Jenny has dedicated the past decade working towards her dream of becoming a pediatrician. She's sacrificed precious time from her family - a full house of boys (ages 33, 4 and 1) - to support countless other children through her medical practice.   This year has been especially taxing. Jenny...

My husband Kevin has always loved cycling. “Riding a bike was such a freeing feeling,” he says. “All of my worries disappeared.” The first time I met Kevin we joined mutual friends on a bike ride. We often rode bikes while dating. When we had our daughter, we expected to ride together as a family...

I am writing to nominate Dr. Andrea. She is an obstetrician/gynecologist, working at a small hospital in New Mexico right on the edge of Navajo Nation, where she serves a largely Native American population. She is singularly passionate about bringing the best quality of health care to moms, and...

You can easily spot him in a crowded room. Geoffrey is the guy who has the biggest smile on his face and immediately, you would want to call him “Sugar Bear” (Sugar Bear is the cartoon character of a bear featured in Sugar Smacks cereal advertisements). He is tall with broad shoulders and has a...

My wife, Lucy, received frightening news with the diagnosis of breast cancer on August 15, 2019. She started a new journey that day and continues to discover the road is long and challenging with cruel twists and turns. She had a successful breast cancer lumpectomy on October 30, 2019; her scar...

When you hear I’m an African American woman pursuing a PhD in social work, you may think, “She’s got it together!” What most do not know, however, is that PhD students face a great deal of pressure on a daily basis. We’re not nearly the same as other students. We’re older with higher expectations...