Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is putting his doctorate in medicine to good use.The 29-year-old athlete, who already made history as the first medical school graduate to play in the NFL, helped the Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV less than three months ago.
Now, he's working with other healthcare professionals to help fight the coronavirus.In a first-person piece written for, Duvernay-Tardif reveals he is working at a long-term care facility near Montreal, Quebec, the place he originally called home.
He further explains that while he holds a doctorate in medicine, he doesn't have a speciality yet, and hasn't done the residency portion of the program.«Soon into the crisis I started to ask how I could help.