One of my first tasks as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine was to attend the graduation of our students and postgraduates who finished their medical training last year. It is a major event for the country, with about 3500 students graduating from NUR, and thus last Friday the roads to NUR were packed (we walked there from the hospital!). There was a real sense of occasion with everyone in suits and academic gowns with silly hats and many thousands of people thronging the streets.
As a (newly appointed) member of Faculty, I got to wear my own silly hat, hang out in the Cloisters pre-ceremony and then be part of the grand entrance procession, complete with marching brass band:
The guests of honour were the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, the former Head of the East African Community, and the Rwandan Minister of Education.
With such a distinguished guest list, the paparazzi were out in force, and were especially keen to get my photo*:
* possible slight exaggeration
At the end of the six hour ceremony, which included the National Anthem, speeches, Intore dancers and a full roll call of the 3500 graduands, the new doctors assembled to say their Hippocratic oath, with the doctors present serving as witnesses:
It was a really exciting day to be part of, and great to see so many students who I have taught over the last 12 months cerebrating their success and taking the next step in their careers.
I’ll leave you with a few shots of our munchkins, fence climbing, painting and modelling the latest in wearable avocado tree fashion:
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