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\"I have a friend who says my mother's womb 'must be very blessed to produced so many doctors' -- that one is probably the funniest one,\" Dr. Chi said.

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A family friend, Nola Laleye, snapped the picture of the siblings in Tampa, Florida, where they grew up.

Nearly 170,000 LinkedIn users liked Dr. Chi's post and 5,900 commented.

\"PHOTO:
Nola Laleye
PHOTO: In this image from left to right are siblings Okway Okpalke, MD, Chinelo Okpalke, PA, Nkiru Osefo, MD, Ifeoma Okpalke, NP, Queenate Okpalke, NP and Chinyere Okpaleke. Parents Andrew Okpaleke, MD and Celina Okpaleke, PA, sit in front.
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\"I've had someone say they printed it out and they have it on their refrigerator so their children can see it as motivation,\" Dr. Chi said. \"It's very touching. I'm happy that we're able to shed some light in today's world.\"

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