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^^ad/a^ e/t(^a/M ^mimmcmfe/i^ Digitized by the Internet Arcinive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/graduateprograms2003phil e//li/ffi/e^f/a ^g//^^^ 0^ (^?ste0/M^m- e/mdhme' iffe^€>//m /^WA e/Pm^'0^Qfaem-em ^otmie////^ am/ &/fm'ca/S^'aM (^i^r/i/^/a^^, e/Miifef'c^(^m/!fer/t (yt^an/^/mia/e/)em/t^/e//ta//(/^at/eu/fjli CiiZ/zaAteP(^Qfamcem ^///r/m/Q/iur/w/mg SP, i{Ti>'Ma/?f/ TheFourthAnnualGraduateSchoolCommencementCeremony June 1,2003 WhilethePCOMof2003bustleswiththeintellectualactivityofhundredsofgraduate studentsinnumerousmastersanddoctoralprogramsamidtheenvironsofalargemedical school,ithasgrownfromasmallseedplantedmorethanacenturyago.Whenosteopathic schoolswereformingthroughoutthecountryinthe 1890s,twostudentsattheNorthern InstituteofOsteopathyinMinneapolis,MasonW. PresslyandOscarJohnSnydertargeted Philadelphiaasafuturehomeforanosteopathicmedicalcollege.Althoughthecityof brotherlylovehadarichhistoryofmedicine,ithadbutone"osteopathist"bythetime PresslyandSnydergraduatedin 1898and 1899,respectively.Thetwopioneering osteopathicphysiciansfollowedthroughwiththeirvision,incorporatingthePhiladelphia CollegeandInfirmaryofOsteopathyonJanuary24, 1899.ThefirstPCIOdegreewas awardedtoatransferstudent;thefirstPCIOclass,comprisedoftwostudents,graduated inFebruary1900fromthefledglingcollege,thenlocatedat21 South 12thStreet. Thecollegeprosperedandmovedthroughanumberofsitesinitsfirstcentury, including 1715NorthBroadStreet, 832PineStreet, 19thandSpringGarden,48thandSpruce,and finally,theCityAvenueCampus.Duringthisgrowthperiod,themedicalcurriculum intensified,osteopathicresearchwasinitiated,andclinicandhospitalservicesgrewrapidly asthemedicalschool'sstudentbodyandfacultyexpandeddramatically. Afternearlyacenturyoftrainingphysicians,PCOMopeneditsfirstgraduatedegree program, theMasterofScienceinBiomedicalSciences,in 1993.Thefirstfivegraduates inJune 1995markedthebeginningofyetanotherperiodofgrowthforthecollege- thedevelopmentofagraduateschool.Tenyearslater,nearly500graduatestudentsare enrolledinPCOM'smastersanddoctoraldegreeprograms. PCOM'sgraduatestudentspursuestudiesatthemasterslevelinbiomedicalscience, counselingandclinicalhealthpsychology,organizationaldevelopmentandleadership, forensicmedicineandphysicianassistantstudies. Doctoral-levelstudyisofferedin clinicalpsychologyandschoolpsychologywithcertificateprogramsforprofessionals seekingrespecializationinclinicalpsychology.Throughinnovativedistancelearning methodsandmoderntelecommunicationstechnology, PCOMextendsitsPsy.D. programtooff-campusclassesatEastStroudsburgUniversityandtheDixon University CenterinHarrisburg. Thefacultyandadministrationarepleasedthatyouarewithusonthisimportantdayin ouracademicyearaswecelebrateourgraduatestudents,theirresearchandtheirfuturein theacademicandprofessionalcommunity. m. >Tvfamy PreludeMusic RudolphA. Lucente AssistantOrganist WanamakerGrandCourt Processional FacultyMarshals ArthurFreeman,Ed.D. JohnCavenagh,M.B.A..PA.-C. RichardM. Kriebel, Ph.D. Invocation RichardM. Kriebel,Ph.D. TheNationalAnthem Welcome President MatthewSchure,Ph.D. Remarks Chairman,BoardofTrustees HerbertLotman,LL.D. (Hon.) Dean'sRemarksandPresentation ofCandidateforHonoraryDegree KennethJ.Veit,D.O.,M.B.A. DOCTOROFLAWS,HONORISCAUSA RearAdmiralKennethRMoritsugu,M.D.,M.PH. TheDeput)'SurgeonGeneraloftheUnitedStates U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices ConferralofHonoraryDegree Dr.Lotman Address Dr.Moritsugu PresentationofCandidates forDegreesinCourse KennethJ.Veit,D.O.,M.B.A. RobertG.Cuzzolino,Ed.D. DoctorofPsychologyin ClinicalPsychology MasterofSciencein CounselingandClinicalHealthPsychology MasterofSciencein OrganizationalDevelopmentandLeadership MasterofSciencein ClinicalPsychology MasterofScienceinBiomedicalSciences MasterofScienceinHealthSciences-PhysicianAssistantStudies ConferringofDegrees Dr.Schure,Dr.Freeman Dr.Gosch, Dr. Kriebel, Mr.Cavenaugh,andMr.Clinton RemarksbyStudentRepresentatives EmilyChernicoff,PsyD., AjaMontgomery,M.S.,andJosephNorris,M.S. ClosingPrayer BarbaraGolden,Ph.D. Recessional RearAdmiralKennethP.Moritsugu,M.D.,M.P.H. TheDeputySurgeon Generalofthe UnitedStates U.S. DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices RearAdmiralKennethP.Moritsugu,M.D.,M.P.H.,hasheldthepositionof DeputySurgeonGeneraloftheUnitedStatessinceOctober1, 1998,servingas theprincipalassistantandadvisortotheSurgeonGeneral. FromFebruaryto August2002,heservedastheActingSurgeonGeneral,inwhichhehadresponsi- bilitytodirectlyoverseenearly6,000CommissionedCorpsmedicalpersonnelof theU.S. PublicHealthServiceandtoftinctionasthenation'stopdoctor. Dr.Moritsuguhasbeenrepresentativetonumerousnationalhealthcareagencies andhasprovidedexpertisetovariousinternationalorganizationsandgovernments. Ofparticularnote,heservedastheofficialU.S.observertotheCouncilof Europe'sSelectCommitteeofExpertsontheImpactoftheAIDSEpidemiconthe CriminalJusticeSysteminStrasbourg,France,andastherepresentativeto the75'*"AnniversaryofthePanAmericanHealthBoardinHavana,Cuba. Since1994,Dr.Moritsuguhasadvocatedfororganandtissuedonationandtrans- plantation,participatingintheNationalDonorFamilyRecognitionProgramsin Washington,D.C.Inhisprivatecapacity,hehasbeenamemberoftheboardof directorsoftheWashingtonRegionalTransplantConsortium,theNational AdvisoryBoardfortheMinorityOrganandTissueTransplantEducationforOrgan Sharing,theboardoftrusteesoftheNationalKidneyFoundation,aswellasan activevolunteerwiththeTransplantRecipientsInternationalOrganization. Anotededucator, Dr. Moritsuguisanadjunctprofessorofpublichealthatthe GeorgeWashingtonUniversitySchooloftheHealthSciencesandanadjunct associateprofessorofpreventativemedicineattheUniformedServicesUniversity oftheHealthSciences. Hehasspokenandwrittenextensivelyinmanydiverse areas,includinghealthprofessionseducation,credentialingandqualityassess- ment,internationalhealth,healthsystemsdevelopment,healthcaredeliveryto underservedpopulations,emergencyresponse,correctionalhealthcare,managed care,HIV,healthpromotion/diseaseprevention,organandtissuedonationand transplantation,andmostrecently,bioterrorism. Havingcompletedresidenciesin internalmedicineandinpreventivemedicine. Dr.Moritsuguisboardcertifiedinpreventativemedicineandisacertifiedcorrectional healthprofessional.HealsoholdsfellowshipsintheAmericanCollegeofPreventative Medicine,theRoyalSocietyofHealth,andtheRoyalSocietyofMedicine. Dr.MoritsuguwasbornandraisedinHonolulu, Hawaii. Hereceiveda BaccalaureateDegreewithHonorsinClassicalLanguagesfromtheUniversityof Hawaiiin 1967,anM.D. fromtheGeorgeWashingtonUniversitySchoolof Medicinein 1971,andanM.P.H. inHealthAdministrationandPlanningfrom theUniversityofCalifornia, Berkeley, in 1975.
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