Ionuț Zăgrean

2nd year, Series 4, Group 32

University of Medicine and
Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu”

Think Big
by Ben Carson, M.D.
Dr. Ben Carson
CONTENTS
01 Introduction

02 Mother, Sonya Carson

03 Mentors, Inspirers &

Influencers

04 T.H.I.N.K B.I.G.
1 Introduction

Mentors Honesty Nice Books God

.

Ben
Neurosurgeon
Carson

Insightful In-depht learning

Mother Talent Knowledge
2

Mother, Sonya Carson

 First mentor Do it better!
Sonya Carson, had a
very difficult life
because she has
raised two children
alone, Ben Carson and “You’re just not
his brother, Curtis. living up to your
Even if she was a potential. I’ve got
woman without an two mighty
elementary education,
smart boys and I
Sonya did a great job
with her kids, she know they can do
taught them a lot of better.”
important and valuable
lessons.

“The past can be bad, the
present, worse, but involve
God, and the future would
be the best.”
“Education is the only way you’re
ever going to escape povert. It’s the
only way you’re ever going to get
ahead in life and be successful. Do
you under- stand that?”
 Mentors, Inspirers &
Influencers

TEACHERS

MEDICAL MENTORS

OTHER SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE

PARENTS & PATIENTS

3.1. Teachers
William Jaeck Frank McCotter
Occupation: Fifth Grade Science Occupation: High School Biology
Teacher Teacher
William
Jaeck Was the first teacher to notice and He believed in Ben and believed
Aubrey expose the special scientific that he had a great innate ability.
Tompkins abilities of Ben

Frank Lemuel Doakes Aubrey Tompkins

McCotter Occupation: Band Director Occupation: Music Director of the
Lemuel Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Doakes He helped Ben focus on what was
really important, on his science- Was always there whenever Ben
inclined future. needed someone to talk to
3.2.
Medical Mentors
Dr. James Taren
Occupation: A Dean in the University of Michigan
He inspired Ben to think outside-the-box.
George Udvarhelyi
Occupation: Professor of Neosurgery
He introduced an interest in the patient in Ben, which
helped his worked.
Jim Anderson
Occupation: Radiology Lecturer
He served as the best encouragement of Ben, during
his Laboratory project experience.
Bryant Stokes- Australia
Occupation: Senior Neurosurgeon
He had a strong sense for perfection and further
inspired Ben to search for various ways in which he
can do his best.
Donling Long
Occupation: Chief of Pediatric Neosurgery
He was the true medical mentor of Ben, he personally took
care and helped Ben in his procedures.
Wayne Thomas- Australia
Occupation: Neurosurgeon
He revealed to Ben, how to effortlessly pass
needles through the ventricles at their localized
spots.
Michael Lee- Australia
Occupation: Neurosurgeon
Taught Ben, the various methods of approaching the
temporal lobe.
Richard Vaughan- Australia
Occupation: Senior Medical Doctor
He inspired medical courage in Ben, therefore further developing
and reinforcing his passion for investigative medicine.
 Other significant people

Georgia Simpson

Pat Brothers "Learn to

appreciate the
Carol James
people behind
the scene, as
without them
Mary Kay Conover there would be
no scene."
Carolyn Childs
 The man in bed isn't "just a
patient", but a human being,
with a life outside of the
PATIENTS hospital.
4
T.H.I.N.K
B.I.G
4.1. T.H.I.N.K

T H I N K
If we are nice to
Talent is not Insight is a people, others
enough, product of respond to us in Knowledge in
Dishonesty and the same way,
development knowledge and a the form of
true success do and thus, we a
and time makes developed wisdom, is
not go together. successfully give
it better and nature, and not a power.
useful. magical moment. our best to each
other.

TALENT HONESTY INSIGHT NICE KNOWLEDGE

4.2.
B.I.G
Books
"Is we commit ourselves to reading...Only
God can limit where we would go."

In-depth knowledge
"Our limit is the limit of how much of
something we really know."

God
"If we acknowledge or need for God, He will
help us."
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. Introduction

Mother, Sonya Teachers and

.
Carson . Medical Mentors

Other significant . T.H.I.N.K. B.I.G.

people .

CONCLUSION
Thank You!
QUESTIONS?