Gateways Program

What have you done since graduating from Gateways and what are your plans next year?

After graduating from Gateways in 2019, I worked as a Clinical Research Assistant in Rhode Island Hospital’s ER, and afterwards I worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator in Breast Imaging at BIDMC in Boston. I began medical school at UT Southwestern in August 2020, and I am currently preparing to start clerkships in January 2022 which is very exciting!

How did Gateways prepare you for your future?

Gateways prepared me for the rigor of medical school by giving me the skills to handle the challenging curriculum, as well as provided me with early exposure to different medical specialties. Through Gateways, I was also able to begin learning about the social determinants of health and how they will affect my future patients, which I have continued to learn about throughout medical school. 

What advice do you have for the current/future students of Gateways?

My advice to future Gateways students is to take advantage of all the resources that are available to you early on – the faculty are all rooting for you to succeed and will help you in whatever ways they can!