Page 4 - RUSM Alumni Spring 2023 Quarterly ENews

One of the first things that comes to mind when Greg
Gilmour, MD ‘15, DC, FAAPMR, recalls his own white coat

ceremony – “I was terrified.” Much of that anxiety came
from Dr. Gilmour coming to RUSM as a nontraditional
medical student.

He knew early on that a career practicing allopathic
medicine was his aspiration, and it was around the time he Dr. Gilmour, wife Ashley and
was in high school when a neck injury he sustained during a sporting children
event landed him in a chiropractor’s office. As he advanced through
undergrad, Dr. Gilmour decided to focus on chiropractic as his
specialty field and enrolled in Palmer College of Chiropractic

located in his hometown of Davenport, Iowa. Early on, though, the
thought of transferring to an allopathic medical school was on his
mind, but he stayed the course and graduated as a Doctor of I was done
Chiropractic in 2004. Dr. Gilmour practiced chiropractic

independently for seven years, and all the while the voice in his messing
head lingered reminding him that what he really wanted was to be around with
a Doctor of Medicine. “One day, I still remember it, the voice
became too loud to brush off,” said Dr. Gilmour. “I got home after a waiting for a

long day at the office and said to my wife – ‘I’m going back to US School to
medical school.’” She replied, “finally?”

Dr. Gilmour applied to United States-based schools for two cycles realize my
only to be wait listed, but that never deterred him. He eventually potential, so I
came across an advertisement for Ross Med and landed an

interview in Chicago, Illinois, a three-hour drive from home. jumped at the

In 2012, Dr. Gilmour was accepted and enrolled at Ross Med. opportunity

The White Coat Ceremony to meet with
The white coat ceremony is traditionally during the first week of
classes in the first semester of medical school. It is a celebratory Ross in
occasion and monumental moment for physicians-in-training, but Dr. Chicago.

Gilmour went into his ceremony in 2012 terrified. “I arrived thinking I
had already completed one professional degree, so this should not
SOFT MATERIAL
be that much different,” he said. “I already proved myself
An elegant brown winter coat with a
academically, but I found I had truly no idea what I was getting into.
stylish design keeps you attractive in
Medical school was much harder than what I had gone through
the cold wind this season
before.”
Makes you look elegant and beautiful
Only four hours of class on day one had Dr. Gilmour doubting his
with warm and soft materials.
choice. His wife, family, and entire support structure were back
home. All he had were two suitcases of belongings and a dream to
carry him through medical school. Despite his doubts, giving up was
never an option.