46: Mohamed Magassa on representing

Published: Nov. 6, 2019, 1:36 p.m.

Mohamed Magassa was in 7th grade when he got a STEM magazine that showed a picture of a white surgeon.  Without a second thought, he closed the page.  Years later, when he was considering a career in medicine, he thought back to that moment.  Now studying to be a surgeon, we talk about why representation matters and his mission to inspire others in his Bronx community through H.O.O.D. Productions.

 

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