632: Caribbean Medical School Is Not a Vacation — A Student Speaks

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631: Three Gap Years, One Acceptance: Shemiele's Premed Story

(00:47) — Grandfather's Illness as Catalyst: Shemiele traces her interest in medicine to caring for her grandfather in Jamaica and losing him to a stroke.(02:30) — Immigrating in Sixth Grade: How moving to the US opened up possibilities she hadn't considered growing up in Jamaica ...  Show more

630: From Nigeria to Stanford Med: Applying Late and Going 3 for 3

(01:57) — Father's passing at 13: the moment that pointed toward medicine(03:22) — Growing up in Nigeria with no doctors in the family(05:07) — Applying to med school in Nigeria and not getting in(06:53) — Leaving home at 17 on a scholarship to study in the UK(09:04) — Being prem ...  Show more

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