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Adam was really interested in STEM while in high school. He loved tutoring and mentoring other students. At that time, he was really into dentistry.

He entered college as Pre-Dental. But soon, the breadth and diversity of medicine captivated him.

Adam joins our podcast to share his undergraduate college journey at the University of Cincinnati, about double majoring in medical sciences and liberal arts, Mentoring Refugees, Co-op, winning the Truman Scholarship, Critical Language Scholarship, and Advice for High Schoolers.

In particular, we discuss the following with him: 

• University of Cincinnati Experience
• DoubleMajoring in Medical Sciences and Liberal Arts
• Being a Truman Scholar
• Advice to High Schoolers

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction to Adam Elzarka, U of Cincinnati []
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights []
• Overall UC Experience []
• Why U of Cincinnati? []
• Passion for Medicine []
• High School Interests []
• Transition to College []
• Mentoring Refugees []
• Truman Scholarship []
• Winning the Truman Scholarship []
• Medical Sciences Program []
• Co-Op []
• How Co-Op Helped Decide? []
• Critical Language Scholarship []
• What’s Next? []
• Advice for High Schoolers []

Our Guest: Adam Elzarka is graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Medical Sciences and Liberal Arts at the University of Cincinnati. 

Memorable Quote: “And I also think there's value in exploring things outside of your field. A lot of my study abroad, were simply focused on language learning, you know, really trying to strengthen my Arabic, even though my primary majors, you know, medical sciences, really taking a step back and looking at the humanitarian side of healthcare by studying philosophy, you know, there are a lot of ethical questions that come within life, how can we answer those or even psychology, looking at the importance of mental health.” Adam Elzarka.

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