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SOM News
June 05, 2026
UCR SOM Celebrates Commencement 2026
The UC Riverside School of Medicine held its tenth Commencement and Hippocratic Oath Ceremony on Friday, June 5, 2026 at the UCR Student Recreation Center. The event marked the SOM’s first unified, shared commencement across degree programs, with 78 Doctor of Medicine (MD) students, 34 Master of Biomedical Sciences (MS) students, and 12 Master of Public Health (MPH) students receiving their degrees.
June 04, 2026
First a PhD, Next an MD to Help Patients: Andrew Huang, Class of 2026
As an emergency medical technician (EMT) from 2017 through 2019, Andrew Huang routinely saw seizures as one of his most common calls. He treated several patients in car accidents only to be dispatched to their houses a week later when they had a seizure; other calls were for patients hit on the head with a baseball bat and febrile seizures in children.
June 03, 2026
Supporting and Advocating for Patients and Families: Helen Setaghiyan, Class of 2026
When a child received a diagnosis for a cardiac issue on one of her pediatrics rotations, Helen Setaghiyan knew exactly what to do. “I ended up talking to the mom about how I received an unexpected diagnosis and the challenges I faced, and how my family navigated that situation,” recalled Setaghiyan, UC Riverside School of Medicine Class of 2026. “The mom was so extremely grateful, and it was about giving families hope for all the days ahead and reassuring them that you're going to get through this challenge.”
June 02, 2026
Remembering his Roots in the Community: Andrew McLain, Class of 2026
When Andrew McLain started at the UC Riverside School of Medicine in 2020, he was sure of one thing: He did not want to specialize in emergency medicine. For the former emergency medical technician (EMT), “I initially told myself I wasn't going to do emergency medicine because as an EMT, there's a very short window of somebody's care that you see, and I wanted to see more of the long-term side,” he said.
