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Radio Extra: Physician Finds Time to Fulfill Dream of Teaching Others

November 21, 2014 3:52pm | Updated November 21, 2014 3:52pm
Alisha Thomas, a doctor at PCC Austin Family Health Center and volunteer faculty member at Northwestern University, was named the Family Medicine Teacher of the Year by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians.
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DNAinfo/Kyla Gardner

AUSTIN — Teachers don't make very much money, Alisha Thomas' mother warned her growing up.

So Thomas, an Austin native enamored with math and science, decided to go to medical school, graduating from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in 2005.

But the family physician couldn't stay away from her dream of teaching. On today's DNAinfo Radio Extra, Kyla Gardner discuss how Thomas fulfills her dream, and helps others along the way:

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