Brian Jennings

UConn School of Medicine, Class of 2015

Background: Born in Brunswick, Ohio but moved to Norwalk, CT when I was two years old. I have a BA with majors in Biology and Spanish from Case Western Reserve University.

Related Experience: I have done work in the past with Habitat for Humanity. I also worked at The Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland as a history taker for 2 years while in college, where I was exposed to a wide variety of patient populations.

I was raised to believe that giving back to those less fortunate was an integral part of life. I feel that the Urban Service Track will help me with this goal in a few ways. Two in particular stand out. Health care is become increasingly more integrated amongst professions; however there is very limited exposure for medical students to the other health care professionals we will be working with. Being able to meet with students from other schools will not only help me to form connections, but also to learn more about what it is they do, and how it will relate to what I will do in the future. The second is just learning more about ways in which to better help the underserved. By getting more involved in the urban community it will be easier to see some of the things that really need to change, and to try to do the best possible things that could promote this change.