Anna Donze is a junior at Central High School in Springfield. She plans to pursue a career as a physician in possibly family practice or pediatrics. Anna has participated in the ACES program for three years. In that time, She’s job shaddowed in emergency medicine, orthopedics, ICU and Labor and Delivery. She’s had the opportunity to work with hundreds of families through the community health fair’s 5 A Day Puppet Play children’s nutrition program. Anna is also a volunteer with the Springfield Y Summer Youth program. Anna is a mentor and leader volunteering to help young girls who have an interest in scientific learning and education. Anna’s dedication and generosity made her a perfect choice for the 2007 Missouri Scholars Academy, a three week residential program on the MU campus. Anna’s advice for working through a challenge is this, "Do more than you have to; try to find something interesting to learn."
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