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On track to become a doctor — or not

On track to become a doctor — or not

About half of pre-med students opt out before graduation. Maya Abu-Zahra shows us two alternate paths, speaking with former pre-meds who chose different careers.

Headlines From The Times · Maya Abu-Zahra, Lauren Raab, Gustavo Arellano, Angel Carreras, Shannon Lin, Alex Higgins, Denise Guerra, Jazmin Aguilera

December 22, 202114m 19s

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Show Notes

For a few days this week, we’re highlighting the work of students from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Maya Abu-Zahra started college with every intention of becoming a doctor. But about half of pre-med students end up choosing a different path. Today, she brings us down two of those paths, speaking with former pre-meds who ended up in very different careers.

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