Growing up the daughter of two educators I was nurtured. I often say my dad was my biggest cheerleader and my mom was my coach. When I expressed I wanted to be a doctor, they counseled me to “get around” doctors so that I could see what they do. When it came time to go to college I worked hard and I was 1 of 5 students, during my junior year in college, to be accepted into the Early Selection Program between Oakwood University and Loma Linda University School of Medicine. I graduated with honors.
Fast forward and it was my last year of medical school when I was reacquainted with a former classmate of mine from Oakwood, Wendell McMillan, II. I remember thinking back to biochemist...
