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“Choose to be Part of the Dialogue:” Commencement 2021

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Written by Elizabeth Lynch, M.D.’21
Medical school is a grueling and isolating experience at times, and it can take a mental and physical toll on students. Before I begin, I want to take a moment to remember a peer who is not here. Collins Oguejiofor was in the Class of 2022 and he died almost a year ago. Although he was not in our cohort, his magnanimous personality permeated our student body. Collins was a beautiful soul, and no measurement or epithet could ever encapsulate the value of his life, so I will not attempt to. The world will never be as magnificent without him. Read more

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What Kind of Doctors Are We Going to Be?

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On May 17, 2020, students and faculty gathered via Zoom technology to celebrate Commencement for the Class of 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The class chose Eli Goldberg, M.D.’20 as Class Speaker. The following are his remarks to his classmates.

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Match Day 2020: Serving Our Galaxies in Need

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With students dispersed amongst rogue “space stations” patched in via teleconference technology to read out where they’re headed for residency training, Match Day looked a little different for the UVM Larner College of Medicine’s Class of 2020 as compared to years past. Although the COVID-19 pandemic closed down large parts of the university and put an end to large gatherings for the time being, students, faculty and staff still came together online to celebrate the success of the graduating class, with friends and family watching via a livestream. Student Council President Ava Bakhtyari ’20 gave the following remarks from her “space station” before students began to open their match letters from the National Resident Matching Program.
And so our countdown begins. Families, friends, significant others, faculty, staff and all folks here and online—thank you for joining us today to witness Mission 2020’s launch into our future. Classmates who are now all family, this is it—today is our day. Read more…

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