The Three Doctors (motivational speakers)

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Drs.

Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins
Occupation doctors, authors, and speakers
NationalityAmerican
Education Postgraduate school
Alma mater Seton Hall University
Genre Autobiography, Motivational
Website
www.threedoctors.com

The Three Doctors is a group of African-American motivational speakers, authors, and doctors. [1]

Contents

Origins

The trio is made up of Dr. Rameck Hunt, Dr. Sampson Davis, and Dr. George Jenkins. All three grew up in Newark, New Jersey without fathers and first met as schoolmates at University High School. [2] The three grew up in public housing and came from low-income families. [2] During high school, the three made a pact to get through high school, college, and medical school successfully [3] [4] and credit school counselor Carla Dickson with guiding them through their tumultuous teenage years. [5] They attended the pre-medicine/pre-dental course at Seton Hall University on a scholarship program. [2] [6]

Rameck Hunt

Hunt's mother was a drug addict, and he was mostly raised by his grandmother. He struggled through school, frequently getting into trouble and had anger management issues. While in high school he befriended Davis and Jenkins and resolved to turn his life around. After completing premedical studies at Seton Hall University, he attended Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), then part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and completed his residency in internal medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. He is currently a board-certified internist at University Medical Center of Princeton and an assistant professor at RWJMS. [7]

Sampson Davis

Davis, the fifth of six children, grew up in a neighborhood notorious for crime and drugs. He excelled in school and has said that education "saved his life". Like Hunt, he completed medical school at RWJMS. He then completed his residency in emergency medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Davis now covers several emergency departments in New Jersey. He is the medical director of several urgent care facilities as well as substance abuse facilities. Dr. Davis resides in New Jersey with his two sons . [8]

George Jenkins

Jenkins was born on February 6, 1973, in Newark. He was inspired to become a dentist after a visit to the dentist's office for braces when he was a teenager. After undergraduate studies at Seton Hall, he completed his D.M.D. at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is an assistant professor of clinical dentistry at Columbia University. [9] [10]

Speaking

The members of the group rarely speak individually; they usually speak as a group. [11] They speak throughout the United States at different venues and times of the year. They also accept requests to speak at private venues, such as schools. [11]

Books

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Mroz, Jacqueline (2008-10-17). "Sharing Their Stories". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Draper, Sharon; Dr. Sampson Davis; Dr. Rameck Hunt; Dr. George Jenkins (April 20, 2006). We Beat the Street. Puffin. ISBN   978-0-14-240627-4.
  3. ↑ Minzesheimer, Bob (2007-10-03). "Authors and 'Three Doctors' bond with fathers". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  4. ↑ "How a Promise These 3 Doctors Made in High School Is Helping Kids Today". Inside Edition. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. ↑ Cardwell, Jewell (2008-11-12). "The Three Doctors find safety in numbers". Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  6. ↑ "The 'Three Doctors' honored with mural unveiled in Newark's West Ward". amsterdamnews.com. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  7. ↑ Rameck Hunt
  8. ↑ Sampson Davis
  9. ↑ George Jenkins
  10. ↑ "TC Launches Harlem Schools Partnership". tc.columbia.edu. April 13, 2009.
  11. 1 2 "The Three Doctors Official Site" . Retrieved 2008-11-16.
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