Alumni Profile: Fiona Stewart '25
Class Year: 2025
Major: Biology
Minor: Physics
What advice do you have for new prehealth students?
Take advantage of all the resources available to you. Office hours are a great opportunity to build relationships with your professors and learn about their work. These conversations are an excellent way to discover topics and questions you are interested in.In what ways did Brandeis support your path to medical school?
The greatest strength of Brandeis is the people. Brandeis is a small, close-knit, vibrant academic community. Throughout my time at Brandeis, I was fortunate to learn from and work alongside mentors who were kind, clever, and supportive. Their guidance taught me how to apply my interests in coding and physics to investigating the biological questions, ultimately shaping my path to medicine.
What have been your involvements during your time at Brandeis?
- Quantitative Biology Research Community (QBReC) scholar
- Blood Drive volunteer
- Companions to Elders (Waltham Group) volunteer
What work and activities have you been involved in post-Brandeis?
- Clinical Research Coordinator at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Read to a Child Program volunteer
- Springwell Elder Services volunteer
- Irish Dance Teacher