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Walensky<\/a>, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, will deliver the commencement address to during the Keck School of Medicine\u2019s graduation ceremony on May 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to have Dr. Walensky deliver our commencement address,\u201d said Donna\u00a0D.\u00a0Elliott, MD, EdD, Vice Dean for Medical Education and\u00a0Chair, Department of Medical Education. \u201cShe has fought on the front lines of COVID-19, and sharing her expertise as a leader and a physician will be\u00a0a\u00a0tremendous opportunity for our students.\u00a0We are excited.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Walensky\u2019s tenure as head of the CDC began Jan. 20, 2021, upon the inauguration of President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Before taking her current position, Walensky was an instructor, then a professor, at Harvard Medical School. She also was chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital. 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