{"id":230302,"date":"2025-05-12T14:28:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=230302"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:32:53","slug":"uconn-graduates-the-next-generation-of-the-health-care-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/05\/uconn-graduates-the-next-generation-of-the-health-care-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Graduates the Next Generation of the Health Care Workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 12, UConn Health\u2019s 54<sup>th<\/sup> Commencement graduated its Class of 2025, adding 113 physicians, 51 dentists, and 94 scientists and public health experts to the health care workforce of Connecticut and our nation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230505\" style=\"width: 566px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230505  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-crowd-Capture-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"UConn Health's 54th Commencement on May 12, 2025 (Thomas Hurlbut Photography). \" width=\"566\" height=\"379\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-crowd-Capture-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-crowd-Capture-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-crowd-Capture-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-crowd-Capture-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-crowd-Capture-627x420.jpg 627w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-crowd-Capture-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-crowd-Capture-993x665.jpg 993w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-crowd-Capture.jpg 1628w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 566px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 566\/379;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>UConn Health&#8217;s 54th Commencement on May 12, 2025 (Thomas Hurlbut Photography).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UConn Health is proudly the longstanding number one producer of Connecticut\u2019s health care workforce. In fact, since 1972 it has produced 4,297 physicians, 2,044 dentists, and nearly 800 scientists and public health experts.<\/p>\n<p>The hundreds of new graduates of UConn Health\u2019s three schools\u2014the School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, and the UConn Graduate School\u2014received their diplomas in the Jorgenson Center for the Performing Arts at UConn Storrs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230502\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230502  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9201-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"DPH Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani delivering her Commencement speech to UConn Health graduates in the Class of 2025 (UConn Health's 54th Commencement on May 12, 2025 (Thomas Hurlbut Photography).\" width=\"384\" height=\"576\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9201-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9201-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9201-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9201-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9201-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9201-1-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9201-1-443x665.jpg 443w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9201-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 384px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 384\/576;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DPH Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani delivering her Commencement speech to UConn Health graduates in the Class of 2025 UConn Health&#8217;s 54th Commencement on May 12, 2025 (Thomas Hurlbut Photography).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The health professions graduates were inspired by the very special Commencement speaker\u2019s address by Connecticut\u2019s number one public health official, the <strong>Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Manisha Juthani.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner shared with the graduates how, \u201cToday, you join a profession that has the privilege of being present for life&#8217;s most profound moments\u2014births and deaths, diagnoses and recoveries, breakthroughs and setbacks. Treat that privilege with the reverence it deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner added, \u201cYou&#8217;ve\u00a0been trained at UConn Health to be more than just technically proficient practitioners or researchers. You&#8217;ve\u00a0been trained to be healers, scientists, and advocates who see the whole person, the whole community. Remember the patient whose pain you relieved, the research breakthrough that expanded knowledge, the community health initiative that improved lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230508\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230508  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-22-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, gives the keynote address during UConn Health's Commencement ceremony in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, May 12, 2025. (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo)\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-22-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-22-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-22-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-22-998x665.jpg 998w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/480;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, gives the keynote address during UConn Health&#8217;s Commencement ceremony in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, May 12, 2025. (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Commissioner Juthani concluded, &#8220;In your faces today, I see the future of health care in Connecticut and beyond!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radenka Maric,<\/strong> president of UConn, also addressed the graduating class. &#8220;Going forward you are going to be a healer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She reminded the hundreds of new UConn made physicians and scientists to always remember to &#8220;give back&#8221; and concluded &#8220;congratulations, go Huskies!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wonderplugingallery-container\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-container-459\" style=\"max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;\"><div class=\"wonderplugingallery\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-459\" data-galleryid=\"459\" data-width=\"960\" data-height=\"540\" data-skin=\"light\" data-playsinline=\"false\" data-mutevideo=\"false\" data-random=\"false\" data-autoslide=\"false\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-schemamarkup=\"false\" data-stopallplaying=\"false\" data-reloadonvideoend=\"false\" data-donotuseposter=\"false\" data-enabletabindex=\"false\" data-loadnextonvideoend=\"false\" data-hidetitlewhenvideoisplaying=\"false\" data-disablehovereventontouch=\"false\" data-autoslideandplayafterfirstplayed=\"false\" data-html5player=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showdescription=\"true\" data-showplaybutton=\"true\" data-showfullscreenbutton=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showcarousel=\"true\" data-galleryshadow=\"false\" data-slideshadow=\"true\" data-thumbshowtitle=\"false\" data-thumbshadow=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"true\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"true\" data-specifyid=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-thumbcolumnsresponsive=\"false\" data-thumbverticalmiddle=\"true\" data-removeinlinecss=\"true\" data-switchonmouseover=\"false\" data-showcategory=\"true\" data-showimgtitle=\"false\" data-titlesmallscreen=\"false\" data-initsocial=\"true\" data-showsocial=\"false\" data-showemail=\"false\" data-showfacebook=\"true\" data-showtwitter=\"true\" data-showpinterest=\"true\" data-socialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-doshortcodeontext=\"false\" data-loop=\"0\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-slideduration=\"1000\" data-slideshowinterval=\"6000\" data-googleanalyticsaccount=\"\" data-resizemode=\"fill\" data-imagetoolboxmode=\"mouseover\" data-effect=\"fade\" data-padding=\"12\" data-bgcolor=\"\" data-bgimage=\"\" data-thumbwidth=\"48\" data-thumbheight=\"48\" data-thumbgap=\"8\" data-thumbrowgap=\"16\" data-lightboxtextheight=\"72\" data-lightboxtitlecss=\"{color:#333333; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">At UConn Health 54th Commencement medical school graduates, now new doctors, celebrate on May 12, 2025.<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Photo May 12 2025, 11 04 04 AM<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">At UConn Health 54th Commencement medical school graduates, now new doctors, celebrate on May 12, 2025.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-12-2025-11-53-25-AM-scaled.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-12-2025-11-53-25-AM-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Photo May 12 2025, 11 53 25 AM\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Photo May 12 2025, 11 53 25 AM<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-12-2025-12-10-01-PM-scaled-e1747074462988.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo-May-12-2025-12-10-01-PM-scaled-e1747074462988-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"UConn Health&#39;s 54th Commencement.\" data-title=\"UConn Health&#39;s 54th Commencement.\" data-description=\"Kennedy Arie Drake received her Ph.D. in biomedical science at UConn Health&#39;s 54th Commencement.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">UConn Health&#039;s 54th Commencement.<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">UConn Health&#039;s 54th Commencement.<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Kennedy Arie Drake received her Ph.D. in biomedical science at UConn Health&#039;s 54th Commencement.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script>function wondergallery_459_appendcss(csscode) {var head=document.head || document.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0];var style=document.createElement(\"style\");head.appendChild(style);style.type=\"text\/css\";if (style.styleSheet){style.styleSheet.cssText=csscode;} else {style.appendChild(document.createTextNode(csscode));}};wondergallery_459_appendcss(\"#wonderplugingallery-459 .html5gallery-cat-selection-459 { \ttext-align: center; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 493\/329;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>UConn Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School Leslie Shor, Ph.D. speaks during UConn Health&#8217;s Class of 2025 Commencement ceremony (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In her remarks <strong>Leslie Shor, Ph.D.,<\/strong> vice provost for Graduate Education and dean of the UConn Graduate School shared, &#8220;To all our graduates of the Graduate School &#8211; way to go! This is a commencement and commencement means beginning. You are just getting started! Congratulations to all the graduates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour class has done exceedingly well, with UConn experiencing its largest medical Match Day ever, with 60 percent of you matching to your No. 1 residency program choice, and 81 percent of you matching to one of your top three,\u201d shared medical school dean <strong>Dr. Bruce T. Liang<\/strong> while addressing the School of Medicine\u2019s Class of 2025. \u201cI know you will carry your unique and triumphant medical educational experience as a badge of honor with you forever. And you also get to carry with you the great pride and prestige of being a UConn-trained doctor, bringing cutting-edge medicine and community service to others in their greatest time of need, and always with the UConn touch of empathy, kindness, and compassion. That\u2019s what it means to be a UConn doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230510\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230510 img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-21-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"UConn School of Medicine Dean Dr. Bruce Liang speaks during UConn Health's Commencement ceremony (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo).\" width=\"488\" height=\"325\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-21-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-21-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-21-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-21-998x665.jpg 998w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 488px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 488\/325;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>UConn School of Medicine Dean Dr. Bruce Liang speaks during UConn Health&#8217;s Commencement ceremony (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230309\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230309  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr-Dustin-Moore-image0-732x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Class of 2025's late Dr. Dustin Moore was remembered at UConn Health's 54th Commencement and will be remembered by the School of Medicine always.\" width=\"292\" height=\"409\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr-Dustin-Moore-image0-732x1024.jpeg 732w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr-Dustin-Moore-image0-214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr-Dustin-Moore-image0-768x1074.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr-Dustin-Moore-image0-300x420.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr-Dustin-Moore-image0-475x665.jpeg 475w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dr-Dustin-Moore-image0.jpeg 772w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 292px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 292\/409;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Class of 2025&#8217;s late Dr. Dustin Moore was remembered at UConn Health&#8217;s 54th Commencement and will be remembered by the School of Medicine always.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, Dean Liang led a moment of silence to remember Dr. Dustin Moore of the Class of 2025 who recently passed away, asking his fellow graduates to always remember him \u201cfor his compassion, kindness and unwavering courage as he fought even as his dreams were cut short.\u201d Also, heartwarmingly when Dr. Dustin Moore&#8217;s name was called aloud as a Class of 2025 graduate the audience gave him a standing ovation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Steven Lepowsky<\/strong>, dean of the School of Dental Medicine, delivered his address to the School\u2019s Class of 2025: \u201cYou have accomplished much during your time with us. You have distinguished yourselves through academic achievement and by your commitment to service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lepowsky added, \u201cYou have inspired us with your empathy, your compassion, and your talents. I congratulate you on all of your remarkable achievements, but I challenge you to continue to strive for excellence in all that you do \u2013 for that is truly the hallmark of a UConn grad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am immensely proud of our graduate students who have worked very hard to earn their degrees. To this bright and accomplished group, I extend my warmest congratulations and best wishes as they take the next steps in their careers,\u201d shares <strong>Barbara E. Kream, Ph.D.,<\/strong> associate dean of The Graduate School with her Class of 2025 graduate students.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230512\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230512  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-18-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"UConn School of Dental Medicine Dean Dr. Steven Lepowsky speaks during UConn Health's Commencement ceremony on May 12, 2025. (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo)\" width=\"716\" height=\"478\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-18-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-18-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-18-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-18-998x665.jpg 998w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 716px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 716\/478;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>UConn School of Dental Medicine Dean Dr. Steven Lepowsky speaks during UConn Health&#8217;s Commencement ceremony on May 12, 2025. (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot wait to see what you do next Class of 2025! Go Huskies!\u201d concluded Dean Liang.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230500\" style=\"width: 755px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230500  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/373A6321-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"UConn Health's 54th Commencement\" width=\"755\" height=\"504\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/373A6321-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/373A6321-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/373A6321-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/373A6321-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/373A6321-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/373A6321-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/373A6321-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/373A6321-997x665.jpg 997w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 755px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 755\/504;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medical school Dean Dr. Bruce T. Liang, Commencement Speaker DPH Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani, UConn President Radenka Maric, and Dental Dean Dr. Steven Lepowsky (Thomas Hurlbut Photography).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Student Speakers Shine at Commencement <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three outstanding graduates were selected by their peers to speak at graduation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo my family\u2014Mom, Dad\u2014thank you. I know it wasn\u2019t easy to come to America, to start from scratch. Being a first-generation American-born child and student wasn\u2019t always easy, but your sacrifices made this day possible. Every overnight shift, every white coat ceremony, every anatomy exam\u2014I carried you with me. This degree is not just mine\u2014it belongs to you. To my aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins, and grandparents\u2014this is for you, too. We made it,\u201d exclaimed <strong>Dr. Daniella Dennis<\/strong>, UConn School of Medicine Commencement student speaker who will be staying at UConn for emergency medicine residency training. She grew up in nearby New Britain, Conn. Her parents immigrated to America from Jamaica in the late 1990s. Her mother was a Certified Nursing Assistant which introduced her to the medical field. Before UConn medical school she was an EMT and a patient care technician during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is the proud first-generation college graduate and first doctor in her family.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230514\" style=\"width: 792px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230514  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-31-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate of UConn medical school Dr. Daniella Dennis '25 speaks during UConn Health's Commencement ceremony on May 12, 2025 (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo).\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-31-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-31-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-31-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-31-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-31-998x665.jpg 998w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 792px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 792\/528;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Graduate of UConn medical school Dr. Daniella Dennis &#8217;25 speaks during UConn Health&#8217;s Commencement ceremony on May 12, 2025 (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dennis said<em>, \u201c<\/em>Now we\u2019re stepping into our next chapter\u2014our new careers as physicians. Class of 2025, congratulations. We made it. I love you all. Let\u2019s go make the world a little better\u2014one patient at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute honor to be standing here today representing the Graduate School,\u201d shared Commencement student speaker and Class of 2025 graduate <strong>Kristina Delgado, Ph.D.<\/strong> who earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Science. \u201cIf you had told me years ago that I\u2019d be standing here today, giving a commencement speech, I probably would\u2019ve laughed\u2014and laughed hard. Growing up on a farm in South America, I never imagined I\u2019d become a Ph.D. Then again, I never could\u2019ve imagined myself at 18, a U.S. Navy sailor launching jets off an aircraft carrier, or four years later as a laboratory scientist working with tier-one infectious agents.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230515\" style=\"width: 383px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230515  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/delgado-IMG_9248-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"UConn Graduate School program speaker Kristina Delgado, Ph.D. earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Science.\" width=\"383\" height=\"575\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/delgado-IMG_9248-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/delgado-IMG_9248-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/delgado-IMG_9248-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/delgado-IMG_9248-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/delgado-IMG_9248-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/delgado-IMG_9248-1-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/delgado-IMG_9248-1-443x665.jpg 443w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/delgado-IMG_9248-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 383px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 383\/575;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>UConn Graduate School program speaker Kristina Delgado, Ph.D. earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Science.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s be bold!\u201d Delgado added, \u201cWe chose these paths\u2014medicine, dentistry, public health, and biomedical research\u2014because we care. We are driven by a desire to help, to heal, to discover, and to improve lives. That shared purpose is what unites us. And now, with our degrees in hand, it\u2019s time to turn the passion that brought us here into action. It is our time! Keep growing. Keep showing up. Keep making a difference because the world needs what we bring. From this moment on, it is our turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dental school\u2019s Commencement student speaker was <strong>Dr. Kristina Dubois<\/strong> who earned her DMD degree. She has always been captivated by people\u2019s smiles and guided by a deep sense of empathy and a passion for helping others, so she naturally gravitated toward a career in dental medicine. She is a dental assistant turned dentist.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230516\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230516  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9273-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Kristina Dubois \" width=\"398\" height=\"597\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9273-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9273-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9273-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9273-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9273-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9273-1-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9273-1-443x665.jpg 443w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_9273-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 398px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 398\/597;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>UConn dental school graduate and Commencement speaker Dr. Kristina Dubois (Thomas Hurlbut Photography).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEach patient who enters our practices brings their stories, hopes, and fears. Whether it&#8217;s the comforting smile we share with a nervous child or the patience and empathy we extend to an anxious adult, we must approach every interaction with compassion and understanding, even when our patients lie about how often they floss. But let&#8217;s be honest, don\u2019t we all,\u201d said Dubois.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded, \u201cMy fellow graduates, as we embark on our professional journeys, I encourage each of you to carry this message with you. Throughout each patient encounter, remember that your words, touch, and empathy leave a lasting impact. We are not merely practitioners of dentistry; we are healers and caregivers. Let\u2019s never reduce our work to procedures and paperwork. Let\u2019s choose to be the kind of doctors who make our patient\u2019s feel seen, heard, and safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230518\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230518  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-24-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ketan Bulsara accepts the 2025 Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award during UConn Health's 54th Commencement on May 12, 2025. (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo)\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-24-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-24-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-24-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-24-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-24-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-12_UConnHealthCommencement-24-998x665.jpg 998w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790\/527;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Dr. Ketan Bulsara accepts the 2025 Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award during UConn Health&#8217;s 54th Commencement on May 12, 2025. (Sydney Herdle\/UConn Photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"grey-sidebar full-sidebar\">\n  <br \/>\n<strong>BOD Faculty Recognition Award Winner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 2025 UConn Health Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award recipient honored at Commencement was Dr. Ketan Bulsara, inaugural chair of the newly established Department of Neurosurgery at the UConn School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>A world-renowned figure in neurosurgery, Bulsara trained under pioneers in the field and has shaped national and international clinical standards. He is among the first neurosurgeons globally to complete dual fellowships in skull base\/cerebrovascular microsurgery and endovascular neurosurgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Bulsara\u2019s strong leadership, innovative care, impactful research, teaching excellence, and dedication have elevated neurosurgery in Connecticut and at UConn,\u201d says Dr. Bruce T. Liang, dean of the School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Joining UConn Health from Yale in 2017 as chief of the then Division of Neurosurgery, Bulsara has driven unprecedented growth across clinical, research, and educational initiatives. He conceptualized the Brain and Spine Institute and partnered with the chairs of neurology, radiology, and orthopedic surgery to build it.<\/p>\n<p>He also launched a prestigious neurosurgery residency program that is among the top 2% nationally and helped match more UConn students into neurosurgery residencies than in previous decades. He also fostered a productive research collaboration with The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am humbled and grateful to receive this award. UConn Health is a very special place where the faculty, staff, and leadership are committed to providing care that is second to none while also training the next generation of physicians and transforming health care for the future,\u201d says Bulsara. \u201cI am grateful to be a part of this exceptional organization. I sincerely thank the UConn Health Board of Directors for this special honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bulsara has authored three books and more than 220 peer-reviewed articles, including in the most highly cited journals. He was inducted into Sigma Xi, elected chair of the AANS\/CNS Cerebrovascular Section, and admitted to the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons and the Society of Neurological Surgeons\u2014honors reserved for the top 1% of academic neurosurgeons. He also serves as one of 100 U.S. advisors to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services\u2019 Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Born in India and raised in Zambia, Bulsara immigrated to the U.S. in 1983. A Duke Medical School graduate, he received the \u201cIdeal Physician Award\u201d there and completed neurosurgery and endovascular training at Duke, with additional fellowships at the universities of Iowa and Arkansas. 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