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Kellie Lim, who never let becoming a triple amputee when she was 8 keep her from achieving her dream of being a doctor, recently finished a pediatrics rotation at UCLAs medical center. She will graduate Friday from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

( Mark Boster / LAT )

Kellie Lim, who never let becoming a triple amputee when she was 8 keep her from achieving her dream of being a doctor, recently finished a pediatrics rotation at UCLAs medical center. She will graduate Friday from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

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