Their parents wore the badge, they chose the stethoscope

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WESTERN BUREAU: When 24-year-old Ashli McCarthy arrived in Guyana four years ago, she knew almost nobody, had no local currency, and carried little more than her ambition to become a doctor. “All I had was my Scotiabank card and a dream,” she recalled. Today, the Montego Bay native is in her fifth and final year at the University of Guyana, having navigated homesickness, financial challenges and…

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