(soft upbeat music) - Welcome, I'm Catherine Lucey, Executive Vice Dean and
Vice Dean for Education at the UCSF School of Medicine. And on behalf of the
entire school of medicine, I wanna welcome everyone, especially our first year students, and their families and friends. Now it's important to acknowledge that these are very unusual
circumstances under which we're doing the traditional
white coat ceremony. All of you, when you
received that acceptance, and made the decision to come to UCSF, probably envisioned
walking across the stage, handing your white coat
to an associate dean, and having them help
you don that white coat for the first time as
official medical students. That's not possible during this pandemic, but our kudos to you and the
warmth of our welcome remains. And I'd like everyone to take a moment, all of the entering
students and their parents, and stop and think what
a privilege we have to be here at the ceremony
today even virtually. Because it represents a
combination of so much hard work, and an entry into one
of the most remarkable professions that there is. And for my colleagues who are already practicing physicians and UCSF faculty, I'd like you too to take
a moment of gratitude for the fact that you were
guided into this profession, I've had so many years
of supporting patients through the tremendously
challenging times they have with illness and suffering. Now, before we go too much further, I'd like to introduce my mentor, and our dean of the school of
medicine, Dean Talmadge King, and ask him to make remarks to welcome this spectacular class, into
this wonderful university. - Greetings, it's my
pleasure to welcome you to our first ever virtual
white coat ceremony. This is an important and
exciting day for you, your families and your friends. I know this is not the white coat ceremony you envisioned when you
applied to medical school. But given the profession you've selected, your life's work will always be done in an environment of unpredictability, requiring flexibility and new ways of approaching situations. Like you, we believe the white coat, is a very powerful
symbol of our profession. The white coat ceremony, is
an important acknowledgement of your start in medicine, as
well as a way to welcome you, and thank the people who believed in you, and supported you to get here. As physicians and physicians in training, we commit to safety, science, and action to address the pandemic. And so for now, we celebrate the beginning of our journey virtually. I want to congratulate each of you on arriving at this milestone. You have no doubt worked
hard to achieve your goal of entering medical school. So William Osler, is often referred to as the father of modern medicine, and the first to bring medical students out of the lecture hall, to
the bedside clinical training. He once said "The practice
of medicine, is an art, not a trade, a calling, not a business". Well, you've answered that call. You were selected for this class out of a pool of narrowly
8,000 applicants. Why did we choose you? We chose you because of
your strong sense of purpose to make a lasting impact
in health and health care in whatever form that may take over the next four years and beyond. We chose you be because you have a mind driven by relentless curiosity. Your curiosity will serve as a spark for creativity and motivation
throughout this journey. It will spur you to ask questions, and drive you to actions
that will help you find solutions to complex problems. We chose you because of your
deep commitment to service, to serve diverse populations, and work to erase the injustice
of healthcare disparities. A commitment that will
hopefully, only deepen over time, as you learn from and
partner with others across the campus, cities, state, and globe. Your backgrounds are diverse, and your achievements already impressive. Your experiences have prepared
you well to enter UCSF, one of the top medical and scientific institutions in the world. But let's not forget who
supported you along the way. The special people in your life who inspired and nurtured you. Thank you to the families
and close friends of the class of 2024. You are the fifth class, that will be educated within the framework of our Bridges Curriculum. The goal of this training
is for you to become physician leaders who can
transform 21st century healthcare. During your time at
UCSF School of Medicine, you will look outside the walls of the hospital in many ways. You will work with our
communities to ensure that all patients have equal access
to the same high quality, personal care we would wish
for our family and friends. You will learn to provide
compassionate care to patients in all stages of life, and from diverse backgrounds. You will investigate questions, contribute to scientific knowledge, manage uncertainty and
commitment to lifelong learning. You will understand the
value of integrated teams, where each health professional contributes their unique skills for the benefit of our patients. You will work to measure and improve the safety, quality and
value of patient care. You will learn to tap into big data, and information top technology
to improve patient care. You will study the causes
of health care disparities, and you will have plenty of support. You will develop close and
impactful relationships with your personal coaches. These master clinicians will
guide you along the way, throughout the years of your training. As you start conducting your own research, you will have leading
scientists mentor you. We will partner with you
to continuously enhance a learning environment that is exciting, challenging, and inclusive. At the end of your training, you will emerge as a UCSF physician, ready to tackle the great
health challenges of our time. The white coat ceremony
is a rite of passage, welcoming you as a new medical student into the medical profession. As a medical student, you are bound by the same
professional commitments that bind all physicians. Today, to mark the
beginning of this journey, you will be reciting the
UCSF Physician Declaration. This declaration reflects
the core principles that physicians from around
the world have agreed on. Altruism, responsibility, duty, honor, respect and compassion. At the UCSF School of
Medicine and UCSF at large, we have a long history of social activism. We count on you to champion
our goal of making UCSF the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic
medical system in the country. To be a place where people
from all backgrounds feel they belong and can be successful. People, are UCSF's greatest asset. Indeed our most powerful resource. We thrive because our
faculty, staff and trainees care deeply about their work,
our patients, and each other. Your career starts today, and the future is
exciting and challenging. The past decades have
seen enormous progress. You are entering the medical profession at a tumultuous time, but also
one of immense opportunity. We are glad you are joining us, as we navigate the
intersection of the pandemic, historic national events,
racism, and your education. As you embrace the future, hold onto the qualities
we see in you today, the qualities that will help
you succeed as a physician. I hope you will love the
journey as much as I have. Welcome to the UCSF School of Medicine, and congratulations, you have
joined an amazing community. - Thank you, Dean King
for those wonderful words. Now, I'd like to introduce
our next speaker. Our alumni and community teaching faculty are critical to our students' education. And it is my delight to
welcome Doctor Ramona Tascoe, President of the School of
Medicine Alumni Association. We are so grateful every year
to the Alumni Association, who provide the students
with their first white coats. Doctor Tascoe, is a member
of the UCSF class of 1979. As an Oakland based physician
and community activist, she has had a global reputation for effective and courageous leadership. Having led medical missions to Kenya, following the 1998 embassy bombings, Tanzania, the Democratic
Republic of Congo and Goa, India, Sri Lanka and Haiti following
the 2010 earthquake, where she continues to advise
on major health efforts. Doctor Tascoe, is a 2019 recipient of the UCSF Campaign
Compassionate Alumni Award, and is currently serving as
the President of the UCSF Medical Alumni Association. Doctor Tascoe, thank
you for your leadership, and we look forward to your remarks. - Greetings my new colleagues. On behalf of the UCSF
Medical Alumni Association, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you, our first year students to
the UCSF School of Medicine. Apart from your outstanding fulfillment of pre-medical requirements, you have demonstrated evidence
of your superior intelligence by your choice of UCSF, as your pathway to the profession of medicine. At UCSF, alumni are invested in you, the white coat you have
received is our gift to you, and our way of saying,
welcome to the profession. The white coat ceremony
at UCSF, began in 1993. The coat, is a traditional symbol of the medical clinician and scientist, and has come to represent the knowledge, skill, and wisdom and the
integrity of our profession. Even more, it sets us apart as being ultimately responsible for the guidance of competent, thoughtful, clinical decision making. Your senior colleagues and
I, have embraced this mantle. More than 45 years ago,
I took up the white coat, and it has become for me,
as it may become for you. A training tool and inevitably
a reminder of the privilege, and the sacred trust given to each of us who actively achieve the title physician. Your acceptance of this
coat is an affirmation that along with acquiring
the requisite knowledge, you also accept the
responsibility for developing, and maintaining professional
and collegial attitudes, and behaviors in the work that you do, and in your relationship
with patients, the community, classmates, teachers, and the alumni. And so, on behalf of the
Medical Alumni Association, I charge you with the responsibility
to master the science, and the art of medicine, to acknowledge that scientific
scholarship is not static, nor does it exist exclusively through the vacuum of hospitals, clinics, and research centers. The unique social
challenges of your patients, and the communities from which they emerge must be a primary source
of your scholarship, and your action as well. Hear their voices in this historic moment. As we witnessed the parallel pandemics of racism, discrimination,
and of course, COVID-19. Find your voice, innovate. Innovate your capacity
and the style by which you lead with grace. Remember the Medical Alumni Association, and the network of over
21,000 established physicians, residents and fellow
alumni are invested in you, and your success. Success as you proceed through your medical education experience. There may be times when you
have difficulty finding balance, and need a word of
encouragement or support. We'll be sharing information
on ways to connect with us, but we'll be there for you. And we will coordinate
events and opportunities to connect you with alumni
throughout your student years. So, call on us for help
and support at any time. You are part of something big, the UCSF experience, and it
connects us all for life. Please, know that we consider
you, and those you love. Those who love and care about you as part of our family, even now. So, may your path to becoming
physicians and scientists, and your contribution to humankind across the journey of your
lives as future physicians, fulfill your vision and
your greatest passion, and may it become nourishment
to your soul, congratulations. - Thank you Doctor Tascoe. I am now honored to
introduce my colleague, and our keynote speaker,
Doctor George Rutherford. Doctor Rutherford was born
and raised in San Diego, and came to Northern California in 1970, to study at Stanford. There he received two bachelor's degrees in classics and chemistry, and
a master's degree in history, before going east to attend
Duke, for medical school. Following a residency in pediatrics, he was an epidemic
intelligence service officer for the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention stationed in Atlanta and New York city. He was transferred by the CDC
back to San Francisco in 1985, to help the San Francisco
Department of Public Health organize and extend its HIV AIDS programs. After positions as the
State Epidemiologist, State Health Officer for California, and an Associate Dean at
the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, he came to UCSF full-time in
1997, where he has remained. He is currently the Salvatore Pablo Lucia, Professor of epidemiology,
preventive medicine, pediatrics, and history. George's interest is in the epidemiology prevention and control
of infectious diseases of public health significance. He directs the Division
of Infectious Disease and Global Epidemiology and the Department of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Global Strategic
Information Program in the Institute for
Global Health Sciences. He also directs our residency program in general preventive
medicine and public health, and his pre COVID-19
research focused primarily on the control of HIV,
in low income countries. He is the recipient of
the Holly Smith Award for exceptional service
to the school of medicine. And since the pandemic
has emerged in March, Doctor Rutherford has
been a steady presence on numerous town halls, guiding our leadership and
informing our community about important facts and issues related to the COVID pandemic. Doctor Rutherford, thank you for speaking to our students today. - Good evening, and welcome to UCSF. We live in very, very interesting times, and they're about to get more interesting. San Francisco is of course no
stranger to interesting times. You've moved to an eclectic
and cosmopolitan city, get used to calling
San Francisco the city, anytime you're west of the Hudson River. Our modern roots were planted in 1848, when people came from all over the world to seek their fortunes in the gold fields of the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Our history is enriched by
the native Ohlone peoples, and early Spanish settlers, and subsequently by immigrants
from all points of the globe. West, south and east. Chinese migration began
during the gold rush, and reached a high of 300,000. This was one 110th of the
population of California by 1880, before immigration was abruptly halted by the passage of the Chinese
Exclusion Act of 1882, which parenthetically was
not repealed until 1943. In the 1920s, refugees
from the Russian Revolution would cross the great
expanse of Russia to China found a home in the Inner Richmond. African Americans came
to the city in the 1930s, during the great migration,
and in the 1940s, to work in the shipyards of the East Bay, and to enrich the city's culture. The Fillmore District just down the street was the center of jazz on the West Coast. In the 1940, San Francisco
was also the port of departure for many
soldiers, sailors and Marines, as they left to fight in
World War II, in the Pacific. When they returned many
settled, it particular gay men who had been less than
honorably discharged, forming the nucleus of our
gay and lesbian community. Through the 1950s to present day, immigrants from Latin America, notably Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua have combined with descendants of original
Spanish and Mexican settlers to enrich our Latin American roots. In 1967, The Summer of
Love resounded through Haight-Ashbury, just down the street from our Parnassus Campus. Bringing young people
in droves to the city, some of whom remained. In fact, the term hippie, was
coined by a San Francisco, in San Francisco by Hurb Caen, a long time columnist for the
"San Francisco Chronicle". And most recently young people
working in the tech industry in far away, Silicon Valley
have settled in droves in San Francisco with an attendant rise in housing costs and the squeezing
out of older communities. In fact, there are so many, that the commute has been reversed, and now people drive out of the city rather than into the city,
each Workday morning. This particular year 2020, has been marred by the pandemic
of the novel coronavirus, which has swept around the world, and is leaving profound
suffering in its wake. San Francisco is no stranger to epidemic, and pandemic disease. And many San Franciscans can
actually answer the question, what is public health? And know that epidemiology is not a subspecialty of dermatology. The bubonic plague came
to San Francisco on ships from Asia and Hawaii, in the first decade of the 20th century, resulting in two separate outbreaks, and subsequent seeding
of the plague bacillus in the California ground
squirrel population, which persists an
enzootic form to this day. Chinese and Japanese
immigrants were unfairly blamed as the vectors of plague, and in 1900, were quarantined
initially to the city, and subsequently to Chinatown, a quarantine order that was eventually overturned in federal court. There are several other
less than our finest moments in these outbreaks, but the systematic oppression
and scapegoating of a particular segment of society, are lessons that we clearly remember, and have vowed not to repeat. The Spanish flu, which you will learn, was not Spanish in origin at all, decimated the world in the
final year of World War I, and the first year after the armistice. San Francisco as a major port city, was particularly vulnerable to influenza, and organized a robust
public health campaign, including the mandatory wearing
of masks to prevent spread. This was quite successful, but the citizenry shift under the mask requirement,
sound familiar? And at noon, on November 21st, 1918, 10 days after the end of World War I, whistles blew and sirens clang citywide signaling an end to the masking ordinance. San Franciscans threw away
their masks by the thousands, and "The Chronicle"
described market street as a sea of gauze. However, this was far too premature, and the city continued
to battle influenza well into the spring of 1919, at which point an additional
1400 deaths had occurred. Deaths that would have
likely been preventable if people had just kept their masks on. Many of you may be aware
of the early history of HIV in San Francisco. A disease that literally
decimated the Castro District, and has been a major
focus of UCSF Research and Clinical Care, since the early 1980s. I came to San Francisco in 1985, I've been an epidemic
intelligence service officer at the Centers for Disease Control, and I subsequently
joined the staff at CDC. I spent two years stationed at the New York City Department of
Health before being transferred in March of 1985, to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Here, I began working with the city's HIV Epidemiology Prevention
and Service programs. I entered a world of hurt. There had been almost a
thousand AIDS cases by then, and untold suffering. UCSF had a remarkable partnership with the Department of Public Health, not only through San
Francisco General Hospital, but also through the clinical
services at Parnassus, and the VA and the basic
science laboratories of Jay Levy and others. Hope to the extent that there was hope came from inspirational physicians, Donald Abrams, Paul
Volberding, and Connie Wofsy. And from my epidemiologic
and public health colleagues, Andrew Moss, Warren
Winkelstein, and David Werdegar, who pushed those of us at the
Department of Public Health, to protect the public health, and provide the scientific knowledge needed to eventually
turn the epidemic around, and one day to eliminate HIV. The lessons learned from
those terrible experiences, humility, caring, seeking wisdom
from effected communities, basing decisions on science, and getting up every morning determined to do the right thing has
helped us tremendously, as we battle the current
coronavirus scourge. While the history of HIV may
be well known to many of you, the lessons of epidemics
of deinstitutionalizing, the mentally ill often
overlapping with an epidemic of drug use, that in many ways began in The Summer of Love in
1967, maybe less well known. In 1959, 37,500 patients were hospitalized in California's mental health system. A variety of factors, economic, political, psychopharmaceutical, therapeutic, legal, and political, came
together leading to a series of policy decisions by
governors Brown and Reagan, to essentially empty the extensive state mental hospital system in favor of less restrictive
outpatient therapy. Individuals with poorly
controlled serious mental illness did not fare well. And over the years they and
others who have come later, and may have benefited
from inpatient therapy, ended up on the streets. Homelessness is much more
complicated than this with a large economic
component, as rents rise, leading low-wage earners with few options. But this is at least
one of the root causes of what we see around us today. When COVID-19 came to
the Bay Area in January, we were better prepared than most other parts of the country, and willing to act decisively. We've learned the lessons of AIDS well. Mayor Breed, declared a state
of emergency on February 25th, fully nine days before the first two cases were reported in the city. And the Department of Public Health in concert with the other
six health departments in the Bay Area, issued
it's shelter-in-place order on March 16th, not coincidentally the day before Saint Patrick's Day. We now have experienced an
initial wave of infection, and hospitalization in April and May, and with the remarkable
cooperation of the public, we're able to minimize transmission, and flatten the curve so much, that UCSF was able to land
intensive care physicians, nurses, and respiratory
therapists to New York city, and to the Navajo Nation. However, the pandemic's far from over. We're now squarely in the
middle of a second wave, that's dwarfed April's. The governor and the mayor
are taking great pains to not reopen too soon again. And the result is a city
that is once strangely quiet downtown, almost like in some apocalyptic science fiction film, but bustling in its
residential cores and parks, as people seek to get out, and not let the fleeting summer go by. You'll be required to abide
by these new ordinances, wearing masks whenever you
venture out of your homes, maintaining social distancing,
and in particular inside. Staying home if you're sick, and washing your hands frequently. Please, please, please wear
your masks religiously, and for now stay out of bars and clubs. We do not, and I repeat, do not, on an outbreak in our first
year medical student class, and use your influences,
physicians and training to debunk crazy and distracting
rumors and fake news. Recently, Breitbart News published a story in which a group of doctors claimed that masks were unnecessary and that hydroxychloroquine cured the virus. It received 14 million views
in six hours on Facebook, and it was retreated by President Trump. So welcome to my world, but we're not only facing the
challenge of pandemic disease, we're facing a complex overlap of three national international
emergencies, the pandemic, the sudden collapse of
our economic prosperity, and a long overdue reckoning with America's not so subtle
embrace of systemic racism. The death of George Floyd, at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, on May 25th sparked protests
throughout the country, and throughout the world. Our 401-year history of African slavery, and our 157-year history of
economic and social exclusion of African Americans from
the American mainstream since the emancipation proclamation are being challenged, as
they have not been challenged since the civil rights
movement of the 1960s. The brutalizing and murder of
African Americans by police, other officialdoms and the public have been laid bare as never before. The phrase, Black Lives
Matter has rallied the nation. And it is all of our jobs
to fight anti-blackness, and the pervasive racism
that is interwoven in contemporary American culture. Yes, even here in San Francisco, until they are distant
and unhappy memories. As physicians, you'll have a key role in assuring equity in
health care and health. Good health is inexorably intertwined with the prosperity so long
overdue our fellow citizens. The COVID pandemic has laid bare the deep fault lines in our society. And until we understand and address that fundamental
inequalities that have led to almost endemic disease, in the Latino native, and
African American communities of California and the West, we will not be able to
slow or reverse its course. The UCSF pride values, professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence should
be our guiding lights for standing up each and every day to improve the lives of all. Almost 45 years ago, to the day I participated in my
own white coat ceremony, a Californian, I felt
like a fish out of water at Duke university, which was just then beginning to emerge from it's segregated past. As will you, I also took a modified oath. The original is tributed to the physician, Hippocrates of Kos, an Island
near modern day Turkey, and was written some 2,500 years ago. We, as will you, didn't recite the actual Hippocratic Oath, where one swore by Apollo the physician, by Asclepius, by Hygieia, by Panacea, and
by all the gods and goddesses, but the ideas were mostly the same. The patient comes first, do no harm and live in
practice in an ethical manner. These principles should
govern your practice, whether you care for individual patients, or for entire populations. In closing, I'd like to
bring this all together, and call your attention to one phrase, on the oath you will take. I will oppose policies and
breach of human rights, and will not participate in them. I will strive to change laws that are contrary to
my professional ethics, and will work towards a fair distribution of health resources. There's your ticket for
righting systemic wrongs, seeking equity and
protecting human rights. Go out and do good for
the people of the city, and County of San Francisco,
for the people of California, for the people of the
United States of America, and for the people of the world. Thank you very much. - Thank you, Doctor Rutherford. Now we'd like to take a moment to recognize a few unique programs we have within the school of medicine. The UCSF, UC Berkeley
Joint Medical Program, or JMP, is led by Director John Balmes. Students spend two and a half
years on the Berkeley Campus fulfilling the basic science, and pre clerkship requirements
for their MD degree, while also completing a master's degree in health and medical sciences from the University of
California, Berkeley. Upon completion of this phase, 17, joint medical program students transfer to the UCF Campus, and join their colleagues
from the UCSF main program to complete their clinical requirements, and graduate with an MD degree from UCSF. UCSF's Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved, or PRIME-US, is a special five-year track for medical students interested in working with urban underserved populations. Led by director Doctor Leigh Kimberg, PRIME-US, has 11 new students from the entering class at UCSF, and four students from the entering class at the Joint Medical Program. Led by Director Sohali Saghezchi, the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, or OMFS Residency Program,
has four residents who have graduated with dental degrees, and now whose journey
leads to an MD degree, and certification in Oral
Maxillofacial Surgery. The San Joaquin Valley Program in Education, or SJV PRIME, is a tailored track
for 12 medical students who are committed to ensuring
high quality medical care to improve the health for
populations, communities, and individuals in California,
San Joaquin Valley. Students spend their first 18 months, at the main campus in San Francisco, and then the next two and a half years, at the UCSF Fresno campus. This program is led by
Director Doctor Louren Alving. A combined MD, PhD program is
led by Director Mark Anderson. The Medical Scientist
Training Program, or MSTP, is an integrated training program that combines graduate and
medical school curricula, and leads to both the MD and PhD degrees. It is designed to produce highly qualified physician scientist who will
pursue outstanding careers in academic medicine and research. Now, it is my great honor
to turn the program over to six important colleagues
who will interact with you throughout your medical education. I am honored to get to work
with these committed, talented, and compassionate educators every day. Doctor Michelle Albert is
a Professor of Medicine, cardiologist and Director
of the UCSF Center for the Study of Adversity. She is a national expert in
cardiovascular biomarkers, as well as health disparities. She serves as our Associate
Dean for Admissions, and in that role ensures
that we identify and admit outstanding students like
those who are participating in today's white coat ceremony
into our medical school. Doctor Peter chin-Hong,
is the Associate Dean for regional campuses and
Professor of Medicine. He works with the leaders at
UC Berkeley and UCSF Fresno, to ensure that all
experiences the students have in these unique tracks
are comparable in quality, and support to those provided
at the UCSF main campus. Doctor John Davis, is the
Associate Dean for curriculum. Doctor Davis, is a Professor of Medicine, specializing in infections in
the immunocompromised host. His expertise in medical education is in curriculum development, particularly in the development of LGBTQ inclusive curricula. He's the architect of our curriculum, and he supports students in their individualized paths to graduation. Doctor Karen Hauer is a
Professor of Medicine, and the Associate Dean for Assessment. She is a nationally recognized expert in medical student assessment, and she designed our assessment programs to ensure that all students develop the skills and knowledge they need to be excellent physicians
and lifelong learners, and that all assessment is conducted in an equitable fashion. She also directs the medical
school coaching program. Doctor Lee Jones is the
Associate Dean of Students. Doctor Jones, is a board
certified psychiatrist. He is a national leader
in student support. He, and the student experience team, provides services and
programs that support the emotional growth, well-being, and identity formation of students as they pursue their medical education. Kevin Sousa, is the Associate
Dean for Medical Education. He has administrative
responsibilities for medical student, and graduate medical education programs. Provides an outstanding infrastructure for our deans faculty
and staff to work in, and has been instrumental in enhancing our educational programs
with technology innovations. - Brook Haile Abegaze. Ann Sneha Abraham. Abiana Odessa Elaine Adamson. Irina Dan Isleta Adao. Emmanuel Uchenna Agu. Fayyaz Reza Ahamed. Ariana Josefina Andere. Nigel Parker Anderson. Christopher Dwayne Ansay. Donna Appiah. Norman Trevor Archer. Marcos Armendariz. Ayush Arora. Joshua Nisan Asiaban. Antonio Avalos-Perez. Logan William Bailey. Inderpeet Kaur Bal. Rio Elizabeth Barrere-Cain. Dariush David Bazyani. Yenenesh Belachew. Daniel James Bennett. Isaac Jules Benque. Seerut Kaur Bhullar. Christine Boutros. Adria Kay Bowles. Daisy Flores Brambila. Zachary Alexander Brown. Michelle Kim Nga Bui. Jenny Rosel Cevallos. Nicholas Alexander Cevallos. - April Chen. Chloe Cheng. Hannah May Reen Chi. Brenda Melisa Chiang. Ebenezer Olisadera Chinedu-Eneh. Luther Emanuel Copeland Jr. Jessica Lynn Crockett Anna Marissa Crosetti. Jessa Culver. Yesenia Ayana Day. Emmanuel Demissie. Riya Desai. Manuella Lewetchou Djomaleu. Hunter Dlugas. Stacey Seiko Dojiri. Eva Duvalyan. Kristienne Alexis Edrosolan. Kea Kathryn Rich Edwards. Davidson Foss Emanuels. Michael Omofuma Eseigbe. Israel Oladipupo Falade. Winnie Fan. Anna Claire Gabor Fernández. Meghan Dwita Foe. Pedro Gallardo. Christian Garcia Hernandez. Ayushi Sharma Gautam. Allison Nicole Gomez. Fransisco Javier Gomez-Alvarado. Aileen Gozali. - Jymie Graham. Emma Greenstreet-Akman. Richard Daniel Gutierrez. Rodrigo Andres Gutierrez. Mary Jessica Hawkins. Christopher Addison Hill. Christopher Joe Hinojosa. Samuel Benjamin Hoelscher. Charis Brooke Hoppe. Christopher David Huebner. Kene-Chukwu Chukwuma Ifeagwu. Thomas Francis Battin Ituarte. Puja Iyer. Drake Gotham Johnson. Amrik Singh Kang. Hannah Eunhae Kang. Brandon Kao. Kiranjot Kaur. Luke Sung Kim. Richard Wonjoong Kim. Georgia Kirn. Meredith Claire Klashman. Hannah Morgan Kortbawi. Ayush Kumar. Sophie Ann Kupiec-Weglinski. Lydia Adjei Kwarteng. Amanda Nicole León. Paige Lorelle Lerman. Olivia Moon Leventhal. Kevin Danis Li. - Jar-Yee Liu. Vishalli Loomba. Justin Anthony Mangohig Lopez. Ryan Lotfi. Patrick Low. Alice Yiqing Lu. Jessica Yan Ma. Charles Webb McCaulay. Jennifer Alison Mackinnon Krems. Michelle Martinelli. Johsias Araya Maru. Madeline Butler Matthys. Oseas Medina. Mulki Eyob Mehari. Sabrina Isabel Mendez-Contreras. David Dominic Menino. Shreya Menon. Kris Merrill. Theodore Andrew Miclau. Ayush Dinesh Midha. Vanessa Mora. Ciaran Barry Murphy. Audrey Smiles Mvemba. Caroline Conry Nattinger. Cesar Humberto Nava Gonzales. Mikias Berhanu Negussie. Kyra De May Neylan. Anthony Nguyen. Elaine Thanh Truc Nguyen. Minh Patrick Cao Nguyen. Hamedullah Noorulhuda. - Kelsey Rachael Ogomori. Reinholdt Holly Olson. Grant Henry Oshita. Sa Heen Park. Susan Sunha Park. Sohil Patel. Niti Pawar. Robert James Pearce. Jacob Norwood Perez-Stringer. Elizabeth Picazo. Aunoy Poddar. Neha Pondicherry. Anita Ellen Qualls. Kate Gillian Radcliffe. Melanie Abigail Rader. Karen Patricia Reyes. Jennifer Rios. Colin Alexander Roach. Tatyana Del Carmen Roberts. Huber Rodriguez-Tejada. Nora Francis Rudd. Jennifer Marie Rydz. Ridhaa Fatima Sachidanandan. Satvir Saggi. Nathan Rene Sanchez. Kyle Cai Shen. John Heling Shen-Sampas. Kunal Shroff. Alexander Budugur Silva. Wynton Michael Sims. Taryn Catherine Sirias. - Michelle Rae Siros. Jeremy Wafong Siu. Juliana Janae Smith. Anne Chang Sommer. Jake Sonnenberg. Gabriela Milagro Steiner. Abu Tahir Muhammad Taha. Alex Fu Tang. Christopher Adam Teran. Kai Robert Trepka. Nicole Truong. Adrian Valderrama. Gerardo Hernandez Velasquez. Stephanie Vera. Samuel Ari Vydro. Chiara Anna Elizabeth Wabl. Aboubacar Wague. Jeremy Chih-Chao Wang. Brooke Rosalie Warren. Rachel Elizabeth Warren. Kamina Wilkerson. Jasmin Chantel Wilson. John Albert Wong-Castillo. Adrienne Kavita Yang. Stephen Chang Oh Yang. Han Su Yin. Siavash Zamirpour. Connie Jiayu Zhou. Sara Zhou. Jay Wolf Zussman. - Now I am very pleased to
introduce Doctor Charlene Blake, who will lead our entering students, and all physicians who are
participating in the ceremony in this recitation of the
UCSF Physicians Declaration. Doctor Charlene Blake,
is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia
and Perioperative Care. Following completion of a
bachelor's degree in chemistry from Fisk University, Doctor Blake entered the Medical
Scientist Training Program at Duke University School of Medicine, earning a PhD in genetics and
genomics, along with her MD. She then completed an internship in residency and anesthesiology
at Washington University in St. Louis followed by
subspecialty fellowship training and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology, before joining the UCF faculty in 2015, as a John A. Watson Faculty Scholar. Doctor Blake focuses her energy on holistically delivering
the highest quality clinical care, educating
learners of all levels, and championing diversity,
equity and inclusion. In addition to intraoperative teaching, large group lecturing, and facilitating small group discussions, Doctor Blake serves as co-director, of the introduction to career
launch and CODA courses in the fourth year school
of medicine courses. She created UCSF SCORE, students capturing the
operating room experience, and is a dean's diversity leader for the learning environment. Doctor Blake, thank you for joining us, and for leading us in this
important declaration. - At your graduation ceremony, you will say the declaration once again, after you have received the
doctor of medicine degree. This important ritual,
honors the professionalism that characterizes the
doctor-patient relationship. I would like to ask the students, faculty, and all
physicians and the audience to please join me and recite the UCSF Position's Declaration, which
can be found in the program. As a physician, I solemnly promise that
I will serve humanity, caring for the sick, promoting good health and
alleviating pain and suffering. I recognize that the practice
of medicine is a privilege with which comes
considerable responsibility, and I will not abuse my position. I will practice medicine with integrity, humility, honesty, and compassion, working with my fellow physicians, and other healthcare professionals to meet the needs of my patients. I shall never intentionally
do, or administer anything to the overall harm of my patients. I will not permit
considerations of gender, race, religion, political affiliation, sexual orientation, nationality, or social standing to
influence my duty of care. I will oppose policies in
breach of human rights, and will not participate in them. I will strive to change
laws that are contrary to my profession's ethics, and will work towards a fair distribution of health resources. I will assist my patients
to make informed decisions that coincide with their
own values and beliefs, and will uphold patient confidentiality. I will recognize the
limits of my expertise, and seek to maintain and
increase my understanding, and skills throughout
my professional life. As a lifelong learner, I will support teaching and research, and strive to apply
evidence-based practices to promote the advancement
of medical knowledge. I will uphold this promise
to the best of my ability, and will acknowledge and try
to remedy my own mistakes, and honestly assess and
respond to those of others. I make this declaration solemnly, freely and upon my honor. - Today, with the ceremony, you're joining a truly spectacular
community of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social
workers, administrators, educators, and support staff, all of whom come to work each day to make the world better for our patients. The entirety of the UCSF community stands ready to support
and learn with you. My advice to you is to be
sure that your white coat signifies your readiness to
support and learn from them. When next we, everyone in this video, you, your faculty and your loved ones meet four, or more years down the road, the ceremony will require you to temporarily shed your white coats, and instead don a black cap and gown, and green velvet hood. And we will all be
cheering as we send you off on your way as UCSF physicians for life. So welcome to the journey. Welcome to medicine and welcome to UCSF. To the parents, friends and
loved ones in the audience, thank you so much for
sharing this evening's event, and for becoming part of the UCSF family. We look forward to being able
to meet all of you in person at a later date when we are all able. Thank you, and good night. (bright upbeat music)
