PHILADELPHIA — One hundred and thirty-nine Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania students will take the Hippocratic Oath for the first time as new doctors this Sunday, May 13, 2012. Among the graduating seniors, several mothers will we also be celebrating Mother's Day, and the amazing amount of commitment they have put into obtaining their medical degrees while raising a family. In addition to these multitasking medical student moms, 14 students have earned duel MD/PhD degrees, with 23 students completing additional masters' degrees.
WHERE: |
Kimmel Center – Verizon Hall
260 South Broad Street on the Avenue of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
WHEN:: |
Sunday, May 13, 2012: |
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9 – 11 AM
9:00 AM
Processional
9:05 AM
Opening remarks given by J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
9:15 AM
Commencement address given by Nobel Laureate Peter Agre, MD
9:45 AM
Presentation of diplomas and hoods
10:45 AM
Recitation of the Hippocratic Oath
11:00 AM
Recessional |
WHO:: |
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System, Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Nobel Laureate Peter Agre, MD, Professor and Director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health |
NOTE: Reporters and photographers must sign in with Jessica Mikulski and pick up a ticket to gain admittance in the lobby of the Kimmel Center.
Penn Medicine is one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, excellence in patient care, and community service. The organization consists of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Penn’s Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, founded in 1765 as the nation’s first medical school.
The Perelman School of Medicine is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $550 million awarded in the 2022 fiscal year. Home to a proud history of “firsts” in medicine, Penn Medicine teams have pioneered discoveries and innovations that have shaped modern medicine, including recent breakthroughs such as CAR T cell therapy for cancer and the mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines.
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