Interview with Dr. Ari Halper-Stromberg, who graduated from UMD with the highest honors in Spring of 2009 with double majors in Physics and Biology. Dr. Halper-Stromberg moved to New York and completed his MD-PhD at Weill Cornell Medical College and The Rockfeller University, respectively. Currently, as a Gastroenterology fellow at the University of Chicago and with ten publications, Dr. Halper-Stromberg shares valuable insight about the MD-PhD track and his research.

We discuss Dr. Blair’s journey to surgery and how his experience in the Army impacts his practice of medicine today.

Andrea shared her invaluable thoughts through this interview and offered to share her personal statements for both dental school and dental residency programs.

Brian Florenzo graduated with a dual degree in Spanish and Biological Sciences: Physiology/Neurobiology and is currently in his second year of his MD at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Brian shares insight on his specific program as well as general advice for applicants.

Alum John Thompson reflects on his journey to dentistry.

Dr. Porter has experience as a Navy medic and has found purpose in the work that he continuously engages in. 

Jennifer O’Brien, a current first-year medical student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, discusses the reapplication process for medical school and how to navigate it. 

Dr. Channa Amarasekera is director of the Gay and Bisexual Men’s Urology Program at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, which seeks to improve the experience of gay and bisexual men, including those with prostate cancer, who seek urologic care. We talk to Dr. Amarasekera about the program and about what doctors can do to better support their gay and bisexual prostate cancer patients.