It’s a pinch-me moment rooted in a lifelong dream fulfilled for 26-year-old Tamia Potter.
Potter, a medical student at Case Western Reserve University studying neurosurgery, has made history as the first Black woman neurosurgery resident in Vanderbilt University’s nearly 150-year history.
“Literally just tears and everything,” said Potter. “All these years of hard work have just finally paid off and it just feels so good.”
The Florida native who starts her residency this summer said she was so excited to be matched at her ideal university, she had no idea it was a historic pairing.
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