National Spotlight on Soccer Star Now Serving Residency at Scripps
Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke, MD, training in Chula Vista

Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke (credit: ISI Photos/U.S. Soccer)
Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke, MD, training in Chula Vista
National media outlets recently profiled Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke, MD, a former defender on the United States women’s national soccer team who is now training as a medical resident at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista. Dr. Van Hollebeke discussed how the teamwork and determination that fueled her success in soccer are now translating to benefit her work caring for patients at Scripps.
Read the Guardian article: ‘I translated my passion’: Rachel Van Hollebeke’s road from Olympic champion to doctor
Read the Good Morning America story: Former USWNT Olympian now doctor helping treat COVID-19
View the CBS Evening News segment: Soccer Olympian is Now a Doctor Who Helps Treat Coronavirus Patients
Read the Los Angeles Times article: From the Soccer Pitch to Hospital Residency
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