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A refugee who fled Iran when he was just 17 has been told he can train to become a doctor in Sussex only five years later.
All the more remarkable, Ali Mohammadi has had to teach himself English - yet was one of the top candidates for a place at medical school. His achievements already justifying the actions of teachers who created a new bursary scheme to support him.
Ali Mohammadi was one of the top candidates for a place at medical school. Credit: ITV Meridian
The dream of being a doctor has always been with me since I was a child and when I moved to the UK that was quite impossible at the time.