Welcome to Orientation
Orientation Schedule
All orientation events will be held at the COM building in the Active Learning Classroom on the first floor, ALC 115, unless otherwise noted. Orientation events are mandatory unless specifically marked as optional. Attire is business casual unless otherwise specified. You will receive your Dell device on the first day of orientation and should bring it with you each day.
8 to 9:30 a.m.
Check In: 1st floor foyer
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Honor Contract Team Building
10:30 to 11 a.m.
Reflective Writing
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Mission and Dean Mohr's Welcome
12 to 1 p.m.
Lunch (return by 12:50 p.m.)
1 to 5 p.m.
Research Introduction and Expectations
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Clinical Medicine
12 to 1 p.m.
Lunch (return by 12:50 p.m.)
1 to 5 p.m.
Clinical Medicine
8 to 8:30 a.m.
Check In
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Mental Health for Medical Students
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Learning Communities, Team Building, Student Q&A Panel (lunch provided)
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
9:30 to 10 a.m.
Check In
10 to 11 a.m.
Curriculum Alignment
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Learning Lunch with MSA: Introduction to MSA (lunch provided)
1 to 2 p.m.
Managing Time
2 to 4 p.m.
Foundational Biomedical Sciences
8 to 8:30 a.m.
Check In
8:30 to 10 a.m.
MedEd Research, Informed Consent, Professionalism, Assessment, Evaluation, and Feedback
10 to 11 a.m.
Mission and Rural Underserved
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Library Overview, Learning Resources, and Course Support
12 to 1 p.m.
Lunch (return by 12:50 p.m.)
1 to 5 p.m.
Clinical Anatomy and Ultrasound
8 to 8:30 a.m.
Check In
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Introduction to SPAP Committee
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Curricular Threads: Professionalism
10:30 to 11 a.m.
Dean of Students Office, Campus Activities and Involvement
11 to 11:30 a.m.
COM Events Coordinator
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch (return by 12:50 p.m.)
1 to 2 p.m.
Taking Tests and Managing Test-Taking Anxiety
2 to 3 p.m.
Wellness and Burnout
3 to 4 p.m.
Military
8 to 8:30 a.m.
Check In
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Title IX Training
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Personality
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch (return by 12:50 p.m.)
1 to 4 p.m.
MSA: MSPE Specialist/Careers in Medicine (CiM) and Panel
8 to 8:30 a.m.
Check In
8:30 to 9 a.m.
Financial Aid, Registrar, Cashier
9 to 10 a.m.
UPD and Emergency Management
10 to 10:30 a.m.
Student Affairs
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Closing Activity
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Advisor/Advisee Lunch (lunch provided)
1 to 3 p.m.
Team Building
White Coat Ceremony
The White Coat Ceremony marks the beginning of your journey as a student doctor and your formal welcome into the osteopathic medical profession. Students will participate in a ceremony rehearsal and preparation activities before the event.
White Coat Schedule
The ceremony will be held at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas. Attire is business/dressy. Guest seating is open, and tickets are not required. There is no limit on the number of guests students may invite.
Getting to Know SHSU, White Coat Ceremony Preparation
- Travel to Main Campus Huntsville (Arrival TBD)
- White Coat Ceremony Walkthrough
White Coat Ceremony
Attire: Business/Dressy
8 - 9 a.m.
Travel to Huntsville Campus (Arrive no later than 8:50 a.m.)
9 - 10 a.m.
Check-in and Final Preparations at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville, Texas
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
White Coat Ceremony