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Three MUSD Students Accepted into Prestigious Medical Program
Sarisha Jacobs Photo Credit: San Joaquin Physician Magazine
Out of 84 prestigious applicants and only 42 interviewed, 24 students Joaquin County. with an average GPA of 4.11 and a passion for caring for others, were accepted into San Joaquin Medical Society’s Decision Medicine Program. Three of which, are MUSD students.
Sarisha Jacobs
Weston Ranch High School
Safrah Nassimi Lathrop High School
Sanah Nassimi
Lathrop High School
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Decision Medicine is a 2-week program started in 2001, designed to introduce San Joaquin County students to a career in medicine. The goal of this program is to give the students’ the encouragement and other resources that they will need to become physicians and to ideally come back and serve the Central Valley community. According to San Joaquin Medical Society, there is a growing need for primary care physicians nationwide, especially in San
The program is limited to a small group of 24 participants each year for maximum impact. Participants were challenged with real world decisions as they explored the many facets of a career as a physician. Sarisha Jacobs, who is part of the BE.Vital Health Career Academy at Weston Ranch High School, shared that one of the most exciting parts for her was when she got the opportunity to shadow the doctors on rounds, as they went through their daily routines interacting with patients. “After observing a surgeon and seeing a procedure, I think I want
