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Student Events & Organizations
Information about Commencements on May 10, 2024 can be found here.
There are a multitude of activities and events that students at OUWB can take part in during their time in medical school. Students may participate in student organizations, attend OUWB sponsored events, take part in community service or service learning opportunities and much more.
Student Organizations
At OUWB, we have almost 50 Student Organizations & Interest Groups in which you may get involved and pursue your passion. These student-led, student-driven groups offer students the opportunity to learn, grow, build community, and connect with one another around shared interests. View a full list of student organizations.
Major OUWB Events
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 jvassel@krissystems.com.
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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.
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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 2027 profile here.
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Match Day
For a PDF of the residency match results from 2015, please email ouwbmarketing@krissystems.com. Residency match results for 2023.
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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 2023 Honors Convocation occurred May 11 in the Oakland Center Founders Ballroom A and B. To learn more about previous award recipients, contact Katy Torma at katorma@krissystems.com.
To read about Honors Convocation 2023, click here.
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Commencement
Commencement is the grand ceremony during which OUWB students receive their M.D. degrees and are hooded by their PRISM mentors (and in some cases, family members). The Class of 2023 commencement occurred on Friday, May 12, 2023 with an in-person ceremony inside of the O'rena on Oakland University's campus. Read article here.