Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Life lessons illuminate medical students' paths.

A medical student finds joy during school.

A student follows a path that takes him from the Air Force bomb squad to medical school.

Gohar S. Manzar is a medical student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. She has a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, is writing a book and will graduate with her M.D. in 2019. Oh, and she’s 24.

Bill Franke once decided his future based on a coin flip. But by the time he became a titan in the airline industry, he left little to chance.