Welcome to the Pforzheimer premed page. The premed team at Pforzheimer House exists to aid and mentor Pforzheimer students and alumni who are thinking about medical school and careers in medicine, and especially those who are currently applying to medical school. Feel free to contact the resident tutors in medicine, whose bios can be found below, for more information.
In years past Pfoho has assembled its own packet of information, tips, guidance, and recommendation regarding the medical school application process. This information has been assembled into a great resource available at the OCS Premed webpage. We encourage all of you to look through this valuable information.
We are lucky to have over 40 non-resident premedical tutors who are committed to helping you navigate your way through the process of preparing for and applying to medical school. Advisor assignments will be made twice during the year - once in mid-fall, and once in mid-spring. Please fill out an electronic copy of the Advisor Request Form, save it as your lastname.doc (e.g. Jones.doc), and email it to jennifer.post@childrens.harvard.edu.
Thursday, May 15th - Letters of Recommendation due at the House Office. Please see the Letters of Recommendation policies found here. You will need to include a waiver form, as discussed on this website.
Monday, June 2nd
Tuesday, July 1st - Summer Update Form (link coming soon) due (MCAT scores, final list of schools), hard copy of AMCAS application to be sent to House Office.
Important Note regarding committee letters
The Pfoho Premed Application is due on June 2, 2008 by 3pm. Please send a copy by attachment to both PfohoPremedApplication@gmail.com and Jason Peoples (pforz@fas.harvard.edu) by the deadline
This form will be used to place you with one of Pfoho's non-resident pre-medical advisors. Please fill out an electronic copy, save it as your lastname.doc (e.g. Jones.doc), and email it to jennifer.post@childrens.harvard.edu.
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Patrick Codd
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Hey Pfoho! I am a fourth year medical student at HMS, in the Health Science & Technology program. This is my third year as a Premed tutor in the house, and I can't wait to shamelessly promote medicine (its great!). I was born and raised in Fort Collins, Colorado, where the bears roam free and head-to-toe REI gear is "in". After waving goodbye to the Rocky Mountains, I spent four years in Pasadena, California where I did my undergraduate work in biochemistry and neuroscience at Caltech. In between forsaking the year-round sunny awesome weather of Cali and heading to Boston, I spent several months backpacking Europe on a few bucks a day, with everything from hiking the Alps to running with the bulls. (If you ever need to know how to sleep cheap in a circus tent in Munich, come talk to me.) Academically, I am interested in the evolution of human cognition, and the way unstable neural network behavior can precipitate neurological disease. I am planning on pursuing a career in academic neurosurgery, and love to run on and on about medicine, surgery, and the brain if you're ever interested. When not pressed under a ton of medical texts or at the hospital, I spend my time honing my skills in Kendo, the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship. I love watching (often bad) movies, playing the clarinet, hiking, climbing, and traveling. I'm really looking forward to the coming year and getting to know you. Drop by any time! |
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Sara Mixter
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Hi Pfoho! I'm excited to be returning for my second year as a resident tutor. After graduating from the house in 2004 and being a non-res tutor in public interest for two years, I returned to the house as a pre-med tutor last year. I am currently a third year medical student at HMS, spending the year in the longitudinal clerkship at Cambridge Hospital. Before starting medical school, I spent a year working at Boston Medical Center, where I did legal advocacy for pediatric patient families. With that background, it's probably not surprising that my academic interests include primary care, pediatrics, and social justice work at the intersection of medicine and advocacy. My other interests include baking, country and bluegrass music, Netflix, spinning, and kittens. I also dream of a Pfoho crafting circle (yes, I am serious, and this year I'm really going to do it), so let me know if you're interested in making it happen! |
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Jenny Post
Tyler Post
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[Jenny]: It was pretty clear to me from early on that I wanted to become a pediatrician; I completed my undergrad and medical school years at Dartmouth, and then matched at a residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Boston. After residency, I went on to a two year fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics. This spring (2007), I graduated with my Master’s in Public Health, and have begun work as a general pediatrician at the Brookside Community Health Center in Jamaica Plain, MA, a clinic that serves a predominantly Dominican population. My interests include community health, medical education, pediatric obesity, and health care disparities. In my free time, I enjoy going for walks, reading, skiing, and spending time with my husband Tyler, friends, and family.
[Tyler]: After spending the first 18 years of my life in the Boston suburb of Wayland, Massachusetts, I ventured slightly north to attend Bowdoin College in Maine, where I majored in sociology and played varsity football and tennis. I graduated in 1999, and, after a brief stint in San Diego, began teaching at the Landmark School in Beverly, MA, which is a high school for students with severe language-based learning disabilities. I also coached soccer, basketball and tennis and helped run a dormitory of 17 boys. After three years at Landmark, I moved to Boston to be closer to my soon-to-be-wife, Jenny, and to work for Tenacity, a non-profit organization in Boston that provides both an after-school program for at-risk middle school students and a free summer camp for Boston youth. My hobbies include learning new things, photography, film, reading poetry, tai chi, and leisurely walks with my lovely wife. Jenny and I look forward to meeting you all.
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