Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Pediatrician, scientist and public health expert Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, delivered the Washington University MD Commencement Ceremony keynote address on Friday, May 17, 2019. Hanna-Attisha’s research and advocacy revealed that the drinking water in Flint, Mich., contained dangerous levels of lead, helping expose the Flint water crisis.

“Our patients cannot afford to have the guardians of their health shut their eyes, look away, and stay silent to injustices that threaten their health," she told the graduates.

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