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UCLA celebrates 3 medical graduates who overcame extraordinary odds to be called ‘doctor’

Some 200 students in the Class of 2018 will receive their medical diplomas on June 1 during the Hippocratic Oath Ceremony for theDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.Earning an M.D. requires unwavering focus and the stamina to survive grueling hours and demanding classes. It ’s a tough journey for any student, but the following graduates overcame additional hurdles to achieve their dream of becoming a doctor. Each of them is enrolled in UCLA’sPRIME, a five-year program whose goal is to develop medical leaders dedicated to improving the lives of underserved patients. The program requires medical graduates to also earn a master ’s in public policy, public health or business administration.UCLAJoseph TorresWhenJoseph Torres was 8, he and his brother walked for three days across the h…

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