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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Honors Graduates and Healthcare Leaders at 47th Annual Commencement Ceremony
Former US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to Receive Honorary Degree and Deliver Keynote Address
Newswise — The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will honor health and medicine pioneers at its 47th commencement ceremony to be held on Friday, May 13, 2016 from 3:30 pm to 6 pm, at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, Manhattan.
Former Governor of Kansas and former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, MPA, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and deliver the keynote address.
President-Elect of the American Public Health Association, Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree.
Also receiving honorary Doctor of Science degrees are James P. Allison, PhD, Chairman of Immunology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Sir Marc Feldmann, MBBS, PhD, AC, FRS, Head of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology.
This year’s commencement reflects Mount Sinai’s commitment to excellence in patient care and advocacy, therapeutic discovery, and distinguished education of physicians and scientists who change medical practice. A total of 176 degrees will be granted, including 38 PhDs and 138 MD/Dual Degrees.
DATE: Friday, May 13, 2016
TIME: 3:30 PM to 6 PM (media should arrive by 3:00 PM)
PLACE:David Geffen Hall Lincoln Center Manhattan
INTERVIEWS:Distinguished graduates and Medical Education leadership will be available for interview.
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