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LEBANON, Oregon – The eighth class of osteopathic Mirabelle Fernandes Paul, EdD, Assistant Dean of when you are tempted to give up, the greater cause
medical students at Western University of Health Student Affairs, gave the keynote address for the will move you to get up, dust off your knees, and get
Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Convocation ceremony. She reminded students that back to your own run,” Fernandes Paul said. Before
Pacific-Northwest marked the start of their health care the journey through medical school should be faculty members presented the new medical students
careers on Friday, receiving their white coats at the characterized as a marathon, not a sprint. “I like with their white coats, John T. Pham, DO, Vice Dean of
University’s Convocation and White Coat Ceremony. the marathon metaphor for many reasons. Primarily WesternU COMP-Northwest, spoke about the
because marathoners, unlike sprinters, are in symbolism of the attire. “Many physicians have worn
The Oregon campus welcomed 107 students in the
Class of 2022. The class is composed of 58 students competition with themselves, not with others,” this coat, and wearing it is a privilege bestowed upon
from the Pacific Northwest, with 38 of those calling Fernandes Paul said. She passed along some “pearls of all those who earn a place in the healing arts,” Pham
Oregon home. Rory King, OMS I, from Salem, Oregon, wisdom” to the students, advising them to work said. “The white coat is a powerful symbol marking
was excited to receive his white coat Friday morning. diligently to succeed in their studies, take time for the transition from being a pre-med student to joining
“I have been trying to do this for the last seven years, themselves when they can, lean on their support the long tradition of outstanding osteopathic
so I’m very happy to be at WesternU in Lebanon,” systems, and acknowledge their priorities. “On days physicians. The white coat is a symbol to you and to
King said. Two students – Whitley Nelson and Austin others that you have been invited to walk this path
Kleint – graduated high school from East Linn with many years of training ahead of you. It also
Christian Academy in Lebanon. symbolizes professionalism, caring, and the trust you
must earn from your future patients.”
“I think Lebanon is a great community, and I am After receiving their coats, the students received black
grateful to have grown up here,” Nelson said. “I’m
excited to be back not only to start my medical school physician bags sponsored through individual
donations from the Osteopathic Physicians and
education, but hopefully be able to work and serve
this community while in medical school.” Surgeons of Oregon (OPSO).
COMP Dean Paula M. Crone, DO ’92, challenged the
The Class of 2022 includes 60 women and 47 men,
with an average age of 25. Thirteen students hold new students to learn to practice medicine with
master’s degrees; most have bachelor’s degrees in patience, purpose and skill. “As your dean, I pass on to
science-related fields. Marcus Pearson, OMS I, from you your dean’s challenge, and in four short years this
Grand Forks, N.D., chose WesternU COMP-Northwest challenge will become your dean’s charge,” Crone
because of the medical school’s atmosphere. said. “I challenge you to always strive for excellence
“There’s a reason I chose to come here. It’s very and keep your standards set at the highest of levels.
family-oriented and I have a family, so it made I challenge you to not only stand on the shoulders of
my decision easier,” he said. the giants that come before you, but to become that
giant yourself for those that follow after you.…I
The close-knit atmosphere at WesternU COMP- challenge you to be extraordinary, to be exceptional,
Northwest comes from the top. “I want to assure each and to settle for nothing less.”
and every one of you, we are all in this together,” said
President Daniel R. Wilson, MD, PhD, as he opened the The alumni welcome was given by Ginger Cupit, DO
’17. Cupit is in her intern year at Georgetown
Convocation ceremony. “A family-like culture has ever
been, and will forever be, a hallmark of WesternU. University-Providence Hospital in the Family Medicine
Residency Program. “One thing you must know:
The staff and faculty of WesternU are committed to
your success, and will do everything possible to help COMP-Northwest by itself is just a brick building,”
she said. “It’s the people inside that make it what
you on your journey through school and beyond.”
Kun Lee, OMS it is. So let’s make this a legacy we can all be proud
to be a part of.” n
Winter 2018 39
medical students at Western University of Health Student Affairs, gave the keynote address for the will move you to get up, dust off your knees, and get
Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Convocation ceremony. She reminded students that back to your own run,” Fernandes Paul said. Before
Pacific-Northwest marked the start of their health care the journey through medical school should be faculty members presented the new medical students
careers on Friday, receiving their white coats at the characterized as a marathon, not a sprint. “I like with their white coats, John T. Pham, DO, Vice Dean of
University’s Convocation and White Coat Ceremony. the marathon metaphor for many reasons. Primarily WesternU COMP-Northwest, spoke about the
because marathoners, unlike sprinters, are in symbolism of the attire. “Many physicians have worn
The Oregon campus welcomed 107 students in the
Class of 2022. The class is composed of 58 students competition with themselves, not with others,” this coat, and wearing it is a privilege bestowed upon
from the Pacific Northwest, with 38 of those calling Fernandes Paul said. She passed along some “pearls of all those who earn a place in the healing arts,” Pham
Oregon home. Rory King, OMS I, from Salem, Oregon, wisdom” to the students, advising them to work said. “The white coat is a powerful symbol marking
was excited to receive his white coat Friday morning. diligently to succeed in their studies, take time for the transition from being a pre-med student to joining
“I have been trying to do this for the last seven years, themselves when they can, lean on their support the long tradition of outstanding osteopathic
so I’m very happy to be at WesternU in Lebanon,” systems, and acknowledge their priorities. “On days physicians. The white coat is a symbol to you and to
King said. Two students – Whitley Nelson and Austin others that you have been invited to walk this path
Kleint – graduated high school from East Linn with many years of training ahead of you. It also
Christian Academy in Lebanon. symbolizes professionalism, caring, and the trust you
must earn from your future patients.”
“I think Lebanon is a great community, and I am After receiving their coats, the students received black
grateful to have grown up here,” Nelson said. “I’m
excited to be back not only to start my medical school physician bags sponsored through individual
donations from the Osteopathic Physicians and
education, but hopefully be able to work and serve
this community while in medical school.” Surgeons of Oregon (OPSO).
COMP Dean Paula M. Crone, DO ’92, challenged the
The Class of 2022 includes 60 women and 47 men,
with an average age of 25. Thirteen students hold new students to learn to practice medicine with
master’s degrees; most have bachelor’s degrees in patience, purpose and skill. “As your dean, I pass on to
science-related fields. Marcus Pearson, OMS I, from you your dean’s challenge, and in four short years this
Grand Forks, N.D., chose WesternU COMP-Northwest challenge will become your dean’s charge,” Crone
because of the medical school’s atmosphere. said. “I challenge you to always strive for excellence
“There’s a reason I chose to come here. It’s very and keep your standards set at the highest of levels.
family-oriented and I have a family, so it made I challenge you to not only stand on the shoulders of
my decision easier,” he said. the giants that come before you, but to become that
giant yourself for those that follow after you.…I
The close-knit atmosphere at WesternU COMP- challenge you to be extraordinary, to be exceptional,
Northwest comes from the top. “I want to assure each and to settle for nothing less.”
and every one of you, we are all in this together,” said
President Daniel R. Wilson, MD, PhD, as he opened the The alumni welcome was given by Ginger Cupit, DO
’17. Cupit is in her intern year at Georgetown
Convocation ceremony. “A family-like culture has ever
been, and will forever be, a hallmark of WesternU. University-Providence Hospital in the Family Medicine
Residency Program. “One thing you must know:
The staff and faculty of WesternU are committed to
your success, and will do everything possible to help COMP-Northwest by itself is just a brick building,”
she said. “It’s the people inside that make it what
you on your journey through school and beyond.”
Kun Lee, OMS it is. So let’s make this a legacy we can all be proud
to be a part of.” n
Winter 2018 39
