I love stories. Before there were learning theories and models, there were stories.

The oldest form of education. As much as I love facts, stats, and p-values, I equally love the emotions,

the complex characters, and the humanity you find in stories. There is a reason why a magician and

mathematician tells so many stories. The same reason why CP Solver's mission statement has both stories and science in it.

They complement each other and sometimes help make sense of one another.

My favorite part of stories, though, they have the ability to empower and be an antidote to loneliness.

Stay with me.

While women make almost 50% of the labor market, there are only 28% of women in the field of STEM,

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as opposed to 72% of men.

When I was about to start college, an old family friend told me a story.

She really wanted to be a doctor.

In college, she did poorly one of her science classes, and when she went to her

teacher for advice, that teacher told her, you don't have what it takes to make it. You should

change your major and career a plan. That person was her mentor, advisor, a role model, and she was

young and full of self-doubt. So she did that she was told at a time. Then she told me to write my own

story. When I transferred from community college to

UC Berkeley in my first week there, I was utterly overwhelmed by 400 student classroom,

lectures, basically everything. Do I even belong here? When someone said, if you're finding this

overwhelming, you don't have a chance in medicine. I ignore that person. I would write my own story.

For me and for her. A single story can make a difference. Your story can be the difference.

Hey, folks, just a quick reminder that this podcast is not meant to be used for medical advice.

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