2015 Inaugural White Coat Ceremony

California Northstate University College of Medicine (CNUCOM) held the school’s first White Coat Ceremony in honor of Inaugural Class of 2015. CNUCOM received preliminary accreditation from LCME in June 2015 to begin classes in Fall 2015 with 60 students. The purpose of the White Coat Ceremony is to recognize the transition of students into medical school. CNUCOM’s White Coat Ceremony took place on September 5, 2015. California Senator Dr. Richard Pan and Mayor Gary Davis were the special guest speakers in attendance.

Welcome Remarks (Left to Right)

Dr. Carl Hsu, MD, Advisor to the President and Dean, Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics Norman Fong, B.S. PharmD, Senior Vice President Dr. Xiaodong Feng, PhD, PharmD, Vice President, Admissions Dr. Alvin Cheung, PharmD, MHSA, CEO and President Gary Davis, Mayor of Elk Grove Dr. Richard Pan, California State Senator Dr. Joseph Silva, MD, Dean, College of Medicine

Coating Faculty (Left to Right)

Mark Owens, MD Chair, Department of Surgery, Vice President of Medical Affairs, & Mercy San Juan Medical Center

Richard Isaacs, MD Assistant Dean of Clinical Medicine, Physician in Chief, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center

Amir Sweha, MD Chair, Department of Family Medicine & Assistant Dean of Clinical Medicine, & Vice President of Medical Affairs, Dignity Health, Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

Peter Murphy, MD Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Assistant Dean of Clinical Medicine, & Professor of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine Associates

Azad Sheikh, MD Chair, Department of Pediatrics & Regional Medical Director, Children’s Services, Sutter Health, Sacramento Sierra Region

Gordon Wong, MD Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine & Critical Care

Ralitsa Akins, MD, PhD Chair & Professor, Department of Medical Education, Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education & Accreditation

Ann Poznanski, MD, PhD Assistant Dean of Curriculum, Associate Professor of Anatomy & Pathology

ForShing Lui, MD Professor of Clinical Neurology, Clerkship Director, Neurology Clerkship

Padmanabhan Rengasamy, PhD Professor of Anatomy, Embryology, & Histology, Director Anatomy Lab

College of Medicine Faculty

Thank you to the parents who help make these future doctors’ dreams come true.