From hundreds of entrant essays, to ten finalist videos, and down to three winners. What we saw and read was amazing. For the following videos we provided the prompt…
“In approximately five minutes, tell us a true story about yourself or an experience you have had which illustrates why you have chosen to pursue a career as a medical professional.” Each of our ten finalists prepared a video with their answer.

Jenna Quill, Allied Health
Indiana University School of Nursing


Sara Waddell, Medical Student
University of Cincinnati


Andrew White, Medical Student
The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine


Tamar Goldberg, Medical Student
University of Vermont College of Medicine


Ashley Greiner, Resident
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency


Gavin Harris, Medical Student
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, College of Medicine


Rachel Koh, Pre-Med
Northwestern University


Alma Sanchez, Medical Student
Tulane University School of Medicine


Hevil Shah, Medical Student
Georgia Health Sciences University, Medical College of Georgia


Junzi Shi, Medical Student
University of Cincinnati



