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Slideshow: Back to School 2013

Tom Gather, Donald Goens, Walid Hamud and Lauren Hennein

Medical students from the Class of 2017 pose before their Aug. 30 White Coat ceremony at Robertson Auditorium on the Mission Bay campus. From left: Tom Gather, Donald Goens, Walid Hamud and Lauren Hennein. Photo by Susan Merrell

School of Medicine faculty, students and families socialize before the White Coat ceremony

School of Medicine faculty, students and families socialize before the White Coat ceremony, a rite of passage celebrating the start of their medical career. Photo by Susan Merrel

UCSF School of Medicine faculty welcome the Class of 2017 at the annual White Coat ceremony

UCSF School of Medicine faculty welcome the Class of 2017 at the annual White Coat ceremony. From left: Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH; David Wofsy, MD; Susan Masters, PhD; A. Sue Carlisle, MD, PhD; Maxine Papadakis, MD; Sam Hawgood, MBBS; and Catherine Lucey, MD. Photos by Susan Merrell

Sam Hawgood, MBBS, congratulates Claire Gibson during the White Coat ceremony

School of Medicine Dean Sam Hawgood, MBBS, left, and Vice Dean for Education Catherine Lucey, MD, center, congratulate Claire Gibson during the White Coat ceremony. (Photo by Susan Merrell)

student applaud during the White Coat ceremony

New medical students Maggie Changala, left, and Daniel Copeland, right, applaud with their fellow classmates during the White Coat ceremony. Photo by Susan Merrell

Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, addresses faculty members

Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, addresses faculty members on Sept. 10 during Faculty Development Day, which offers workshops and resources to build and enhance faculty life at UCSF. Photo by Susan Merrell

Carl Grunfeld, MD, PhD, and Sue Carlisle, MD, PhD, talking

Carl Grunfeld, MD, PhD, center, and Sue Carlisle, MD, PhD, right, chat on the patio of the Laurel Heights campus during Faculty Development Day on Sept. 10. Photo by Susan Merrell

UCSF School of Dentistry Dean John D.B. Featherstone, PhD, poses with the Class of 2017, on their first day of dental school

UCSF School of Dentistry Dean John D.B. Featherstone, PhD, poses with the Class of 2017, on their first day of dental school. Photo by David Hand

First-year dentistry student Leon Chung asksing a question during an alumni panel

First-year dentistry student Leon Chung asks a question during an alumni panel event before the White Coat ceremony on Sept. 20. Photos by David Hand

First-year dentistry student Brian Lee makes a nervous grin as he holds up his white coat

First-year dentistry student Brian Lee is happy to receive his white coat before the Sept. 20 ceremony. Photo by David Hand

students standing at the white coat ceremony

UCSF School of Dentistry student Raion Sabo, center, stands with his classmates at their White Coat ceremony. Photo by David Hand

Students in the Graduate Division at the back-to-school barbecue

Students in the Graduate Division gather for a back-to-school barbecue in Koret Quad on the Mission Bay campus on Sept. 20. Photo by Susan Merrell

Graduate Division faculty and staff at the student sign table

Graduate Division faculty and staff sign in students during the Sept. 20 barbeque in Koret Quad. From left: Chris Des Jarlais, EdD; Veronica Nepveu; Elise Raher; Wendy Winkler Sawyer; Rick Wyllie; and Pam Belluomini. Photo by Susan Merrell

Students walking

Students arrive at the second annual Graduate Division Celebration Barbecue in Koret Quad. Photo by Susan Merrell

A student Ugo Edu poses for a photo with Elizabeth Watkins, PhD

Ugo Edu, left, a student in the Medical Anthropology and History of Health Sciences program, excitedly poses for a photo with Elizabeth Watkins, PhD, dean of the Graduate Division and vice chancellor of Student Academic Affairs, at the Sept. 20 barbecue. Photo by Susan Merrell

Sam Myers, front left, and Maxine Zylberberg, front right, introduce themselves at the Graduate Division Celebration Barbeque

Sam Myers, front left, and Maxine Zylberberg, front right, introduce themselves at the Graduate Division Celebration Barbeque. Photo by Susan Merrell

Students gather for free food and drinks at the Chancellor's Reception

Students gather for free food and drinks at the Chancellor's Reception and New Student Orientation Fair in the Millberry Union gym on the Parnassus campus on Sept. 23. Photo by Cindy Chew

students Lauren Frisch, Hengameh Jannati, and Daniel Keyvani pose for a photo in funny glasses and hats

 

First-year dental students Lauren Frisch, left, Hengameh Jannati, center, and Daniel Keyvani, right, pose for a photo with props provided at the Chancellor's Reception and New Student Orientation Fair. Photo by Cindy Chew

Vice Chancellor for Student Academic Affairs Elizabeth Watkins, PhD, gives her introduction of Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, during the Chancellor's Reception

 

Vice Chancellor for Student Academic Affairs Elizabeth Watkins, PhD, gives her introduction of Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, during the Chancellor's Reception and New Student Orientation Fair. Photo by Cindy Chew

A large crowd listens to speakers at the Chancellor's Reception

 

A large crowd listens to speakers at the Chancellor's Reception and New Student Orientation Fair on Sept. 23. Photo by Cindy Chew

School of Dentistry students Malini Madhusudhan and Mychi Nguyen, pose for a photo with School of Pharmacy students Eric Pressler, Nozomi Giese and Luis Perez, at the Chancellor's Reception

From left: School of Dentistry students Malini Madhusudhan and Mychi Nguyen, pose for a photo with School of Pharmacy students Eric Pressler, Nozomi Giese and Luis Perez, at the Chancellor's Reception and New Student Orientation Fair. Photo by Cindy Chew

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