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Who’s Jerome?
Jerome is a 2nd year medical student at the University of Toronto (Class of 2012). Prior to medical school, he studied Biomedical Sciences at York University for four years (Honours BSc. 2008).
With an immense passion for social justice, much of Jerome’s work has been involved with anti-poverty organizations such as Campaign2000 and Make Poverty History. Jerome’s work has taken him to the front of the Prime Minister’s Office to speak at an anti-poverty rally to inside the offices of MPs and MPPs to discuss poverty reduction strategies.
When not in school, Jerome can be found involved in such activities as pursuing research in cardiology at St. Michael’s Hospital, co-coordinating the Adventures in Science club which aims to promote medicine among underprivileged youth, and playing the clarinet or piano.
Jerome has received numerous scholarships and awards including the York University Governor’s Award of Distinction Murray Ross Scholarship, the Provincial Millennium Excellence Award, and the Trustee’s Catholic Community Leadership Award.
In the future, Jerome hopes to pursue a career as a cardiologist, obtain a PhD in theology, and practice as a clinician in a third world country.
Why Medicine?
Besides medicine I can think of very few careers that allow you to benefit mankind while at the same time compensate you well for it. There are even fewer careers that also include the job security that physicians have. No matter how bad the economy becomes, or what the state of the world’s affairs are, we will always need doctors to help the sick.
The beauty of medicine is that medical care, at least in Canada, transcends socioeconomic status, celebrity status, and facebook status. One patient can be the homeless person down the street, and my next patient an NHL player who got too drunk one night.
So why medicine you ask? Why not I ask back? At all times I try to live by the mantra “Make yourself a better person, make the world a better place”. I think medicine helps me accomplish both.
Why Medchatter?
To spread the word. I fell in love with medicine and I hope you do too.
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