Celebrating Graduation

2021 Spring Celebrations

Thank you for joining us in celebrating commencement at the
UW School of Medicine and Public Health.

We were thrilled to honor the Class of 2021 with a series of virtual graduation and recognition ceremonies.

This page is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of our students.

Relive the MD Graduate Recognition Ceremony

Read a recap: Resilience marks 2021 MD graduates at UW School of Medicine and Public Health

In the News: UW medical school graduate lives out American Dream (NBC15)

In the news: From gymnastics to a future in pediatrics (Channel 3000)

Download the Ceremony program (PDF)

Caps, Tams and Gowns

Courtney Bork, MD

Marissa Paulson, MD and Nicholas Phillips, MD

Vivian Gama, MD

Natalie Mologne, DPT; Nikki Reil, DPT; Danielle Green, DPT; and Megan Lowe, DPT

Priya Varghese, MD and Vik Patel, MD

Stacey Rolak, MD, MPH

Rachel Thomas, DPT

Haley Zimmerman, MD and Anthony Gjyzeli, MD

Ross Gilbert, MD, with wife Diane and daughter Celine

Emily Davidson, MD

David Michael Marshall, MD, MPH

Jennifer Tran, MD

Breanna Aldred, MD

Anna Marie Sorensen MD, MSci

Dean Robert Golden

Dr. Ann O'Rourke and Dr. Jason Stephenson

Jose Carillo, MD

Or Raizman Velasquez, MD, MPH

John Ziegler, MD

Lily Turner, MD

Erin Curtis Nacev, MD, MPH and Mireya Taboada MD, MPH

Jesse Wang, MD, MS

Vik Patel, MD

Laura Miller, MD

Chelsie Sievers, MD, PhD

Jarrett Warden, MD and Rick Behlmer, MD

Images of Dean Golden, Dr. O’Rourke, and Dr. Stephenson contributed by Todd Brown/Media Solutions

Celebrating Graduates

UW-Madison Graduate Degree Candidate Ceremony

(including Doctoral, Medical, Professional, and Master’s Degree Candidates)

Keynote speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient: groundbreaking psychologist John Gottman, Ph.D.

Recording on YouTube

Accessibility statement:
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is committed to accessibility. If you need an accommodation to attend or participate in the MD Program Graduate Recognition Ceremony Virtual Event, please contact the SMPH signature events team at smphevents@med.wisc.edu. We ask that accommodation requests be made no less than two weeks before an event. We will make a thorough attempt to fulfill requests made after this date but cannot guarantee they will be met.

2021 Spring Celebrations

Thank you for joining us in celebrating commencement at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.

On this page

Relive the MD Graduate Recognition Ceremony

Caps, Tams and Gowns

Celebrating Graduates

Physical Therapy (DPT)

Physician Assistant (MPAS)

Genetic Counseling (MGCS)

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Master of Science in Biotechnology

Doctor of Medicine

UW-Madison Graduate Degree Candidate Ceremony

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Thank you for joining us in celebrating commencement at the
UW School of Medicine and Public Health.