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ElevateMeD Scholar: Maia Young

Meet Maia Young

ElevateMeD Scholar 2022-2023

Maia Young talks about dedicating her life to medical service, hidden costs in medical education, and representation in healthcare.

Interview conducted by: Keiona Eady, @TheAuthenticMessenger

Video editing by: Deanna Reid, @TheSocialPhotog

  • Hometown: Conyers, Georgia

  • Medical Education: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

  • Undergraduate Education: Columbia University in Medicine, Literature & Society

  • Current Career Plan: provide sustainable and culturally appropriate women's health, sexual education, and neonatal care as an Obstetrician/Gynecologist

  • Specialty Interest: Surgical Specialty

  • I am most proud of helping to co-establish a novel high school medical and healthcare career pipeline program here in Rochester, MN between Mayo Clinic and Rochester STEM Academy!

  • You might be surprised to know that I speak several languages! I quit violin to start taking Chinese while in high school, the first year they offered Mandarin, and almost minored in Chinese Language and Culture; I've been speaking Spanish since elementary school; and I'm trying my hand at Hebrew and Portuguese :)

  • ElevateMeD is… a scholarship-based cohort of medical students who, through generous financial support and provision of mentorship connections, allows us to grow in our respective medical interests while having the resources and wisdom to give back to our local communities without financial hesitation.