Don’t miss this great story!不要错过这个伟大的故事! “Terra Firma - A Journey from Migrant Farm Labor to Neurosurgery” chronicles Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Alfredo Quinones’ amazing journey from illegal immigrant, migrant farm worker to prominent Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and brain cancer researcher. "的terra firma -旅程,从农村移民劳动力向脑" ,记载了美国约翰斯霍普金斯大学神经外科医生阿尔弗雷凯诺的惊奇之旅,从非法移民,移民的农场工人,以著名的约翰霍普金斯大学神经外科及脑肿瘤所研究员. The compelling story will appear in the August 9, 2007 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.令人信服的故事将出现在2007年8月9日发行新英格兰医学杂志.

Dr. Quinones’ remarkable odyssey began at a small family-owned gas station in a poor rural Mexican town.凯诺博士非凡的奥德赛开始,一小部分家庭拥有的加油站在一个贫困乡墨城. With more faith in his abilities than in his opportunities in his village, Quinones entered the United States illegally with almost no money or knowledge of English.更有信心,他的能力比他的机会在他的村里,凯诺非法进入美国境内几乎没有金钱或英语知识. Once inside the country, he managed to find employment pulling weeds in the cotton and tomato fields outside Fresno, California, and working as a welder for the railroads (where he almost died in an industrial accident).一旦该国境内时,他设法找到工作,拔草,在棉花和番茄以外领域加州弗雷斯诺和工作,作为一名焊工,为铁路(他在那里快死了,在一次工业意外) . Still hungry for a better life, he started taking classes in a local community college, which led eventually to degrees at the University of California, Berkley and Harvard Medical School.还是饿了,为更美好的生活,他开始参加补习班,在当地的社区学院,最终导致度,在美国加州柏克莱大学和哈佛医学院. Dr. Quinones finally joined Johns Hopkins, where he is a world-famous neurosurgeon and brain cancer researcher.凯诺博士终于加入霍普金斯,在那里他是一个世界著名的神经外科和脑肿瘤所研究员.

An accompanying audio interview with Quinones will be available on the New England Journal of Medicine website (Newswise).伴随音频采访凯诺将上载于新英格兰医学杂志网站(新闻立) .

To learn more about Dr. Quinones’ story (and to see photos of his earlier life situation), visit:为了更多地了解凯诺博士的故事(见照片,他的早年生活的情况) ,请访问: Illegal immigrant to Brain Surgeon无证脑外科 .