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Two sisters, Maya and Dana Jalal, both accepted into the University of Manitoba’s medical school at the same time, are embarking on their journey side-by-side—22 and 21, respectively. Raised in Winnipeg as visible minorities in a Muslim family, they’ve firsthand experience with healthcare barriers and are determined to dismantle them. Their white coat ceremony, held at the Centennial Concert Hall amid a provincial push to hire 5,000 new health workers—including 370 doctors—was a moment of pride and promise. University president Michael Benarroch hailed the program as world-class, emphasizing training that equips students not just with skills but with cultural humility to tackle health inequities. The diverse class includes Indigenous students like Taylor Tutkaluke, Métis and committed to rural and urban family medicine, underscoring a generation ready to reshape healthcare through representation and compassion.

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