Education in Sight’s co-founder George Dong (Chicago ’09) says that spending time in rural China opened his eyes to the fact that rural and underserved students also suffer from uncorrected vision problems that drastically affect their learning outcomes.

During a public health internship in college, Lilian realized that teaching would blend her passion for science and her commitment to helping people. She’s now a pediatric resident working in rural communities that lack access to health care.

Jamie saw firsthand the shortage of resources in low-income communities as a special education teacher. After the corps, Jamie dedicated her work in the field of philanthropy and social services to fight the very poverty that affected her students.

Dan Tilden discovered a new sense of purpose serving in the corps. Today, he’s pursuing a career in medicine.

Christian Sascha Brown is a medical student at the Medical College of Georgia interested in pursuing psychiatry and adolescent medicine.

As an undersea medical officer, Rainey is following his passion for science and serving others. But his medical career wouldn’t be what it is today without his experience working as a middle school science teacher first.

Alum Annie Dotson took her experience in the classroom to a career in health, where she focuses her research on pregnancy and young children.

Rebecca Purtell's experience as a TFA corps member prepared her for her role as a pediatric hospitalist at Primary Children’s Hospital, including her main responsibility of caring for acutely ill children.