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168 Keck School of Medicine medical degree recipients donned red caps and gowns, exuding pride at their commencement ceremony on May 16.<\/figcaption><\/figure>The weather was gray outside Galen Center on Saturday, May 16, but inside it was bright with cardinal and gold as MD and MD\/PhD graduates buzzed with excitement during commencement ceremonies for the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
\nJust before 3 p.m., the 168 medical degree recipients donned red caps and gowns, exuding pride as they readied themselves to march into the arena to the tune of pomp and circumstance.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing day,\u201d said MD candidate TC Scotton, who will attend the psychiatry residency training program at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA this summer. \u201cToday is the culmination of four long years of hard work and sacrifice. Seeing my classmates and their families all dressed up today puts it all into perspective.\u201d
\nCarmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA, dean of the Keck School, opened the ceremony by congratulating the Class of 2015 and acknowledging key faculty members. He also acknowledged the six staff members from the Keck School and Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center who recently traveled to Nepal to provide medical aid following the devastating April 25 earthquake.
\n\u201cThese extraordinary individuals are role models for our medical students because they show the importance of community service on a global scale,\u201d said Puliafito.
\nNext, Provost Michael W. Quick, PhD, gave an inspiring speech to the graduates.
\n\u201c\u2018Fight On!\u2019 is a wonderful slogan and greeting. But, for graduates of this medical school, it is more than just that,\u201d said Quick, who is also the senior vice president of academic affairs. \u201cFor you, it is a call to action. For you, it is a call to service. For you, it is a plea from your patients. For you, it is your mission. So, I say to the Keck School of Medicine, Class of 2015: \u2018Fight On!\u2019\u201d
\nCharles Gibson, journalist and former ABC News Good Morning America anchor, gave the commencement address, which made parallels between the medical and journalism professions.
\n\u201cBoth of our professions involve a sacred trust,\u201d said Gibson. \u201cJournalists give a voice to those who might not otherwise be heard. As doctors, you have the sacred trust of caring for people. Giving them the health they need to be as productive as possible, as contented as possible, as hopeful as possible, and as fully realized human beings.\u201d
\nMost of Saturday\u2019s graduates received MD degrees, but five earned an MD\/PhD degree, two earned an MD\/MBA and one earned a MD\/MPH.
\nOther health and medicine commencement ceremonies had taken place throughout the week.
\nOn May 13, the Keck School awarded 173 master\u2019s degrees in a variety of biological and biomedical fields, 132 Master of Public Health degrees, 43 PhD degrees and four Master of Academic Medicine degrees.
\nDean Puliafito also gave welcoming remarks during this ceremony, followed by a commencement address from Keith R. Yamamoto, PhD, vice chancellor for research at the University of California, San Francisco. Yamamoto encouraged graduates to take risks in their careers.
\n\u201cThe conventional wisdom is to play it safe, hold back and wait until you\u2019re established to take risks, but I disagree,\u201d said Yamamoto, who is also executive vice dean of the UCSF School of Medicine. \u201cSeek out risk. Seek out adventure with a capital \u2018A\u2019. All of the great results that make science exciting come shrouded in risk because there are no sure things among interesting things. So, just like the Nike ads say\u2014\u2018Just do it\u2019.\u201d
\nIn the audience was Christine Hogan, an ROTC scholar who earned a master\u2019s degree in pathology while training for the military. As a soldier-student, a typical day for Hogan included early morning workouts with the Army, attending classes for both Army and USC courses, followed by evening shifts at Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles, working in the laboratory of Yves DeClerk, MD. After her six-year contract with the Army, Hogan plans to attend medical school and pursue her goal to become a global leader in health care.
\n\u201cPeople ask me why I am going into active duty rather than work in a lab or in corporate America. But I believe that nothing is more important than serving our country as a medical services officer in the United States military,\u201d said Hogan, who has been selected to be trained as a medical evacuation pilot and fly Blackhawk helicopters. \u201cLife is too short not to pursue your dreams and do what you want to do.\u201d
\nOn May 15, the Department of Family Medicine\u2019s Primary Care Physician Assistant Program awarded 56 master\u2019s of physician assistant practice degrees. Preventive Medicine awarded 116 Bachelor of Science degrees to undergraduates in the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Global Health programs.
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\nClick here<\/a> to view our 2015 commencement photo gallery. <\/strong>
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\n<\/i>Commencement Speaker – Charles Gibson<\/a>
\n<\/i>Provost Address – Michael Quick<\/a>
\n<\/i>Student Speech – Reem Itani<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

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