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Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH

JAMA. 2005;294:1107.

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This year it was my honor to have been the commencement speaker at 3 medical schools: Drexel University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of Texas at Houston. On each occasion, I felt the same euphoria that I had at my own graduation and at the other commencements in which I spoke or, as Vice Dean of Academic Affairs and Faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, helped with the proceedings. It is exhilarating to experience, up close and personally, the enthusiasm and excitement of so many new physicians who clearly sense their potential to help those who will seek their care, and who want to fulfill their dreams of doing so.

One of the most touching of all moments in this year’s ceremonies occurred at UCLA. The "benediction" involved 24 graduating physicians joining the chaplain on stage to speak in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliation: Dr DeAngelis is Editor-in-Chief, JAMA (cathy.deangelis@jama-archives.org).

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