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Ellie Parton
Vancouver Fraser Medical Program student, Ellie Parton, acknowledges she wasn’t the greatest student growing up. Upon becoming a young mother at the age of 16, Ellie wanted to become a role model to her daughter. Ellie kept raising the academic bar higher and higher for herself, including being accepted into the UBC FOM MD Undergraduate Program. Ellie’s journey to becoming a resident has made her not only a role model for her daughter, but also a role model to future Indigenous medical students throughout British Columbia.
Adrienne Stedford
Northern Medical Program student, Adrienne Stedford, shares her unconventional path to being accepted into the UBC Faculty of Medicine MD Undergraduate Program. Starting off as a dump truck driver and ending up a medical student, Adrienne’s story proves life is about the journey not the destination.