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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
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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Breaking Through Barriers
V. Antoine Keller, MD
A cardiac doctor shares his journey in hopes of encouraging more minority students to become doctors.
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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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Inspiring Stories
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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Inspiring Stories
Yasaman Ataei
Yasaman, who speaks English as a second language, struggled with the verbal section of the MCAT® exam, but strengthened other parts of her application.
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Inspiring Stories
Donald Egan
Donald did not let his cerebral palsy impede him from pursuing his goal of becoming a physician.
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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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Inspiring Stories
Clay Downey
Clay had a business degree, no science prerequisites, and no experience in a health care setting, but he decided to pursue a career in medicine anyway.
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Inspiring Stories
Damien M. Luviano, MD
Born with a physical handicap and growing up in poverty, Dr. Luviano overcame many obstacles to join the U.S. Army and then become an ophthalmologist.
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Creative Background
Danish Zaidi
Danish’s background in divinity school led to his interest in medicine.
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