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ElevateMeD Scholar: Deja Rush

Meet Deja Rush

ElevateMeD Scholar 2023-2024

Deja Rush discusses her journey to medicine, understanding the cost, and becoming an ElevateMeD Scholar.

Interview conducted by: Keiona Eady, @TheAuthenticMessenger

Video editing by: Deanna Reid, @TheSocialPhotog

  • Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

  • Medical Education: Howard University College of Medicine

  • Undergraduate Education: The Ohio State University in Biomedical Engineering

  • Current Career Plan: become a neurological surgeon

  • Specialty Interest: Surgical Specialty

  • I am most proud of being the first person in my family to go to medical school.

  • You might be surprised to know that I am a self-taught piano player.

  • ElevateMeD is… the essence of empowering minority students to build a brighter and more diverse future for the field of medicine.