Episode 13: Siale Vaitohi (MS2)

Listen to Siale Vaitohi, a second-year medical student at the University of Utah School of Medicine, share her experiences of discovering and navigating her path toward becoming a doctor. She discusses her mixed-race family, growing up as a racial minority in a small town, what inspired her to pursue a medical career, some academic and cultural challenges she faced as a premedical student at a religious university, being a student athlete, how a service mission helped her find purpose, how she chanced upon an excellent mentor, the rigorous process of applying to medical school, and rediscovering her identity in medical school. Prepare to be inspired!