Avery LaChance

UConn School of Medicine, Class of 2013

A Guilford, CT native, I graduated in 2008 from Middlebury College with a degree in Japanese studies. During my time at Middlebury, I spent one month as an intern at a small, private hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. Although I had been intrigued by the medical field from an early age, this experience constituted my first exposure to the health care disparities that exist across different populations. A desire to minimize this medical resource gap among underserved populations here and abroad is what fuels my career trajectory. Through the UST, I look forward to learn from and work with local underserved communities alongside other service-oriented professionals and students, working toward a common goalof universal access to quality health care.