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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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Creative Background
Danish Zaidi
Danish’s background in divinity school led to his interest in medicine.
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Inspiring Stories
Dani Sova
How Dani balances rabbinic studies, parenthood, and medical school.
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Inspiring Stories
Diego R. Dasilva, MD
Diego, born in Brazil, was the first in his family to complete college and started off as an average student. Now he's a dermatology resident who wants premeds
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Dipika Gaur
As someone who retook the MCAT® exam and took several gap years, Dipika reminds premeds that their path to medical school may not be a straight line.
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Inspiring Stories
Edem Abotsi
Edem's first medical school application wasn't successful, but he was accepted after gaining research experience and improving his MCAT® score.
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Edmond Irankunda
Growing up as a refugee in Africa and seeing a need for better health care in his community inspired Edmond to become a physician.
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Elizabeth Phillips
After studying biomedical engineering, Elizabeth decided to change careers and explored the field of medicine.
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Uncommon Careers
Emily Hayward
Emily battled viral encephalitis for years during college. Now, as an MD-PhD student, she reminds premeds that it's okay to ask for help.
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Career Changers
Eric Zuniga
Inspired by his father's illness, Eric left an engineering career to pursue medicine.
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Inspiring Stories
Aaron Hollis Palmer
Aaron grew up in project housing and dropped out of college twice before applying to medical school.
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