Community
Student-faculty interactions are critical and we do our best to foster these important interactions. We try to build a community where student-faculty interactions occur frequently both inside and outside of the classroom setting. These interactions help break down barriers and students feel more comfortable approaching faculty about academic and non-academic issues. Also, when students need recommendation letters, their faculty know them well and can provide strong, detailed letters.
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Engaged Students
Katelyn Stermer ’14 participated in Valpo’s trips to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, South Africa, and Namibia — pivotal experiences that led her to approach medicine from a public-health perspective.
![Biology Lab](https://www.valpo.edu/pre-med/files/2021/02/20140808-JLH-Biology-Lab-003-1-1024x768.jpg)
Inspirational Professors
As Valpo’s Pre-Medical Arts Fellow, Professor Beth Scaglione-Sewell uses collaborative research to train insightful physicians.
![Quenby Erickson, D.O.](https://www.valpo.edu/pre-med/files/2021/02/Untitled-1-1.jpg)
Successful Alumni
After graduation, Quenby Erickson ’94 opened her own dermatological practice, where she pursues the artistic side of medicine.