{"id":91526,"date":"2018-10-22T17:19:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T21:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=91526"},"modified":"2019-03-06T16:37:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T21:37:27","slug":"class-2022-completes-medical-school-wall-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/class-2022-completes-medical-school-wall-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2022 Completes Medical School &#8220;Wall of Fame&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four years ago, when Jeslin Kera toured the UCF College of Medicine as an aspiring student, she dreamed of seeing her face in one of the class portraits hanging in the medical education building. \u00a0So Monday, as Kera watched UCF President Dale Whittaker unveil the official portrait of the Class of 2022, &#8212; her face among the 120 future physicians in the med school\u2019s 10<sup>th<\/sup> class &#8212; she felt the realization of a dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the time I knew I didn\u2019t want to go any other medical school, and I remember seeing the photos four years ago and planning where I would stand if I ever got to be in the picture,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Being in the picture is definitely a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The official class portrait is taken at the White Coat Ceremony, when first-year students are welcomed to medical school as colleagues in healthcare. \u00a0Since the College of Medicine\u2019s Charter Class enrolled in 2009, nine class photos have been hung on the second floor outside the Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library.<\/p>\n<p>The designated wall had space for 10 framed portraits. Dr. Deborah German, vice president for health affairs and dean, said every day she walked past the wall, she dreamed of seeing it filled with class portraits. On Monday, the 10<sup>th<\/sup> portrait was hung in a brief ceremony attended by Whittaker, UCF vice presidents and Class of 2022 students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is an exciting for me,\u201d German said. \u201cI walk up these stairs every day and look at these pictures as I walk by. I knew there would be a day when this wall would be full, and I knew that the 10<sup>th<\/sup> class would be a special class.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>German said the occasion was a milestone for many reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe medical school is beginning its second decade. The 10<sup>th<\/sup> class began their medical school journey this year. This is also the first year for our fifth president and the first year of the new Academic Health Sciences Center, so it seemed fitting to celebrate these milestones as this is like a turning point for everything we\u2019re doing out here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To resounding applause from the students, Whittaker and German pulled the draping from the class picture. Once the formalities were over, students excitedly took turns snapping pictures of the portrait with their cellphones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing my picture on the wall makes me feel like I am part of something that\u2019s bigger than myself,\u201d said Class of 2022 student John Weigand. \u201cIt feels great today, being part of the 10<sup>th<\/sup> class at such an exciting time for the school, with the new hospital coming soon. I am looking forward to being able to not only learn, but also to contribute and make a difference in the lives of the patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For a video version of this story, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aP19UjERT44\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/aP19UjERT44<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more about the Class of 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/med.ucf.edu\/news\/meet-the-class-of-2022\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four years ago, when Jeslin Kera toured the UCF College of Medicine as an aspiring student, she dreamed of seeing her face in one of the class portraits hanging in the medical education building. \u00a0So Monday, as Kera watched UCF President Dale Whittaker unveil the official portrait of the Class of 2022, &#8212; her face among the 120 future 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