Getting into medical school is a major accomplishment, but it still isn't the most important part of Joan Tu's life. A mom of two, who also happens to be in medical school, she still considers being a mom her most important job.

Joan shares the journey she took from financial analyst to full-time parent to author to student.

As a first-generation medical student, she also recently decided to document the challenges of the medical school application process in her new book: Raising Doctors: The Med School Admissions Guide for Parents of Future Physicians