She Told Them I Dropped Out of Medical School — Five Years Later, I Walked Into the ER as Her Attending Physician

a surgeon whose clinical excellence, composure under pressure, and commitment to her patients have set a new standard for this institution — Dr. Irene Ulette, chief of trauma surgery.”

Standing ovation from the surgical staff who’d watched me work.

I walked to the stage. Kept it short.

“Five years ago, I almost quit. Not because I couldn’t do the work continue reading …