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  • Finding my calling as a neurosurgeon

    Oct 10, 2024 10:15 am by Annabelle Shaffer | M.D. candidate, Carle Illinois College of MedicineStudent Experiences
    Entries from the concussion database are projected over the MRI control room - and author Annabelle Shaffer - at the Beckman Institute for Advanced science and Technology at the U. of I. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • Entries from the concussion database are projected over the MRI control room - and author Annabelle Shaffer - at the Beckman Institute for Advanced science and Technology at the U. of I. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    'As I scroll through another sheet of data, I know each entry represents the story of a high school athlete whose season — and, potentially, life — was altered due to a possible concussion. I am looking for trends and risk factors...'