Meet the Class of 2016
37 members representing 35 groupsVishal Patel
Friar Name: Friar Smile
Hometown: Lake Worth, FL
Major: BBB & Health Services Management
Activities & Honors:
- President – South Asian Society (SAS)
- American Association of Cancer Research Thomas J. Bardos Undergraduate Award
- Founding Board Member – MedX, Founding Co-Director of Policy Team
- Researcher – Perelman School of Medicine
- Asian Pacific Leadership Initiative (APALI)
- Volunteer – Student Hospice Organization of Penn (SHOOP)
- Intern – Environmental Health Scholar Program (STEER)
- Veterinary Medicine Researcher on PARP inhibition
- Editor – Penn Science Journal of Undergraduate Research
- Dancer and Artistic Director – Penn Raas
Favorite Book: Art of War by Sun Tzu
Favorite Food: Torta
Favorite Quote: “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad” -Miles Kingston
Plans After Penn: Medical School (hopefully).