Alumni Stories

Ms. Kulchar she participated in SHPEP in 2021 at UCLA. She is a junior at Princeton University majoring in Chemistry and minoring in both Global Health and Health Policy as well as Materials Science and; Engineering. She hopes to pursue a dual DMD/PhD degree after graduating.

Dr. Trevino is a third-year pediatrics resident at the Medical College of Wisconsin & Children’s Wisconsin with a clinical passion for pediatric emergency medicine. He participated in SMDEP at Columbia University in 2005.

Ms. Sana Murtaza Bhalli participated in SHPEP in 2021 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in Integrated Health Sciences and a minor in Nutrition.

Ms. Dobson attended SHPEP in 2017 at Howard University. A Richmond, VA native, she received her Bachelor of Science in Clinical Neuroscience from Virginia Tech in 2019. Currently, Ms. Dobson is a class of 2024 Doctor of Dental Surgery candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry.

Ms. Aulakh attended SHPEP in 2020 at the University of Iowa. Today, he is a pre-dental senior and psychology major.

Dr. Jiggetts participated in SMDEP at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2008. She completed her undergraduate studies from Stony Brook University. Dr. Jiggetts went on to attend SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and completed her residency in OB/GYN at Stony Brook University Hospital in 2020.

Ms. Turner attended SHPEP in 2019 at the University of Texas Houston Science Center. She graduated May 2022 from Agnes Scott College. Today, Ms. Turner is a traditional BSN, 3rd semester nursing student at Nell Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University.

Ms. Vera Yusuf participated in SHPEP in 2022. Today, she is studying public health on a pre-dental track at the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University with an expected graduation date of May 2024.

Ms. Natha graduated from Occidental College in 2019 with a degree in biology (a focus on cell and molecular) and a minor in kinesiology. Today, she is a dental student at the University of Washington School of Dentistry, graduating in the Class of 2025. She is also a part of the RIDE (Regional Initiatives in Dental Education) program, an educational track focused on training dentists in rural and underserved populations in Washington. She participated in the SHPEP program at the University of Washington in 2017.