Past commencement ceremonies
Previous commencement speakers
Previous commencement speakers
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine has hosted esteemed speakers at commencement ceremonies throughout the years. View a full listing of previous speakers below:
2022 MBS (Winter)
Nelson Sofoluke, MD ’17, MBS ’13
Resident in Neurosurgery, Geisinger Medical Center in Danville
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Resident in Neurosurgery, Geisinger Medical Center in Danville
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2022 MBS (Summer)
Rachel Silverstein, MD ’15, MBS ’11
Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellow at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine
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Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellow at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine
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2022 MD
Susan E. Skochelak, MD, MPH
Former Chief Academic Officer and Group Vice President for Medical Education at the American Medical Association
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Former Chief Academic Officer and Group Vice President for Medical Education at the American Medical Association
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2021 MBS (Winter)
Akindele Olagunju, MD ’19, MBS ’14
Second-Year Diagnostic Radiology Resident, Brown University
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Second-Year Diagnostic Radiology Resident, Brown University
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2021 MBS (Summer)
Kristina M. Zimmerman, MD ’15, MBS ’11
Family Medicine with Obstetrics Physician at the Federally Qualified Health Center, Family Health Network of Central New York
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Family Medicine with Obstetrics Physician at the Federally Qualified Health Center, Family Health Network of Central New York
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2021 MD
2020 MBS
Steven J. Scheinman, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Geisinger
President and Dean of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
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Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Geisinger
President and Dean of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
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2020 MD
2019 MD and MBS
Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP
President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
2018 MD and MBS
David B. Nash, MD, MBA
Founding dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) of Thomas Jefferson University and the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy in Philadelphia
Geisinger Commonwealth board of directors
Founding dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) of Thomas Jefferson University and the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy in Philadelphia
Geisinger Commonwealth board of directors
2017 MBS-Doylestown
Michael J. Sofia, PhD
Chief scientific officer and cofounder of Arbutus Biopharma Inc.
Chief scientific officer and cofounder of Arbutus Biopharma Inc.
2017 MD and MBS
Deborah E. Powell, MD
Dean emerita and professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at the University of Minnesota Medical School
Dean emerita and professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at the University of Minnesota Medical School
2016 MD and MBS
Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP
Chief executive officer, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and chief executive officer of ACGME International; professor of medicine and molecular physiology and biophysics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; senior scholar of the Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chief executive officer, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and chief executive officer of ACGME International; professor of medicine and molecular physiology and biophysics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; senior scholar of the Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago
2015 MD and MBS
Darrell G. Kirch, MD
President and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
President and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
2014 MD and MBS
Fitzhugh Mullan, MD
Murdock head professor of medicine and health policy professor of pediatrics, The George Washington University
Murdock head professor of medicine and health policy professor of pediatrics, The George Washington University
2013 MD Charter Class and MBS
George E. Thibault, MD
President, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
President, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
2012 MBS
Keith W. Eckel
Owner, Fred W. Eckels Sons and president, Eckel Farms Inc.
Owner, Fred W. Eckels Sons and president, Eckel Farms Inc.
2011 MBS
Wayne Pisano
Former president and CEO, Sanofi Pasteur
Former president and CEO, Sanofi Pasteur
2010 inaugural MBS class
Edward G. Rendell
Governor of Pennsylvania
Governor of Pennsylvania