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I was born in Paris, France, but spent most of my younger years in the Washington, DC area. I graduated from college with a business degree and worked in the financial services industry for several years. I also volunteered in the burn unit of Children's Hospital in Washington, DC and made the decision after that experience to go to medical school.
I met my husband, a native Oregonian, while working ...