Tauber Family Student Interns head to medical school

The Tauber Family Student Internship Program places a select group of undergraduate students in the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies lab each summer and gives them the opportunity to learn about and experience cutting-edge research.  So far, fifty students have gone through this program, with 20 of those attending medical school.

Three more were recently accepted to medical school:

Whitney Rubin

Attending: Emory School of Medicine

How did your intership prepare you for your medical career?
"Research is the foundation of all medicine, without it, clinical practice cannot exist. Before becoming a Tauber Scholar, I viewed research and clinical medicine as separate worlds. Thankfully, my time as a Tauber scholar in the lab changed that. This program gave me dedicated time to learn, practice, and truly be part of a research team, an experience many students never get. Being immersed in that environment showed me firsthand how basic science translates into patient care, and that the best physicians aren’t just clinicians, they are scientists. Working in the lab has shaped the kind of physician I want to become: one who treats patients and makes decisions grounded in evidence."

Noah Radtke

Attending: Wayne State University School of Medicine

How did your intership prepare you for your medical career?
"Through my experience in the lab, I was directly involved in translating scientific questions into tangible, real-world solutions for devastating diseases. This experience pushed me to think critically about study design and how research can be leveraged to develop more effective approaches to combating disease. It also highlighted the powerful connection between clinical work and research, further amplifying my aspiration to pursue medicine. Additionally, Dr. Feldman has become an invaluable mentor and someone I hope to emulate in my future career."

Adam Allouch

Attending: University of Michigan Medical School

How did your intership prepare you for your medical career?
"Over the last 4 years in the lab, I've grown in ways that prepared me for physician-scientist training. Technically, I developed proficiency across the full scope of our work, which I applied not only to my own project but also to support others in the lab. I also came to appreciate how much both science and medicine depend on collaboration; some of my most important results came from working closely with labmates rather than pushing through alone. Finally, being mentored by Eva showed me what an exceptional physician-scientist looks like in practice, and shaped the kind of physician-scientist I want to become."

Note: Adam was accepted into the MSTP program, a dual M.D./Ph.D. program.

Please join us in congratulating them.