Texas Bioscience Institute Middle College Program – White Coat Ceremony

 [ News from the high school academy/middle college/magnet school program front:  White Coat Ceremony - a nice medical school-y touch and recognition]

Ask the usual fifth-grader what they want to be, and pro sports athlete, police officer, firefighter and astronaut are the popular choices, even if few children ever follow through on their dreams.

When Timothy Young decided to be a brain surgeon in fifth grade, he made that a goal – one he continues to follow.

Young, a junior at EllisonHigh School, got a big boost for his dreams Wednesday. Young and about 150 other students from 12 Central Texas high schools were given white lab coats, signifying their acceptance into the Texas Bioscience Institute Middle College Program...

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