It wasn’t easy tackling the first year of dental school online. Listening to virtual lectures for hours on end; finding ways to make connections with classmates through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — but the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine (CU SDM) Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Class of 2024 has come a long way since then.
Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Advanced Standing International Student Program Kunjan Kakar, DDS (ISP ’10), MS, BDS, has known this class since she interviewed some of them during the application process. “Their resilience and perseverance have been remarkable. I want to say to the graduates: Keep that spirit, and never give up. You are more capable than you give yourself credit for. I am very proud of you all.”