New faces arrived on the medical campus this week for New Student Orientation, taking place Aug. 6-8. The first orientation session includes approximately 175 students in the Doctor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Medical (medical master's) programs.

A second orientation session will be held Aug. 20-22 for students in the Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D.), Biomedical Sciences 鈥� Research (M.S.), Counseling & Art Therapy (M.S.), Pathologists鈥� Assistant (M.S.H.P.A) and Surgical Assisting (M.S.A.) programs 鈥� part of Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences EVMS School of Health Professions at 黑料不打烊.

During both sessions, Robert Fullilove, Ed.D., will give a keynote presentation entitled, 鈥淐ultural Humility and The Future of Medicine & Public Health.鈥� Dr. Fullilove is the associate dean for community and minority affairs at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, professor of clinical sociomedical sciences at Columbia University Medical Center and co-director of the Cities Research Group.

A White Coat Ceremony for the MD Class of 2029 will be held Friday, Aug. 15 at Harrison Opera House.

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