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by tutorthepeople.mcat (Posted Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:29 am) [img]https://image.ibb.co/gUnUik/TTP_IS_Ben.png[/img]In this episode of TTP IS, we're chatting with Ben, a PGY-3 in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor! Ben offers a unique insight into his experience growing up as a Navy brat, and his development into becoming an MD! Without further ado, here's Ben:TTP: Hi Ben! Thank you for sharing your insight in our TTP IS! Tell us all about yourself. What did you study in undergrad? Did you always know you wanted to go into medicine?Ben: Hi all! I grew up as a Navy brat, bouncing from city to city and country to country. I say I ’m from Virginia as I attended high school in Norfolk, Virginia. I then matriculated to the University of Virginia for undergraduate. At U.Va I majored in economics and minored in history. It wasn’t until mid-way through my second year of college I realized I wanted to be a physician. Thus I cra mmed all of my pre-med classes into my third year of college.TTP: Yikes. All pre-med classes into one year!? You're brave. Where did you attend medical school?Ben: I attended the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) at Virginia Commonwealth University for medical school.TTP: How did you choose MCV medical school? What made it stand out as the right fit?Ben: When picking medical schools I was pretty focused on remaining in Virginia to obtain in-state tuition. Thus my choices were limited to MCV, U.Va, EVMS, and Carilion. In evaluating the ...
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