Senior Awards Breakfast Photos
These will be posted to the College of Medicine website - http://eventpictures.medicine.arizona.edu
approx a week after the event. Login using your Net ID and password and download any and all photos. Put your cursor on "Please Log In" then enter your Net ID & password, then access the Class of 2012 Senior Awards Breakfast photos.
Class of 2012 Convocation Photos
These will be posted to the College of Medicine website - http://eventpictures.medicine.arizona.edu
approx a week after Convocation. Login using your Net ID and password and download any and all photos. Put your cursor on "Please Log In" then enter your Net ID & password, then access the Class of 2012 Convocation photos.
AAMC Graduation Questionnaire - Participate in the AAMC Graduation Questionnaire. The GQ is the single most important survey for the COM. The information is used by both the COM and our accreditation body (the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, or LCME) to identify institutional strengths as well as aspects of your medical school experience that need attention from administration. COM administrative leadership will be personally reviewing our GQ data in order to continue to improve the COM experience for current and future students.
Additionally, the COM is currently preparing for a LCME accreditation visit, which will occur January 2014. The self-study period is starting now, which means YOUR responses on the GQ questionnaire will be particularly valuable for our re-accreditation.
Many medical schools boast near 100% completion of the GQ by their graduating class; alas, the UA COM has not faired nearly as well in recent years. So show some school spirit and help us out – complete the GQ!!
The GQ has been open for completion since mid-February. All responses are confidential; school data is published in aggregate form only. You can access the GQ with this link:
https://surveys.aamc.org/se.ashx?s=7C7E87CB0596E5F4
Wednesday, August 1 through Friday, August 3
Class of 2016 Orientation
8:30 am - check in
Congratulations & Welcome to our new MedCats!
Orientation marks a new beginning and serves as the foundation of the College of Medicine experience. It is our hope to provide you with the information necessary for a successful transition into your life at the UofA. You’ll learn inside tips from students, faculty and staff who will serve as your guides during your time at the UA.
The schedule and required forms, etc can be found on the "New Student" website. If you have any questions, please feel free to Rebecca Parada Anderson in the Special Events office, 520-626-2527 or reparada@email.arizona.edu
Again congrats and we will see you soon!
Friday, August 10
2012 White Coat Ceremony
5:00 pm, Centennial Hall, Main Campus
The White Coat Ceremony welcomes entering medical students and helps establish a psychological contract for the practice of medicine. The event emphasizes the importance of compassionate care for the patient as well as scientific proficiency and includes several elements:
The cloaking of the white coat—the mantle of the medical profession—is a hands-on experience that underscores the bonding process. It is personally placed on each student by individuals who believe in the students' ability to carry on the noble tradition of doctoring. Each coat will have affixed a "Humaninsm in Medicine" lapel pin, provided by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
What is Humanism in Medicine?
When practiced, humanism in medicine fosters relationships with patients and other caregivers that are compassionate and empathic. It also describes attitudes and behaviors that are sensitive to the values, autonomy, cultural and ethnic
backgrounds of others.
The humanistic doctor demonstrates the following attributes:
Integrity: the congruence between expressed values and behavior.
Excellence: clinical expertise.
Compassion: the awareness and acknowledgement of the suffering of another and the desire to relieve it.
Altruism: the capacity to put the needs and interests of another before your own.
Respect: the regard for the autonomy and values of another person.
Empathy: the ability to put oneself in another's situation, e.g., physician as patient.
Service: the sharing of one's talent, time and resources with those in need; giving beyond what is required.
Recitation of a Mission Statement (created by the entering class) which represents the public acknowledgment by the students of the responsibilities of the profession and their willingness to assume such obligations in the presence of family, friends, and faculty
An address by a eminent physician role model
Celebration at a reception with students' invited guests
Keynote Speaker: to be announced
1. Doors open at 4:00 for guests.
2. Arrival - Students must be there no later than 4:30 and report backstage to the upstairs dressing rooms.
3. Ceremony Time - The ceremony lasts approximately 1.5 hours and is followed by a light reception on the plaza in front of the hall.
4. Guests - There is no limit to the number of guests you may invite
5. Webcast - If you have family/friends who are unable to attend, the ceremony will be webcast.
Please visit this site for further information - http://webcasts.ahsc.arizona.edu/home/. Please read the “Site Requirements” at the bottom of the page to ensure your computer is set up properly to view the video.
6. Parking is on your own and awailable at the Tyndall Garage. Cost is minimal
7. Dress for white coat is professional attire. Ladies - Please be advised that you will be climbing steps to go on and off the stage, so be careful in selecting the heels you wear. Gentlemen – a suit jacket is not required.
8. Handicap parking – Please let me know if you need a space by July 06. If you do, your name will appear on a list provided to parking and transportation. Parking lots are on South Campus Drive, which runs behind Centennial Hall, are reserved for this event. Spaces are on a first come basis with the exception of a few spots reserved for special guests. A parking attendant will ask your name (these spots will be reserved under the students LAST name), then park in either lot, BUT you must let me know if you need a space.
