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Michael Knight is a student who makes people shake their heads and ask, “How do you do it?” He led the Student National Medical Association, gave vocal coaching to members of Doc Opera and volunteered in Cleveland’s neighborhoods.

As long as she can remember, Ashley Matthew wanted to be a medical doctor. She took every opportunity to pursue her dream, including shadowing physicians to learn more about what a career in health care is really like.

As long as she can remember, Ashley Matthew wanted to be a medical doctor. She took every opportunity to pursue her dream, including shadowing physicians to learn more about what a career in health care is really like.

Before Jessica Long takes the stage on Sunday as the School of Medicine’s Class of 2017 speaker, she will take a moment to reflect on how blessed she is and to be grateful for what she’s accomplished.

Editor’s note: This essay was originally published by UNT Health Science Center news and has been edited for The DO. It has been reposted here with permission. The challenges many of my students faced were etched on their faces when they arrived at Polytechnic High School each morning.

LONG BEACH — Crystal Brown has a heart for her community. That’s a good thing for the city of Long Beach.

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) student and Manchester resident Nicols Cal, OMS IV, is the recipient of the prestigious 2013 William G. Anderson, DO, Minority Scholarship.

Alia Sommerville, a fourth-year medical student at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM), has been awarded a scholarship from National Medical Fellowships (NMF), a nonprofit organization that advocates for increasing the number of underrepresented minority physicians in the United State