Medical Student
Medical College of Georgia
Region: Rio Grande Valley, '14
Christian Sascha Brown is a medical student at the Medical College of Georgia interested in pursuing psychiatry and adolescent medicine.
Health Teacher at Life Academy
Oakland Unified School District
Region: Bay Area, '08
Emily says that many of the lessons she learned through TFA changed her career trajectory—that kids can do anything, and truly care about their health. These discoveries led her towards a career in pediatrics.
Gen Guyol
Region: Greater Chicago–Northwest Indiana, '11
Gen Guyol (Chicago '11) is a Teach For America alumna.
Pediatric Hospitalist
Primary Children’s Hospital/University of Utah
Region: Greater Philadelphia, '03
Rebecca Purtell's experience as a TFA corps member prepared her for her role as a pediatric hospitalist at Primary Children’s Hospital, including her main responsibility of caring for acutely ill children.
Psychotherapist
Frey & Associates
Region: New York, '13
Jamie saw firsthand the shortage of resources in low-income communities as a special education teacher. After the corps, Jamie dedicated her work in the field of philanthropy and social services to fight the very poverty that affected her students.
School Psychologist
Indianapolis Public Schools
Region: Indianapolis, '13
Dr. Anita Saunders is a 2013 TFA Indianapolis alumna and school psychologist at Indianapolis Public Schools.
Undersea Medical Officer
Naval Medical Research Center
Region: Las Vegas & Reno, '09
As an undersea medical officer, Rainey is following his passion for science and serving others. But his medical career wouldn’t be what it is today without his experience working as a middle school science teacher first.
Pediatrician
Alaska Native Medical Center
Region: Bay Area, '07
During a public health internship in college, Lilian realized that teaching would blend her passion for science and her commitment to helping people. She’s now a pediatric resident working in rural communities that lack access to health care.
Resident Physician
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Region: New York, '14
Teach For America alum Sandrene Cassells shares how her time leading a classroom enhanced her love for medicine, leadership, and a lifelong dedication to teaching and serving marginalized communities.
Clinical Fellow
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Region: Eastern North Carolina, '08
Dan Tilden discovered a new sense of purpose serving in the corps. Today, he’s pursuing a career in medicine.