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‘I would dedicate my degree to my younger self’: Ritika Khetarpal is the Health Sciences Valedictorian

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‘I would dedicate my degree to my younger self, who never stopped believing in her dreams even when the path ahead felt uncertain.’

Graduating Nov. 20 with a Master of Science in Global Health, Khetarpal is driven to make health-care systems more equitable by bridging research, innovation and policy.

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