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VIDEO: Medical student calls mom who died, informing her that she matched to her top residency program
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Medical student calls mom who died, informs she matched to her top residency program

In 2020, Paighton Noel called her mom, Jacquie Sorrells, that she got into medical school. Four years later, Noel called her mom, who passed away, to leave a voicemail about another exciting update.

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