It was a sudden, but thrilling change for the School of Medicine’s Class of 2020, graduating two months early from UMass Chan Medical School with only a few days notice, allowing the new physicians to head into the work force early amid the spreading COVID-19 pandemic.
UMass Chan Medical School conferred 135 Doctor of Medicine degrees to the School of Medicine Class of 2020 during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, March 31, that took place two months early, enabling the new doctors to join the Massachusetts health care workforce immediately to help take on the unprecedented COVID-19 challenge.
The 162 members of the School of Medicine Class of 2023 at UMass Chan Medical School were cloaked in the symbol of the medical profession at the White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 13, under a tent on the campus green.
In his annual Convocation address to the UMass Chan Medical School community on Thursday, Sept. 12, Chancellor Michael F. Collins announced the creation of the UMMS strategic plan, “IMPACT 2025,” in which “our institution is poised to expand our reach and broaden our impact for the benefit of all.”
