BERNALILLO — Speaking Thursday to Bernalillo High School medical science students, Dr. John Gurule, a member of the Bernalillo Public Schools Board of Education, offered them two pieces of advice: have a goal and don’t tell people things unless they ask.
The latter piece prompted a nervous laughter from students and families who gathered for a white coat ceremony, but it was Gurule’s way of sharing his personal journey to becoming a doctor and resident physician in emergency medicine at University of New Mexico Hospital. Gurule, who attended BPS, said he did not earn a high school diploma and still managed to become a doctor.
“The day I graduated medical school, I figured, ‘This is the day. Someone is going to ask: Did I graduate from high school?'” Gurule said. “It still hasn’t happened. … It’s OK.”…