The Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine recognized 431 degree candidates at the School s annual spring commencement ceremony held May 14 in Dixon Hall on the uptown campus of Tulane University. Presiding at the commencement ceremony was Paul K. Whelton, M.D., M.Sc., Dean of the School. You are medical specialists, but your field is much wider than medicine. You have a unique chance to change the lives of the people and the communities you will serve. . . What is needed is a more holistic approach to health.
Health is the keystone to human development.
The highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental right of every human being, and each and every one of us have a responsibility with regard to our personal health, and also to the health of the community to which we belong. To be a part of the oldest school of public health in the United States, with what is arguably the most diverse and international group of faculty and students, is a special privilege. 431 degree recipients are an outstanding cohort whose achievements reflect their own dedication to excellence and that of their teachers at the school. In Maternal and Child Health was awarded. Over her 32 years at Tulane, Dr. Bennett was actively involved in working with others to enhance the quality of students educational experiences.