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Sanjay Kishore to address Virginia Tech Medicine commencement
The ceremony will be held at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke.
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Bhavana P - Fri, 09, May 2025
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Sanjay Kishore / Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) has named physician and health care access advocate Sanjay Kishore as keynote speaker for its May 10 commencement ceremony.
Kishore, a hospitalist and assistant professor at the University of Virginia, is known for his work delivering primary care to underserved communities. He and his wife, Margaret Hayden, launched a clinic and mobile health program in Alabama to serve individuals recently released from incarceration. The initiative, in collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative, made vital services such as hepatitis C treatment accessible to high-risk patients.
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“It’s an incredible honor,” Kishore said of the invitation. “This is a really important moment for doctors and clinicians to be thinking about our responsibilities to our communities. The therapeutic value of medicine isn’t just in the prescriptions. It’s about listening, attention, handshakes — being seen as a whole person. That’s often more powerful than any medication,.”
VTCSOM dean Lee Learman said Kishore’s work aligns with the school’s values of dignity, compassion, and equity. “Kishore embodies the values we hold dear at VTCSOM, affirming our common humanity and the inherent dignity and worth of each individual in our community. His journey will no doubt inspire our graduates as they enter a profession that urgently needs their leadership,” Learman said.
Kishore aims to encourage humility, innovation, and bold leadership amongst the graduating batch. “Medicine wasn’t just something they did at work. We’d go to the grocery store and run into their patients all the time. It showed me how meaningful those relationships can be,” Kishore said.
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