Cléa Moore

UConn School of Medicine

I was born in Barbados and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. As long as I can remember, I’ve been deliberating about my career – wondering whether I should be a teacher, accountant, or doctor. Though I graduated from Oakwood University in Alabama in 2013 with a major in biology, I only made the definite decision to become a physician when I joined a nonprofit volunteer organization called The National Association for the Prevention of Starvation. After performing various volunteer efforts in places otherwise gone unnoticed, I couldn’t envision myself doing anything else but traveling the world helping those in need. With my upbringing in Barbados and Brooklyn, my exposure to diverse cultures has helped me facilitate an attitude that would be able to help not only abroad but in local communities that need it most. With the assistance of UST, I believe the skills and opportunities given to me will increase my fitness to be of fine service to the communities that have always been home.