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ersv2017 OHSU celebrates 2s uniue paths combine at the School of Medicine Class of 2021 White Coat Ceremony | OHSU News 4 ‘OHSU OHSU celebrates as unique paths combine at the School of Medicine Class of 2021 White Coat Ceremony August 1, 2017 Ein Hoover Ba cain ‘Students ake the Oth of Gonos a the OHSU School of Medicine's Claes f 2021 White Coat Cremon held gut I, 2017 a the Oregon Consntion Center (OUSUK styna Wens-Graf) hpssinews. ohsu.edu/2017/08/*2iehsu-celebrates-as-unique-paths-combine-al-the-schaol-of-medicine-lass-of-202t-white-coal-ceremony?prini=1 2 ersv2017 OHSU celebrates 2s unique paths combine at the School of Medicine Class of 2021 White Coat Ceremony | OHSU News The OHSU School of Medicine Class of 202 fled in tothe White Coat Ceremony a the Oregon Convention Centr Friday morsing tothe triumphant snelody of Jeremiah Clarke's “The Prince of Denmark's March," taking those last steps together after successfully navigating their unique path 19 medical school ‘Numbering 160, thsi the largest class in the school’s 130 year history. Fightyfive percent are Oregonians: 4 percent are women: nearly 38 percent identify ‘with 2acial background other than Caucasian; 22 percent are from rural corumuniies; and tree have served in the mulitary The class includes Tawar Tar, planing to practice medicine in his childhood home ‘of Pendleton, Oregon, as part of the Scholars fora Healthy Oregon programy; Miri Hemandez-Zepeda,draen to medicine afer the OHSU Med Stars camp during high school in coastal Brookings, Oregon, and Chris Graulty, a Reod College graduate ‘ised in Japan, Ohio ad China and stracted to OHSU forthe leamer-centered, competency based YOUR MD. cuniculum, now in its fourth yeat “The class of 2021 represents OHSUs commitment to hep expand Oregon's health care workio.” sad Sharon Anderson, MLD. ean of the OHSU Schoa! of Medisine, “Weare excited to sha this ite of passage wit the medical schools 130 clos and wo support these student 8 they ga the Knowledge, sills an experience to provide excelent care and purse biomedical Sxeakhvoughs serving commis, Seross Oregon and beyond” ‘The annual White Coat Ceremony, celebrated in meal schools across the county, i ‘he moment when incoming medical students receive ther first doctors coat. Ii8 also atime when faculty leaders, teachers, mentors, alumni andthe larger medial ‘community celebrate and commit their supporto the next genertion and join the new students in reciting the Oath of Geneva, led this year by Carrie Philipi, MLD., Ph.D, professor of pediatries, OHSU School of Medicine Tawar Tuer crosses the stage alr receiving i white coat (OnSUiRrsyme ene Grafh The ceremony includes words of inspiration and advice. “Start right now with the end in mind, what docs suocess look like for you?” said Tracy Bumsted, M.D. assovate dean for undergraduate medical education, OHSU Schoo! of Medicine HL, associate professor of pediatrics and “Iti a combination ofan insatiable curiosity wedded to a systematic process that best captures the spi of inguiry known as science. Use your skill and ‘knowledge to embrace tat process no mattcr what you do in life and use your voie to advocate fr that cuiesity and systematic process so that your collective tent serves society," said George Mejicano, M.D. MS., professor of medicine and senior associate dean for education, OHSU School of Medicine, “How we work to reduce the distance between us and our patients, in our quest for a shared understanding, and in those moments of vulnerability. Tis is ‘what reveals our humanism. that eoanection isthe cement inthe foundation ofeach relationship we have with our patients and tat isthe tre symbol of ‘he white coat” said Rajesh S. Mangrofkar, M.D, associate dean for Medical Student Fdacation, University of Michigan, and presenter of his Year's JS. Reisehimidt, MD, Leetute during the White Coat Ceremony. -Mangrutkar was among speakers who shared powerful personal stories about experiences with patents, including when the elderly masher ofa longtime patient with complex health history arived alone for her son's appointment tell Mangrulka that be had died, moving Mangrulkar to tars Listening fom the endience before geting his white coat, Chris Graulty clas of 2021, sai he found those stores incredibly moving. “That might have been the fs sime it hit me: I'm gong to have relationships like sa,” Graulty sai, “T'm excited” Tracy Brawley Senior Media Relations Specialist, 503-494-8231 Email Tray (Leftn right Paul and Tih Tan vist with Chris Grout and Bryan Than. (OHSUKristma Went Gra hpssinews.ohsu.edu/2017/08/*2/ehsu-celerates-as-unique-pathe-combine-a-he-school-of-medicine-lass-o-202'-white-caatceremeny prin 22

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