North Vegas Times

Mindy Polk, a physical therapy assistant, said Marvi Moreno, a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, inspired her while she attended a Carrington College training program that Moreno was teaching, according to a news release from the university.

“He’s so passionate about healthcare, so confident in what he does,” Polk said in the release. “He’s respected by everyone. He let us know very clearly that we had to do right by the patient.”

Moreno also earned an associate’s degree at Carrington College before resuming his studies at UNLV and is a class of 2024 student.

“You just have to keep pushing,” Moreno said. "You can’t give up. Patience is important. What you dream about will happen if you keep working, you just don’t know the trajectory of when it’s coming.”

The Philippines native immigrated to the U.S. with his family in 2010 and said that he was inspired to become a doctor because of the impact that they have on people.

“As part of the program, we collaborated with doctors who provided treatment and counseling to those who tested positive for disease," Moreno said. "The impact that the physician had on these families – they were so thankful for being able to feel better – was so significant and unique that I aspired to make that kind of difference in people’s lives too...I was convinced that being a physician is what I wanted to do. To be trusted with someone’s health is such a privilege.”