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Portrait of Caroline Starling

Honor Society® member

Caroline Starling

Research Assistant at Texas Policy Evaluation Project

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Class of 2021
  • Houston, Texas

Member since April 2020

About

Ms. Caroline Starling is a medical student at McGovern Medical School UTHealth Science Center Houston. She is working toward completing a Humanities Scholarly Concentration. During her time at McGovern, she has served in various leadership roles including Co-Chair of UTHealth Cares Health Fair in 2018-2019 and most recently serves as Vice President of External Affairs for her school's Gold Humanism Honor Society Chapter. She hopes to become a compassionate and caring physician.

Education

  • McGovern Medical School - UTHealth Science Center Houston

    2017 – 2021

  • The University of Texas at Austin

    Biology/Social Inequality, Health, and Policy Certificate

    2013 – 2017

Honors and awards

  • Gold Humanism Honor Society

  • Best Overall Presenter

    UT Austin Natural Sciences Symposium

Goals and interests

Career goal

Doctor of Medicine

Graduate school interests

Humanism in medicine;
Health disparities;
Public Health;
Academic medicine;
Peer mentorship in medical school;
Family planning research;
Dermatology research

Outside the classroom

Cooking with a special interest in baking desserts.

Experience

  • Research Assistant

    Texas Policy Evaluation Project

    Jan 2017 – Apr 2017

  • Research Assistant

    Women’s Health and Family Planning Association of Texas

    Aug 2016 – Dec 2016

  • Peer Mentor

    University of Texas at Austin: Antibiotics Discovery and Function Lab

    Jan 2014 – Dec 2015

Volunteering

  • Coordinator

    Run from the Sun 5K Committee

    Apr 2019 – Oct 2020

  • Volunteer

    MD Anderson Skin Cancer Screening

    May 2018

  • Health Class Teacher

    Angela House

    May 2018

  • Research Committee

    UTHealth Cares Health Fair

    Feb 2018 – Feb 2019

  • Volunteer

    Houston Outreach Medicine Education and Social Services

    Sep 2017 – Dec 2018

Additional information

  • McGovern Student Ambassadors

  • McGovern Ob/Gyn Student Association

  • McGovern Dermatology Interest Group