PHILADELPHIA One hundred and thirty-nine Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania students will take the Hippocratic Oath for the first time as new doctors this Sunday, May 13, 2012. Among the graduating seniors, several mothers will we also be celebrating Mother's Day, and the amazing amount of commitment they have put into obtaining their medical degrees while raising a family. In addition to these multitasking medical student moms, 14 students have earned duel MD\/PhD degrees, with 23 students completing additional masters' degrees. <\/p>\n
9:00 AM Processional <\/p>\n
9:05 AM Opening remarks given by J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD <\/p>\n
9:15 AM Commencement address given by Nobel Laureate Peter Agre, MD <\/p>\n
9:45 AM Presentation of diplomas and hoods <\/p>\n
10:45 AM Recitation of the Hippocratic Oath <\/p>\n
11:00 AM Recessional <\/p>\n
Nobel Laureate Peter Agre, MD, Professor and Director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health <\/p>\n
NOTE: Reporters and photographers must sign in with Jessica Mikulski and pick up a ticket to gain admittance in the lobby of the Kimmel Center. <\/p>\n
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