Commencement 2002

“That I will share the knowledge and skills which I have received with my colleagues and with future generations of physicians...”
—from the Hippocratic Oath

In the atypical but ornate venue of the Michigan Theater while historic Hill Auditorium undergoes extensive renovation, the 162 members of the University of Michigan Medical School Class of 2002 entered the Theater on June 7 as fourth-year students and left its stage as doctors of medicine. It was the 152nd occasion upon which Michigan celebrated the education of a new cadre of eager physicians. Six graduates are also part of the prestigious Medical Scientist Training Program, pursuing combined M.D. and Ph.D. degrees.

In separate ceremonies in April 2002, approximately 30 Medical School graduate degrees were awarded through the Horace Rackham School of Graduate Studies.

Senior Lunch

Family, friends and members of the Class of 2002 gathered for lunch at the Sheraton Inn in Ann Arbor to celebrate the incipient physicians’ achievements and the commencement activities scheduled for the following day. The Senior Lunch was sponsored by the Medical Center Alumni Society.

Samir Shah, president of the Medical School Student Council, presented a check to Dean Allen S. Lichter (M.D. 1972) on behalf of the class for the Dean’s Annual Scholarship Fund, a tradition begun two years ago by the Class of 2000.

—TB

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Commencement Awards