My move from medicine to teaching high school science and writing about health care has been immensely rewarding for me.

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Jessica Gogerty is a National Board Certified teacher, a Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, and a school improvement leader now serving at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa.

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