Kentucky College Of Osteopathic Medicine White Coat

Kentucky College of Osteopathic MedicineWhite Coat CeremonyOctober 10, 202010 a.m.

About KYCOMKentucky College of Osteopathic MedicineMission. The mission of the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM) is toprovide men and women with an osteopathic medical education that emphasizes primarycare, encourages research, promotes lifelong scholarly activity and produces graduates whoare committed to serving the health care needs of communities in rural Kentucky and otherAppalachian regions.History. In September 1993, Chad Perry, a prominent attorney from Paintsville, andhis wife, Judy Perry, conceived the idea of creating an osteopathic medical school in theAppalachian region of Eastern Kentucky. Together with a group of visionary leaders thatincluded former Kentucky governor, the Honorable Paul Patton, and local businessman,Burlin Coleman, they began to investigate the possibility of a school in Eastern Kentucky.These leaders believed that creation of an osteopathic medical school was the best way to helpalleviate the shortage of primary care physicians in rural Eastern Kentucky. According toChad Perry, his support of the development of an osteopathic medical school for this regionarose from the fact that osteopathic physicians “tend to stay in rural areas and in familypractice.”White Coat Ceremony. It is now common practice among most U.S. medical schools toconduct a white coat ceremony to initiate medical students into the medical profession.White represents purity, healing and the professional ideals of the medical profession thatfocus on compassionate caregiving. The long white coat is the quintessential symbol ofa physician and conveys to patients and the public the wearer’s identity as a physician.The short white coat indicates the wearer’s status as a medical student or student doctor.The white coat ceremony tradition among medical schools was led by the Arnold P. GoldFoundation in 1993 to promote humanism in medicine. The Gold Foundation providesa gold pin to our student doctors to wear on their white coats to symbolize commitmentto providing compassionate and competent patient care. As a further initiation into theosteopathic medical profession, the KYCOM White Coat Ceremony traditionally includesrecitation of its version of the osteopathic medical profession’s Pledge of Commitment.

Ceremony ProgramInvocation. Caitlyn HuntPresident, Christian Medical Association.Class of 2023Welcome & Greetings from the University.Burton J. Webb, Ph.D.President, University of PikevilleRemarks & Introduction of Keynote Speaker. Dana C. Shaffer, D.O., FACOFP dist., FAOGMEDean, KYCOMKeynote Address.Donovan BlackburnChief Executive Officer, Pikeville Medical CenterGreetings from the Student Body. Cindy LinPresident, KYCOM Student Government AssociationClass of 2023White Coat Presentation . Joe Kingery, D.O., MBA, FACOFP, FAAFPAssociate Dean for Osteopathic Medical EducationAssociate Professor & Chair, Department of Family MedicineGreetings from Kentucky Osteopathic Medical Association.Vishnukant Joshi, D.O.President, Kentucky Osteopathic Medical AssociationGreetings from KYCOM Alumni Association.Sonbol Shahid-Salles, D.O.President, KYCOM Alumni AssociationClass of 2010Pledge of Commitment. Laura Griffin, D.O., FAAOAssociate Dean for Osteopathic Principles and Practices (OPP) IntegrationProfessor and Chair, Department of Osteopathic Principles and PracticesClosing Remarks. Dr. Shaffer

Donovan BlackburnDonovan’s business career started in 1982 while working as theautomotive merchandising manager with Kmart. Later he wentto work as an area manager for a national hardware company.Soon after, he was offered a job by Lowe’s Home Center, acompany with long-term career opportunities.He accepted an entry-level position with Lowe’s in April of 1986.In less than two years, he was promoted to the position of storemanager in Glasgow, Ky. By the age of 29, he was named to theposition of district manager. He managed the Central Kentuckyarea in this capacity. He directed 12 stores with the combinedsales of 240,000,000, while supervising over 1,600 employees. After many accomplishedyears of service and a 16-year career, he resigned in January of 2002.In February of 2002, he accepted a position with a marketing company as the regionalmarket manager over Kentucky and parts of West Virginia. In August of 2002, he wasapproached and offered the position of district manager with Ferrellgas, a national propanesales and distribution company. He went from managing one district to four districts withineight months, earning several awards and creating record sales. A year after employment, hewas promoted to the position of regional operations manager over 26 plants in four states.In January of 2004, he left Ferrellgas to accept the position of city manager for the city ofPikeville in Kentucky. Pikeville has become one of the most progressive rural communities inthe state of Kentucky. As city manager, Donovan received several accolades and awards. Theseincluded being named the 2010 “City Official of the Year” by the Kentucky League of Cities;the 2011 “Eastern Kentucky Leadership Public Official of the Year” by the East KentuckyLeadership Foundation; and the 2014 “Excellent in Leadership” by both the SoutheastKentucky Chamber of Commerce and Pikeville Main Street Program.In June of 2017, he accepted the position of assistant chief executive officer for PikevilleMedical Center. A few short months later he also accepted the position as the chief operatingofficer. In January of 2018, Donovan was offered the position of chief executive officer by thePikeville Medical Center Board of Directors, which he respectfully accepted. Donovan alsohas served on numerous board and committees on local, state and national levels in variousleadership positions.

KYCOM Class of 2024Morteda AlaamiriDearborn, MichiganBrendan BlackChampaign, IllinoisLilly DoMiddlesboro, KentuckyAkhilesh AlexanderMesquite, TexasMontana BlairWhitesburg, KentuckyDakota EbleBooneville, IndianaAhmad AliClevland, OhioCaleb BowenVaughan, MississippiNathan EglerEvansville, IndianaColton AmbergerFairfield, PennsylvaniaFisnik CakePogradec, AlbaniaBenjamin ElliottFishers, IndianaKum-Jung AmrineSilver Spring, MarylandAlthea CampbellAtlanta, GeorgiaAustin ElswickVirgie, KentuckyNicola Armour-SmithGlasgow, United KingdomSavannah CartySalyersville, KentuckyMark FallerPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMaegan ArnoldLouisville, KentuckyMegan CarugatiDenton, TexasRyan FitzpatrickFlorence, KentuckyHamza AshfaqLexington, KentuckyCallie CattoWhitesburg, KentuckyJonathon FoleyParis, KentuckySimon BactawarQueens, New YorkRachel ChauvinCerritos, CaliforniaJerin GeorgeHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaAisha BaggiaChicago, IllinoisVictor ChewSan Francisco, CaliforniaAndrew GeurtsRandolph, WisconsinHayley BakerLancaster, KentuckyBharath ChithralaLexington, KentuckyAndrew GilesElizabethtown, KentuckyRylan BanksMiddletown, OhioMarco CiavagliaNorthville, MichiganDaniel GoodmanLaPorte, IndianaErika BellProspect, KentuckyZachary CombsHazard, KentuckyOlivia-Marie GrovesPowell, OhioOleg BelyshevNorth Woodstock,New HampshireEmily CulpWestfield, IndianaGillian GurneyCincinnati, OhioDeea DasPotsdam, New YorkJoseph HackworthLaGrange, KentuckyRichaela DenlingerChambersburg,PennsylvaniaAnna HargraveLewiston, New YorkBrooke BenjaminCincinnati, OhioAndrew BixlerDayton, Ohio

KYCOM Class of 2024Mohamed HashemNajaf, IraqTiffany IsaacsHurricane, West VirginiaMaximillian LyDallas, TexasAmani HasonaGainesville, FloridaSamantha JosselynLakeside Park, KentuckyRobert MannattIndependence, CaliforniaColin HathornBurlington, KentuckyJessica JurakMorris, IllinoisKeeliann MarkAurora, NebraskaBailey HelbertCoeburn, VirginiaPranuthi KannegantiSanta Clara, CaliforniaJessika MeadowsSpencer, IndianaMegan HennonSt. Louis, MissouriMatthew KaufmannIndian River, MichiganRaven MelsonRichmond, KentuckyFernando HernandezJacksonville, FloridaNathan KaufmannIndian River, MichiganCaroline MifsudKimbolton, OhioKristine HerreraElizabethtown, KentuckyFaiha KhanMonroeville,PennsylvaniaJacob MillerPeoria, IllinoisAbdu HijaziDearborn, MichiganEmily HoldrenLancaster, KentuckyMason HoltGranville, OhioLily HooverLexington, KentuckyAlexandra HoustonFort Thomas, KentuckyMahnoor HumayunColumbus, OhioNaushair HussainChambersburg, PennsylvaniaAdaku IkohDenton, TexasCayla ImbarlinaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaRachel KochPickerington, OhioJennifer KorRochester, MinnesotaArthi KrishnaTroy, MichiganJoowon LeeKokomo, IndianaEric LigotskiHanover Township,PennsylvaniaBrion LongBreckinridge, KentuckyChase LowrieWilliamsburg, KentuckyVy LuongLafayette, LouisianaShreyas ModiGreenwood, South CarolinaAayah Mohamed-OsmanColumbus, OhioPaige MoscoeLexington, KentuckyChelsea MyersWapakoneta, OhioMohammed Areeb NarvelDublin, OhioSophie NguyenNovato, CaliforniaTaylor NguyenKing of Prussia, PennsylvaniaMcKenzie NicklesNeon, KentuckyElizabeth O’ConnorCleona, Pennsylvania

KYCOM Class of 2024William OlsonEveleth, MinnesotaJames RobersonPhelps, KentuckyKatherine SteelmanOkeana, OhioDaniel OxnardCulvertown, KentuckySara RobertsOlympia, KentuckyJason Chieh Sheng TeySandy, UtahJohn PageChillicothe, OhioRea RupaniTampa, FloridaMicha ThomasGlasgow, KentuckyKelsey ParkerUnion City, TennesseeAbigail RuweCincinnati, OhioEmily TishkoffMesa, ArizonaJay PatelCincinnati, OhioKenneth SaillantFort Wayne, IndianaKhoa TranChesterfield, VirginiaAdreian PaulToronto, CanadaWilliam SalisburyIvel, KentuckyMelinda Trimmer-TaylorBeloit, OhioAustin PhippenEau Claire, WisconsinMontana SchemanskiHarrodsburg, KentuckyKody TrudeMorrisdale, PennsylvaniaDavid PohlmanRochester, MichiganDiana SchweitzerShelbyville, KentuckyCarter WaughGrayson, KentuckyColton PutnamRichmond, KentuckyMalavika SeethaNorthville, MichiganJordan WilliamsCincinnati, OhioAndrea QuachColumbus, OhioSrijoni SenguptaHerndon, VirginiaDamian WilliamsonGreenwich, ConnecticutSteven RamseyCaneyville, KentuckyNamra ShafiSchaumburg, IllinoisDaniel WilsonChildress, TexasKurtis RapierCorbin, KentuckyJames ShaughnessyChattanooga, TennesseeBenjamin WolfHamilton, OhioMonisha RekhrajLexington, KentuckySaif SiddiquiOrlando, FloridaQuintin WotringKingsport, TennesseeJercell RespicioCincinnati, OhioHannah SkaggsSalyersville, KentuckyJonathan YeldaShelby Township, MichiganCody RiceDublin, OhioMichelle SlatteryMount Sinai, New YorkHunter RickettsBowling Green, KentuckyJoshua SmithBoonville, Indiana

Pledge of CommitmentAs I embark upon the study of medicine at the KentuckyCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, I will:Enter into a relationship of mutual respect with my teachers and my colleagues toenhance the learning environment and gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes of acompetent osteopathic physician.Accept responsibility only for those matters for which I am competent, maintainthe trust expected of an osteopathic physician and never take advantage of thepatient-doctor relationship.Show compassion and respect for all others.Set worthy examples in the application of humanistic principles in my relationshipswith patients and others within the Appalachian medical community.Work toward improving my sensitivity and skills in human interaction,understanding and respecting the differences among my patients and colleagues.Value the knowledge and wisdom of the physicians who have preceded me in theprofession and endeavor to contribute to the osteopathic tradition.Recognize my weaknesses and strengths and strive to develop those qualities thatwill earn the respect of my patients, my colleagues, my family and myself.Continue learning throughout all the days of my life.

Cincinnati, Ohio Adreian Paul Toronto, Canada Austin Phippen Eau Claire, Wisconsin David Pohlman Rochester, Michigan Colton Putnam Richmond, Kentucky Andrea Quach Columbus, Ohio Steven Ramsey Caneyville, Kentucky Kurtis Rapier Corbin, Kentucky Monisha Rekhraj Lexington, Kentucky Jercell Respicio Cincinnati, Ohio