August 2018

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS

U M A S S S c h o o l o f M e d i c i n e

m a t r i c u l a t e s o u r 4 9 t h c l a s s

T o p 1 0 U n d e r g r a d u a t e S c h o o l s

R e p r e s e n t e d B Y F i r s t Y e a r

c l a s s

B o s t o n C o l l e g e

B o s t o n U n i v e r s i t y

B r a n d e i s U n i v e r s i t y

C o r n e l l U n i v e r s i t y

D a r t m o u t h C o l l e g e

H a r v a r d U n i v e r s i t y

N o r t h e a s t e r n U n i v e r s i t y

T u f t s U n i v e r s i t y

U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a a t L o s A n g e l e s

U n i v e r s i t y o f M a s s a c h u s e t t s

Public presentations Research Community Service Volunteerism

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Bacc MD Pro-gram Honors/Awards Hobbies/Artistic Endeavors/Athletics

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Admissions Staff

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Inside this issue:

Under the guidance of Mariann Manno, MD, Associate Dean for Admissions,

the Admissions Committee selected 162 students for matriculation into the first

year class of the School of Medicine. Our class was chosen from 3,914

applications.

About the First Year Class:

UMMS Baystate (PURCH)

Students

27

Graduates of UMASS

system

14

Students from groups

under -represented in

medicine

20

Economically and/or

educationally disadvantaged

24

Average age: 24

Gender mix 98F

64M

P A G E 2 A N N O U N C I N G T H E S O M C L A S S O F 2 0 2 2 !

First year students Osemwengie Enabulele,

Palak Walia, Desmond Bennette, Abhilash

Gazula, Sendy Ha, Erica Christenson,

Brooke Moore, Alyssa Stetson, Nolan

Condron, Kara Kennedy, Amanda

Whitehouse, Kathryn Norman served on

the planning committee to create a

dynamic 2nd Look Day for accepted

applicants.

Community Service /

Volunteerism

Team Leader Uganda Village Project

Volunteer Neuroscience Critical Care Unit-Johns

Hopkins Hospital

Humanitarian Medical Mission to Vietnam

Almost Home Kids Volunteer-Lurie Children’s

Hospital, Chicago, IL

Emergency First Responder, WPI, Worcester, MA

Peace Corp Volunteer-Malem Hodar, Senegal

Volunteer Long Term Dementia Unit-Elaine Cen-

ter, Hadley, MA

Nurse’s Assistant, University Clinic of Tuebingen,

Germany

Habit for Humanity Volunteer-Tutwiler, MS

Teach for America-Middle School Science and

Health Teacher, Bridgeport, CT

Horizons for Homeless Children-Playspace Volun-

teer, Worcester, MA

AmeriCorps Vista-Center for Family Services Navi-

gator Program, Clementon, NJ

Publications/Presentations/

Research Yale Dept. of Orthopedics-Doctor Reimbursement

Paper

Body fat and body mass index in Asian Population,

Journal of Obesity

Blood Marker for Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic

Syndrome and Related Disorders

3rd Author Publication: Gestational Diabetes,

American Diabetes Association

MGH Rapid Autopsy Program Abstract-European

Society of Medical Oncology

Surgical Oncology Research Intern, Cedars-Sinai

Medical Center

HIV Lab and Honors Research Project-University of

Mond

P A G E 3

UMMS Baccalaureate MD Pathway Program

Hobbies/Artistic Endeavors

Eagle Scout-Boy Scouts of America

Stanford University Award of Excellence

Roger Maynard Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Wesleyan

University

National Engaged Leader Award/National Society of Leader-

ship and Success

Phi Beta Kappa, Epsilon of Indiana Chapter

Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Project of the Year

Award, Boston University

• American Heart Association Fellowship Recipient

A U G U S T 2 0 1 8

Honors/Awards/Recognitions

Left: Dr. Michael Kneeland chats with BaccMD students

Middle: Paolo Tavares, MS1 with his BaccMD peers Felix Nampanya & Kevin White, MS2

Right: Rodney Bruno, MS1 & Amberly Diep, MS1 completing their BLS Training during their Summer Clinical Immersion Experience in the BaccMD Program

Hobbies/Artistic Endeavors:/Athletics

Producer, Actor, Lighting Designer, Harvard Radcliffe Dra-

matic club

Yale Jashan Bhangra Dance Team

Certified Private Pilot

Ironman Timberman Triathlon

MIT Asian Dance Team

Tufts University Symphony Orchestra

Trombone player-UCLA Bruin Marching Band

Boston College Varsity Co-Ed Cheerleading

Class Composition:

MD-MA 104

MD-Non MA 50

MD/PhD 8

Total Matriculates 162

Average Total GPA: 3.73

Average MCAT: 90th

percentile

University of Massachusetts School of Medicine Office of Admissions Room S1-300 55 Lake Ave, North Worcester, MA 01655

Phone: 508-856-2323 FAX: 508-856-3629 Email: admissions@umassmed.edu Website: http://www.umassmed.edu/som/

Admissions Office Staff:

Mariann Manno, MD Associate Dean for Admissions Director, Baccalaureate MD Program Karen Lawton, MBA Director of Admissions Paul Charles, BA Program Coordinator, Baccalaureate MD Program Brenda Fusaro Interview Coordinator Jennifer Lee Shea, MTA Admissions Coordinator

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