Kate Tucker

Medical Student at NOSM U

I had the pleasure of mentoring Adil through the STEM Fellowship mentorship program. Since first meeting him, he has impressed me with his drive, leadership, and curiosity. Our first project together was to write and publish a paper titled From Stress to Forgetfulness: Understanding How Stress Hormones Shape Your Memory—an exploration into the neuroscience and psychology of stress and memory. His keen interest in developing his research skills, attention to detail, and interdisciplinary thinking of medicine and social sciences were instrumental in pushing the work to completion and transferring the skills he tested to many other aspects of his life. Beyond research, I also had the opportunity to mentor him in his leadership role with Dr. Interested, a youth advocacy organization that he helped scale to reach over 160,000 individuals, with [2,100]+ members, 367 executives, and 20+ active programs. Adil seeks opportunity to learn, network, and expand his thinking in all aspects of his life and so I was excited to support him when he asked for support in sharing those skills and tools with other high school students interested in medicine by founding Dr. Interested. Since then, his leadership, strategic thinking, collaborative spirit, and ability to bring others together have been key to its success—culminating in an impressive marketing reach, excellent and accessible resources, and a bright vision for the future of the organization. Whether in academic research, mentorship, or youth leadership, Adil brings integrity, creativity, and a relentless drive to all that he does. It has been my pleasure to work and learn alongside him, his future collaborators will surely be as impressed as I have been.