Medical Student
University of California San Diego School of Medicine
Sarah is a third-year medical student at UCSD School of Medicine. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and worked as a civil engineering technician and bartender prior to pursuing her medical education. She attended community college at Santa Rosa Junior College and later transferred to UC Berkeley, from which she graduated with honors in December 2022 with a BA in Molecular & Cell Biology/Neurobiology. She worked as lab manager and research assistant at the Robert H. Edwards Lab at UCSF while pursuing her undergraduate degree.
Sarah is a registered tribal member of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. She is also enrolled in Programs in Medical Education—Transforming Indigenous Doctor Education (PRIME-TIDE), a dual-degree program within UCSD School of Medicine that focuses on healthcare issues facing American Indian and Alaska Native populations.