Alumni Stories

Kennedy Campbell participated in SHPEP in 2021. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in May 2023. Today, she is Master of Biomedical Sciences Candidate at the University of Chicago.

Ms. Waldon participated in SHPEP in 2020 at UCLA. She has since earned her bachelor's degree and is a candidate for medical school.

Ms. Bice attended SHPEP in 2018 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She graduated from UAB with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and a Master of Science in Graduate Biomedical Science. She is currently taking a gap year before applying to medical school.

Ms. Halder participated in SMDEP in 2013 at Case Western Reserve University. She is a third-year medical student at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, interested in applying for a psychiatry residency.

Mr. Viramontes attended SMDEP in 2014 at UCLA. He graduated from the University of California Riverside with a degree in Anthropology in 2016 and later went onto completing a pre-medical post baccalaureate program at UCLA in 2017. Today, he is in his first year of podiatric medical school at Western University of Health Sciences College of Podiatric Medicine.

Mr. Amish-Malik participated in SHPEP in 2019 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is a pre-medical, second-year graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Epidemiology and will graduate in May 2024.

Mr. Reyes participated in SHPEP at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in 2020. He graduated from the Honors College at Rutgers University Newark with a BA in Neurobiology and a minor in Chemistry. Currently, Mr. Reyes is a field support volunteer for the Hospice of New Jersey and crisis counselor for a national crisis suicide prevention text line.

Ms. Abduljaleel attended SHPEP in 2022 at Rutgers University. She attends the University of Southern Maine pursuing a degree in human biology on a pre-medical track with an expected graduation year of 2025.

Mr. Alzeir earned his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Washington, 2021. He will be attending the University of Washington School of Medicine, summer 2023.

Ms. Morales-Cortés is a second-year (PY2) Pharm.D. student at the University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus School of Pharmacy. She will graduate with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in May 2025.