VCOM - Carolinas 2016 Yearbook

ALUMNI CLASS OF 2015

Inaugural Class of 2015 Graduates VCOM–Carolinas

O n Saturday, May 23, 2015, the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)–Carolinas campus in Spartanburg, South Carolina, held its first ever Commencement Ceremony for the inaugural Class of 2015, an historic event for the College and the community. This was the first class of medical students to graduate since the medical school opened in Spartanburg in 2011. A total of 154 students graduated from VCOM with the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in 2015. Over two thousand family members, friends and fellow VCOM faculty, staff and students were in attendance at the ceremony, held at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. The VCOM–Carolinas inaugural Class of 2015 has a bright future ahead. Graduates moved forward into residency placements throughout the country, serving as close to home as Spartanburg Regional Health System, and as far away as Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Many of the graduates of the Class of 2015 have chosen primary care as their specialty, and will continue to pursue the mission of the College they have attended for the past four years as they meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations and promote research that will improve human health.

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