By Kat Russell
STAMFORD — Having grown up in Haiti, Rootnara Laurore, remembers the destruction caused by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in 2010 that killed thousands of people and injured countless others.
It was witnessing that suffering, she said, that inspired her to pursue a career in the medical field.
“It was chaos,” the 17-year-old Westhill High School senior said. “And after seeing how many people were hurt or killed, I realized that I wanted to go into medicine because I want to be able to help people — even if it’s just in the smallest way.”
The program is divided into two phases. The first was a tour of Tully Health Center, where students heard from those working in various fields, including, nursing, pharmacology, physical therapy, cardiology, technology and support and some administrative tracks.
During the second phase, students can schedule one-on-one mentoring time with Dr. Edward Schuster, a cardiologist and program organizer at Stamford Hospital.
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