The med student from Oak Creek Village
“I saw a need among the young girls in the community to have a mentor and positive role model in their lives,” she said.
The life Kate Magee lives as a med student is a full one, there’s no doubt about it. There’s studying, classes and more studying. But there’s even more that makes it fulfilling for the Raleigh, N.C. native: she hangs out with neighbors from Iraq, Somalia, Mexico (and many other countries around the world) who all offer intriguing conversations.
Magee, a member of the North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows Program, shares her life with her neighbors along with other American friends who together serve the community not only through access to health care via the Samaritan Health Center’s (SHC) Mobile Clinic but also through a group they started called, Godly Running Girls.
“I saw a need among the young girls in the community to have a mentor and positive role model in their lives,” she said. “They need constructive things to do after school. Improving their physical health through exercising and healthier eating while also sparking some spiritual interest were ways I could help.”
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