21-year-old prodigy set to get MD in Chicago
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June 5, 2012, Tuesday
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A 21-YEAR-OLD Chicago man who began college at age nine and medical school three years later is about to become the youngest student ever awarded an MD by the University of Chicago.
Sho Yano, who was reading at age 2, writing at 3 and composing music at 5, will graduate this week from the Pritzker School of Medicine, where he also received a PhD in molecular genetics and cell biology.
Yano earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola University at age 12, finishing in three years and graduating summa cum laude, the Chicago Tribune reported on Sunday. The average age of students entering medical school in the United States is 23, and there were schools that refused Yano admittance because of his age. School officials worried that the rigors of medical school would hinder Yano's ability to have a normal adolescence.
"I never understood that," Yano said. "Why would being allowed to challenge yourself be considered more damaging that being totally bored?"
The University of Chicago admitted Yano in 2003. "I remember interviewing him," said Dr Joel Scwab, a professor of pediatrics. "He was never going to be a typical 11-year-old."
Yano, who is an accomplished pianist and has a black belt in tae kwon do, told the paper he hopes his graduation will silence those who questioned his developmental aptitude when he entered medical school.
Genius, seemingly, runs in the Yano family. His sister, Sayuri, his only sibling, is also a prodigy. After receiving a bachelor's degree in biology from Roosevelt University in 2010, the 15-year-old is at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, pursuing a second bachelor's degree in violin performance.
Sho Yano, who was reading at age 2, writing at 3 and composing music at 5, will graduate this week from the Pritzker School of Medicine, where he also received a PhD in molecular genetics and cell biology.
Yano earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola University at age 12, finishing in three years and graduating summa cum laude, the Chicago Tribune reported on Sunday. The average age of students entering medical school in the United States is 23, and there were schools that refused Yano admittance because of his age. School officials worried that the rigors of medical school would hinder Yano's ability to have a normal adolescence.
"I never understood that," Yano said. "Why would being allowed to challenge yourself be considered more damaging that being totally bored?"
The University of Chicago admitted Yano in 2003. "I remember interviewing him," said Dr Joel Scwab, a professor of pediatrics. "He was never going to be a typical 11-year-old."
Yano, who is an accomplished pianist and has a black belt in tae kwon do, told the paper he hopes his graduation will silence those who questioned his developmental aptitude when he entered medical school.
Genius, seemingly, runs in the Yano family. His sister, Sayuri, his only sibling, is also a prodigy. After receiving a bachelor's degree in biology from Roosevelt University in 2010, the 15-year-old is at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, pursuing a second bachelor's degree in violin performance.
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