I am a medical student part of the 2017 graduating class here at the U of A. My nickname within the class is the “5 O’clock shadow” for I have both a fast growing beard and a tendency to shadow especially in the evening. Although studies have taken over most of my time for the past 8 (!) years, outside of school I am an avid basketball player and enjoy running more than is probably healthy for me. Over the past year, I have had the pleasure of working with the Surgery 101 team and have learned a lot about medical education and surgery. I have really enjoyed being part of this great initiative and hope to continue helping out where I can. So far I am most interested in the otolaryngology head and neck surgery and wish to pursue this interest going into my next 2 years of clerkship.