Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Biology, St. Mary's College of Maryland

1. What made you decide to get your MD degree at WVU?

I felt it was the program that offered the most diverse opportunities.

2. What is appealing about the MD program?

The type of medicine you get to practice. You have a wide range of opportunities here: research, patient care, specialization, and sub-specializations. There is also a lot of flexibility for you to choose from within the M.D. curriculum.

3. What is your favorite part about the MD program?

That I get to learn new subject material, brand new knowledge and the inner workings of the body.

4. You chose the global health track. What made you decide to add that?

I felt it was a good opportunity for me and to help other people in different ways. I get to see different diseases and different progressions of various diseases. It is a different approach to health care, which is fascinating. The tropical medicine course was very interesting and opened my eyes to different diseases and medicine that I would not have been able to see if I did not take that course.

5. You are going to the Eastern Division in a few months to start your clinical rotations. How do you think that will be different?

It will be different for two reasons. First, they do the third year rotations a little differently. They have more integrated blocks which are more parallel for the learning experience. Secondly, there are fewer residents so I will get to have more hands-on learning.

6. How do you balance school, home, and social life?

You don’t know how to do this until you are in medical school. It is about making decisions; if you really want to know something you will put in the time and learn it.

7. Do you think your shadowing in radiology research with Dr. Carpenter and Dr. Rai has added to your experience at WVU ?

Yes. I got to see more than I would have before. It also helped me work kind of backwards. You spend the first two years in the basic sciences and your last two years in the clinical experiences. Since I am in the clinics more right now I get to see what I am learning as I am learning it. It also shows me that what I am learning in the first two year is important and extremely relevant.

8. What are you goals after graduating?

Right now I would like to do a residency in either radiology or emergency medicine. I would like to visit other countries to help the people and to see other healthcare systems.

9. What is your favorite thing to do outside of school?

I like to go running especially at Coopers Rock.

10. You will be receiving your white coat in March. Are you excited about it?

It will bring on a different set of responsibilities. I will now be more responsible for people, and less responsible for books.

11. Do you have any advice for anyone who wants to attend medical school?

Make sure you know it is what you want to do. Know how long it will take you to finish. Medical school is four years then you have residency which is between three to seven years depending on what you choose to specialize in.