A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) held its 173^rd commencement on May 16, with a keynote speech given by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. Dean Philip C. Slocum, DO, presented Governor Nixon with an honorary degree.

Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University (AZCOM) held its commencement ceremony on June 5 in the school’s new state-of-the-art auditorium.

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University (CCOM) graduated 168 students on May 22 in a ceremony at Downers Grove.

Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine (DMU-COM) graduated 195 students at the school’s 109^th commencement on May 23, with a keynote address given by William G. Anderson, DO, senior advisor to the dean at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Detroit Medical Center’s Sinai-Grace Hospital.

Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) held its first commencement ceremony for the inaugural class of 85 students on May 17.

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCUMB-COM) celebrated the commencement of 236 graduates on May 16.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) graduated 217 medical students in its 13^th commencement on May 31.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton Campus (LECOM-Bradenton) held its second commencement ceremony on June 7 at the Manatee Convention & Civic Center in Palmetto. Keynote speaker Carlo J. DiMarco, DO, MSc, American Osteopathic Association (AOA) President and LECOM Regional Dean of Clinical Medicine and Professor, addressed the graduates.

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) held its hooding and commencement ceremony for the Class of 2009 on May 7, with a keynote address from faculty member William G. Anderson, DO.

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM) graduated its Class of 2009 on May 24. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, MA (D-FL) delivered the keynote address.

New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of the New York Institute of Technology (NYCOM/NYIT) held its commencement on May 17, followed by a hooding ceremony on May 18. Keynote speaker Marc B. Hahn, DO, AACOM/AAMC Scholar-in-Residence, addressed students at the hooding ceremony.

Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OSU-COM) held its commencement on May 15 for 83 graduates.

Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-COM) held its 30th Annual Commencement on June 6.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) held its 118^th commencement on May 31 at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.

Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine (PCSOM) held graduation on May 9 at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, delivered the keynote address.

Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine – California (TUCOM-CA) held its commencement on June 7.

Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUNCOM) graduated its second class on May 17.

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM) held its 39^th Annual Commencement Ceremony at the Izod Center in East Rutherford on May 20.

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) graduated a class of more than 100 students on June 6 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland.

University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNTHSC/TCOM) held its 36^th Annual Commencement on May 16, awarding degrees to 129 students.

Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (VCOM) Class of 2009 graduated on May 30, with a keynote speech from former UNTHSC President and PCOM alumnus Ronald R. Blanck, DO. Dr. Blanck is Vice Chair and Partner of Martin, Blanck & Associates, a health care consulting firm in Falls Church, Virginia.

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (Western U/COMP) graduated 195 students on May 15. President Philip Pumerantz, PhD, and Dean Clinton E. Adams, DO, MPA, presented keynote speaker William G. Anderson, DO, with an honorary degree.

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) held its 32^nd commencement on May 30. The Honorable Joseph Manchin, III, Governor of West Virginia, delivered the keynote address.