I didn't think I wanted anything to do with medicine through all of high school and most of college. I was a business undergrad and somewhat randomly signed up for a Mini-Med School program available to the lay public at my alma mater University of Michigan. As I recall, undergrads had free or very cheap admission. A pathologist by the name of Dr. Gerald Abrams gave the introductory speech and presented much of the first week's material. We went through organ systems, basic physiology, and a review of a large portion of the University of Michigan's plastinated organs (before the days of Body Worlds). I was hooked! I found the science fascinating, and I found myself becoming more and more interested in the overall topic of human medicine with each passing week of the program. Unfortunately, I was a senior in college at the time, and I hadn't been in any sort of pre-med track to get my prerequisites, take the MCAT, apply to med school, etc. So I graduated with a business degree, worked at a small start-up business and then a bit in the corporate world--returning back to school at the age of 24 to get my prereqs, take the MCAT, and apply. I matriculated at 26 years of age and have never looked back!
