Thomas Parks Remcho

I attended the University of Virginia where I studied Biochemistry and Neuroscience and worked in Dr. Chris Deppmann’s lab studying the innervation of adipose tissue and mechanisms of fat loss during caloric restriction. While in college, I was awarded several grants for research at the bench and abroad, working in Ethiopia and Brazil. I completed a post bac at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, under the advisement of Dr. Thomas Wellems. There I studied the antimalarial drug candidate WR99210 and published on a production error. While at NIH, I completed coursework covering healthcare equity and shadowed in the ICU. I joined the Tulane MD-PhD program in 2020 and began serving in several student clinics, distributing vaccines, testing for STDs and TB, dressing wounds, and helping connect patients to available services. Last year, I was privileged to serve as a Medical Student Ambassador at SAEM. I was drawn to the MSA program because of the mentorship offered. The program over-delivered! SAEM connected me with an incredible mentor who has brought opportunities to my attention and been available for every question I have along the way. Beyond this, several SAEM members involved in basic science research went out of their way to include me in a dinner after the conference wrapped one night, just because they wanted to make sure I had guidance on the path to becoming a physician-scientist in EM. I am running to be a Medical Student Representative on the RAMS board because I want to encourage experiences like the one I had, I want to continue to soak up the connections and community offered by SAEM, and I want to contribute to the RAMS team. If elected, I will try to make the MSA program more visible to students, connect past MSA volunteers to current applicants, and support others on the board.