Jacqueline Fable

UConn School of Medicine, Class of 2015

Background: Although born in Bridgeport, CT, I spent a majority of my childhood in New Milford, a fairly rural town in the southwest corner of Litchfield County. I was the first member of my family to attend college and received both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) located just outside of Albany, NY. Living in this urban environment for 5 years, I really developed my desire to work as a physician in an underserved urban population.

Related Experience: Through my involvement in the RPI Circle K community service group, I volunteered with countless projects, many of which involved working with underserved populations in Troy/Albany, NY area. I volunteered at Joseph’s House & Shelter cooking lunch or dinner for the homeless men living there, as well as with other local organizations such as the Troy Boys & Girls Club and Vanderheyden Hall whose purpose is to provide for youth and families who have been abused, neglected, abandoned or have special emotional or behavioral needs. Working with Vanderheyden was one of my favorite service projects because I had the real opportunity to impact the children’s lives in a positive way. I also volunteered at the Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center, where I thoroughly enjoyed my experience in the pediatric setting.

I have always felt a close association to one of Mother Teresa’s quotes: “Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.” I strongly believe that each individual is bestowed with certain gifts and it each person’s responsibility to use those gifts for the betterment of mankind. It is my goal that though the Urban Service Track, I can become more aware of health problems facing those who may be marginalized or forgotten in urban populations and that I will develop a mindset to not only treat patients from these populations, but also reduce the disparity of health care problems from those in underserved urban populations.