Career
Which clinic did Carson perform residence and then later get a job at?
Johns Hopkins
Where did Ben Carson go to college?
Yale
Why did Carson's parents get divorced?
Ben's father cheated on him and his mom found out he had another family
What worried Carson about going to Australia?
Apartheid
What was extraordinary about the operation to separate the Siamese twins?
It had never been done successfully before (twins were connected at the head)
What stereotype did Ben face in primary school?
People expect him to be dumb because he is black
What did Carson like about being eight?
When you're eight, you don't have any responsibility
Why does Ben get involved in ROTC?
His brother, Curtis
What position did Carson receive at age thirty-three?
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
How many residence students did Johns Hopkins accept each year?
2
What was Carson's favorite Christmas present?
A chemistry set
What was Carson's narrow escape from death?
He fell asleep while driving a car and almost caused a car crash
What is the dilemma that Candy Carson describes in the introduction of the movie?
The twins need more blood but the hospital has run out
What area of medicine does Ben originally want to pursue?
Psychiatry
Where would Ben's mother really go when she said she was "going away for a few days" and left Ben and Curtis with the neighbor or their aunt?
To a mental institution
What disaster happened to Carson two weeks before the team was scheduled to go to Germany?
His passport was stolen during a robbery
How long did the Siamese twin surgery take?
22 hours
What two positive factors lead to Carson's rise to top of the class?
Getting glasses; mother's high expectations
What is "capping?"
making fun of/ bullying; Getting the better of another person
What leads Carson to decide that he wants to be a doctor?
Stories of missionary doctors that he hears in church