MD Class of 2020 Virtual Commencement
Sunday, May 17, 2020
First Generation Ceremony
Commencement Ceremony
Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) Induction
MD Awards Ceremony and Military Honoring
Commencement Ceremony
Commencement ceremony program
Welcome
Steven J. Scheinman, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Geisinger
President and Dean of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
National Anthem
Joshua Dearing, MD '20 and Janara Koehler, MD '20
Presentation of the graduates
William Jeffries, PhD
Vice Dean for Medical Education
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Hooding
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Carmine Cerra, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology
Alumni speaker
Brianna Shinn, MD ’16
First-year GI Fellow at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Closing remarks
Steven J. Scheinman, MD
Prerecorded commencement remarks
In addition to our virtual ceremony, a few remarks traditionally included in our commencement program were prerecorded so graduates and others could watch them whenever they’d like.
Invocation: Bishop Joseph C. Bambera, Diocese of Scranton
Greetings from the Board of Directors: Robert J. Dietz, PE, chair of GCSOM's Board of Directors
President's remarks: Steven J. Scheinman, MD, FACP, FASN, president and dean of GCSOM
Commencement address: Jaewon Ryu, MD, JD, president and chief executive officer of Geisinger
Benediction: Rabbi Larry Kaplan, Temple Israel of Wilkes-Barre