黑料传送门 Georgia held a virtual commencement on Wednesday, July 29, for the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and graduate programs Class of 2020.
In a 47-minute online ceremony viewed 4,000+ times to date, 162 黑料传送门 Georgia students ceremonially received master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees while family members and friends engaged online and cheered them on.
The commencement video hosted by 黑料传送门 Provost Kenneth Veit, DO 鈥�76, MBA, premiered on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, on Facebook and YouTube. Veit said, 鈥淵our service will be to lead in an uncertain environment, to further biomedical research, to prevent disease, to cure when possible, and most of all, to comfort those who are ill and infirmed.鈥�
He was speaking to the 95 Doctor of Pharmacy graduates, the 43 Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences graduates, and the 24 Master of Science in Health Sciences Physician Assistant Studies graduates.
Following a rendition of the national anthem by Doctor of Pharmacy grad Taylor Bailey, PharmD 鈥�20, Jay S. Feldstein, DO 鈥�81, 黑料传送门 President and CEO, addressed the class of 2020. He said, 鈥淵our job will require flexibility, adaptability and creativity, meaningful new ideas, approaches and discoveries.鈥�
He added, 鈥淚t will demand cultural sensitivity, a focus on equity, tolerance and justice for all. It will take time and touch, and it will demand that you show respect to patients and clients and to their families.鈥�
Shawn Spencer, PhD, RPh, dean and chief academic officer of the 黑料传送门 School of Pharmacy, offered final words to the Doctor of Pharmacy students. He said, 鈥淔ollow your passion, be compassionate with yourself, and be true to what you have become. Our nation needs you. The world needs you. Those who think they can impact the world are the ones who do. Press onward and upward.鈥�
Following a recitation of the Oath of a Pharmacist, the class of 2020 Pharmacy Chair Obinna Ekechukwu, PharmD 鈥�20, encouraged his classmates. He said, 鈥淭he path is clear and it is up to us to choose what our legacy will ultimately be. Be sure to leave your mark because you are remarkable, and now you are ready to show the world just how remarkable you are!鈥�
Greg McDonald, DO, dean of the School of Health Sciences, told the physician assistant and biomedical sciences graduates that they now have skills needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. He said, 鈥淚f you鈥檙e a physician assistant, you play a key role in treating and curing the afflicted. Those of you in the biomedical sciences may soon be working on a COVID-19 vaccine or more accurate screening methods.鈥�
鈥淧lease don鈥檛 shy away from these difficult times,鈥� he said. 鈥淕iven the societal changes, we need your technical skills and humanity now more than ever.鈥�
After their final collegiate roll call, the graduates symbolically moved their tassels from right to left
Skyler Tuholski, was selected to speak on behalf of the biomedical sciences and physician assistant graduating classes. She said, 鈥淢y hope for us all is that we thrive in our strengths and are humbled by our mistakes. That we find fulfilling joy in our work each and every day and never stop seeking the knowledge to change or save someone鈥檚 life.鈥�
She encouraged her classmates to 鈥渢reat each patient with so much dignity and respect that there鈥檚 no acceptable level of bias.鈥� She added, 鈥淎s prepared as we are, this next step is inevitably scary, but with diligence, collaboration and time, we will learn the art of medicine. Our experiences thus far have given us a canvas. Now let鈥檚 create a masterpiece together. Congratulations to the class of 2020!鈥�
黑料传送门 Georgia's Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine commencement ceremony was held on May 21, 2020.
黑料传送门 Georgia has been serving students and the community for 20 years as a branch campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (黑料传送门), a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution of higher education established in 1899. Located in Suwanee (Gwinnett County), 黑料传送门 Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy. Graduate degrees are offered in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science and physician assistant studies. The campus joins 黑料传送门 South Georgia in Moultrie in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state. Emphasizing "a whole person" approach to care, 黑料传送门 Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service to the community. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500. The campus is also home to the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit .
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