8 How did you arrive at the University of Rochester? Growing up, I always wanted to be a doctor, but in China, as a woman, I didn’t think it was possible. Before attending college in Hong Kong, all of my education had been in a small village in China. Receiving a scholarship to study in Hong Kong, this was the first time I was exposed to a more diverse and inclusive environment. Three and a half years into my undergraduate studies, my mom suggested that I apply for transfer to the U.S. where it might be easier for women to be doctors. I applied and was accepted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where I majored in biochemistry and economics. It was there I got involved in ophthalmology research, an area I found to be closely tied to both physical and mental health. Sight is a precious thing; when you have it, you don’t realize how valuable it is. But, when you begin to lose it, it can be detrimental to your holistic health and wellbeing. After graduation, I took a full-time job at Johns Hopkins, where I was exposed to both the community health and research sides of medicine. It was then I knew I wanted to go to medical school. 5 QUESTIONS with YUCHEN LU ’27M (MD) Student Leader, MobilEyes at Flaum Eye Institute Regional Student President, American Medical Women’s Association Recipient of the Levitan Family Endowed Scholarship
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