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The Class of 2025 takes the Osteopathic Oath
tance of humanism in the care of other human beings, and your
professional status in the hierarchy of medicine…”
“Look around you at your new colleagues in this class of 2025;
they will also become your teachers. You can learn from them
to value and respect differences. Look closely the diversity of
perspectives in your class…[it] creates a learning laboratory.
Your class is a valuable resource as you prepare yourselves to
effectively engage the diversity of patients in your futures.”
The Alumna
Dr. Elizabeth Willis (’17) returned to her alma mater to deliver
they keynote address to both classes. Pursuing a career in pe-
diatric anesthesiology, Dr. Willis completed a pediatric resi-
dency, serving as chief resident 2020-2021, at the University
of North Carolina School of Medicine and is now a first year
anesthesiology resident.
In the address, she shared a metaphor the school’s namesake,
Dr. Jerry M. Wallace, shared with her class eight years ago:
Pictured Right: Dr. Elizabeth Willis (DO ‘17)
