My Journey from the Inner-city to Medical School

Auteurs-es

  • Mateen Akhtar a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:33:"Medical Student (uOttawa MD 2022)";}

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.18192/uojm.v9i2.4472

Mots-clés :

Medical school, medical school applications, undergraduate medical education, medical education, inner-city

Résumé

As an immigrant who grew up in the inner-city Toronto and Hamilton community to a low-income family this article highlights some of the challenges faced by me and countless other students living in these communities on their route to pursuing a career in medicine. While becoming a physician requires academic excellence, growing up in these circumstances is filled with challenges that extend far beyond the classroom. More specifically; a lack of experience, mentorship, and financial resources disadvantage marginalized student’s medical school applications and subsequently prevent them from pursuing a career as a physician in both Canada and abroad.

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Publié-e

2019-12-28