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Catherine Havemann, MD, is the first in her family to graduate from college. When she first arrived at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, she encountered an “unknown and shocking” spectrum of wealth and privilege. Although one of her undergraduate advisors discouraged Havemann from entering medicine…
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Catherine Havemann, MD, is the first in her family to graduate from college. When she first arrived at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, she encountered an “unknown and shocking” spectrum of wealth and privilege. Although one of her undergraduate advisors discouraged Havemann from entering medicine…
