In order to earn the Doctor of Medicine degree, all University of Toledo College of Medicine graduates have completed what is arguably the most rigorous course of study of any profession. Accordingly, graduation is the most special event of all the special events put together by Student Affairs. Some students receive additional honors, including induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society, and almost forty other awards.
| In just a few hours, these students will be able to be called by the title they've earned--Doctor. |  |
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Honorary degrees were given to (front row) Dr. Raymond Sackler, Dr. Tim Porter-O'Grady, Dr. Walter Shelley, and Dr. Kenneth Shine. Presenting honorary degrees were (back row) College of Nursing Professor Judy Didion, University President Dr. Lloyd Jacobs, College of Medicine Dean Dr. Jeffrey Gold, and College of Medicine Professor Dr. Maurice Manning. |
| Dr. Gold and Dr. Jacobs prepare for their roles in the ceremony. |  |
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Dr. Keith Schlender leads the procession bearing the mace of what was then the Medical University of Ohio, in the last commencement ceremony before the merger with the University of Toledo. |
| Students line up for the processional. |  |
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A color guard from the 180th Fighter Wing stands at attention while student vocal groups Vocal Remedy and Docappella sing "The Star-Spangled Banner." |
| Dr. Kenneth Shine delivers the commencement address. |  |
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Dr. Jacobs presented diplomas. |
| Students recite the Physician's Oath, a slightly modernized version of the Hippocratic Oath. |  |
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Proud students show off their diplomas. |