Tara Mould

UConn School of Medicine, Class of 2013

Although I was born in Maryland, my family and I moved to Kingston, Jamaica, the land of my heritage, when I was 11 years old.  I embrace my history and enjoy living among a proud melting pot of races and nationalities known as Jamaicans.  Growing up in the West Indies allowed me to experience directly the hardships of living in a third world country.  I was saddened by the conditions in which my fellow citizens lived and felt compelled to make positive contributions to my community through science and medicine.  I pursued my career in the sciences by receiving a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Wesleyan University in 2008.  I then did a post-baccalaureate program in the biological sciences and am now pursuing a career in medicine.  My objective is to help lessen the disparities that exist in health care across racial, cultural and socioeconomic lines.  I believe UST will provide me with the experience to serve the underserved foster an attitude of teamwork among my colleagues in all health care disciplines.