In the process of becoming a doctor, medical students' bills pile up. Tuition, living expenses and residency applications all put a lot of stress on future MDs.

But on Monday, students in the class of 2026 at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU got a welcome surprise: their spring tuition was covered. An anonymous family donated $1.8 million to cover the entire semester's tuition for all of the students in that class.

"Truly, I cannot imagine how nice this feels for each of you," said Dr. Stuart Flynn, dean of the medical school, in announcing the scholarship.

Angela Abarquez is a fourth-year medical student and recipient of the funds.

"It's going to change a lot of things for us," said Abarquez. "It was really exciting."

She got into medicine after hearing about her mom's endometri

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