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Should she become a ballerina or a scientist? That was the burning question in 7-year-old Kate Steger's mind when she was asked to draw a picture of what she wanted to be when she grew up. The second-grader in suburban New York City, recently returned Read More

First, Dr. Karen Burnett was an electrical engineering student, then a nursing student, a patient-care assistant and a registered nurse in the burn unit at Parkland Memorial Hospital. In the end, or perhaps near the end, however, she became a doctor. Read More

Growing up with a father in the military, Dr. Jo Anna Leuck moved often. She had to decide early how she would respond to life's challenges. Read More

Dr. Jason Medina loves patients, and he's proven to be a natural with all of them. Read More

By a twist of fate, Dr. Erin Leigh Hommel needed credit for health in high school, so she selected an Read More

It was her admiration for her grandfather, an internist, that started Dr. Cohra Mankey on the road to medicine. Read More

The chaos and intensity is what Dr. Christopher Pierotti loves about the emergency room. Energetic and friendly, Dr. Pierotti said he loves having to think on his feet. Read More

When Dr. Christina Tung was a junior in high school who hadn't given much thought to what she wanted to be, she managed to land a mentorship with a pediatrician. Read More