Certificate, master’s degree, and doctoral degree recipients celebrate achievements
PROVO, Utah, Aug. 10, 2020 – More than 140 Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) certificate, master’s degree, and doctoral degree candidates from various graduate healthcare programs at RMUoHP were encouraged to persist and to serve others with respect and integrity throughout their healthcare careers during a virtual commencement ceremony Saturday, August 8, 2020.
“Today marks the end of your formal learning and unlearning education experiences at RMUoHP,” said Dr. Richard P. Nielsen, founding president/CEO of RMUoHP. “This is the beginning of your next era of service to humanity as you now go and apply the things that, as a graduate student, you have learned in your programs and things you might have unlearned about yourself.”
Speaking to graduates, Nielsen introduced to the hundreds of on-line attendees seven strategies to invent their future:
- Understand your limitless potential and adopt the mantra, “Either I will find a way or I will create one.”
- Try and fail and try again but never give up.
- Failure is part of success.
- Sail away from safe harbor. “There is no growth in mediocrity. No accomplishments are awaiting those who are run of the mill, middle of the road, average, and standard healthcare providers or entrepreneurs.”
- Perseverance is everything. “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”
- As stated in RMUoHP’s mission, effect change. Make an impact on your circle of influence.
- Always deliver more than expected.
Degree and certificate candidates represent the following RMUoHP academic programs:
- Master of Science in Health Science
- Master of Physician Assistant Studies
- Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Doctor of Medical Science
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy
- Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate
- Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty
- Doctor of Science in Health Science
- Doctor of Philosophy in Health Science
Congratulating candidates on building a strong, stable foundation at RMUoHP, Dr. Michael Skurja, chair of the RMUoHP Board of Trustees and co-founder of RMUoHP, said, “As you move into this new phase of your life, what will be the pillars of your foundation? Will they be pride, dishonesty, arrogance, love of money, greed, and poor patient care, or will they be respect for your patients and co-workers, integrity, service to others, and best practice? Plan wisely as you move forward in your career and build upon a strong, stable foundation.”
With the virtual commencement for RMUoHP graduates in April of this year, this ceremony becomes the second virtual commencement RMUoHP has conducted since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students, faculty, families, and staff all joined the virtual ceremony. The ceremony is also available to view at any time here.
About Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Founded in 1998 and located in Provo, Utah, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) is an accredited institution by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, an institutional accrediting commission recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. RMUoHP offers high-quality, evidence-based, and outcomes-oriented graduate healthcare programs. www.rm.edu
