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Old 03-14-2008, 12:06 AM
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From illegal migrant worker to Hopkins brain surgeon: It sounds like a movie plot, bu


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Maybe I should gain an illegal status to get that spot too.

that is a real good story.
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It does sound like a movie plot. However, the stats show that most medical students and physicians come from upper middle class to upper class backgrounds. I guess the fact that his story was newsworthy proves it. You won't see an article about a life of Neurosurgeon who grew up in Greenwich, CT.
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It does sound like a movie plot. However, the stats show that most medical students and physicians come from upper middle class to upper class backgrounds. I guess the fact that his story was newsworthy proves it. You won't see an article about a life of Neurosurgeon who grew up in Greenwich, CT.

Yep, it's all in the marketing and whatever sells best!
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