Student Clinician Ceremony
2024 Ceremony
On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, our Class of 2026 students and faculty members gathered for the this important ceremony to help prepare these rising third year students for their clinical rotations. The event included remarks from UMSOM Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD and Associate Dean for Student Affairs Kerri Thom, MD, MS, along with faculty and student leaders of our UMSOM Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) and our selected faculty speaker and student speaker, nominated by GHHS students.
We are grateful to our presenting sponsors for this event, Whiting-Turner and the Medical Alumni Association of the University of Maryland. A recording and additional details about the ceremony are below.
About the Ceremony
The Student Clinician Ceremony is held before the beginning of the third year of medical school to help prepare students for their clinical rotations. In their rotations, students begin seeing patients alongside doctors and residents as they gain experience in primary care and medical specialties.
The ceremony, which is planned in coordination with the UMSOM Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, aims to address some of the anxiety felt by students entering this transitional period by providing insight and discussing fears and expectations. Students receive professionalism pins during the event to wear on their white coats as a constant reminder of their duty to their patients and profession. They also agree to follow the Student Clinician Oath.
In addition to the ceremony, before starting rotations, students attend clinical skills workshops and small group discussions about patient safety and professionalism issues. For more information about the Student Clinician Ceremony, contact the Office of Student Affairs.
Watch the 2024 Ceremony Video
Student Clinician Ceremony Faculty Speakers
Year | Graduation Year | Faculty Speaker |
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2024 | 2026 | Melissa Motta, MD, MPH |
2023 | 2025 | Rodney J. Taylor, MD, MSPH |
2022 | 2024 | Sandrine Niyongere, MD |
2021 | 2023 | Donique A. Cross, MD |
2020 | 2022 | H. Neal Reynolds, MD |
2019 | 2021 | Stella Hines, MD |
2018 | 2020 | Rana Malek, MD |
2017 | 2019 | David R. Gens, MD, FACS |
2016 | 2018 | Sandra M. Quezada, MD, MS |
2015 | 2017 | Kerri A. Thom, MD |
2014 | 2016 | Devang Patel, MD |
2013 | 2015 | Donna S. Hanes, MD, FACP |
2012 | 2014 | Daniel J. Salzberg, MD, FACP |
2011 | 2013 | Nevins W. Todd, MD |
2010 | 2012 | Michael S. Donnenberg, MD |
2009 | 2011 | Robert Shin, MD |
2008 | 2010 | Gary Plotnick, MD |
2007 | 2009 | Robert Shin, MD, MPH |
2006 | 2008 | n/a |
2005 | 2007 | Yvette L. Rooks, MD |
2004 | 2006 | Roberto M. Benitez, MD |
2003 | 2005 | William L. Henrich, MD |