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Episode 60: Using a Love for Sports as a Catalyst for a Medical Career with Dr. Jason E. Tucker II
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Episode 60: Using a Love for Sports as a Catalyst for a Medical Career with Dr. Jason E. Tucker II @__king.tuck__ . Our guest
-is a native of Baltimore, MD
-is currently a Family Medicine Resident in Philadelphia, PA
-is an alumni of St. Paul's School for Boys, an independent K-12 institution in Brooklandville, MA
-while at St. Paul's he was an IB diploma candidate and two sport athelete heavily involved in basketball and volleyball
-also while at St. Paul's he was president of the Black Awareness Club, an organization that served as both an outlet and a safe haven for minorties at a predominately white institution
-Furthermore, during his time at St. Paul's he was a member of two MIAA championship volleyball teams and an all-conference basketball player.
-Dr. Tucker received his Bachelors in Science from Xavier University of Louisiana where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with honors in chemistry and philosophy.
-At Xavier, Dr Tucker became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, an executive board member of both collegiate 100 and the Minority Association of PreHeath Students.
-Also at Xavier, he served as a student mentor under "Project Be There"
-In 2014 Dr. Tucker participated in the Summer Medical and Dental Education program at Howard University and in 2015 the Research Experience for Undergraduates at Johns Hopkins University in the institute of Nanobiotechnology.
-In 2021, Dr. Tucker then graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine.
-During his time at MSM, he served as a Student Ambassador, member of the student coalition for equality, and Vice-President of Morehouse's Student National Medical Association chapter.
-In addition, he conducted research through Kaiser Permanente which ultimately led to a publication on "Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Repairs with Suture Anchors" in the Permanente journal.
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