My Father Gave Away My Medical School VIP Ticket Until the Dean Revealed Who I Really Was

me like I was an afterthought. The Dean spoke to me like the entire ceremony could not begin without me. You are opening the program, he said. Valedictorian address, keynote remarks, then the Bradford Research Medal presentation. If you don’t walk in with me right now, three departments are going to panic.

For the first time that morning, I smiled. continue reading …