Lynne Holden knew she wanted to be a physician when she was 6 years old. She prepared for a career in medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and served as chief resident in emergency medicine at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y. 

Dr.Holden has established an all-volunteer organization that encourages and nurtures disadvantaged students from Harlem and the South Bronx in New York City to enter the health professions. Reaching students as young as the first grade, Mentoring in Medicine exposes students to the wide range of health professions and provides mentoring, academic enrichment and leadership development to set them on the path to health careers. Holden has created a movement that motivates and supports nearly 6,000 students and engages nearly 500 health care professional volunteers.