Dean
Sherine E. Gabriel, MD, MSc
,
welcomed 170 new medical students as part of the
Class of 2021 at Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School's annual
White Coat Ceremony
August 4.
The ceremony culminates the weeklong orientation
and signifies the students' entrance into the medical
profession.
Surrounded by family and friends, and assisted
by a faculty member, each student was helped into
his or her white coat, which will be worn throughout
the four years of medical education. At the conclusion
of the ceremony, the students recited the Hippocratic
Oath, beginning their journey to becoming physicians.
"As you don your white coat for the very first
time, please understand that the coat represents the
respect that you have for yourself, for others, and
for the profession of medicine," says Dean Gabriel.
"I ask you to remember that each and every time
you place it on your shoulders--five, 10, or even
50 years from today."
The keynote address was given by
Ephrem O.
Olweny, MD
, assistant professor of surgery, who
specializes in endourology and minimally invasive
surgery.
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From the
Alumni Mentorship
Program for Students
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ore than 300 alumni volunteered to
provide mentorship opportunities for
students. Via an online survey, alumni identi-
fied the ways in which they would like to sup-
port students including shadowing, research,
speaking at lectures, and most importantly,
providing resources for residencies. The
Alumni
Mentorship Database
was shared with stu-
dents this fall, who were encouraged to select
an alumni in a specialty of their interest.
Jillian
Prior
, alumni affairs manager, facilitated the
connection. This database is augmenting our
students' learning experience and giving them
tools to help pursue their residencies.
Welcome, Class of 2021!
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Patricia M. Hansen, MA
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Jillian Prior
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Steve Hockstein
McKesson Travels to New Jersey to Provide
Services to Patients during Hurricane
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cKesson
, the medical school's access center partner, is located in Port St. Lucie, Florida,
which was directly in the path of Hurricane Irma. To help alleviate danger to the McKesson
team and to provide the best possible and most convenient care for our patients, the medical
school proactively
partnered with
McKesson to activate
the highest level of
disaster response and
assure that patient
access was seamless.
McKesson sent team
members to California
to handle calls at its
West Coast office. In
addition,
Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School
hosted a group of team members, who traveled to our campus by bus,
at the Child Health Institute's Training Room on the first floor (above). Special thanks to the
Department of Pediatrics
, who helped take calls;
Veronica Rosel
, who coordinated IT access
and functions; and
Kristine O'Keefe
and
Dan Bartello
, who supported telecommunications to
assure full functionality.
Courtesy of Elizabeth Lejeune