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Burncoat Specialty Advisors

This list of House Specialty Advisors is comprised of UMass Chan faculty who are highly recommended by students and/or faculty peers as passionate ambassadors for their field. To learn more about a specialty that you are interested in exploring contact your House Specialty Advisor to arrange a meeting or time to shadow* them in the clinical setting. (If you do not hear back after reaching out with a couple of emails, it is fine to contact a House Specialty Advisor in another House). When you do meet with a House Specialty Advisor consider interviewing them about their field by asking questions such as those in the list linked to here.

*Shadowing/Observerships:

For shadowing opportunities in a given field please contact your House Specialty Advisor.

For observerships in Dermatology or Hem/Onc please contact the individual specified below:   

**Dermatology: Esmeralda.Valois@umassmemorial.org

**Hematology/Oncology: Hailey.Hernandez@umassmemorial.org  

Specialty House Specialty Advisor Email Address
   
Family Medicine/Sports Medicine
     IM: Critical Care    
     IM: Hem/Onc
   
     IM: Nephrology
   
   
   
   
   
Erin.McMaster@umassmed.edu
   
   
   
     Peds: EM
   
     Peds: Gastro
   
   
     Peds: ID
   
     Peds: Neph
   
   
Physical Medicine & Rehab    
Prev Med
   
   
   

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