Bobby Romano

UConn School of Medicine, Class of 2020

I was born and raised in Waterbury, CT. I graduated summa cum laude with honors in Sports Biology and Nutrition in 2014 from Springfield College, MA.

After graduating from Springfield, I joined the UConn School of Medicine staff as a biomedical researcher for two years. During this time, I served as a volunteer and coordinator at Migrant Farm Workers Clinics and as a High School Football Coach at Lewis Mills High School, CT.

At the core of effective medicine are practitioners with a powerful desire to help their fellow human beings. This central insight guides my medical training and will guide my career. My experience working at the Migrant Farm Workers Clinic gave me an understanding of how to provide immediate, comprehensive care to a vulnerable population. I seek involvement in the Urban Service Track because the program affords further education in population health, culture and linguistics, and advocacy through training on interdisciplinary healthcare teams, which will provide a foundation for leadership in service in my future as a physician. As a former college football player, I want to surround myself with a strong team of diverse players, all of whom have the same goal in mind: serving our community, especially those who are most vulnerable.