6216897904001 Emmanuel McNeely says that like many young African Americans, he didn't have much of a chance to become a doctor, let alone a surgeon. But at age 17, he got a job at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Still, he wasn't sure of his professional direction. "I knew I liked chemistry but that was it. It wasn't until I shadowed a surgeon that I said, 'Wow, this is possible and I want to do this,'" he told CBN News. He would continue his studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) and is now pursuing his doctorate in medicine at Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine where he plans to complete his degree in 2023.