From UAB to White House Intern

| November 5, 2013 

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With the end of this college semester just a month away, many students are busy applying for internships. As one UAB graduate knows well, internships can be a life changing experience. Mallick Hossain had been on a path toward medical school before his internship at the White House this summer pushed him to pursue a Ph.D in economics. WBHM intern Hollie Parrish spoke with him about his experience in Washington.

 

~ Hollie Parrish, November 5, 2013

 

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