Clare jacobson

Clare Jacobson is a general surgery intern at the University of Michigan Department of Surgery. She is dedicated to improving the experience of minority patients as they move through our complex medical system and her research and advocacy focus on issues such as the accessibility of patient education materials, care navigation for low-resourced and non-English speaking patients, and using a QI focus to work towards health equity for our patients. Clare is an Ann Arbor native. She graduated from Smith College in 2016 and the University of Michigan Medical School in 2022.

Aurelie tran

Aurelie Tran is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Michigan applying into General Surgery with a passion for social justice, care delivery innovation, and anti-racism in medicine. She is a California native and has a background in street outreach, nonprofit management, and community-based interventions. During medical school, she led multiple anti-racism initiatives, launched care coordination programs, and started a pro-bono consulting nonprofit for entrepreneurs of color. Aurelie is driven by the Socially Responsible Surgery mission and hopes to bring her unique experiences to help further justice in surgical care. 

Francine Moriguchi

Francine Moriguchi is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Michigan who is applying into anesthesiology. She has a strong interest in improving access and quality of health care to underserved communities. Francine is excited to see the SRS chapter at Michigan Medicine grow and gather students, residents, and faculty who share this same passion.

Uswa Iqbal

Having moved to the US from Pakistan as a high-schooler and then teaching in rural Taiwan during my gap year, my interest in medicine is driven by identifying, understanding, and crafting community-centered interventions targeting health inequities locally and globally. As a M3 at the University of Michigan Medical School, I’m ecstatic to have a SRS chapter here to challenge and empower medical personnel to think and work broadly! I hope to integrate mentorship, medical education, global health, anthropology, and art in my future career. 

Education:

Mount Holyoke College

BA in Anthropology & Biology, 2018

University of Michigan Medical School

Doctor of Medicine