School of Medicine
2023 Commencement at a Glance
This weekend, students in full regalia gathered with their classmates and processed together to Gampel Pavilion and the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts to hear their names called as they join the great community of graduates stretching all the way back to 1883
Class of 2023: Future Ophthalmologist Ezigbobiara Umejiego
Read this Q & A with the future Dr. Ezigbobiara Umejiego. Find out why he can’t wait to help care for the urban underserved, the profound influence the Health Career Opportunity Program (HCOP) and CT AHEC have had on students like him at UConn Health, and why those wishing to enter medical school should look no further than UConn.
Celebrating UConn’s Class of 2023
A class full of passion, ambition, and hope
Class of 2023: Future Diagnostic Radiologist Rafael Olivieri-Ortiz
Read this Q & A with the future Dr. Rafael Olivieri-Ortiz about his UConn School of Medicine experience providing him with a welcoming school environment, early patient care exposure, all the tools necessary to be the best physician, mentorship by the Health Career Opportunity Program, and his love for radiology.
UConn Health Screens Firefighters for Skin Cancer
Dermatologists, residents, students offer free screenings for UConn and community firefighters, whose occupational exposures increase their risk of melanoma and other cancers
Class of 2023: Future OB/GYN Edesiri Igbuya
Read this Q & A with the future Dr. Edesiri Igbuya on why she is entering the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology with residency training at UMass and how mentorship of the Health Career Opportunity Program was a very special part of her UConn medical school journey.
Class of 2023: Future Emergency Medicine Doctor Jonathan Harrell
Read this Q & A with the future Dr. Jonathan Harrell sharing his UConn School of Medicine experience, why the emergency medicine field grabbed his heart, and how mentorship by the UConn Health Career Opportunity Program made a difference.
Class of 2023: Future Surgeon Paige Holden
Read this Q & A with future Dr. Paige Holden about her UConn School of Medicine experience.
Class of 2023: Future Neurologist Anne Reisch and Future Psychiatrist Kathryn Stevens
Read this Q & A with future Dr. Anne Reisch about her UConn School of Medicine experience and her excitement in starting her next phase of training in residency with her partner by her side.
Class of 2023: Future Dermatologist Eric Beltrami
Read this Q & A with the future Dr. Eric Beltrami about his experience at UConn School of Medicine.