Ann Jobe, M.D."Passionate, patient-centered health care reformer"
"A major motivator was my concern that too often patients were not included as a central core of their own health care team, so I decided I would be willing to pursue seven additional years of medical education and residency to become a part of the solution...as a doctor."
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Georgia Jim Marshall | |
Jean Sumner, M.D."First a nurse, now the hometown doctor..."
"Poor people, old people and people who work all day and come home to find their children sick and have nobody to call on. That's why I decided to become a doctor."
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Georgia Jim Marshall | |
M. Therese Southgate, M.D."Physician, journalist and incomparable essayist..."
"I was eight when I decided to be a journalist, 28 when I decided be a doctor. I have been incredibly lucky to be both, to do what I have a passion for!"
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Illinois Danny K. Davis | |
Alice Brandfonbrener, M.D."Leader in Performing Arts Medicine "
"My specialty itself has raised greater awareness among music educators and professional musicians that there are real health problems to be addressed; they're not just imaginary."
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Illinois Rep. Danny K. Davis | |
Carolyn Lopez, M.D."Leader in Family Health Care for Minorities "
"I remember going to a health fair at a school that was predominantly Hispanic, and one kid told me, 'I look at you and see that your skin is the same color as mine. If you made it I can make it too.' A lot of times we don't even realizing that we're sending a message and serving as both a symbol and a family physician"
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Illinois Rahm Emanuel | |
Lorene Eckberg, M.D."Mother of four, pediatrician and volunteer..."
"Being a doctor fulfills my dream of helping people; of making a difference in their lives."
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Illinois Dennis Hastert | |
Diane D. Homan, M.D."Taking advantage of a gift…"
"I knew from the age of two, when I learned to talk, that someday I would become a doctor…"
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Illinois Dennis Hastert |