Cedric M. Bright, associate dean for inclusive excellence at UNC School of Medicine, has been named associate dean of admissions for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. He will also serve as a clinical professor in the department of internal medicine. A graduate of UNC School of Medicine, Cedric has served on the UNC School of Medicine faculty since 2011. He has also served as assistant dean for admissions, director of the office of special programs, and director of pipeline programs, and has led UNC’s summer Medical Education Development program. He was featured in the 2015 AAMC report “Altering the Course: Black Males in Medicine” and participated in a National Academy of Sciences forum addressing the lack of black males in medicine. In 2017, he earned an award for Distinguished Service in the Health Field from the National Association of Medical Minority Educators.
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