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AMA congratulates ECU medical students

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Statement attributable to:
David O. Barbe, M.D.
President, American Medical Association

“As AMA President, it is my absolute pleasure to congratulate the 2018 graduating class of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (ECU). These men and women are among the very first medical school graduates to receive their training as part of our ongoing state-of-the-art effort aimed at transforming the way physicians are trained nationwide. Because of this innovative new curriculum, these future physicians will be better equipped to provide care in a practice environment of rapid progress, new technology, and changing expectations both from government and society.

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