2008 VIDEO CONTEST WINNERS
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Meet the 10 winners of the first AspiringDocs.org Video Contest. These aspiring—and inspiring—docs revealed their dreams of a career in medicine and were rewarded with financial assistance from the AAMC to help cover the costs of preparing for and applying to medical school.
Looking for additional inspiration? Check out the other video contest entries (www.youtube.com/aamcvideo).
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The winners are:
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Chidiogo Anyigbo
Junior, Emory University, Georgia
Chidiogo’s inspiration comes from the skilled hands of her aunt, the first female physician in the village of Okija, Nigeria.
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Laura-Louise Campbell
Senior, Smith College, Massachusetts
Laura wants to practice medicine in underserved communities, where she can help people like her abuelos, and strives to be a role model to other young women.
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Rosalee Chan
Freshman, Southern Methodist University, Texas
A trip abroad to her grandfather’s poverty-stricken birthplace inspired Rosalee to become a missionary doctor.
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Heather Clark
Senior, Northwestern University, Illinois
Heather is studying to become a bilingual physician and is determined to prevent language from becoming a barrier to quality healthcare.
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Chanel Fischetti
Junior, University of Southern California, California
You need only watch Chanel’s video to understand her desire to use medicine as a tool to link the deaf and hearing communities.
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Victoria Flores
Senior, University of California at Irvine, California
Struck by the poverty and health disparity she has witnessed on the streets of Santa Ana, Victoria hopes to return to a community much like it as a doctor.
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Benjamin Gruenbaum
Senior, University of Connecticut, Connecticut
A love of science and an inspirational experience as a volunteer EMT in the Middle East put Benjamin on his journey to become a doctor and an educator.
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Faizan Majid
Sophomore, University of Houston, Texas
As a Muslim, Faizan believes in unconditional service to humanity and hopes to live out that call to service by healing one patient at a time.
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Deanna Shoup
Junior, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, South Dakota
Previous “mistakes” have not stopped Deanna from pursuing her dream to become a doctor and pave the way for other Native American women.
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Lynda Villagomez
Senior, Loyola Marymount University, California
After a bad healthcare experience drove her to consider a law career, Lynda decided she couldn’t give up the dream of a white coat for a black suit.
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