Major OUWB Events
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
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Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
A student's medical career is ceremoniously marked by certain milestones, beginning with Orientation and culminating at the Commencement ceremony. These events offer faculty, students, staff, family, and friends a time to join together in community and celebration. For more info about OUWB events, contact Jamie Vassel at [email protected].
Orientation Week
Every August, OUWB hosts Orientation Week to welcome a new class of medical students to campus. During this first week of classes, students also have the opportunity to engage in co-curricular events and activities that engage them with the larger OUWB community of students, faculty and staff. The week culminates with the White Coat Ceremony, where they receive their stethoscopes and white coats, and recite the Oath of Geneva to mark the formal start of their medical education.
White Coat Ceremony
OUWB medical students participate in the traditional White Coat Ceremony, during which they receive their first physician’s lab coat. This celebration marks the beginning of their medical education. During the ceremony, students recite the Declaration of Geneva, which is the pledge that medical professionals take to signify their responsibility to the field of medicine. Find the Class of 2028 profile here.
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AΩA)
AOA is an international society recognizing students, alumni, and faculty who dedicate themselves to the medical profession. About 3,500 people are inducted into this society annually. OUWB annually holds its induction ceremony during autumn. For more information, visit the OUWB AOA page here.
Match Day
Match Day is a national event that occurs annually in March for graduating medical students who find out where they will be fulfilling their residency requirements. In celebration of this milestone event of the medical journey, students, their PRISM mentors, and families are invited to a reception to share in the anticipation of discovering their residency match.
Honors Convocation
The Honors Convocation ceremony recognizes graduating OUWB medical students with performance awards of excellence in academics, as well as awards for prestigious medical honor societies. The 2024 Honors Convocation occurred on May 9 in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms.
Commencement
Commencement is the grand ceremony during which OUWB students receive their M.D. degrees and are hooded by their PRISM mentors. The Class of 2024 commencement occurred on Friday, May 10, in the Oakland University Credit Union O'rena on Oakland University's campus. For details about this year's commencement, click here.
