Aysha Edwards: I always wanted to be a doctor

Aysha Edwards: I always wanted to be a doctor

For as long as she can remember, Dr. Aysha Edwards wanted to be a doctor. As a child in her native Trinidad and Tobago she remembers glorious afternoons with her grandmother; welcoming missionaries who, among many acts, provided philanthropic medical care.

"One of the missionaries was a medical doctor. He was white. I remember asking myself: 'Does it have to be a white man?'"