![A graduate is being donned with a sash while professors stand in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_news_package_card/public/2023-06/UCSF-Grad-Commencement-Herbst-Theater-sash_0.jpg?h=c673cd1c)
![A new grad poses with his diploma and his family outside of San Francisco's City Hall](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-Grad-Division-1.jpg)
Graduate Division: A new grad poses with their diploma and their family. Photo by Maurice Ramirez
![A new graduate grins wildly as she walks across the stage holding the hand of her young child.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-Grad-Division-2.jpg)
Graduate Division: A young girl and their mother walk across the stage during the Graduate Division commencement ceremony. Photo by Maurice Ramirez
![A huge crowd of new dentistry grads smile up for a photograph wearing black and purple gowns.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-School-of-Dentistry-2.jpg)
School of Dentistry: A huge crowd of new dentistry grads cheer and pose. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
![A new grad gives the crowd a huge smile while she's donned with a hood by two professors.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-School-of-Dentistry-1.jpg)
School of Dentistry: A graduate gives the crowd a huge smile while they're donned with a doctoral hood. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
![Graduate Ernest Ekunseitan and his parents on stage during the hooding ceremony.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-School-of-Medicine-1.jpg)
School of Medicine: Graduate Ernest Ekunseitan and his parents on stage during the hooding ceremony. Photo by Cindy Chew
![A large group of students poses on every step of a stairwell and cheers.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-School-of-Medicine-2.jpg)
School of Medicine: A large group of students poses on every step of a stairwell and cheers. Photo by Cindy Chew
![Three graduates wearing leis pose with their diplomas.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-School-of-Nursing-1_0.jpg)
School of Nursing: Three graduates wearing leis pose with their diplomas. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
![A student looks up at the audience while he is donned with a hood](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-School-of-Nursing-2.jpg)
School of Nursing: A graduate looks up at the audience while they’re donned with a hood. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
![A new graduate smiles as they struggle to hold several bouquets of flowers outside of the hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-School-of-Pharmacy-2.jpg)
School of Pharmacy: A new graduate smiles as they struggle to hold several bouquets of flowers. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
![Three people pose on stage before a UCSF banner while the middle holds a golden cup.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-School-of-Pharmacy-1_0.jpg)
School of Pharmacy: Jaimie Sallee, PharmD, (center) received the Bowl of Hygeia, the highest honor given to a graduating student. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
![Several new graduates smile widely as they walk in a row across stage.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-UCSF-Fresno-1.jpg)
UCSF Fresno: Several new graduates smile widely as they walk in a row across stage. Photo by Craig Kohlruss
![A professor and a new grad take a moment to pose as the grad is awarded with a crystalline trophy.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_2x/public/2023-06/UCSF-Commencement-2023-Gallery-UCSF-Fresno-2.jpg)
UCSF Fresno: Eyad Almasri, MD, presents the Borba Faculty Research Award to Geetha Sivasubramanian, MD. Photo by Craig Kohlruss
Celebrate with Our Graduates
Congratulations to the Class of 2023! Here are some snapshots of how you celebrated with your families, friends and community.
Aside from hilarious jabs at #Neurosurgery, I appreciated @DGlaucomflecken message of prioritizing creativity in our careers at @UCSF Commencement. I officially became Dr. Enrique Vargas yesterday, but my journey started years ago in Mexico with another Enrique 1/n #MedTwitter pic.twitter.com/tmhXmfBT32
— Enrique Vargas, MD (@EVargas_MD) May 24, 2023
One of the happiest days of the year - PhD hooding ceremony. Congrats to new PhDs @stephanie_mul and @robbiediaz_ - here's a peek into the backstage fun with @IanSeiple and the view from the mainstage at the end of the ceremony! #ucsfgrads pic.twitter.com/R9EZr0EXgc
— James Fraser (A$AP J) (@fraser_lab) May 19, 2023
It’s the people. ❤️ #ucsfgrads pic.twitter.com/lh7jCSYW4O
— Stephanie Wankowicz (@stephanie_mul) May 21, 2023
Wow time flies!!! My mom took this picture at my white coat ceremony five years ago. And today I graduate from medical school! pic.twitter.com/WTqRlevcba
— Francesco Sergi (@FrancescoDSergi) May 22, 2023
Officially, Dr. Raj Fadadu!!
— Raj Fadadu MD, MS (@r_fadadu) May 30, 2023
Last week, I graduated from @UCSFMedicine and had my parents (both of whom come from lineages of farmworkers in India) hood me on stage. I’m so grateful for their unwavering support and to #UCSF for an outstanding medical education! pic.twitter.com/ROUA65GsgF
I spoke at the UCSF commencement last night. There was a touching moment when they invited graduates from different cultures on stage to recite the first line of the oath in different languages. 17 languages altogether. It was very cool, thank you for letting me be a part of it.
— Dr. Glaucomflecken (@DGlaucomflecken) May 23, 2023