At 72, She's About to Become the World's Oldest Medical School Graduate: 'I Am Totally Setting Records'
She paid tuition from retirement savings and completed rotations in three states before starting residency at Trinity Health Medical Center.
- At 72, Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft graduated with a doctorate in medicine, becoming her school's oldest-ever graduate and preparing to begin residency training this year.
- After her husband, Carl Craft, survived a brain hemorrhage, the couple reviewed their bucket list, prompting Zuidgeest-Craft to enroll in medical school at 69 in Anguilla.
- ABC chief meteorologist Ginger Zee praised her mother's perseverance as 'incredible to watch,' while Zuidgeest-Craft, a former nurse practitioner at Blodgett Hospital, applies for a Guinness Book of World Records title.
- Zuidgeest-Craft will start residency at Trinity Health Medical Center in Muskegon, Michigan, this July, where she hopes to advocate for reduced student debt and increased bedside experience.
- Intending to live to 96, Zuidgeest-Craft views her graduation as one step forward, emphasizing: 'Don't let anybody tell you it's not possible.
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At 72, she's about to become the world's oldest medical school graduate: 'I am totally setting records'
At 72, Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft will soon begin her medical residency, breaking records and defying norms. She's proving dreams have no age limit
Senior Scholar Fulfills Life-long Dream to Graduate Medical School–a Doctor at 73-Years Young
When Mr. Carl Craft nearly died from a brain hemorrhage, he and his wife Dawn reviewed their bucket list. Carl wanted to travel, Dawn said she wanted to go to medical school. “He thought I was crazy,” she said. Now though, Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft proudly carries a doctorate in medicine after finishing as the school’s oldest-ever […] The post Senior Scholar Fulfills Life-long Dream to Graduate Medical School–a Doctor at 73-Years Young appeared first…
She Pursued Her Dream to Become a Doctor at Age 72!
When 72-year-old Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft was growing up, her mother predicted that Dawn would become a doctor. She earned an undergraduate degree and considered going to medical school — but chose to put those plans on hold to get married and raise a family, as well as work as a neonatal nurse practitioner. Fast-forward to 2020, Dawn was inspired to fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor. She and her husband dipped into retirement funds — and Daw…
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