andy secler. a classic american story. small town boy makes it big. andy had overcome plenty to get there. his father left when he was small. his mother and he often struggled to make ends meet. >> she's like the savior of my life or the shining star for me. >> number one in his high school class, at 18 he walked on to the university of michigan football team. the following year, they won that national championship. but andy secler, now dr. andy secler, made a decision, to live a life of less glamour and more grit. >> this is the e.r. pharmacy. >> reporter: he has chosen to come halfway around the world to this struggling hospital in liberia. a 14-year civil war destroyed just about everything here including the health care system. >> the kids come in much singer in general. >> reporter: do they? >> they come in very sick. >> reporter: this is the kid's area? >> yeah. >> reporter: a resident at mt. sinai medical school in new york, andy is here as part of a program trying to turn things around at the hospital. this hospital was a gift of the u.s. gover