COM Outlook Summer/Fall 2019

20 | DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AWARDS AND PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS Senior Week provided numerous opportunities for the class of 2019 students to celebrate their long-awaited KPCOM graduation. Events included an afternoon awards presentation, a celebratory bash at the Rooftop on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, and the Senior Awards Dinner Dance and military Commissioning Ceremony at The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida. The week culminated on May 17 with the Health Professions Division Commencement Ceremony held at the Rick Case Arena in the Don Taft University Center on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. During the 2018–2019 academic year, 230 D.O., 24 Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics, 20 Master of Public Health, 9 Master of Science in Nutrition, 5 Master of Science in Disaster and Emergency Management, and 4 Master of Science in Medical Education degrees were conferred. During the ceremony, graduates were acknowledged for their accom- plishments in front of an enthusiastic audience filled with family, friends, and faculty members. Mary C. Mayhew, secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration in Florida, delivered the keynote address and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. GRADUATION 2019