The annual stole ceremony is part of UMass Chan’s ongoing efforts to illuminate the stories and experiences of underrepresented students.

While abortion restrictions are growing in many states, students and OB-GYN faculty at UMass Chan Medical School are expanding educational opportunities on the full spectrum of reproductive care for medical students, residents and nurses.

A branch from an Oriental plane tree on the island of Kos, Greece, believed to descend from the “Tree of Hippocrates,” is now planted on the UMass Chan Medical School campus.