Laurel 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  

OCT 22 2026 | cjd