 Good afternoon. Good afternoon, and please be seated. What a beautiful fall day in Vermont, and what a wonderful reception for our students in the class of 2022. My name is Dr. Krista Tsaila, and I am the Associate Dean for Students here at the Robert Lerner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. It is my pleasure to welcome the students in the class of 2022, their families, their friends, and the faculty and staff who have joined us today to celebrate this important milestone in their medical education, including the University of Vermont President Sullivan and his wife Leslie Sullivan. Thank you so much. During the last two months, the students have been actively engaged in their medical education while also finding time to get to know each other and learn more about our local community. They have impressed me with their enthusiasm and dedication to their education and becoming a physician. So it is my pleasure to introduce Dr. Bill Jeffries, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education at the Lerner College of Medicine and the brains behind our medical curriculum to share with you the history of the White Coat Ceremony and to introduce our new Dean, Dr. Richard Page. I was a little worrisome to hear myself describe the brains behind the new curriculum. So good afternoon. I'm pleased to add my welcome to the class of 2022 and to all of the faculty, families, friends, and distinguished guests, and alumni, and of course our president and his lovely wife, to be here to celebrate this milestone on your journey to becoming a physician. The White Coat Ceremony marks the official recognition of the first year students entry into the medical profession. Although the ceremony is sometimes seen as a longstanding tradition in the 200 plus year history of UVM, the ceremony's origins are actually quite recent. The first White Coat Ceremony was started in 1993 at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons by Dr. Arnold P. Gold, a pediatric neurologist who was renowned for his connection to humanism in medicine. And sadly, Dr. Gold passed away at the age of 92 earlier this year. But the faculty at the Lerner College of Medicine quickly adopted this ceremony because they saw value in Dr. Gold's insights and felt the need to formally affirm the humanistic aspects of patient care, the call to the vocation of medicine, and the tremendous responsibility that students would be expected to assume. The ceremony also struck a chord with humanistic faculty and students everywhere and it was very quickly embraced by medical schools and other health professional schools around the country. Currently a White Coat Ceremony or similar rite of passage aided through the Gold Foundation takes place at most colleges of medicine and nursing in the United States. The White Coat Ceremony at UVM is simply intended as a formal recognition of the student's transition from aspirant to participant in clinical medicine. Thus, students are welcomed by their dean, officials of the health system, and other respected leaders who represent the value system of the college and the new profession the students are about to enter. The conferral of the White Coat, a powerful symbol of the medical profession, is a tangible expression that demonstrates this bonding process. In the words of Dr. Gold, the White Coat is personally placed on each student's shoulders by individuals who believe in the student's ability to carry on the noble tradition of doctoring. It is a personally delivered gift of faith, confidence, and compassion. It's really an affirmation of everything we knew about you when you applied to this school and you are the culmination of that process and we're very proud of all of you. This is just the beginning of a rich and varied journey. Each of you will travel in your own way. So let me welcome you formally to what will hopefully be a long and satisfying career. Now, it's my esteemed pleasure to welcome our 18th dean of the Larner College of Medicine, who began his tenure as dean of the college Monday. So he's already an expert in most things about the college and I urge you to detail policy discussions with him after this. But Richard Page, MD, joins us from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where he served as the George R. Elaine Love Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine. A nationally recognized specialist in cardiac arrhythmias with interest in treatment of atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest, Dr. Page led a department committed to professionalism in the pursuit of patient-centered care, transformational research, and innovative educational programs. Dr. Page grew up in Stores, Connecticut, graduated from Duke University in 1980 with a bachelor of science degree in zoology and received his medical degree from Duke in 1984. He served as a Stanley J. Sarnoff fellow in the Department of Pharmacology at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons from 1982 to 1983. He completed a residency in medicine at Mass General followed by research and clinical fellowships in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. From 1990 to 1992 he served as assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Duke University Medical Center and then joined the faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas as director of clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He rose there to be tenured professor of internal medicine and the Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Cardiac Arrhythmia Research. From 2002 to 2009 he served as the Robert A. Bruce Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research and head of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle where he also earned a certificate in medical management in 2007. In 2009 he assumed his chair position at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in Public Health. Dr. Page has more than 200 publications, articles and book chapters and has served on numerous national committees. At his first of what is sure to be many amazing Larner College of Medicine milestones, I'm pleased to introduce to our community Dr. Richard L. Page, Dean of the Larner College of Medicine. Thank you so much Dr. Jeffries. What a beautiful day in New England. It reminds me of days growing up as a kid in Connecticut. I never dreamed I'd have the honor of serving as your Dean. To the class of 2022 congratulations on reaching this important milestone. Some of you discovered this career path later in life. While others of us announced that we were going to become a doctor at the age of two or so I was told no matter we all look forward to wearing our first white coat. You'll find that when you wear a white coat you feel different and you're treated differently. People respect doctors a lot and they trust us with their stories their bodies. They allow us to share their most private and personal moments wearing a white coat you'll also notice that even in the hospital cafeteria you may be afforded a level of respect that you've never before experienced. People assume you're a doctor already even though you have not yet earned that degree. Perhaps they know that you are a student but they're showing respect for what you've accomplished already and for the doctor you will become. I recall a World War II veteran, a man in his 50s who was one of my first patients. I was wearing my new white coat a little bit shorter and I was sent into his room to obtain a history and physical and put in an IV. The history and physical went okay. Putting in the IV was another matter and after 15 minutes as I looked at this arm not yet with an IV in place but with several puncture wounds and I'll never forget what this man said to me. He looked up at me and said don't worry doc you'll get it next time. Just think of the gift that he was giving me by allowing me to learn. If he thought I was a doctor when I walked in it was absolutely clear there was not a doctor in the room at that moment. Your patients will give you the same gift and never forget the gift your patients are giving you throughout the many years of education and training you have before you. Now the white coat is a symbol of our profession and we must earn the right to wear it. In a few minutes I get to lead you in the oath of our profession my class took the Hippocratic Oath and this scroll signed by my dean is so far the only item that I've managed to hang up in my new office. These oaths remind me and should remind you of the covenant we enter into as we become physicians and when we put on this white coat. In fact I'm proud to tell you that I'm joining you. This is the first day I get to wear my Larner College of Medicine white coat. Now I like to summarize what the white coat promises in a single word professionalism. This is my true north. Professionalism can be described as each of us exhibiting and promoting the finest characteristics of physician. Professionalism is demonstrated by altruism, accountability fairness, inclusion, and treating everyone with kindness and respect and compassion. If you keep these ideals of professionalism throughout your career you'll continue to earn the privilege of wearing the white coat. What's more you'll experience the great joy and blessings of becoming the best doctor you can be. Now none of us arrives at this point without the love and encouragement of others. I know that many family members and friends are in attendance today, and I ask now that the class of 2022 stand, turn, and face your friends who are here today and let's give them all a round of applause. Thank you. Now it's my pleasure to introduce Dr. John Bromstead, Executive Officer of UVM Medical Center, and President and CEO of the UVM Health Network. Of special note and pride Dr. Bromstead is a professor in our department of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive services. Please join me in welcoming Dr. Bromstead. Good afternoon everyone. It's truly an honor to be here with you, the class of 2022. I think that's the fourth time I've heard that and I still can't believe it, 2022. Wow. Your family members and friends, the faculty and staff of the University of Vermont Learner College of Medicine to celebrate this milestone in your medical careers. And it really is truly a special honor to be here at Dr. Page's first white coat ceremony as dean of the Learner College of Medicine. Welcome Dr. Page. We are truly privileged to have you all with us. Your contribution to our academic medical center are tremendous benefit to everyone. From the physicians, nurses, healthcare professionals you'll work with to the patients and families we serve. You're starting your careers at a time of great transition in the world of healthcare. Healthcare reform requires that we work together in a collaborative way creating integrated systems that improve patient care, reduce costs, and promote better health. We're doing that nationally as well as here in Vermont and the Adirondacks in the surrounding region. We're no longer just the University of Vermont Medical Center but now we're the University of Vermont Health Network. We're working to create an integrated healthcare delivery system serving our region by partnering with other healthcare organizations to provide care in a streamlined, accessible way so that patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time. And because of these efforts, you all are going to have more options to experience how care is delivered outside of the academic medical center and it's our hope and my hope that you'll take advantage of these great opportunities. Now more than ever, healthcare's team sport, it's more important today for physicians to work closely with other members of the healthcare team to understand that the greatest benefit to patients comes from the good work you contribute through the team and not solo actions. Despite this changing healthcare environment, there are many things that have not changed, most notably the core values of what it means to be a physician. The need to care for your patients and to remember that the patient is at the center of everything you do has not changed. The importance of listening and learning, of taking your time of laying on the hands and being respectful has not changed. And most importantly the responsibility that comes with being a physician has not changed. Practicing medicine is a great responsibility, but with that comes a great privilege. We're allowed into people's lives when they are most vulnerable, trusted with their secrets, their hopes, their deepest fears. This is something we should never forget. And this is back to the 1922. I've been a physician roughly twice as long as I have not, and I have not forgotten this trust. It guides my decision making every single day. Today, as you put on your white coats for the first time, you're taking on the responsibility of caring for patients but you're not entering into this in any way alone. You're moving from the classroom into a team-based world and we'll learn from those around you just as they're going to learn from you. Throughout your training, you'll also learn a great deal about yourself. So in closing, I'd really like to applaud you for your commitment to becoming a physician. I'd also like to thank you for choosing the University of Vermont and the University of Vermont Health Network as your training ground. I know that many if not most of you had options. You've chosen a career with great challenges and great rewards, a career that requires hard work, dedication, and sacrifice but that brings endless opportunities for learning, growth, and personal fulfillment. There's a lot to look forward to and I and my colleagues wish you all the best. Thank you for joining us. Welcome Dean Page and thank you Dr. Jeffries and Dr. Brumsted. So it's wonderful to see so many family, friends, fellow students, faculty, and staff here to support our students as they receive their white coats. As many of you are aware and as previously mentioned, this is an important milestone in their medical education. Members of the Class of 2022 as your Associate Dean for Students, it is an honor for me to celebrate this event with you. As a clinician I believe the white coat ceremony to be one of the most significant events in our medical training. The ceremony is an opportunity for members of the medical community to welcome you into the profession of medicine and for you as students to acknowledge and assume the identity and responsibilities of a physician. The practice of medicine is a privilege and requires us to demonstrate attributes such as integrity, altruism, empathy, and excellence to name a few. As physicians and physicians in training, we need to consistently demonstrate congruence between expressed values and behavior, clinical expertise, and a desire to relieve the suffering of others. We must have the capacity to put the needs and interests of others before our own, the ability to put ourselves in another individual's situation, giving beyond what is required and having a regard for the autonomy and values of another person. These are the attributes of a humanistic doctor. The white coat ceremony is the right of passage that has been expanded to include the entire healthcare team, acknowledging the importance of compassionate care among all health professionals. In fact, the University of Vermont Nursing Students will receive their white coat here in Ira Allen Chapel in a few hours. Here at the Larner College of Medicine, the Vermont integrated curriculum is also designed to continuously develop collaboration and teamwork and essential component of optimal healthcare. In addition to sponsoring the white coat ceremony, the Arnold P. Gold Foundation sponsors the Leonard Howe Humanism and Medicine Faculty Award, presented annually to a Larner College of Medicine faculty member who best demonstrates the foundation's ideals of understanding compassion in the delivery of care, respect for patients, their families and healthcare colleagues and clinical excellence. We feel that an individual with these attributes is an excellent role model for students entering the profession, and so it has become our tradition to have the winner of this award be the keynote speaker at this event. It is my pleasure to introduce the Larner College of Medicine Dr. Ann Doherty as our guest speaker for today's ceremony. Dr. Doherty is an obstetrician and gynecologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center and an assistant professor and alumna of the Larner College of Medicine. Taking a holistic approach, Dr. Doherty treats the whole patient. She makes decisions in partnership with her patients and takes lifestyle, social activities, and surroundings into consideration, all of which can contribute to the patient's overall health. Dr. Doherty works closely with her patients to develop a specific care plan that is tailored to each patient's need. I would like to share a few quotes from the student nominations and faculty nominations for this award. Time and time again I saw patients connect with her and experience relief because they were being listened to and treated with compassion. In Tanzania she continued to seamlessly balance acting as both teacher and compassionate caregiver. I saw her improvise and adapt under incredibly stressful conditions all while maintaining professional composure. She exemplifies the kind of compassionate and respectful care and mentorship that patients hope to someday emulate. It is evident that Dr. Doherty demonstrates the attributes we value in physicians making her a wonderful role model and mentor for you, our future doctors. Please join me in welcoming Dr. Ann Doherty to the podium. Thank you, Dr. Zele. And good afternoon, class of 2022. What a great honor it is for me to speak with you on this most important day of your medical careers. Today I want to tell you a story about a girl named Gladness. I met Gladness when she was 8 years old. I was between my first and second year in medical school and I had finagled my way into spending the summer working in a primary care clinic in rural western Uganda. Gladness had epilepsy but was not well controlled partly because anti-epileptic drugs were not available and they were also quite expensive. And this time she had a seizure and she fell hands first into the cooking fire. She had second and third degree burns over both her palms and her forearms. I saw her with a doctor and he prescribed proper wound care with wet to dry dressings and then debridement and then he scurried off to take care of the long line of patients waiting outside his office leaving me to tend to Gladness. She was a beautiful girl with captivating dark eyes that followed me as I prepared a sterile field. She winced only a little bit when the debridement got to the edge of viable tissue. I witnessed her bravery as I cleaned her wounds. We had no shared language only hand gestures and the raising of eyebrows which means yes or I agree in East African body language. Though in the US a patient like Gladness might be discharged home with nursing visits for wound changes or wound dressing changes the healthcare system in Uganda had no such provision so Gladness stayed at the hospital. For the next three weeks I advocated for her care taking time to unbandage, to clean and rebandage Gladness's hands up to three times a day. She lost her pinky on the right hand but her other fingers fared well. Infection was kept at bay. The clinic doctor told me that it was possible that she could go to a larger facility for a skin graft but this would be expensive and it would be a great distance from her home so it might not happen. We watched for contractures as the wounds healed so that her hands would remain functional. The long term consequences were unimaginable to me. I could not comprehend what life would be like for this girl if she lost function of her hands living in rural Uganda. But it was August and I got to come back to Vermont and continue with my medical school career. But this changed me. This one young girl living in Uganda this series of interactions over a short period of weeks reshaped my path in medicine. It sparked in me an intense desire to work with underserved populations and to learn more about cross-cultural medicine and communication. And over the next several years I returned frequently to East Africa, to Tanzania and Uganda primarily and developed lasting relationships with non-profit groups, hospitals and medical schools. At one point I went back to Uganda to work on resident education and faculty development at the largest medical school in the country. And one day I was invited to join a journal club with the Ugandan OBGYN residents. They selected a paper to review but it was 10 years out of date and it compared two gynecologic procedures, one of which is rarely done these days. But these residents attacked the paper. They dissected the methodology and the results as no other resident group I have ever seen. They were hungry for the work. I was curious though how did they select this paper and why not something more recent. Through this exchange I realized that the privilege we have to go to Dana Medical Library and pull any paper we want off the internet or get it through interlibrary loan did not exist in Uganda. Those residents were hungry for the latest papers but could not access them because of the country in which they were born. Additionally they were paying by the megabyte for the internet and though we're only part of the way there with assistance from my Ugandan partners and the Freymoyer Fund for Medical Education, we were able to improve the Ugandan department by setting up an internet cafe with computers and Wi-Fi for the students, residents, and faculty. Still they would have difficulty accessing papers but at least internet availability was not the main hurdle and now they had a communal space in which to study and discuss clinical issues. In the beginning I had a picture of myself as a global health physician working in the trenches in far flung places performing procedures with substandard equipment and saving the day. A global health mentor of mine however dissuaded me of this and he said if you're working in the trenches you're doing that for yourself. If you want to make real change look at the systems look at the culture of medicine and teach. This is true not just in global health but in medicine in general. Six years ago on a white board in my office next to a photograph of gladness I wrote the words witness, advocate exchange, and improve. These are my pillars of global health. This is my mantra and as I think about it this is not just for global health this is for the broad practice of medicine. Be a witness to your patients. Use your critical eye. Let them teach you and let them change you. Through each patient understand the medical system at work. Witness where it functions well and just the same witness where it falls short. And don't be afraid to critically evaluate the system as you move through as trainees. Your vantage point is important. Advocate for change with the patient in front of you. Advocate for them to change their lifestyle to stop smoking to lose weight. But also advocate for justice in your practice in your hospital system and in your community. Advocate for women and underrepresented minorities to have equality within the practice of medicine. Exchange information and ideas. This is critically important. Talk to patients about the challenges they encounter in their lives. Ask the questions do not assume. Discuss challenges in the practice of medicine with colleagues. I am convinced that in that exchange lies the solution. Improve the quality of medical care as well as the medical system itself. Participate in quality improvement projects as medical students, residents and beyond. Use your creative skills to pioneer that innovative way to assist new Americans or non-English speaking patients through cancer diagnosis and treatment for instance. You are at the beginning of a truly transformative journey. Suck every last little drop out of it. And though it's not your job to save the world, I implore you to witness, advocate, exchange and improve and you might just change the world a little bit. Thank you and good luck to you all. Thank you Dr. Doherty for those inspiring words. Students, in just a few moments you will take to the stage to receive your white coats. So let me just take a minute to provide you with some additional information about the white coats and its contents. As you have heard the white coat itself symbolizes a standard of professionalism caring and trust that must be earned from our patients. It is a personally delivered gift of faith, confidence and compassion. On the left collar of your coat is a humanism in medicine lapel pin supplied by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. This pin is placed on your coat to remind you of the importance of fostering a culture of respect, dignity and compassion for your patients and the professionals that you will work with. In your left pocket you will find a copy of the oath used by the Larner College of Medicine. This oath is adopted from the oath of lasagna that is its actual name. Written by Louis Lasagna in 1964. Louis Lasagna was an American physician and professor of medicine who wrote a modernized version of the Hippocratic Oath which emphasized a holistic and compassionate approach to medicine and is used by many medical colleges today. And finally in your right pocket you will find a card with a personal message from an alumni of the Larner College of Medicine. As an alum I truly value the medical education and the mentoring I received here and we really hope that you are inspired by the words of your alumni mentor and reach out to them to develop a relationship that will provide you with support and guidance throughout your medical career. We're thankful for the Office of Alumni Development for spearheading this project and we really appreciate all the alumni who have reached out to support our students. Students I have learned that this can be a little bit nerve wracking for you when you come up and receive your white coats. So remember even now just take a nice slow breath in as you learn this morning and a longer breath out. And as you're sitting on the side about to embark across the stage do the same thing again. So now I would like to invite Dr. Bill Jeffries Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education to the podium. Dean Jeffries will be reading the names of the members of the class of 2022 along with their hometown and academic degree and Dr. Tanya Birch Associate Dean for Clinical Education will join me in cloaking students with their white coat when their name is read. I would also like to invite Dean to stand joined by Dr. Brumsted and Dr. Doherty to be the first to welcome you to the profession after receiving your white coats today so don't forget to pause and shake their hands before you exit the stage. And finally I invite you members of the class of 2022 to come to the stage and receive your white coat when your name is read. Thank you also to our Larner College of Medicine Student Ambassadors assisting us with today's ceremony especially Jordy Lanza and Lee Student Ambassadors from the graduating class of 2019 for providing on-stage support during the cloaking. Okay so I'm back. One last announcement here. I'm going to say each student's name and then you are going to want to applaud right away. But I have more interesting things to say about them. So I'd ask you to hold the applause until the end of their introduction and then you can go crazy. And we'll see. This is exactly how it's going to work at graduation too. So we're training you now for that time. Our first student Millen Elizabeth Absalab. She's from Alexandria, Virginia and has a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in Sociology and English. We're working on this. We'll have this down by the end. Sameer Aladina is from Tampa, Florida and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in nutrition. Amelia Anderson is from Geneva, Illinois and has a bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington in Neuroscience Biology and in Spanish. Michael Stephen Barnum is from Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Microbiology. Elizabeth Baumgartner is from Manchester, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in Science in Society and Neuroscience and Behavior. Isadora R. Beach is from Franklin, Tennessee and has bachelor's degrees from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in Honors Philosophy of Science and Medicine and Hispanic Studies. Abigail Belzer is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and has a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College in Neuroscience. Adrian Nicholas Berg is from Sudbury, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from Bucknell University in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Lauren Bajukas is from North and over Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Economics. Megan Elizabeth Boyer is from Manchester, Connecticut and has bachelor's degrees from the University of Connecticut in Molecular and Cell Physiology and in Psychology. Richard Joseph Brock is from Melrose, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and German. Alexander Brown is from Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College in Economics. Sarah K. Brennan is from South Burlington, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Art History. Christian Brooks is from Nutley, New Jersey and has a bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Chemistry. Jose Calderon is from Houston, Texas and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California in Psychology. Maggie E. Carey is from Carlsbad, California and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies. Kelly J. Chan is from Singapore and has a bachelor's degree from Claremont McKenna College in Literature and Psychology. Deena Chanowitz is from New York, New York and has a bachelor's degree from City University of New York Hunter College in Biology. Sally G. Clark is from Williston, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland College Park in Music. Patrick Daniel Clark is from Brookfield, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut in Biology. Julia L. Clemens is from Baltimore, Maryland and has a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in French Studies and Biology. Marlena Clasina Cook is from Sarenac Lake, New York and has a bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire Durham and a master's degree from the University of Colorado Denver and Schultz Medical Campus in Mathematics. Olivia R. Cooper is from Cape Elizabeth, Maine and has a bachelor's degree from Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Sargent College and Human Physiology. Delaney M. Curran is from Schohegen, Maine and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Biology. Noreen Ali Damji is from Simi Valley, California and has degrees from Moorpark College and the University of California Berkeley in Public Health. Isaac Araya de Lebrière is from Colchester, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Biology. Nicole K. Delgado is from the Woodlands, Texas and has a bachelor's degree from the University of California Santa Barbara in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Matthew J. Dyer is from Brandon, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from St. Lawrence University in Biology. Emily Maya Akin is from Colchester, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Biology. Gia Rose Epen is from Groton, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University, Evanston in Cognitive Science. Alom A. Simonele is from Ankara, Turkey and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in Psychology Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience and Biology. Adam Fakri is from Beirut, Lebanon and has a bachelor's degree from Georgia State University in Neuroscience. Sheridan M. Finney is from Wilton, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and a master's degree from Yale University School of Public Health in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Rosie Friedman is from San Francisco, California and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Animal Science. Madeline L. Fritz is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Psychology. Aram Garwal is from Hawthorne, New Jersey and has a bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Biology. Francesca Garafalo is from Norwalk, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in the City of New York in Biology. Caroline M. Gerasi is from Cannon New York and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and a master's degree from Boston University in Neuroscience. Katherine Joan Gehrig is from Brookfield, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut in Biomedical Engineering. Lauren Gernan is from Topeka, Kansas and has a bachelor's degree from Rice University and a master's degree from the University of California Berkeley in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Jeremy Rainville Greenberg is from Manchester, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Colgate University in Biology. Kaelin Gregory Davis is from Meridan, New Hampshire and has a bachelor's degree from Barnard College in Anthropology. Elizabeth Hannah Hahn is from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Puget Sound in Biochemistry. Emma Victoria Hall is from Harvard, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from University in Neuroscience and Behavior and Biology. Kelly Aaron Harmon is from Cheshire, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont and a master's degree from Boston University in Biochemistry. Rachel Harrison is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a bachelor's degree from Boston College in Psychology. Alyssa Ann Heiser is from Bristol, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Biology. Luke Michael Higgins is from Niles, Michigan and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor in Biomolecular Science. Matthew Charles Hill is from Medway, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from Hamilton College in Psychology. William Holden is from Cleveland, Ohio and has a bachelor's degree from Haberford College in Psychology. Seneca D. Hudson is from Chicago, Illinois and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester in Neuroscience. Eugerta is Trefi, is from Glastonbury, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut in Molecular and Cell Biology. Benjamin D. Kagan is from Essex, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Chemistry. Luke Kate Keefe is from San Francisco, California and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California in Neuroscience. Diane Kim is from San Jose, California and has a bachelor's degree from Williams College in Biology. Prasanna Kumar is from Atlanta Georgia and has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in Economics and Psychology. Alexandra Elizabeth Kuzma is from Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania and has a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College in Neuroscience. Sylvia Michelle Lane is from Southwick, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Psychology and Biology. Kyle William Lennard is from Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in Chemical Engineering. Emma Carolyn Levine is from Lexington Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from Lake Forest College in Neuroscience and French. Tiara Victoria Lynch is from Taos, New Mexico and has a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in Philosophy. Eric Shane McClain is from Shelburne, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Bates College in Biology. Rachel Modder is from Westford, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Public Health. Ray Mack is from Lafayette, California and has a bachelor's degree from the University of California Irvine in Biological Sciences. Taylor D. Marquis is from Swanton, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology. Elena Martel is from Morristown, New Jersey and has a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a master's degree from Boston University in Psychology. Rose M. Martin is from Glassenbury, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from Southern Connecticut State University in Communication. Cheyenne McGee is from Wenham, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a master's degree from Tufts University in Music. Colby McGinn is from Brattleboro and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Mathematics. Michael Michelle Mikhail is from Los Angeles, California. Has a bachelor's degree from the University of California Irvine in Public Health Science. Allison Miller is from Buffalo, New York and has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in American Studies. Leah E. Miller is from Barry, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Boston University in Neuroscience. Colin Boynton Montgomery is from Lynchburg, Virginia and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in Global Public Health. Adessa Marie Yeager-Morano is from Burlington, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Sarah Lawrence College and a master of Education degree from Boston University. Adam Morehead is from Burlington, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Yale University in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. Patrick Michael Mouty is from Bremerton, Washington and has bachelor's degrees from the University of Washington in Biology, Physiology and Mathematics. Francis T. M2K is from Plano, Texas and has a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in Biomedical Science. Carly Mulligan is from Wallingford, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from Duke University in Biology. Michelle A. Oberding is from Shelburne, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from St. Michael's College in Biochemistry. Collins O. Guajifor is from Sugarland, Texas and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in Mathematics. Kathleen Rose O'Hara is from Simsbury, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Foreign Language and Psychology. John Patrick O'Keefe is from Greenland, New Hampshire and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Biochemistry. Ambrose Robbins Orr is from Burlington, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Medical Technology. Melanie Parzyal is from Sharon, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in Molecular Psychology and Biochemistry and Theater. Caitlin Pepper is from Burnt Hills, New York and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Biological Sciences. Ashley N. Peterson is from St. Albans, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University in Mechanical Engineering. Alexa Keller Pius is from Essex, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Tufts University in Biopsychology. Megan E. Pru is from Derby, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from the University of New England, Bideford in Biochemistry and Applied Mathematics. Olivia Elizabeth Quattella is from Rochester, New York and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester in Microbiology. Anna Grace Quinlan is from Arvada, Colorado and has a bachelor's degree from Carleton College in Biology. Samuel A. Rasker is from Charlotte, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Biological Sciences. Cara Rathmel is from Boston, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy in Mathematics. Adam Douglas Jackson Ross is from Pasadena, California and has a bachelor's degree from the University of San Francisco in Honors Biology. Claudia Elise Russell is from Franklin Park, New Jersey and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in Psychology. Mahaneha Salim is from Fort Worth, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut in Molecular Biology. Myrna Cristina Sanchez is from Malone, New York and has a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in Psychology. Lauren Schlossel is from Los Angeles, California and has a bachelor's degree from the University of California Berkeley in Molecular Environmental Biology. Anya Siricureja is from Bangkok, Thailand and has a bachelor's degree from Emory University in Biology. Amy Virginia Steadman is from Kennebunkport, Maine and has a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University in Psychology. Emily Rose Straley is from Richfield, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from McGill University in Anatomy and Cell Biology. Kayla J. Sturtivant is from Essex Junction, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Pratt Institute in Fine Arts. Irene Su is from Brooklyn, New York and Taipei, Taiwan and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in Neuroscience. Michael Ibrahim Tabot is from Colchester, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from McGill University in Physiology. Joseph M. Teague is from Reading, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from Boston University in Economics. Zane up Tech is from Woodbridge, Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from Barnard College in Neuroscience. Rachel E. Tobin is from Los Angeles, California and has a bachelor's degree from Yale University in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Fong Tran is from Walton, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from Brandeis University in Biology. Angela Rosa Troia is from Harrison, New York and has a bachelor's degree from State University of New York at Binghamton in Biochemistry. Nicole J. Turgeon is from Warwick Road Island and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Rhode Island in Medical Laboratory Science. Peter Twining is from Princeton, New Jersey and has a bachelor's degree from Connecticut College in ACS Chemistry slash Biochemistry. Allison Zen is from Concord, California and has a bachelor's degree from the University of California Davis in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior and Comparative Literature. Christina June Valentine is from Burlington, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from McGill University and a master's of Humanities degree and a master's of Science degree from the University of Vermont. Muhammad A. Wally is from Ben Sale in Pennsylvania and has a bachelor's degree from Drexel University and master's degree from Drexel University in Biomedical Engineering. Jacob Oakey Weiss is from Bethesda, Maryland and has a bachelor's degree from Colorado College in Sustainable Design for the Developing World. Jenna Brea Wells is from Morrisville, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook in Health Science. Nicole Lynn Warshawin is from Whittingham, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Castleton University in Biology. Emerson Wheeler is from Walpole, Massachusetts and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Kinesiology. Faith Evelina Wilson is from East Charleston, Vermont and has a bachelor's degree from Tufts University in Chemical Engineering. Hakim Yusef is from Dicks Hills, New York and has a bachelor's degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook in Pharmacology. Honored guests, this is the class of 2022! And now, to make this ceremony complete, I would like to invite Dr. Page to return to the podium and lead our students and any physicians present in reciting the oath. Thank you Dr. Jeffries. And congratulations to our students. We're going to conclude today with recitation of the oath to mark this milestone for our students as they embark in their careers. I invite the students now to stand and any other physicians who would like to reaffirm their commitment to stand and join us. And we'll say this together. Okay? Everybody ready? I swear to the best of my ability this covenant. I will respect the scientific gains of those physicians and scientists in whose step I will walk and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow. I will remember that there is both art and science to medicine. I will pursue the expansion of my knowledge throughout my life for the benefit of my patients. I will practice medicine with conscience and dignity. I will respect the privacy of my patients and not judge them. I will prevent disease whenever I can for prevention is preferable to cure. Most especially I will tread with care in matters of life and death. If it be merely within my abilities to help ease suffering at the end of a life, may I face this awesome responsibility with humility and awareness of my own frailty. I vow always to act to preserve the finest traditions of my calling. And may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help. Congratulations again to the students. And may I say, you look great in white. I want to thank the family and friends who have joined us today in celebrating this important day. It's really a privilege for me on my fifth day as your dean to share today's milestone with you. I look forward to sharing many more of them in the years ahead. We will take a class photo, so after the recessional I'll ask the students to go directly to the front steps of the Billings Library and for family and friends to await for the students to exit the side doors. We welcome everyone to join us for a reception at the Grand Maple Ballroom in the Davis Center a short walk or shuttle trip across this campus. Thank you so much for joining us today and again congratulations the class of 2022.