Janette Nesheiwat was inspired to become a doctor after an accident with a gun in her childhood. Nesheiwat, then 13 years old accidentally knocked a gun over, which fired, and shot her dad in the head. The New York Times broke the story of this tragedy in February 1990. Nesheiwat reached up for the fishing tackle box that was on a shelf over her … [Read more...] about Surgeon General Nominee’s Childhood Tragedy: Accidental Gun Discharge Claimed Father’s Life