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\\nIn High School, snowboarding and photography were Tanner\\u2019s passions. He would have loved to do that for the rest of his life.
\\nThen towards the end of\\xa0 his sophomore year, his architecture teacher involved him in building an engineering program for his school. Tanner found himself hooked on engineering - the idea of building things, touching people and making life better.\\xa0
\\nTanner joins our podcast to share his Duke University undergraduate experience, Interest in Neurosurgery, UG Research, Winning the Goldwater Scholarship, Applying Engineering for Medicine, and his Advice for High Schoolers.
\\nIn particular, we discuss the following with him:\\xa0
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\\nOur Guests: Tanner Zachem is a Goldwater Scholar who graduated with a Bachelor\\u2019s degree in Mechanical Engineering applied to Neurosurgery from Duke University. Tanner is currently a PhD student at Duke University.
\\nMemorable Quote: \\u201cYeah, things, things don\'t go your way a lot in research. I have learned how to really be able to detach and take a deep breath. And you know, things break. You know, you don\'t get funding, paper gets, you know, rejected, you name it, it happens. \\u201d Tanner Zachem.
\\nEpisode Transcript: Please visit Episode\\u2019s Transcript.
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