Marc Incitti of Edwardsville, other members of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's Class of 2017, receive master of biomedical sciences (MBS) degrees

2017 May 10

Marc Incitti of Edwardsville and other members of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (Geisinger Commonwealth) graduating Class of 2017 received master of biomedical sciences degrees at a commencement ceremony held Sunday, May 7 at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre.

Steven J. Scheinman, M.D. Geisinger Commonwealth's president and dean, welcomed guests and graduates, noting that the Class of 2017 is the first to receive a Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine diploma.

Greetings were offered on behalf of the school's board of directors by the board chair, Mr. Robert Dietz, and on behalf of the Geisinger Health System by its president and CEO, Dr. David Feinberg.

William F. Iobst, M.D., vice president for academic and clinical affairs and vice dean, together with Dr. Scheinman, presented the commencement speaker, Deborah E. Powell, MD, for the honorary doctor of medical arts degree. Dr. Powell is a leader in academic medicine, and currently dean emerita and professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at the University of Minnesota.