Veronica Schmidt

UConn School of Medicine

I was born in Hartford, Connecticut and raised in Hartford County. I earned a B.S. in Biochemistry with a minor in Psychology from the University of Saint Joseph. I have been involved in several health outreach initiatives aimed to improve the health of underserved urban populations through health education. Before beginning medical school, I was involved with planning and conducting health workshops at a community shelter in the Washington, DC area. I also served as a public health volunteer at the International Rescue Committee where I provided health promotion services for refugee and asylee populations.

I believe that good health is a basic right that enables one to live a quality life. One of my priorities as a future physician is to work to alleviate the gaps in health care and provide care for patients from medically-underserved populations. As a medical student, I sought to participate in UST because I wanted to increase my understanding of the challenges which different vulnerable populations face. I am excited to learn from mentor physicians and health professionals on how to overcome these challenges and provide patient-centered care. I am also eager to work alongside students from other health care disciplines and learn how we can together work to improve patient care and health outcomes. I know that the experiences that I will have as a UST Scholar will help mold me into a compassionate physician prepared to serve underserved populations and patients-in-need in any community that I will serve.