He\u2019s set to graduate from the University of Washington Bothell June 10 with a near-perfect GPA. Earlier this month, he was awarded UW Bothell\u2019s Chancellor\u2019s Medal, given to inspirational students who overcome significant obstacles.<\/p>\n
And this fall, he\u2019ll start his first year of medical school at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, a private four-year school for osteopathic medicine in Yakima. He hopes to work with veterans living in rural areas when he graduates.<\/p>\n
At UW Bothell, Foriska is known for his sense of humor and get-the-work-done approach to college. \u201cUltimately, he\u2019s a problem-solver,\u201d said Heather Galindo, an instructor of biological sciences at UW Bothell.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He had stuck to his plan, making top grades through his first two quarters at UW Bothell, when life threw him a new curve: a diagnosis of testicular cancer. Foriska had to withdraw for the fall quarter of 2017 while he underwent surgery and treatment.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve still got my plan, he said to himself. I could dwell on having cancer, but time doesn\u2019t stop for anyone.<\/p>\n
Foriska returned to classes in winter 2017 and applied for admission to Pacific Northwest University. He was in class one day when his phone rang; it was the director of admissions at Pacific Northwest. In his excitement, he ran out of the class to take the call. When he came back in, he announced to his classmates that he\u2019d just gotten into medical school. Everyone in class was thrilled.<\/p>\n
He calls it \u201cone of the most exciting phone calls that I have ever received.\u201d<\/p>\n
Foriska and his wife, Jamie, whom he met at a Green Lake Starbucks, will move to Yakima this fall with their son, Matthias. His brother Kyle is going to move with them to help the family settle in.<\/p>\n
But before that happens, on June 10, he\u2019ll graduate summa cum laude \u2014 with the highest distinction \u2014 from the UW Bothell.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel someone\u2019s watching over me,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m definitely blessed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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