Hard to believe it was time for another commencement. Over the years since becoming dean, I’ve gone from a commencement cynic to an enthusiast. Read More
Posts Dated Archive: December 2013
The damage of social and health inequalities
Sunday, I was struck by the complementarity of messages in articles that appeared in the New York Times about South Africa and in a local Herald Sun opinion piece authored by Jonathan Kotch, MD, MPH, one of our faculty members. In South Africa and in North Carolina, there are huge… Read More
In the aftermath of Nelson Mandela
I heard the story of Nelson Mandela’s passing last week as I was driving home. I could not pull myself away from the compelling story of Mandela’s life. The next morning, I read every word of the New York Times coverage. Immersing myself in his life, I felt incredible sadness and deep loss. Read More
Katie Couric got it wrong
HPV vaccines are safe and effective. Katie Couric really blew it on national television when she hosted two mothers whose daughters suffered health events which the mothers attributed to HPV vaccines. The mothers’ anecdotes… Read More