Opinion: ‘I’m pretty much all in’: An interview with a woman starting medical residency at almost 73

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Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft is starting a medical residency at nearly 73 years old, an unusual career pivot that raises questions about timing, motivation, and the medical profession's age dynamics. In a podcast interview, she discusses why she committed to the grueling years-long training program at a life stage when most physicians are retiring. Her decision reflects broader patterns in career changes, delayed callings, and the evolving relationship between age and professional opportunity in medicine.