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“The Five C’s” Dr. Georgette A. Dent, 2014 Commencement Address at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Page 1This week, Dr. Georgette A. Dent, Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine joins the list of spectacular commencement speeches in the Medical Commencement Archive.

Dr. Dent is an esteemed educator, writer, and innovator in the medical field. She received her Bachelor’s of Sciences from Duke University where she graduated magna cum laude. Dr. Dent went on to earn her M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine, where she also completed her residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. Dr. Dent completed a fellowship in Hematopathology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, where she now serves and inspires students as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs. Among Dr. Dent’s many accomplishments, she has served as a member of the AAMC Electronic Residency Application System Advisory Committee, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), and the American Society of Hematology Committee on Promoting Diversity.

“Going forward, when you have an “on” weekend, it will not mean you have a Monday exam, it will mean that you are on call.”

“The Five C’s”, provides a succinct and intimate view of the UNC SOM Class of 2014. Dr. Dent encourages her students to go forward as physicians while staying true to their caring natures, abilities to connect with others, competence, character, and engagement with cutting edge technology. Read Dr. Dent’s 2014 Commencement Speech at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

By Mica Esquenazi

Mica is a member of the University of Rochester School of Medicine Class of 2017. She graduated with honors from Stanford University with a B.S. in Science, Technology, and Society, and a B.A. in Medical Anthropology. She works as a clinical researcher within the University of Rochester Medical Center's Department of Otolaryngology and Burn Surgery Division. She previously served on AMWA's National Student Executive Board as Secretary and as a clinical researcher for VisualDx. She also served as local president of her school's AMA and AMWA chapters. Mica is pursuing a career in otolaryngology.

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