Vivian
Vivian earned a double major in Cognitive Science and Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology at Yale University. She is currently an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Akila
Akila graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College in 2023 with a degree in human developmental and regenerative biology and an English minor. he will be matriculating at Harvard Medical School.
Andrew Y.
Andrew graduated cum laude from Harvard with a Bachelor of Science degree in Bioengineering, a minor in Neurobiology, and a language citation in Mandarin Chinese. He is now a third year student at Weill Cornell Medical College, and will pursue a Master's of Engineering in biomedical engineering before graduating from medical school.
Ahmed
Ahmed earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, with a minor in Inequality Studies from Cornell University. He is currently an MD student specializing in Community Health and Informatics & Data-Driven Medicine at Stanford School of Medicine.
Neetij
Neetij graduated from St. Olaf College with a major in Biology and a minor in Biochemistry. He developed a love of research as an NIH IRTA fellow and as a scholar within the Fulbright US Student program, and he is now pursuing an MD at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Patrick
Patrick is currently pursuing an MD as a first year student at Tufts Medical School. He previously graduated with a 3.99/4.00 GPA and a major in Biology at Bucknell University, where he was a member of the varsity soccer team all 4 years.
Emily Sc.
Emily holds a BS in Biology and a BA in Anthropology from Brown University. She received the Fulbright Fellowship to conduct pediatric oncology research in the Netherlands. She then earned her Master's of Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, and has since returned as a medical student.
Suraj
graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in Computational Biology and completed Postbac research in the IRTA program at the NIH. Currently, Suraj is a first-year medical student at the Tufts University School of Medicine.
Crystal
Crystal graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Public Health Science from the University of Maryland, College Park. She recently moved to Long Island to pursue a 3 year accelerated MD program at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine.
Humberto
Humberto is currently an Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of South Florida and Section Head of Thoracic Pathology at Moffitt Cancer Center. He holds and MD from the Universidad Central de Venezuela (summa cum laude).
Clara B.
Clara holds a BA in English from Harvard and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia. She is now an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Sonya G.
Sonya holds a BA in Biological Sciences and a BA in Russian from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She's currently pursuing her MA in Regional Studies at Harvard, and she'll begin her MD at Stanford next year.
Selene
Selene graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Cognitive Science, concentrating in Computation and minoring in Computer Science and Chemistry. Since graduating, Selene has been working as a full-stack developer, but she will be resuming her medical journey in the fall as an accepted MD candidate.
Jared S.
Jared is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School (HMS), where he will also be pursuing a PhD in Bioengineering or Electrical Engineering/Computer Science. He previously graduated with a BS in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley.
Alex F.
Alex earned his BA in Biological Basis of Behavior with minors in Chemistry and Healthcare Management at the University of Pennsylvania. He went straight from undergrad into medical school, where he is now wrapping up an MD at Harvard Medical School.
Spencer S.
Spencer graduated from Rice University summa cum laude. After teaching English at the national medical school in Laos as a Fulbright Scholar, he earned his MD at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine on a full tuition scholarship. He is currently an Emergency Medicine resident physician in Colorado.
Matt Y.
Matt attended Rice University as a Trustee Distinguished Scholar, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Biosciences. He is now pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School.
Hayder
Hayder holds a BA in History from the University of Houston and an MD from the University of Chicago. He is now an Emergency Medicine Resident at the cross-town rivals, Northwestern Medicine.
Jessie D.
Jessie studied biochemistry and psychology at Tufts University, earning a 4.0 GPA (Phi Beta Kappa) and several awards for her leadership in the Chemistry Department. She is currently in her fourth year at Harvard Medical School and is pursuing a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Kaiz
Kaiz graduated from Williams College, where he pursued a dual major in biology and psychology. He is currently pursuing his MD at Harvard Medical School.
Ephraim
Ephraim graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis, where he was selected as a Barry Goldwater Scholar, BP-ENDURE scholar, and regional finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship. He is currently an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Rodrigo
Rodrigo is a 4th year medical student at the University of California, San Francisco. Originally from Los Angeles, he studied nutritional science at Cornell University, where he graduated with honors and distinction.
Julia F.
Julia earned a degree in Neuroscience at Pomona College, graduating with a 3.92 GPA and Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School.
Lake
Lake graduated summa cum laude from the University of Kansas with a degree in Ecology. After graduating from the Yale School of Medicine, he matched into an Emergency Medicine Residency in Denver, Colorado.
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.
Alex L.
Alex graduated summa cum laude from Duke University. She then took a year off to pursue research and clinical work before enrolling at New York University Grossman School of Medicine. Alex is applying to residency programs in otolaryngology (ENT) and will soon be able to live out her dream of being a surgeon.
Mary M.
Mary accepted a full-ride scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh, where she graduated summa cum laude with degrees in Biology and Spanish. She is currently pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School, where she is learning about the expansion of global surgery.
Taylor Y.
Taylor is an MD Candidate at Duke University School of Medicine. Previously, she majored in Chemistry with a Neuroscience focus at Bowdoin College.
Bethany
Bethany is currently pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School. Previously, she completed a bioethics research fellowship at The Hastings Center and graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Dakota.
Aarthi
Aarthi attended Yale University, graduating magna cum laude with a BS and MS in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. She is currently pursuing her MD in the joint Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program.
Hanil
Han graduated summa cum laude with highest honors from Brandeis University, earning a BS in Neuroscience and Biology. He's presently an MD candidate at Tufts University.
Hyae Won
Hyae Won graduated from University of Washington with a double degree in Bioengineering and Biochemistry. She's currently pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School.
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.
Irving
Irving is pursuing his MD at Harvard Medical School, where he was awarded the Dean's REACH Scholarship. He seeks to merge his passion for neuroscience and advocacy to increase access to behavioral healthcare in underserved populations.
Caroline Be.
Caroline attended Yale College where she majored in History of Science and Medicine. She graduated with Latin Honors, Distinction in her major, and a 3.92 GPA. She was awarded the Heinrich von Staden Cup for her contribution to the social and intellectual conscience of the college.
Arielle S.
Arielle majored in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale. She received the Class of 1971 Summer Science Research Fellowship, Dean’s Research Fellowship in the Sciences (twice), and Mellon Senior Research Grant for her research in the transfusion biology and immunology. She is now an MD candidate at the Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis.
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.
Salman
Salman is an MD Candidate at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He previously attended UNC Chapel Hill, majoring in Biology and graduating with highest distinction and Phi Beta Kappa honors.
Sanjana K.
Sanjana graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan with a major in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and minors in Music and the Sociology of Health & Medicine. She is now pursuing her MD at the University of Michigan.
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.
James Pa.
James graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University, majoring in Biology and minoring in Portuguese. He is now pursuing his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine.
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.
Emily Y.
Emily is now pursuing an MD degree from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) program. Previously, she graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Biomedical Engineering (4.0/4.0 GPA, Research Honors) and was selected as her program’s 2020 Outstanding Leader and Scholar.
Siva
A first-generation US college student, Siva studied Mathematics and Molecular/Cellular Biology at Harvard College, graduating in three years with highest honors in field and Phi Beta Kappa distinction. He is now a MD candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Angela R.
Angela attended Duke University, double majoring in Global Health and Biology with a Chemistry minor; she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She is pursuing her interests in health in the MD program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Pallavi
Pallavi attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a BA in Biology, a BSc in Economics, and an MS in Biology. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and she is now pursuing an MSc at Oxford University.
Luke H.
Luke is an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School. Prior to medical school, he completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he worked as an EMT and studied drug delivery systems, and authored numerous peer reviewed articles.
Darja
Darja earned her MD/PhD from Harvard/MIT, graduating cum laude. She was a resident in general psychiatry at Yale and is presently a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at LIJ/NUMC in New York.
Jessica G.
Jessica attended Middlebury College, where she majored in Neuroscience and graduated summa cum laude. After a gap year split between clinical work in interventional psychiatry and management consulting, she is now pursuing an MD at Duke.
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.
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.
Sophie K.
Sophie is currently pursuing her MD from Weill Cornell Medical College. Previously, she graduated from Brown University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience.
Jason L.
Jason is an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School. Previously, he conducted research as a Fulbright Fellow in China, and graduated with honors from Stanford University, where he earned his BS in Human Biology.
Winston L.
Winston is an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School. Previously, he pursued an undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology at Princeton University, where he graduated magna cum laude.
Amalia GR
Amalia completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan in Biology (Honors) where she graduated with High Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently pursuing an MD/MBA at the University of Michigan and will apply into the field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Lois
Lois earned her BS in Biochemistry, Honors at the University of Texas at Austin. Lois is currently pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School. Through medicine, Lois aspires to improve the health of rural communities (like the one that raised her).
Hailey Y.
Hailey attended Yale, where she majored in Neuroscience. She's currently an MD Candidate at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Matthew J.
Matthew is pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School. Previously, he graduated from Roanoke College as the Class Valedictorian, as well as summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Layla
Layla is an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School. Previously, she graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BA in Writing Seminars and a minor in Islamic Studies. Her post-grad fellowship conducting ovarian cancer research at the National Center for Advancing Translational Science culminated in her choice to pursue a career in medicine.
Tarika
Tarika graduated with dual degrees in Philosophy and Biochemistry from The University of Texas at Austin. She then spent a year as a research fellow at the Mayo Clinic Biomedical Ethics Research Program in Rochester, Minnesota before moving to Boston to pursue her MD at Harvard Medical School.
Kanan
Kanan attended Yale University, where she earned a BS Intensive Degree in Molecular/Cellular Biology. Kanan completed medical school in three years through acceptance into NYU’s highly selective accelerated-MD program. She is now a resident physician with the NYU Langone Hospital System.
Julia Sc.
Julia is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School in the combined Harvard-MIT HST research track. At Harvard she has served as an interviewer and a voting member of the admissions committee, was co-chair of the HST student government, and has pursued research in clinical computational oncology.
Sara AZ
Sara is a fourth-year medical student at Harvard Medical School. She is also pursuing a dual degree in Master in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Previously, she graduated summa cum laude from Miami University.
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.
Carlos S.
Carlos attended The University of Texas at Austin for his undergraduate education, where he graduated with a BS in Biochemistry (Research Distinction, Highest Honors). He is now pursuing an MD degree at Harvard Medical School.
Ellen Z.
Ellen is a MD candidate at Harvard Medical School, where she is Editor-In-Chief of the Harvard Medical Student Review and Executive Director of the student-run free clinic. She studied life sciences and creative writing at Harvard College. Currently, she serves as a Harvard non-resident tutor and Harvard Alumni interviewer.
Rasheca
Rasheca was a Robertson scholar who attended Duke University and also had the opportunity to simultaneously major at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At Duke, Rasheca majored in Public Policy and at UNC Rasheca majored in Nutrition. She graduated in 2020 summa cum laude, with distinction, and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently pursuing a medical degree at Harvard Medical School.
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.
Mackenna
Mackenna graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University with a degree in Neuroscience and a minor in Global Health. She's presently pursuing her MD at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Mary S.
Mary is a resident physician in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and an incoming Stanford dermatology resident. She received her MD degree from Yale School of Medicine and her BS in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from Yale University.
Drew B.
Drew is currently a resident in emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He holds an MD from Stanford, a DPhil from the University of Oxford, and a BS in Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, and Political Science.
Wilton
Wilton is pursuing an MD at Yale School of Medicine (expected graduation in 2026). Previously, he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Jack Ru.
Jack completed his BA at Wake Forest University and his MD at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is now a surgery resident at Georgetown Hospital.
Jalen
A Florida native, Jalen traded sunshine for scholastics and is now an MD and MPP Candidate at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School respectively. He spent his undergrad at Dartmouth College where he majored in Ecology.
Olivia B.
Olivia attended the University of Rochester, studying Neuroscience and American Sign Language. She's pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School, where she’s exploring her interests in pediatrics and neonatology.
Samantha F.
Samantha graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University with a BS in Human Biology, Health & Society and a minor in Education. After obtaining her Master in Medical Education at the University of Nottingham as a Fulbright Scholar, she is now an MD Candidate at NYU.
Marta
Marta is an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School. Prior to matriculating at Harvard, Marta headed to Bonn, Germany as a Fulbright scholar. There, she conducted research related to Parkinson's disease and expanded her German language skills.
Sunny
Sunny is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School. Previously, she spent seven years researching neurodegenerative diseases. Notably, she was a part of a group studying cell replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease which, in 2021, entered a Phase I clinical trial for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease
Lilly MS
Lilly majored in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale. She graduated in 2019 with a 4.0 GPA (Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude) and was awarded for her research contributing to saving endangered Galapagos tortoise species. She is now an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School with an interest in queer and adolescent health.
Rhea T.
Rhea majored in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University, where she completed her thesis research on studying the effects of m6A RNA modifications on blood system development and leukemia. She is currently an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School in the Pathways Program and is passionate about improving mental health care and resources.
Fang
Fang is a MD candidate at Harvard Medical School, spending his time conducting research at the Harvard Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology. He holds a DPhil in Cardiovascular Medicine from Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Austin G.
Austin is a Duquesne alumnus and current medical student at Harvard Medical School. He has three-years of experience as a teaching assistant in organic and general chemistry at Duquesne.
Connor B.
Connor graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College with a degree in Biochemistry and minor in Spanish Literature. He next engaged in a two-year fellowship in South Africa, where he worked in the NGO sector investigating the barriers to care faced by individuals living with HIV/AIDS. He is currently pursuing his MD through Harvard Medical School’s Pathways Program.
Hugh S.
Hugh graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University, where he studied Biochemistry. During his time at NEU, he led RAISE, a chemistry and engineering student research group dedicated to tackling planetary health issues. He's now an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Preston
Preston studied neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. There, he researched molecular mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease and received numerous awards and grants for his work. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a BS and MS, Preston began pursuing an MD/PhD at the Harvard/MIT MD/PhD program as a student in the Health, Sciences, and Technology (HST) program.
Ryan R.
Ryan graduated from Yale College with honors in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and completed the Multidisciplinary Academic Program in Global Health. He is currently a student at Harvard Medical School, and hopes to pursue a career in infectious diseases.
Seth A.
Seth graduated UNC Chapel Hill Phi Beta Kappa, earning a BS in Biology. He next attended the UNC School of Medicine and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is currently a resident in a combined adult and pediatric residency program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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 .
Avina
Avina graduated summa cum laude and received her BA in Cell Biology and Neuroscience with minors in Psychology and Spanish at Rutgers University. She's currently an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Pooja R.
Pooja is an MD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She studied Cell and Molecular Biology at Cornell University, graduating summa cum laude with Distinction in Research. During her senior year, she was awarded the Academic Excellence Award, which recognizes the top two scholars in the Biological Sciences major.
Nate L.
Nate earned a triple major in Biochemistry, Cognitive Sciences, and Psychology at Rice University, his MD/PhD at Georgetown University, and his PhD in Neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health. He is now starting his neurology residency at Stanford and will begin his fellowship in neuroimmunology at Johns Hopkins in 2025.
Carrie S.
Carrie graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, majoring in molecular and cellular biology and minoring in social anthropology. She's now pursuing her MD at Weill Cornell Medicine, with plans to apply for an internal medicine residency.
Vivian U.
Vivian is a first year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Previously, she earned her BS in Computational Biology with a Computer Information Science minor from Cornell University.
Cameron H.
Cameron graduated summa cum laude with an AB in Neuroscience and a minor in Linguistics from Princeton, earning election to Phi Beta Kappa. He is currently pursuing an MD degree at Harvard Medical School with the eventual goal of working in academic medicine.
Cassandra G.
Cassandra attended UVA on a four-year, full cost of attendance scholarship with a double major in Human Biology and Spanish. After graduating in May 2020, she went straight into the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, with dreams of becoming an adult or pediatric oncologist.
Cyrus A.
Cyrus is currently a second-year medical student at Harvard Medical School in the MD-PhD program. Previously, he graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Drew R.
Drew is currently a second-year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Previously, he majored in Molecular Biology at Duke and graduated magna cum laude. Drew is passionate about cancer research and plans to become a surgical oncologist.
Jenna M.
Jenna graduated summa cum laude with a dual degree in Neuroscience and French from Tulane. She received the Louis Bush Medal of honor from the department of French & Italian Studies. She next earned her MD at LSU, and is proud to be a neurology resident at the University of Pennsylvania.
Simone
Simone graduated summa cum laude from Barnard. She holds a Master of Public Health from aColumbia, and is currently pursuing an MD at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.