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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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Career Changers Overcoming Illness
Overcoming Illness
Ariel Dempsey
After a brain injury and terminal diagnosis, Ariel decided to still go to medical school. Now she's in her second year.
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Career Changers
Carl Allamby
Carl started medical school after owning an automotive repair business for twenty-five years. He says it's never too late to do something you're passionate abou
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Overcoming Illness
Claudia Martinez
Claudia has had multiple hospitalizations, brain surgeries, and health issues throughout medical school but has finished her second year. Her advice to premeds
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Career Changers
Eric Zuniga
His father's illness inspired Eric to leave his engineering career to pursue medicine.
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Overcoming Illness
Adam Benjamin
Adam's Crohn’s disease diagnosis at the age of nine, and knowing that so many others struggle with the disease, has motivated him to pursue a career in medicine
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Overcoming Illness
Ahmad Hider
After his younger brother was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, Ahmad was inspired to go to medical school to be a voice for those living with chronic illness.
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Career Changers
Ana Jimenez
A former nurse, and mother of 3, Ana decided it wasn't too late to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor.
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Career Changers
Nicole Barainca Smith
Nicole left a career in business to go back to school full-time. Now as a medical student and mother of two, she wants to tell other parents it's possible.
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Career Changers
Renee Ridley
After working as a nurse and professor for 30 years, and taking the MCAT exam 5 times, Renee is in medical school pursuing her lifelong dream of becoming a doct
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Career Changers
The Rev. Suzanne Watson
After a career in the church, Suzanne decided to pursue medicine at the age of 48. She says you're never too old to live your dreams.
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