The first group of accepted students was recently given the opportunity to meet faculty, staff and get their first look at the new Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine (SOM).
After a welcome from the founding dean of the school, Hershey Bell, M.D., the students and their families visiting for the inaugural Accepted Students Day were presented a curriculum overview, multiple tabling sessions, lunch, a vendor fair, tours of the simulation labs at the General Medical Education Building and a tour of the new, state-of-the-art, $65-million School of Medicine.
“Welcoming the inaugural class to the Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine is both an honor and a historic milestone,” said Jennifer O’Dell, Ed.D., director of Student Experience at the SOM, in a press release. “This class is not simply the first group of students to enroll – they are the foundation of our school’s culture, traditions and legacy. They will help shape what it means to be a student here and leave a lasting imprint on the institution’s future.”…