this is your day. We applaud you, we honor you and we stand with you during this momentous time. Today we recognize the accomplishments of the undergraduate students in the faculty of Medicine and Health Science. Your dedicated pursuit and successful attainment of your respective degrees will allow you to make a difference in the health and wellbeing of our country as future practitioners, educators, researchers and leaders. You made it! You persevered through the years, studied dutifully, spent countless hours at studies, internships and put it many late nights and early mornings. You may have even balanced academics with both family and friends – but you made it and is now sitting here representing the class of 2020/2021. Regardless of your chosen area of practice, all of you have the opportunity to enrich the lives of those around you. As you embark upon and progress through your careers, I urge you to always remember why you chose your respective field and the sacrifices that you endured in order to make it happen: to serve our communities and improve the quality of life and health of its members with compassion, honesty and integrity. I would also like to give special thanks to the parents, and friends of our graduates for their patience, understanding, sacrifices and support - both moral and financial. Finally, I extend a sincere congratulations and best of luck to the faculty and Class of 2020/2021. You have been exceptional representatives of the faculty and University I have no doubt that you will continue to serve as worthy ambassadors for your department by building upon our reputation for excellence