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“If you have a dream, you can achieve it with dedication and perseverance no matter what the challenges are.”

Source: Northern Ontario Medical Journal | 2014/07/01 Written by: Norm Tollinsky  “If you have a dream, you can achieve it with dedication and perseverance no matter what the challenges are.” That, according to Northern Ontario School of Medicine grad Dr. Catherine McGuire of Thunder Bay, is the advice she would share with anyone contemplating a career in medicine. An aptitude test in high school to determine what career she would be suited for pointed to medicine. “Unfortunately, I was discouraged from going that route because, according to my guidance counsellor, my family didn’t have the necessary resources...

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