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Meet Aaron...

Class: 2012
Hometown: Madison, Connecticut
Undergrad: Brown University
Major: Neuroscience
Program: M.D.

I decided to pursue medicine because I felt that I would somehow be able to integrate my love of the sciences with the uniquely human art of healing. Despite my thinking that I would need to pave my own way in order to integrate these two desires, it became readily apparent that UConn views medicine the same way that I do. UConn Medical School teaches the art and science of medicine as complementary rather than competitive and, in the process, nurtures medical students to become compassionate and skilled doctors.

I knew that UConn shared my values about medicine as soon as I was able to meet students and faculty on my interview day. These values are not only promoted by students and faculty alike, but they are cemented in the structure of the medical school curriculum. Within weeks of my first year, I began seeing patients as a part of UConn’s unique Student Continuity Practice (SCP) program where medical students join a local practice for one afternoon a week and continue through their fourth year. As I continued my studies, I realized how all of my interests—ranging from the basic sciences to the humanities and performing arts—actually coalesced and influenced the way in which I interacted with patients. These concepts were reinforced by our weekly Principles of Clinical Medicine course, which allowed me to discuss my experiences with my classmates.

UConn stresses that we should not just grow as medical students, but as people. Good people make good doctors; they just have to fill in the blanks with knowledge and reasoning. I have developed in such a way at UConn by participating in the various social, cultural and artistic events held at the Health Center and in the Greater Hartford community. It is truly an honor to attend the University of Connecticut for my medical education.