When Skylar Bayer’s heart condition sidelines her from doing her dive research, she struggles with not feeling worthy enough as a scientist, and when Mpho Kgoadi loses feelings in his legs as a child, he worries he won’t be able to achieve his dreams.

To get funding for grad school, Hakim Walker needs to pass a lie detector test, and in order to keep up the facade of living the American Dream, Xavier Bettencourt applies for a job as a science educator.

During her pediatric residency, Erica Martinez finds herself struggling to feel empathy for some of her patients, and while working as a doctor in South Bronx, Karinn Glover feels overwhelmed and powerless when trying to help a patient with substance use issues.