Medical Explorers (MedEx) was created by Morgan Dresvyannikov, MD when she was a 4th year medical student at the University of Missouri Kansas City 6-Year BA/MD Program.Â
She reflected on her own journey in medicine and realized there was a need for more medical education and exposure within middle and high school curriculum.
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MedEx provides exposure to medicine through a variety of methods
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“At fourteen, I didn’t know my path. At sixteen, I left home for college. At eighteen, I was in medical school. And today, I’m a physician helping the next generation find their way easier than I did.”
When I was fourteen, just starting high school, someone asked me what I wanted to do with my life. And for the first time, I didn’t have an answer. I loved math. I loved science. I loved volunteering. But I couldn’t see how that fit together.
Then my teacher said something that changed everything: “It sounds like healthcare would be a really good fit for you.”
That one sentence set me on a path that would change my life. By sixteen, I had left home to attend college full-time, sitting in chemistry labs while my classmates back home were worried about driver’s tests. I threw myself into every opportunity — working as a CNA, volunteering in a hospice house, becoming a simulation nurse.
But the road wasn’t easy. I’ll never forget my first medical school exam: I got a “C.” The first one of my life. And in that moment, I wondered if maybe I wasn’t cut out for this.
Instead of walking away, I asked for help. I rebuilt my study habits. And from then on, I earned straight A’s. That was the turning point.
From there, the milestones stacked up — accepted into medical school at eighteen, leading a student group to national recognition, matching at my number one residency, and later being chosen as chief resident.
Today, I’m a board-certified family medicine physician. I’ve delivered hundreds of babies, saved lives in rural ERs, and cared for entire families. But the part that surprises me most? Now I get to mentor the next generation — building a hands-on healthcare program for students, the program I wish I had growing up.Â
And if I’ve learned anything, it’s this: the time will pass anyway. So spend it building something that matters.
- Dr. Dresvyannikov
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