COMMENCEMENT 2015
Ph.D. candidates in the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences.
Master of Science candidates in the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences.
At the 156th Commencement exercises on May 21 in Carnegie Hall, NYMC leadership joined Commencement speaker, Jan K. Richardson P.T., Ph.D., OCS, FAPTA, professor emeritus, Duke University School of Medicine; past president, American Physical Therapy Association; past president, Association of Rheumatology Professionals of the American College of Rheumatology; and past president, Physical Therapy Fund. Front from left: Dr. Mark Hasten, chairman of the Board of Trustees; Dr. Richardson; and Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president of government affairs. Back from left: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer; Alan Kadish, M.D., president; D. Douglas Miller, M.D., C.M., M.B.A., dean of the School of Medicine; and Francis L. Belloni, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences.
Henry I. Saphier, M.D. ’61, front row, second from right, joined proud alumni and faculty At podium: Student Commencement speaker Ph.D. candidate Victor G. Garcia. parents, a grandparent and a sibling of graduates gathered before the ceremony.
Sisters Rachelle Lodescar, M.D. ’13, and Joann Lodescar.
Doctor of Physical Therapy candidates in the School of Health Sciences and Practice.
Mace bearer Joan Y. June, M.S.Ed., assistant dean of student affairs, and flag bearers Timmy O’Connell, M.S., and Joshua Sterling.
Five School of Medicine graduates were inducted into the Armed Forces.
School of Medicine Class of 2015. C H I R O N I A N • New York Medical College
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