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CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY
COATS OVER 300
FUTURE PHYSICIANS
Dr. Amy Hinkleman with her student doctor advisees, Class of 2024
Over 300 future osteopathic physicians received white coats National Representative of Osteopathic Medicine
at the School of Osteopathic Medicine’s back-to-back ceremo- Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, the first African American woman to
nies in Hobson Performing Arts Center on Friday, September serve as dean of any US medical school and current president
17. The Class of 2024’s ceremony was delayed a year due elect of the American Osteopathic Foundation, delivered greet-
to the COVID-19 pandemic, and their ceremony followed the ings from the profession to both classes virtually thanks to the
Class of 2025’s. Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of
Schools of Osteopathic Medicine.
The ceremony featured remarks from national representatives
of the profession, an alumna, respective class representatives, “The white coat is worn as a symbol of your journey in medi-
the Dean of the School of Osteopathic Medicine and univer- cine. It represents your personal aspirations, your commitment
sity administrators. to providing health services, your understanding of the impor-
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