617: Five MCAT Attempts, No Plan B: Maya’s Path to Med School

The Premed Years by Ryan Gray

Mar 18, 202646:10Science & Medicine

(00:00) — Opening and early spark: Maya recalls childhood, cultural expectations, and her mom’s cancer shaping her why. (03:05) — High school full circle: Research at Dana-Farber and reading her mom’s records makes medic...

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