("Pomp and Circumstance") (audience applauding and cheering) (audience cheering) (stately music) - Good afternoon.

Graduates and commencement party, please be seated.

Today marks the culmination of medical education for the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine class of 2024.

Congratulations to the graduates who have reached this milestone.

Today we celebrate your dedication and commitment to others in your choice to enter profession where you will serve future patients in Michigan and beyond.

As you come to the end of this segment of your career journey, we urge you to reflect on your accomplishments, while also looking forward to your new horizons and aspirations as physicians.

Thank you to the families, friends, mentors, and faculty, as well as alumni who have joined us today for this official commencement ceremony.

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine educates medical students in eight communities across the state.

My name is Wanda Lipscomb, and I have the privilege to serve as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Senior Associate Dean for Diversity here at the college.

I would like to take a moment now to introduce the platform guests, recognize the college leadership team and the commencement party.

As I call your name, I will request that you stand.

We will recognize everyone at the end.

Starting to my far left and your right, Dr. Elizabeth Lyons, Associate Director, Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

Dr. Mieka Smart, Director of the Leadership in Medicine for Underserved program.

I made a mistake.

Dr. Lyons is the Rural Medicine program.

Dr. Laura Carravallah, Director of Medical Partners in Public Health.

Dr. Jonathan Gold, Director of the Shared Discovery Curriculum Academy.

Dr. Judith Brady, Assistant Dean for Student Wellness and Engagement.

Dr. Kelly Armstrong, Assistant Dean for Student Career and Professional Development.

Dr. Lisa Lowery, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Cultural Initiatives.

Dr. Brad Riley, Assistant Dean for Clinical Experiences.

Dr. Robin DeMuth, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education.

Dr. Andrea Wendling, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Dr. Richard Leach, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Michael Lewis, Chair of Anesthesiology.

And Dr. Charles Hong, Chair of the Department of Medicine.

And now going to my right and your left, Dr. Khan Nedd, CHM Alumni Board.

Dr. Kenneth Yamamoto, CHM Alumni Board Chair.

Dr. Heather Laird-Fick, Assistant Dean for Accreditation and Program Evaluation.

Dr. Amber Booth-Heard, Interim Assistant Dean for Admissions.

Dr. David Kaufman, Assistant Vice President for Health Sciences.

Dr. Norman Beauchamp Jr., Executive Vice President for Health Sciences.

Dr. Carol Parker, Associate Dean for Administration.

Dr. Thomas O'Halloran, Director of the Elemental Health Institute.

Dr. Julie Phillips, Chair of the Department of Family Medicine.

Dr. Sean Valles, who is Chair of the Institute for... (laughs) I always do that to you, Sean.

Why do I do that?

Every year I do that.

- Bioethics and Social Justice.

- The Bioethics and Social Justice.

Okay.

Our honored guest, Dr. Teresa Woodruff, President Emerita.

And Dr. Aron Sousa, our Dean.

We also would like to invite to stand, joining us in the arena, the community assistant deans for our eight communities and the student program administrators.

Would you please stand?

Join me in welcoming this leadership team.

(audience applauding and cheering) Now for a part of the program that we all can participate in.

We would like to have everyone stand for the playing of the national anthem.

("The Star-Spangled Banner") (audience applauding and cheering) You may be seated.

It is my pleasure to introduce Dr. Aron Sousa, Dean of the College of Human Medicine.

Dr. Sousa became the seventh dean of our college when he was appointed by the MSU Board of Trustees to that position in April of 2022.

Previous to that, Dr. Sousa had served as interim dean for the medical school and held the position of Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for 11 years.

He received his medical training at the University of Indiana, that, you know, red and white school down the road.

He is a general internist.

He is happiest when he's rounding with patients, which he still does as a dean on a regular basis.

He's a wonderful, committed person who looks at medical education from a broad range.

He's a committed community leader and a supporter of medical students.

Join me in welcoming Dr. Sousa, who will guide us through the remainder of the ceremony.

Dr. Sousa.

(audience applauding) - Thank you, Dr. Lipscomb.

Good afternoon and welcome to the 2024 College of Human Medicine commencement, celebrating the graduation of the class of 2024.

It is my pleasure and honor to represent the faculty and staff in congratulating all of the graduates and welcoming their families and friends who are here with us today.

There is no better occasion at a university than a graduation.

It is good to be here.

Today, we bring together our graduates, along with their families and friends to honor you and your accomplishments.

After a virtual white coat ceremony in 2020, it is great to have this class together at graduation.

It is important that we share our joy in your accomplishments with your entire family and friends.

May the Fourth be with all of you today.

(audience laughing) (audience applauding) I want to be the first to make that joke in public today.

(audience laughing) Some of your younger or not so young family members might get a little antsy and need a bit of a walkout during the course of our ceremony.

That is a part of life, and please feel free to take them up to the concourses and walk to your heart's content.

Michigan State University has a formal land acknowledgement, which I want to include now in my opening remarks.

We acknowledge that Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg, the Three Fires Confederacy of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples.

In particular, the university resides on land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.

We recognize, support, and advocate for the sovereignty of Michigan's 12 federally-recognized Indian nations, for historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, for Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and for those who were forcibly removed from their homelands.

By offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Michigan State University more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.

As we begin our celebration of your accomplishments, let us pause for a moment of silence to consider how we can live our lives in a way that honors all Spartans, including those who are no longer with us.

Thank you.

As everybody in this building now knows, medical school and becoming a physician is a huge amount of work, including studying or rounding or clinical duties of 60 to 80 hours a week for months on end.

It can be draining, tiring, exhilarating, occasionally terrifying, and hopefully, at least as often, joyous.

The graduates here in front of me have faced those terrors and hopefully have seen some of the joy that comes from being someone's doctor.

It is a great honor to be someone's physician.

And the most important decision the college makes in creating a good physician is in admissions.

We work hard to make sure we select people who are entering medicine for the right reasons, who will bring valuable life lessons to their patients, who will be committed to the wholesome and scientific practice of medicine.

And I really hope we have not screwed you up.

I want the students we admitted to be the doctors that we graduate, but well-trained in the technical and humanistic skills and knowledge of medicine.

I seek in my newest colleagues the personal and professional attributes that sustain my profession, colleagues who will take care of my patients when I am not available, who will treat me and my family when we need them.

And I am confident you are still those people and improved by your education in only the very best of ways.

Occasionally I get to speak with graduates after they have gone off to residency, and I am confident you will find yourself well-trained, well-prepared, with the technical, intellectual, and emotional skills to deal with the rigors of residency.

This class matriculated at the very height of the pandemic, and while the health emergency is over, I want to recognize the work of residents at the heart of this country's COVID-19 response.

I worked in the hospital during some of the largest outbreaks, and it was the residents who carried the load in the hospitals.

They were the ones who had to change their rotations to cover more ICU, more emergency department, more COVID wards.

You all now enter that fray, and I applaud and appreciate what residents like you have done and continue to do for the health of our nation.

(audience applauding) For those of you who don't know, normal residency is difficult.

Residency is harder than medical school.

But I think that most physicians here will agree with me that your first year of residency, you will learn more about how to care for patients and about medicine than you will learn in any other year of your whole career.

For our class of 2024, I want you to know that I am confident you are ready to take this on.

But there will be a point sometime in the next year when you are, if you're like all the rest of us, when you will wonder if you really signed up for the right thing.

Pay attention to the biology of being a resident.

You have to eat.

You have to sleep.

You have to find some joy in what you are doing each day.

Remember that you will need the support of your colleagues, the other members of the team, your residency faculty, your family, your friends.

And if you pay attention to what you need as a living being, you can look the most difficult situation in the eye, come up with a plan, and make the world of your patient and their family a better place.

Congratulations to you all.

(audience applauding) (audience laughing) It is my pleasure to introduce Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., Executive Vice President for Health Sciences at Michigan State University.

After graduating from CHM, Dr. Beauchamp did a surgical transitional internship in Grand Rapids before doing his residency in radiology and neurointerventional fellowship at Johns Hopkins.

He stayed on at Johns Hopkins as faculty and associate chair before becoming Chair of Radiology at the University of Washington and then returning to his natural roots at CHM as Dean in 2016 and then becoming Executive Vice President in the fall of 2019.

Dr. Beauchamp has helped lead the university in so many ways and has been the leader of the university's new partnership with Henry Ford.

It is my great pleasure to introduce EVP Beauchamp.

(audience applauding) - Thank you, thank you, Aron.

You'll see me listed in your program as greetings.

So greetings.

We're so glad you're here, and when, you know, Dean Souza asked me to be able to come and greet all of you, I was really excited for three reasons, and I'll share those reasons with you.

The first, as the Dean mentioned, I'm a proud graduate of this college.

Go, class 1990, right?

(audience cheering) Second, I had the chance to serve as dean of the college from 2016 to 2019, and what I had a chance to see very directly is the inspirational staff and faculty coming together to do inspirational work, and so to be able to come and be a part of this is really special.

And then the third, I would mention, as a senior leader at MSU greeting you, is that our universities exist to help solve society's greatest challenges, and there's no greater challenge in our nation or our world than the lack of access to health and to healing and to hope.

Health, healing, and hope.

And to sit in front of all of you and know that there'll be a better future because of the work you've done and the work this college does really makes the university proud, and it's certainly special to be able to greet all of you.

And then finally, family and friends, because you made it possible for these amazing young people to be here.

So on behalf of Michigan State University, welcome to our graduates, welcome to our faculty and staff, welcome to that small child, and welcome to all of you, family and friends, who poured into our graduates so they could go in to pour into others.

Welcome.

(audience applauding) - Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, you are a great leader in higher education and an internationally recognized biologist specializing in reproductive science.

You are most recently served as Interim President of Michigan State University and are now President Emeritus.

And prior to that, as Provost and Executive President for Academic Affairs, you have served with distinction.

As Interim President, you led us through the February 13th mass shootings on our own campus.

You bonded with students and faculty, and you helped keep our community together as we were buffeted by winds of misfortune and mischief.

You lead with integrity, and you ask us to always look up, to look higher, to see the world in its prismatic splendor.

You are a remarkable scientist and national leader in mentorship, opportunity, and discovery.

I will be brief and abridge your remarkable accomplishments.

You are an MSU Research Foundation Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology in our college and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Michigan State University.

In 2006, you coined the term oncofertility to describe the merging of the two fields, oncology and fertility preservation.

You championed a new National Institute of Health policy mandating the inclusion of both male and female biological variables in fundamental research.

You were awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Mentoring in the White House by President Barack Obama.

You are an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering, the National Academy of Inventors, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and you are a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

It is my pleasure and honor to introduce you, Teresa K. Woodruff, as our commencement speaker.

(audience applauding) - Spartan family, Go Green!

- Go White.

- So glad to see all of you here this afternoon, and I'm sure you are very glad to be here this afternoon as well.

And I want to start by thanking Aron very much for that introduction, as well as, Aron, for your inspired leadership which brings all of us together in community every day.

Thank you for your leadership as Dean.

I also want to acknowledge the platform party including Norm Beauchamp.

Norm, thank you for your leadership of this, your alma mater, and you have made health, hope, and healing synonymous with MSU, as well as equity as a root of our success.

So thank you for your leadership at this institution.

I also want to acknowledge the faculty and administrative staff of this college for their great leadership and their exemplars.

And finally, I wish to thank the Professor of Chemistry, MSU Foundation Professor of Molecular Genetics, and also my current husband, Tom O'Halloran.

(audience laughing) Well, this is a wow moment.

You have all made it here to this moment, and there is, there are a lot of folks to thank.

And I'm sure your attributions of success, as each of you think here today about what got you to this place today, would include your family and friends who are sitting around you.

Please join me in thanking your family and friends.

(audience applauding) It is also the case that you made it through because of the friendships that you made with the people sitting around you.

So please give a warm hand to the people who are sitting around you who helped you to this moment today.

(audience applauding) And it's also true that your journey demanded of you your tenacity, your personal commitment, your love of this profession, and your love of the patient.

So at this moment, let's all just take a little bit of a deep breath, and because everything was pell-mell to get to this moment, I want each of you to think for just a moment, as you are going to approach the dais, you approach today from this side as a student.

And as you shake the hand of Dean Sousa and take that first step forward, you are changed.

You are a graduate of MSU, a doctor of medicine, and a person in whom many will put their faith and their health.

You will have graduated from a great university into a great profession.

Make sure that you take a moment to recognize this moment.

It is a handshake and a picture and maybe a hoot and a holler, but it is also a moment of transition and transformation.

So think as you walk by, and know that you go with our deep love and congratulations.

Well, even as we take this deep breath of this particular moment, we also should look back over the time that you have been here.

Your road to this moment has been unlike any other class.

You have navigated COVID and the ways in which learning had to be modified but not diminished.

You learned at MSU, no matter if it was in the classroom, in the clinic, or perhaps in your bedroom for biochem.

You learned.

And while you learned, you learned firsthand the harm that comes when population health is eroded by a pandemic that came for those that could not be at arms' distance, but were essential workers, like physicians and nurses.

You saw the effects of poor health on poor health outcomes, longer times in the ICU, higher mortality rates, a virus that morphed as readily as the policies and politics around it.

You saw it all from your vantage point as a learner, and through your MSU educational lens, you learned how you can be part of the solution.

I often say that MSU graduates are prepared for both the expected based on your formal teaching and learning, but MSU graduates have something extra.

You are ready for the unexpected because of the ways in which we involve you in putting that knowledge to work.

It's time, graduates, to put your knowledge to work.

Indeed, I saw you learn.

I saw many of you at the one-year remembrance of the violence on our campus.

I saw you learn as you created a firearm prevention work, or as Dr. Kent Key and his team described, a death prevention work.

And you took action.

You are a unique class because you didn't just watch.

You took action.

You did this through the Remembrance Convention, which drew you and your faculty and staff and legislators together with the public to hear from doctors, from researchers, from students on this public health crisis.

You learned about advocacy and making your voices heard loud and clear in the dialogue and in the storytelling.

And in so doing, you honored the memory of those lost and injured, your classmates.

Out of that harm and injury comes progress and healing.

I encourage each of you to continue making your mark on the health and safety of those around you as you go forward from this institution.

Many of you did research rotations, and one of the pride points that we share is our outstanding research scientists and clinicians in the College of Human Medicine.

Indeed, during your four years, a new life-saving cancer drug was approved by the FDA and were pioneered by an MSU faculty member.

Many of you know that cisplatin and carboplatin, two frontline chemotherapeutics, were developed here at MSU by Barney Rosenberg and Loretta Van Camp some 50 years ago.

Well, last year, the work of Andre Bachmann and colleagues, Andre being a professor and Associate Chair for Research in the College of Human Medicine's Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, was in that direct lineage.

Difluoromethylornithine was approved as a treatment for neuroblastoma.

700 children in the US, most of them age five and younger, are diagnosed with extremely aggressive, this extremely aggressive tumor, which forms on the nerve cells and accounts for 12% of all childhood cancer deaths.

I was excited to come to Michigan State University because of this work on cancer care, which was directly related to my own work in a field of medicine called oncofertility.

So like Dr. Bachmann, I'm a scientist working in the medical field.

Before I became your provost and then president and now emerita, I was interested in healthy populations.

After graduate school, I went to a tiny biotech company called Genentech in South San Francisco.

It was the late 1980s, and let me assure you that no one went to biotech in the late 1980s.

But I did and I was their second postdoc.

There, the big drug was TPA, tissue plasminogen activator.

You prescribe that today for heart attack and stroke patients, but then, it was pre-FDA approval, and the clinical trials were starting to roll in.

But something seemed a little amiss to me in that as I looked at the data, all of the subjects within the study were men.

20,000 men in the clinical trial.

That led me to raise my hand and ask the question, "Well, what happens to the women?"

Raising my hand took an act of courage at the moment, but what it did is it led to the change in federal policy that today we require sex as a biological variable in all NIH grants.

So each of you as you go forward to prescribe medicine- (audience applauding) So as each of you go forward to prescribe medicine, you can be assured that today these medicines are being tested not just in one population but in multiples, and in your lifetime as a clinician, we will get closer and closer to personalized medicine because one person raised their hand.

(audience applauding) The field of oncofertility was also an origin story of raising one's hand.

I was the associate director for the Cancer Center at Northwestern when a boy was brought down to our Cancer Center to bank sperm.

He had a cancer diagnosis, like a neuroblastoma, and his mother wanted him to preserve his fertility.

I asked the question, "Well, what do we do with the young women?"

And they said, "Oh, we don't need to worry about that.

They need to focus on their cancer care."

And I thought that that really didn't make sense because, in fact, the work that I did suggested that we could protect the fertility of young females in a similar way to males.

So raising my hand led to a new field of medicine called oncofertility, which some of you will join as you leave this institution.

(audience applauding) So my first lesson, life lesson for each of you as you walk out the door is to raise your hand.

First of all, it never hurts, and secondly, you might do something really profound that will impact generations to come.

My second life lesson for each of you, our Spartan graduates, is this.

I ask you to align yourselves with good and right.

My father loved to ask my brothers and me the following question, "What is true?

What is truth?

What is false?

What is falsehood?"

What is true?

What is truth?

What is false?

What is falsehood?

As the 56th graduating class in this, the year of the 60th anniversary of the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University, I urge each of you at every moment to do good and align yourself with right.

This college has been a standard-bearer for thinking about that alignment.

You have great institutionalists, those joining us on the stage, those that will be hooding you today.

Be good and align yourself with right, like Dr. Wanda Lipscomb, who welcomed all of you today on behalf of the college.

Dr. Lipscomb is our Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.

She's presented not just here from our podium in Breslin.

She's presented all over the country, including to the Congressional Black Caucus Conference with the AAMC, entitled "Preparing the Physician Workforce for Today, Bracing for Tomorrow."

Wanda has been a true and right and steadfast leader during her time as a Spartan.

(audience applauding and cheering) My crystal ball is cloudy, but I do believe, as physicians, you will each know at some point extreme viewpoints about what you're trying to do.

You may be persecuted or doxxed or the target of discrimination for any number of ways in which you present to your identity.

I wish I could take these lessons from you, for you have a heavy burden from COVID to mass shootings, from political unrest and dissent, and perhaps from your own worldviews.

Your life buckets are indeed full in this class.

And you have labored to carry them and you have done well.

I can't take those buckets from you, but the college and the university have come alongside each of you and put our hands next to yours to help you along this part of your journey.

Those lessons will aid you as you face the world that is handed to you, and importantly, as you and your generation transform this world based on what is good and true and right.

And perhaps you will ask of yourself, "What is true?

What is truth?

What is false?

What is falsehood?"

We are counting on you to take this lesson and transform the world that we've handed you.

And as you leave us, we offer you one last life lesson, and that is to continue to learn.

As you walk toward the dais, do not believe that your knowledge ossifies upon the handshake with your dean.

You must never stop learning.

No matter the circumstance or the persons around you, learn from the situation.

Learn from those who are ardently opposed to your way of thinking.

Look to each other regardless of difference.

Treat patients and people with patience and care.

From your white coat ceremony until today, you have gained in knowledge by leaps and bounds, both the knowledge that is in the back of the book and the knowledge that is earned by doing the work.

I often like to quote great intellectuals to accentuate my points, and on this point, I quote your dean.

"To be sure, medical school is a lot of work, some of it deeply emotional, some drudgery and toil.

Oh, but that work astonishes.

Life is the most astounding feature of the universe, and the study of life and the lives around us animates me."

Animate yourself, Spartans, through learning.

Align yourself with what is good and right, and raise your hand in order to be the change you wish to see in a world that so urgently needs you, Spartan physicians, and for the work that you are uniquely prepared to do.

Congratulations, graduates.

Congratulations, thank you, and Go Green!

- [Audience] Go White!

(audience applauding) - Thank you so much, Dr. Woodruff, for those inspirational words and your inspirational career.

It is my pleasure to introduce your Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. Andrea Wendling.

The students also know Dr. Wendling from her work as, her recent work as our Director of Rural Medicine, the country's premier rural health education program.

Dr. Wendling is a well-published scholar and leader in rural health, physician workforce, and family medicine, and she will be presenting the faculty awards.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Today, it is my honor to introduce the faculty award winners selected by the graduates of the class of 2024.

They include individuals from all aspects of the curriculum and from all communities.

The first set of awards are for faculty who primarily interacted with students during their first and second years of medical school.

There are seven faculty awardees in this category.

First is Dr. Jamie Alan from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

(audience applauding and cheering) Students said, "Dr. Alan's positive attitude and her belief in all her students is contagious.

She is such a joy to work with and always goes the extra mile for her students.

She truly made a difference."

Okay, now you clap.

(audience applauding) - I love you, congratulations!

- Next is Dr. Michael Borgeld, who is an Academy Fellow in Simulation Core faculty.

(audience applauding and cheering) Students said, "Dr. Borgeld goes the extra mile to create a safe learning environment.

He puts his heart into teaching.

Overall, he is an incredible preceptor and mentor, and we are very grateful to have learned from him."

(audience applauding and cheering) Next is Dr. Molly Frendo Londgren.

(audience applauding and cheering) "Dr. Frendo has helped me through my entire medical school journey, and I honestly could not have come this far without her.

I would not be where I am today without her ongoing academic and professional guidance."

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. John Maurer, who's a Learning Society Faculty Fellow.

(audience cheering and applauding) "Dr. Maurer's ability to listen and challenge us are both qualities I hope to embody as a future physician interested in teaching.

He is compassionate, caring, and the perfect example of not only the type of doctor I want to be, but is also a person I wish to emulate."

(audience applauding) Next is Dr. Cara Poland from the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology.

(audience applauding and cheering) "Dr. Cara Poland is an incredible person, physician, and mentor.

Dr. Poland has always been such an advocate for students and for their career goals."

(audience applauding) Next is Dr. Helga Toriello, who is the Director of Intercessions.

(audience applauding and cheering) "Dr. Toriello cares about the integrity of the learning process.

Dr. Toriello is one of the faculty who is unwaveringly and consistently always in support of the students."

(audience applauding) Next is Dr. Sutton Williams from the Department of Radiology.

(audience applauding and cheering) "Dr. Williams has an inspiring energy for neuroanatomy.

It makes a subject that many people struggle with and even dread a manageable and appreciated field.

He takes such intentional time and effort to help students meet their goals and does not hesitate to take extra time in lab or stay late in class to talk through concepts."

(audience applauding) The next set of awards are for faculty from the third and fourth year lay clinical experience across the eight communities.

First is Dr. Adam Anderson from the Department of Emergency Medicine.

(audience applauding and cheering) "Not only does Dr. Anderson encourage us to think through and propose plans for our patients, but he also actively listens and considers our ideas, or at least pretends to.

(audience laughing) Thank you, Dr. Anderson, for devoting your time, talents, and passion to us."

(audience applauding) Next is Dr. Sara Elsayed from the Department of Family Medicine.

(audience applauding and cheering) "Dr. Elsayed always goes above and beyond to make medical students feel included in a crucial part of the medical team.

Overall, Dr. Elsayed leaves a wonderful impression of what a physician and attending should be."

(audience applauding and cheering) Next is Dr. Nikolaus Fulbright from the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

(audience applauding and cheering) "Dr. Fulbright has a strong commitment to fostering collaborative and supportive learning, which is evident in his approachable and humble demeanor.

His passion for family medicine, dedication to patients, and commitment to mentorship of both residents and students is exceptional and will be remembered throughout my medical career."

(audience applauding) Next is Dr. Benjamin Mosher from the Department of Surgery.

(audience applauding and cheering) "Seeing Dr. Mosher in various settings allowed me to understand the lasting impact that a physician could have within the community at large.

His contributions to the medical field, to education, to Michigan State University, and to the East Lansing and Lansing community is unwavering and will undoubtedly be cherished for the many years to come."

(audience applauding) Next is Dr. Sumugdha Rayamajhi from the Department of Medicine.

(audience applauding and cheering) "Dr. Rayamajhi cares to educate the next generation of competent physicians for the greater good of medicine and so that patients can receive the excellent care they deserve, and that is commendable and deserves to be recognized."

(audience applauding) Next is Dr. Julia Riddle from the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology.

(audience applauding) "Dr. Riddle is the kind of attending that every medical student hopes to work with.

Dr. Riddle brings everyone into the fold and asks for their opinions and perspectives with true sincerity.

We are so thankful for the ways that she supported our learning process."

(audience applauding) And then finally, we want to acknowledge the faculty award winners who are unable to join us today.

Dr. Abigail Entz from the Department of Medicine.

Dr. Ira Stanley Frye from the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology.

Dr. Brandon Karmo from the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Dr. Natalie Kroll from the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology.

Dr. Ann Lozier from the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology.

Dr. Katherine Petrin from the Department of Surgery.

Dr. David Scheeres from the Department of Surgery.

Dr. James Shepich from the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Taylor Stanton from the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology.

And Dr. Lawrence Warbasse from the Department of Medicine.

(audience applauding) Okay, the next two very special awards are presented to individuals who have dedicated their professional lives to impacting students, faculty, and staff.

The first is the Lifetime Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, and the recipient is Dr. Judith E. Brady.

(audience applauding and cheering) I have stuff I have to say first.

You have to stand there.

(laughs) Dr. Brady is the Assistant Dean for Student Wellness and Engagement and an assistant professor of Pediatrics and Human Development.

Dr. Brady earned her bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Goucher College and her doctoral degree in developmental psychology at the University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development.

She worked at the National Institute of Mental Health and at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health before pursuing her own clinical training in pediatric psychology at Minneapolis Children's Hospital.

Her work focused on supporting children and their families coping with the demands of illness and injury.

Dr. Brady joined the faculty of the College of Human Medicine Department of Pediatrics and Human Development in 1993 after working with pediatric care teams in Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, and Milwaukee.

Her experience as an assistant program director with the MSU/Sparrow Pediatric Residency Program fueled a desire to support the emotional wellbeing of future physicians.

As a member of the college's Committee on Admissions, as Director of Student Counseling and Wellness, and more recently, as the Assistant Dean for Student Wellness and Engagement, she has had the privilege of supporting many classes of medical students through their undergraduate medical education.

Dr. Brady has been a kind and relentless advocate for medical students.

She has an infectious smile, a gentle laugh, and a tremendous listening ear.

Her door is always open to students and colleagues, and she has a talent for making each person feel like a star and has made the College of Human Medicine a better place for all.

Dr. Brady, congratulations.

Now you can share a few words.

(audience applauding) - Thank you, Dr Sousa, Dr. Wendling.

I'm the product of two traditions, Irish, an Irish Catholic father, a European Jewish mother.

Superstition is a powerful force in both, so I hope you will indulge me in accepting this recognition of lifetime achievement to date.

(audience laughing) I am grateful for the privilege I have had to work with administrators, faculty, and staff who share a vision to prepare competent, compassionate, and well-rounded physicians equipped to care for patients of all backgrounds.

I'm particularly grateful to former Dean Marsha Rappley, who first created an opportunity for me to engage with medical students on a personal level.

And particularly to Dr. Wanda Lipscomb, who has been an invaluable mentor, advocate, and friend.

Thank you.

The ultimate source of joy, challenge, purpose, and meaning in my career has been the children and parents who trusted me to participate in their care and the countless medical students, those graduating today, alumni, and those in the classes behind you, who have trusted me to share aspects of their personal journeys.

As someone who's spent at least 18 years of her time at the college serving on the Committee of Admissions, I'm inspired looking out at the intersectionality of medicine's future.

Congratulations to each of you.

I'm excited for what your futures hold.

You are worthy of the confidence and trust others will instill in you.

Thank you for the privilege of bearing witness to the ups and downs along the way and of celebrating with you today.

Thank you.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Our next award is the Lifetime Excellence in Medicine Achievement Award, and the recipient is Dr. Norman J. Beauchamp Jr. (audience applauding) Dr. Beauchamp is the Michigan State University Executive Vice President for Health Sciences.

He is a Professor of Radiology and is the former Dean of the College of Human Medicine.

He is a true Spartan.

He received both his undergraduate degree and his medical degree from Michigan State University.

He completed his residency and fellowship training and received his master's in health sciences from Johns Hopkins University.

His academic leadership roles have included Associate Chair of Radiology at Johns Hopkins and Chair of Radiology at the University of Washington.

He returned to his alma mater in 2016 when he was appointed the Dean of the College of Human Medicine.

In the years that followed, Dr. Beauchamp developed the Grand Rapids Innovation Park.

He brought to life the Henry Ford partnership and created the Office of Health Sciences.

He has been a great fundraiser and advocate for health, hope, and healing everywhere.

He has a fundamental and genuine belief that each of us has the power to make the world a better place.

At Michigan State University, Dr. Beauchamp chaired the sustainable health pillar of MSU'S strategic plan.

He has been instrumental in building public-private partnerships to create new health hubs.

His leadership in establishing the Michigan State University and Henry Ford partnership will create a powerful way to promote health equity and community building.

Dr. Beauchamp is committed to the support of medical students and is quoted as saying, "I want the students to know that I see education as one of the greatest ways to have an impact."

He challenges us to enable health, healing, and hope so that we will echo this for future generations.

Congratulations, Dr. Beauchamp.

(audience applauding) - Thank you so much, and these are moments for gratitude, and I think I can do it in four.

Thank you, it's all right, if you'll forgive a little bit of grouping.

The first is I want to thank the College of Human Medicine.

I graduated in 1990 with really this deeply instilled knowledge that patients wouldn't care how much you knew until they knew how much you cared.

That was really defining.

I want to thank friends, for all good is by the power of we.

See all people, those in need and those that serve, as friends.

You become a part of an unstoppable force for healing and hope.

I want to thank my family, a mother who instilled that we are all here to lessen the struggles of others, a father who emphasized the responsibility to take steps into the gap to make sure that the necessary is accomplished, and then to my wife who said yes 33 years ago, my soulmate and the lift in the light, Kristina.

Please.

(audience applauding) And then finally for faith, for a God that amazes and guides and loves.

Through him, all things are possible.

Thank you, CHM.

This is really meaningful.

I'm incredibly grateful.

Graduates, pay it forward.

Thank you so much.

(audience applauding) (audience laughing) - Next is the introduction of the dual degree candidates.

At the College of Human Medicine, some students complete more than one degree.

This extends their time of study and expands their expertise and their experience.

Dual degree students have a special dedication and persistence that often carries their careers into advanced areas of science, business, health, and leadership.

I would like the following dual degree students to stand and be recognized.

Casey Curtis, who received a master of business administration that was conferred in 2024.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Marzeya Giyazi, who received a doctor of philosophy and epidemiology conferred in 2022.

(audience applauding) Joshua Gira, who received a master of business administration conferred in 2024.

(audience applauding and cheering) David Reed, who received a master of business administration that was conferred in 2023.

(audience applauding and cheering) Michael Sahara, who received a master of business administration that was conferred in 2024.

(audience applauding and cheering) And Donna Tran, who received a master of public health that was conferred in 2022.

(audience applauding and cheering) Congratulations to these dual degree students.

And as we prepare to begin the hooding ceremony, I want to acknowledge the important roles that our community assistant deans and student program administrators play in our students' education.

We would like to recognize two of our community assistant deans who are retiring from their roles this summer.

Dr. Angela Thompson-Busch has served in the important role of Community Assistant Dean for the Grand Rapids Campus since 2015 and today will be participating in her final commencement ceremony in that role.

Dr. Eileen Hug, Community Assistant Dean of the Detroit Campus, was instrumental in development of our newest campus and will be participating in both her first and her final commencement ceremony today.

Dr.

Hug and Dr. Thompson-Busch, please stand to be recognized.

(audience applauding and cheering) And now we come to the most significant portion of our commencement, the hooding of the graduates.

The ceremony will follow the order of the program, beginning with the graduates from the Detroit community.

You can follow along in the program beginning on page seven.

The 2024 graduates will be hooded in alphabetical order by community campus, as noted in the program.

The student program administrators will introduce each graduate.

The graduates will be hooded by the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, their community assistant dean, and faculty, alumni, and guest hooders.

The graduates who have completed special certificate programs will receive certificates from the respective certificate program director.

The graduates will receive commemorative scrolls from Dean Sousa before they exit the hooding platform on my right.

There's a roped in area on the far right of the arena where families may gather to take pictures after the graduates have completed the hooding and before they return to their seats.

We ask that family and friends remain in that area and not enter the ceremonial area of the arena floor.

There are ushers and staff to guide you.

This commencement ceremony today has many features specific to the College of Human Medicine, but the basic structure of processional, hooding, confirmation of degree, taking of an oath, and recessional date back to the mid-15th century Oxford.

In the original ceremonies, the hoods and robes were those of newly minted priests, but they were, like ours, institutional markers of completion and approval.

From the first of these ceremonies, faculty have recognized not only the achievement of their students, but have also celebrated the placement of the graduates back into society with special purpose and responsibility intrinsic to the medical degree.

And here, on land the people of the State of Michigan traded for the intellectual and economic progress of her citizens, the faculty asks you, the graduates, to take your place beside them.

We now begin the signal event of our graduation, the hooding of the graduates of the College of Human Medicine.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Good afternoon, my name is Stasi Mortimore, and I am the Student Programs Administrator for the Detroit Campus.

It is my great pleasure to present to you the Detroit Campus graduates for the class of 2024.

(audience applauding and cheering) Assisting with the hooding is Detroit Campus Community Assistant Dean Dr. Eileen Hug and Associate Dean for Student Affairs Dr. Wanda Lipscomb.

Dr. Evien Sam Albazi.

Assisting with the hooding is her brother, Dr. Evan Albazi, and her sister, Dr. Evet Albazi.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Prachi Bhardwaj.

(audience applauding and cheering) Assisting with the hooding is her mother, Dr. Priti Bhardwaj.

(audience laughing) (audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Noah Kamel Elagamy.

Assisting with the hooding are his brothers, Dr. Abdu Elagamy and Dr. Tarek Elagamy.

(audience applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Aldana Julia Garcia.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) (audience applauding) Dr. Joshua Gira.

Assisting with the hooding is his mentor, Dr. Katherine Keller.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Moustafa Hadi.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Kamran Haq.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Kylie Huitsing.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Zahin Hussain.

Assisting with the hooding are his brothers, Dr. Adnan Hussain and Dr. Farhan Hussain.

(audience applauding) (audience laughing) (audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Bradley Elias Karmo.

Assisting with the hooding is his sister, Dr. Gabriela Hannah.

(audience applauding) (audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Faten Kassim Khalil.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Paige Pieczarka.

Assisting with her hooding is her mentor, Dr. Katherine Keller.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Cal David Riutta.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Deema Ujayli.

(audience applauding and cheering) Assisting with the hooding is her father, Dr. Bishr Al-Ujayli.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Simon Salwan Zetuna.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) This concludes the presentation of graduates from the Detroit Campus.

I now welcome to the stage the Community Assistant Dean for the Flint Campus, Dr. Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, and former Student Programs Administrator Ashley May for the presentation of the Flint Campus graduates.

Thank you.

(audience applauding) - Go ahead.

Good afternoon, everyone.

My name is Ashley May.

I'm the former Student Programs Administrator for the Flint Campus.

I would like to take a brief pause to thank you all for allowing me to be here today and honor my final group of students.

Assisting with the hooding this afternoon is Community Assistant Dean Dr. Jennifer Edwards-Johnson and Senior Associate Dean Dr. Wanda Lipscomb.

Dr. Adefolarin Alade.

Dr. Alade has earned a certificate for the completion of the Medical Partners in Public Health program.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding) Dr. Andrew Alvarado.

Dr. Alvarado has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience laughing) (audience applauding) Dr. Patrick Munar Ancheta.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is his mother, Vicky Ancheta.

Dr. Ancheta has earned a certificate for the completion of the Medical Partners in Public Health program.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Nia Byrd.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding) Dr. Chrisia Campo Selva.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is her dear friend, Dr. Yuri Yang, and her mentor, Dr. Elizabeth Guerrero Lyons.

Dr. Campo Selva has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Enrique Cazares-Navarro.

(audience cheering) Dr. Cazares-Navarro has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience applauding) Dr. Nachiket Deshpande.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Ryan Dingle.

Assisting with the hooding is her mother, Dr. Rosa Hegeman Dingle.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Bayley Espinoza, who could not be here with us today, but is watching live as she delivers her second baby.

We love you, Bayley.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Korrine Finkbeiner.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is her husband, Logan Finkbeiner, and accompanying them on stage is their son Casey, three months old.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience laughing) (audience applauding) Dr. Dayaan Ahmed Ghani.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is his grandmother, Dr. Yasmine Hassan.

Dr. Ghani has earned a certificate for the completion of the Medical Partners in Public Health program.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding) Dr. Danielle Nichole Keller.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Halie Kerver.

Dr. Keller has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering) Dr. Sarah Saroc Kenny.

(audience cheering) Dr. Kenny has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Shatomi Jonmarco Shanti Kerbawy.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is his wife, Dr.

Crystal Kerbawy, and accompanying them on stage are their sons, Ari, age four, and Eli, age one.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding) (audience laughing) - [Audience Member] Go Ari!

(audience laughing) (audience applauding and cheering) (audience laughing) (audience laughing) (audience applauding) Dr. Man Yee Tiffie Keung.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Mieka Smart.

Dr. Keung has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Andrew Kim.

(audience cheering) Dr. Kim has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Brittany Lane.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding are her mentors, Dr. Surae Eaton and Dr. Ron Bosley.

(audience cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Cody Lee.

(audience cheering) (audience cheering) Dr. Alexander Lizarraga.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is his mentor, Dr. Laura Carravallah.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Adam Lobbestael.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding) Dr. Tamarandobra Ayomide Ogeh.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Olatunbosun Olubeko.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is his mother, Adenike Olubeko.

Dr. Olubeko has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Faiyza Osman.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding) Dr. Sevil Ozdemir.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Ozdemir has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience applauding) Dr. Diego Patino.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is his mentor, Dr. Michael Borgeld.

Dr. Patino has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience applauding) Dr. Madison Polay.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Laura Carravallah.

Dr. Polay has earned a certificate for the completion of the Medical Partners in Public Health program.

(audience cheering) Dr. Micaela Rice.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Aditya Shah.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding) Dr. Konstandina Stravropoulos.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Manvinder Toor.

Assisting with the hooding are his mentors, Dr. Martin Romero and Dr. Michael Borgeld.

Dr. Toor has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding) Dr. Orezime Audre Ann Uyeh.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Lisa Lowery.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Melanie Valentin.

(audience cheering) Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Mieka Smart.

Dr. Valentin has earned a certificate for the completion of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved program.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding) That concludes the presentation of graduates from the Flint Campus.

I now welcome to the stage the Community Assistant Dean for the Grand Rapids Campus, Dr. Angela Thompson-Busch, and Student Program Administrator Holly Nysse for the presentation of the Grand Rapids Campus graduates.

Thank you.

(audience applauding) - Good afternoon, I'm Holly Nysse, and it's my pleasure to present to you for hooding the 2024 Grand Rapids Campus graduates.

Dr. Angela Thompson-Busch, Community Assistant Dean, will assist with the hooding.

Dr. Alyssa Abdelnour.

Assisting with the hooding is her mother, Dr. Maryann Abdelnour.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Lucas Allen.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Meridith Anness.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Grant Backer.

Assisting with the hooding is his mother, Dr. Suzan Backer.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Taylor Bejma.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Kyle Bivins.

Assisting with the hooding is his mentor, Dr. Cara Poland.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Elizabeth Bushong.

Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Meredith Sprince.

(audience applauding) Dr. Clarice Callahan.

Assisting with the hooding is her brother-in-law, Dr. Jordan Nester.

(audience applauding) (audience cheering) Dr. Pedro Castellanos.

Assisting with the hooding is his mother, Dr. Maria Castellanos.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Aaron Chang.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Stephen Collins.

Assisting with the hooding is his mentor, Dr. Laura Carravallah.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Nicholas Comeau.

Assisting with the hooding is his brother, Dr. Zachary Comeau.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Emma Dixon.

Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Michael Borgeld.

(audience applauding) (audience cheering) Dr. Mitchell Doerr.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Austin Fellows.

Assisting with the hooding is his father, Dr. Neal Fellows.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Kimberly Foxworthy.

Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Michael Borgeld.

Dr. Kurt Frick.

Assisting with the hooding are his parents, Dr. Marc Frick and Dr. Cynthia Smith.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Marzeya Giyazi.

Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Heather Laird-Fick.

(audience applauding) Dr. Bridget Gongol.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Florence Grypinich.

Assisting with the hooding is her fiance, Dr. Matthew Charlich, and her uncle, Dr. Michel Grypinich.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Jagger Haan.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Lara Hakim.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Alexis Hansen.

Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Bradley Riley.

(audience applauding) Dr. Danielle Hanson.

Assisting with the hooding is her partner, Dr. Sayad Skokich.

(audience applauding) (audience cheering) Dr. Katherine Huebner.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Katherine Jaje.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Jasmanpreet Kaur.

Assisting with the hooding is her sister, Dr. Armanpreet Kaur.

(audience applauding) Dr. Jacob Knowlton.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Michael Knox.

Assisting with the hooding is his father, Dr. Mike Knox.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Kyle Krezoswik.

Assisting with the hooding is his family member, Dr. Richard Logue.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Noah Kuhlman.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Annika Lintvedt Miller.

Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Meredith Sprince.

(audience applauding) Dr. Anna Lunderberg.

Assisting with the hooding is her brother, Dr. Justin Mark Lunderberg, and her mentor, Dr. Cara Poland.

(audience applauding) Dr. Victoria Modell.

Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Kathleen Keller.

(audience applauding) (audience applauding) Dr. Jasmine Mortazavi.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Tessa Muench.

Assisting with the hooding is her mother, Dr. Rena Palmerville, and her mentor, Dr. Cara Poland.

Dr. Diane Mutete.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Brian Ogendi.

Brian is accompanied by his sons, Jamie, age three, and Jovian, eight months.

Assisting with the hooding is his sister, Dr. Audrey Ogendi, and his mentor, Dr. Olakunle Akinsoto.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Nicholas Parliament.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Nicholas Parliament.

Assisting with the hooding is his mother, Lynette Parliament.

(audience applauding) Dr. Hunter Pham.

Assisting with his hooding is his sister, Jolie Johnson, and his father, Dr. Trieu Pham.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Alexander Phillips.

Assisting with the hooding is his brother, Dr. Maxwell Phillips.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Ramsey Potter.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Jibraan Rashid.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Charles Reed.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Rayann Reed.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Brooke Rezmer.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Justin Royer.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Valery Rozen.

Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Judith Brady.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Michael Sahara.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Ryan Sunayi.

Assisting with the hooding is his mentor, Dr. Cameron Patthanacharoenphon.

(audience applauding) Dr. Christine Schafer Nutile.

Assisting with the hooding are her mentors, Dr. Graham Atkin and Dr. Cara Poland.

(audience applauding) Dr. Amanda Schoonover.

Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Molly Frendo Londgren.

(audience cheering) (audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Taylor Streubel.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Allison Swider.

Assisting with the hooding is her father, Robert Swider.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Caleb Szymanski.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Christopher Tardiff.

Assisting with the hooding is his wife, Emily Tardiff.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Travis TenBrock.

Assisting with the hooding is his sister, Dr. Taylor TenBrock.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Vincent Thieu.

Assisting with the hooding is his mentor, Dr. Kelly Armstrong.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Jonathan Thompson.

Jonathan is accompanied by his daughter, Madeline Grace, who turned one yesterday.

Assisting with the hooding is his father-in-law, Dr. Terry Dieter.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Madison Tluczek.

Assisting with the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Molly Frendo Londgren.

(audience applauding) Dr. Xhesika Topalli.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Donna Tran.

Assisting with the hooding are her mentors, Dr. Judith Brady and Dr. Angela Thompson-Busch.

Dr. Tu Tran.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Brandon Trop.

Assisting with the hooding is his father, Dr. Raymond Trop.

(audience applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. William Vander Pols.

Assisting with the hooding is his mother, Dr. Carole Vander Pols.

(audience applauding) Dr. Alexandria Weymon.

Alexandria is accompanied by her daughters, Tati, age 12, and Leslie, age 9.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Sabrina Williams.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Trevor Zajac.

Assisting with the hooding is his mentor, Dr. Martin Romero.

(audience applauding) Community Assistant Dean Dr. Jamila Power and Student Program Administrator of the Lansing Clinical Campus Lauren Zoumbaris will now present the Lansing Campus students for hooding.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Good afternoon, my name is Lauren Zoumbaris, Student Programs Administrator.

Assisting with hooding is Community Assistant Dean Dr. Jamila Power.

It is my pleasure to present the 2024 graduates from the Lansing Regional Campus for hooding.

Dr. Nasreen Al-Qadi.

Assisting with hooding is her sister, Dr. Anisa Al-Qadi.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Dakota Burke.

Accompanying him across stage is his three-day-old son, Mason.

Assisting with hooding is his sister-in-law, Dr. Kelly Hill.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Aristide Coumarbatch.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Remonda Khalil-Moawad.

Assisting with hooding is her mentor, Dr. Wanda Lipscomb.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Davids Kupursmits.

Assisting with hooding is his girlfriend, Dr. Samantha Alexander.

(audience applauding) Dr. Alec LaBadie.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Rachel Lawson.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Madelyn Orndorff.

Assisting with hooding is her mentor, Dr. Anita Avery.

(audience applauding) Dr. Luis Parra.

Assisting with hooding is his mentor, Dr. Vito Agrusa.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Georgia Pingue.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. David Reed.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering) Dr. Katelyn Smiles.

Assisting with hooding is her mentor, Dr. Anita Avery.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Rogelio Velazquez.

Accompanying him across stage is his five-week-old son, Ezra.

Assisting with hooding is his mentor, Dr. Michael Borgeld.

(audience cheering and applauding) That concludes the presentation of the Lansing Campus graduates.

Community Assistant Dean Dr. David Buzanoski and Student Programs Administrator Julie Coe will now present the Midland Regional Campus students for hooding.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Good afternoon, it is our pleasure to present the 2024 graduating class from the Midland Regional Campus.

Dr. Emily Beardsley.

Assisting in the hooding is MSU faculty member Dr. Cara Poland.

Dr. Beardsley is a recipient of a certificate of recognition for the completion of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health Program.

Dr. Christian Boze.

(audience cheering) Assisting in the hooding is MSU faculty member Dr. David Buzanoski.

Dr. Boze is a recipient of a certificate of recognition for the completion of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health Program.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Max Brummel.

Dr. Brummel is a recipient of a certificate of recognition for the completion of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health Program.

Dr. Gabrielle Costello.

Assisting in the hooding is Gabrielle's family member, Kathy Costello.

Dr. Costello is a recipient of a certificate of recognition of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health Program.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Casey Curtis.

Dr. Curtis is a recipient of a certificate of recognition for the completion of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health Program.

Dr. Kaitlin Delara.

Dr. Delara is a recipient of a certificate of recognition for the completion of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health Program.

(audience cheering) Dr. Emily Koptyra.

Dr. Koptyra is a recipient of a certificate of recognition for the completion of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health Program.

(audience applauding) Dr. Madeline Grace Merwin.

Assisting in the hooding is MSU faculty member Dr. Andrea Wendling.

Dr. Merwin is a recipient of a certificate of recognition for the completion of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health Program.

(audience cheering) Dr. Khaleel Quasem.

(audience cheering) Dr. Quasem is a recipient of a certificate of recognition for the completion of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health Program.

Dr. Austin VanVelsen.

Dr. VanVelsen is a recipient of a certificate of recognition for the completion of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health Program.

Dr. Tyler VanVelsen.

Dr. VanVelsen is a recipient of a certificate of recognition for the completion of the Leadership in Rural Medicine's Rural Community Health program.

(audience cheering and applauding) We now welcome Community Assistant Dean Dr.

Basil Abdo and Student Programs Administrator Julie Katz, who will present the Southeast Michigan Campus students for hooding.

(audience applauding and cheering) - It is an honor to be here with you today to introduce the 2024 graduating class from the Southeast Michigan Campus.

Dr. Ramzy Aiyash.

(audience cheering) Assisting in the hooding are his mentors, Dr. Michael Borgeld, and his brothers, Dr. Mohammed Almassery and Dr. Zane Mahmood.

Also joining him on the stage are his kids, Amani, age eight, and Aline, age six.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Ola Hamid Altahan.

Assisting in the hooding is her brother, Dr. Hussein Hamid Altahan.

(audience applauding) (audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Mariam Bezih.

Assisting in the hooding is her sister, Layla Bezih.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Bailey Braum.

Assisting in the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Whitney Buck.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Satya Chitturi.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Nicolette Jones.

Assisting in the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Wanda Lipscomb.

Also joining her on stage are her kids, Kira, age four, and Gia, age three.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience laughing) Dr. Mohaymin Kadir.

Assisting in the hooding is his mentor, Dr. Michael Borgeld.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Ellanya Kallabat.

Assisting in the hooding are her husband, Dr. Nicholas Shamami, and her sister, Dr. Hana Kallabat.

(audience cheering) Dr. Spencer Kitchen.

(audience cheering and applauding) (audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Kristin Knickerbocker.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Conner Lai.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. David Mezquitic Nava.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Khadija Mubarik.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Nader Elias Rayyan.

Assisting in the hooding is his mentor, Dr. Michael Borgeld.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Kelly Russell.

Assisting in the hooding is her mentor, Dr. Laura Carravallah.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Sarah Shareef.

Assisting in the hooding is her brother, Dr. Zaid Shareef.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Austin Smith.

Assisting in the hooding is his dad, Dr. Robert Smith.

(audience cheering and applauding) Community Assistant Dean Dr. David Klee and Student Programs Administrator Mrs. Christy LaVene will now present the Traverse City Campus students for hooding.

(audience applauding) - Thank you, Julie.

Dr. Clee and I are honored to be here with you today to present the 2024 graduating class from the Traverse City Campus.

These students, in addition to their medical degree, are all receiving a certificate of recognition for their completion in the Leadership in Rural Medicine Rural Community Health Program.

Dr. Meredith Adams.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Abigail Christmas.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Jessica Gustad.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Nicholas Hirschenberger.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Charles Hornbogan.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience cheering) Dr. Hunter Hamlin Pope.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Elizabeth Ross.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Tyler Nicole Sadilek.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Vikramjit Singh Saron.

Assisting in the hooding are his cousin, Dr. Ashrit Saron, his sister Dr. Jessica Saron, and his significant other, Dr. Kayla Orbeck.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Samuel Wilcox.

(audience cheering) Assisting in the hooding are his parents, Dr. Joelle Drader and Dr. Daniel Wilcox.

Student Programs Administrator Mrs. Susan Tincknell will now present the Upper Peninsula Campus students for hooding.

(audience applauding) - Good afternoon, my name is Susan Tincknell, Student Programs Administrator for the Upper Peninsula Campus, and unfortunately our community assistant dean, Dr. Stuart Johnson, could not be with us today.

So Dr. DeMuth will be assisting in the hooding.

It is my pleasure to finally present our last class, the Upper Peninsula Region Campus Rural Physician Program graduates for hooding.

These students are all recipients of a certificate of recognition for completing the Leadership in Rural Medicine Rural Physician Program.

Dr. Daniel Joseph Brown.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Kyle Andrew Burton.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. David Martin Klemet.

Assisting in his hooding are his mentors, Dr. Bernie Barden and Dr. Louis Kusnier.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Greggory Lyle Peterson.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Alexander Rhodes Stamm.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Galloway Andrew Thurston.

Accompanying Galloway is his two-year-old daughter, Eleanor Thurston.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Caitlin Urban.

Assisting in her hooding is her mentor, Dr. Michael Borgeld.

(audience applauding) Dr. Laura Jean Weishan.

(audience applauding and cheering) Dr. Olivia Geraldine Wiese.

Assisting in Olivia's hooding are her parents, Dr. Carol Wiese and Dr. Russell Wiese.

(audience cheering and applauding) Dr. Amanda Nicole Ziminski.

Assisting in Amanda's hooding is her fiance, Dr. Bernie Barden, and her mentor, Dr. Kristi Kusnier.

(audience applauding and cheering) Thank you very much.

(audience applauding) (audience cheering) - I now ask that the candidates for the doctor of medicine degree please stand.

(audience cheering and applauding) The faculty of the College of Human Medicine certifies that these applicants have completed the requirements of the degree doctor of medicine.

(audience cheering and applauding) On behalf of the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, I confer upon each of you the degree doctor of medicine.

Congratulations.

(audience cheering and applauding) - So graduates, whenever you had your white coat ceremony, which is a little different for different folks of you, we read together the Matriculants' Oath.

Today we get to read together the Graduates' Oath, which is really exciting.

So please pull up your program to the last page and join me.

"I do solemnly swear by that which I hold most sacred that my ultimate responsibility is to the people I serve.

That it will be my privilege to maintain their health, treat their diseases, and help them realize their fullest potential in life.

That I will recognize my responsibility as a teacher of my patients, of students, and of the public.

That I will respect the rights and feelings, preserve the privacy, and honor the dignity of my patients.

That I will strive to demonstrate honesty, goodwill, and integrity both in the execution of my duties and in my personal life.

That I will not hesitate to offer help to or seek assistance from my fellow professionals to improve the services that we deliver.

That I will continue to improve my skills, expand my knowledge, and reexamine my needs as a rational, emotional, and spiritual being.

That I will serve my community and address the needs of society, thereby best serving the needs of my patients.

In the pursuit of these goals, let me be humble and thus grow.

Let me care and thus act courageously.

Let me be kindled and thus find competence.

I am ready to enter the profession of medicine, and I accept it as my calling."

(audience applauding and cheering) Now, graduates, if you have not yet, please move your tassel to the left to signify that you've graduated.

(audience cheering and applauding) Congratulations, you may sit down.

- It is my pleasure to introduce the President of the CHM Alumni Board, Dr. Denny Yamamoto, and our Vice President, Dr. Khan Nedd of the class of 1986.

Dr. Yamamoto graduated from the college in 1978 and has spent a rewarding career in internal medicine and gastroenterology in Reno, Nevada.

Among other awards, in 2020, he was awarded the Thomas J. Scully Praeceptor Carissimus, Beloved Teacher, Award for Clinical Medicine Teaching by the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

Currently, he is a member of a foundation that supports federally qualified healthcare clinics in Reno and recently established a $1 million scholarship in support of medical students in the college.

Dr. Yamamoto.

(audience applauding) - I was in your position 45 years ago.

It's a while.

I've been instructed by my children, my two, the twins, that I should express my being nervous and anxious in speaking to you all.

A lot of this is because without this university and without this school, I would not have had the career that I've had for the last 45 years.

I am so indebted to this university and to this college, and per Dr. Woodruff's suggestion, I raised my hand, and they asked me to serve on the alumni board and then become chair.

My wife said, "Why did you raise your hand again?"

(audience laughing) I raised my hand one too many times.

As a representative from the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Alumni Office, I welcome all of you, the 2024 graduating class, to the profession of medicine.

Again, please stand, you guys, step it.

(audience applauding and cheering) And I want you guys to give yourself a hand.

Turn around and high-five people next to you.

(audience applauding) Everybody in the audience, give your students and family members a hand.

(audience cheering and applauding) You can sit now.

I hope your career is a long, prosperous, and most important, a fulfilling career, You will enjoy the joy- You will experience the joy of seeing new life come, to be with the delivery of a baby, and within minutes to hours, you may experience seeing the end of life and all the heartbreak and sorrow that it brings.

Cultivate these experiences.

Mature with them.

Develop skills of empathy and compassion.

Use these, become an excellent physician.

Upon receiving your diploma today, you become one of us, a graduate of MSU College of Human Medicine.

You're stepping into the next phase of your education.

You'll be challenged with obtaining more in-depth knowledge.

With this knowledge, you are tasked to think about your patient's problems.

This thinking should be backed by well-vetted scientific medical data.

Use this knowledge and data to educate your patients.

Help them understand the challenges before them, whether to maintaining their health or dealing with a serious medical issue.

Assist them in navigating their care through a very complex medical care system.

The lack of sophistication of your patient should not dictate the care that they deserve.

After graduation, you will slowly but steadily move from a student to a teacher.

As a teacher, you have accepted the idea of lifelong learning.

Lifelong teaching leads to lifelong learning.

Continue your lifelong learning, and become a contributor to the ongoing medical education process.

I encourage you to teach.

Become a mentor to the next group of medical students, as they are going to be your colleagues.

Delivering medical care is a gigantic job.

It will need all the help we can cultivate.

Learn to ask for help.

Put the question, whoever you're asking, in a manner that indicates that you've thought through the problem and that you need clarification on the direction of your patient's ongoing care.

Mature and grow with your professional career.

Become a better communicator.

Become comfortable out of your comfort zone.

You have been given a great opportunity to pursue an incredible career taking care of people.

One last thing.

Don't forget where you came from.

The mission College of Human Medicine Office of Alumni is to stay relevant, not only with contributing to medical education, but supporting your career challenges.

Let us know how we can help cultivate mentors as you journey through your career.

Keep in touch with the College of Human Medicine.

Congratulations to all.

Good luck on your next chapter of your career.

Become a great Spartan MD.

Go Green!

- [Audience] Go White!

- [Dr. Yamamoto] Go Green!

- [Audience] Go White!

(audience applauding) - Thank you, Denny.

Near the end of each graduation, we witness the military promotion and oath of office of our students entering service to all of us through the US Military Services.

It is my honor to welcome Major Zerafa from the CHM class of 2012 to lead the ceremony.

(audience applauding) Squad, halt.

Left face.

At ease.

Thank you, Dean Sousa, and congratulations to the CHM graduating class of 2024.

As a CHM graduate myself and Army Reserve Officer, it is a great honor to speak at today's ceremony.

Thank you for having me once again.

I'd like to take a moment and recognize the veterans who came out today to support our graduates.

So if you'd stand, we have some as our graduates, or in the audience, military veterans, or our guests, to be recognized.

(audience applauding and cheering) Thank you all for your service.

You are all an important part of the message that I have today.

The art of doctoring is about seamlessly joining medical science with the human connection.

These three young men will have the privilege of serving as doctors in the world's greatest military.

(audience applauding) I'm gonna brag about them.

Not only will they have to be excellent in their medical specialties, but they will also become proficient in many areas of military medicine, such as providing medical treatment for nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare.

They're going to learn how to quickly adapt advanced triage algorithms to deliver battlefield care with limited resources.

Not only that, but to be a military doctor, they're first going to become Soldiers and Sailors, learning how to safely fire a weapon system, how to navigate the land or sea, and even how to react both to direct contact and indirect fire during something like a convoy operation.

These gentlemen are tough, smart, and brave, and I admire their decision to join.

I also know that they will deliver the human touch that our CHM graduates are known for.

Think about this, you three.

Just like the veterans from our audience did when they were in the military, your future military patients will be enduring an austere environment.

Almost nothing will be normal for your patients.

The weather, their chief complaints, the way that they eat, sleep, bathe, toilet, the way that they speak, and certainly the stress from their daily work will not be normal.

But you three get to be the exception.

Anywhere on this Earth that you interact with a patient, whether that's in a hazardous environment, a makeshift trauma bay, or sick call in a tent somewhere on the Earth, you can set the tone of a doctor-patient encounter so that for your patient at perhaps his or her most vulnerable moment, they feel the same familiar comfort and healing as a visit with their family doc back home.

You have already committed with selfless dedication to serving our great nation.

As CHM graduates, I know you are well-prepared to fuse the technical science and human connection that we call doctoring.

So make it count for the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen who put everything on the line to protect our way of life.

Today, our Army graduates will be promoted from second lieutenant to captain and our Navy graduate from ensign to lieutenant.

For the Army, this is recognized by a change in their branch insignia to a caduceus.

As we begin the ceremony, I will order that Captain Broughton read the official order that promotes these officers.

Following that, our military physicians will have their new ranks pinned on their uniforms by important people in their lives.

Pinning is a great honor in our tradition.

I will then join our graduates while we together recite the Commissioned Officers Oath of Office.

It is now my great honor to preside over this ceremony and welcome these three into the unique community of military physicians.

Pinners and Captain Broughton, please come onto the stage.

(audience applauding) - [Captain Broughton] Attention to orders.

The President of the United States, acting upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy, has placed special trust and confidence in the patriotism, integrity, and abilities of Second Lieutenant Jonathan Thompson, Second Lieutenant Christopher Tardiff, and Ensign Dakota Burke.

In view of these special qualities and their demonstrated potential to serve in the next higher grade, Second Lieutenant Jonathan Thompson and Second Lieutenant Christopher Tardiff are promoted to the grade of captain.

(audience applauding and cheering) And Ensign Dakota Burke to the grade of lieutenant.

(audience applauding and cheering) Effective this 4th day of May 2024 by order of the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy.

(audience cheering and applauding) Pinners, you may exit the stage.

Raise your right hand and repeat after me.

I, state your name.

- [Major Zerafa] I, Michael Zerafa.

- [Captain Broughton] Do solemnly swear.

- [Major Zerafa] Do solemnly swear.

- [Captain Broughton] That I will support and defend.

- [Major Zerafa] That I will support and defend.

- [Captain Broughton] The Constitution of the United States.

- [Major Zerafa] The Constitution of the United States.

- [Captain Broughton] Against all enemies.

- [Major Zerafa] Against all enemies.

- [Captain Broughton] Foreign and domestic.

- [Major Zerafa] Foreign and domestic.

- [Captain Broughton] That I will bear true faith.

- [Major Zerafa] That I will bear true faith.

- [Captain Broughton] And allegiance to the same.

- [Captain Zerafa] And allegiance to the same.

- [Captain Broughton] That I take this obligation freely.

- [Major Zerafa] That I take this obligation freely.

- [Captain Broughton] Without any mental reservation.

- [Major Zerafa] Without any mental reservation.

- [Captain Broughton] Or purpose of evasion.

- [Major Zerafa] Or purpose of evasion.

- [Captain Broughton] And that I will well and faithfully - [Major Zerafa] And that I will well and faithfully - [Captain Broughton] Discharge the duties of the office.

- [Major Zerafa] Discharge the duties of the office.

- [Captain Broughton] On which I'm about to enter.

- [Major Zerafa] On which I am about to enter.

- [Captain Broughton] So help me God.

- [Major Zerafa] So help me God.

(audience applauding) At ease.

Group, attention.

Left face.

Forward march.

(audience applauding and cheering) - I want to take a last moment to thank the families of our graduates.

As I said, medical school and the profession of medicine involve a large amount of mental and emotional effort and a great deal of time.

So to all of you who have lent us your sons and daughters, your husbands and wives, your significant others, your buddies, your BFFs, your fathers, your mothers, thank you from me and thank you from all of us.

It has- Yeah, thank you.

(audience applauding) This has been a wonderful afternoon, and I thank you for being a part of the College of Human Medicine.

I ask you to remain in your seats until the faculty have completed the recessional.

And now please join us in singing the first verse of "MSU Shadows."

Stand up.

(solemn music) ♪ MSU, we love thy shadows ♪ (audience applauding) ("MSU Fight Song")