Contact

Ningcheng (Peter) Li, MD, MS

Associate Program Director, Interventional Radiology Residency
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology
UMass Chan Medical School | UMass Memorial Medical Center
55 N Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01655

Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-li-md/
Email: Ningcheng.Li@umassmed.edu
Twitter: @NingchengLi

Certification 

The graduation certification process will be conducted virtually. To graduate, you must be certified by the Registrar's Office as having completed all necessary requirements for the awarding of the MD degree, including any outstanding administrative responsibilities. Certification for the graduating Class of 2025 will be held May 27–30, 2025. Students with outstanding fees or fines (e.g., tuition, loans, library books, parking fees or tickets) may not be certified to graduate.

Please check your academic record to make sure it is correct. The Registrar’s Office will communicate with various administrative offices to ensure that you do not have any outstanding fees/fines. All financial obligations must be settled before you are cleared for graduation.

Permission of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs is required for early certification for graduation. Students are responsible for completing all certification requirements and obtaining signatures. Students with early certification are still subject to university policies and procedures regarding graduation (e.g., diplomas may be held for non-payment of fines incurred after completing early certification).

If you are not certified by noon on Friday, May 30, 2025, you will not receive a diploma at Commencement. If you need further information, please contact the Registrar’s Office.

Financial Aid debt management and exit counseling

All students who took the Learning Contract or any federal, state, or institutional student loans while at UMass Chan are required to attend a mandatory Debt Management and Exit Counseling session with staff in the Financial Aid Office. An email was sent out at the beginning of the spring semester to notify borrowers of the requirement to attend and an invite to schedule. If you did not receive an email and believe that you should have or have not scheduled your appointment, please contact the Financial Aid Office to schedule an appointment immediately.

Lockers

Please remember to clean out your locker by June 1, 2025. Anything left in the locker will be recycled.

Invitations and tickets

Tickets will be provided to all graduates in the spring. Each graduate will get up to eight tickets. However, if you need more than eight you will receive them.

Any questions pertaining to tickets may be directed to the Office of University Events.

Regalia ordering 

Regalia will be provided, free of charge, to all graduates. Your school will reach out to ask your height and hat size.

Distribution

Regalia will be distributed from the Office of Student Life suite (S1-400) on Tuesday, May 27, Wednesday, May 28, and Thursday, May 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Returns

Caps and gowns must be returned to the drop off station in the Medical School Lobby no later than 3 p.m. on Commencement day. The hood and tassel that will be provided for the ceremony is yours to keep. 

 The hood and tassel that will be provided for the ceremony is yours to keep. 

Awards Ceremony/Breakfast

The Alumni Association is pleased to honor you at their annual Alumni Breakfast on Friday, May 30, 2025 at 9 a.m,  in the Albert Sherman Center Multi-purpose room. Outstanding student awards as well as medical educator awards will be presented at this event.

Photos

Your class picture will be taken on Friday, May 30, 2025, on the Albert Sherman Center terrace (rain site: Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building lobby) following the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Alumni Awards Breakfast and Commencement rehearsal.  You must wear your regalia (cap, gown and hood) for the picture. House pictures will be taken immediately after the class picture.

Hometown publicity

If you wish to place a graduation announcement in your hometown newspaper, a suggested format is provided here. Amend it to convey all the appropriate personal information.

For questions and support, please contact the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Office of Student Affairs & Admissions gsnstudentaffairs@umassmed.edu or 774-455-6689

Invitations and registration

All graduates will be given printed tickets that can be shared with family and friends. These tickets will be required for admission into the Commencement Ceremony. More details on pick-up times and locations will be sent in April.

Regalia

On the intent to graduate form that will be sent to you, we will collect your regalia order details and supply the information to our regalia supplier on your behalf. This is why it is critical to complete the intent to graduate form no later than April 1.  
The cap and gown are rentals, free of charge to students; The hood and tassel are keepsakes for students. 
Return process:
- Caps and gowns must be dropped off after the Commencement Ceremony– bins will be available!

Regalia pick-up dates and times

Location: Nursing Student Lounge, Albert Sherman Center, 3rd Floor (AS3- 2157)

Monday, May 26, 2025 – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 29, 2025 – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Friday, May 30, 2025 – During awards, luncheon and rehearsal

The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Awards Celebration, graduate luncheon and graduate rehearsal

Friday, May 30, 2025, 11 a.m.
Location: Faculty Conference Room, 1st floor of medical school

Rehearsal to follow at 2 p.m.
Location: Tent on Campus Green

Photos and video

Your class photo will be taken immediately prior to the Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 1, 2025.  Information about ordering class pictures will be sent to you.

The Commencement Ceremony will be live streamed on the UMass Chan Facebook and YouTube accounts and the recording will remain available after the ceremony.

Hometown publicity

If you wish to place a graduation announcement in your hometown newspaper, a suggested format is provided here. Amend it to convey all the appropriate personal information.

DNP Scholarly Project Presentations      

Tuesday, April 22 – 4 p.m.