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During this presentation the experiences of mentoring while in medical school, will be shared. Dr. Mendez is an associate professor, emeritus and director of the Community Engagement Office at Wayne State University. Brigid Jacob is graduating in June, Daniel VanZweden is rotating at area hospitals, and Kia Sweeney just started year 2.

Rashadah Ashlee Jordan is a board-certified physician associate in psychiatry. She wrote a book about named “Unfold My Ashes” that is available on Amazon. Her goal is to empower the next generation to achieve their goals. She is also known for her social media presence @theresilientpa on Instagram.

Dr. Roni, a native of Bangladesh, earned his Bachelor and Master of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Dhaka and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences with specialization in neuropharmacology from South Dakota State University. His graduate research focused on understanding the role of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling in addiction and psychiatric disorders. Prior to joining UICOMP, he has taught pharmacology and toxicology as an Assistant Professor at Hampton University School of Pharmacy, Virginia and...

Natasha Ramsey MD, MPH is a board certified pediatrician who is currently in training in New York to become an adolescent medicine specialist. She obtained her medical degree and masters in global public health from New York University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. She has dedicated her career to serving diverse populations and expanding the adolescent medicine workforce both here...

Ashley H. VanDercar, MD, JD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University and a staff psychiatrist at Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare, where she co-leads a competency restoration unit. Dr. VanDercar began her career as an attorney, working in healthcare. She later obtained a medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed her adult psychiatry residency and forensic psychiatry fellowship at University Hospitals’ Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western...

Dr. Cynthia Heard was a clinical educator at The Ohio State University College of Optometry for 14 years until she joined the faculty at the Southern College of Optometry in 2007. Dr. Heard’s areas of professional interest include nutrition and eye health, ocular disease management, and low vision care. Dr. Heard is a member of the American Optometric Association (AOA), National Optometric Association (NOA), Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians (TAOP), West Tennessee Optometric Physicians Society...

Dr. Gray joined the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine in August 2016 as an Assistant Professor of Surgery.  He is originally from Carmel, IN, and he attended the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate degree, graduating summa cum laude.  He received his M.D. degree from Vanderbilt University and then completed general surgery training at the University of Michigan.  During that time, he completed a two-year extracorporeal life support (ECMO) fellowship where he...

Dr. Raymond Roos received an A.B. from Columbia College and M.D. from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Following two years at the NIH studying prion diseases, he pursued a Neurology residency followed by a fellowship in Neurovirology and Neuroimmunology at Johns Hopkins University. He has been a member of the Department of Neurology at the University of Chicago except for a year in the Department of Cellular, Viral and Molecular Biology at the University of Utah...

Dr. Janette Pepper a faculty member at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN

Dr. Alkhouri completed her medical school at Jordan University for Science and Technology, Irbid-Jordan. Following this, she completed her Pediatric Residency and Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

Dr. Karl Golnik has practiced Neuro-ophthalmology exclusively for 30 years and has served on the Board of the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society and has received their Merit Award. He has received the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Lifetime Achievement award and more than 10 teaching awards throughout his career. He has given more than 1000 invited neuro-ophthalmology and medical education lectures in more than 70 countries and has over 150 publications in these fields. He is...

Dr. Krohn is an internal medicine and pediatric hospitalist and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota. She completed medical school and residency at the University of Minnesota in internal medicine and pediatrics. She completed the Stanford University - NBC News Fellowship in Global Health and Media in 2013 and spent two years working with Health Frontiers in Laos, teaching in the country's internal medicine and pediatric residency programs.

Dr. Crowe went to medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and did his Anesthesiology residency at OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma. He currently practices as a generalist at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, with a focus on resident education and mentorship.

Major General (bvt) (RET) David Hamlar attended Dental School at Howard University in Washington DC, where he was commissioned as an officer in the Public Health Service fulfilling a three-year commitment. He returned to school at The Ohio State University College of Medicine where he also completed his residency in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. It was during medical school that he joined the Ohio National Guard 121st FW initially as an MSC officer,...

Q&A Session with former collegiate track and field athlete at Duke University and current medical student at the Mayo Clinic. His experience as an athlete motivated him to become a doctor and now he plans to pursue orthopedic surgery and specialize in sports medicine.

The Medical Student Panel will host an array of current medical students as they will answer questions about their journey, applications, admissions, and day-to-day activities.

Pre-Vet Panel will feature leadership members of The Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association. The Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association exists to lead veterinary medicine towards racial and ethnic diversity, equity, and inclusivity.   About the Panelists Dr. Marie Sato Quicksall (she/her/hers) muh-ree sah-toh kwik-sawl Immediate Past President, MCVMA Dr. Marie Sato Quicksall comes from a multiracial Japanese and American family. Born in Japan, she moved to the US with her family as a toddler. She grew up in...

Hagerah Malik is a third-year MD/Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago's Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). She is currently working on her Ph.D. in neurobiology in the lab of Demet Arac. Hagerah completed her BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College in 2018 and spent a year doing HIV research at the Icahn School of Medicine before moving to Chicago to join the MSTP. She is a board member and the Co-Director of...

3 MD and 2 MD-PhD Yale students from the Elevation Med Prep team will be sharing admissions tips, their experiences, and answering questions from the PHS community. Questions can be submitted through the official @prehealthshadowing Instagram post. Elevation Med Prep is a medical school admission consulting social enterprise by Yale medical students and offers services including MCAT tutoring, primary and secondary application masterclasses, personal statement reviews, and mock interviews. With every sale that they make,...

Hina Mazharuddin, PA-C is the Vice President for PAs in Virtual Medicine and Telemedicine. She graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX in 2009. She has worked in multiple areas of medicine that include Family Practice, Retail Health, Occupational Medicine/ Outpatient Orthopedics, Pain Management, Aesthetic Medicine, Obesity Medicine, and now Telemedicine. She served on the senior management team for a retail health-telemedicine clinic and with that experience was able to implement telemedicine visits...

Dr. Prakash graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in English. She received her MD degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency followed by an Infectious Diseases fellowship at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. After serving as an Infectious Diseases physician in the United States Air Force for ten years on active duty status, she retired from the military in 2014 and...

Giae Dérissé, PharmD is a clinical pharmacist who recently completed her pharmacy practice residency. Throughout school and in her training she pursued diverse experiences such as teaching, getting involved in her local government, pursuing projects in public health and policy which strengthened her interests in education, clinical pharmacy, public health, and health policy to help reduce health disparities, increase patient access to health care, and move the profession of pharmacy forward. She’s documented her journey...

Emily: I am a female entrepreneur, mother of two beautiful girls, pediatric physical therapist, and social media educator using the platform KinActive_Kids. Since 2010, I have worked in various pediatric settings teaching children birth-18yo how to move and function in an efficient and effective way. Matt: Majored in exercise science and prior to Chiropractic school was a PT Intern for the Texas Rangers, Strength and conditioning coach in California, New York, and Boston, and Played...

Originally from Hawai'i, lived in Utah for most of my life. Received a BS in Mathematics at BYU-Hawaii and then an MD at the University of Utah School of Medicine. I love working with students, going on humanitarian trips, cooking, traveling, eating, and doing anything outdoors.

Dr. Sheila Nazarian is a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon with a private practice in Beverly Hills. She has a Masters in Medical Management degree from the Marshall School of Business at USC. She also serves as Assistant Professor in Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Southern California. She is the founder of Nazarian Plastic Surgery, Spa26, The Skin Spot e-commerce site, and the Nazarian Institute where she brings thought leaders to teach business owners...