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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
Deena Ragab Mohamed
Her sister's cancer diagnosis, an unsuccessful first application cycle, and a pivot to study aviation were all milestones along Deena’s path to medicine.
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Issac Duggan
Issac Duggan shares his journey to medical school.
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Bridger Rodoni
Bridger decided becoming a doctor would allow him to have a bigger impact in improving the health and wellness of people in his home state of Montana.
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Sotonye Douglas
Sotonye’s journey to medical school was one of resilience, determination, and perseverance.
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Isiah Duggan
Isiah Duggan shares his path to medical school.
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Shira Lanyi
Shira Lanyi shares her journey to medical school
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Andy Chen
Andy took the MCAT exam seven times and applied to medical school twice before getting accepted. Read his story.
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Antonio Garcia
Antonio had to reapply to medical school, but he was motivated by the health care disparities and lack of primary care physicians in his community.
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Antonio J. Webb, M.D.
Dr. Webb applied to medical school three times before getting accepted, and now he's an orthopedic surgeon.
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Arhanti Sadanand
Arhanti taught a Medical Spanish elective to her med school peers and hopes to continue to incorporate the Spanish language in her career in pediatrics.
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