Season 2, Episode 21; Finding Your Own Path as a Scientist

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Anthony spent most of his life in Atlanta, GA. As far back as he can remember, he has always wanted to be a medical doctor, but he never pursued that career from the belief that he would never be smart enough to make it, and not even having the courage to try. Science, on the other hand, was a field Anthony has always excelled in he never paid any attention to it from receiving awards to problem-solving and researching with ease. Anthony's father would tell him everything is mathematics and science, so it became literal for him.  

Anthony enrolled at Sanford Brown College as a Medical Assistant hoping to work in a hospital first and network, but he switched to Massage Therapy to chase money. That’s was when he fell in love with the human body and the amazing machinations of it. With the thought of anatomy in his mind once again after opening and closing his own massage parlor, Anthony decided to once again pursue a career as a medical doctor, but another detour sparked his attention. The journey began with him realizing that neither was enough and that he wanted to do more. 

While enrolled at Georgia Perimeter College in 2014, only a two-year college, Anthony was ready to shift to the next phase at a four-year institution, but he stumbled upon a program he saw at Atlanta Technical College called "Bioscience Technology". He completed a certificate as an Environmental Lab Tech, working on the second in Regulatory Compliance and then his associates! Anthony is also interning at Georgia Institute of Technology doing graduate level research. His plan is to attend Ga Tech for Biomedical Engineering, then apply to a Medical school with eyes on Morehouse School of Medicine for their M.D./Ph.D. program!