PS 2020 Med Student Mentors
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 | Chukwuma Nnanyelu Eruchalu | Harvard Medical School Student | Chuma Eruchalu is a rising fourth-year medical student at Harvard Medical School. He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina surrounded by a vibrant Nigerian community, which fostered his interest in medicine. He later attended Duke University, where he received a B.S. in Neuroscience. His medical interests lie at the intersection of surgery and public health. He is passionate about leveraging public health interventions to address disparities and promote equity in medically underserved communities. |
 | Adetomiwa Victor Owoseni | Harvard Medical School Student | Adetomiwa Victor Owoseni is a rising second-year medical student at Harvard Medical School. He received his B.S. in Biology from Howard University, and his interests include population health and social determinants of health, especially as they impact communities in sub-Saharan Africa. |
 | Cameron Comrie | Harvard Medical School Student | Cameron Comrie grew up in Alpharetta, GA and feels so blessed to be starting her second year at HMS. In college, she became passionate about community medicine, working with a sexual and reproductive rights NGO in Kenya and serving on the board of an organization dedicated to expanding access to healthcare for indigenous communities in Cochabamba, Bolivia. She also pursued clinical genetics research and conducted her thesis work on the genetic causes of agenesis of the corpus callosum. Cameron is not yet sure yet how to merge her interests in community medicine and translational genetics research, but she hopes to pursue an MPH and focus her career on addressing socioeconomic disparities in health and expanding access to novel treatments and therapies. Outside of medicine, Cameron enjoys taekwondo and traveling. |
 | George Hutchins | Harvard Medical School Student | GeorgePatrick (George) J. Hutchins was born and raised in a small neighborhood on the west side of Indianapolis, IN. Growing up, his interests spanned the sectors of education, criminal justice, and science until he finally discovered his calling to medicine during his senior year of high school. George then attended Indiana University (IU) on academic scholarship and pursue studies in Biochemistry and Sociology graduating Phi Beta Kappa with High Distinction in 2019. His time at IU was rich with professional and academic experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. He served as president of U Bring Change to Mind (UBC2M)—an organization part of a national pilot program dedicated to eradicating mental health stigma on college campuses. He also led the student strategic advisory and consulting body for IU’s eighteenth university president. George’s most meaningful work has been as a private tutor, peer coach, and youth enrichment advisor supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds. George is now a joint MD-PhD candidate in sociology with the goals practicing medicine and engaging in academic scholarship that will improve the health conditions of the marginalized. |
 | LaShyra Nolen | Harvard Medical School Student
.................................................... | LaShyra “Lash” Nolen is a Los Angeles native deeply passionate about the concerns of underserved and marginalized communities. She graduated with honors from Loyola Marymount University in 2017 with a B.S. in Health and Human Sciences. She spent two gap years before starting medical school, the first as a Fulbright Scholar in Spain and the second as an AmeriCorps health educator in Chicago. Currently, she is a second-year student at Harvard Medical School where she is serving as the university’s student council president, the first documented black woman to hold this leadership position. She is a published author and fervent advocate for social justice whose commentary has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, NPR, Teen Vogue, and HuffPost, among others. Her work has earned her the honor of becoming the 2020 National Minority Quality Forum’s youngest “40 under 40 Leader in Minority Health” and named a “2020 Young Futurist” by The Root Magazine. In the future she plans to pursue an MPP alongside her medical degree to advocate for humane healthcare reform as a physician activist on national and international scales. |