UT System Chancellor Adm. William McRaven at TTEvents on Feb. 5, 2015
UT System Chancellor Adm. William McRaven at TTEvents on Feb. 5, 2015 Bob Daemmrich

A year after delivering what some called the “best commencement speech of the year’’ at the University of Texas at Austin, UT System Chancellor William McRaven captivated graduating medical students at UT Southwestern Medical School with a rousing speech about what they should be prepared to do as the next generation of doctors. (Business Insider; UT Southwestern)

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