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“We do not do medicine. We live medicine. And you will live it by changing the lives of others, by alleviating their suffering and by offering them hope.” Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., CEO and President, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., (above) served as the keynote speaker for our 40th Commencement in May, where he shared practical tips for our 2019 graduates, dispelled myths about their future, talked about our medical school as “one of the most forward-thinking educational institutions” he has seen – and fully embraced his role as an honorary Bobcat for the day. The Class of 2019, our largest graduating class at 228, included the first 44 graduates from our Cleveland campus (right).