July 15-18, 2025
All new and repeating student-doctors are required to attend orientation.
During Orientation Welcome Week, new Liberty University osteopathic medicine students will receive a thorough overview of their next four years at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM). Throughout the week, students will learn about the Center for Medical and Health Sciences, available resources, and the curriculum and meet current student-doctors, their families, and faculty.
Common questions/answers can be found on the Orientation Information page.
NOTE: the schedule for Orientation Welcome Week is subject to change.
| 8:00 – 8:30 |
Coffee / bagels |
Main Street (CMHS building)
306 Liberty View Lane
Lynchburg, VA |
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| 8:30 – 10:30 |
Introductions |
Blue auditorium (CMHS building) |
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| 10:30 – 11:30 |
Distribution of LUCOM apparel |
Main Street (CMHS building) |
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| 11:30 – 12:30 |
Lunch |
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| 12:30 – 2:00 |
Computer distribution |
Blue auditorium (CMHS building) |
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| 2:30 – 5:00 |
Orientation presentations |
Blue auditorium (CMHS building) |
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| 5:00 – 7:00 |
SGA Social / Club Introductions |
CMHS building |
| 8:00 – 10:10 |
Groups 1 & 2: Ropes course
Groups 3 – 8: Off |
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| 10:10 – 12:20 |
Groups 1,2,5 and 6: Student Panels/Presentations
Groups 3 & 4 : Ropes course
Groups 7 & 8: Off |
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| 12:20 – 1:50 |
COMPASS lunch |
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| 1:50 – 4:00 |
Groups 1 & 2: Off
Group 3,4,7 and 8: Student Panels/Presentations
Groups 5 & 6: Ropes course |
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| 4:00 – 6:10 |
Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6: Off
Groups 7 & 8: Ropes course |
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** Meet at CMHS building front for shuttle to ropes course
** All other activities in Blue auditorium (CMHS building) |
| 9:00 – 11:00 |
Orientation presentations |
Blue auditorium (CMHS Building) |
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| 11:00 – 12:00 |
Convocation |
Red auditorium (CMHS Building) |
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| 12:00 – 1:30 |
Lunch sponsored by vendor |
OMM laboratory (CMHS Building) |
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| 1:30 – 2:00 |
Group 8 – Equipment discussion and review
Group 1 – Inner Armor baseline assessment |
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| 2:00 – 2:30 |
Group 7 – Equipment discussion and review
Group 2 – Inner Armor baseline assessment |
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| 2:30 – 3:00 |
Group 6 – Equipment discussion and review
Group 3 – Inner Armor baseline assessment |
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| 3:00 – 3:30 |
Group 5 – Equipment discussion and review
Group 4 – Inner Armor baseline assessment |
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| 3:30 – 4:00 |
Group 4 – Equipment discussion and review
Group 5 – Inner Armor baseline assessment |
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| 4:00 – 4:30 |
Group 3 – Equipment discussion and review
Group 6 – Inner Armor baseline assessment |
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| 4:30 – 5:00 |
Group 2 – Equipment discussion and review
Group 7 – Inner Armor baseline assessment |
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| 5:00 – 5:30 |
Group 1 – Equipment discussion and review
Group 8 – Inner Armor baseline assessment |
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** Equipment discussion occurs on Main Street of the CMHS building
** Inner Armor baseline assessments occur in CMHS 1047 |
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| 8:00 – 12:00 |
Orientation presentations |
Blue auditorium (CMHS Building) |
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| 12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch |
OMM Laboratory (CMHS Building) |
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| 1:00 – 2:00 |
Orientation presentations |
Blue auditorium (CMHS Building) |
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| 2:00 – 3:00 |
Groups 1,2,34 – Anatomy orientation
Groups 5,6,7,8 – OMM Orientation |
Anatomy & OMM labs (CMHS Building) |
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| 3:00 – 4:00 |
Groups 1,2,3,4 – OMM Orientation
Groups 5,6,7,8 – Anatomy Orientation |
Anatomy & OMM labs (CMHS Building) |
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| 5:30 – 7:00 |
Family Picnic |
Montview Ballroom, Liberty University
** Park at Academic Commons |
White Coat Ceremony
8:00 – 9:30 : Student doctors have individual photos taken in their white coats
9:30 – 10:00 : Family and friends may arrive for the ceremony
10:00 – 11:30: Ceremony
The annual White Coat Ceremony will be held Saturday, July 20, inside the Center for Music and the Worship Arts, Concert Hall, on the main campus of Liberty University. A staged group picture of the Class of 2028 will be captured at the conclusion of the ceremony.
Attendance is required for all new Liberty University osteopathic medical students in the Class of 2028.
Learn more about the White Coat Ceremony.