We are here to support the development and pursuit of your personalized goals in the field of medicine. Your pathway to medical school can be unique. No two applicants are the same as different experiences create nuanced perspectives. From workshops to individual meetings, we look forward to partnering with you as you design your pathway towards medicine.
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- Navigate Gap Year & Postbacc Planning
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Olivia Szewczyk, COL ’24, New Orleans, LA
Being someone that has grown up all my life going to dermatologists offices, I knew that one day, I wanted to be involved in dermatological medicine. Now, I am a rising senior in …
Sagar Gupta, COL ’24, Bakersfield, CA
This summer, I continued working in the molecular immunology lab I joined in my freshman year. My experience working in Dr. Nikolaos Sgourakis’s lab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been incredibly fulfilling …
Annie Xia, COL ’25, Cincinnati, Ohio
This summer, I was glad to have the opportunity to continue my work at the Jurado Lab at Perelman’s Department of Microbiology. Coming into Penn as an aspiring physician-scientist, I’d always hoped to hone …
Julia Fiedor, COL ’23, Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania
This summer, I conducted research in the Radiation Oncology department at the Perelman School of Medicine. I worked in the CSConn Lab, which focuses on cancer at the translational level. I started my …
Mykaela Salvacion, COL ‘ 25, Tucson, Arizona
This summer, I have had the incredible opportunity of working in the Maris lab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. From countless hours in the cell culture room to dozens of Western Blots, …
