Daniel Sheinbein, MD

AHBR Alumnus, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina

I enrolled in the MS program to gain skills that I could use for medical school and eventually in a career. I wanted to gain more patient interaction and clinical exposure experience.

A lot of medicine now incorporates aspects of public health, and the AHBR program offers classes in health disparities and health behavior theories, so I learned how to address those concerns — not just in Missouri, but across the globe. Medical schools really value diversity and working with diverse populations and I was able to select elective classes focused on that.  In addition, my mentored research addressed the obesity epidemic and I did hands-on work with diverse populations.

I’ll admit I was hesitant about the program at first, but now I’m more well-rounded and versatile — not just as a medical school applicant but as a physician someday as well.