The story of perseverance of a 72-year-old mother has moved the health sector after completing her training at a medical school in the Caribbean.
Former nurse Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, who is the mother of renowned ABC News meteorologist Ginger Zee, completed her final exams and will officially graduate at the end of May 2026. After putting her goals on hold to raise her children, the student returned to the classroom at 69, motivated by her husband’s health crisis.
According to reports from The Washington Post, the professional completed clinical rotations in Texas, New York, Chicago, and West Virginia, managing to break historic world records.
