Timothy Mason stayed close to home for college and then for medical school. Now, he\u2019s leaving behind the Quiet Corner of Connecticut for a residency in Boston. But he knows he\u2019s ready, thanks to the opportunities for research, community outreach, and clinical experience he\u2019s had at the UConn School of Medicine. Still, UConn won\u2019t be so far in the rearview mirror \u2013 every husky he sees will forever be an honorary \u201cJonathan.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Why did you choose UConn?<\/strong> What\u2019s your major or field of study, and what drew you to it?<\/strong> Did you have a favorite professor or class?<\/strong> What activities were you involved in as a student?<\/strong> What\u2019s one thing that surprised you about UConn?<\/strong> What are your plans after graduation\/receiving your degree?<\/strong> How has UConn prepared you for the next chapter in life?<\/strong> Any advice for incoming students?<\/strong> What\u2019s one thing everyone should do during their time at UConn?<\/strong> What will always make you think of UConn?<\/strong> Timothy Mason reflects on his time at UConn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":212138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[117],"class_list":["post-212137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-quote"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 04:41:50","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212137"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":213016,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212137\/revisions\/213016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/212138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212137"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=212137"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=212137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMy brother attended UConn and loved it. I grew up close by in Lebanon and was a lifelong UConn sports fan even before college.<\/p>\n
\nIn 2016, I started at UConn in CLAS. I majored in molecular and cell biology and received my B.S. in 2020. I loved studying the building blocks of biology and applying these concepts to my research in genetics. My core classes were always interesting, challenging, and were the foundation for my next steps. Soon after graduating, I started medical school at UConn.<\/p>\n
\nMy favorite was BIOL1107, Principles of Biology I, with Dr. Thomas Abbott.<\/p>\n
\nI was involved in UConn Men\u2019s Crew and the UConn Learning Communities.<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s a huge campus with a small-town feel. You quickly learn the campus, find your favorite spots, and make amazing friendships with faculty and other students.<\/p>\n
\nI will be moving to Boston for an internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.<\/p>\n
\nThe medical school has the best faculty advisors, professors, and administration. The deans are supportive and accommodating. There are so many opportunities for research, community outreach, and clinical experience. Our weekly longitudinal three- to four-year clinic is the best thing I\u2019ve done to prepare myself for residency.<\/p>\n
\nEnjoy your time, find new experiences, and explore the campus. You never know if a pandemic will cut your senior year short.<\/p>\n
\nGet a picture with Jonathan.<\/p>\n
\nEvery husky I\u2019ll see, I\u2019ll think of Jonathan and UConn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"