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From Engineer to Endocrinologist

How a hospital experience inspired Mike Lemay, MD '00 to change careers and discover his true calling as a physician specializing in endocrinology
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Why This Award-Winning News Anchor Enrolled at AUC

By the time he reached his 30s, Bradley Reed was by all accounts on the right track. He was working as a primetime news anchor in his home state of Arkansas. He won two Emmy Awards. He was engaged to be married.

But something was missing.

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An Unconventional Path Prepared This Grad for Residency Success

Natacha Pierre’s journey to become a physician has taken her around the world—from Europe to Africa, Asia to the Caribbean. It hasn’t been an easy journey by any means. But now, as a pediatrics resident who’s presented at symposiums, earned grants for her work in global health, and uses her diverse experience every day at the hospital, Dr. Pierre says it was worth every minute.
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From the NFL to Hollywood to Medicine

Dr. Brooks’ journey to become a surgeon is a most unusual tale. Before his acceptance to AUC, he was a professional football player with several NFL teams including: The L.A. /St. Louis Rams, the San Francisco 49ers and more.
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Alum Draws on Past Careers to Succeed in Medicine

Patient care, says Zubair Siddiqui, MD, is all about problem-solving. And he should know, too: As a veteran of the United States Air Force, an engineer by trade, and now a physician, he’s trained to solve problems of all shapes and sizes.
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Meet Eight Physicians Who Changed Careers to Earn Their MD

While plenty of physicians have dreamed of being a doctor since childhood, many take a little longer to decide that medicine is their calling. Here, several AUC graduates reflect on their own unconventional paths to medical school and their career journeys since graduation.
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After Second Career Change, This Grad Found Her Calling

Alumna Shannon Stegall, MD '16 talks about what it's like to be a nontraditional medical student, the benefits of the Medical Education Readiness Program (MERP), and her experience completing clinical rotations in England.