Convocation marks a student's transition from the classroom to practicing medicine. It is the end of their medical school journey that has taken them four years to complete, and it is the culmination of all they have worked so hard for.

This year marks the 15^th class from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix to take part in the annual ceremony. When the university opened its doors in 2007, Arizona was badly in need of doctors. Since that time, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix has graduated over 910 physicians.

During their Convocation, graduating students will participate in three essential elements: the academic procession, the hooding ceremony and the Convocation address.

Graduating students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix hold true to these historical practices. Yet even before entering the procession, partaking in the hooding ceremony and reciting the oath, students engage in a day of celebrations. It all begins with the Phoenix Med Awards, where graduates and faculty are honored with awards designated by specialty and achievement for humanism and scholarship. It is a day to celebrate all they have done and all they will do.

Class of 2025 Convocation

Save the date for Convocation 2025 on Monday, May 12! 

Procession: 9:30 a.m. – Students, faculty and leaders will process from the Phoenix Convention Center.
Ceremony: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Orpheum Theatre, 203 W Adams St, Phoenix, AZ

Family and loved ones with tickets to the ceremony will meet their students at the Orpheum Theatre. 

The Arizona Board of Regents officially grants the degree of Doctor of Medicine on the date ending the academic semester in which degree requirements are completed, which for the Spring Semester of this year will be Friday, May 16, 2025.