Meet three of Minnesota's Future Doctors:
college students who will spend three summers working with Minnesota's most brilliant physicians and educators. The Minnesota's Future Doctors program seeks diverse urban and rural Minnesotans with passion and with promise.
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Gina Allen wants to change the lives of many people—including her own."What do you do when millions of children desperately need an answer that you are searching for, but have not found? You keep looking. In the summer of 2004, I interned for Dr. John H. Kersey to work on leukemia research. The experience fueled my passion for becoming a doctor. I want to serve the African-American community and realize Dr. Kersey's goals of finding a cure for leukemia." |
Clemon Dabney seeks to be a role model."All my life, I've wanted to be a role model for my brothers and sister. I have wanted them to set goals and understand how education will help them build a great life. Despite having grown up in a household with meager means, all members of my family have an opportunity to make a difference in the world." |
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Azieb Kidanu appreciates her journey toward medical education."My mother and father, refugees from war-torn Ethiopia, have always made the education of their children their highest priority. My fondest childhood memories are of watching my mother's lips as she pronounced each syllable while reading the Bernstein Bears books to me. Her time spent reading to me was the first step toward becoming a doctor." |
Launched with its first cohort of students in 2007, Minnesota's Future Doctors includes the following partners:
University of Minnesota Medical School
