GOOD MORNING,
FELLOWS, FAMILIES, FACULTY AND
FRIEND, WELCOME TO THE SECOND
NIH GRADUATION CEREMONY, I'M
DR. PANEEZ KHOURY. AND I AM
PROUD TO BE YOUR MC TODAY AND
WE'RE SO HAPPY TO THANKS YOUR
GRADUATES TODAY. THANK YOU FOR
BEING A PART OF THIS MILESTONE
IN THEIR CAREER JOURNEYS I KNOW
SOME OF YOU CAME FROM VERY FAR
AWAY AND TO THOSE ON VIDEO CAST
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. IT IS
MY PLEASURE TO TURN THE PROGRAM
OVER TO MR. PIOUS AIYELAWO TO
GIVE SOME OPENING REMARKS AND
WELCOME YOU. THANK YOU.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> PIUS: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
WOW WHAT A FULL HOUSE, STANDING
ROOM ONLY I WOULD LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE LEADERSHIP IN
THE AUDIENCE HERE. WE HAVE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR RESEARCH,
DR. NEENA SHAW. WE HAVE QUITE A
FEW CDS, CLINICAL DIRECTORS AND
SD, QUITE A LOT, OKAY, ALL
RIGHT, I'M OKAY. YEAH, I REALLY
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU. LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, CLINICAL FELLOW
GRADUATES, WELCOME, FAMILY
MEMBERS, AND THE REST OF THE
FOLKS, REALLY, REALLY HONORED
AND PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE THIS
MORNING. AS THE ACTING CEO OF
THE CLINICAL CENTER AND ALSO
FILLING IN AS THE COO, IT IS
TRULY AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE
TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE 2025,
CLASS OF 2025 GRADUATES. HOW
ABOUT THAT? HOW ABOUT A WARM
ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF OUR
GRADUATES? ONCE AGAIN A SPECIAL
WELCOME TO YOU ALL. REALLY,
REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AND ENCOURAGEMENT AND COMMITMENT
TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR TRAINEES
HERE SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE. THE CLINICAL CENTER
IS A LEARNING ORGANIZATION AND
IT'S REALLY A DELIGHT TO ME TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ACKNOWLEDGE OUR GRADUATING
FELLOWS, THEIR DEDICATION,
RESILIENCE, COMMITMENT AND
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR MEDICAL
RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE IS
TRULY, TRULY EXCEPTIONAL FOR
THAT WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE.
WHILE THE NIH HAVE COORDINATED
MANY TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR
DECADES THE TRADITIONAL EVENTS
THAT WE ARE HAVING TODAY IS
REALLY IN UNITY. COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ACROSS OUR
PROGRAMS AND A COMRADERY WITH
THE MEDICAL CENTER AND THE NIH
AT LARGE I ESPECIALLY WANT TO
SEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO JOYCE
CHONG.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> PIUS: I'M GOING TO SHARE A
VERY QUICK TIDBIT ABOUT JOYCE.
ONE OF MY PREDECESSORS, DR. JIM
WAS LEAVING, JOYCE STOPPED BY TO
ASK ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
CONTINUE THIS KIND OF CEREMONY
HERE? TO WHICH JIM REPLIED WHY
DON'T YOU TALK TO
PIOUS, JOYCE CAME OVER AND SAID
WOULD YOU BASEBALL TO JOIN US
AND I SAID, YES, WE CANNOT HAVE
MARYLAND CRAB CAKES BUT
SERIOUSLY, JOYCE, I REALLY CAN'T
THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR
EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, FOR LEAD
THING EFFORT AND FOR MERGING THE
PROGRAM, MY HATS OFF TO YOU,
AGAIN, HOW ABOUT A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> PIUS: AND NOW I WILL
INTRODUCE THE NIH DIRECTOR
DR. JAY BHATTACHARYA WHO WAS
UNABLE TO JOIN US THIS MORNING.
LO
LOTS ON THE PLATE BY TRULY
INSPIRED BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL
LEADERSHIP AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN
HAPPEN IN THE SHORT TIME ON THE
BOARD HERE SO WITH THAT I HAVE A
PRERECORDED VIDEO THAT I'M GOING
TO SHOW YOU SHORTLY HERE AND
TURNOVER TO OUR FOLKS IN THE LET
ME KNOW IF YOU'RE READY
>> KATIE:
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M DR. JAY
BHATTACHARYA, CONGRATULATIONS TO
THE 2025 CLASS OF CLINICAL
FELLOWS I'M HONORED TO SHARE
THIS MESSAGE AND CELEBRATE WITH
YOU AND I'M SORRY I'M NOT ABLE
TO ATTEND IN-PERSON. I
APPRECIATE BEING PART OF THE
GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THIS
VERY ACCOMPLISHED COHORT OF
FELLOWS WHO TRAINED IN A WIDE
VARIETY OF DENTAL SUBSPECIALTIES
ACROSS THE CLINICAL CENTER TODAY
WE'RE RECOGNIZING MORE THAN 80
PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS AND
DENTISTS FOR COMPLETING THEIR
TRAINING ACROSS 38 DIFFERENT
RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS.
THE NIH CLINICAL CENTER IS THE
IDEAL PLACE TO TRAIN IF YOU'RE
AN ASPIRING PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST
AND ACADEMIC LEADER ALL PATIENTS
HERE PARTICIPANT IN PROTOCOLS
THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE IN THE
WORLD LIKE IT. THE WORK OF THE
CLINICAL CENTER FOCUS ON
INNOVATIONS THAT HELP MILLIONS
WHILE ALSO INCREASING OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF RARE DISEASES
THAT MAY ONLY DIRECTLY IMPACT A
FEW ALL OF THIS WORK DONE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH PATIENTS HELPS
US GAIN INSIGHTS INTO ILLNESSES
AND DISEASE THAT IMPROVE OUR
HEALTH FOR ALL AMERICANS. IN
COMPLETING OUR TRAINING YOU TAKE
A BIG STEP TOWARD A TRULY
REWARDING CAREER. PHYSICIANS
ARE A CRITICAL PART OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF CURIOUS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO
TRAINING NEXT GENERATION OF
CLINICIAN SCIENTISTS AND WE HOPE
THOSE GRADUATING TODAY WILL
CONTINUE TO BE AMBASSADORS IN
THE VALUE OF TRAINING AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF NIH MISSION
TURNING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
INTO HEALTH FOR ALL WE WANT TO
SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR THAT
SERVICE TO THAT MISSION AND YOUR
INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE
HEALTH OF THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU
TODAY AND BEST WISHES FOR A
PRODUCTIVE AND GRATIFYING
CAREER.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> PIUS: OKAY, BEFORE I
INTRODUCE OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER
TODAY, WHAT I FAILED TO DO
EARLIER WAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
PROGRAM DIRECTORS, OUR FACULTY,
STAFF MEMBERS, WHO HAVE DONE AN
INCREDIBLE JOB TO ACTUALLY GET
ALL OUR CLINICAL FELLOW GRADUATE
IN TODAY TO MAKE THIS A REALITY
FOR THOSE PDS AND STAFF MEMBERS,
WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE TO BE
RECOGNIZED? BECAUSE THIS IS
REALLY AN AWESOME EVENT.
PROGRAM DIRECTORS.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> PIUS: FACULTY MEMBERS.
SUPPORTING STAFF! .
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> PIUS: THANK YOU. BECAUSE I
KNOW JONAH IS SITTING BACK THERE
AND WILL PROBABLY BEAT UP ON ME
IF I FAIL TO DO THAT. THANK YOU
FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERYDAY. NEXT
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR
KEYNOTE SPEAKER DR. THEO HELLER.
DR. HELLER IS A SENIOR IB VEST
GUY TORR AND CHIEF OF
TRANSLATIONAL HEPATOLOGY SECTION
OF THE LIVER DISEASES BRANCH AT
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND
KIDNEY DISEASES. DR. HELLER HAS
PUBLISHED OVER 250 SCIENTIFIC
PAPERS AND BOOK CHAPTERS. HE
RECEIVED AN AWARD FROM
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
THE FACULTY TEACHER AWARD FROM
THE DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST
DR. HELLER HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL
AWARDS FROM NIDDK'S MENTORSHIP
AWARD TWICE HE DID. AND HE ALSO
WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE
WORLD LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING
DR. THEO HELLER OUR KEYNOTE
SPEAKER TO THE PODIUM.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> THEO: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE KIND INTRODUCTION. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INVITATION
TO SPEAK TODAY IT'S REALLY AN
HONOR. I'M NOT SURE WHY, BUT I
AM GRATEFUL, I AM NOT SURE WHY I
HAVE THIS HONOR BUT I'M GRATEFUL
FOR IT. I WANT TO START ALSO BY
RECOGNIZING SOME PEOPLE. I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THE STAFF FROM THE
OFFICE. KENNY WILLIAMS, RITA
STEVENS, NADIA ST. LOUIS, THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE,
DRDRYOU MAKE
IT HAPPEN BUT I ESPECIALLY WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALSO DR. PI YOUS
DID THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND THE
STAFF. NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN
WITHOUT YOU AND ALL OF US WHO
SEE PATIENTS DEPEND ON THE
FELLOWS SO MUCH SO THANK YOU.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> THEO: I ALSO NOW WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THE GRADUATES. WOW,
WHOOPS... THANK YOU. YOU ARE...
DON'T LET ME DO YOUR COLONOSCOPY
I'M A GASTROENTEROLOGIST SO I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
ACHIEVEMENTS THE WORK THE
SCIENCE YOU'VE ADVANCED, THE
DIFFERENCE YOU'VE MADE TO THE
PATIENTS AND TO US. WE WHO ARE
NOW YOUR PEERS THINK ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE NOW YOUR PIERCE, IT'S
AMAZING AND I WANT TO THANK MY
FIVE WORK CHILDREN, YOU'VE KEPT
ME ON MY TOES. I WANT TO STOP
AND THINK ABOUT THE TREADMILL
YOU'VE BEEN ON.
RIGHT? IN HIGH SCHOOL YOU
REALLY WERE RACING, RUNNING TO
GET INTO THE BEST COLLEGE YOU
COULD GET INTO. THEN IT WAS
MEDICAL SCHOOL, THAT WAS THE
NEXT GOAL. THEN IT WAS
RESIDENCY, THEN FELLOWSHIP.
OKAY? YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING UP A
LADDER, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
IT'S AGAINST THE RIGHT WALL.
PUNCTUATION POINTS ARE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PAUSE AND
INTERNALIZE THE SENTENCE WE'VE
JUST READ. PUNCTUATION POINTS
IN LIFE LIKE GRADUATION CEREMONY
ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THE SAME
IN A WAY. THINK ABOUT
INTERNALIZING AND REFLECT ON
WHAT HAS BEEN AND WHAT WILL BE.
NOW THAT WE'RE CLIMBING OFF THE
TREADMILL SO TO SPEAK. IT'S
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO PAUSE
AND REFLECT ON PERSPECTIVES. IF
WE WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL, IF WE
WANT TO GET TO WHERE WE WANT TO
BE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMAIN
FOCUSED ON A FRAME OF REFERENCE.
WHERE DO WE START? SIMON SAID
START WITH WHY. WE CAN LEARN
FROM HOW OTHERS SEE US. WHEN I
STARTED AS A FELLOW HERE, I WAS
VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AND ONE DAY I
EXAMINED AN ELDERLY PATIENT, AN
OLDER WOMAN, I EXPLAINED WHO I
WAS, I AM A GASTROENTEROLOGIST
AND I DID A FAIRLY THOROUGH
ABDOMINAL EXAM AND SHE SAID THIS
IS A SPECIAL PLACE SHE SAID I
NEVER HAD AN ABDOMINAL EXAM LIKE
THAT I FELT SO PROUD MY TRAINING
WAS OKAY SHE SAID, NO, NOT FROM
A RABBI. OKAY. THAT DIDN'T
WORK. SO INSTEAD OF THINKING
ABOUT HOW OTHERS SEE US, LET'S
THINK ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD SAY TO
OURSELVES. AT DIFFERENT STAGES
OF OUR LIVES. WHAT WOULD OUR
20-YEAR-OLD SAY TO OUR
70-YEAR-OLD SELF. WHAT WOULD
OUR 70-YEAR-OLD SELF SAY TO OUR
20-YEAR-OLD SELF IS THERE
ANYTHING WE CAN LEARN? I THINK
WE CAN LEARN SO MUCH FROM OUR
PATIENTS. LET'S TRY WITH OUR
PATIENTS ONE MORE TIME AND
HOPEFULLY A LITTLE BETTER. WE
SEE OUR PATIENTS WHEN THEY'RE AT
THEIR MOST VULNERABLE WHEN
THEY'RE SICK, AFRAID OF
DIAGNOSE. WHAT CAN THEY
ACTUALLY TEACH US ABOUT THOSE
CONCEPTS OF PERSPECTIVE,
PRIORITIES OF GROUNDING IN MY
EXPERIENCE, WHAT HAPPENS MOST TO
PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE AT THEIR
MOST VULNERABLE IS NOT THE IG
MOMENT THAT'S INSTAGRAM. NOT
THE RESTAURANT OR THE CAR.
TRUE, IT'S OFTEN FAMILY. BUT
FOR ME, THE REAL UNDERLYING
THEME OF REGRET IS OFTEN I
SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING MORE
MEANINGFUL. YES, THERE'S A LOT
OF JOY IN ACHIEVEMENT, BUT WHY
DIDN'T I SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF
CONTRIBUTING BEYOND MYSELF? IS
A FREQUENT REFRAIN. WE HAVE THE
MOST INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. WE
HAVE A HUGELY UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.
TRULY UNFAIR. COMPARED TO
EVERYONE ELSE, WE ARE SO
FORTUNATE, THE SECRET IS THAT
FOR US AS PHYSICIANS AND
DENTISTS, IT'S BUILT INTO OUR
PROFESSION, IT'S INHERENT IN
WHAT WE DO EVERYDAY. THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TOUCH OTHERS IN
THE MOST PROFOUND WAY. WE
WANTED IT WHEN WE ENTERED
MEDICAL SCHOOL. DO YOU
REMEMBER? IT'S WHAT WE WROTE IN
OUR ESSAYS, IT WAS A LONG TIME
AGO NOW. IT'S WHAT WE TOLD OUR
INTERVIEWERS. WE WANT TO HELP
OTHERS, WE WANT TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. IT'S SO EASY TO
FORGET THAT. SO HOW DO WE
VACCINATE OURSELVES AGAINST THE
DRAW OF THAT WHICH PREVENTS US
FROM DOING GOOD AND FORGETTING
THIS? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS
PICTURE HANGS IN THE BACK
ENTRANCE OF THE OUTPATIENT
CLINIC FROM THE NINTH FLOOR. I
ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO GO AND SEE
IT. IT'S NOT WHERE THE PATIENTS
ENTER BUT IT'S WHERE THE
PHYSICIANS ENTER. IT WAS GIVEN
TO THE, BY THE PATIENT WHO
PAINTED IT TO ONE OF MY MENTORS.
THE PATIENT WAS ONE OF THE VERY
FIRST TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH
HEPATITIS D EVER AND ONE OF THE
FIRST TO BE TREATED WITH
INTERFERON, GROUNDBREAKING
RESEARCH DONE IN THIS BUILDING
HE PAINTED THIS TO EXPRESS HOW
HE FELT. I'M GOING TO STOP FOR
A FEW SECONDS AND I WANT ALL OF
YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS
PICTURE MAKES YOU FEEL. PUT
THAT IN MOTION INTO ONE WORD OR
A FEW WORDS. IT'S NOT
HAPPINESS. IT'S SADNESS,
PROFOUND DESOLATION AND
ISOLATION, ONE COULD IMAGINE THE
PERSPECTIVE JUST FROM SITTING IN
A CORNER OF A JAIL CELL BEING
TRAPPED. TEAR DROPS ON THE WALL
EMPTY IN GRAY. THE SHADOW FROM
THE WINDOW CREATING THE CROSS
THE PATIENT FEELS HE HAS TO
BEAR. IT HAS NO SIGNATURE.
PERHAPS HE FELT HE WAS NOT
WORTHY. HE HAD SUR CIRRHOSIS
AND ULTIMATELY DIED.
WHY HANG THIS PICTURE IN A
CLINIC WHERE THE PHYSICIANS
ENTER? WHY AM I TALKING ABOUT
IT? FOR THE SAME REASON YOU
HANG IT THERE THAT I'M SHOWING
IT TO YOU AS YOU EXIT AND LEAVE
THE NIH AND SOMEWHERE PRACTICE
IN LIFE. FAILURE DOES NOT
DEFINE US. IT IS AS MY SON
SAYS, AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN.
THERE'S NO DISHONOR IN FAILURE
THE DISHONOR IS IN NOT TRYING.
THIS PICTURE SCREAMS AT US THAT
WE ARE NOT YET TO BECOME RICH
AND FAMOUS, WE'RE HERE TO MAKE
THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. IT
DEMANDS OF US THAT WE BECOME
INSPIRED BY THOSE WE COULD
COMFORT BUT NOT CURE TO
PARAPHRASE IT PROPERLY. IT
LEADS US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD
THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT
WHISPERS. REMEMBER YOUR MEDICAL
SCHOOL APPLICATIONS. IT KEEPS
BOTH OF MY FEET ON THE GROUND BY
SHOWING ME EVERY SINGLE DAY WHY
I'M HERE IN THIS BUILDING.
DANIEL, THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMIST STOOD ON
THIS STAGE A FEW YEARS AGO AND
SPOKE ABOUT THE PLEASURE OF A
JOB WELL DONE, OF STRIVING OF A
MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP. AS
OPPOSED TO THE FLEETING COMFORT
OF THE LATEST FASHION. MEDICINE
AND SCIENCE OFFER THAT
PERMANENCE, YOU HAVE THAT
PRIVILEGE. GRADUATES, I HAVE
ALL LEFT A PART OF YOURSELVES IN
ALL OF US. WE WILL NOT FORGET
YOU. TAKE THE PATH THAT, FROM
HERE, TAKE A PART OF THE SPECIAL
PLACE WITH YOU. TAKE THE PART
THAT RESONATES WITH THE BEST OF
YOU. THE PART THAT SAYS I CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE, I WILL DO
GOOD AND I WILL REMEMBER WHY I
CHOSE THIS PATH. MAKE THIS CORE
ELEMENT OF YOUR CHOICE TO BECOME
A PHYSICIAN OR A DENTIST
CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE
SO THAT YOUR 20-YEAR-OLD WILL BE
PROUD OF YOUR 70-YEAR-OLD AND
IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE YOURSELF
SO THAT THERE'S NO MISTAKE IN
IDENTITY. EACH OF YOU IN YOUR
OWN WAY ON YOUR OWN UNIQUE PATH
DO GOOD, DO IT IN YOUR OWN WAY,
BUT DO GOOD, DO SOMETHING THAT
MATTERS. DON'T GET DISTRACTED
BY NEGATIVITY. DO NOT. DON'T
LET ANYTHING STOP YOU. NOTHING.
YOU HAVE ALREADY STARTED. YOU
NOW HAVE ADDITIONAL TOOLS. YOU
ARE DOING IT. AND YOU CAN DO
IT. GET OUT THERE. AND TO
PARAPHRASE STEVE JOBS PUT YOUR
DENT IN THE UNIVERSE. THANK
YOU.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> PANEEZ: VERY POWERFUL, THANK
YOU, THEO. IT IS NOW MY
PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE OUR
GRADUATE SPEAKER DR. DIE LAURA
AC BU LUT WHO WENT ONTO
RESIDENCY IN TURKEY. SHE
PERFORMED RESEARCH ON TUMORS AT
MEMOR
MEMORIAL STONE KETERRING CENTER
INCLUDING AS A CHIEF RESIDENT
DURING THAT TIME. SHE'S BEEN
ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GME THROUGH
THE CLINICAL FELLOWS COMMITTEE
AND HEADING BACK TO MEMORIAL
SLOAN KETERRING TO URINARY
PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP IN
NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA OF THE
BLADDER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> DILARA: RESPECTIVE MEMBERS OF
THE NIH, DEAR FAMILY, FRIENDS,
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE STARS
OF TODAY, GRADUATING FELLOWS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO
CELEBRATE WITH US AND SHARE IN
OUR JOY. WHEN I WAS TOLD I
WOULD BE SPEAKING AT THIS
GRADUATION CEREMONY, I PANICKED.
IT FELT LIKE NOTHING I COULD SAY
WOULD IMPRESS THIS INCREDIBLE
ACCOMPLISHED CROWD HADN'T I
ALREADY EXPERIENCED ENOUGH
IMPOSTER SYNDROME? WELL,
APPARENTLY NOT, BUT THEN I
THOUGHT, I COULD TELL YOU ABOUT
THE YOUNG MEDICAL STUDENT WHO
ONCE IMAGINED BIGGER THINGS. A
STUDENT WHO WANTED TO REACH HER
FULL POTENTIAL AND MAKE A REAL
DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF HER
PATIENTS. SOMEONE WHO ALWAYS
DREAMED BOLDLY, YET STILL FOUND
HERSELF SURPRISED BY THE PLACES
SHE WOULD ONE DAY STAND. WHEN I
LOOK BACK AT MY PAST THREE YEARS
OF TRAINING HERE AT THE NIH, I
FEEL A DEEP SENSE OF
ACCOMPLISHMENT AND INSPIRATION.
OF COURSE I HAD EXPECTATIONS
WHEN I STARTED. BUT MY
EXPERIENCE HERE FAR EXCEEDED
THEM. BEYOND SHARPENING MY
DIAGNOSTIC SKILLS UNDER THE
GUIDANCE OF WORLD RENOWNED
EXPERTS IN OUR DEPARTMENT I WAS
ALSO FORTUNATE TO GAIN
EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH. AS PART
OF ONE OF THE VERY FEW RESIDENCY
PROGRAMS AT THE NIH I INTERACTED
WITH PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE
BACKGROUNDS AND INTERESTS. AND
YET, DESPITE THAT DIVERSITY I
SHARED VALUES THROUGH THAT.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A WORKPLACE
WHERE EVERY CARES SO DEEPLY AND
GIVES 100% EVERY SINGLE DAY I
REMEMBER AS A FIRST YEAR
RESIDENT PUZZLING OVER AN
ORGANISM I SPOTTED ON ONE OF MY
GLASS SIDES DRIVEN BY MY
CURIOSITY AS ALL GOOD
PATHOLOGISTS ARE I WENT TO THE
MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WOULD TAKE A
LOOK. IT WAS ALMOST 5 P.M. SO I
WASN'T EXPECTING MUCH WHAT
HAPPENED NEXT BECAME A CORE
MEMORY. EVERYONE IN THE LAB
GATHERED AROUND PULLING OUT
REFERENCE BOOKS AND LAUNCHING
INTO A LIVELY DEBATE ALL OVER IT
AND YES, WE FOUND ANSWER. HERE
IN THE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, I
CAME TO APPRECIATE HOW CENTRAL
OUR WORK IS TO CLINICAL
DECISION-MAKING I WITNESSED
FIRST HAPPENED THE IMPACT OF
WHAT WE DO EVERYDAY.
I WAS HUMBLED BY THE AUTOPSIES
WE PERFORMED AND DEEPLY
RESPECTED THE PATIENTS AND
FAMILIES WHO ALLOWED US TO SEEK
ANSWER TO COMPLEX DISEASES. THE
NIH IS A UNIQUELY NURTURING
PLACE WHERE FRESH IDEAS ARE
ENCOURAGED AND SMART
COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE ARE DRAWN
TOGETHER. THAT IS NOT
COINCIDENCE, HERE I WAS ABLE TO
ASK QUESTIONS FREELY, AND TRULY
BE HEARD. WHEN WE ASK A
RESIDENT WE ARE ACTIVELY MOLD IN
CLINICAL TRIALS ONE OF THE
UNIQUE STRENGTHS IS HOW OUR
DIVERSE FIELDS INTERSECT. WE
COLLABORATE ACROSS DISCIPLINES,
COMBINING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
TO INDUSTRIES AND BRING HOPE TO
PATIENTS IN WAYS NO SINGLE
SPECIALTY COULD ALEVE -- ACHIEVE
ALONE. IT WAS NOT ALWAYS SMOOTH
SAILING. AS MEDICAL DOCTORS
STRIVING TO THRIVE IN ACADEMIA,
WE ARE NO STRANGERS TO
HARDSHIPS.
BUT I DON'T DESPAIR, WHEN I LOOK
AROUND AND SEE SO MANY BRIGHT
EYES, I CAN FEEL THE FUTURE
GLOWING. I WAS LUCKY TO BE
SURROUNDED BY AN ASPIRING GROUP
OF MENTORS AND I WOULD LIKE TO
GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT TO OUR
PROGRAM DIRECTOR DR. MARTHA K.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US.
BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND
PERSONALLY I HOPE TO FOLLOW IN
YOUR FOOTSTEPS. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THOSE WHO MADE THIS
JOURNEY POSSIBLE. OUR FAMILY
AND FRIENDS WHO SUPPORTED US
THROUGH LONG HOURS AND
SACRIFICE, OUR MENTORS AND
COLLEAGUES WHO CHALLENGED US AND
BELIEVED IN US AND THE PATIENTS
WHOSE COURAGE AND TRUST INSPIRED
EVERYTHING WE DON. THIS
COMMUNITY, THIS SHARED
COMMITMENT IS WHAT MAKES THE NIH
NOT JUST A PLACE TO TRAIN BUT TO
GROW AND THRIVE. AS A LEADER,
IT WAS SAID, IF ONE DAY MY
TRUTH IS AGAINST SCIENCE, CHOOSE
SCIENCE. SO TODAY WHEN I LOOK
AT THAT YOUNG STUDENT WITH HIGH
HOPES, I FEEL PROUD OF HER.
JUST AS I FEEL PROUD OF EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF US. AS WE GRADUATE
TODAY, WE CARRY WITH US A SHARED
PURPOSE TO ADVANCE SCIENCE, TO
HEAL AND TO SERVE. WHEREVER WE
GO OUR COMMITMENT TO THESE
IDEALS WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF
MEDICINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> PANEEZ: AMAZING. THAT WAS
VERY INSPIRING. SO NOW WE'RE
JUST A FEW THANK YOUS. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. WE WOULD LIKE TO
THANK ALL THE CO-CHAIRS OF OUR
CLINICAL FELLOW COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE
DONE IT'S BEEN INSPIRING BEING
INVOLVED IN OUR COMMITTEES,
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU BRING TO
IT. ALSO THE EXECUTIVE
LEADERSHIP TEAM AND ALL OF THE
OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE
PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL
FELLOWS THEY'RE PICTURED HERE.
YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOURED A VO--
ADVOCACY HAS ENRICHED THE
EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF YOU.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> PANEEZ: I THINK MY MIC WENT
OFF, SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND
THESE THINGS YOU BRING GO BEYOND
THE LAB AND YOUR INDIVIDUAL
GROUPS. YOU BRING A GREAT VIBE
TO THE NIH AND I HOPE WE CAN
CONTINUE THAT. THANK YOU FOR
REPRESENTING YOUR PEERS SO
THOUGHTFULLY. SO NOW, IT'S TIME
TO ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE ALL OF
YOU, THE GRADUATES. AND BEFORE
WE START UP JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE TAKE YOUR
BADGES OFF SO IT LOOKS BETTER ON
THE PHOTOS AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH
THE PRESENTATION OF
CERTIFICATES. ALL THE PROGRAM
DIRECTORS OR THEIR DESIGNEES
WILL COME UP ON THE STAGE AND
PRESENT THEIR CERTIFICATE TO
EACH OF THE TRAINEES. WHEN
THEY'RE DONE THEY'LL WALK TO THE
SIDE OF THE STAGE AND TAKE
PHOTOS. SO YOU'RE PROBABLY
GOING TO GET SICK OF ME TALKING
BUT I THINK SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO
INTRODUCE ME SO I CAN PRESENT
THE FIRST GRADUATES.
>> HI, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THE
FIRST PROGRAM THAT'S GRADUATING
IN THIS CEREMONY. AND IT'S
OBVIOUSLY DR. KHOURY'S AND SHE
RUNS THE IMMUNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP,
DR. KHOURY?
>> PANEEZ: THANK YOU. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT
YOU'VE BROUGHT TO THIS PROGRAM,
ALL THREE OF YOU I HAVE NO DOUBT
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO
FANTASTIC WORK AS CLINICIAN
SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIAN
SCIENTISTS. I WISH YOU THE BEST
OF LUCK IN ALL OF YOUR FUTURE
CAREERS. I HOPE THAT YOU STAY
HERE THOUGH. SO WITH THAT, AIM
GOING TO PRESENT THE FIRST ONE.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> PANEEZ: ((READS GRADUATE
NAMES
NAMES).
>> OKAY. SO WITH THAT, I AM
GOING TO ANNOUNCE THE NEXT
PROGRAM WHICH IS OUR ANATOMIC
PATHOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAM.
DR. MARTHA.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> HI, EVERYONE. I AM MARTHA, I
AM THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE
ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY RESIDENCY
PROGRAM HERE I'M DELIGHTED TO BE
HERE CELEBRATING OUR WONDERFUL
GRADUATES THAT I AM SURE ARE
GOING TO GO ON TO DO WONDERFUL
THINGS IN THEIR NEXT STEPS AND
ALSO HANDING THEM THEIR
DIPLOMAS. SO THE FIRST ONE IS
(READING GRADUATING NAMES)
>> NEXT WE HAVE CLINICAL SORRY,
NUR PHYSIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M THE
CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGIST AND
THE ENG DIRECTOR FOR THE ENG
FELLOWSHIP PORTION OF IT. IT IS
A TWO TRACK. WE HAVE A FELLOW
AND A TRACK FELLOW. I AM FIRST
GOING TO PRESENT TO ADRIANA.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
CAPTIONS TEST. CAPTIONS TEST.
>> YES, THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE
MOVING ONTO MEDICAL BIOCHEMICAL
GENETICS FELLOWSHIP AND MEDICAL
GENOMICS RESIDENCY, DR. OLEG.
>> I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE. YES,
MY NAME IS DR. OLEG, IT IS ONE
OF THOSE LAST NAMES. I SERVE AS
THE OVERALL DIRECTOR OF GENETICS
RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS AT
THE GENOMIC INSTITUTE AND TODAY
I HAVE THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING
BIOCHEMICAL FELLOWSHIP STANDING
IN FOR OUR FELLOWSHIP WHO IS NOT
ABLE TO I ATTEND AND IT IS MY
GREAT PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT OUR
FIRST GRADUATE WITH A
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
(READING GRADUATE NAMES).
>> MEDICAL RETINA FELLOWSHIP.
COME IN TO INTRODUCE YOUR
FELLOWS. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE
MEDICAL RETINA PROGRAM AT THE
NEI, I AM REALLY PROUD AND
DELIGHTED TO PRESENT OUR
GRADUATING FELLOWS WITH THEIR
CERTIFICATES SO FIRST OF ALL WE
HAVE DR. MARCO G.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> (READING GRADUATE NAMES).
>> OKAY. MOVEMENT DISORDERS
FELLOWSHIP, DR. DEBRA EHRLICH UP
TO THE STAGE.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> HELLO, I'M DEBRA EHRLICH I'M
DIRECTOR OF THE MOVEMENT
DISORDERS FELLOWSHIP AND IT'S MY
GREAT PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE AND
AWARD THE CERTIFICATES FOR OUR
GRADUATES. WHO HAVE BEEN SUCH A
PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. (READING
GRADUATE NAMES).
>> OKAY, NCI IMMUNE THERAPY
FELLOWSHIP. DR. STACY.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS DR. STACY,
I'VE BEEN THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
FOR THE NCI FELLOWSHIP FOR ONLY
A COUPLE MONTHS SO I CANNOT
CLAIM CREDIT FOR THE AMAZING
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR THREE
FELLOWS BUT I FEEL HONORED TO
PRESENT THESE CERTIFICATES TO
THEM TODAY. (READING GRADUATE
NAMES).
>> AND NEXT WE HAVE NEUROLOGICAL
SURGERY FELLOWSHIP AND
RESIDENCY.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> HI. I'M DR. JOHN, I
REPRESENT THE NEUROLOGICAL
RESIDENCY PROGRAM. WE'RE
GRADUATING BOTH A FELLOW AND A
RESIDENT AND FIRST, TO OUR
FELLOWSHIP GRADUATE, THIS IS
(READING GRADUATE NAMES)
>> OKAY. NIDCR PUBLIC HEALTH
RESEARCH PROGRAM CLINICAL
RESEARCH TRACK. DR. JACQUELINE
MAYES.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
JACQUELINE MAYES I AM THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE DENTAL
CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM. I AM DELIGHTED THIS
MORNING TO PRESENT OUR GRADUATE
IN THE CLINICAL RESEARCH TRACK
FOR THE DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP WITH HER
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE.
DR. EILEEN.
>> AND NEXT, WE HAVE NIDCR
PUBLIC RESEARCH PROGRAM.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
ASA. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE (READING GRADUATE
NAMES).
>> SOMEONE WHO HAS A LOT OF
PROGRAMS, DR. OLEG, PLEASE COME
BACK, THIS IS FOR THE NIHHC
MEDICAL GENETICS PROJECT AND THE
COMBINED PEDS RESIDENCY.
>> I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING
ON THIS PLATFORM A COUPLE
MINUTES AGO AND I AM HONORED TO
RETURN WITH TWO MORE GRADUATES
WITH GRADUATION CERTIFICATES.
THE FIRST ONE GOES TO (READING
GRADUATE NAMES).
>> THE DOCTOR HAS THE PRIZE OF
HAVING THE MOST PROGRAMS I THINK
BUT THE MOST CERTIFICATES.
DR. CHRIS, WE NOW HAVE THE NIH
TEAM ON FELLOWSHIP AS WELL AS ON
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT
TO SAY, STRESS AN HONORABLE
MENTION TO THE DOCTOR WHO WAS
THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR MOST OF
THE YEAR AND THE YEARS PAST HAS
DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. ALSO
SHOUT-OUT TO THE OFTEN UNSUNG
HEROS OF THE PROGRAMS THE
PROGRAM COORDINATORS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH TO ALL OF YOU.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> YOU'RE REALLY THE GLUE THAT
STICKS US TOGETHER SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR PUTTING ALL THE
EFFORTS THAT YOU DO. SEEING THE
GRADUATES, SEEING YOU GROW IS
THE BEST PART OF MY JOB AND I
WILL DEARLY MISS YOU AND I'M
REALLY EXCITED AND I AM SURE OUR
PATHS WILL CROSS IN THE FUTURE
AS WELL SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
ALL OF YOU. WE WILL START WITH
HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY TRA
TRAINING. (READING GRADUATE
NAMES).
>> NEXT UP WE'LL HONOR THE
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY GRADUATES.
(READING GRADUATE NAMES).
>> AND NEXT WE HAVE THE NIH
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GASTRO
ENTERROLLING FELLOWSHIP
DR. SHEILA.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. SO
MY NAME IS SHEILA, I'M THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE GI
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. WHICH IS
RUNNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IT IS MY
DISTINCT PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO
PRESENT THESE DIPLOMAS SO WE
HAVE TWO GRADUATING FELLOWS THIS
YEAR. THIS FIRST CERTIFICATE
GOES TO (READING GRADUATE NA
NAMES). SHE UNFORTUNATELY COULD
NOT BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE IS
VERY, VERY PREGNANT. DON'T
WORRY SHE DID GIVE ME PERMISSION
TO SAY THAT.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> THE NEXT TWO PROGRAMS
PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT
GYNECOLOGY FELLOWSHIP,
DR. VERONICA GOMEZ. SORRY.
>> SO I'M VERONICA I'M THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR PEDIATRIC
AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY
FELLOWSHIP AND THE FIRST FELLOW
THAT WILL RECEIVE MY FELLOWSHIP
IS (READING GRADUATE NAMES).
AND THEN IT'S MY DISTINCT HONOR
TO REPRESENT THE PEDIATRIC
ENDOCRINOLOGY FELLOW ALSO MY
MENTEE AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM
TOO
TOO.
>> AND NEXT WE HAVE PEDIATRIC
STEM CELL THERAPY FELLOWSHIP.
DR. LEAH CUNNINGHAM.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I'M LEAH CUNNINGHAM, THE PROGRAM
DIRECTOR IN CELLULAR THERAPY.
IT IS MY PLEASURE AND PRIVILEGE
TO CONGRATULATE THE DOCTOR ON
HIS COMPLETION OF THE
FELLOWSHIP.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> AND NEXT WE HAVE PSYCHIATRY
FELLOWSHIP DR. LISA.
>> MY NAME IS DR. LISA, I AM THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR OUR
CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY FELLOWSHIP
AND IT'S MY GREAT PRIVILEGE TO
BE HERE TO HONOR THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, HARD WORK AND
DEDICATION TO OUR PATIENTS AND
TO OUR PROGRAM OF OUR GRADUATES.
WE FIRST HAVE (READING GRADUATE
NAMES).
>> AND NEXT DR. JENNY JEAN.
>> AND NEXT WE HAVE REPRODUCTIVE
INFERTILITY FELLOWSHIP DR. BILL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S
QUITE AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND
IT'S A PLEASURE TO PRESENT OUR
THREE GRADUATES WHO ARE
CONVERTING FROM OUR ESTEEMED
FELLOWS TO OUR ESTEEMED
COLLEAGUES. I'D LIKE TO START
WITH JENNIFER (READING GRADUATE
NAMES).
>> SO RHEUMATOLOGY FELLOWSHIP
DR. PETER GRAYSON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, I'M
PETER GRAYSON, I'M THE ACTING
DIRECTOR FOR THE TRAINING
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND IT'S MY
GREAT PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT OUR
CERTIFICATES TO OUR GRADUATES.
FIRST UP IS DR. DALE (READING
GRADUATE NAMES). AND NEXT THE
DR. CHRISTOPHER TIDWELL
(GRADUATE READING GRADUATE
NAMES).
>> AND NEXT WE HAVE UROLOGY
ONCOLOGIC.
>> I'M MARK, THE ASSOCIATE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE
UROLOGIC FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
I'M SO HONORED TO WELCOME OUR
GRADUATES WHO WILL BECOME
REMARKABLE SURGEON SCIENTISTS.
(READING GRADUATE NAMES).
>> AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, DR. JOHN
LYNCH.
>> THEY SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST
AGAIN. I'M JOHN LYNCH I'M THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR. I HAVE THE
HONOR OF PRESENTING OUR GRADUATE
CERTIFICATE TO DR. ALI.
>> BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL
THE GRADUATES.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO M
MUCH. AND AS WE CLOSE TODAY'S
CEREMONY, I JUST WANT TO OFFER A
FEW FINAL WORDS. TO OUR
GRADUATES, YOU ARRIVED WITH
CURIOSITY, DRIVE, AND A LOT OF
ACRONYMS TO LEARN. AND YOU
LEAVE WITH DEEPER EXPERTISE WITH
NEW MENTORS AND COLLEAGUES AND
FRIENDS. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY A
SENSE OF PURPOSE SHARPENED BY
ADDRESSING SCIENTIFIC
CHALLENGES. THESE ARE ALSO
CHALLENGING TIMES IN MEDICINE
AND FOR SCIENCE BUT YOU HAVE
SHOWN THAT RIGOR, HUMILITY AND
SERVICE DO MATTER. YOU'VE CARED
FOR PATIENTS IN A COMPLEX
ORGANIZATION ASKING HARD
QUESTIONS AND DELIVERING
RESULTS. MEANWHILE YOU'VE DONE
IT ALL WITH COMPASSION, WITH
PERSEVERANCE AND SUPPORT OF OUR
COFFEE SHOP. SO THANK YOU FOR
ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE
HERE AND ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU'LL GO ON TO DO THE IMPACT OF
YOUR TRAINING WILL ECHO FAR
BEYOND THIS CAMPUS AND WE HERE
ARE ENCOURAGED THAT YOU WILL BE
THE ONES TO ADVOCATE AND MENTOR
THE NEXT GENERATION OF
SCIENTISTS. ON BEHALF OF THE
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
COMMITTEE I WANT TO THANK A FEW
PEOPLE MR. AIYELAWO FOR THEIR
STEADFAST SUPPORT. THE ENTIRE
GME PLANNING COMMITTEE WITHOUT
WHOM THIS WOULD NOT HAVE
HAPPENED. I'M LOOKING AT YOU
MARIA, NATALIA, EVEN YOU HAKIM.
AND WE THANK ALL THE FACULTY AND
MENTOR AND FRIENDS FOR GUIDING
THE GRADUATES EVERY STEP OF THE
WAY. NOW WE ASK YOU PROCEED TO
THE NEXT STAGE OF THE
CELEBRATION AS INDICATED ON THE
SCREEN WE'LL TAKE ONE FINAL
PHOTO. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR OWN
CANDIDS TOO BUT WE'LL TAKE ONE
BIG GROUP PHOTO OUT ON THE PATIO
AND THEN MEET THE GUEST BACK ON
THE FAES PATIO.
CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN.
>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE).