Annelise
Annelise holds an MD from Columbia and a BA in Biology from Harvard. She is now an intern in her transitional year at Beth Israel Brockton Hospital, after which she will train at the University of California San Francisco for her dermatology residency.
Andrea T.
Andrea graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Biology and a minor in Biochemistry. She is now pursing an MD at Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in NYC.
Talia
Talia holds a BA in Visual Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and an MS in Quantitative Economics from UCLA. She will next pursue a PhD in Cultural Economics.
Lekhya
Lekhya imajored in Human Physiology at Boston University, where she graduated summa cum laude within three years, and was a member of the Sargent Honor Society. She is currently a first year medical student at Columbia Medical School.
Karina
After graduating from UCLA with triple honors for her BA (summa cum laude, college honors, and departmental honors), she took a gap year, during which she trained in the rigorous Columbia Publishing Course in New York City. She is a fiction writer and PhD candidate in English at Harvard University.
Winnie
Winnie is currently pursuing an MD at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Previously, she studied Molecular Biology at UCLA, where she was named UCLA’s Class of 2020 Distinguished Senior for her community service, mentorship, and research endeavors.
Ania
Ania attended Emory University, graduating with a BA in Political Science and a minor in Spanish. They received the Levitas Award for outstanding scholarship in Political Science. They are currently a JD Candidate at UCLA School of Law.
Joe G.
Joe graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago with a BA in Psychology. He's presently an MD Candidate at Columbia University, pursuing a specialization in psychiatry.
Nadia C.
Nadia majored in Environmental Science at UCLA, where she graduated magna cum laude and was awarded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hollings scholarship. She is now a PhD candidate at Harvard in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science.
Gift
Gift graduated with a 4.0/4.0 GPA from the University of Texas at Austin, where she majored in Honors Biology and obtained a certificate in creative writing. Toting a Dean’s Distinction in research and multiple recognitions in academics, Gift is now an MD candidate at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Helen W.
Helen is an MD Candidate at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Previously, she studied Arabic and graduated from the University of Michigan with a major in Middle Eastern Studies and minor in Biology.
Jesse PV.
Jesse studied Movement Science and Biochemistry and was a four-year member of the U-M Men’s Rowing Team at the University of Michigan. He is now pursuing his MD at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Isita
Isita graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a BS in Neuroscience and a minor in Disability Studies. She is now pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School.
Alex W.
Alex graduated from UCLA with a degree in Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology. She's currently a National Health Service Corps Scholar at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM).
Devin D.
Devin graduated from the University of Notre Dame as the valedictorian, studying Neuroscience and Education, Schooling, and Society. As a Fulbright Scholar, he studied school-based mental health interventions. Devin is now an MD Candidate at Columbia University.
Preeti K.
Preeti holds a degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. She is now an MD/MBA candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles and is interested in pursuing internal medicine.
Joshua
Joshua graduated cum laude from Middlebury College with a BA in Political Science. He worked for two years as a Research Associate at Mathematica Policy Research. He then worked at Kate Farms as a Market Access Associate Manager. Currently, Joshua is a dual degree master’s candidate in Comparative Urban Planning and International Governance at UCLA and SciencesPo.
Diane H.
Diane is a MD/MS candidate at Columbia University, where she has recently published a first author manuscript in cardiothoracic surgery research. Previously, she studied Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
Amy S.
Amy graduated with a BS in Cognitive Science from Yale University, magna cum laude. She now attends Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She hopes to develop new therapies and treatments for individuals with neurological disorders.
Sean B.
Sean graduated from Yale University with a degree in American Studies. After teaching in Oklahoma City at Odyssey Leadership Academy, he went on to earn his MFA in Poetry at Boston University.
Isaac L.
Isaac graduated in 2020 with a BS in Neurobiology and Behavior from Cornell. As a student, he spent much of his time investigating diabetes treatments and bariatric surgery. He is an MD Candidate (2026) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons .
Eli J.
Eli is a PhD candidate at UCLA studying Cryptography. Previously, he earned his BS in Mathematics and Computer Science at the same institution. During his undergraduate work at UCLA, Eli was an instructor for the Los Angeles Math Circle (now the Olga Radko Math Circle).
Cristian
Cristian majored in Human Biology and Society, and minored in Global Health at UCLA. He taught Chemistry at Crenshaw High via Teach for America, receiving his teaching credential from Loyola Marymount University. He is currently an Anthropology MD-PhD student at UCLA.
Arjun
Arjun is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon. Previously, he earned his MS and BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Math Economics from UCLA.
Christina
Christina earned her MBA at Yale School of Management, where she was a Silver Scholar. She's now attending the UCLA School of Law with a Dean's Scholarship, where she will focus on entertainment law.
Emily R.
Emily graduated from Yale, where she majored in English and was a varsity athlete. She then worked for a technology startup and a human rights nonprofit before pursuing her MD at Columbia University.
Pooja J.
Pooja holds an MD/MS in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University. She now works as a Product Manager at an early-stage mental health tech startup in NYC.
Mickey
Mickey is an MD/MPH candidate at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Mailman School of Public Health. He holds a BA in Biochemistry and English (Drake) and an MS in Narrative Medicine (Columbia).
Humza
Humza graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a double major in Medicinal Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences. He is now an MD/PhD candidate at UCLA.
Denice
Denice is pursuing her MD at Columbia University VP&S. She earned her BA in Biological Basis of Behavior (Neuroscience) from UPenn. In the year before med school, she traveled across East Asia and taught English in Qingdao.
Mariam
Mariam Rahmani is a writer and translator. Rahmani holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from UCLA and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University, as well as degrees from Princeton and Oxford. She currently serves on the faculty of Bennington College and is a postdoctoral Fellow with the American Council for Learned Societies in 2023-24.
Ernesto
Ernesto is an MD/PhD candidate at UCSF. He graduated with all available honors from UCLA with a BS in Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
Rex
Rex is an MD student at UCSF School of Medicine. He graduated summa cum laude from UCLA in 2019 with a Bachelor's in Neuroscience and a minor in Biomedical Research.
William
Will attended Bowdoin College; he next spent two years at Boston Children's Hospital studying pediatric blindness. Will is currently pursuing his MD at Columbia University.
Christina
Christina is a postdoctoral fellow and instructor in the Section of Community Behavioral Health at Rush University Medical Center. She holds a BA in Psychology (UCLA) and an MA/PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology (DePaul).
Julia
Julia is a PhD candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard. She holds a BA in History of Art and Visual Culture from UC Santa Cruz, and an MA in East Asian Studies from UCLA.
Maggie
Maggie is currently an MD student at Columbia. She attended Boston College on a full merit scholarship and graduated with a BS in Biology and minor in History, and earned her MS in Archaeological Science from Durham University, UK.
Ya Sheng
Ya Sheng is currenly a JD candidate at Yale Law School. Previously, he received an MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History at KingŐs College, University of Cambridge and a BA in Politics from Princeton.
Emily Ch.
Emily double-majored in Molecular & Cell Biology and Business Administration at UC Berkeley. She is now an MD/MBA student at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Columbia Business School.
Nikita
Nikita earned her BA in Biomedical Engineering at Tufts (summa cum laude, Tau Beta Pi) and her MD at Boston University. She is now a senior resident at the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics.
Noah
Noah is an MD student at Columbia. Prior to med school, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago with a degree in Biology and Spanish and spent a year working on clinical research at NYU.
Michael
Michael graduated summa cum laude and with College Honors from Louisiana State University with a BS in Chemical Engineering and a BA in Economics. As a Phi Kappa Phi Fellow, Michael received an MPhil in Health, Medicine, and Society from the University of Cambridge. He's currently pursuing his MD at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Alexander
Alex is a JD candidate at UCLA. Prior to law school, he earned his BA in Chinese from Colby College, and then worked in China, first as an interpreter, and then in test prep tutoring ambitious students from China's best schools.
Chelsea
Chelsea graduated from UCLA summa cum laude with a BA in English and Political Science and a minor in French. She then earned her JD at NYU, where she was a Root-Tilden-Kern public interest scholar and a Florence Allen Scholar.
Max
After graduating Valedictorian of his high school class, Max earned his BA in Philosophy at Columbia. He is currently an MD/PhD candidate at Columbia, conducting his doctoral research in systems neuroscience.
Aida
Aida is pursuing a specialization in pediatric dentistry at UCLA School of Dentistry. She holds a BA in Chemistry and Hispanic Studies from Hamilton College, and a DMD from Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Yehonatan
Yehonatan earned his PhD in Math at UCLA, and his BA in Math with a minor in Creative Writing at UC Berkeley. He is now a postdoc researcher in Systems and Computational Biology in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
David
David is currently a resident physician specializing in psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis. Previously, he earned his MD at Columbia and studied Biology and Philosophy at Washington University, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Sonya
Sonya is an MD candidate at Columbia. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Neuroscience and a BA in History and Philosophy of Science, with minors in Spanish and Chemistry (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
Viemma
Viemma attended Rutgers University-New Brunswick where she received two Bachelor’s degrees: one in Public Health and one in Biological Sciences, summa cum laude. After completing her MD at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, she is now a General Surgery resident at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Abhishek
Abhishek is a PhD candidate in Theoretical Physics at Harvard. His work focuses on understanding the mysteries of black holes. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BS in Physics from UCLA.
Claire
Claire earned her BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology from Yale University. After earning her MD at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, she is now a Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery at Yale.
Henry
Henry graduated with an MD from Columbia University in 2022 and began psychiatry residency at the University of Rochester. Formerly a professional classical ballet dancer, he earned his BA in Biology from Columbia University, where he was also the first male synchronized swimmer in the Ivy League.