Omar Allam

UConn School of Medicine, Class of 2020

I was born in Montreal, Canada and grew up in Manchester, CT. I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Connecticut, where I was recognized as a University Scholar and was named as a Top Graduating Chemist in the CT Valley Region by the American Chemical Society. In addition to my academic achievements, I have previously worked as a volunteer EMT and in food recovery at the Covenant Soup Kitchen.

I want to learn how to be a physician invested in more than the bodily health of his patients, one who is able to interact with the patient-as-human-being and his/her social context, and not be limited just to the immediate disease. The Urban Service track (UST) is my first step in training to become such a physician, one that I believe is able to reform the current healthcare system. More generally, I know that quality medical care can one day be provided to individuals of all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. With the extensive understanding of medicine I hope to gain from my education, I plan to be at the forefront of this medico-social reform that is committed to serving Connecticut’s urban underserved populations. UST will play a central role in this education, by providing me with experience serving underserved communities from my first day in the program to the day I graduate.