Abigail Duerst is a dedicated medical student at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, M.D. School of Medicine, expected to graduate in May 2023. Abigail has extensive experience in healthcare and research, having served as an Addiction Technician at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and a Research Assistant at the Child Emotion Research Laboratory, where involvement included studies on child maltreatment and stress. Previous roles also include Peer Group Leader in Physiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Medical Assistant at University Health Services, and EMT with Waunakee Area Emergency Medical Services. Additionally, Abigail contributed to community health initiatives, notably as a Community Health Intern for the Make It OK campaign and as a Street Team Member for PowerUp, emphasizing mental health awareness and promoting healthy lifestyles. Abigail holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
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Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is a collaboration involving Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching hospitals, Borgess Health and Bronson Healthcare. We are among only a few U.S. medical schools in several decades to be built from the ground up, but we are built on the strengths of extraordinary partners. Western Michigan University ranks among the 50 largest colleges and universities, and among the top 100 national public doctoral universities in the U.S. Our two hospital partners are recognized nationally for innovation and quality, and have provided undergraduate and graduate medical education, including through the Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies - now WMed - for more than 40 years. Kalamazoo has a long and extraordinary legacy of discovery in the life sciences that continues today. The medical school benefits from historic community support and engagement. This remarkable collaboration coupled with our innovative approaches to medical education and passion for achieving excellence position WMed to be not just among the newest medical schools, but among the best medical schools. Our goal for each of our learners is to realize their individual potential to be great. Our graduates will become great clinicians, great leaders, great educators, great advocates, and great researchers for our patients and our profession. WMed offers the full continuum of undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education in southwest Michigan. The institution is a private medical school supported by private gifts, clinical revenue, research activity, student tuition, and endowment income. Follow our progress as we create the future of medical education right here in southwestern Michigan.