Fall 2006 - North Dakota Medicine

PARTING SHOTSM.D. Class of 2010 Arrives on CampusFront row (seated from left): Daniel Morgan, Katrina Gardner, Ashley Hagel, Emily Koeck, Ashley Gorby, Sara Mayer,Amanda Johnson, Stephanie Jellen, Tiffany Weber, Mahale Parker, Allison Rouillard, Benjamin WilkensonSecond row (seated): Kendra Siefken, April Catudio, Rachel Redig, Lacey Sauvageau, Megan Miller, Ana Tobiasz, Jocelyn Mattson,Jessica Lichter, Jennifer Johnson, Erica Martin, Christian Buhr, Ian LalichThird row (seated): Tracey Sollin, Priyanka Singh, Gillian Lavik, Anneel DamieFourth row (two seated, the rest standing): Kyle Hoffert, Jennifer Mullally, Brett Whistler, Miran Blanchard, Jason Halle,T. Joseph Gaddie, Kathryn Kingsley, Stacie Wellman, Rachel Sullivan, Lacey Armstrong, Jonathan Eklof, Matthew McCleod,Jared Darveaux, Nathan Bro, Matt Heffty, Michael Bagan, K.K. MiyagawaBack row (all standing): Evan Kemp, Daniel Gullickson, Jason Halls, Dustin Leigh, Justin LaBlanc,Patrick Stevens, Rodrigo Rios,Kelsey Hoffman, Justin Gorss, Aaron Jones, Josh Eken, Jeff Nelson, Luke Van Alstine, Mark Eaton, Charity Bishop,Lindsay Bogardus, Chad Hanson, Daniel Dixon, Aaron Van NingenSIXTY-TWO NEW FRESHMAN MEDICAL STUDENTS,members of the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) class of 2010,began their medical education Aug. 7 at the University ofNorth Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences.The 62 new freshman medical students range in agefrom 21 years to 42 years, with the average age being 24years. Half of the class members are women.These students come to the UND medical school withdegrees in a variety of disciplines including biology,chemistry, anthropology, engineering and global studies."It's always exciting when a new class of medicalstudents arrives on campus," said Judy DeMers, associatedean for student affairs and admissions at the UND medicalschool. "It's a brand new beginning and a whole world isopening up for them that they have never experiencedbefore."Medical students' first week is dedicated to orientation,which includes an introduction to the four-year, patientcentered-learningcurriculum. Special emphasis is placedon the students' new roles as health care professionals andexpectations of them as professionals.The students' orientation week concluded with theM.D. Class of 2010 White Coat Ceremony. During theceremony, students were "cloaked" in white coats, thetraditional garment of the physician, which were donatedby the North Dakota Medical Association. They recited theOath of Hippocrates, an ancient vow to uphold basicprofessional principles.Dr. Robert Beattie, professor and chair of theDepartment of Family and Community Medicine at themedical school, presented the keynote address to thestudents, their families, friends, and faculty and staff.Each student also received the book, "On Doctoring,"edited by Drs. Richard Reynolds and John Stone anddonated by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and apin engraved with the words, "Humanism in Medicine,"from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.NORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE Fall 2006 31