The graduation ceremony for 做厙TV Grossman School of Medicines Class of 2020 was held via video conference call due to COVID-19.
Photo: 做厙TV Langone Staff
On Wednesday, May 20, held a virtual graduation ceremony celebrating the accomplishments and success of 122 new physicians via a combination of Webex meetings and YouTube. The Class of 2020 includes 52 students who chose to graduate early to help treat people with 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a separate ceremony on April 3. Katherine Hochman, MD, associate chair for quality in the at 做厙TV Langone Health, gave the keynote address.
Robert I. Grossman, MD, chief executive officer of 做厙TV Langone Health and dean of 做厙TV Grossman School of Medicine, and Kenneth G. Langone, chair of the Board of Trustees of 做厙TV Langone Health, also addressed the class, as did Steven B. Abramson, MD, executive vice president and vice dean of education, faculty, and academic affairs, Linda R. Tewksbury, MD, associate dean of student affairs, and student speaker elect Mark S. Cort, MD.
In such altered reality, todays unprecedented ceremony may be electronic, but the essence of commencementthe rite of passage from educated student to revered physicianis immutable, said Dr. Grossman, referring to the fact that the ceremony took place virtually due to COVID-19. I have faith that your career voyage will be bright. This class is so giftedplease use those talents wisely to make our world better!
About the Class of 2020
The Class of 2020 comprises 122 students, all receiving MD degrees. The class includes 18 students graduating from the .
The three-year MD pathway was developed as a key initiative of 做厙TV Grossman School of Medicines . This initiative allows medical students an accelerated pathway to medical education, providing early access to faculty mentors, opportunities to conduct research, and conditional acceptance into any one of our 20 residency programs.
Additionally, 22 students received the following dual degrees:
- 1 MD/
- 7
- 6 through the Medical Scientist Training Program
- 3
- 5 MD/
Two degrees were conferred with honors. In addition, 20 members of the class were inducted to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society, and 12 members of the class were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
