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Inspiring Stories

There's a story behind every application. Read about some of the inspiring journeys others have made from applicant to medical student to physician.

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Inspiring Stories
Canon Brodar
Steven was admitted to medical school on his third application cycle. His advice for others is to apply broadly and that patience and persistence are key.
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Subha Hanif
Subha founded a women’s health seminar for female Bangladeshi-Americans to help mitigate health disparities and to promote the prevention of disease.
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Tiffany Chan
Tiffany had a brain tumor removed during college. After a lot of hard work, she started medical school eight years later.
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Tyler Mains
Feeling limited in his role as a teacher, Tyler decided to pursue medicine to help those without easy access to health care.
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Verne' Rochford
Verne' achieved her goals of going to medical school despite becoming a single teenage mother.
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Wells LaRivière
Wells found inspiration in his experience as a patient of polycystic kidney disease and receiving a kidney transplant at age 17.
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Yasaman Ataei
Yasaman, an immigrant with English as her second language, struggled with the verbal section of the MCAT exam, but strengthened other parts of her application.
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Donald Egan
Donald did not let his cerebral palsy impede him from pursuing his goal of becoming a physician.
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Career Changers
Haidn Foster
Haidn changed careers to go to medical school, and now balances research and advocacy to make the medical field more inclusive and supportive for LGBTQ+ student
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Jaclyn Dovico
Jaclyn left her career in finance to pursue a career in medicine. Now she balances medical school with being a parent.
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