First college graduate in his family, a north Texas student prepares to become a doctor
Jonathan Pineda, an incoming general surgery resident, was raised by a single mother in Houston who worked multiple jobs to support him and his brother Author: Lauren Zakalik Updated: 6:05 PM CDT May 6, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas Next Friday, more than 200 medical students will graduate from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth.
Among them is Jonathan Pineda, who s not just making his family proud - he s making family history, too. Pineda s now the first in his family to go to college - and the first doctor.