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Dr. Madeline Sparks’ passion for helping children grew after experiences tutoring middle school students and working as a nanny. Then in medical school, her rotations in pediatrics solidified her interest in the specialty and her desire to be an advocate for the youngest of patients.

When Dr. Ashley Phillips began medical school, she envisioned becoming an Ob/Gyn until her very last rotation – internal medicine. Within days she felt excitement, camaraderie, connection, and joy unlike any she had experienced in other clinical settings. She upended her career plans and two months before residency applications were due, decided to become an internist.

UT Southwestern's Division of Pediatric Critical Care faculty members engage in basic, translational, and clinical research projects.

Send a photo of yourself with your pet in their favorite costume and we’ll feature it on Center Times Plus.

UT Southwestern’s Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease directs and manages services for children with infectious diseases.

A competitive swimmer in college, Dr. Lauren Day developed the drive and discipline to achieve a goal. A spinal fusion at age 12 and the care she received from her doctor inspired her to pursue medicine as a career. For her, she found emergency medicine to be the perfect mix of different specialties.

A love of science coupled with the desire to help others made the medical field a natural choice for Dr. Hayley Williams.

As an undergrad, Dr. Laila Abbas set her sights on dermatology. She volunteered at a UTSW dermatology clinic and then began participating in research once she enrolled as a medical student. Dr. Abbas said the impact that a dermatologist can have on helping patients with complex skin diseases solidified her focus.

Learn more about the CNS Endovascular Surgery Fellowship in the Department of Radiology at UT Southwestern.

The odds did not seem to be in Dr. Won Jae Jeong’s favor to become a doctor – especially since he failed all classes except biology in middle school. But he improved his learning skills and eventually pursued his passion to help restore patients’ physical abilities as a rehabilitation specialist.