Lothane Dr. Thomas G. Mahrer MSSM ‘79 Dr. Dolores Malaspina Dr. Jonathan D. Marmur MSH ‘91 and Dr. Ellen S. Marmur Marmur Medical Dr. Jeffrey D. Marshall MSSM ‘11 Dr. P. A. McBride MSSM ‘78 Dr. Ellen T. Melvin MSSM ‘74 Dr. Paul A. Meyers MSSM ‘73, MSH ‘75 and Dr. Maria L. Padilla MSSM ‘75, MSH ‘80 Dr. Seth L. Miller MSSM ‘80 Dr. Ippolito Modica Dr. Rona Montag MSSM ‘84, MSH ‘85 Dr. Carmen V. Montesinos MSH ‘80 Dr. Jasmin Moshirpur MSH ‘65 * Dr. Braff has generously donated all stethoscopes given to students at today’s Ceremony.

Dr. Prasadarao B. Mukkamala MSH ‘75 Dr. Michael P. Mullen Dr. David Muller MSH ‘95 Dr. Jeffrey S. Novak MSH ‘92 and Dr. Michele Novak MSSM ‘94 and MSH ‘99 Dr. Robert A. Nussbaum MSSM ‘86, MSH ‘87 Dr. Roland Nyein MSSM ‘97 Bayard Street Obstetrics & Gynecology Dr. Susan A. Park MSSM ‘01 and Dr. Michael C. Kim MSH ‘01 Dr. and Mrs. Louis R. Pasquale Dr. Stephen M. Perret Dr. Simon J. Piller MSSM ‘95 Dr. Beth Popp Dr. Elisa B. Port MSSM ‘92 and Dr. Jeffrey L. Port Dr. Philip G. Prioleau MSH ‘83 and Dr. Elizabeth Prioleau MSH ‘83 Dr. Kelly R. Puzzi MSSM ‘94 Dr. Mohammed S. Rais MSH ‘98 Dr. Gwen B. Raphan MSSM ‘03 MSH ‘07 Dr. Noga L. Ravid ISMMS ‘12 Elliot J. Rayfield, MD Dr. Frederic S. Resnic MSSM ‘94 Dr. Jonathan A. Ripp MSH ‘03 Dr. Audie M. Rolnick MSSM ‘81 and Dr. Eileen Rolnick Dr. Sonam T. Rosberger Dr. Esther H. Rose MSH ‘85 Dr. Elliott H. Rose Dr. Andrew S. Ross MSSM ‘00 Dr. Ram Roth MSSM ‘92, MSH ‘96 and Dr. Aren Gottlieb MSSM ‘98, MSH ‘02 Dr. Allan L. Rothman MSH ‘81 Dr. Peter H. Rubin MSH ‘75 and Mrs. Fern K. Hurst Dr. Cheryl J. Rubin MSSM ‘83 and Mr. Gordon Borteck Dr. David B. Sachar MSH ‘70

Dr. Samuel Salen MSH ‘67 and Mrs. Ferrel Salen Dr. Kate E. Salvatore MSSM ‘97, MSH ‘98 and Mr. Stephen Banks Dr. Robin B. Scanlon MSSM ‘85 Dr. Edwin Neil Schachter Dr. Robert M. Schrier MSH ‘63 Dr. Judith W. Schwartz MSSM ‘82 MSH ‘86 Dr. Sergio Schwartzman MSSM ‘82 and Dr. Rami H. Schwartzman Dr. Eileen Scigliano MSH ‘88 Dr. Allison Seckler MSSM ‘92 and Dr. Jonathan Seckler MSSM ‘91 Dr. Howard S. Seiden MSSM ‘90, MSH ‘96 Dr. Victoria A. Seligman MSSM ‘93, MSH ‘95 Dr. Samuel L. Seward, Jr. and Ms. Kara L. Bickham Dr. Gabrielle L. Shapiro MSH ‘89 Dr. Phyllis A. Shaw Mrs. Lisa Sherman Dr. Herbert S. Sherry MSH ‘67 Dr. Joel M. Shugar MSH ‘79 and Mrs. Gloria Shugar Dr. Julius Shulman MSH ‘75 Dr. Marilyn J. Sibery MSSM ‘02 Dr. Dana R. Sirota MSSM ‘06, MSH ‘09 Dr. Andrew P. Siskind MSSM ‘82 Dr. Frederick B. Slogoff MSSM ‘96 and Dr. Erica D. Goldberger Dr. Donald A. Smith Dr. Mark I. Sotsky MSSM ‘80 Dr. Gerald Sotsky MSSM ‘81, MSH ‘82 Dr. Rhoda S. Sperling MSH ‘85 Dr. Benjamin D. Spirn MSSM ‘00 Dr. James J. Squires Dr. William G. Stein MSH ‘63 and Dr. Maureen C. Stein Dr. Paul Stelzer Dr. Jamie R. Stern MSSM ‘82 Dr. Shawn E. Sullivan MSSM ‘03 and Mr. David Connor

Dr. Kristin A. Swedish MSH ‘07 Dr. Elizabeth S. Tarras Dr. and Mrs. Craig L. Tendler MSSM ‘84, MSH ‘85 Dr. Victoria J. Teodorescu MSH ‘91 Dr. Anthony Terraciano Dr. David C. Thomas MSH ‘95 Dr. Swan Nio Thung Dr. Mary Louise Keohan and Dr. Windsor Ting Dr. Sam Toueg Dr. Andrzej T. Triebling MSH ‘88 Dr. Srinivas Tumuluri MSH ‘07 Dr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Turker MSSM ‘79, MSH ‘80 Dr. Peter J. Vasquez MSSM ‘08 Dr. Ashley M. Wachsman MSSM ‘93 Dr. John R. Wagner MSSM ‘87 Dr. Jon M. Wagreich MSSM ‘91, MSH ‘98 and Dr. Armene Vanoyan MSSM ‘91, MSH ‘95 Dr. Lisa M. Walke MSSM ‘97 Dr. Wendy Wang MSSM ‘96 Dr. George B. Wanna MSH ‘08 Dr. Anthony A. Weiss MSSM ‘88 and Dr. Tara L. Sherman MSSM ‘87 Dr. Lawrence B. Werlin MSSM ‘76 Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Willis Dr. Max H. Wirjo MSH ‘83 Dr. Harvey Wolinsky MSH ‘65 Dr. Rosalind J. Wright and Dr. Robert O. Wright Dr. Carol L. Wurzel MSSM ‘82 Dr. Makiko Yasuda MSSM ‘01 and Mr. David L. Winter Dr. Karen Zier and Dr. Walter Williamson MSH ‘70 Dr. Lori B. Zimmerman MSSM ‘86 and Dr. Scott R. Benson Dr. Samantha P. Zuckerman ISMMS ‘13

Icahn School of Medicine Class of 2024

Student Oath We begin our medical careers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and its striking health inequities, as Black Lives Matter and protests against police brutality sweep the country and millions of people are unemployed and facing eviction. The last few months have taught us that protecting the health of our patients is as much a social responsibility as a biomedical practice. We are called to reckon with our duty as advocates and our own humility in facing the magnitude of the inequities affecting ourselves and our patients.

Recognizing the gravity of the moment and the weight of our chosen profession, we, the students of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Class of 2024, pledge to: • H umbly accept the privilege of our medical education, embrace the limits of our training, and consistently ally with our patients in their healing.

• Use evidence-based medicine to treat every patient to the best of our ability, regardless of any individual characteristics, group memberships, or ability to pay.

• Commit our fullest attention to address patients’ specific concerns, appreciate their individuality, and provide care with empathy.

• Appreciate the impact that socioeconomic, political, and other structural forces have on the health of our patients and communities and apply that knowledge in their service and in the service of public health.

• Serve as agents for social justice by fighting against healthcare inequity, racism, police brutality, gun violence, climate change, and other injustices.

We view this activism as integral to the profession of physicians.

• Embrace a collective responsibility as representatives of the healthcare community during the COVID-19 pandemic to model public health behavior and use this experience to inform our careers as physicians.

• Become leaders in our field who value and partner with all who contribute to our patients’ health.

• Pursue lifelong learning with wonder and curiosity.

• Nurture the well-being and individual identities of ourselves and our colleagues in recognition that this impacts the care we provide to our patients.

And, so, it is with stubborn optimism and a love for humanity that we strive to embody these ideals and to advance the field of medicine.

Faculty Pledge The mission of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is to produce physicians and scientists who are prepared to enter society as informed advocates and activists who are able to advance clinical care and science and promote change.

We, the faculty, seek to embody this mission and so pledge the following to you, our students, in our effort to help you to become the best possible physicians and your best possible selves: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

To serve as models for caring, competent, and unbiased care of our patients.

To engage you in the joy and privilege of practicing the art and science of medicine and the rewards of learning for life.

To uphold the highest standards in scientific and medical research.

To inspire you to respect the art and science of medicine, but also to question the status quo.

To recognize that our opportunity to teach is also our opportunity to learn.

To not just teach, but also nurture.

To share of both our craft and ourselves.

To demonstrate that self-examination means as much as examinations.

To be kind in evaluating you and ourselves.

To never lose sight of our wellness and the wellness of all of those around us.

To have the courage to stand up for the oppressed and vulnerable and against prejudice and racism in all that we do.

To be aware of our own biases and those around us and strive to eliminate them.

To meet you where you are and get you where you want to be.

And, finally, to never forget as physicians, scientists, and educators what we know as human beings.

Congratulations to the

Class of 2024