Caribbean medical school grads return home to serve Memphis
Dr. Samantha Gutierrez, a resident at Baptist Hospital, is one of seven St. George’s University graduates in the first year of their medical residencies in hospitals across Memphis. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
With large numbers of candidates vying for a small number of spots in U.S. medical schools, some Memphians are earning their medical degrees in the Caribbean.
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Aisling Mäki has been writing about Memphis since she moved to the city more than 20 years ago. She’s worked for print, digital and broadcast news outlets, including Memphis Daily News and Action News 5 (WMC), as well as public relations agencies. Her work has earned awards from The Associated Press, Tennessee Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America.
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