Undergraduate school and major(s): Duke University, double major, Biology (B.S.) and French Studies (A.B.)
Activities in medical school (clubs, positions, organizations): Vice President, Student National Medical Association. Vice President, Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group. Community Outreach, Medical Student Pride Alliance
Awards Received since college: PhD in Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Turner Fellowship, Stony Brook University. McLaughlin Fellowship, McGill University, Faculty of Medicine. Chemical Biology Program Postdoctoral Fellowship, McGill University, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Languages Spoken: English, Français
Nickname: Val
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Why Med-Peds?: For the care population and demographics. I like adolescent care and want to have the option to continue to follow them once they age out of pediatrics.
What do you plan on doing when finished residency (if known)? Still torn between Endocrinology, Infectious Disease, and Primary Care
Outside interests: Reading, mostly science fiction and fantasy such as the Patternist Series by Octavia Butler, Dune by Frank Herbert, and The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski. I want to find time to read Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi next. Archery. Basketball. Karate. Zen Buddhism.
