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This year’s
incoming medical school class could be
considered a class of firsts: the first class in which women
outnumber men, the first to have a married couple entering
together; the first to have West Virginia’s top amateur female
golfer; and quite possibly the first to have a country musician
with a recording contract. Students hail from the east coast to
the west, and quite a few already have overseas experience
through mission and aid trips.
The
Joan
C. Edwards School of Medicine publicly welcomed incoming
students on August 9 in the White Coat Ceremony at the Joan C.
Edwards Performing Arts Center. During this ceremony, students
receive their first white coats, which are donated by the
school’s alumni, faculty and staff. The guest speaker was alumnus David
Hubbard, M.D., professor and chief of the section of orthopedic
trauma surgery at West Virginia University. The students were also presented with stethoscopes provided by Drs. Joseph and Omayma Touma, as well as books provided by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, which promotes compassionate medical care and caregivers.
Dr. Charles H. McKown Jr., vice president and dean of the school, told the students they were part of an elite group.
"You represent an extremely select group of people, selected under intense scrutiny," McKown said.
He assured them that they were in the right place and following the correct path in pursuing medicine and that Marshall was a wise choice for their education.
"You have
remarkable training here. We have a very dedicated and
conscientious faculty," McKown said.
Note: Courtney Krug and Randall Shultz Jr. are the
married students; Brittany Adams just won the West Virginia
State Amateur Women’s golf championship; and Bretton Powell
received a recording contract (and has recorded a CD) by being
1st runner-up in a talent contest!
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