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Medical student learns as he gives back

Mike Bosworth, a second-year student at Tulane University School of Medicine, focuses his education on giving back to the community. 

A second-year student at Tulane University School of Medicine, Mike Bosworth is not only passionate about medicine but about creating a better world. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)

December 5, 2011

Kirby Messinger
kmessing@tulane.edu

When Mike Bosworth decided he wanted to go to medical school, it wasn’t just about the education — it was about what he could give back. A second-year student at Tulane University School of Medicine, Bosworth is not only passionate about medicine but about creating a better world. He benefits from the “adopt-a-student” program.

Originally from Massachusetts, Bosworth was part of the Tulane undergraduate “Katrina” class. When deciding on a medical school, New Orleans’ post-Katrina vibrancy and the Tulane message of community activism was what sold him. More...