Department of Physician Assistant Studies
John Sealy School of Medicine Commencement

Congrats to the Class of 2025!

PAS Class of 2025

Commencement Itinerary

Friday, August 15, 2025

  • 10:30 a.m. – Student Rehearsal, Levin Hall Auditorium (required if participating in Saturday ceremony)
  • 12:00 noon – Commencement Awards Luncheon, Levin Hall Dining Room (PAS 2024 graduates and PAS faculty)

Saturday, August 16, 2025

  • 9:15 a.m. – Arrive for commencement and go to Levin Hall Dining Area
  • 10:00 a.m. – Commencement ceremony begins

Keynote Speaker:

Todd Pickard, DMSC, PA-C, DFAAPA, FASCO

Todd Pickard, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, FASCO, is an Emory University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program graduate. He has been in clinical practice at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for 27 years, providing care to patients with Head & Neck, Thoracic, Breast, GI, and GU cancers. In addition to his clinical role, he serves as the Executive Director of Advanced Practice with administrative oversight of 450 PAs and shared governance for all 1,400 APPs, including policy, scope of practice, compliance, performance evaluation, APP operations, and professional development. He is president-elect of the American Academy of PAs and co-chair of the American Society of Clinical Oncology APP Taskforce.

The President, Dean, Faculty
and the
2025 Graduating Class
of
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
John Sealy School of Medicine Department of Physician Assistant Studies
announce the Commencement Ceremony,
during which
Physician Assistant Class of 2025
will be awarded the degree
Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Saturday, August the Sixteenth, Two Thousand Twenty-five

Ten o’clock am   |   William C. Levin Hall
Galveston, Texas

 

Location & Event Day Parking

  • UTMB Levin Hall, 9th & Market Streets, Galveston
  • UTMB Garage #3, 9th & Market Streets, Galveston

Please use the north elevator (Market Street entrance); south elevators are not working at this time.

Arrival and Seating

There is no limit on the number of guests, and tickets are not required. Guests are seated on a first-come first-serve basis. Doors will open at 9:00 a.m. Doors will close, if maximum capacity is reached. This decision is made by the fire marshal.

UTMB strives to ensure that all graduates and guests can participate fully in this program. Therefore, any graduates, family members or guests, who require ADA accommodations, are welcome. Advanced arrangements should be made to confirm seating. One family member is permitted to sit with each person requiring seating, and they will have assigned seating in a designated place. Other family members and friends will sit in the general assembly. If you have an accommodation request, email Shirley McGraw at smcgraw@utmb.edu no later than Monday, August 11th.

When you email your request, please include the name of the guest who needs the ADA-related accommodation and the name of the person accompanying them.

Other Important Information

Regalia

Link to site to order faculty and student rental regalia will be available soon.

  • Deadline to order student regalia is June 1st.
  • Student regalia will be available to pick up in SHP/SON Building Room 1.806 on the following dates:
    • Tuesday, August 12th (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
    • Wednesday, August 13th (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
    • Thursday, August 14th (9 a.m. to 11 a.m.)
  • Regalia website for the graduate: https://www.buildagrad.com/utmbpa
    Registration deadline: June 15, 2025 11:59 pm
    Late registration deadline: June 29, 2025, 11:59 pm

Announcements and other gifts for graduates

Visit www.cbgrad.balfour.com.

Commencement Photography

  • Livestream: UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine Physician Assistant Studies Commencement 2025 (Livestream link to be provided week of ceremony.)
  • All commencement photographs may be ordered online at www.teamphotonetwork.com using the password PA25.

Diploma Frames

Please stop by the UTMB Campus Store in the John Sealy Tower or visit their website: https://bookstore.utmb.edu/Catalogs/CatalogProduct?CatId=FRAMES&Title=Diploma-Frames.

Social Media

Share the excitement of your favorite commencement moments! Post to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using this hashtag to share your unique commencement experience: #UTMBgrad

Planning Ahead

Future commencement Dates:
Class of 2026 - Saturday, August 15th, 2026
* Dates are subject to change.