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**ALL ROUND EXCLUSIVE PICTURES FROM SOLARPIX.COM**.**WORLDWIDE SYNDICATION RIGHTS**.Pics show Rachael Faye Hill M.D at home in Lanzarote and with her mother Jane Hill. She has become Britain's youngest doctor at the age of 21..At 21, Rachael Faye Hill is indeed younger than any other doctor you'll find on the hospital wards.But she has qualified, nonetheless - and made history doing it.Rachael will receive her medical degree from Manchester University at a ceremony on July 14 when she is 21 and 352 days.She will take the title of Britain's youngest doctor from Heenal Raichura, who finished her degree at St George's University in London at 22 in 2008. The soon-to-be Dr Hill knew she was young for her course, but was unaware that she'd break the record until her boyfriend did some research.'It definitely wasn't something I was aiming for, it's just the way it worked out,' she said. 'But I am really proud of my achievement, and so are my family.'Many institutions will not accept students into medicine before they turn 18, and many degrees can take six years, meaning graduates are more likely to be 23 or 24.But Rachael was allowed to start just a few weeks after her 17th birthday, and sailed right through her five-year course. Very soon, she will begin a twoyear rotation at Royal Preston Hospital. And after that she hopes to specialise in paediatrics.'That's what I have always wanted to do since I started studying medicine,' she said.'I decided I wanted to be a doctor when I was aged ten. My mum was a vet and I was fascinated by the medical side of it, but I always felt I'd be better suited helping people.'Rachael was born in Blackpool, but moved to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands with her mother and younger brother when she was eight.There she attended the English-speaking Colegio Hispano Britanico, where teachers recognised her potential and allowed her to skip school years.'I started school at the normal age, but then jumped classes as they put more emphasis on abili