Student Stories: Why I Chose Pre-Health

These Oxy students talk about why they chose to pursue a career in the health professions—and how they charted their path.

Besher Ashouri
Besher Ashouri ’18
November 4, 2021

A cognitive science major at Oxy, Besher Ashouri is a now a student at Stanford University School of Medicine.

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Shuyi Chen, ’18
August 27, 2020

Major: Biochemistry
Destination: MD, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

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Pierce DiMauro, ’20
August 27, 2020

Major: Kinesiology
Destination: MSN + DNP Acute Care, Columbia University

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Abbie Bowers, ’18
August 27, 2020

Major: Kinesiology
Destination: MS in Physician Assistant Studies, York College

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Spencer Raub, ’20
August 27, 2020

Major: Biochemistry & History
Destination: MD, University of Washington

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Kendahl Wallis-Lang, ’18
August 27, 2020

Major: Biology
Destination: MD, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

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Anna Stokolosa ’18
August 27, 2020

Major: Biochemistry
Destination: MD-Ph.D., Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

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