Move over, Doogie Howser, M.D., there’s a real-life teen tapping in as the next American medical phenom. After graduating from high school last year, Alena Analeigh Wicker has been accepted into medical school — at just 13 years old.
Wicker — who is currently a junior and studying at two different universities, Arizona State University and Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama — has been accepted into the University of Alabama’s Heersink School of Medicine for 2024. After getting her admission letter, Wicker took to social media to express her excitement.
“Today I’m just grateful. I graduated High school LAST YEAR at 12 years old and here I am one year later I’ve been accepted into Med School at 13,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m a junior in college. Statistics would have said I never would have made it. A little black girl was adopted from Fontana California. I’ve worked so hard to reach my goals and live my dreams.”
Wicker credited her mother for helping her achieve such an amazing achievement.
“Mama I made it. I couldn’t have done it without you. You gave me every opportunity possible to be successful. You cheered me on, wiped my tears, gave me Oreos when I needed comfort, you never allowed me to settle, disciplined me when I needed,”
