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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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Luis E. Seija
Luis took the MCAT exam five times and applied to medical school twice.
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Lynne Holden, MD
Dr. Lynne Holden is the co-founder and President of Mentoring in Medicine, Inc.®
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Marianne Seneczko
Marianne was inspired to serve in US Military Medical Corps after volunteering at a military hospital in Ukraine during her Fulbright Fellowship.
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Marius I. Chukwurah
Marius was inspired by his parents who immigrated from Nigeria, and the doctor who stabilized his scoliosis.
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Mary Becker Rysavy
Mary describes her work with the American Medical Women’s Association and addresses the unique concerns that face women in medicine.
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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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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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Justin Mauser
Justin's two unsuccessful application cycles allowed him to have gap year experiences that confirmed medicine was right for him.
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