About Motivate MD
Built from firsthand experience. Grown around a purpose that hasn’t changed.
Since 2016, Motivate MD has grown from one physician’s experience navigating the path to medicine into a community built to make that path clearer for others.
Drew Porter, MD
Founder of Motivate MD
The beginning
The hard part wasn’t knowing he wanted to become a doctor. It was navigating everything in between.
Our founder had a clear goal. What he didn’t have was family in medicine, connections, or someone who could give him a clear picture of what the process actually looked like.
The advice was often generic. The information conflicted. The negativity was hard to escape. Even when Drew knew where he wanted to go, too much of the path felt like something he had to piece together on his own.
Then came the phone call. He’d been accepted to medical school. Years of studying, sacrifice, and uncertainty came down to one sentence.
“In that moment, it all felt worth it.”
A few years later, Drew started seeing the same uncertainty in other students.
In 2016, during his second year of medical school, Drew watched other students struggle with many of the same questions he once had.
Becoming a physician will always be difficult. But getting there doesn’t have to feel so uncertain.
Students deserved clear guidance and honest support from people who had walked the path themselves and knew how to help others navigate it.
Drew wanted more students to get that phone call.
That idea became Motivate MD.
The questions he kept hearing
- “Is my application actually good enough?”
- “Who do I ask when the advice keeps contradicting itself?”
- “Am I already too far behind?”
- “Can I afford the help everyone says I need?”
Ten years later, these are still the questions our team answers every day.
Where we are today
One idea grew into a much bigger community.
2016
The year Motivate MD began.
120+
Physicians, residents, and medical students on the team.
15,000+
Students supported since Motivate MD began.
Today MCAT Preparation → Medical School Admissions → Boards Prep → Residency Match → Beyond
Growth changed the size of Motivate MD. It didn’t change the principles behind how we work.
What we stand for
The values behind how we work
Our values shape how we show up for applicants, families, and each other — and they influence how we approach every part of our work.
Honest guidance, genuine support
We communicate honestly, encourage without sugarcoating, and make every interaction useful.
Go beyond expectations
We aim to give people more care, clarity, and support than they expected to receive.
High quality at a fair price
The help people need should be fairly priced, transparent, and never exploitative.
Never stop improving
We keep refining how we serve, teach, communicate, and build better tools for applicants.
Build a supportive community
Students, families, and team members should feel supported, respected, and connected.
What we’re working toward
Making the path to medicine clearer and more accessible at every stage.
We want Motivate MD to be a breath of fresh air along the way — helping remove barriers, simplify what feels overwhelming, and make the next step easier to see.
Who Guides the Team
Meet the leadership team
Drew Porter, MD
Founder & CEO
Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician
Becca Porter
COO
Katharine Dupree
Operations Manager
Abrianna Reaves
Marketing
Meet the broader team supporting students across Motivate MD.